X sign removed at Twitter HQ after neighbours complain
The flashing sign went up three days ago. San Francisco officials investigated its installation.
Pro-Donald Trump group spends more than $40m on legal fees
Legal bills now far exceed Save America PAC’s other expenses – and they are set to keep growing.
11 Women Pooled Money for a $3 Lottery Ticket. They Won $1.2 Million.
In June, 11 women who work together as sanitation laborers in India pooled their money to buy the equivalent of a $3 lottery ticket because they could not afford the…
Gonzalo Lira Reports Torture in Ukraine Prison, Extortion, Inevitable Conviction with Sentence of 5 to 8 Years in Labor Camp | naked capitalism
Gonzalo Lira is alive, as the videos embedded below and a fresh 25-entry tweetstorm attest. However, he has a very ugly story to report. He was detained and repeatedly tortured…
The World’s Most Indebted Oil Company, Pemex, Is In Serious Trouble (Or So We Are Told) | naked capitalism
At the beginning of July, the AMLO government’s biggest bet on energy self-sufficiency — the Dos Bocas refinery in Tabasco — began processing crude oil. But since then, things have…
Biden 43%, Trump 43%
The first Times poll of the 2024 election cycle shows a dead heat between President Biden and Donald Trump. If those two men are the presidential nominees next year, 43…
Be Aware: Someone Could Steal Your Medical Records and Bill You for Their Care | naked capitalism
Yves here. I am bothered that this article describes the risk of exposure to medical identity theft but suggest remedies only after the victim sees evidence of a breach. A…
Construction to Break German Dependence on Russian Gas Hits a Snag: Wartime Bombs
In the wake of the war in Ukraine, the port at Wilhelmshaven has emerged as a critical hub for German efforts to break the country’s dependence on Russian energy. It…
A Deadly Summer for Hikers in the Southwest
For hikers in the American Southwest, this searing hot summer has been an exceptionally dangerous one. A teenager collapsed at Big Bend National Park in Texas in late June, while…
At the Roosevelt Library, an Unflinching Look at Race
In October 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt had his administration send letters to thousands of clergy across the country, asking if the New Deal was helping their communities. Even from…