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## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##
Weakening dollar is last hope for world economy, Saxo Bank analyst says
Russia’s Largest Oil Company Ditches Dollar In New Oil Deals
Dow falls more than 800 points in two days
Weakening dollar is last hope for world economy, Saxo Bank analyst says
Russia’s Largest Oil Company Ditches Dollar In New Oil Deals
Dow falls more than 800 points in two days
## Cut, baby, cut! ##
Kroger to lay off hundreds, as questions about its turnaround plan linger
Kroger to lay off hundreds, as questions about its turnaround plan linger
## War on cash/cashless society/cryptocurrencies ##
Visa, Mastercard reconsider backing Facebook’s Libra, report says
## Airline death spiral ##
Iraqi security forces fire at protesters storming Baghdad airport: police
## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
The Military Officials Who Knew Saudi Arabia Would Fail
Privately they've been saying for years that Riyadh can't win in Yemen and that we shouldn't have given the Houthis up.
Privately they've been saying for years that Riyadh can't win in Yemen and that we shouldn't have given the Houthis up.
Israel is trying to hide its arms sales to Duterte's Philippines
Israel continues to sell arms to the world’s most oppressive regimes, but the courts won’t let the media cover the story.
Israel continues to sell arms to the world’s most oppressive regimes, but the courts won’t let the media cover the story.
Hypersonic Weapons & National Insecurity
Weapons that move five times the speed of sound are driving the latest phase of an arms race that not only never ends, but is constantly generating new global risks.
Weapons that move five times the speed of sound are driving the latest phase of an arms race that not only never ends, but is constantly generating new global risks.
Taliban send high-level delegation to Islamabad in push to resurrect peace deal
The Taliban announced Wednesday they are sending a high-level delegation to Pakistan’s capital as part of a tour that has included Russia, China and Iran in a push to resurrect an Afghanistan peace deal with Washington that seemed imminent just a month ago.
The Taliban announced Wednesday they are sending a high-level delegation to Pakistan’s capital as part of a tour that has included Russia, China and Iran in a push to resurrect an Afghanistan peace deal with Washington that seemed imminent just a month ago.
• War on Iran
Ships with 1 million tonnes of grain stuck outside Iran's ports in payment crisis
More than 20 ships carrying around one million tonnes of grain are stuck outside Iranian ports as U.S. sanctions create payment problems and hamper the country’s efforts to import vital commodities, sources directly involved in the trade said.
Iran: Trump to Blame for Failure of French-Brokered Call
## Migrants/refugees ##
President Trump talked about shooting migrants, using alligators at the border, according new book
More than 20 ships carrying around one million tonnes of grain are stuck outside Iranian ports as U.S. sanctions create payment problems and hamper the country’s efforts to import vital commodities, sources directly involved in the trade said.
Iran: Trump to Blame for Failure of French-Brokered Call
## Migrants/refugees ##
President Trump talked about shooting migrants, using alligators at the border, according new book
Finding Our Way in the Age of Climate Change and Migration
US To Collect DNA Of All Undocumented Migrants
US To Collect DNA Of All Undocumented Migrants
## Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
At Least 7 Dead, Embassies Sealed Off As Iraq Protests Rage; Police Open Fire On Crowds
Iraq curfews, shootings as 19 die in anti-government rallies
Iraq curfews, shootings as 19 die in anti-government rallies
## Energy/resources ##
Good quality and cost-competitive steel central to success of wind energy industry manufacturing in Europe
US Shale Production Is Set For A Steep Decline
US Shale Production Is Set For A Steep Decline
France says nuclear plant overruns 'unacceptable'
Coal is Piling Up in Europe as Utilities Prefer Natural Gas
Major Texas solar project underway to add relief for overloaded grid
Coal is Piling Up in Europe as Utilities Prefer Natural Gas
Major Texas solar project underway to add relief for overloaded grid
Shipping U.S. Oil To Asia Just Got A Lot More Expensive
Shipping rates for oil tankers leaving the United States bound for Asia jumped to three-year highs after Washington sanctioned
Shipping rates for oil tankers leaving the United States bound for Asia jumped to three-year highs after Washington sanctioned
A short but meaty and informative article outlining the oil industry's increasingly grim situation. -- RF
That's highly likely because humanity will be using much less electricity by then. -- RF
A million- or billion-mile battery won't change anything because what matters is whether the primary energy source is concentrated (like fossil fuels) or dilute (like renewables). Keep in mind that a battery is just a way of storing energy. -- RF
Growing Your Own Groceries — How to turn your backyard into a food production system
Just one thing: You are not going to become an instant farmer. Countless challenges lurk everywhere. -- RF
Just one thing: You are not going to become an instant farmer. Countless challenges lurk everywhere. -- RF
## Environment/health ##
Russia Invites Climate Activist Greta Thunberg to Speak in Parliament
## Intelligence/security/
Former Israeli Intel Official Claims Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell Worked for Israel
A recent interview given by a former high-ranking official in Israeli military intelligence has claimed that Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual blackmail enterprise was an Israel intelligence operation run for the purpose of entrapping powerful individuals and politicians in the United States and abroad.
