## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##
Russia could consider investing part of National Wealth Fund in gold
Russia could consider investing part of National Wealth Fund in gold
Just as the collapse of the Soviet Union was baked in by the systemic fragilities of central planning, the Fed's commandeering of the stock market bakes in a crash.
## Cut, baby, cut! ##
Tens of thousands of bank jobs axed in 2019 — and more pain to come
## War on cash/cashless society/cryptocurrencies ##
More on the dangers of the cashless society. -- RF
A new era of digital gold payments systems?
Bitcoin Is Less Useful Than Gold, Says Billionaire Mark Cuban
A new era of digital gold payments systems?
Bitcoin Is Less Useful Than Gold, Says Billionaire Mark Cuban
## Airline death spiral ##
How Airlines Exploit Laws to Literally Squeeze Customers
Sexual assault cases abroad flights are a growing concern for the FBI as the numbers continue to grow alarmingly. Between the fiscal years 2014-2017, the FBI investigations into midair sexual assaults went up by 66 percent.
## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
Stealth and Nukes: Will Israeli F-35s Soon Be Carrying Nuclear Weapons?
## