Monday, 13 May 2019

Headlines - 13 May, 2019



## Cut, baby, cut! ##
Party City says it is closing 45 stores amid a global helium shortage

## War on cash/cashless society/cryptocurrencies ##
Yet another cryptocurrency exchange is shutting shop in India

## Airline death spiral ##
Is Jet Airways a lost cause now?
OMG, it's another "issue"! "Issues" continue eating away at the foundations of civilization! -- RF

## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
East Asia’s decoupling
East Asia is no longer reliant on US or Western markets to fuel its growth, giving it more room to manage amid global trade tensions.
American families have moved to Vardø: - Will provoke Russia (Norway)
In connection with the refurbishment of intelligence against Russia, American families have for the first time resided in Vardø. "It is not good Norwegian politics," Lieutenant Colonel Tormod Heier said.

## War on Venezuela ##
Guaido will do whatever he's told to do. -- RF
We are at the point Edward Snowden described as “turnkey tyranny.”And on Wednesday night the key was turned a bit more dramatically.
MintPress, Grayzone journalists endure US govt blackout and siege at Venezuelan embassy in DC
The Trump administration is violating international law and harassing American journalists by cutting electricity to Venezuela’s DC embassy.

## War on Iran ##
Iraq perceives that its bread is buttered on the other side. -- RF
That Israel is behind the scenes supplying the intelligence and motivation makes Bolton’s actions even more questionable. It shows that it is John Bolton, not Iran, who poses the greatest threat to American national security today.
## Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
Albanian protesters hurl petrol bombs, seek snap polls
Ramadan in Yemen: World Food Programme Aid Rots as Millions Grapple With Hunger
“We have no other choice, we sift the weevil out of the flour and use it to make breakfast,” 32-year-old Aisha, a mother of three told MintPress. Expired boxes and cans of World Food Programme tuna and biscuits lined her shelves.

Pussy Riot member, six others, arrested in Moscow: spokeswoman
The Revelations of WikiLeaks: No. 2 —The Leak That ‘Exposed the True Afghan War’
The Afghan Diaries set off a firestorm when it revealed the suppression of civilian casualty figures, the existence of an elite U.S.-led death squad, and the covert role of Pakistan in the conflict.
The Real Muellergate Scandal (Craig Murray)
Robert Mueller is either a fool, or deeply corrupt. I do not think he is a fool.
Many people are salivating over the perceived benefits of such technology. A few already see the obvious ways it will be abused in a police state. -- RF
Another Whistleblower Bites the Dust as The Intercept Adds a Third Notch to Its Burn Belt
The Intercept, which has long been associated with the documents shared by whistleblower Edward Snowden, has yet to fire any of the reporters responsible for these breaches that have seen two whistleblowers already imprisoned and third, Daniel Hale, likely to be imprisoned.
Politicisation of sports and sportisation of politics: A global dangerous trend
The globalising way of promoting sports as a way of thinking and a way of life really just serves the dominant capitalist system.


## Systemic breakdown/collapse/unsustainability ##
Human Extinction: An Idea Whose Time had to Come.

## Japan ##
The Russians know that if they return control of the islands to Japan, they would be opening the door to the establishment of US military bases there. -- RF
When they came for the porn, I didn't say anything because I don't watch porn. -- RF

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