{"id":86754,"date":"2024-11-05T00:08:07","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T00:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/05\/200pm-water-cooler-11-4-2024-naked-capitalism\/"},"modified":"2024-11-05T00:08:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T00:08:07","slug":"200pm-water-cooler-11-4-2024-naked-capitalism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/05\/200pm-water-cooler-11-4-2024-naked-capitalism\/","title":{"rendered":"2:00PM Water Cooler 11\/4\/2024 | naked capitalism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div wp_automatic_readability=\"312.65788966049\">\n<p><em><strong>By Lambert Strether of Corrente.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Yes, I will do an election night live blog tomorrow! \u2013lambert<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bird Song of the Day<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Returning to the Northern Mockingbirds. Love the binomial: <em>Mimus polyglottos<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/macaulaylibrary.org\/asset\/343775881\/embed\" height=\"431\" width=\"640\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Northern Mockingbird, 71 Maltby Road East, Wellington, Ontario, Canada. \u201cAmazing mimicking abilities of various songbirds; singing persistently from different perches (top of a tree or a bush, wire); singing while in flight as well; moving from one perch to another quite frequently; very vocal and active, chasing other birds away from its territory esp American Robins; amazing mimicking abilities; great singer although I\u2019m not sure if I would like it every morning next to my bedroom window. So intense :).\u201d<\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center> <\/p>\n<p><strong>In Case You Might Miss\u2026 <\/strong> <\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"#rcp\">Today\u2019s RCP polling:<\/a> Kamala closing.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#opeds\">Dueling Op-Eds <\/a> on Kamala v. Trump.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#boeing\">Boeing vote today<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#times\">News Guild tech workers<\/a> strike at NYT on election day.<\/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>2024<\/p>\n<blockquote wp_automatic_readability=\"69.903635652854\">\n<p>Countdown!<\/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\"\/><strong>NEW<\/strong> Today\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\/11\/rcp_2024-11-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"964\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-281608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/rcp_2024-11-4.png 630w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/rcp_2024-11-4-196x300.png 196w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/rcp_2024-11-4-624x955.png 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lambert here: If we ignore the concept of margin of error, today\u2019s survey, combined with Friday\u2019s, says that Kamala is closing (and the Blue Wall is hers again). Recall also that the polls lag: If Big Mo is on Kamala\u2019s site, she could ahead by now. Then again, if you look at the electoral college results with the Toss-Up states turned red or blue, Trump is stable and ahead. (I\u2019m \u201cdancing with the one that brung ya\u201d on method, here; I\u2019ve watched RCP consistently all year, hoping the average would defeat polarization and manipulation, and we\u2019ll know at some point, well, in the near future whether that was an appropriate choice.) Of course, we on the outside might as well be examining the entrails of birds when we try to predict what will happen to the subset of voters (undecided; irregular) in a subset of states (swing), and the irregulars, especially, who will determine the outcome of the election but might as well be quantum foam, but presumably the campaign professionals have better data, and have the situation as under control as it can be <sub>MR SUBLIMINAL Fooled ya. Kidding!<\/sub>.<\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center> <\/p>\n<p><a name=\"opeds\"\/>\u201cTrump Isn\u2019t Perfect, but He\u2019s the Better Choice\u201d [Nikki Haley, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/aihFA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Wall Street Journal<\/a>]. The deck: \u201cIf you like his policies but are put off by his tone or his excesses, consider the cost of the past four years.\u201d More: \u201c[T]here are also millions whose views on Mr. Trump are mixed. They like much of what he did as president and agree with most of his policies. But they dislike his tone and can\u2019t condone his excesses, such as his conduct on Jan. 6, 2021. This third group of Americans will determine whether the former president returns to the White House. To that group, I\u2019ll point out that Mr. Trump isn\u2019t the only one on the ballot. This election isn\u2019t a referendum on him. It\u2019s a choice between him and Kamala Harris. I don\u2019t agree with Mr. Trump 100% of the time. But I do agree with him most of the time, and I disagree with Ms. Harris nearly all the time. That makes this an easy call. Here are the facts most relevant to me. Americans today on average face some $13,000 in higher annual costs than they did four years ago\u2026 Then there\u2019s national security. The Biden-Harris agenda has made the world far more dangerous. Our southern border is our most pressing security threat; Mr. Biden and Ms. Harris have made it dramatically worse\u2026. I agree with Mr. Trump that America should be strong\u2014far stronger than we are today. When he was president, Russia didn\u2019t invade another country, Iran was on its heels, China received serious pushback for the first time in decades, and our southern border was more secure. The world is unsafe under Biden-Harris, and we shouldn\u2019t expect that to change under a Harris administration.