MongBat Blog
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Booze, bills and $500,000 photoshoots: the golden age of magazines
On the 20th century Golden Age of Magazines
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Fauja Singh took up running somewhat late in life
100+ year old marathon runner killed by speeding SUV in the UK. Still had a lot of run left in him!
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China’s Past, America’s Present: Revisiting Wang Hui
A Chinese New Left thinker is back in the in vogue.
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This kratom drink was marketed as an alcohol alternative to be sold over the counter. Some consumers say it led to addiction.
Over the counter addictive drink in American gas stations. The American govrenment truly hates its own people.
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Ukrainian drones are killing ever more soldiers
Russian Army still failing…
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The meaning of Trumpcare
The biggest change to US Healthcare since 2010’s ObamaCare.
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China Will Make Almost a Third of the World’s Cars by 2030
Chinese cars are taking over the world. Foreign joint ventures, especially GM’s are dropping quick.
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A Rebel Army Is Building a Rare-Earth Empire on China’s Border
Myanmar’s northern Kachin State is the world’s 3rd largest source of certain critical rare earth metals. All of it is shipped to China for processing.
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4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment
Energy and Climate changed is solved. Now its just a matter of logistics.
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Call Center Workers Are Tired of Being Mistaken for AI
““Whenever I run into the AI, it just lets you talk, it doesn’t cut you off,” said Sarah, who is based in Texas. So when customers start to shout, she now tries to interrupt them. “I say: ‘Ma’am (or Sir). I am a real person. I’m sitting in an office in the southern US. I was born.’””
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We’ve discovered a new kind of magnetism. What can we do with it?
Information density, ever closer to the limit
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Disability Fraud - UK Edition
1 in 5 new cars sold in the UK are now purchased by a financial entity called Motability that leases them out to people on disability. Customer’s ‘mobility’ allowance is collected directly from the UK government. Motability is now the number one corporate issuer of debt in the UK.
