##
Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards ##
Greece
Loses 17,000 Jobs in July, Most Since 2001
China
Slowdown’s Next Victim——Asian Supply Chain
Asian
Markets Tumble As China's Manufacturing Output Falls To Lowest
Level In Three Years
China
manufacturing contracts, Korea exports slump as Asia's woes
deepen
Europe
shares set to follow Asian losses as China PMIs stoke growth
fears
It
Gets Even Uglier In Canada
Canada
Economy Shrinks for 2nd Straight Quarter on Oil Shock
Is
China Dumping German Paper Now? Bund Prices Are Collapsing
Chile's
Industrial Output Declines and Jobless Rate Rises
Macau
Economy Slumps 26.4% as Anti-Graft Crackdown Deters Gamblers
Australia's
Central Bank Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged At 2%
Angola
Economic Woes: Chinese Slowdown, Global Crude Glut Hit Angola's
Oil-Dependent Economy
Southeast
Asia's Biggest Companies Risk $392 Billion Debt Burden
South
Korea's Exports Fall Most Since 2009 as China Slows
Collapse
of Abenomics Threatens Global Stability
Brazil's
Epic Era of Splurging Is Over
Here's
How High Oil Prices Must Climb To Stop Saudi Arabia's Budget
Bleed
Dow
plunges 470 points as oil sinks 8% in grim September debut
Rebranded
Malaysia Airlines gets green light to take off
Heavy
topic: Airline to begin weighing passengers
Condor
Airlines flight from Vegas to Germany diverted over unruly
passenger; F-16 fighter jets rushed in
Airlines
piling on first class perks -- and the rest of us pay for them
Consumer
panel: Airlines should disclose fees, seat size
##
Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
Malaysian
Prime Minister Najib Razak Rejects Calls For Resignation, Says
Protests Reflect Lack Of Maturity
‘The
Foundation Of Israel Is Terrorism’: Iranian President Hassan
Rouhani
Egypt
Targets Hamas: Cairo Building Fish Farms To Stop Use Of Gaza
Strip Smuggling Tunnels
Turkish
Court Charges Vice Journalists With 'Aiding ISIS'; News Agency
Slams Attempt To 'Censor' Press
Ukraine
crisis: Prime Minister says nationalist protesters are worse
than the separatists following violence that left one dead
Saudi
Coalition Bombs Yemen Water Bottling Plant, Killing Dozens of
Civilians
Petraeus:
Use Al Qaeda Fighters to Beat ISIS
What
could possibly go wrong? -- RF
Al-Shabab
Attack: Islamist Militants Take Control Of African Union Base In
Southern Somalia
Obama
pushes for more U.S. ice-breaking might in Arctic
Schumer’s
Troubling Mideast Record
In
trying to torpedo the Iran nuclear deal, Sen. Charles Schumer
is continuing his longstanding role as a front man for U.S.
neocons and Israeli hardliners who favor a Mideast strategy of
violent “regime change” over negotiated
solutions.
Sweden
Joining NATO? Centre Party Now In Favor Of Becoming Part Of
International Alliance
Two
US F-22 Jets Land In Poland Amid Ukraine Tensions
Two
US Predator Drones Deployed To Latvia
Obama
to Call for More U.S. Coast Guard Icebreakers in Changing Arctic
U.N.:
More than 1,300 people killed in Iraq violence during August
Phase
Two of Iran-Deal Sabotage
Yemen’s
Hidden War: How the Saudi-Led Coalition Is Killing Civilians
##
Migrants/refugees ##
Austria
inspects trucks for migrants, creates 15-mile backup
Unprecedented
migrant crisis forces EU to seek answers
Washington
Has Bombed The Middle East Back To The Stone Age——Now The
Refugees Wash Onto Europe’s Shores
Spanish
police arrest 15 men for 'smuggling migrants on the back of
jet-skis'
Migrant
trains reach Germany as EU asylum system creaks
Hungary
shuts down rail traffic for westward-bound migrants
Hungary
suspended all traffic from its main rail terminal Tuesday and
cleared the station of hundreds of migrants trying to board trains
for Austria and Germany - the hoped-for end destinations in
their flight from Mideast turmoil.
Greece
Rescues 2,500 Migrants At Sea In Past 3 Days
Europe
Tightens Borders to Stop Migrants From Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan
A
look at what migrants are carrying with them to Europe
##
Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
Tens
of Thousands Protest in Lebanon as 'You Stink' Campaign Issues
Ultimatum
In
Japan, Tens of Thousands Anti-War Protesters Reject Return to
Militarism
Nepalese
police shoot and kill five protesters of draft constitution
Egypt's
Zohr gas re-writes Israel's happy ending
Canada
orders Alberta pipeline closures
Russian
oil company Rosneft reports second-quarter loss
Only
a third of Europe's e-waste is recycled
Oil
prices bleeding red on weak Chinese PMI
Shipping
queue for Australia’s Newcastle coal exports at 13-month low
S.Africa
to go ahead with nuclear deal only after affordability
assessment: minister
There’s
A New Oil Glut In Town——World Drowning In Refined Products,
Too
US
clean energy suffers from lack of wind
Electricity
generated by US wind farms fell 6 per cent in the first half of
the year even as the nation expanded wind generation capacity by
9 per cent, Energy Information Administration records show.
Aker
Solutions will be further reducing its Norwegian subsea workforce due
to a "continued market slowdown".