A recent interview given by a former high-ranking official in Israeli military intelligence has claimed that Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual blackmail enterprise was an Israel intelligence operation run for the purpose of entrapping powerful individuals and politicians in the United States and abroad.
School Districts Use "Gaggle" To Monitor Students' Free Speech And Social Media Posts
When Ukraine's Prosecutor Came After His Son's Sponsor Joe Biden Sprang Into Action
When Ukraine's Prosecutor Came After His Son's Sponsor Joe Biden Sprang Into Action
## Propaganda/censorship/fake news/alternative facts ##
Pentagon-funded researcher smears ‘The Management of Savagery’ in error-filled Times Literary Supplement screed
Lydia Wilson, a researcher at a US Department of Defense-backed outfit, has taken to the Times Literary Supplement to publish a malicious attack on “The Management of Savagery.” The review is a hyper-ideological defense of US empire filled with distortions and bone-headed errors.
## Systemic breakdown/collapse/
The Art of War According to the Science of Complex Systems: The Seneca Cliff as a strategic weapon
## Japan ##
North Korean projectile lands in Japan’s exclusive economic zone, Tokyo says
The Art of War According to the Science of Complex Systems: The Seneca Cliff as a strategic weapon
## Japan ##
North Korean projectile lands in Japan’s exclusive economic zone, Tokyo says
Japan's consumer confidence down for 12th month
'I can barely make ends meet': Low-income families in Japan fret over tax hike
'I can barely make ends meet': Low-income families in Japan fret over tax hike
• War on Huawei
Any errors in arrest of Huawei CFO were technical, Canadian government tells court
## UK ##
Extinction Rebellion: Police call for new legal powers over protests as fresh action to start in London
## UK ##
Extinction Rebellion: Police call for new legal powers over protests as fresh action to start in London
Extinction Rebellion protesters spray fake blood on to Treasury
UK is in danger of losing a quarter of its mammal population, major wildlife report says
UK is in danger of losing a quarter of its mammal population, major wildlife report says
## US ##
US Gross National Debt Jumps by $1.2 Trillion in Fiscal 2019, to $22.7 Trillion, Hits 106.5% of GDP
More than 20% of our nation’s rural hospitals, or 430 hospitals across 43 states, are near collapse.
Car Dealers Make More Profit On Loans Than Selling Cars
A third of auto loans in 2019 had a term period over six years. People cannot afford the cars they are buying.
A third of auto loans in 2019 had a term period over six years. People cannot afford the cars they are buying.
The road to Gilead is paved with misguided (and unconstitutional) intentions. -- RF
And Pence would likely be the first president of Gilead. -- RF
New York City Business Conditions Collapse
ATM Withdrawal Fees Reach Record High, Personal Finance Study Says
100-degree heat hits the South as autumn temperatures return to Northeast
ATM Withdrawal Fees Reach Record High, Personal Finance Study Says
100-degree heat hits the South as autumn temperatures return to Northeast
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