Lambert here: I think “fret” is a bit weak. How about “screamingly frustrated”? By Noam N. Levey, a senior correspondent at KFF Health News. Originally published at KFF Health News.…
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“The time has come to show the United States that it is under threat from a country of 130 million inhabitants that is finally waking up.” Russia is trying to…
Yves here. I must confess that I do not pay as much attention to Nobel prizes as I should. The role of the Swedish Central Bank Knockoff Nobel in promoting…
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. “The system’s not broken. It’s fixed.” –Apocryphal I apologize to readers for the lateness of the hour. Normally, I’d sacrifice a Water Cooler, but I…
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Fungal ‘Brains’ Can Think Like Human Minds, Scientists Say Popular Mechanics. Original; press release. The deck: “They’re not quite on our level, but they’re not as far off as you…
Yves here. While this Thomas Neuburger post, and the Chris Hedges tweetstorm that inspired it, make the important point that violence begats violence, the framing bothers me. The focus on…
Yves here. Readers regularly give updates on the crapification of medicine, mainly from the patient but sometimes the provider side. A big driver is insurance: obstacles like pre-approvals or other…
By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Readers will recall the previous two posts in what became this series: My Life So Far in Writing Tools, where tools were very analog printed…