{"id":84802,"date":"2024-09-19T22:42:24","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T22:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/19\/200pm-water-cooler-9-19-2024-naked-capitalism\/"},"modified":"2024-09-19T22:42:24","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T22:42:24","slug":"200pm-water-cooler-9-19-2024-naked-capitalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/19\/200pm-water-cooler-9-19-2024-naked-capitalism\/","title":{"rendered":"2:00PM Water Cooler 9\/19\/2024 | naked capitalism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>This is Naked Capitalism fundraising week. 1311 donors have already invested in our efforts to combat corruption and predatory conduct, particularly in the financial realm. Please join us and participate via our <a class=\"yiv7522398345\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/tip-jar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">donation page<\/a>, which shows how to give via check, credit card, debit card, PayPal, Clover, or Wise. Read about\u00a0<a class=\"yiv7522398345\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/2024\/09\/naked-capitalism-fundraiser-2024-your-sanity-guide-as-leaders-live-dangerously.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">why we\u2019re doing this fundraiser<\/a>,\u00a0<a class=\"yiv7522398345\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/2024\/09\/fundraiser-2024-what-we-did-for-you-in-the-past-year.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">what we\u2019ve accomplished in the last year<\/a>, and our current goal, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/2024\/09\/hooray-met-our-sixth-goal-on-to-our-seventh-more-original-reporting-2.html\">more original reporting<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bird Song of the Day<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/578841251\/embed\" height=\"300\" width=\"640\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Gray Catbird, Lord Stirling Park, Somerset, New Jersey, United States.<\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>In Case You Might Miss\u2026 <\/strong> <\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"#assassination\">Latest Trump assassination news<\/a> (what a world).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#boeing\">Boeing managers and executives laid off<\/a> (and that\u2019s a damn shame).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#diddy\">Diddy had better make sure<\/a> the CCTV works at all times.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#philosophy\">The philosphy game<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>Politics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo many of the social reactions that strike us as psychological are in fact a rational management of symbolic capital.\u201d \u2013Pierre Bourdieu, Classification Struggles<\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"assassination \"\/>Trump Assassination Attempts (Plural)<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cN4T Investigators: Several Trump supporters seated on stage during Tucson rally experience eye injuries\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kvoa.com\/news\/n4t-investigators-several-trump-supporters-seated-on-stage-during-tucson-rally-experience-eye-injuries\/article_101cc792-754f-11ef-8053-cf4fdf90d2b4.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">KVOA<\/a>]. \u201d It\u2019s a mystery at a Donald Trump rally that left multiple people with eye injuries and few answers. The News 4 Tucson Investigators spoke exclusively with six people who were seated on stage behind the former president during his rally in Tucson last week. Three of them agreed to on camera interviews\u2026 All of the people we spoke with experienced eye irritation and sought medical attention. One of them is Mayra Rodriguez, who became a prominent figure within the Republican party after becoming a Planned Parenthood \u2018whistleblower.\u2019 Rodriguez used to be a Planned Parenthood Director but made a notable transition into a strong pro-life advocate and supporter of Donald Trump. Rodriguez said her presence behind Trump at his Tucson rally was ironic because she was seated behind former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton during an event in 2016\u2026. The N4T Investigators spoke with a brother and sister that were seated near Mayra, they did not want to be identified. \u2018It kept getting worse and worse, my eyes were watering a lot, my nose started running then I started feeling my face get really flushed and my neck felt like it was on fire and it just progressed from there,\u2019 the sister said. Her brother told us, \u2018It was all focused on my eyes, my eyes were red like hell you know, it\u2019s unbearable. I couldn\u2019t handle it.\u2019 The other supporters who did not agree to on camera interviews told us about very similar injuries. One woman who is a local realtor said she had to cancel all her showings over the weekend because she couldn\u2019t see well.\u201d I don\u2019t know where <em>else<\/em> to file this, so here it is. But: \u201cOn Tuesday after repeated inquiries from the N4T Investigators Trump Senior Campaign Advisor sent us the following statement: \u2018The Trump campaign has been collecting information. We remain committed to the countless patriots that attend our high-energy, high-impact rallies across the country.&#8217;\u201d \u2022 So we\u2019ll see.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow the Trump campaign has been forced to adapt to assassination threats\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/09\/18\/trump-threats-campaign-security-assassination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">WaPo<\/a>]. \u201cLess than two weeks after an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2024\/07\/26\/trump-bullet-shot-assassination-attempt\/?itid=lk_inline_manual_2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">assassin\u2019s bullet grazed Donald Trump\u2019s ear<\/a> this summer, he was held backstage at a Nashville event for more than an hour because of a potential security threat\u2026 The delay was emblematic of a growing burden that the alarming threats to Trump\u2019s life have become for him and his campaign.\u201d I\u2019m not saying anything about causality, but the net effect is exactly like lawfare: A campaign\u2019s most valuable resource is the candidates time, and these \u201cthreats\u201d suck it up. More: \u201cEvents have taken far longer to plan because of limited resources. Bulletproof glass now boxes him in at outdoor events. Campaign officials have been warned by the government about the possibility of  [see above] that could target the former president. His team has gotten nervous about drones targeting him at golf courses and at outdoor venues after hearing briefings from the Secret Service.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201c17% Say America Would Be Better Off If Trump Had Been Killed\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/napolitaninstitute.org\/2024\/09\/18\/17-say-america-would-be-better-off-if-trump-had-been-killed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Napolitano News Service<\/a>] (<a href=\"https:\/\/napolitaninstitute.org\/about-nns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">about<\/a>). Rassmussen online poll, so take with a truckload of salts. \u201cSeventeen percent (17%) of voters believe America would have been better off if former President Trump had been killed in last week\u2019s attempted assassination. That figure includes 28% of Democrats who say that America would have been better off if Trump had been assassinated. Another 24% of Democrats were not sure. Fewer than half (48%) of Democrats could bring themselves to say that America would not be better off if the opposing party\u2019s candidate for president had been assassinated. Scott Rasmussen, president of RMG Research, said \u2018It is hard to imagine a greater threat to democracy than expressing a desire to have your political opponent murdered.\u2019 Despite two assassination attempts in two months, just over half of all Democrats (51%) don\u2019t see a need to increase Trump\u2019s security detail. Among all voters, 62% think Trump\u2019s security should be increased and 32% disagree. Forty-nine percent (49%) of Democrats think it\u2019s at least somewhat likely that Trump himself or the Trump campaign was involved with the assassination attempt, with 21% saying it was very likely. Fifty-two percent (52%) of Republicans think it\u2019s at least somewhat likely that the Democratic Party or the Harris campaign was involved, with 28% saying it\u2019s very likely.\u201d \u2022 Even if you move the decimal point one place to the right (51% to 5.1%) these numbers are still pretty alarming. The one that worried me the most is this one: \u201cForty-nine percent (49%) of Democrats think it\u2019s at least somewhat likely that Trump himself or the Trump campaign was involved with the assassination attempt, with 21% saying it was very likely.\u201d this is pure CT (which is something only <em>Republicans<\/em> are supposed to be vulnerable to). I\u2019ve never seen any evidence of this at all, and I do try to keep track (only the odd \u201cmust have\u201d-style tweet).<\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom Ukraine to Hawaii, odd behavior of suspect in apparent Trump assassination attempt suggested \u2018delusion of grandeur&#8217;\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/09\/16\/politics\/ryan-routh-trump-suspect-invs\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CNN<\/a>]. \u201c\u2018For me, it\u2019s a surprise, because I viewed him as an idealistic, innocent, genuine person, without any murderous instinct,\u2019 [Newsweek Romania journalist Remus Cernea], said.