Watercooler reads and videos: 16 to 20 October

International Reads:

• The U.S. housing market has gotten so expensive that income would have to jump 55% to make buying ‘affordable,’ real estate executive says – Fortune
• Jamie Dimon warns of the ‘most dangerous time’ for the world in decades, sounding the alarm on wars, soaring debt, and the Fed – Business Insider
• $81,000,000,000 in Bank Transfers Abruptly Halted As JPMorgan Chase and Big Banks Encounter Major Glitch in Japan: Report – Daily Mail
• The US’s oldest solar factory filed for bankruptcy in 2017 – but now it’s back – Electrek
• This company is at the cutting edge of solar panel efficiency – Canary Media
• Quebec Lures $5 Billion Battery Factory for Electric Cars – NY Times
• The Crypto Exchange Moving Money for Criminal Gangs, Rich Russians and a Hamas-Linked Terror Group – WSJ
• California wants businesses to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and climate risks – VOX
• Russia, China and North Korea have new dynamics. And it’s bad for Ukraine – Kyiv Independent
• Wider war in Middle East could tip the world economy into recession – TBS News
• How Chinese carmakers plan to bombard America with affordable electric cars – The Street
• Can Biden’s Economic Policies Help Those Left Behind? – Washington Post

Local Reads:

• David Pocock joins Greens in push to criminalise non-payment of super – The Guardian
• The referendum campaign has cemented racism into the body politic, and the ‘baseless’ rejection of ‘Yes’ will create a bleak future for Australia and those who stood with First Nations people. – Saturday Paper
• Whatever happens tomorrow, that truly fucking sucked – The Shot
• Peter Dutton is Australia’s figurehead of fear and fake news, like Trump but without charisma – Katharine Murphy – The Guardian
• Qantas won’t like it, but Australian travellers could be about to get a better deal on flights – ABC
• Why Australia’s answer to Greta Thunberg is facing years behind bars – SBS
• Feral horses in NSW should be culled using aerial shooting, Senate inquiry says – The Guardian
• ‘Green coal’ company owned by LNP figures received $5.5m grant a week before Morrison government entered caretaker mode – The Guardian
• Australian job agency under fire over ‘employability’ course that advises on washing and bathing – The Guardian
• The National Housing Conference in Brisbane has wrapped. Experts say solving the housing crisis could take decade – ABC

Last week’s MB Media Appearances:

LVO on Treasury of Common Sense with Radio 2GB talks rental crisis:

DLS on Brisbane ABC Radio Drive talks Alboflation and immigration:

DLS on Disrupt Radio discussing the Israel War.

DLS at News.com.au on interest rates.

Other Vids

Bremmer is informative

Zeihan is his usual self, with an informative narrative

https://youtu.be/SNDihvjAgbs?si=JmjCEG-Tsa0CSlrr

A doco from the 1980s worth a watch

This one worth a look too

and another