## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##
Moody's cuts global sovereign rating outlook to "negative" for 2020
Moody's cuts global sovereign rating outlook to "negative" for 2020
Stocks Struggle Amid Barrage Of Dismal Econ Data, HK Violence As Germany Narrowly Avoids Recession
Global Supply Chains Imploding As Quarter Of German Firms Plan To Leave China
Global Supply Chains Imploding As Quarter Of German Firms Plan To Leave China
## Cut, baby, cut! ##
More job cuts at South Africa’s state companies
## War on cash/cashless society/cryptocurrencies ##
Thieves targeted crypto execs and threatened their families in wide-ranging scheme, says DOJ
Bitcoin hailed as ‘success' by China in dramatic shift in attitude
Bitcoin hailed as ‘success' by China in dramatic shift in attitude
## Airline death spiral ##
Indonesia waiting on major global aviation regulators for return of 737 MAX: official
Cathay Pacific cuts profit guidance for second time amid Hong Kong protests
Mexico’s Cancelled $13-Billion Zombie-Airport Refuses to Die
## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
US Ramping Up Firepower in Syria to Match Syria, Russia
Mexico’s Cancelled $13-Billion Zombie-Airport Refuses to Die
## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
US Ramping Up Firepower in Syria to Match Syria, Russia
Israel calls up reserve soldiers as Gaza death toll mounts
F-35 Still Falling Short on Combat Readiness, Official Says
Trump: US Forces in Syria ‘Only for the Oil’
Contradicts Pentagon claims war is about other things
Pentagon presses for US access to special EU defense projects
Venezuela’s Suffering Oil Giant Receives An Unlikely Lifeline
F-35 Still Falling Short on Combat Readiness, Official Says
Trump: US Forces in Syria ‘Only for the Oil’
Contradicts Pentagon claims war is about other things
Pentagon presses for US access to special EU defense projects
Venezuela’s Suffering Oil Giant Receives An Unlikely Lifeline
The Trump Administration seems entirely comfortable with this turn of events, endorsing the military takeover earlier this week and praising Anez for “stepping up” and declaring herself the new ruler.
Released Lula in for greatest fight of his life (Pepe Escobar)
Better not mess with the former Brazilian president; Putin and Xi are his real top allies in the Global Left
Trump And Zelensky Want Peace With Russia. The Fascists Oppose That.
Trump And Zelensky Want Peace With Russia. The Fascists Oppose That.
## Migrants/refugees ##
U.S. proposes denying work permits to asylum seekers who enter illegally
U.S. proposes denying work permits to asylum seekers who enter illegally
Migrants huddle in the cold in makeshift camp in Bosnia
Authorities in northwestern Bosnia are threatening a curfew in two large local migrant camps to press the central government to relocate people to other parts of the country
## Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
Thousands of Poles join nationalist Independence Day march
Hundreds protest Erdogan visit to White House
Authorities in northwestern Bosnia are threatening a curfew in two large local migrant camps to press the central government to relocate people to other parts of the country
## Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
Thousands of Poles join nationalist Independence Day march
Hundreds protest Erdogan visit to White House
## Energy/resources ##
The EIA Is Grossly Overestimating U.S. Shale
The EIA Is Grossly Overestimating U.S. Shale
While shale experts are knowledgeable of the typical 60-70% first-year decline rate of shale wells, not much is mentioned about the “compounded annual decline rate.”
## Got food? ##
Officials Are Using The Word “Disaster” To Describe The Widespread Crop Failures Happening All Over America
Farming in South Africa is under threat from climate change. Here’s how
Farming in South Africa is under threat from climate change. Here’s how
## Environment/health ##
Planting Billions of Trees Is the 'Best Climate Change Solution Available Today,' Study Finds
Sediment is a greater threat to small freshwater species than fertilizer runoff
Numerous studies have been dedicated to quantifying the environmental consequences of fertilizer runoff, but new research suggests sediment accumulation caused by industrial agriculture is a greater threat to insects, crustaceans and other water macroinvertebrates.
Numerous studies have been dedicated to quantifying the environmental consequences of fertilizer runoff, but new research suggests sediment accumulation caused by industrial agriculture is a greater threat to insects, crustaceans and other water macroinvertebrates.
'Unnoticed Apocalypse': Dying Insects Put Humankind's Existence at Risk
The analysis conducted by Professor David Goulson, one of Britain’s leading ecologists says that 50 percent of insects have perished since 1970 as a result of habitat loss and the heavy use of pesticides. Goulson notes that this number could be even higher.
The analysis conducted by Professor David Goulson, one of Britain’s leading ecologists says that 50 percent of insects have perished since 1970 as a result of habitat loss and the heavy use of pesticides. Goulson notes that this number could be even higher.
Major fish nurseries are awash in microplastics
Which means larval fish are snacking on a lot of plastic.