\u201d \u2022\u00a0But then there\u2019s the machine gun conviction. This story is worth reading in full, because Routh\u2019s character doesn\u2019t become less puzzling. I think the thing to wait for is the indictment; I want to see how much planning went into the assassination attempt. (Meanwhile, the story includes a picture of Routh\u2019s pretty blue house in Hawaii. Hard to believe anyone would want to leave that\u2026).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrump, Gutfeld joke about attempted assassination: \u2018How\u2019s your golf game?&#8217;\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/media\/4888110-donald-trump-greg-gutfeld-apparent-assassination-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Hill<\/a>]. \u201c\u2018Mr. T, how\u2019s your golf game?\u2019 the host asked during Wednesday night\u2019s edition of his late-night comedy program on the cable channel. \u2018Well, I haven\u2019t been thinking about it too much lately. \u2026 I always said golf was a very dangerous game,\u2019 Trump smirked [(!!!)], prompting laughter from the studio audience. \u2018It really is, especially if they\u2019re playing with you,\u2019 Gutfeld quipped back, asking the former president \u2018if they had told you that the shooter was there, would you have tried to take him out with your 3-wood?\u2019 \u2018I think so. I think so, if I knew,\u2019 Trump replied. \u2018Actually, the Secret Service did a great job. They saw the barrel of a gun, big gun, and he came out through bushes, and how many people would see that? He really was very exceptional to have done it.&#8217;\u201d \u2022 Whatever else you may think of Trump, he has courage (although courage is a virture, it\u2019s virtuous depending on the use to which it is put. Does Kamala?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>2024<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Less than sixty days to go!<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/free.timeanddate.com\/countdown\/i8ubjj5e\/n179\/cf100\/cm0\/cu1\/ct0\/cs1\/ca0\/cr0\/ss0\/cac000\/cpc000\/pcfff\/tcfff\/fs100\/szw320\/szh135\/tatTime%20left%20to%20Election%20Day%2C%202024\/tac000\/tptTime%20since%20Event%20started%20in\/tpc000\/mac000\/mpc000\/iso2024-11-05T00:00:00\/bo2\/pd2\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"322\" height=\"137\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> <a name=\"rcp\"\/>Friday\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">RCP<\/a> Poll Averages:<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/rcp_2024-09-13.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"942\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-278562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/rcp_2024-09-13.png 600w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/rcp_2024-09-13-191x300.png 191w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A few polls post-debate, but as of this reading little change. To be fair, it might take some time for sentiment to settle; and the winning margins may at this point be so minute as to be undetectable. Still, the Democrats must be very puzzled to have virtual unanimity across the political spectrum that \u201cHarris is the one\u201d \u2014 it was a tidal wave, after the debate \u2014 and yet the election is a virtual tie. How can this be? Perhaps a few more Republicans, generals, or celebrities will turn the tide.<\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCould there be a Kamala Harris landslide in November? The data scientist who correctly called the last election is betting yes\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2024\/09\/18\/trump-vs-harris-election-odds-who-will-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Fortune<\/a>]. Thomas Miller, a data scientist at Northwestern University. \u201c[Miller\u2019s] wildly out-of-the-mainstream call is sure to shock pollsters, pundits and Fortune\u2018s readers alike. But Miller\u2019s view merits close attention for two basic reasons: First, it\u2019s based on numbers-crunching that\u2019s arguably a lot more scientific than the voter surveys almost always cited to chart the contest\u2019s trajectory, and second, he achieved pinpoint accuracy four years ago\u2026. Miller\u2019s approach vastly differs from the most of political prognostications by relying not on polls, but the prices established by Americans wagering their own dollars on the candidates they reckon are most likely to prevail. \u201cPolitical betting sites are the best at predicting the wisdom of the crowd,\u201d he told Fortune\u2026. Miller\u2019s markets-based analysis posits that the people betting their own money are right in predicting that by the time the candidates left the stage on September 10, millions of voters likely to back Donald Trump abandoned the ex-President, starting the shock waves that could cause an avalanche for Harris that as of now, few see building.\u201d \u2022 Maybe. Then again, with seemingly every institution gamed in Kamala\u2019s favor, perhaps the prediction markets are too? After all, there is a phishing equilibrium involved.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHarris Had Stronger Debate, Polls Find, but the Race Remains Deadlocked\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/2024\/09\/Harris%20Had%20Stronger%20Debate,%20Polls%20Find,%20but%20the%20Race%20Remains%20Deadlocked\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">New York Times<\/a>]. \u201cKamala Harris overwhelmingly impressed voters in her debate with Donald J. Trump, a new set of polls from The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer and Siena College found, but she has failed so far to seize a decisive advantage in the presidential campaign\u2026. But even that was not enough to jostle a race that appears destined to become a battle of inches this fall, after a summer of tumult and upheaval.\u201d Importantly: \u201cThe fact that Ms. Harris was stronger in Pennsylvania than she was nationally is surprising. It has been among the most contested states since 2016 and has generally trended more Republican than the nation has overall. But in 2024, Democrats \u2014 first with Mr. Biden and now Ms. Harris \u2014 have showed relative strength with white voters, and the Pennsylvania electorate is whiter than the nation overall.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmericans favor Trump on immigration, support mass deportation of illegal immigrants, poll finds\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/americans-favor-trump-immigration-support-mass-deportation-illegal-immigrants-poll-finds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">FOX<\/a>]. \u201cA new poll shows a majority of Americans support the mass deportation of migrants living illegally in the United States. The latest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scrippsnews.com\/politics\/path-to-the-white-house\/scripps-news-ipsos-poll-majority-supports-mass-deportation-of-undocumented-immigrants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Scripps News\/Ipsos Poll<\/a>, released Wednesday, found the majority of Republicans and Independents support such a policy, while only a quarter of Democrats agree.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t let randomness make a fool of you\u201d [Nate Silver, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.natesilver.net\/p\/dont-let-randomness-make-a-fool-of\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Silver Bulletin<\/a>]. \u201cAn election is not just an incredibly important story but a story that many people understandably feel incredibly emotional about. The extremely partisan political climate in the United States makes all of this worse and enables people to rationalize a lot of abusive behavior. Polls and models become a vehicle for what psychologists call transference: basically, people displace all their anxieties about the election onto the forecasts and the people who design them\u2026. On Twitter in particular, there can be complete context collapse. People treat probabilistic predictions as deterministic ones, e.g. if Trump goes from a 48 percent chance of winning Wisconsin to a 52 percent chance, you\u2019ll get a lot of Nate Silver is calling Wisconsin for Trump!!! even though the forecast expresses a high degree of uncertainty and nothing in the model has really changed. And that\u2019s on a good day. \u2026. On November 5th, we\u2019ll all wake up with a lot of uncertainty about who will win. And we might go to bed with a lot of uncertainty, too: if recent American elections are any guide, the outcome could take several days to resolve\u2026\u2026. So lead your best life, and have the serenity to accept the things you cannot change.\u201d \u2022 Yep.<\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center><\/p>\n<p>Kamala (D): \u201cThe Harris-Walz media strategy: Hide from the press\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/09\/19\/harris-media-strategy-hide-election?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=editorial&amp;utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Axios<\/a>]. \u201cThe Harris-Walz ticket is on pace to do fewer interviews and press conferences than any major party\u2019s presidential pairing in modern U.S. history. Vice President Harris\u2019 team is betting she and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, can avoid many tough interviews and still win as they run down the clock to Election Day. That strategy comes even as many voters say they want to learn more about Harris \u2014 and as her campaign has said she\u2019s changed many of her past liberal positions to more centrist policies. The previously press-friendly Walz has joined Harris in largely dodging the media while campaigning before friendly, enthusiastic crowds.