Seemorerocks: Global headlines

## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##
Just Weeks After the Collapse of Thomas Cook, Spain Launches First Bailout of its Huge Tourism Industry
Global Air Freight Decline Now Worst Since 2008 Financial Crisis
Mexican motor city 'getting desperate' as GM's U.S. strike takes heavy toll

## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
Pompeo Can’t Blame Iran For Attacking Itself

Germany bans exports of arms to Turkey

US troops believe Turkey deliberately fired artillery at an American commando outpost in Syria

Syrian army begins to move troops to 'confront' Turkey in northern Syria: state media

U.S. could pull bulk of troops from Syria in matter of days - officials

Trump Threatens to Shut Down All US Dollar Transaction in Turkey

Ignore US conspiracy theories. Khan needs China-Pakistan Economic Corridor now more than ever

The Navy's new $7.8 billion stealth destroyer is now delayed for a sixth year, surprising no one

Houthis Vow Retaliation As Saudi Naval Blockade Sparks Fresh Humanitarian Crisis in Yemen
Saudi Arabia has stepped up its seizure and detention of ships carrying food and fuel into Yemen, sparking shortages that experts warn will push the country’s civilians into even more dire straits.

Saudis ask Russia to probe oilfield attack
Putin agrees to investigate attack on oilfield facilities, but said he would not take sides in any disputes

Syrian Kurds, Damascus Reach Deal in Russia-Backed Talks
Kurds will hand key cities to Syrian Army to defend

• War on Venezuela

Real life and resistance in Venezuela – Ben Norton reports on effects of US blockade
Ben Norton speaks about his reporting in Venezuela, where he investigated how bipartisan US sanctions and Trump’s embargo are making lives hell for civilians.

• War on Cuba

Cubans' resilience sorely tested as US oil sanctions bite

## Migrants/refugees ##
In southern Mexico, migrants gather in caravan aiming to reach U.S.

## Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
‘We break the law with open heart and honesty’: On the front line with London’s Extinction Rebellion protesters

Ecuador president orders curfew, military control in Quito

Hong Kong protesters and police clash, metro and shops targeted

## Energy/resources ##
California power lines spark wildfires and prompt blackouts. Why not just bury them?

You get one guess. -- RF

Replacement Rate Hits 20-Year Low: Oil Industry Only Replace 1 In 6 Barrels

Ultimately, technology can't beat geology. -- RF

Trump’s Big Biofuel Package Has No Teeth

I repeat: Ethanol is just a gimmick for shoving piles of money around. -- RF

'Broken system' starves U.S. oil boom of immigrant workers

IEA revises oil demand growth for 2019 and 2020 down by 100,000 bpd

## Solutions ##
Selco on Martial Law: Forget your “movie illusions about being a freedom fighter”

## Environment/health ##
The 10 countries with the most endangered species in the world

Electric cars could be just another ecological disaster

This is the best diet for treating depression

## Intelligence/security/internet/cyberwar ##
"The CNN Tapes Are Coming": Project Veritas Teases A Coming "CNN Whistleblower"

This week, a CNN insider will blow the whistle and through Project Veritas will release dozens of recordings made of officials at the highest levels of CNN, revealing a political agenda, bias and misconduct hidden from public view.

The "Safe Drivers Act" Is A Real-Time National Driver Surveillance Program
A new Senate bill would create a real-time national driver surveillance program that would allow law enforcement to know anything and everything about a driver at the click of a button.
• War on Julian Assange

Assange ordered to court for extradition hearing

Spain: Court probes spying of Assange at Ecuadorean embassy

Barnaby Joyce Urges Government To Save Julian Assange From Extradition

## Propaganda/censorship/fake news/alternative facts ##
Fake News in Trump’s America

## Systemic breakdown/collapse/unsustainability ##

California wildfires, electricity shutoffs and our troubled energy future

A blog post which provides a revealing glimpse of industrial civilization's decline. -- RF
San Francisco, Hostage to the Homeless

## Japan ##
19 dead, 16 missing, over 100 injured after typhoon rips through Japan

1/3 of Hokuriku Shinkansen trains submerged

Japan's first zero-rate corporate bond on the way from Toyota unit

Security at Japan police boxes beefed up after repeated attacks

## China ##
Superstar German DJ ‘permanently banned’ from China for liking a ‘South Park’ tweet

Why US businesses should be worried about China’s corporate social credit system

Behind Hong Kong’s black terror (Pepe Escobar)
Deciphering who’s behind the violence leads to a long list of possibilities

## UK ##
$35 Billion: UK Faces Huge Loss From Electric Vehicle Adoption

Tonnes of crops left to rot as farms struggle to recruit EU workers

The Foreign Office Must Be Challenged Over Sacoolas’ Immunity

London Has A Massive Cocaine Addiction
A newly released analysis of waste water in European cities by King's College London has revealed the massive and unmatched scale of London's cocaine addiction.

## US ##
The grim reality of millennials who rely on their parents for money
Despite a decade-long expansion and record-low unemployment, studies suggest that between 60% and 70% of 18- to 34-year-olds rely on their parents for financial assistance.

Expert who called the 2008 crisis says repeat of December meltdown is inevitable

6 Stocks That Could Be Headed for Bankruptcy

Will Social Security Be There for You? Status of the Social Security Trust Fund in Fiscal 2019
“Don’t rely on Social Security”: Inflation adjustments are punitively low, and benefits become more inadequate as you age.

Morgan Stanley Makes A Stunning Observation: 28% Of The US Population Has FICO Score Below 650