Links 11/8/2025 | naked capitalism
Arachnid Megacity Discovered in Cave May Be World’s Largest Spider Web Science Daily (Paul R) Archaeologists discover how oldest American civilisation survived a climate catastrophe
Another Shutdown Hazard: Skewed and Limited Private Data as Economic Hazard
Yves here. A very large number of Americans are concerned about the direct effects of the now-record Federal shutdown, in the loss of pay and/or
Fatties and Diabetics Not Welcome! Immigrants With Health Conditions May Be Denied Visas Under New Trump Administration Guidance
Yves here. The new Trump Administraton policy on visa issuance, that of making certain conditions like obesity and diabetes a no-go for longer-term visa issuance,
China’s Belt and Road Initiative and the Shifting Landscape of Trade and Investment
Yves here. This interesting and useful study looked at how China’s major strategic competitors, the US, Japan, and the UK, responded to China Belt and
The Multipolarism of Fools: The BRICS Are Not the Answer
Yves here. It would probably be best to simply stand back and let readers have at this John Feffer piece, which is really…something. But addressing
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
Medicare Advantage: Fraudulent and Misleading Marketing Lures Seniors into Plans Inferior to Traditional Medicare
Yves here. We have repeatedly warned that Medicare Advantage has become a second-tier of a two-tier Medicare system. The post below is a very good
Links 11/1/2025 | naked capitalism
The violence of facelifts Unherd 🚨3I/ATLAS Just Got Bluer Than the Sun and Nobody Knows Why 3I/ATLAS is changing fast. As it hit perihelion on
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
A Few Thoughts About the Russian End Game in Ukraine and the Risk of Losing the Peace
There seems to be an emerging consensus among the YouTube commentators who are particularly inflential in shaping US/advanced economy perceptions among anti-globalists and other US