12.10.2025

Trump Gold

 Trump on not needing 37 dolls.

 

Or maybe... You only need one or two pieces of gold. 


 

Trump: The Ceasefire

The Gaza "Ceasefire," the Media/Think Tank Establishment, and Post-Meaning

Both Hamas and the Israeli military have violated the ceasefire, but the respective death tolls post-ceasefire parallel the lopsided tolls of the pre-ceasefire violence; as of November 25, the most recent comparative estimate I could find, three Israeli soldiers had been killed while more than 300 Gazans had been killed. The Israeli military has also destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in Gaza, while I have seen no reports of Hamas or other Palestinian forces destroying buildings or infrastructure in Israel. The Israeli forces are, to state the obvious, the militarily stronger party by magnitudes. The deaths inflicted by the Israeli military, and especially the loss of life amid desperate humanitarian conditions, add up to continued genocide. 

Death to Journalists

Israel remained leading killer of journalists in 2025: RSF

Politics

A good list. 

Chris Dillow: A short lexicon of politics

COVID Vaccine

For the MAGA anti-vacc-ers out there. 

COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination and 4-Year All-Cause Mortality Among Adults Aged 18 to 59 Years in France

 


 

Trump Says ...

Fact-checking Trump’s Pennsylvania speech and his Politico interview

12.06.2025

Misinformation

Lawsuits look like the only way to get a handle on the misinformation driving our crazy political environment. 

This is a good look at just how much cash can be generated by only a few people selling mostly BS. 

Inside the economics of Candace Owens’s media empire and the Macron lawsuit threatening to unravel it

12.05.2025

Drugs

These are the drug boats we should be bombing.

ProPublica: The Price of Remission 

"When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked even me."  

Celgene Corporation 


Instead of big fines, we should be putting people in jail. 

Also... health care.

Blue Cross Blue Shield Plan Settles Suit for $100M to Keep New Jersey State Contract, Then Gives Board Seat to Governor’s Key Adviser