Monday, July 6, 2026

The Spectacular Regrowth of New England’s Forests

The rebound of forests in the northeast U.S. is the “greatest forest recovery in the history of the world.” This is how it happened.

Links 7/6/2026

The Hypersociality Hypothesis

Can hypersociality help reconcile obvious elite stupidity with top-down conspiracy theories?

Is the U.S. Preparing to Ramp Up the Dirty Wars Against China? 

Beijing’s new ethnic unity law extends country’s legal reach as attacks on Chinese infrastructure projects mount. 

Iran War: Iran Stance Hardening in Connection with Funerals for Supreme Leader and Other Martyrs; Strait of Hormuz Dominance Struggle Continues; More on Oil Price Anomalies

Today’s Iran war update: Why things are not as quiet as they might seem.

Links 7/5/2026

The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: Into Great Silence (2005) Run Time: 1H 6M Plus Bonuses!

Into Great Silence is a movie about the contemplative life.

Russia Exposed Ukraine’s New Three-Pronged Infowar Campaign About The Battlefield

The narrative of Ukraine success cracks under the weight of reality. What’s next?

Links 7/4/2026

Michael Hudson: How US Slave Interests Stifled US Monetary and Banking Policy Until 1913

On US 250th anniversary celebration, Michael Hudson considers the counter-revolution thesis and the role of slave capital.

Why AI Doesn’t Think, Cannot Reason, Isn’t Intelligent and Will Never Achieve Consciousness

Rob Urie addresses common misperceptions regularly promoted by AI touts, of what AI can and cannot do.

Coffee Break: Apathetic Americans, Science Agonistes, and Cool Science

Part the First: Jessica Wildfire on Apathetic Americans.  As a paid-up member of the Professional Managerial Class who came from a thoroughly working-class background, I tend to hear and see things differently from most of my colleagues.  An enduring theme among them is “They just don’t seem to care…”  Not exactly.  From Heads Above Water: […]

Links 7/3/2026

The UK’s Latest “Debanking” Scandal Should Give Everyone Pause

First they came for Muslim activists. Then they came for Nigel Farage. Now, they’re coming for independent media outlets.

Iran War: Philip Pilkington, Nate Wade Debunk Oil Cliff Hopium; Pilkington Explains Prices Derived from Crack Spreads are $100 to $115 a Barrel; US Declares Fertilizer Emergency

Today’s abbreviated Iran war news: some information hygiene on the oil cliff and fertilizer fronts.