\u201d \u2022 This is the stupidest timeline; it\u2019s entirely possible that Kamala\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/No-Cal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">No-Cal<\/a> campaign, where \u201cjoy,\u201d memes, vibes, and putting lipstick on The Blob establish a permission structure in which <em>any<\/em> voter \u2014 even Dick \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/2024\/09\/dick-cheney-is-a-horrible-human-being-and-his-endorsement-should-be-seen-as-a-negative.html\">I shot an old man in the face<\/a>\u201d Cheney can feel good about voting Democrat, will carry the day. Trump\u2019s campaign, in stark contrast, really is all about policy. You might not <em>like<\/em> the policy (immigration), or the justifications offered for that policy (cats), but policy it is. Same with the First Amendment. Same with Kennedy on making America healthy. <\/p>\n<p>Kamala (D): \u201c, Biden Will Claim Credit for Economy\u2019s Strength\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/09\/19\/us\/politics\/fed-rate-cuts-biden.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">New York Times<\/a>]. \u201cPresident Biden is set to declare on Thursday that the economy has finally reached a turning point he has long sought. With price growth cooling and borrowing costs beginning to fall, he will cast the economic moment as vindication for his often-criticized management of the recovery from the pandemic recession. But Mr. Biden will stop short of \u2018declaring victory\u2019 over inflation in his speech to the Economic Club of Washington, administration officials said.\u201d \u2022 I\u2019m pleased to see the Biden Administration taking a \u201cwhole of government\u201d approach (including The Fed) to election 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Kamala (D): \u201cTeamsters skip presidential endorsement amid apparently strong member support for Trump\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/09\/18\/teamsters-no-endorsement-2024-election-00179900\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Politico<\/a>]. \u201cThe powerful labor union is deeply connected to working class voters in battleground states who could be crucial to the outcome of November\u2019s election. It cited a lack of consensus among its million-plus members, and the non-endorsement is a sizable blow for Vice President Kamala Harris given the Biden administration\u2019s unabashed union loyalty during his term\u2026. No endorsement won out in a 14-3 vote, vice president at-large John Palmer told POLITICO after the union\u2019s board meeting.\u201d \u2022 The West Coast chapter, however, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/09\/18\/west-coast-teamsters-endorse-harris-00179923\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">endorsed Kamala<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center><\/p>\n<p>Trump (R): \u201cThe Actual Electoral Map Is Three States\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/magazine\/2024\/09\/19\/trump-three-swing-states-election-win-00179648\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Politico<\/a>]. \u201cThere are really only three states that will decide the presidential election: Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia\u2026. If Vice President Kamala Harris can\u2019t carry Pennsylvania, her only hope is on a Southern strategy. Harris must win either Georgia or North Carolina. She has no other path to the White House. The election could well be determined when polls close in the eastern time zone. (Well, yes, after the ballots are all counted.) This isn\u2019t to say the other four battlegrounds \u2014 Michigan, Wisconsin, Nevada and Arizona \u2014 aren\u2019t important. If Harris loses Pennsylvania, which her aides acknowledge is a highly challenging state, she\u2019d still need to pick up one of the two Western states as well as one of the two Southern states to win \u2014 so long as she carries Michigan and Wisconsin. Yet none of those other four battlegrounds are relevant if Trump first blocks her in Pennsylvania, Georgia and North Carolina.\u201d \u2022 Should be doable, regardless of memes and vibes. FWIW, I think Susie Wiles needs to up her game, and in particular work out how to turn the assassination attempts, plural. to her candidates advantage. The first one, let us remember, took place in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSplit attention in battleground states: Voters focus on the economy and local issues\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reckon.news\/news\/2024\/09\/split-attention-in-battleground-states-voters-focus-on-the-economy-and-local-issues.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Reckon<\/a>]. \u201cAs the presidential campaign intensifies in its final weeks, conventional wisdom might suggest that voters in critical battleground states are solely focused on the election. However, readership data from leading local news publications in all seven battleground states tells a different story: while political news draws interest, economic issues are grabbing voters\u2019 attention most consistently. A case in point is the popularity of a story about supermarket chain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pennlive.com\/life\/2024\/09\/grocery-chain-raising-pay-to-23-per-hour-as-it-looks-to-hire-additional-13000-workers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Aldi\u2019s plan to add 13,000 jobs this holiday season, with wages up to $23 per hour<\/a>. This article was the most-read news story across several battlegrounds in the 24 hours following Tuesday\u2019s presidential debate. The takeaway? Voters in these key states are placing economic issues at the forefront as they consider their options.\u201d \u2022 Interesting proxy!<\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Democrats <em>en D\u00e9shabill\u00e9<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cHouse asks five states to probe possible illegal \u2018straw\u2019 donations to Democrats via ActBlue\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/justthenews.com\/accountability\/congress-asks-five-state-attorneys-general-investigate-possible-money-laundering-act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Just the News<\/a>]. \u201cThe powerful chairman of the House committee that oversees election integrity is asking five states to open investigations into \u2018potential criminal activity\u2019 in the routing of hundreds of millions of dollars in political donations to Kamala Harris and other Democrats through the fundraising platform known as ActBlue\u2026. His letter described how his staff\u2019s computer analysis reviewed \u2018over 200 million FEC records spanning the last 14 years\u2019 and \u2018compared donation patterns to open-source consumer data, voter rolls and political profiling databases, with an emphasis on identifying suspicious trends.\u2019 The chairman cited three specific concerning trends: Donations significantly disproportionate to an individual\u2019s net worth or previous giving history; Uncharacteristic donations from party-affiliated registered voters suddenly contributing to candidates of the opposing party; Unusually frequent donations from elderly individuals or first-time donors.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Syndemics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am in earnest \u2014 I will not equivocate \u2014 I will not excuse \u2014 I will not retreat a single inch \u2014 AND I WILL BE HEARD.\u201d \u2013William Lloyd Garrison<\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center><\/p>\n<p>Covid Resources, United States (National): Transmission (<a href=\"https:\/\/covid.cdc.gov\/covid-data-tracker\/#county-view?list_select_state=all_states&amp;list_select_county=all_counties&amp;data-type=Risk&amp;null=Risk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CDC<\/a>); Wastewater (<a href=\"https:\/\/covid.cdc.gov\/covid-data-tracker\/#wastewater-surveillance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CDC<\/a>, <del><a href=\"https:\/\/biobot.io\/data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Biobot<\/a><\/del>; includes many counties; <a href=\"https:\/\/data.wastewaterscan.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Wastewater Scan<\/a>, includes drilldown by zip); Variants (<a href=\"https:\/\/covid.cdc.gov\/covid-data-tracker\/#variant-proportions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CDC<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walgreens.com\/businesssolutions\/covid-19-index.jsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Walgreens<\/a>); \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/iowacovid19tracker.org\/hospitals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Iowa COVID-19 Tracker<\/a>\u201d (in IA, but national data). \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/icemsg.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Infection Control, Emergency Management, Safety, and General Thoughts<\/a>\u201d (especially on hospitalization by city).<\/p>\n<p>Lambert here: Readers, thanks for the collective effort. To update any entry, do feel free to contact me at the address given with the plants. Please put \u201cCOVID\u201d in the subject line. Thank you!<\/p>\n<p>Resources, United States (Local): AK (<a href=\"https:\/\/experience.arcgis.com\/experience\/af2efc8bffbf4cdc83c2d1a134354074\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); AL (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/apps\/dashboards\/6d2771faa9da4a2786a509d82c8cf0f7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); AR (<a href=\"https:\/\/experience.arcgis.com\/experience\/633006d0782b4544bd5113a314f6268a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); AZ (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.azdhs.gov\/covid19\/data\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); CA (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdph.ca.gov\/Programs\/CID\/DCDC\/Pages\/COVID-19\/CalSuWers-Dashboard.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/coronavirus.marinhhs.org\/surveillance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Marin, dashboard<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/healthalerts.stanford.edu\/covid-19\/wastewater-dashboard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Stanford, wastewater<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/publichealth.verily.com\/?v=SC2_N&amp;l=Oakland%2C+CA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Oakland, wastewater<\/a>); CO (<a href=\"https:\/\/covid19.colorado.gov\/data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/cdphe.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/dashboards\/d79cf93c3938470ca4bcc4823328946b#utility=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater<\/a>); CT (<a href=\"https:\/\/data.ct.gov\/stories\/s\/COVID-19-data\/wa3g-tfvc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); DE (<a href=\"https:\/\/coronavirus.delaware.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); FL (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/apps\/dashboards\/5b9d75ba683849928dc1a49c39ab0b1c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater<\/a>); GA (<a href=\"https:\/\/dph.georgia.gov\/ga-nwss-wastewater-surveillance-reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater<\/a>); HI (<a href=\"https:\/\/health.hawaii.gov\/coronavirusdisease2019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); IA (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmmwra.org\/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=57\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater reports<\/a>); ID (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.idahopublichealth.com\/district-2\/novel-coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>, Boise; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idahopublichealth.com\/district-2\/novel-coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/data.wastewaterscan.org\/?plantId=1056f05c-0e46-4e3d-b007-c0453ba7dc0d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater<\/a>, Central Idaho; <a href=\"https:\/\/publichealth.verily.com\/#:SARS-CoV-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater<\/a>, Coeur d\u2019Alene; dashboard, <a href=\"https:\/\/covid.srhd.org\/topics\/spokane-county-case-data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Spokane County<\/a>); IL (<a href=\"https:\/\/iwss.uillinois.edu\/wastewater-treatment-plants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater<\/a>); IN (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coronavirus.in.gov\/indiana-covid-19-dashboard-and-map\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); KS (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.coronavirus.kdheks.gov\/160\/COVID-19-in-Kansas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/experience.arcgis.com\/experience\/4456bae8a38f4b6180e008477382fff9\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater<\/a>, Lawrence); KY (<a href=\"https:\/\/louisville.edu\/envirome\/thecoimmunityproject\/dashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>, Louisville); LA (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ldh.la.gov\/coronavirus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); MA (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mass.gov\/info-details\/covid-19-wastewater-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater<\/a>); MD (<a href=\"https:\/\/coronavirus.maryland.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); ME (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dhhs\/mecdc\/infectious-disease\/epi\/airborne\/coronavirus\/data.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); MI (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/coronavirus\/stats\/wastewater-surveillance\/dashboard\/sentinel-wastewater-epidemiology-evaluation-project-sweep\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/gisportal.state.mi.us\/portal\/apps\/insights\/index.html#\/view\/52bbb104ed574887918f990af9f3debe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater<\/a>); MN (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.state.mn.us\/diseases\/coronavirus\/stats\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); MO (<a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/f7f5492486114da6b5d6fdc07f81aacf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater<\/a>); MS (<a href=\"https:\/\/msdh.ms.gov\/page\/14,0,420.html#Mississippi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); <del>MT (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/apps\/MapSeries\/index.html?appid=7c34f3412536439491adcc2103421d4b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>)<\/del>; NC (<a href=\"https:\/\/covid19.ncdhhs.gov\/dashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard)<\/a>; ND (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.nd.gov\/health\/coronavirus\/cases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hhs.nd.gov\/health\/coronavirus\/cases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater<\/a>); NE (<a href=\"https:\/\/atlas-dhhs.ne.gov\/Atlas\/Respiratory_Illness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); NH (<a href=\"https:\/\/wisdom.dhhs.nh.gov\/wisdom\/dashboard.html?topic=covid-19&amp;subtopic=recurring-updates&amp;indicator=covid-19-wastewater#tabnavbarid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater<\/a>); NJ (<a href=\"https:\/\/covid19.nj.gov\/forms\/datadashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); NM (<a href=\"https:\/\/cvprovider.nmhealth.org\/public-dashboard.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); NV (<a href=\"https:\/\/nvhealthresponse.nv.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/empower.unlv.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater<\/a>, Southern NV); NY (<a href=\"https:\/\/mbcolli.shinyapps.io\/SARS2EWSP\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); OH (<a href=\"https:\/\/coronavirus.ohio.gov\/dashboards\/other-resources\/wastewater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); OK (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgis.com\/apps\/dashboards\/51657c21386d4f1a962b1853c76ec589\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); <del>OR (<a href=\"https:\/\/public.tableau.com\/app\/profile\/oregon.health.authority.covid.19\/viz\/OregonsCOVID-19DataDashboards-TableofContents\/TableofContentsStatewide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>)<\/del>; PA (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.pa.gov\/topics\/disease\/coronavirus\/pages\/Cases.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); RI (<a href=\"https:\/\/ri-department-of-health-covid-19-data-rihealth.hub.arcgis.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); SC (<a href=\"https:\/\/scdhec.gov\/index.php\/covid19\/covid-19-data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); SD (<a href=\"https:\/\/doh.sd.gov\/COVID\/Dashboard.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); TN (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tn.gov\/health\/cedep\/ncov\/data.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); TX (<a href=\"https:\/\/txdshsea.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/dashboards\/4ae43eefd0f641d59d35c3df82ee59cc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); UT (<a href=\"https:\/\/avrpublic.dhhs.utah.gov\/uwss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater<\/a>); VA (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/coronavirus\/see-the-numbers\/covid-19-in-virginia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); VT (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthvermont.gov\/disease-control\/covid-19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); WA (<a href=\"https:\/\/doh.wa.gov\/emergencies\/covid-19\/data-dashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/covid19.bfhd.wa.gov\/cases-and-roadmap-to-recovery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">dashboard<\/a>); WI (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.wisconsin.gov\/covid-19\/wastewater.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater<\/a>); WV (<del><a href=\"https:\/\/oehs.wvdhhr.org\/news\/oehs-coivd-19-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater<\/a><\/del>); WY (<del><a href=\"https:\/\/covidwastewatermonitor.wyo.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater<\/a><\/del>).