Toddler bites cobra to death after venomous 3ft-long snake coiled itself around his hands in India Daily Mail (Micael T). Shades of the snake-strangling young Heracles.This kid is already a legend. Hope his reputation proves to be a boon as opposed to a curse. Return of wolves to Yellowstone has led to a surge in […]
Links 7/29/2025 | naked capitalism Read More »
Merck & Co. signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Merck on Tuesday said it will slash $3 billion in costs by the end of 2027 to be fully reinvested to support new product launches
Merck (MRK) earnings report Q2 2025 Read More »
Yves here. I am running this post in part as an appeal to readers for a fact check. This article makes clear that European states are considering triggering the JCPOA’s so-called snapback provisions. Even though the US is not presently a member of the JCOPA, it can get one of its good stooges who are
Iran Refuses to Blink as Europe Eyes Snapback Sanctions Read More »
Agent Nicole Plaxen of The Beverly Hills Estates said she’s holding “constant showings” of this $118 million mansion in Bel Air. Credit: The Beverly Hills Estates A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight
LA luxury real estate booms, led by Paris Hilton’s $63 million mansion Read More »
Hunter Biden sat down for a three hour podcast interview with Channel 5’s Andrew Callaghan and got rave reviews from king podcast bro Joe Rogan. Rogan said of Hunter Biden, “He could be president. No bullshit.” Rogan also said “He’s a lot smarter than people give him credit for,” Rogan added. “He’s talking, and one
Hunter Biden Praised by Joe Rogan, ‘He Could Be President’ Read More »
Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., at the Institute of International Finance (IIF) during the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. Kent Nishimura | Bloomberg | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase says fintech middlemen — the companies that have helped a
JPMorgan says fintech middlemen like Plaid are ‘massively taxing’ its systems Read More »
Yves here. Below, Andrew Korbyko describes how one sided the new “framework” trade agreement between the EU and US is. He’s not alone in this view. Some representative Twitter takes: What was all that talk about “European sovereignty”? For years, Brussels told us the EU was ending dependence on foreign powers. We heard sermons about
(L-R): Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic and Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/Human Torch in Marvel’s “The Fantastic Four: First Steps.” Disney What superhero fatigue? Twice in one month, a comic book film has rocketed to the top of the box office, debuting
First Steps’ opens to $118 million Read More »
In Patagonia, a Frog Makes a Comeback The Revelator Identify The Brown, Streaky, Juvenile Songbirds Of Summer With These Tips All About Birds Climate/Environment Unknown Knowns Earth Island Journal Marine heatwaves may have driven the world’s oceans to a critical tipping point, scientists warn Euronews Governments Fail to ‘Rise to the Moment’ as Seabed Meeting
Links 7/28/2025 | naked capitalism Read More »
The Trump administration, acting as an accelerant for the long-raging inferno that is US social policy cruelty, is now coming after the unhoused. On Thursday, the president who is embroiled in a pedophilic sex abuse ring scandal, signed an executive order pushing local authorities to disappear homeless people from the streets. Let’s unpack what this
