Seemorerocks: Headlines - 8 April, 2019

## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##

More and more debt needed to prop up the failing global economy! -- RF

China Is on a Big Gold-Buying Spree
"It Belongs To The People, Not The Bankers" - Italy Moves To Seize Gold From Central Bank

## Airline death spiral ##
Lack of redundancies on Boeing 737 MAX system baffles some involved in developing the jet

Boeing 737 Max: How will airlines convince skittish passengers it's safe to fly again?

American Airlines extends flight cancellations through June 5 as Boeing 737 Max remains grounded

Boeing reveals further software problem in 737 MAX airplane
Intoxicated passengers make for unruly skies

## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
US to designate elite Iranian force as terrorist organization

Pentagon Claims Iran Killed 608 US Troops in Iraq War
Estimate is based on blaming Iran for actions of Iraqi Shi'ites

US Government's Refusal to Confirm or Deny It Put American Journalist on Drone Kill List Called 'Chilling'
"The government seeks to shield itself from all inquiry into the process by which it acts as prosecutor, judge, jury, and executioner."

As Increasingly Unpopular NATO Turns 70, Has the Organization Reached its Retirement Age?

Ayatollah Trump: The Global Rise of the Christian Right
Islamic extremism gets all the press, but Trump is just one of a growing number of Christian extremists in positions of political power.

Eye on America, China-Russia flex naval muscles
China and Russia are mounting a joint counter to US supremacy over Asia’s waterways, though bilateral grudges and suspicions endure
How the Army plans to use Microsoft's high-tech HoloLens goggles on the battlefield

Kurds in Fateful Triangle as US Moves to Redeploy IS Terror Groups

Philippines President Duterte warns China of ‘suicide attacks’ if it invades island

Iran's Khamenei urges Iraq to force out U.S. troops 'as soon as possible'

Libya - From Ghaddafi To Hafter

Israel's Netanyahu says plans to annex settlements in West Bank if reelected

Why Designating the Iranian Rev. Guards Terrorists would paint a big Red Target On US Troops in Iraq

## War on Venezuela ##

U.S. Hits Venezuela With New Sanctions And More Still On Table

## Migrants/refugees ##
Migrant mothers, kids refuse to leave German rescue ship

Greek police clash with migrants near North Macedonia border
US wants 2 years to ID migrant kids separated from families

## Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
Protesters rally against 'rental insanity' in large German cities
Sudan protesters rally outside army HQ for 2nd day: witnesses
'Yellow vests' march again as government tries to regroup

## Energy/resources ##
Platts Survey: OPEC Oil Production Down To More Than 4-Year Low

U.S. test nuclear reactor may run up to 40 percent over cost: document

To Exit Coal and Nuclear, Europe Turns to Russian Natural Gas

Iran, Iraq To Develop Joint Gas Fields At their Borders

## Got food? ##
Backyard chickens hit hard by a long-gone, extremely contagious disease

## Solutions ##
The Lab Rat That Survives Is The One Who Escapes — To prosper, break free of society's efforts to control you
7 Ways City Prepping Is Different Than Country Prepping

## Environment/health ##
New York City prepared to opt in to paper bag fee when statewide law begins

Measles cases soar across US: 'It's getting worse'

Iran expands evacuations as rains worsen floods

Record numbers of Australia's wildlife species face 'imminent extinction'

Mysterious Drug-Resistant Germ Deemed An "Urgent Threat" Is Quietly Sweeping The Globe

Farmers and nomads take to violence in drought-stricken Chad

Plastic Watch: 2.5 Trillion Dollar Annual Cost of Ocean Plastic Pollution

Skyscrapers are killing up to 1bn birds a year in US, scientists estimate

## Intelligence/security/internet/cyberwar ##
Erdogan worked “hand in glove” with ISIS in Syria, claims former emir

The Ultimate Pivot: Saudi Betrayal of the Petrodollar

A Top Progressive Consulting Firm Is Doing PR for an Israeli Spy Company
Iran to blacklist U.S. military if Washington designates Guards as terrorists: MP

Ecuador Backs Down: Foreign Ministry Says It Has 'No Plans' To Expel Assange

Leaked Assange Court Transcript Sheds Light on US-Backed Ecuadorian Expulsion Plans

## Propaganda/censorship/fake news/alternative facts ##
To Ramp Up Fear of Russia in Africa, NYT Downplays Massive US Military Presence on Continent
NY Times, Washington Post are still disgracefully enabling ‘Collusion Delusion’

## Japan ##
Questionable Japanese Wages Data Show Sharp and Unexpected Drop

Malpractice scandal deepens at IHI's jet-engine business
Keidanren wants maximum service life of nuclear power plants extended to over 60 years

## China ##
Back off from Thitu island: President Duterte tells China

China to step up bank reserve ratio cuts to help small firms

## UK ##
Two-child limit will put 300,000 more children into poverty by the time universal credit fully rolled out, charity warns
Novichok victim confronts Russian ambassador about Salisbury attack: ‘Why did your country kill my girlfriend?’

This is just blatant and intelligence-insulting propaganda. The British government and authorities have yet to produce a single piece of evidence implicating the Russian state or Russian individuals. Have the UK media no shame? -- RF

## US ##
Democracy in action: You elected them to write new laws. They’re letting corporations do it instead.
Each year, state lawmakers across the U.S. introduce thousands of bills dreamed up and written by corporations, industry groups and think tanks.

Used-Car Market Profits from Carmageddon — Many Americans are priced out of the new-car market.

Senators Grill Rick Perry on Transfer of Nuclear Info to Saudi Arabia Despite “Troubling Actions”