<\/p>\n<p>Resources, Canada (National): Wastewater (<a href=\"https:\/\/health-infobase.canada.ca\/covid-19\/wastewater\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Government of Canada<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Resources, Canada (Provincial): ON (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.publichealthontario.ca\/en\/Data-and-Analysis\/Infectious-Disease\/COVID-19-Data-Surveillance\/Wastewater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater<\/a>); QC (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inspq.qc.ca\/covid-19\/donnees\/eaux-usees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><em>les eaux us\u00e9es<\/em><\/a>); BC (<a href=\"https:\/\/bccdc.shinyapps.io\/respiratory_wastewater\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater<\/a>); BC, Vancouver (<a href=\"https:\/\/metrovancouver.org\/services\/liquid-waste\/testing-for-the-covid-19-virus-in-wastewater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Hat tips to helpful readers: Alexis, anon (2), Art_DogCT, B24S, CanCyn, ChiGal, Chuck L, Festoonic, FM, FreeMarketApologist (4), Gumbo, hop2it, JB, JEHR, JF, JL Joe, John, JM (10), JustAnotherVolunteer, JW, KatieBird, KF, LL, Michael King, KF, LaRuse, mrsyk, MT, MT_Wild, otisyves, Petal (6), RK (2), RL, RM, Rod, square coats (11), tennesseewaltzer, Tom B., Utah, Bob White (3). <\/p>\n<p>Stay safe out there!<\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center><\/p>\n<p>Airborne Transmission: Covid<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cSuperspreading of SARS-CoV-2 at a choir rehearsal in Finland\u2014A computational fluid dynamics view on aerosol transmission and patient interviews\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0302250\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PLOS One<\/a>]. \u201cCOVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the role of aerosol transmission and the importance of superspreading events. We analyzed a choir rehearsal in November 2020, where all participants, except one who had recently earlier recovered from COVID-19, were infected. We explore the risk factors for severe disease in this event and model the aerosol dispersion in the rehearsal room\u2026.. Modeling indicated infection risk levels of 70\u2013100% after one hour; the risk would have been considerably reduced by wearing high-filtration respirators. Age and pre-existing comorbidities predicted more severe disease. The high incidence of illness may be partly attributed to the relatively high median age of individuals.\u201d \u2022 Or filters, or open windows, or even some sort of RV. Remember the Skagit Valley Choir study? Time is a flat circle\u2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Immune Dysregulation<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cTuberculosis case discovered in Union County high school student; hundreds could be exposed: Health Department\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.qcnews.com\/news\/u-s\/north-carolina\/union-county\/tuberculosis-case-discovered-in-union-county-high-school-student-hundreds-could-be-exposed-health-department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Queen City News<\/a>]. \u201cThe Union County Public Health Department is investigating a case of active [tuberculosis (TB)] involving a student at Porter Ridge High School in Indian Trail. The student is following appropriate protocol for active cases. \u2018Tuberculosis is a bacterial disease that mainly affects the lungs, and causes a chronic cough,\u2019 said pediatrician, Dr. Carlos Paxtor. Health officials say at least 270 individuals may have been in contact with the student and are encouraged to get tested. TB can spread through the air when a person with an active case coughs, sneezes, sings or talks. Union County usually sees around four TB cases annually. In terms of is transmissibility, it\u2019s not even on the same scale as COVID. \u2018It\u2019s not a good thing to have tuberculosis. It\u2019s one of the most feared conditions that we see in third world countries, but in our country here in the United States, we do have the ability to fight this very, very well,\u2019 Paxtor said.\u201d \u2022 But why? \u2018Tis a mystery!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Elite Maleficence<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cR&amp;D for long COVID is collapsing\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/cen.acs.org\/pharmaceuticals\/drug-development\/RD-long-COVID-collapsing\/102\/i30\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Chemical &amp; Engineering News<\/a>]. The deck: \u201cPublic and private funding is lacking, scrambling opportunities to develop treatments.\u201d Which is why the best \u201ctreatment\u201d is not to catch it. More: \u201c\u2018When we first went out to do this study in long COVID, there was money from . . . RECOVER,\u2019 Aim scientific officer Chris McAleer says, referring to Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER), the National Institutes of Health\u2019s $1.7 billion initiative to fund projects investigating causes of, and potential treatments for, long COVID. McAleer says Aim attempted to get RECOVER funds, \u2018believing that we had a therapeutic for these individuals, and we get nothing.\u2019 Instead of funding novel medicines like Ampligen, the NIH has directed most of its RECOVER resources to observational studies designed to learn more about the condition, not treat it. Only last year did the agency begin to fund clinical trials for long COVID treatments, and those investigate the repurposing of approved drugs. What RECOVER is not doing is funding new compounds. RECOVER is the only federal funding mechanism aimed at long COVID research. Other initiatives, like the $5 billion Project NextGen and the $577 million Antiviral Drug Discovery (AViDD) Centers for Pathogens of Pandemic Concern, put grant money toward next-generation vaccines, monoclonal antibodies, and antivirals for COVID-19. They stop short of testing those compounds as long COVID treatments. Private funding is even harder to come by. Large pharmaceutical companies have mostly stayed away from the condition.\u201d \u2022 Hard to believe that the NIH is an actual <em>barrier<\/em> to Long Covid treatment, but that\u2019s how it seems to have played out. The ironically named RECOVER <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/2023\/04\/20\/long-covid-nih-billion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">looked bad in 2023<\/a>. Now the rotten aroma is starting to get a bit thick.<\/p>\n<p>More absurdities from the UK:<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Amazing moment at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CovidInquiry?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">#CovidInquiry<\/a> as Chair holds up two face masks one surgical and one FFP3 and asks Dr Susan Hopkins of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UKHSA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">@UKHSA<\/a> surely the 2nd is more secure and she replied no. This is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/farce?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">#farce<\/a> and tragedy and explains why <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PublicHealth?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">#PublicHealth<\/a> has failed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CovidIsntOver?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">#CovidIsntOver<\/a> \ud83d\ude37<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joseph Healy (@Verde1957) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Verde1957\/status\/1836433391241118080\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">September 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>If there\u2019s any live coverage of this event besides on the Twitter, could some kind soul let me know?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"table\"\/><strong>TABLE 1: Daily Covid Charts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lambert here: First time in a long time I\u2019ve seen national trends downward for both positivity and hospitalization. Even if wastewater still looks pretty ugly, that\u2019s very good news. I assume that what\u2019s going on is the end of the Summer Vacation cycle of infection, and there will be a short lull until the beginning of the Back to School cycle. If not, that will be a very good sign.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr colspan=\"2\">\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Wastewater<\/strong><\/td>\n<td\/>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td valign=\"top\"> This week[1] <a href=\"https:\/\/covid.cdc.gov\/covid-data-tracker\/#wastewater-surveillance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CDC<\/a> September 9<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"> Last Week[2] <a href=\"https:\/\/covid.cdc.gov\/covid-data-tracker\/#wastewater-surveillance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CDC<\/a> (until next week):<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-ww-natl-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-278578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-ww-natl-1.png 600w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-ww-natl-1-300x185.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" style=\"align: left; margin-left: 0px !important; padding: 9px 0 9px 0;\">\n<p><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-ww-natl.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-278231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-ww-natl.png 642w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-ww-natl-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-ww-natl-624x356.