Yves here. While this article gives a very good overview of how the Baltic states are determined to cause trouble with Russia (escalation seems too strong a word even though…
By Lambert Strether. Patient readers, I have added orts and scraps (more on the DOGEbags). –lambert Bird Song of the Day Brown Thrasher, (WBTNW-254) Bee Tree Trail, Creswell US-NC 35.78666,…
Yves here. Trump opponents are slowly regaining their footing at least as far as messaging is concerned. Here we see DOGE’s central claim, that it is rooting out waste and…
Over the past year Milei’s government has managed to slash inflation as well as post Argentina’s largest ever annual trade surplus. But can it turn round the industrial downturn it…
Yves here. This informative interview with political economist Tom Ferguson is consistent with our recent discussions of the climate change train that is bearing down on the real estate insurance…
Yves here. The choice of the expression “coalition of the willing” as a recommendation for how Europe can bolster its international position generally and advance international initiatives important to EU…
Real-life Chicken Run! Stowaway hen makes 25-mile break for it before anyone realises it’s escaped Daily Mail Banks closed more than 100 branches in three weeks as closure bloodbath continues…
By Lambert Strether. Patient readers, I got a very late start today, so this Water Cooler will be quite light. Sorry! –lambert Bird Song of the Day Brown Thrasher, Bindloss…
Yves here. This post give a fine recap of the considerable health problems created by industrial animal farming in the US, including the impact on human water supplies. However, I’m…
Yves here. Perhaps this is old hat to readers, but it was news to me that globalization, in particular offshoring, had largely stalled out after the 2008 financial crisis. The…