Links 10/16/2024 | naked capitalism
Mysterious gooey blobs washed up on Canada beaches baffle experts Guardian ‘Use the force,’ Mickey: Study suggests that ‘Jedi’ rodents remotely move matter using sound to enhance their sense of…
Will the Conflicts in the Middle East Spill Over Into the Caucasus? | naked capitalism
With the ongoing US/Israel rampage across the Middle East, we’re getting an increasing number of glimpses into the dark recesses of the neocon mind. This includes fantasies like “total victory”…
“Powder Keg in the Pacific, How China’s Challenge Revived America’s Position in Asia and the Pacific” | naked capitalism
Yves here. This is the sort of largely orthodox post that readers hopefully will enjoy picking apart. I am not as far down the curve with respect to the current…
Europe’s Blue Hydrogen Plans Risk Generating Annual Emissions on Par With Denmark | naked capitalism
Yves here. Israel’s barbaric conduct of its wars, the deteriorating situation in Ukraine, and the hard-fought US presidential election have been dominating the news. That makes it way too easy…
2:00PM Water Cooler 10/14/2024 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day Blue-and-white Mockingbird, Antigua Guatemala–Cerro de la Cruz, Sacatepéquez, Guatemala. In Case You Might Miss… Democrat bedwetting Kamala messaging disasters: Walz…
What If There’s No Landing at All, But Flight at Higher Speed and Altitude than Normal, with Higher and Rising Inflation? | naked capitalism
Yves here. Wolf’s scenario on inflation is interesting, but given the welter of data revisions and forecast surprises, it seems fair to question whether what official reports depict now is…
“Is The West Prepared to Deal With Potential Iranian Sabotage of the Oil Market?” | naked capitalism
Yves here. We again feature Simon Watkins for his forceful oil-industry-connected neocon views. Watkins presents himself as having connections to industry insiders, so his commentary, even if readers correctly chose…
Brief History of Bipartisan Ballot Bamboozlement: 2000–2020 | naked capitalism
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. The distinctive competence of the modern political party lies in its control over the ballot: Which parties get a ballot line and for which candidates,…
Private Equity Pummeled by Higher Interest Rates as Portfolio Companies and Credit Funds Struggle; Use of PIK Loans Now Recalls Late 1980s LBO Crisis | naked capitalism
The Financial Times has published two articles, each based on reports by Moody’s of more signs of distress in private equity land in the wake of central bank interest rate…
Millions in US Toiling Under This Imposed Housing Crisis Need One Thing: Straight-Up Cash | naked capitalism
Conor here: The following piece from Fran Quigley, the director of the Health and Human Rights Clinic at Indiana University McKinney School of Law, provides first hand accounts of the…