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2:00PM Water Cooler 10/17/2024

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Published: October 17, 2024 18:00

Bird Song of the Day Patient readers, I’m afraid brunch got a little out of hand. More soon! –lambert Blue-and-white Mockingbird, Laguna del Bosque, Guatemala. “Full singing bout, 12 minutes long! First phrase not too clear, good quality after that. Bird…

Links 10/17/2024

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Published: October 17, 2024 10:56

Will the Conflicts in the Middle East Spill Over Into the Caucasus (Part 2): What Are the US and Türkiye Up To?

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/10/will-the-conflicts-in-the-middle-east-spill-over-into-the-caucasus-part-2-what-are-the-us-and-turkiye-up-to.html

Published: October 17, 2024 10:00

The US tutors Armenia on the ins and outs of being non-agreement-capable. Türkiye up to no good? Russia remains patient.

Satyajit Das: Interrogating Russian History

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/10/satyajit-das-interrogating-russian-history.html

Published: October 17, 2024 09:00

Satyajit Das discusses three new books on Russian history that profess to offer new insights, with predictably mixed results.

Firm Behind £4M Labour Party Donation Invested in Weapons for Israel

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/10/firm-behind-4m-labour-party-donation-invested-in-weapons-for-israel.html

Published: October 17, 2024 08:00

Quadrature Capital, which gave the Labour Party’s largest-ever donation, held shares in arms companies that make Israeli fighter jets and bombs.

Thomas Neuburger: Carbon Sinks Are Failing

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Published: October 17, 2024 04:56

On carbon sinks becoming inoperative: 'Nature has so far balanced our abuse. This is coming to an end'

The Macaulay Library, Bird Songs, and Citizen Science

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Published: October 16, 2024 21:25

Our tiny singing dinosaur friends, and the assets they create....

2:00PM Water Cooler 10/16/2024

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Published: October 16, 2024 18:00

~ Today's Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; Trump to work the grill at McDonald's in Philly; Michelle stays home; Boeing borrows $10 billion, fights off junk status for now, faces break-up ~

Key Issues in Economic Analysis in an Increasingly Turbulent Security Environment

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Published: October 16, 2024 16:24

After a period of rapid growth, recent trends in world trade reveal a phase of stagnation. Rising geopolitical tensions have been accompanied by trade restrictions in the name of national and economic security. Analysis of economic security measures should…

Links 10/16/2024

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Published: October 16, 2024 10:58

Will the Conflicts in the Middle East Spill Over Into the Caucasus?

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Published: October 16, 2024 10:00

The standoff between Armenia and Azerbaijan is being used to apply more pressure on Iran and has all the signs of a neocon divide and conquer scheme.

“Powder Keg in the Pacific, How China’s Challenge Revived America’s Position in Asia and the Pacific”

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Published: October 16, 2024 08:19

A reader critical thinking exercise in the form of a neocon justification of US efforts to contain China.

2:00PM Water Cooler 10/15/2024

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Published: October 15, 2024 18:00

~ Today's Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; CIA Democrats; Kamala and Biden teams at odds; Trump singing and dancing Town Hall not the debacle portrayed; Boeing to borrow billions, delays 777X, plans drastic white-collar cuts ~

Europe’s Blue Hydrogen Plans Risk Generating Annual Emissions on Par With Denmark

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/10/europes-blue-hydrogen-plans-risk-generating-annual-emissions-on-par-with-denmark.html

Published: October 15, 2024 13:56

An important takedown of the blue hydrogen scam, a pet initiative of fossil fuel companies.

Links 10/15/2024

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Published: October 15, 2024 10:55

Nicaragua Severs Ties With Tel Aviv While Germany Creates “Genocide Clause” to Justify Sending More Arms to Israel

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/10/nicaragua-becomes-latest-latin-america-country-to-break-ties-with-israel-while-germany-pledges-to-send-more-weapons.html

Published: October 15, 2024 10:45

The title of this post may, at first sight, seem a little baffling. After all, what does the smallish one-party Central American state of Nicaragua have to do with Europe's largest economy, Germany? Well, as it turns out, quite a lot.

What If There’s No Landing at All, But Flight at Higher Speed and Altitude than Normal, with Higher and Rising Inflation?

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/10/what-if-theres-no-landing-at-all-but-flight-at-higher-speed-and-altitude-than-normal-with-higher-and-rising-inflation.html

Published: October 15, 2024 10:22

Recent economic data suggest inflation may gain steam again. What would the Fed do?

“Is The West Prepared to Deal With Potential Iranian Sabotage of the Oil Market?”

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/10/is-the-west-prepared-to-deal-with-potential-iranian-sabotage-of-the-oil-market.html

Published: October 15, 2024 09:52

A discussion of some of the ways Iran could use economic, as in oil, leverage to retaliate against an Israel strike.

Brief History of Bipartisan Ballot Bamboozlement: 2000–2020

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Published: October 14, 2024 22:30

"Our democracy" has quite a history of problems....

