## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##
U.S. 10-year TIPS yields fall deeper into negative territory
## War on cash/cashless society/cryptocurrencies ##
Free-to-use ATMs to be brought to high streets where cash is still king as part of trial funded by banks (UK)
Mobile payments have barely caught on in the US, despite the rise of smartphones
## Airline death spiral ##
American Airlines is calling travelers to apologize for travel disruptions
Climate activists to fly drones at London Heathrow airport from September 13
Avianca to pack more seats into planes as part of recovery plan, executive says
Avianca to pack more seats into planes as part of recovery plan, executive says
## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
Putin Shows Off Su-57 Stealth Fighter After Turkey Barred from Buying F-35
## Energy/resources ##
Iraq’s Latest Oil Plan Could Upset The Entire Middle East
## Got food? ##
With New Perennial Grain, a Step Forward for Eco-Friendly Agriculture
## Environment/health ##
Putin Shows Off Su-57 Stealth Fighter After Turkey Barred from Buying F-35
State clears $4.2 billion in potential arms sales to Japan, S. Korea, Hungary, Lithuania and Denmark
• War on Iran
With Few Members, US Launches Anti-Iran Maritime Force
A month of recruitment netted three other participants
A month of recruitment netted three other participants
• War on Venezuela
Venezuela’s Cash Reserves Shoot Up From PDVSA Despite Sanctions
## Migrants/refugees ##
France rescues 22 migrants heading for Britain
## Migrants/refugees ##
France rescues 22 migrants heading for Britain
## Energy/resources ##
Iraq’s Latest Oil Plan Could Upset The Entire Middle East
Ethanol does nothing but support corn farmers and raise the GDP by shoving piles of money around. Remember: The test of any fuel is whether it can run the operation that produces it, and still have plenty of energy left over to run the economy. This also holds for biofuel made from soybeans: The minuscule energy yield would never be enough even to run the machinery and facilities used to produce the fuel, let alone power industrial society. To put this in perspective, fossil fuels build the machinery, trucks, and facilities (pipelines, railways, tankers, drilling rigs, refineries, etc.) needed to run the energy system; they provide the energy to power them all; and still have a huge energy surplus to run a global civilization of unprecedented scale. By comparison, pissant biofuels are junk energy. (P.S. I am not promoting fossil fuels. The comparison is meant to illustrate the difference in energy density between fossil fuels and renewables.) -- RF
## Got food? ##
With New Perennial Grain, a Step Forward for Eco-Friendly Agriculture
## Environment/health ##
All that talk about humanity "needing" to get off a planet that we were literally designed to live on makes it sound as though we could live anywhere. There's only one Earth, baby. -- RF
I don't doubt it. But it just goes to show that the Earth has far too many humans. -- RF
Why the Amazon doesn’t really produce 20% of the world’s oxygen
Of the many important reasons to worry about the thousands of fires raging in the world’s largest rainforest, oxygen supply is not one of them.
Of the many important reasons to worry about the thousands of fires raging in the world’s largest rainforest, oxygen supply is not one of them.
No One Knows How Many of the World’s Skin-Lightening Creams Are Tainted With Mercury
Tests keep turning up the toxic element, even in products the manufacturers claim are safe.
Tests keep turning up the toxic element, even in products the manufacturers claim are safe.
Lead Found in Drinking Fountains at 17% of California Public Schools
Global wildlife populations have fallen 60% in just 40 years
Global wildlife populations have fallen 60% in just 40 years
Who would have thought? -- RF
More Force Won’t Fix the American Diet
## Intelligence/security/
The Media’s Russian Radiation Story Implodes Upon Scrutiny (Scott Ritter)
What really happened at Nenoska was less explosive than everyone, including Trump, wanted you to believe.
## Intelligence/security/
The Media’s Russian Radiation Story Implodes Upon Scrutiny (Scott Ritter)
What really happened at Nenoska was less explosive than everyone, including Trump, wanted you to believe.
In Search of a Russiagate Scalp: The Entrapment of Maria Butina
In need of a “collusion” connection, top FBI officials have now been shown to be behind the false portrayal of an unregistered agent as a spy.
In need of a “collusion” connection, top FBI officials have now been shown to be behind the false portrayal of an unregistered agent as a spy.
Smart Speakers That Listen When They Shouldn't
Researchers at Northeastern University say the Amazon Echo may respond to dialogue other than its wake word
Researchers at Northeastern University say the Amazon Echo may respond to dialogue other than its wake word
The Real Big Brother
It’s a billionaire’s world and the biggest of them all is in the thick of it.
It’s a billionaire’s world and the biggest of them all is in the thick of it.
If the situation were the other way around, it would be condemned as "meddling in US affairs." -- RF
## Systemic breakdown/collapse/
Severe overcrowding drives homeless spike (Australia)
## Japan ##
## Systemic breakdown/collapse/
Severe overcrowding drives homeless spike (Australia)
U.S. to states: School lunch changes none of your business
As schools begin reopening their doors to children nationwide, the U.S. government has told a federal judge that states have no power to sue over new rules they say make school meals less healthy [sic].
As schools begin reopening their doors to children nationwide, the U.S. government has told a federal judge that states have no power to sue over new rules they say make school meals less healthy [sic].
## Japan ##
Yahoo Japan to end ivory trade on its websites
US State Department approves $3.3B missile sale to Japan
Floods, landslides in western Japan
US State Department approves $3.3B missile sale to Japan
Floods, landslides in western Japan
Growing number of birds of prey killed illegally with ‘no fear of consequence’
Lip-reading CCTV will have people 'cupping hands over their mouths' in street, warns surveillance watchdog
Lip-reading CCTV will have people 'cupping hands over their mouths' in street, warns surveillance watchdog
The Next Recession Will Destroy Millennials
Millennials are already in debt and without savings. After the next downturn, they’ll be in even bigger trouble.
Millennials are already in debt and without savings. After the next downturn, they’ll be in even bigger trouble.
Mnuchin Says Issuance Of 50 And 100 Year Treasuries Under "Very Serious Consideration"
America's Debt Burden Will Fuel The Next Crisis
America's Debt Burden Will Fuel The Next Crisis
Americans, in general, have come to believe they are "entitled" to a certain type of house, car, and general lifestyle which includes NOT just the basic necessities of living such as food, running water, and electricity, but also the latest mobile phone, computer, and high-speed internet connection.
Why is SpaceX allowed to put the public and their property in such danger? -- RF
The reason? His online friends were critical of the U.S., he was told.
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