On the dangerously sorry state of US dams, levees, and other water control systems, now more flood-exposed than ever.
Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Coffee Break: Armed Madhouse – RAND Alarms the China Hawks
In late 2025, a major RAND Corporation study on U.S.–China strategy was quietly withdrawn from public view less than two weeks after publication. The unusual disappearance suggests an internal struggle over whether the United States should escalate rivalry with China or first rebuild its own industrial and technological base. The RAND report’s realism posed a challenge to the prevailing hawkish narrative.
Flock Camera Vulnerability: It’s Worse Than You Think
More on why Flock surveillance cameras are insecure and unreliable. Pass the information on to local officials.
Former MI6 Chief Warns of the Security Risks of the UK Government’s Proposed Digital Identity System
“When you aggregate data into one massive base, of course it immediately becomes a target for the country’s enemies.”
AI Hyperscalers Crash the Grid as Big Tech Becomes a Power Trader
Enron’s success in gaming power prices suggests that there’s reason to worry about AI hyperscalers aselectricity traders
Even the Wall Street Journal’s Editors Have Had It With RFK, Jr.’s Anti-Vax Con Job
Even the Wall Street Journal has had it with RFK Jr. as he doubles down on lies to Congress , his campaign against vaccines, and corruption
Coffee Break: Flailing OpenAI Follows Meta’s Malignant Model
OpenAI may be following Meta’s malignant model by putting profits before user safety while hyping ambitious expansion plans.
“From ‘Mail-Order Brides’ to ‘Passport Bros,’ the International Dating Industry Often Sells Traditional Gender Roles”
A weird glamorization of sexpattery as “international dating”.
The Poison Pill in the US Peace Plan for Ukraine: Europe Written Into the Outline
Why the 28 point peace framework for Ukraine could never work due to explicit obligations for NATO and “Europe”
Nation’s Largest Landlord Is Encouraged to Break the Law With Measly Fine for Price Fixing Scheme That Kept Rents Artificially High and Worsened Homelessness Crisis
Greystar is penalized 0.002 percent of the $300 billion worth of real estate it manages, and must stop using collusion software—maybe.
Colorado Is Pumping the Brakes on First-Of-Its-Kind AI Regulation to Find a Practical Path Forward
AI: too big to be regulated?
Links 11/23/2025
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The Sunday Morning Movie Presents: The Golden Voyage Of Sinbad (1973) Run Time: 1H 44M
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad is a movie about high adventure and fantastical creatures.