\u201d \u2022 Ugh. Haley making a play for the suburban white PMC genocidaires?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cColumn: The case against Donald Trump is clear. Here\u2019s the case for Kamala Harris\u201d [Doyle McManus, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/politics\/column-the-case-against-donald-trump-is-clear-here-s-the-case-for-kamala-harris\/ar-AA1tt9Xe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Los Angeles Times<\/a>]. Here are six reasons Harris would be a better president:.. She has promised to seek consensus and compromise, two words Trump has rarely uttered. We could use a dose of both\u2026. Harris\u2019 economic policies are less likely to produce runaway inflation and deficits than Trump\u2019s\u2026. Harris has offered serious proposals to address three pressing problems: housing, childcare and elder care\u2026. Harris says U.S. foreign policy should be based on strong alliances with other democracies, not cynical partnerships with tyrants like Russia\u2019s Vladimir Putin and China\u2019s Xi Jinping\u2026 And, of course, she  that women can make decisions about abortion without state governments endangering their lives.\u201d \u2022 \u201cWould work to ensure\u201d = \u201cfight for\u201d = \u201cwon\u2019t get the job done,\u201d as Democrats have failed to do on Roe for a generation. McManus isn\u2019t dumb; the Democrats could abolish the filibuster and codify Roe when the Congress opens and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/2012\/07\/the-obama-enablers-big-lie-we-never-had-the-votes.html\">the Senate sets its rules<\/a>. Did Doyle get a commitment from Kamala on this? Or even ask the question? No. So it won\u2019t get done.<\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center> <\/p>\n<p>Kamala (D): History rhymes:<\/p>\n<p><center wp_automatic_readability=\"3.1186440677966\"> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" wp_automatic_readability=\"8.5762711864407\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So, they narcissistically replaced \u201cwe\u201d with \u201cshe?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is literally \u201cit\u2019s her turn.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mrIm6AFHGK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/t.co\/mrIm6AFHGK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Briahna Joy Gray (@briebriejoy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/briebriejoy\/status\/1853495916080332873\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">November 4, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center> <\/p>\n<p>2008 \u2013 2024 is not a rapid decay, in historical terms.<\/p>\n<p>Kamala (D): \u201c35 year national security expert\u201d:<\/p>\n<p><center wp_automatic_readability=\"3.9446202531646\"> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" wp_automatic_readability=\"10.518987341772\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The woman stricken with TDS is none other than Patti Morrissey, a former senior DoD and ODNI official. Sadly this sickness is pervasive within the national security apparatus, and that degrades trust in these important government institutions. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wDtwWfFrqc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/t.co\/wDtwWfFrqc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ezra A. Cohen (@EzraACohen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EzraACohen\/status\/1853030330229277099\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">November 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center> <\/p>\n<p> Now a government contractor (naturally). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/2024\/11\/the-organs-of-state-security-involved-in-authenticating-election-2024-or-not.html\">ODNI is one of the organs of state security involved in election validation<\/a>. I wonder who many degrees of separation between Morrissey, Jessica Brandt at ODNI\u2019s Foreign Malign Influence Center, and DHS\u2019s Jen Easterly at CISA. Not very many, I would bet. Perhaps they go to the same yoga class, or some such.<\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center>\n<\/p><\/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\/sars-cov-2-in-wastewater\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">wastewater<\/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, KidDoc, 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> Social Norming<\/p>\n<blockquote wp_automatic_readability=\"7\">\n<p>I genuinely do not understand how we can not protect our children. What is going on here?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/tennis.