Which means larval fish are snacking on a lot of plastic.
Not to mention the difficulties with recycling end-of-life renewable energy hardware. -- RF
## Intelligence/security/
Federal Court Rules Suspicionless Searches of Travelers’ Phones and Laptops Unconstitutional
Government Must Have Reasonable Suspicion of Digital Contraband Before Searching People’s Electronic Devices at the U.S. Border
Beware iPhone/iPad Users: Facebook Secretly Opens Camera Without Your Knowledge
## Intelligence/security/
Federal Court Rules Suspicionless Searches of Travelers’ Phones and Laptops Unconstitutional
Government Must Have Reasonable Suspicion of Digital Contraband Before Searching People’s Electronic Devices at the U.S. Border
Beware iPhone/iPad Users: Facebook Secretly Opens Camera Without Your Knowledge
Unfortunately he worked in a profession where you can very quickly move from an asset to a liability.
FBI Asks Congress To Permanently Reauthorize The Phone Record Collection The NSA Voluntarily Shut Down
FBI Asks Congress To Permanently Reauthorize The Phone Record Collection The NSA Voluntarily Shut Down
The real Ukraine controversy: an activist U.S. embassy and its adherence to the Geneva Convention
The U.S. diplomats saw no problem in their actions, believing that it served the American interest in combating Ukrainian corruption. The Ukrainians viewed it far differently as an improper intervention in the internal affairs of their country that was forbidden by the Geneva Convention.
The U.S. diplomats saw no problem in their actions, believing that it served the American interest in combating Ukrainian corruption. The Ukrainians viewed it far differently as an improper intervention in the internal affairs of their country that was forbidden by the Geneva Convention.
The Ukrainian Influence Peddling Rings – A Microcosm of How Imperial Washington Rolls (David Stockman)
U.S. manufacturing group hacked by China as trade talks intensified - sources
The US Wanted a Coup in Bolivia: Like Magic, It Got One
The US Wanted a Coup in Bolivia: Like Magic, It Got One
DJI makes app to identify drones and find pilots
Drone maker DJI has demonstrated a way to quickly identify a nearby drone, and pinpoint the location of its pilot, via a smartphone.
Mike Pompeo 'on shifting sand' as impeachment probe reveals his Ukraine role
Drone maker DJI has demonstrated a way to quickly identify a nearby drone, and pinpoint the location of its pilot, via a smartphone.
Mike Pompeo 'on shifting sand' as impeachment probe reveals his Ukraine role
## Propaganda/censorship/fake news/alternative facts ##
How Surveillance and Propaganda Work in ‘the Free World’
How Facebook Has Become The Strategic Media Mouthpiece For The Global Elite
Japanese hospitals faced financial difficulties in fiscal 2018, survey finds
Hospitals faced continuing financial difficulties in fiscal 2018, with institutions across the country registering a minus 2.7 percent profit margin on average, a government survey has shown.
Hospitals faced continuing financial difficulties in fiscal 2018, with institutions across the country registering a minus 2.7 percent profit margin on average, a government survey has shown.
Tokyo rally protests prolonged detention of foreign nationals
## China ##
Traffic system paralyzed in HK due to protests
## China ##
Traffic system paralyzed in HK due to protests
China updates patriotic education push to forge stronger national identity – including in Hong Kong
Sweeping guidelines define patriotism as love of motherland, socialism and Communist Party
Sweeping guidelines define patriotism as love of motherland, socialism and Communist Party
China to issue unified local, national GDP numbers amid data scepticism
China will unify the way it calculates provincial economic output from early 2020, the National Bureau of Statistics said, amid scepticism about the reliability of Chinese data.
Leading EV Battery Maker Stuck in Debt ChainChina will unify the way it calculates provincial economic output from early 2020, the National Bureau of Statistics said, amid scepticism about the reliability of Chinese data.
Obesity almost doubles in 20 years to affect 13 million people
Almost 30% of population in England now obese
Almost 30% of population in England now obese
Value of British Land retail properties slides by over 10%
Life expectancy in UK falls amid rise in avoidable deaths in disadvantaged communities, report shows
Life expectancy in UK falls amid rise in avoidable deaths in disadvantaged communities, report shows
## US ##
How the Fed Boosts the 1%: Even the Upper Middle Class Loses Share of Household Wealth to the 1%. Bottom Half Gets Screwed
It is ironic the Fed puts out this data, as if to show off its success, and how every time the wealth of the 1% is threatened, the Fed comes up with new bailouts, rate cuts, and other shenanigans.
Study: Hurricanes striking U.S. are getting bigger, stronger
It is ironic the Fed puts out this data, as if to show off its success, and how every time the wealth of the 1% is threatened, the Fed comes up with new bailouts, rate cuts, and other shenanigans.
Study: Hurricanes striking U.S. are getting bigger, stronger
The NYPD sees it a normal operating cost to be managed.
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