Oilfield services firm
Aker Solutions announced Tuesday that it will be
further reducing its Norwegian subsea workforce due to a
“continued market slowdown.”
Cut,
baby, cut! -- RF
(Canada)
Saudi
Arabia refuses to bow to pressure to cut oil production
##
Got food? ##
Iran
not to import Wheat this year: What are the implications?
##
Environment/health ##
Air
pollution associated with increased heart attack risk despite
'safe' levels
Discussing
the costs of disaster for offshore US oil : Regulation
and Environment
Pensacola
airport could start keeping bees
By
2050, 99 percent of seabirds will have eaten plastic
Northern
Forests Face Onslaught From Heat and Drought
Brazilian
wasp venom causes cancer cells to die
Scientists:
Current El Nino could be strongest in history
Heart
age of most Americans outpaces their actual age
##
Intelligence/security/internet/cyberwar #
British
spies trawl Ashley Madison leak for intelligence
Microsoft
intensifies data collection on Windows 7 and 8 systems
China
and Russia are cross-indexing hacked data to target US spies
225,000
Apple account credentials stolen from jailbroken devices
U.S.
weighs sanctioning Russia as well as China in cyber attacks
Ghost
Security Hackers, Offshoot Of 'Anonymous,' Claim They Disrupted
ISIS Attack By Intercepting Twitter Messages
##
Propaganda ##
As
rightists riot in Ukraine – killing three policemen in a
protest against making any concessions to ethnic Russians
in the east – The New York Times had to move nimbly to again
foist all the blame on Russia’s President Putin, but the
Times was up to the propaganda task.
Why
Johnny can't understand climate: functional illiteracy and the rise
of "unpropaganda"
##
Systemic breakdown/collapse/unsustainability ##5
Trends That Are Shredding the Global Economy
Friday night
lights, provided by petrochemicals
Many
athletes, from Pop Warner to the NFL, participate in
American football each fall. Petrochemicals play a vital role in
the game, from the plastics in the equipment used to play the
sport to the artificial turf to the souvenirs and cups used for
beverage consumption every game.
When
new sewer lines were laid here in my neighborhood, I noted that the
pipes were all PVC. That gives you an idea of the (short) lifetime of
this sewer system, and is also an indication that planners
(mistakenly) believe they will be able to replace the pipes 20 or 30
years down the line. -- RF
The
Great Unraveling
The
ideological and physical hold of American imperial power, buttressed
by the utopian ideology of neoliberalism and global
capitalism, is unraveling.
The
Crash of 2015: It’s Here
##
Japan ##
Japan
nuclear power outlook bleak despite first reactor restart
Bank
of Japan Drops Ball, Government Pension Fund Stops Buying
Stocks, Nikkei Plunges, J-REITs Eviscerated
Japan
Defense Ministry Asks For Record Budget
Child
thyroid cancer unlikely to rise in Fukushima but extent of
radiation exposure unclear: IAEA
New
case of thyroid cancer diagnosed in Fukushima; brings number to 104
Russian
farm minister visits disputed island off Hokkaido
Nation’s
tallest building planned near Tokyo Station
Fukushima
evacuees prepare for eventual return, but most are choosing not
to
New
system for fuel supply in disaster
Or
war or economic collapse. Pick your poison. -- RF
##
China ##
China
Punishes Stock Market ‘Rumor Mongers’, Journalist Apologizes
On State TV For Damaging Investor Confidence With Fake Story
China
Starts Witch Hunt for Those Obstructing Government Efforts to Prop Up
Stocks
Explosion
reportedly rocks second chemical plant in China
China
targets $300 bln power grid spend over 2015-20 - report
China
factory indexes ebb in new sign of economic weakness
China’s
private shipyards face hard times
Macau’s
Economy Blows Up
From
The Investor Who Called The China Fiasco —5 Things Jim Chanos
Says You Need To Understand About Red Capitalism
##
UK ##
Councils
in England and Wales cannot cope with further funding cuts because
government policies have already left with them with a
black hole of almost £10bn, the Local Government Association is
claiming.
Britain
Announces Investment in Scottish Naval Base
Family
milk round forced to close after 114 years due to supermarket
price war
Police
force could lose 22,000 jobs under new spending cuts
Major
reduction in funding could see number of police officers in England
and Wales fall to 40-year low
Fly-tipping
surges costing taxpayer millions a year
##
US ##
Uncle
Sam’s Solar Racket——A Cesspool Of Waste And
Corruption
Social
Security supports 1 out of every 5 Americans: Most retirees
heavily depend on Social Security for their retirement income.
Can
2 Parents, 2 Kids Live on Minimum Wage? Not Even Close: Report
Illinois
Pays Lottery Winners In IOUs After $30K/Month Budget "Guru"
Fails To Produce Deal
US
Missile Attack? Military Needs Upgraded Radar System To Protect
Against Russia, China And North Korea, Ashton Carter Warns
South
Dakota Makes Teaching Early American History Optional for High
School Students
Georgia
police went to wrong home, shot dog and homeowner, officials say
Dallas
Fed Region Activity Plunges Well Below Any Forecast
10
cities with the most horrific traffic
Clinton
Called for More Debates in 2008—Now She’s Dodging Them
COMPROMISED
– How Two of Hillary Clinton’s Top Aides Received Golden
Parachutes from Wall Street
And
finally...
Job
offer rescinded after applicant sends nude selfie
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