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## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##
What Would Stocks Do in “a World Without Buybacks,” Goldman Asks
Companies buying back their own shares has “consistently been the largest source of US equity demand.” Without them, “demand for shares would fall dramatically.” Too painful to even imagine.
Many readers will no doubt recall this article from February on the Ponzi-scheme nature of the stock market. As net energy decline becomes more serious, new tricks must be used to prop up the unsustainable. -- RF
Companies buying back their own shares has “consistently been the largest source of US equity demand.” Without them, “demand for shares would fall dramatically.” Too painful to even imagine.
Many readers will no doubt recall this article from February on the Ponzi-scheme nature of the stock market. As net energy decline becomes more serious, new tricks must be used to prop up the unsustainable. -- RF
## Cut, baby, cut! ##
French bank SocGen plans to cut 1,600 jobs in bid to buoy profits
## War on cash/cashless society/cryptocurrencies ##
China says it wants to eliminate bitcoin mining
## Airline death spiral ##
Europe's Discount Airlines 'Democratized' Air Travel. Now They're Going Belly-Up
Boeing's 737 production cut hits its shares and those of suppliers
Boeing's 737 production cut hits its shares and those of suppliers
Spirit Airlines Passenger Flashed, Twerked, Abused When Asked To Turn Off Phone
Boeing records zero new MAX orders following global groundings
Boeing records zero new MAX orders following global groundings
## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
As NATO banks on Poland, is the country becoming the new face of a nervous Europe?
The U.S. military is slated to deepen its logistics footprint in the former Soviet Bloc country of Poland, and contrary to recent proclamations from the Trump administration, NATO is actually paying for a share of it.
Turkish F-35 parts deliveries stop (video)
As part of an ongoing spat between the U.S. and Turkey, parts deliveries for the F-35 have stopped--and Turkey's entire participation in the program is at risk.
As part of an ongoing spat between the U.S. and Turkey, parts deliveries for the F-35 have stopped--and Turkey's entire participation in the program is at risk.
Jundallah: the US-backed Salafi Terrorists Operating in Iran
Since 2003, Iran has been plagued by Salafi terrorist groups that have penetrated Iran’s south-eastern borders into the Sistan and Baluchistan province.
Since 2003, Iran has been plagued by Salafi terrorist groups that have penetrated Iran’s south-eastern borders into the Sistan and Baluchistan province.
## War on Venezuela ##
UN Rapporteur Says US Sanctions Against Venezuela are the “Bluntest” Way to Engineer Regime Change and are Causing Blanket Starvation
US sanctions against Venezuela are like “going into microsurgery with a kitchen knife” and are holding an entire population hostage, the UN special rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures told The Grayzone.
US sanctions against Venezuela are like “going into microsurgery with a kitchen knife” and are holding an entire population hostage, the UN special rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures told The Grayzone.
## Migrants/refugees ##
More than 100,000 migrants encountered at U.S. southern border in March: data
Mediterranean Migrant Arrivals Reach 12,174 in 2019; Deaths Reach 356
Trump White House plots amped-up immigration crackdown
Trump White House plots amped-up immigration crackdown
## Energy/resources ##
The true feasibility of moving away from fossil fuels
EV Superchargers Are Already Here… But There’s A Catch
## Environment/health ##
## Intelligence/security/
American Internet Companies are Privatized Instruments of American Geopolitical Power, and They’re Not Even Hiding It
Perhaps the one positive thing that’s come out of RussiaGate is that no one believes Silicon Valley’s global utopianism anymore.
On the Pavement with Wikileaks (Craig Murray)
## Propaganda/censorship/fake news/alternative facts ##
How Rachel Maddow Turned Into Infowars
Fake News Paranoia: UK Wants to Regulate Google and Facebook Seeks Regulation
## Systemic breakdown/collapse/
Survey Finds Drug Shortages Rampant in the US: FDA Unveils Plan
## Japan ##
Hospitals face crisis after supply of key antibiotic halted
A shortage of cefazolin, an “essential” antibiotic used in various surgeries to prevent infections, is causing turmoil in hospitals in Japan, and a resumption in supplies is nowhere in sight.
A Japanese F-35A fighter jet is missing; remaining 12 are grounded
## China ##
## UK ##
EV Superchargers Are Already Here… But There’s A Catch
Foolish laws and ordinances, such as those prohibiting vegetable gardens and clotheslines, are going to be repealed or just plain ignored. The world is changing fast. -- RF
## Solutions ##
Strategy and Mobility Are More Important Than Storing Lots of Physical Things for the SHTF
Composting for Beginners: $12 DIY Compost Bin, Getting Started, & 50+ Things You Can Compost
## Solutions ##
Strategy and Mobility Are More Important Than Storing Lots of Physical Things for the SHTF
Composting for Beginners: $12 DIY Compost Bin, Getting Started, & 50+ Things You Can Compost
Learn composting now! And of course learn how to grow food now. I absolutely guarantee two things: (1) No one can become an "instant farmer" post-SHTF, and (2) Growing food will become an essential skill for most of the global population (those who survive, that is). -- RF
## Environment/health ##
New Satellite Photos Show Climate Change Is Sweeping Europe
Swedish forest fires, retreating glaciers and arid cropland attest to a new reality.