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"629\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-281607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/tennis.png 500w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/tennis-238x300.png 238w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s like a zombie movie about the collapse of civilization.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Stats Watch<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Manufacturing: \u201cUnited States Factory Orders\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/tradingeconomics.com\/united-states\/factory-orders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Trading Economics<\/a>]. \u201cNew orders for manufactured goods in the US fell by 0.5% from the previous month to $584.2 billion in September of 2024, extending the revised 0.8% decline in August and loosely in line with market expectations of a 0.4% drop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center> <\/p>\n<p><a name=\"boeing\"\/>Manufacturing: \u201cBoeing Machinists head to the polls in decisive vote that could end strike\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/business\/boeing-aerospace\/boeing-machinists-head-to-the-polls-in-decisive-vote-that-could-end-strike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Seattle Times<\/a>]. \u201cA simple majority of ballots cast will decide whether the offer is approved or rejected. Voting is expected to conclude shortly after 7 p.m., with results announced shortly thereafter\u2026. Union leaders have said Boeing threatened that, if the latest offer is rejected, the next one will be less generous. While Boeing did not specify what would be taken away if it were to fail, Machinists union District 751 President Jon Holden said Boeing might cancel a commitment to build the next airplane in the Puget Sound region, back away from a 38% wage increase or rescind a 1% decrease in health care costs\u2026. Boeing\u2019s October share sale did net the company more time. It raised $21.1 billion last week, selling additional shares in the company to shore up its balance sheet and stave off a potential credit-rating downgrade. With the big capital injection, analysts from Jefferies wrote Friday that Boeing is \u2018likely in a stronger negotiating position.\u2019 Workers are meanwhile burning through their savings. The analysts calculated Friday that the average \u201cfinancial pain\u201d for workers is $10,400 in lost wages. That\u2019s nearing the $12,000 ratification bonus on offer and, for some workers, the $9,900 that they would gain in wage increases in the first year of the contract.\u201d \u2022\u00a0Yes. Boeing went to Wall Street to raise money to beat the strike, and Wall Street obliged.<\/p>\n<p>Manufacturing: \u201cThe Boeing strike vote; the United Airlines example\u201d [Air Insight]. \u201cThe pause in MAX deliveries disrupted United\u2019s network planning. Airlines sell seats 360 days out, so planning is essential, and delivery disruptions cause chaos. It is a delicate balance, and we see time and again the industry loses balance quickly. It always recovers, but that recovery invariably means people are stuck somewhere they don\u2019t want to be, with airlines bleeding money as they recover.\u201d \u2022 So the IAM still has <em>some<\/em> leverage beyond the cash flow problem Wall Street solved for Boeing.<\/p>\n<p>Manufacturing: \u201cBoeing Had a Big Week. This One Is Even Bigger\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/WdLnI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Barron\u2019s<\/a>]. \u201cThe new labor contract offer increases base wages by about $1.1 billion annually over the life of the contract, according to Jefferies analyst Sheila Kahyaoglu.\u201d That\u2019s <em>all<\/em>? More: \u201cManagement will have to offset increases with higher productivity. Boeing recently announced it would lay off some 17,000 people which will help offset cost increases.\u201d \u2022 But not executive bonuses or stock buybacks. Naturally.<\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center> <\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s Fear &amp; Greed Index: 44 Fear (previous close: 48 Neutral) [<a href=\"https:\/\/money.cnn.com\/data\/fear-and-greed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CNN<\/a>]. One week ago: 60 (Greed). (0 is Extreme Fear; 100 is Extreme Greed). Last updated Nov 4 at 1:09:25 PM ET. Quite a swing.<\/p>\n<p>Rapture Index: Closes up one on Interest Rates. \u201cLong term rates are moving higher\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.raptureready.com\/rapture-ready-index\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rapture Ready<\/a>]. Record High, October 10, 2016: 189. Current: 182. (Remember that bringing on the Rapture is good.) \u2022 <\/p>\n<p><strong>Gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Millet is great. Notice his attempt to catch work (\u201ctransfer of energy by a force acting on an object as it is displaced\u201d) in paint, especially with the middle figure\u2019s raised arm. (John Berger spotted the same thing with a potato in mid-air, being dropped into a furrow by a peasant.)