- November 24, 2025
OpenAI Apes Meta’s Malignant Model, Hyping Endless Expansion
Based on recent headlines, OpenAI may be at risk of following Meta’s malignant model of putting profits before user safety. They certainly have similar styles
Coffee Break: CDC – Vaccines – Autism, Oh, My!; Wellness; Prioritized Science; Very Ancient Art; and MAGA
Part the First: CDC Finally “Decides” that Vaccines Cause Autism. In news that will surprise absolute nobody, while pleasing some and causing despair in others,
Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – Trump’s Falklands Temptation
The Falklands War saved Margaret Thatcher’s career. Donald Trump appears to believe it could save his. This article explores the historical parallels between the political
Links 11/15/2025 | naked capitalism
Seal hunted by killer whales escapes by jumping onto photographer’s boat Associated Press (Dr. Kevin) German scientists discover that rats hunt bats in the dark
Teetering Trump Thrown a Lifeline by Senate Dems
Senate Democrats threw a teetering Trump administration a lifeline by folding on the U.S. government shutdown. The move has divided the national Democratic party and
Bill Gates Wants to Set the Environmental Agenda Ahead of COP30: It’s Not Surprising
The Earth’s rotation was slowed by 0.06 microseconds because of the Three Gorges Dam in Hubei Province, central China. When filled, the dam can hold
Tucker Carlson vs. Israel First Republicans
A major MAGA civil war erupted into the open in the last week, pitting Tucker Carlson and other “America First” Trump supporters against what Nick
Coffee Break: Political Grownups, Bending Time, CDC at Sea, Snakebites, and AI Again
Part the First: Where Have All the Grownups Gone? Corey Robin is always worth reading (the first edition of The Reactionary Mind is much better
‘The Stuff of Nightmares’: Hurricane Melissa Makes Catastrophic Landfall in Jamaica
Conor here: Just to add a few more observations to the ones below: A wind gust of 252 mph was just measured above the surface