Local protests against data centers and Flock camera surveillance are coming from both sides of the political spectrum.
Monday, February 23, 2026
Trump Pledges Hospital Boat for Greenland—Which, Unlike US, Has ‘Free and Equal Access to Health for All’
“We have a public health service where treatment is free for citizens… It is not like that in the USA, where it costs money to go to the doctor.”
Trump Doubling Down on Tariffs After SCOTUS Nixing Sweeping “Emergency” Abuse: Bad for Businesses, Economy, and Trump
The Trump tariffs mess in the wake of his 6-3 Supreme Court loss on his misuse of “emergency” authority is even worse than you might imagine.
India Exchanges BRICS Ties for Lead Role in the American AI Cage
New Delhi sells out Russia and its own working class as part of India-Middle East-Europe [digital] Corridor that aims to fortify a new American-Israeli hegemony..
Bibi Put Israel’s Partners in an Awkward Position With His Description of the “Hexagon”
Another demonstration of Israel’s extreme sense of entitlement and intent to become a regional hegemon.
The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: Andrei Rublev (1966) Run Time: 3H 2M plus bonus documentary
Andrei Rublev is a film about art and life in medieval Russia.
Do You Trust Epstein Elite With Nuclear Weapons?
No arms limitation treaties, few diplomatic channels, AI integration into nuclear command systems, and an elite with Epstein social values. What could go wrong?
Rob Urie: No Exit – How Obama’s Bank Bailouts Produced Trump
Profiling the Democratic Party’s doom loop, starting with the Obama “get out of jail free” cards to financiers after the crisis.
Michael Hudson: Destiny of Civilization – Financialization & Collapse
Michael Hudson explains how industrial capitalism was radical in aiming to free economies and markets from rent-seeking and financialization.
Coffee Break: Landscape, Immigration, mRNA Vaccines, and a Safe Football Helmet
Part the First: What is Landscape? I have heard of John Stilgoe but have never gotten around to reading his work. That will change as soon as possible. His book What is Landscape? is described in the MIT Press newsletter in a series of questions, the first being: You place enormous weight on etymology and […]
AI Chatbots Attacks May End the Internet as We Know It
Recently, openDemocracy’s website was brought down by an army of bots, just like Naked Capitalism and other publishers.