<\/p>\n<p><center wp_automatic_readability=\"1.45\"> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" wp_automatic_readability=\"4.64\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Washerwomen <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rbJjkoraSY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/rbJjkoraSY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jean-Francois Millet (@artistmillet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/artistmillet\/status\/1849481742538678426\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">October 24, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center> <\/p>\n<p>I wish there were an Impressionist Millet (or a Cubist Millet) but AFAIK there is not.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Permaculture<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cUsing Leaves For Insulation Around My Studio\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fullmoonfiberart.com\/2024\/11\/03\/using-leaves-for-insulation-around-my-studio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Full Moon Fiber Art<\/a>]. \u201cI started yesterday and finished raking leaves today. I filled up 16 forty gallons bags with leaves and put them on three sides of my studio. The only side without leaves is the south facing where the foundation is so low it\u2019s hardly visible\u2026. And it\u2019s a great use of the leaves. In the spring I\u2019ll burn them in my equinox bon fire. The bags are heavy duty, so I\u2019ll save the ones that survive the winter and use them again next year.\u201d \u2022 I\u2019ve done this and it really works; converted the coldest room in the house to the warmest. I recycle the leaves for mulch. The leaves have to be dry. Probably not too late for those of you in cold climates!<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"class\"\/><strong>Class Warfare<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"times\">\u201cNew York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike\u201d [<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/11\/04\/business\/media\/new-york-times-strike.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">New York Times]. <\/a>The deck: \u201cThe Times Tech Guild represents more than 600 software developers and others who run the back-end systems behind The Times\u2019s digital operation.\u201d More: \u201cThe two sides negotiated until late Sunday. The sticking points in recent days were over whether they could get a \u201cjust cause\u201d provision in their contract, which means workers can be terminated only for misconduct or another such reason; pay increases and pay equity; and return-to-office policies. Times management said in an email to workers on Sunday that it had offered a 2.5 percent annual wage increase, a minimum 5 percent pay increase for promotions and a $1,000 ratification bonus. It also said that the company would maintain its current in-office work requirements of two days a week through June 2025, while allowing employees to work fully remotely for three weeks per year. The guild said in a statement that its members would protest daily outside the company\u2019s headquarters starting at 9 a.m. on Monday. \u201cThey have left us no choice but to demonstrate the power of our labor on the picket line,\u201d Kathy Zhang, the guild\u2019s unit chair, said in the statement. \u201cNevertheless, we stand ready to bargain and get this contract across the finish line.\u201d The guild said it was asking readers to honor its digital picket line by not playing Times Games products, such as Wordle, and not using the Cooking app. It added that it had filed numerous unfair labor practice charges against The Times with the National Labor Relations Board over the company\u2019s return-to-office mandates and its attempts to interrogate members about their intentions to strike.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew York Times Tech Workers Go on Strike on Eve of 2024 Election, Alleging Unfair Labor Practices\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2024\/digital\/news\/new-york-times-tech-workers-strike-2024-elections-1236199555\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Variety<\/a>]. \u201cThe Times Tech Guild represents more than 600 engineers, data managers, designers, software developers and tech personnel who develop and run the systems that power the paper\u2019s website and apps. If the strike continues into Tuesday, it will be the first to coincide with a presidential election in the NewsGuild since the 1964 Detroit newspaper strike, according to the union\u2026. None of the Times\u2019 writers or editors who are covering the elections are directly involved in the Times Tech Guild strike. A spokesperson for the Times said the company has \u2018robust plans in place to ensure that we are able to fulfill our mission and serve our readers.