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Monday, 14 October 2019

Global headlines - 14 October, 2019

## 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
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

## Energy/resources ##
California power lines spark wildfires and prompt blackouts. Why not just bury them?
You get one guess. -- RF
Ultimately, technology can't beat geology. -- RF
I repeat: Ethanol is just a gimmick for shoving piles of money around. -- RF

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

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

## Systemic breakdown/collapse/unsustainability ##
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
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
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.
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.

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