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Links 5/12/2025 | naked capitalism
Modern Babylon: Ziggurat Skyscrapers and Hugh Ferriss’ Retrofuturism The Public Domain Review Climate/Environment Spruce Trees Are Like Real-Life Ents That…
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US-Ukraine Minerals Deal: Has Trump Agreed to Continue Military Support? Even if Not, Will He Fall for an Endowment Effect Trap?
The US and Ukraine have agreed to an outline of terms for their so-called minerals deal. We don’t know if…
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Links 4/27/2025 | naked capitalism
Giant prehistoric kangaroos preferred to ‘chill at home’ and didn’t like to go out much, scientists say The Guardian New…
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Is Trump About to End Democracy in the USA?
Yves here. The headline from Richard Murphy may seem overwrought, but Trump actions have been so wildly out of bound…
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Trump Tariff Climbdown: Consumer Impact Worse Due to China Retaliation; Who Wins Aside from Trump’s Ego
Most commentators have been whipsawed by the Trump tariff climbdown along with the wild stock and Treasury market moves, and…
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Coffee Break: The Powell Memo Kills American Science, Driving While Nonwhite Is Hazardous, and Science Can Recover but It Will Take Patience and Persistence.
Part the First: The Powell Memo started it all. Written by Lewis Powell, then a Richmond corporate lawyer for Big…
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Links 3/29/2025 | naked capitalism
What were we all doing here? My 600-mile trip to hear an organ play a D natural Spectator (Anthony L)…
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Coffee Break: Across the Pond – Even the Best Laid EU Plans…
The EU plans to continue the war with Russia are coming apart in a welter of debt and recriminations. Putin…
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Coffee Break: End-of-the-Week Thoughts on Science and Other Matters Arising
Part the First: NIH cancels funding for landmark diabetes study at a time of focus on chronic disease (paywall). As…
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Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – The Last Dreadnoughts
Behold the mighty supercarrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford. I will explain why she is likely to be among the…
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