&#8217;\u201d \u2022 IOW, scabs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSupport Striking New York Times Tech Workers by Breaking Your Wordle Streak\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/support-striking-new-york-times-tech-workers-by-breaking-your-wordle-streak-2000520227\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Gizmodo<\/a>]. \u201cThe New York Times\u2019s software engineers are on strike right now and they have a simple request for readers: don\u2019t play Wordle or the crossword puzzle this week. The Times Tech Guild represents more than 600 tech workers who maintain The Times\u2019 digital new empire. The New York Times is a storied news organization but it\u2019s also a tech company. It has thrived when so many other news outlets have failed, in part, because its pivot to digital was smart and robust. Games like Wordle, Spelling Bee, Connections, and the Crossword drive huge numbers to the Times. The NYT Cooking App is beloved by many and brings in a lot of revenue. But all that tech requires a wealth of backend support. In 2022, the Times\u2019 tech workers unionized and they\u2019ve been negotiating with management ever since. They signaled back in September that they were prepared to strike and would do it around election day. According to a statement from the Guild, the current pain points between it and management are: return to office mandates, limits on subcontracting, pay and equity, and \u201cjust cause\u201d job protections. Workers want a provision in their contract that would ensure employees are only terminated for misconduct or similar reasons. \u2018We have been sounding the alarm for weeks and cleared our schedules to get this contract done before the election week deadline,\u2019 Susan DeCarava, the president of The NewsGuild of New York said in a statement. \u2018As workers and subscribers, we\u2019re disheartened that the Times is willing to gamble with its election coverage to avoid agreeing to a fair and just contract. We remain ready to bargain and look forward to reaching an agreement our members at Times Tech Guild will ratify.\u2019 Striking the day before the election is a calculated move designed to put maximum pressure on the paper at a time when its readership is spiking. The vaunted \u2018election needle\u2019 is a staple of the Times\u2019 coverage and it doesn\u2019t run without the support of back-end tech workers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center> <\/p>\n<p>\u201cDiddy makes shock attempt to silence grand jury witness who made bombshell claims about rapper\u2019s \u2018freak-off\u2019 parties\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-14037297\/Diddy-makes-shock-attempt-silence-grand-jury-witness-bombshell-claims-rappers-freak-parties.html?ns_mchannel=rss&amp;ns_campaign=1490\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>]. \u201cAttorneys for Sean \u2018Diddy\u2019 Combs have made a shocking attempt to silence a grand jury witness who has made bombshell claims about the rapper\u2019s so-called \u2018freak-off\u2019 parties. Lawyers Marc Agnifilo and Tony Geragos submitted a letter to the federal judge overseeing the hip hop mogul\u2019s sex trafficking and racketeering case, asking him to expedite their motion for a gag order on witnesses, citing a \u2018deluge of improper pretrial publicity,\u2019 ABC News reports. It says the statements made by certain individuals are \u2018undermining Mr. Combs\u2019 right to a fair trial and the integrity of the grand jury proceedings.\u2019 The lawyers hit out specifically at Combs\u2019 former friend, Courtney Burgess, who has claimed in multiple interviews he has seen videos of major celebrities being \u2018victimized\u2019 at Diddy\u2019s notorious \u2018freak-off\u2019 parties.\u201d \u2022\u00a0I don\u2019t care about \u201ccelebrities.\u201d How about executives or politicians? People with real power?<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"wired\"\/><strong>News of the Wired<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I am not feeling wired today.<\/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\/10\/200pm-water-cooler-10-31-2024.html\">here<\/a>. From Wukchumni:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/north_rim.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-281604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/north_rim.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/north_rim-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Wukchumni writes: \u201cNorth Rim of the Grand Canyon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><center>* * *<\/center> <\/p>\n<p><a name=\"donate\"\/><strong>Readers<\/strong>: Water Cooler is a standalone entity <em>not<\/em> covered by the annual NC fundraiser. Material here is Lambert\u2019s, and does not express the views of the Naked Capitalism site. If you see a link you especially like, or an item you wouldn\u2019t see anywhere else, please do not hesitate to express your appreciation in tangible form. Remember, a tip jar is for tipping! <em>Regular positive feedback both makes me feel good and lets me know I\u2019m on the right track with coverage<\/em>. When I get no donations for three or four days I get worried. More tangibly, a constant trickle of donations helps me with expenses, and I factor in that trickle when setting fundraising goals:<\/p>\n<p>Here is the screen that will appear, which I have helpfully annotated:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-226891\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/contribution.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"606\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/contribution.png 606w, https:\/\/www.nakedcapitalism.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/contribution-300x190.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If you hate PayPal, you can email me at lambert [UNDERSCORE] strether [DOT] corrente [AT] yahoo [DOT] com, and I will give you directions on how to send a check. 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