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\"\/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr colspan=\"2\">\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Variants<\/strong> [3] <a href=\"https:\/\/covid.cdc.gov\/covid-data-tracker\/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery#variant-proportions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CDC<\/a> September 14<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"> <strong>Emergency Room Visits<\/strong>[4] <a href=\"https:\/\/covid.cdc.gov\/covid-data-tracker\/#trends_select_7dayeddiagnosed_00\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CDC<\/a> September 7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-variants-natl.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-278833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-variants-natl.png 600w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-variants-natl-300x236.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-ed-natl-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-278573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-ed-natl-1.png 600w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-ed-natl-1-300x149.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr colspan=\"2\">\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Hospitalization<\/strong><\/td>\n<td\/>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td valign=\"top\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: gold;\">\u2605<\/span> New York[5] <a href=\"https:\/\/coronavirus.health.ny.gov\/daily-hospitalization-summary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">New York State<\/a>, data September 18:<\/td>\n<td> National [6] <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/covidnetdashboard\/de\/powerbi\/dashboard.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CDC<\/a> August 24:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-ny-hospitalization-nyc-10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-278971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-ny-hospitalization-nyc-10.png 600w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-ny-hospitalization-nyc-10-300x190.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-hospitalization-natl-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-278574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-hospitalization-natl-1.png 600w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-hospitalization-natl-1-300x244.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr colspan=\"2\">\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Positivity<\/strong><\/td>\n<td\/>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td valign=\"top\"> National[7] <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walgreens.com\/healthcare-solutions\/covid-19-index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Walgreens<\/a> September 16:<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"> Ohio[8] <a href=\"https:\/\/clevelandcliniclabs.com\/respiratory-virus-surveillance-statistics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cleveland Clinic<\/a> September 7:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-walgreens-positivity-states-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-278740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-walgreens-positivity-states-2.png 600w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-walgreens-positivity-states-2-300x171.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cleveland-positivity-oh.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-278400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cleveland-positivity-oh.png 600w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cleveland-positivity-oh-300x198.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr colspan=\"2\">\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Travelers Data<\/strong><\/td>\n<td\/>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td valign=\"top\"> Positivity[9] <a href=\"https:\/\/covid.cdc.gov\/covid-data-tracker\/#traveler-genomic-surveillance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CDC<\/a> August 26:<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"> Variants[10] <a href=\"https:\/\/covid.cdc.gov\/covid-data-tracker\/#traveler-genomic-surveillance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CDC<\/a> August 26:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-positivity-travelers-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-278575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-positivity-travelers-1.png 642w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-positivity-travelers-1-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-positivity-travelers-1-624x365.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\"\/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-variants-travelers-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-278576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-variants-travelers-1.png 600w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-variants-travelers-1-300x198.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr colspan=\"2\">\n<td valign=\"top\"><strong>Deaths<\/strong><\/td>\n<td\/>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td valign=\"top\"> Weekly Deaths vs. % Positivity [11]<a href=\"https:\/\/health.hawaii.gov\/coronavirusdisease2019\/what-you-should-know\/current-situation-in-the-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CDC<\/a> September 7:<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\"> Weekly Deaths vs. ED Visits [12]<a href=\"https:\/\/health.hawaii.gov\/coronadisease2019\/what-you-should-know\/current-situation-in-the-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CDC<\/a> September 9:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-death-positivity-natl.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-278572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-death-positivity-natl.png 600w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-death-positivity-natl-300x197.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<p><span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <span class=\"Apple-tab-span\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-death-ed-natl.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"310\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-278571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-death-ed-natl.png 600w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/covid-cdc-death-ed-natl-300x204.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>LEGEND<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1) <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: gold;\">\u2605<\/span> for charts new today; all others are not updated.<\/p>\n<p>2) For a full-size\/full-resolution image, Command-click (MacOS) or right-click (Windows) on the chart thumbnail and \u201copen image in new tab.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[1] (CDC) This week\u2019s wastewater map, with hot spots annotated. Keeps spreading. NOTE The date seems to be wrong, but the number of sites has changed so this is new.<\/p>\n<p>[2] (CDC) Last week\u2019s wastewater map.<\/p>\n<p>[3] (CDC Variants) KP.* very popular. XDV.1 flat.<\/p>\n<p>[4] (ED) Down, but worth noting that Emergency Department use is now on a par with the first wave, in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>[5] (Hospitalization: NY) Definitely down. NOTE Statewide, there is an uptick. Not in New York City, Long Island, or Mid-Hudson.<\/p>\n<p>[6] (Hospitalization: CDC). The visualization suppresses what is, in percentage terms, a significant increase.<\/p>\n<p>[7] (Walgreens) Big drop continues!<\/p>\n<p>[8] (Cleveland) Dropping.<\/p>\n<p>[9] (Travelers: Positivity) Down. Those sh*theads at CDC have changed the chart so that it doesn\u2019t even run back to 1\/21\/23, as it used to, but now starts 1\/1\/24. There\u2019s also no way to adjust the time range. CDC really doesn\u2019t want you to be able to take a historical view of the pandemic, or compare one surge to another. In an any case, that\u2019s why the shape of the curve has changed.<\/p>\n<p>[10] (Travelers: Variants) What the heck is LB.1?<\/p>\n<p>[11] Deaths low, but positivity up.<\/p>\n<p>[12] Deaths low, ED up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stats Watch<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Employment Situation: \u201cUnited States Initial Jobless Claims\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/tradingeconomics.com\/united-states\/jobless-claims\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Trading Economics<\/a>]. \u201cThe number of people claiming unemployment benefits in the US dropped by 12,000 from the previous week to 219,000 on the period ending September 14th, significantly below market expectations of 230,000, and reaching a new 4-month low. Despite this decline, the claim count remained above the averages seen earlier this year, as the US labor market has softened since its post-pandemic peak [sic], although it remains historically tight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Manufacturing: \u201cUnited States Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/tradingeconomics.com\/united-states\/philadelphia-fed-manufacturing-index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Trading Economics<\/a>]. \u201cThe Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index in the US rose to 1.7 in September 2024, recovering from -7 in August and beating forecasts of -1.