Swedish forest fires, retreating glaciers and arid cropland attest to a new reality.
New York declares public health emergency over measles 'crisis.' Mayor orders mandatory vaccinations
Pesticides and antibiotics polluting streams across Europe
A mysterious E. coli outbreak has infected 72 people and counting (US)
A mysterious E. coli outbreak has infected 72 people and counting (US)
## Intelligence/security/
American Internet Companies are Privatized Instruments of American Geopolitical Power, and They’re Not Even Hiding It
Perhaps the one positive thing that’s come out of RussiaGate is that no one believes Silicon Valley’s global utopianism anymore.
On the Pavement with Wikileaks (Craig Murray)
U.S. senators introduce social media bill to ban 'dark patterns' tricks
Two U.S. senators introduced a bill on Tuesday to ban online social media companies like Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc from tricking consumers into giving up their personal data.
Hungary sees Huawei as strategic partner despite security concerns
Two U.S. senators introduced a bill on Tuesday to ban online social media companies like Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc from tricking consumers into giving up their personal data.
Hungary sees Huawei as strategic partner despite security concerns
## Propaganda/censorship/fake news/alternative facts ##
How Rachel Maddow Turned Into Infowars
Fake News Paranoia: UK Wants to Regulate Google and Facebook Seeks Regulation
## Systemic breakdown/collapse/
Survey Finds Drug Shortages Rampant in the US: FDA Unveils Plan
The plan assumes that industrial civilization is sustainable. -- RF
## Japan ##
Hospitals face crisis after supply of key antibiotic halted
A shortage of cefazolin, an “essential” antibiotic used in various surgeries to prevent infections, is causing turmoil in hospitals in Japan, and a resumption in supplies is nowhere in sight.
A Japanese F-35A fighter jet is missing; remaining 12 are grounded
## China ##
Nine Hong Kong pro-democracy activists found guilty over 2014 protests
Three Things That Could Crush China's Hot Home Prices
Three Things That Could Crush China's Hot Home Prices
## UK ##
UK businesses using artificial intelligence to monitor staff activity
Dozens of UK business owners are using artificial intelligence to scrutinise staff behaviour minute-to-minute by harvesting data on who emails whom and when, who accesses and edits files and who meets whom and when.
Britain plans social media regulation to battle harmful content
Dozens of UK business owners are using artificial intelligence to scrutinise staff behaviour minute-to-minute by harvesting data on who emails whom and when, who accesses and edits files and who meets whom and when.
Britain plans social media regulation to battle harmful content
British retail chain Co-op halts sales of single knives amid stabbing crime explosion
## US ##
From Pre-K On, US Schools Privilege the Already Privileged
## US ##
From Pre-K On, US Schools Privilege the Already Privileged
The IRS Tried to Take on the Ultrawealthy. It Didn’t Go Well.
Ten years ago, the tax agency formed a special team to unravel the complex tax-lowering strategies of the nation’s wealthiest people. But with big money — and Congress — arrayed against the team, it never had a chance.
Ten years ago, the tax agency formed a special team to unravel the complex tax-lowering strategies of the nation’s wealthiest people. But with big money — and Congress — arrayed against the team, it never had a chance.
Suck it up, peons. -- RF
The world’s tallest buildings aren’t being built in the USA anymore
America is no longer the country with the biggest skyscrapers, and it has no mega-tall buildings on the horizon.
America is no longer the country with the biggest skyscrapers, and it has no mega-tall buildings on the horizon.
It's a waste of energy, land, and materials. Tall buildings won't be of any use in an energy-constrained future. -- RF
A Simon Property Group Mall Generates Largest Loss Ever for Retail CMBS
How the Brick & Mortar Meltdown works for Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities after America’s largest mall landlord defaults on a mortgage and walks away from the mall.
How the Brick & Mortar Meltdown works for Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities after America’s largest mall landlord defaults on a mortgage and walks away from the mall.
If the data I show, rather than that offered by the BLS, is correct and the prime aged population is at full employment, get ready for rate cuts, recession, and new jaw dropping record debt to GDP levels.
Are Death Threats the New Norm for Zionists and the Rampaging Right?
Ilhan Omar is not the first prominent politician to challenge Zionism or its methods of shoring up support in the U.S. She is, however, the first Hijabi in Congress.
Trump Cares About Two Things – Empire and the Stock Market
Ilhan Omar is not the first prominent politician to challenge Zionism or its methods of shoring up support in the U.S. She is, however, the first Hijabi in Congress.
Trump Cares About Two Things – Empire and the Stock Market
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