## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##
"Close To A Standstill": IMF Warns Global Growth Will Be Cut To Lowest Since Lehman
German recession looms as industrial orders drop more than expected
China's gold-buying spree tops 100 tons during trade war
German recession looms as industrial orders drop more than expected
China's gold-buying spree tops 100 tons during trade war
## Cut, baby, cut! ##
GM laying off another 415 workers in Mexico as U.S. strike continues
## Airline death spiral ##
Southwest pilots sue Boeing for $100 million over lost wages from 737 MAX
Crisis In The Skies: 2019 Airline Bankruptcies On Pace For "Fastest Growth" In History
## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
Syria - Trump Gives A Green Light For Another Turkish Invasion
## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
Syria - Trump Gives A Green Light For Another Turkish Invasion
Ecuador’s ‘Drone Revolution’ Meets IMF Austerities
Battle For The Arctic: Russia To Install New Missile Warning Systems To Monitor New Frontier
Battle For The Arctic: Russia To Install New Missile Warning Systems To Monitor New Frontier
• War on Iran
• War on Venezuela
Brimming Storage And No Buyers: Venezuela’s Oil Production Tanks
Venezuelan ambassador to Japan says bank account is frozen
Venezuelan ambassador to Japan says bank account is frozen
## Migrants/refugees ##
Despite 4-month decline, unauthorized border crossings nearing 1 million
## Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
Climate Activists Block Roads, March in Global Protests
## Energy/resources ##
Capital Flight Is Killing The US Shale Boom
## Environment/health ##
104 pieces of plastic found in baby sea turtle that washed ashore in Florida
## Japan ##
## UK ##
## US ##
And finally...
Capital Flight Is Killing The US Shale Boom
## Got food? ##
Florida grapefruit growers make bold move to help save industry
Florida grapefruit growers are trying to help preserve the industry with new plantings, taking a bold step in the face of disease and storms that continue to decimate their groves.
Florida grapefruit growers make bold move to help save industry
Florida grapefruit growers are trying to help preserve the industry with new plantings, taking a bold step in the face of disease and storms that continue to decimate their groves.
## Environment/health ##
104 pieces of plastic found in baby sea turtle that washed ashore in Florida
## Intelligence/security/
China’s surveillance tech is spreading globally, raising concerns about Beijing’s influence
China’s surveillance tech is spreading globally, raising concerns about Beijing’s influence
I suspect that Western competitors are more concerned about losing market share. -- RF
## Japan ##
Fertility crash: Japan's births headed below 900,000 this year
Japan to tighten screws on big acquisitions by Big Tech
Japan to tighten screws on big acquisitions by Big Tech
China’s service sector growth slows to seven-month low in September, despite increase in new orders
U.S. widens blacklist to include China's top AI startups ahead of trade talks
U.S. widens blacklist to include China's top AI startups ahead of trade talks
## UK ##
UK economy starts to show cracks under Brexit and global strains
Britain’s economy is increasingly showing signs of strain as the Brexit crisis and the global slowdown intensify, with the loss of momentum appearing to spread to areas which have hitherto been sources of growth.
Parts of Cornwall which could be completely under water due to climate change
Britain’s economy is increasingly showing signs of strain as the Brexit crisis and the global slowdown intensify, with the loss of momentum appearing to spread to areas which have hitherto been sources of growth.
Parts of Cornwall which could be completely under water due to climate change
Trade department would lobby for government to accept Trump's demands for weaker food hygiene standards after Brexit, Whitehall memo says
Lowering food safety regulations to US standards would mean allowing sale of products containing rodent hair, animal faeces and maggots
Lowering food safety regulations to US standards would mean allowing sale of products containing rodent hair, animal faeces and maggots
Britain’s Secret Saudi Military Support Program
By mistake, the U.K. recently revealed the budget size of multibillion-pound program that it manages to support the royal family’s de facto protection force, which is also active in the devastating war in Yemen.
By mistake, the U.K. recently revealed the budget size of multibillion-pound program that it manages to support the royal family’s de facto protection force, which is also active in the devastating war in Yemen.
## US ##
Privatization of profits, socialization of losses. See following article. -- RF
What's Holding Up the Market?
The Fed's nearly free money for financiers policies in support of the Super-Rich do not exist in a vacuum--the disastrous consequences are already baked in.
What's Holding Up the Market?
The Fed's nearly free money for financiers policies in support of the Super-Rich do not exist in a vacuum--the disastrous consequences are already baked in.
Onward Christian Soldier: Imagining a Pence Presidency
Be warned, the Vice President's foreign policy positions invoke a messianism not seen since the Bush Administration.
Be warned, the Vice President's foreign policy positions invoke a messianism not seen since the Bush Administration.
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