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center><\/p>\n<p>Manufacturing: \u201cPassengers describe injuries from Delta flight with cabin pressure issues\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/ksltv.com\/682264\/passengers-describe-injuries-from-delta-flight-with-cabin-pressure-issues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">KSL<\/a>]. \u201d Two Delta Air Lines passengers say they are still recovering from a pressurization issue on a plane that caused bloody noses and busted eardrums. Caryn Allen said it didn\u2019t take very long for other passengers to notice something was wrong with <a href=\"https:\/\/ksltv.com\/681768\/portland-bound-flight-turns-around-lands-at-salt-lake-after-incident\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Delta Air Lines Flight 1203<\/a>, which was flying from Salt Lake City to Portland. \u2018I looked over at my husband, and he had both of his hands over his ears, you know, kind of leaning forward,\u2019 Allen said\u2026 Another passenger, Jaci Purser, said it felt like somebody was stabbing her in the ear. She felt her ear pop from the pressure in the cabin, then bubble. \u2018I grabbed my ear, and I pulled my hand back, and there was blood on it,\u2019 Purser said. Purser said the airline paid for a Lyft ride to the hospital. Purser was diagnosed with a ruptured eardrum.\u201d \u2022 I wonder if Delta paid for <a href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/diseases\/15581-ruptured-eardrum-acutely-perforated-tympanic-membrane\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the eardrum<\/a>. And you\u2019ll never guess the type of plane: Boeing 737-900.<\/p>\n<p>Manufacturing: \u201cBoeing accused of being \u2018unprepared\u2019 for federal mediation as strike continues\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2024\/sep\/19\/boeing-federal-mediation-union-strike\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Guardian<\/a>]. \u201cIAM Local 751 went into negotiations with Boeing and a federal mediator on Tuesday, but talks reportedly did not initially go well with union officials accusing the company of coming into the negotiation unprepared. \u2018We will not mince words \u2013 after a full day of mediation, we are frustrated. The company was not prepared and was unwilling to address the issues you\u2019ve made clear are essential for ending this strike: Wages and Pension,\u2019 the union\u2019s negotiating committee said in a letter to members. \u2018The company doesn\u2019t seem to be taking mediation seriously,\u2019 the negotiating committee said. \u2018We are fighting for what is right and just \u2013 for what we have earned over the past 16 years.&#8217;\u201d And: \u201cBruce McFarland, an instrumentation technician who has worked at Boeing for 36 years, explained he waited to get hired for a year after leaving the military because of how coveted jobs at Boeing were. That is no longer the case, he said, and the company now has difficulty hiring and retaining workers\u2026 If the company wants to be world class, it needs to start treating its workers as world class. The days are over of us just rolling over. We did that eight years ago, and we\u2019re not doing that again. We\u2019re not backing down.&#8217;\u201d \u2022 Again, why aren\u2019t seats, plural, on the Board a demand? Do we have a machinist in the readership who can answer?<\/p>\n<p>Manufacturing: \u201cBoeing lays off thousands of executives, managers, non-union contractors amid strike\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.upi.com\/Top_News\/US\/2024\/09\/19\/Boeing-layoffs-IAM-strike\/1901726758470\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">UPI<\/a>]. \u201d Boeing said Wednesday it is temporarily laying off tens of thousands of managers, executives and non-union contractors as the strike by 33,000 International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union members continues.\u201d \u2022\u00a0Presumably the managers and executives are at-will employees? Why not just fire them?<\/p>\n<p>Manufacturing: \u201cHow much trouble is Boeing in?\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/hmpJT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Economist<\/a>]. \u201cPay is at the centre of the latest dispute. Boeing offered its employees a 25% rise over four years; its workers are demanding 40%. That would be less of a problem for the company than it sounds\u2014.\u201d More: \u201cBoeing may take comfort in its vast backlog of orders for passenger jets. But Airbus\u2019s is far bigger. The European firm is likely to manufacture around 770 planes this year, and its share price is close to its pre-pandemic high. Airbus also recently announced that it would launch a new aircraft by the end of the decade. Boeing may not be at risk of collapse, but the longer it takes to spin up its engines again, the further behind it will fall.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Manufacturing: \u201cThe Boeing strike has already cost the company and its workers $572 million \u2013 and the pace of losses is climbing\u201d [CNN]. \u2022 So take that pencil-necked MBA dude Brian West out of the loop and give the workers what they want. Why is this so hard?<\/p>\n<p>Shipping: \u201cFrom Dream to Disaster: The Heartbreaking Saga of a Vintage Cruise Ship\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/gcaptain.com\/from-dream-to-disaster-the-heartbreaking-saga-of-a-vintage-cruise-ship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">gCaptain<\/a>]. \u201cThe advertisement was easily overlooked\u2014a dilapidated cruise ship for sale on Craigslist in 2008. But for Chris Willson, a tech entrepreneur from Utah, it was a siren\u2019s call. That simple click led him into a 15-year odyssey of passion, toil, over $1 million in expenses and ultimate sinking heartbreak.\u201d \u2022 A hole in the water\u2026. <\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center><\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s Fear &amp; Greed Index: 68 Greed (previous close: 56 Greed) [<a href=\"https:\/\/money.cnn.com\/data\/fear-and-greed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CNN<\/a>]. One week ago: 44 (Fear). (0 is Extreme Fear; 100 is Extreme Greed). Last updated Sep 19 at 1:18:48 PM ET.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Klimt!<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"no\" dir=\"ltr\">Gustav Klimt (1862-1918)<br \/>&#8220;Spruce Forest I&#8221; (Tannenwald I), 1901 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y5P9DhEsvh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/y5P9DhEsvh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Olga Tuleninova \ud83e\udd8b (@olgatuleninova) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/olgatuleninova\/status\/1732820730880942181\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">December 7, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"class\"\/><strong>Class Warfare<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDiddy \u2018as bad as Epstein,\u2019 says officer who saw his sex rooms, hidden cameras during Miami mansion raid\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/09\/18\/us-news\/diddy-as-bad-as-epstein-says-officer-who-raided-miami-mansion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">New York Post<\/a>]. \u201cOne of the Department of Homeland Security agents who helped raid Diddy\u2019s Florida abode claimed that the music mogul had rooms that were clearly \u2018dedicated to sex\u2019 with cameras all around. \u2018So if you were in those sex parties, you were being recorded from every possible angle, including angles you wouldn\u2019t have known about,\u2019 the source said\u2026. \u2018He also was able to watch the action remotely on his phone, cast it onto a TV in another part of the house,\u2019 the source said. \u2018He didn\u2019t have to be in the room when the sex was happening, although he frequently was.\u2019\u2026 Authorities say that some of Combs\u2019 alleged victims are cooperating with authorities.\u201d \u2022 Hmm. So, just out of curiosity, where the only men on tape the service providers Diddy hired? Commentary:<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The dynamics of Epstein, Diddy, Weinstein and others are the same. Powerful people use mass rape and trafficking as a weapon, and counter to cliche, they CAN all stay quiet \u2014 for decades. <\/p>\n<p>Another example \u2014 Craig Spence:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x3pvwPIYBy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/t.co\/x3pvwPIYBy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sarahkendzior\/status\/1836404743033311322\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">September 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>(Not sure on Kendzior as a source, but she seems to be right here.) These are not nice people at all.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDepartment of Labor Recovers $109K in Back Wages, Damages from Employers Who Denied Full Wages to 359 Workers at 5 New Orleans Restaurants\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/newsroom\/releases\/whd\/whd20240918-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Department of Justice<\/a> (JB)]. \u201cThe department\u2019s Wage and Hour Division determined Bobby Hebert\u2019s Cajun Cannon, the Hideout Bar, Mambo\u2019s, Oceana Grill, and the Olde NOLA Cookery deducted the cost of uniforms, order errors, liquor shortages, customer walk-outs and customer credit card disputes from employees\u2019 wages in violation of federal regulations. The investigation recovered $109,154, including $54,577 in back wages and an equal amount in damages \u2013 for the tipped servers and bartenders. The investigations are part of an ongoing enforcement initiative by the division to identify violations in the restaurant industry and recover back wages. If warranted, the division will recover damages and assess civil money penalties.