## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##
Global car sales expected to slide by 3.1 million this year in steepest drop since Great Recession
Global car sales expected to slide by 3.1 million this year in steepest drop since Great Recession
We Can Only Choose One: Our National Economy or Globalization
The servitude of society to a globalized economy is generating extremes of insecurity, powerlessness and inequality.
The servitude of society to a globalized economy is generating extremes of insecurity, powerlessness and inequality.
BC Is the Eviction Capital of Canada, Says StatsCan
New report finds more than 80,000 people faced eviction, foreclosure over five years.
New report finds more than 80,000 people faced eviction, foreclosure over five years.
## Cut, baby, cut! ##
A.C. Moore closing all stores
Audi to cut 9,500 jobs to fund electric car push
## Airline death spiral ##
It Is True That Corruption Caused The 737 MAX Accidents. But It Was Not Foreign.
Why Lifesaving Drugs May Be Missing on Your Next Flight
Citing chronic shortages, airlines have received exemptions from regulations requiring that flights carry five drugs on board.
Why Lifesaving Drugs May Be Missing on Your Next Flight
Citing chronic shortages, airlines have received exemptions from regulations requiring that flights carry five drugs on board.
## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
Libyan Force Imposes ‘No-Fly Zone’ Amid Fight for Capital
Libyan Force Imposes ‘No-Fly Zone’ Amid Fight for Capital
India will pay the Russian defense companies in roubles, Russia’s currency.
NGA breaks ground on new St. Louis campus
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency will break ground on its new campus in St. Louis Nov. 26, putting it on schedule to be open and operational by 2025.
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency will break ground on its new campus in St. Louis Nov. 26, putting it on schedule to be open and operational by 2025.
The Art of Command, The Science of AI
Future commanders will need to know how to use artificial intelligence to make decisions—including when not to trust it. But how do you decide?
Future commanders will need to know how to use artificial intelligence to make decisions—including when not to trust it. But how do you decide?
Once the power goes out, future commanders will need to make the best use of horses, wagons, and foot soldiers armed with swords and spears. -- RF
## Migrants/refugees ##
Italian coast guard saves nearly 150 people from sinking migrant ship
## Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
Extinction Rebellion: Four climate activists take hunger strike into second week (UK)
Protesters furious over rebel attack torch UN base and town hall in Ebola-hit Congolese city
## Energy/resources ##
Global oil discoveries far from breaking even with consumption
Global oil discoveries far from breaking even with consumption
It's a stark indication that the oil industry has been skimping on upstream investment for some years already. This is also bad news for renewables, which depend on fossil fuels to manufacture their hardware. -- RF
It Bears Repeating: Renewables Alone Won’t End the Climate Crisis
‘We have to look at downsizing, degrowth, using less.’
‘We have to look at downsizing, degrowth, using less.’
Indeed, the math just doesn't work. Renewables will never support civilization as we know it. Unfortunately, governments, businesses, and international organizations are hell-bent on sustaining the unsustainable, and even expanding it. Finally, recall the three requirements for energy systems. The question of how renewables stack up will be answered definitively when society ditches fossil fuels and relies solely on renewables. -- RF
“We have a ticking bomb with high-level waste and fuel rods at Koeberg,” said Makoma Lekalakala, Earthlife Africa’s director.
## Got food? ##
Researchers map food sustainability across the planet
## Got food? ##
Researchers map food sustainability across the planet
Food production is threatened more by impending financial collapse than by climate change. -- RF
China pork crisis far from over, despite green shoots of recovery in pig inventory, analysts say
## Environment/health ##
Darn, This Is Inconvenient: Apple Is Destroying the Planet to Maximize Profits
Nail salon workers suffer chemical exposures that can be like working at a garage or a refinery
## Environment/health ##
Darn, This Is Inconvenient: Apple Is Destroying the Planet to Maximize Profits
Nail salon workers suffer chemical exposures that can be like working at a garage or a refinery
## Intelligence/security/
Information of 1.2 billion people uncovered in massive data leak
Ecommerce sites' mobile templates hide information that shoppers use to save money
Ecommerce sites' mobile templates hide information that shoppers use to save money
Neocon Uses Impeachment To Push Russophobic Agenda (David Stockman; part 3 of series)
Report Claims Iran Considered Attacking US Bases in Middle East
The media furor surrounding the Iranian threat continues apace on Monday, with a dubious claim that Iran gave serious consideration to attacking US military bases in the Middle East in September, before deciding against it.
Russian Trolls Have Virtually No Effect On US Twitter Users: Duke University
The media furor surrounding the Iranian threat continues apace on Monday, with a dubious claim that Iran gave serious consideration to attacking US military bases in the Middle East in September, before deciding against it.
Russian Trolls Have Virtually No Effect On US Twitter Users: Duke University
## Propaganda/censorship/fake news/alternative facts ##
US launches new Mandarin network as Washington and Beijing battle for global influence
US launches new Mandarin network as Washington and Beijing battle for global influence
Surprise! MSM Spins OPCW Leak As Russian Disinfo
## Systemic breakdown/collapse/
The Collapse of Civilization May Have Already Begun
## Systemic breakdown/collapse/
The Collapse of Civilization May Have Already Begun
I guarantee it. Collapse is baked into the cake. -- RF
No Power, No Running Water, No Toilets: Millions of Americans Are Living in Third-World Conditions
No Power, No Running Water, No Toilets: Millions of Americans Are Living in Third-World Conditions
The Nochlezhka homeless charity, founded in St. Petersburg in 1990, has faced strident criticism from Muscovites opposed to its plans to open a project in the Russian capital, where stigma against the homeless is high. Experts estimate that Moscow has an estimated 50,000-100,000 homeless people.
The study paints a bleak picture of a workforce plagued by drug overdoses, suicides and organ-system diseases while grappling with economic stresses.
Completely nuts. -- RF
## China ##
Once ambitious to expand into the US, some Chinese firms are now scaling back
Many Chinese firms have announced partnerships in Southeast Asia, Europe, and even the Middle East.
New cache of Xinjiang papers ‘a manual for China’s detention camps’
Trove of classified Chinese documents reveals instructions on how to prevent escapes and maintain secrecy about the system, journalists’ group says
Trove of classified Chinese documents reveals instructions on how to prevent escapes and maintain secrecy about the system, journalists’ group says
Three Britons brought back from Sierra Leone over Ebola-like virus
‘Disastrous’ shortcomings in Home Office’s settled status scheme will leave ‘at least hundreds’ of homeless EU nationals undocumented, say lawyers and NGOs
Supermarkets urged to install water dispensers after a billion plastic bottles sold last year
## US ##
Black Friday Is Coming, And 48 Million Americans Still Have Holiday Debt From Last Year
It's Official: The United States Is Now A Banana Republic
## US ##
Black Friday Is Coming, And 48 Million Americans Still Have Holiday Debt From Last Year
It's Official: The United States Is Now A Banana Republic
Moody’s cut Ford’s rating to Ba1, the agency’s highest junk-bond rating, on Sept. 19, finding that Ford’s debt has what the agency’s ratings scale calls “speculative elements.″
Either way, "economic ruin" is assured. Plan accordingly. -- RF
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