As the war of words escalates between Türkiye and Israel, cooperation remains steady as ever. Is that about to change or is the friction largely theater as Israel preps for another go at regime change in Iran?

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17.09.2025

Links 9/16/2025 | naked capitalism

Our fesity links: Japan's centenarians, bee parasite? China slowdown continues, moar Trump v. India, UK food inflation, UN Commission calls out genocide, Poland wants no fly zone, GOP wants Epstein files, moar Charlie Kirk, AI kills Indian IT new hires, inequality rises further

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17.09.2025

It Finally Happens: Spain Rebels Against Israel and Its Genocide in Gaza | naked capitalism

The BDS (Boycott, Divest and Sanctions) movement appears to be going from strength to strength. As with South Africa, it is largely a bottom-up process.

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17.09.2025

Trump to Give CEOs Even More Power Versus Investors Via Ending Quarterly Reporting, Other Anti-Transparency Measures | naked capitalism

Trump is again weakening America's position to the benefit of the privileged few, here public company CEOs

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17.09.2025

U.S. Automakers Navigate Rising Metal Costs and Supply Woes | naked capitalism

Beleagured US automakers, who remain important employers, face new tsuris in tariff costs and scarcity of key minerals.

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17.09.2025

‘Incredible Corruption’: Blockbuster Report on Trump Crypto Grift Leaves Observers Stunned | naked capitalism

The New York Times described how the UAE got a real solid from Trump after a monster investment in Trump's family crypto venture.

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17.09.2025

Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse - Plinking Narcos | naked capitalism

Trump’s Latin America strikes echo “plinking” target practice—cheap military spectacle with risky long-term consequences for U.S. influence and regional stability.

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16.09.2025

Despite Recent "Pin the Tail on the European Donkey" Moves, Trump Unlikely to Escape Accusation of Losing Ukraine War | naked capitalism

Despite a possible tactical success versus Ukraine warmongers, Trump can't escape owning the war and going down as the President that lost it

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16.09.2025

Links 9/15/2025 | naked capitalism

Our regal daily links, including alleged Kirk killer silent and on suicide watch, UK far right protests, Russia sanction games, and does Trump fear Israel?

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16.09.2025

China Continues Its Steady Expansion Into Central Asia On The Sidelines Of Big Summits | naked capitalism

The US foreign policy establishment begins to wake up to the reality of China's dominance in Central Asia.

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16.09.2025

Charlie Kirk's Death Triggers an Influencer Apocalypse

The influencer apocalypse triggered by the assassination of influencer Charlie Kirk is the biggest American moral panic since 2001.

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16.09.2025

US Explores Its Options for Destabilization in Georgia | naked capitalism

More sanctions are under discussion as Ukraine SBU is accused of smuggling explosives into Georgia.

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15.09.2025

Hoisted from Comments: "Nuclear Waste Is a Myth the US Promoted...." | naked capitalism

Why nuclear waste is a choice, not a necessity.

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15.09.2025

Links 9/14/2025 | naked capitalism

Our strategic daily links: Wild rides, naked black hole, bone glue, first female PM in Nepal, Europe's future, Gaza horrors, Ukraine burning, vanishing privacy, Trumpishness, Musk world, hapless democrats, immigration troubles, Mr. market, AI, and wretched excess

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15.09.2025

“The Wider Benefits of Choosing Life Off the Grid” | naked capitalism

An argument that going off the grid is about a lot more than solar power and gardens.

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15.09.2025

The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: Uncle Vanya (1970) Run Time: 1H 42M | naked capitalism

Uncle Vanya is a movie about the boredom and desperation of a 19th. century Russian family.

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14.09.2025

Links 9/13/2025 | naked capitalism

Our contrary daily links: false blue eyes? first f-bomb, moar Charlie Kirk, Hyandai plant further backfire, Israel kills Yemen journos, Admin: 25 child Covid vax deaths, 40,000 troops to Poland border, Memphis next ICE target, US subprime auto lender fail, bond market worries, Telsa sales down in US EV surge

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14.09.2025

Satyajit Das: On Reading – Textual Pleasures | naked capitalism

On the role of reading, particulalry for book lovers.