\u201d \u2022 Oddly, no mention of this in the Times-Picayune that I can find<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTribal Nations &amp; Eco-Feminist Provisioning With Josefina Li\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/moneyontheleft.org\/2024\/09\/01\/tribal-nations-eco-feminist-provisioning-with-josefina-li\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Money on the Left<\/a>]. Li went to UMKC. \u201cEconomics is not a study of scarce resources among competing ends, but rather a study of social provisioning, that is how society organized themselves for social provision, and that includes social reproduction.\u201d \u2022 Yep. <\/p>\n<p>Provisioning housing, for example. Or not:<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Particularly cruel because RVs commonly house families with children. <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s often their last ditch effort with their last life savings to keep a roof over their head, and instead of helping \u2013 the government will tow and destroy the RV, rendering them completely unsheltered. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XyQDyhkUxi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/t.co\/XyQDyhkUxi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Housing 4 All is Hot (@ahouse4all) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ahouse4all\/status\/1836415917921608066\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">September 18, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"wired\"\/><strong>News of the Wired<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"philosophy\"\/>\u201cDo All Roads Lead to Philosophy on Wikipedia?: They Do About 97.3% of the Time\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.openculture.com\/2024\/09\/do-all-roads-lead-to-philosophy-on-wikipedia-they-do-about-97-3-of-the-time.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">OpenCulture<\/a>]. \u201cPull up <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Plastic_Love\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the Wikipedia page for Mariya Takeuchi\u2019s \u2018Plastic Love,\u2019<\/a> the 1984 single now known for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.openculture.com\/2018\/10\/youtubes-algorithm-turned-obscure-1980s-japanese-song-enormously-popular-hit-discover-mariya-takeuchis-plastic-love.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">re-popularizing the genre of Japanese \u2018city pop.\u2019 <\/a>Then click the first of its links (not related to the language of the article itself), which leads to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mariya_Takeuchi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Takeuchi\u2019s own page<\/a>. If you keep following that same procedure, you\u2019ll continue on to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/City_pop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">City Pop<\/a>, then <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/J-pop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Japanese Pop Music<\/a>, then <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Popular_music\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Popular Music<\/a>. Keep drilling down, and you\u2019ll pass the very concepts of music and sound, then enter the realms of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Physics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">physics<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scientific_method\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the scientific method<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scientific_method\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">logical propositions<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scientific_method\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">philosophy of language<\/a>. This is one example provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-llumS2rA8I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the video above from YouTuber Not David<\/a>, which investigates whether all roads on Wikipedia eventually lead to philosophy\u2026 The \u2018philosophy game,\u2019 as Not David calls it, is at all times subject to breakage, but also to un-breakage. At normal times, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Orange_juice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Orange Juice<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philosophy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Philosophy<\/a> takes thirteen steps, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Apple_juice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Apple Juice<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philosophy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Philosophy<\/a> takes fifteen steps; both the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Calgary_Flames\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Calgary Flames<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Edmonton_Oilers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Edmonton Oilers<\/a> lie sixteen steps from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philosophy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Philosophy<\/a>. But things go haywire if someone goes and, say, re-orders the links on the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Awareness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Awareness<\/a> article so Psychology comes first.\u201d \u2022 Hmm. Sounds like a game anyone can play. Readers?<\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact information for plants<\/strong>: Readers, feel free to contact me at lambert [UNDERSCORE] strether [DOT] corrente [AT] yahoo [DOT] com, to (a) find out how to send me a check if you are allergic to PayPal and (b) to find out how to send me images of plants. Vegetables are fine! Fungi, lichen, and coral are deemed to be honorary plants! If you want your handle to appear as a credit, please place it at the start of your mail in parentheses: (thus). Otherwise, I will anonymize by using your initials. See the previous Water Cooler (with plant) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/2024\/09\/200pm-water-cooler-9-16-2024.html\">here<\/a>. From SC:<\/p>\n<p>SC writes: \u201cHere is a \u2018quickie\u2019 from another project, a \u2018custom growing\u2019 request that I took up out of interest in the \u2018propagation how to\u2019 as well as the neat DIY herbal medicine aspect.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1_2024-08-15-C-citratus-at-25wks-Aug2024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-278972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1_2024-08-15-C-citratus-at-25wks-Aug2024.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1_2024-08-15-C-citratus-at-25wks-Aug2024-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2_20240815_C-citratus-tea.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-278973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2_20240815_C-citratus-tea.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2_20240815_C-citratus-tea-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>SC further commments:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>For several years I\u2019ve been starting significant numbers of plants from seed for my own use and to give away in hope of encouraging people whose schedules permit to get into gardening. Early this year a friend who has been a regular distributee conveyed a contact\u2019s request for Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus), which can be made into an herbal infusion with anti-inflammatory properties (interestingly, one of the active components of LG is quercetin, which may have antiviral benefits. Also interesting, I have seen reports that ingesting lemongrass tea can make a person less palatable to mosquitos). This is a new plant to me; the idea of DIY herbal medicine is intriguing. The plant is easy to start from seed, though the germination rate, at ~30%, was disappointing and well below what the seed seller\u2019s information led me to expect. My friend accepted a few plants and potted them up in outdoor soil. The pictured plant, started in late February and photographed in early August, is very large and robust compared with the ones I have kept, which I left in growing medium amended with slow-release fertilizer. The second photo is of a pot of Lemongrass tea. The species cannot survive Northern winters and the pictured plant will need to be overwintered indoors; it can be pruned back before bringing indoors and the harvested leaf will make quite a bit of tea.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"printfriendly pf-alignleft\"><a href=\"#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none;-webkit-box-shadow:none; -moz-box-shadow: none; box-shadow:none; padding:0; margin:0\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.printfriendly.com\/buttons\/print-button-gray.png\" alt=\"Print Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/2024\/09\/200pm-water-cooler-9-19-2024.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is Naked Capitalism fundraising week. 1311 donors have already invested in our efforts to combat corruption and predatory conduct, particularly in the financial realm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":84803,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[153,183],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economy","category-spotlight"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84802"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84802\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}