2:00PM Water Cooler 10/14/2024

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Published: October 14, 2024 18:00

~ Today's Water Cooler: Politics, Syndemics; Democrat bedwetting; Kamala messaging disasters: Walz goes hunting, manly men, Obama and black men; Walz oppo bubbles up, not yet popped; Labor Secretary Su flies to Seattle, Boeing's doom loop ~

Links 10/14/2024

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Published: October 14, 2024 10:55

Private Equity Pummeled by Higher Interest Rates as Portfolio Companies and Credit Funds Struggle; Use of PIK Loans Now Recalls Late 1980s LBO Crisis

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/10/private-equity-pummeled-by-higher-interest-rates-as-portfolio-companies-and-credit-funds-struggle-use-of-pik-loans-now-recalls-late-1980s-lbo-crisis.html

Published: October 14, 2024 10:54

More and more private equity and private credit deals are looking over-extended. How bad might things get?

Book Review: How Much Can Animals Really Communicate?

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/10/book-review-how-much-can-animals-really-communicate.html

Published: October 14, 2024 08:18

In “Why Animals Talk,” zoologist Arik Kershenbaum argues that knowing what animals are saying is less crucial than why.

Links 10/13/2024

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Published: October 13, 2024 10:56

De-risking Downsides

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Published: October 13, 2024 10:00

The EU starts a trade war with China. Like the “de-risking” from Russia, the US is once again poised to be the main beneficiary.

The Cash Will Soon Flow

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Published: October 13, 2024 09:00

Robbing Africa’s riches to save the climate (and power AI).

Gas Crunch Looms as Demand Outpaces Supply Growth

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/10/gas-crunch-looms-as-demand-outpaces-supply-growth.html

Published: October 12, 2024 13:25

Why a gas price squeeze looks likely.

Richard D. Wolff & Michael Hudson: Israel’s End-Game Under Netanyahu

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/10/richard-d-wolff-michael-hudson-israels-end-game-under-netanyahu.html

Published: October 12, 2024 13:07

Richard Wolff and Michael Hudson discuss Israel as a colonial project in an era where demonizing the natives is no longer a winning propaganda strategy.

Links 10/12/2024

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Published: October 12, 2024 10:55

2:00PM Water Cooler 10/11/2024

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Published: October 11, 2024 18:00

~ Today's Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics; Friday's charts: RCP averages (good week for Trump); Covid (XEC has entered the chat); What, again, was Kamala thinking?!Boeing files unfair labor practice charge with NLRB against machinists (wowsers) ~

Economic Models Ignoring “Look Out the Window” Climate Change Effects

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/10/economic-models-ignoring-look-out-the-window-climate-change-effects.html

Published: October 11, 2024 14:55

Supposed forecasting mavens are simply ignoring the real economy effects, like poor harvests, of climate change.

Links 10/11/2024

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Published: October 11, 2024 10:58

Norway, One of World’s Most Cashless Economies, Just Made It A Lot Easier, Rather Than Harder, to Pay With Cash

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/10/another-largely-cashless-economy-norway-just-made-it-easier-rather-than-harder-to-pay-with-cash.html

Published: October 11, 2024 10:45

Recent trends and developments in Northern Europe suggest the shift away from cash and toward purely digital payment systems may have reached its upper limits -- at least for now.

Mapping the Solidarity Economy

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/10/mapping-the-solidarity-economy.html

Published: October 11, 2024 07:57

A worker-owned collective helps Chicagoans find mutual aid-based organizations, in the face of a weakening economy and social safety nets.

“So You Don’t Like Trump or Harris – Here’s Why It’s Still Best to Vote for One of Them”

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/10/so-you-dont-like-trump-or-harris-heres-why-its-still-best-to-vote-for-one-of-them.html

Published: October 11, 2024 04:21

An academic contends that protest and third party votes are counterproductive.

2:00PM Water Cooler 10/10/2024

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Published: October 10, 2024 18:00

~ Today's Water Cooler; Harris leads in the burbs (poll); 2024 state round-up; Boeing negotiations stalled; and another QA debacle ~

The Fight to Hold Executives and Boards Accountable Continues in Barclays and Bayer Appeals

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/10/the-fight-to-hold-executives-and-boards-accountable-continues-in-barclays-and-bayer-appeals.html

Published: October 10, 2024 14:55

An update on two cases, one against Barclays, the other Bayer executives and directors, which seek accountability in New York courts.

Links 10/10/2024

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Published: October 10, 2024 10:58

Satyajit Das: US Presidential Politics – The More They Bicker, the More They Stay the Same

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/10/satyajit-das-us-presidential-politics-the-more-they-bicker-the-more-they-stay-the-same.html

Published: October 10, 2024 08:11

US presidential candidates promise policy choices but have little room to manoeuvre. Ergo, politics turns into a contest like American Idol

Study Warns of ‘Irreversible Impacts’ From Overshooting 1.5°C, Even Temporarily

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/10/study-warns-of-irreversible-impacts-from-overshooting-1-5c-even-temporarily.html

Published: October 10, 2024 07:31

A new paper in Nature finds that exceeding a 1.5°C increase in global temperature is more deadly and durable than previously thought.

11 Communications Rules for Activists to Live by

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Published: October 10, 2024 06:59

Seeking reader reactions to recommendations on how to engage in "media activism".