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14.09.2025

How Student Loans Became America’s Financial Catastrophe | naked capitalism

How student loans became a vehicle for higher educational profiteering and exploitation of students.

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13.09.2025

Coffee Break: Vaccine "Side Effects," Outdated Theory of Disease, "Life" on Mars, and More on Liberalism | naked capitalism

Good vaccine side effects and the MAHA theory of disease, LLM abuse by scientists, a rock from Mars, and a note on Liberalism

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13.09.2025

"Inflaming Tensions, Trump Threatens Political Left With Retribution Over Killing of Charlie Kirk" | naked capitalism

Conservatives are baying for ritual sacrificies on the "radical left" over the murder of Charlie Kirk. How far will the blood lust go?

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13.09.2025

America's Grid is Nearing Its Breaking Point | naked capitalism

In another testament to lack of managerial competence, worries about US grid stabilty rise in the face of AI demand, yet little is being done

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13.09.2025

Links 9/12/2025 | naked capitalism

Our wholesome daily links, including latest on Charlie Kirk, swatting across the country, and Altman speaks on “suicide” of OpenAI whistleblower.

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13.09.2025

Are We Offloading Critical Thinking to AI Chatbots? | naked capitalism

Research, much of it by companies with deep investment in AI, suggests that chatbot interactions alter how users think.

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13.09.2025

As US' Case Against Venezuela Unravels, Trump Administration Escalates Its War Footing Anyway | naked capitalism

The escalation, as we've argued, has nothing to do with the drugs trade and everything to do with Venezuela's huge deposits of oil, gas, gold and other minerals.

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12.09.2025

Today's Political Nihilism: NYC Mayor's Race as a Case Study | naked capitalism

How top Democrats' posture towards NYC mayoral race leader Zohran Mamdani exemplifies the party's nihilism.

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12.09.2025

Links 9/11/2025 | naked capitalism

Our feisty daily links, including Charlie Kirk shooting, drones in Poland, Nepal and France protests, and Klarna cashes in.

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12.09.2025

Michael Hudson: Trump’s Economic War Against Europe, Korea and Japan | naked capitalism

On the impact of Trump overplaying his hand with trade partners who aren't all that dependent on the US.

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12.09.2025

Milton Friedman: From Modern Monetary Theory to Monetarism | naked capitalism

How Milton Friedman was an advocate of functional finance, the precursor to Monetary Monetary Theory before he wasn't.

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12.09.2025

Major New Paper in Nature: Climate Change Increase; Intensity and Frequency of Heatwaves; 1/4 "Virtually Impossible" Otherwise; "Carbon Majors" Accounted for Half of Intensity Increase | naked capitalism

A new paper in Nature analyzes extreme heatwaves, and not only identifies the human role but even particular perps.

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12.09.2025

If There Is No Welfare State, What Will Europe’s Social Contract Be? | naked capitalism

Europe’s welfare state has bound Western European nations since WWII. If it erodes—as some warn—what replaces that social contract?

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11.09.2025

MAHA Report Draws Fire as Critics Say Corporate Pressure Trumps Public Health | naked capitalism

More proof that the Adminisration MAHA plans are all hat, no cattle, save for RFK, Jr. collecting licensing fees on the phrase.

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11.09.2025

Poland to Invoke NATO Article 4 Over Russian Drones in Its Airspace | naked capitalism

Poland is going to NATO after 19 Russian drones entered its airspace, apparently from Belarus. What next?

