Global headlines - 12 October, 2019

## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##
Infographic: The Countries Facing The Greatest Skill Shortages
Defaults in European Retailers and US Energy on the rise
WeWork Could Run Out Of Cash By Next Month, Seeks Immediate Bailout

Free money: The Hidden Costs of a Universal Basic Income

## Cut, baby, cut! ##
Amazon's delivery contractors announce upward of 2,000 layoffs even as the mega-retailer's logistics demand balloons

## War on cash/cashless society/cryptocurrencies ##
Facebook’s libra cryptocurrency coalition is falling apart as eBay, Visa, Mastercard and Stripe jump ship
Digital assets subject to money-laundering, disclosure laws: U.S. regulators

## Airline death spiral ##
FAA failed to properly review 737 MAX jet anti-stall system: JATR findings
An international panel of air safety regulators on Friday harshly criticized the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) review of a safety system on Boeing Co’s (BA.N) 737 MAX jet that was later tied to two crashes that killed 346 people.

FAA must ramp up staffing to oversee airplane certification after 737 MAX: panel

## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
Iran says oil tanker struck by rockets off Saudi Arabia

Vietnam’s dilemma with Chinese infrastructure investment: should it choose growth or security?

F-15s, air defense systems and thousands of U.S. troops heading to Saudi Arabia

Trump Brings Troops Back Home To Saudi Arabia (MoA)

Trump administration clears the way for sanctions on Turkey: ‘We can shut down the Turkish economy’

## Migrants/refugees ##
U.S. migrant policy sends thousands of children, including babies, back to Mexico

## Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
Protesters burn MAGA hats, police use pepper spray in tense hours after Donald Trump rally in Minneapolis

Migrant protesters occupy U.S.-Mexico border bridge, crossing closed

Cattle prods and welfare cuts: mounting threats to Extinction Rebellion show demands are being heard, but ignored (Australia)

Would you stand up to an oppressive regime or would you conform? Here’s the science

Extinction Rebellion protesters call on BBC to 'tell climate truth'

More Paris roads blocked by climate change protests

Indigenous-Led Protests Rock Ecuador Decrying IMF Deal and Demanding Moreno’s Resignation
Labeled “savages” in times past, today the mobilizing efforts of the indigenous have been associated with the work of “terrorist groups” and “criminal groups” by President Moreno.

## Energy/resources ##
Ecuador Declares Force Majeure On All Oil Operations As Protests Escalate

A worldwide material shortage is delaying cassette production

Coal demand to plunge to 42-year low

## Got food? ##
Fall blizzard hits Great Plains before harvest, burying crops

With more than a foot of snow blanketing parts of the parts of North and South Dakota and surrounding states, farmers are predicted to lose much of their soy and corn harvests.

The 24 Highest Calorie Vegetables for Your Survival Garden

## Environment/health ##
Study: Heat waves expected to be bigger, affect more people

Record-shattering Great Lakes water levels could be even higher in 2020

CDC says almost all vaping illness patients end up hospitalized

Wind-driven Los Angeles wildfire leaves one dead, forces 100,000 to flee

## Intelligence/security/internet/cyberwar ##
Spanish court investigates firm for spying on Assange for the US

## Systemic breakdown/collapse/unsustainability ##
Bimillenary of the death of Germanicus: The Defeat of the Roman Deep State

Zimbabwe’s capital runs dry as taps cut off for 2M people

## Japan ##
Japanese firms see 'Abenomics' sputtering, tax hike hurting economy: poll

## China ##
Carmageddon for General Motors in China: Q3 Sales Collapse 30% from 2 Years Ago

## UK ##
Major Drugs Shortage in United Kingdom
There is a shortage of basic medication, according to a report, including painkillers, contraceptives and diabetes tablets, in the United Kingdom, reducing the ease of access to every major type of prescription.

Climate-change protesters block BBC headquarters in London

Police treat stabbings at UK shopping mall as terrorism incident

## US ##

Rising old used car prices help push poor Americans over the edge
For America’s working poor, an often essential ingredient for getting and keeping a job – having a car – has rarely been more costly, and millions of people are finding it impossible to keep up with payments despite prolonged economic growth and low unemployment.
High Taxes Are Top Reason Illinoisans Want To Leave State

U.S. company supplying tear gas to Hong Kong police faces mounting criticism