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11.09.2025

Links 9/10/2025 | naked capitalism

Our prescient daily links: NYC lute player, Covid v. kidneys, Israel attacks Hamas negotiators, Russia drones downed in Poland? revolt in Nepal, France "block everything," Nepal floods, Trump Fed firing on hold, SKorea outrage over Hyundai raid, Dems to fight shutdown? what DOGE hath done at Social Security

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11.09.2025

Silicon Valley Ideologies as a Rosetta Stone for Understanding 2025

Silicon Valley ideologies like transhumanism, effective altruism, and neoreaction may motivate the actions of tech billionaires.

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Prison Labor: The Last Stronghold of Slavery in the US | naked capitalism

How Private Equity Is Corroding Education in the UK | naked capitalism

Thomas Neuburger: We've Just Crowned a King. What Next? | naked capitalism

Netanyahu Depicts Grim Economic Future for Israel, Need to Become an Autarky, "Super Sparta" Due to Isolation; Are There More Meanings? | naked capitalism

Are Israel and Türkiye on a Collision Course or Parallel Tracks? | naked capitalism

Links 9/16/2025 | naked capitalism

It Finally Happens: Spain Rebels Against Israel and Its Genocide in Gaza | naked capitalism

Trump to Give CEOs Even More Power Versus Investors Via Ending Quarterly Reporting, Other Anti-Transparency Measures | naked capitalism

U.S. Automakers Navigate Rising Metal Costs and Supply Woes | naked capitalism

‘Incredible Corruption’: Blockbuster Report on Trump Crypto Grift Leaves Observers Stunned | naked capitalism

Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse - Plinking Narcos | naked capitalism

Despite Recent "Pin the Tail on the European Donkey" Moves, Trump Unlikely to Escape Accusation of Losing Ukraine War | naked capitalism

Links 9/15/2025 | naked capitalism

China Continues Its Steady Expansion Into Central Asia On The Sidelines Of Big Summits | naked capitalism

Charlie Kirk's Death Triggers an Influencer Apocalypse

US Explores Its Options for Destabilization in Georgia | naked capitalism

Hoisted from Comments: "Nuclear Waste Is a Myth the US Promoted...." | naked capitalism

Links 9/14/2025 | naked capitalism

“The Wider Benefits of Choosing Life Off the Grid” | naked capitalism

The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: Uncle Vanya (1970) Run Time: 1H 42M | naked capitalism

Links 9/13/2025 | naked capitalism

Satyajit Das: On Reading – Textual Pleasures | naked capitalism

How Student Loans Became America’s Financial Catastrophe | naked capitalism

Coffee Break: Vaccine "Side Effects," Outdated Theory of Disease, "Life" on Mars, and More on Liberalism | naked capitalism

"Inflaming Tensions, Trump Threatens Political Left With Retribution Over Killing of Charlie Kirk" | naked capitalism

America's Grid is Nearing Its Breaking Point | naked capitalism

Links 9/12/2025 | naked capitalism

Are We Offloading Critical Thinking to AI Chatbots? | naked capitalism

As US' Case Against Venezuela Unravels, Trump Administration Escalates Its War Footing Anyway | naked capitalism

Today's Political Nihilism: NYC Mayor's Race as a Case Study | naked capitalism

Links 9/11/2025 | naked capitalism

Michael Hudson: Trump’s Economic War Against Europe, Korea and Japan | naked capitalism

Milton Friedman: From Modern Monetary Theory to Monetarism | naked capitalism

Major New Paper in Nature: Climate Change Increase; Intensity and Frequency of Heatwaves; 1/4 "Virtually Impossible" Otherwise; "Carbon Majors" Accounted for Half of Intensity Increase | naked capitalism

If There Is No Welfare State, What Will Europe’s Social Contract Be? | naked capitalism

MAHA Report Draws Fire as Critics Say Corporate Pressure Trumps Public Health | naked capitalism

Poland to Invoke NATO Article 4 Over Russian Drones in Its Airspace | naked capitalism

Links 9/10/2025 | naked capitalism

Silicon Valley Ideologies as a Rosetta Stone for Understanding 2025

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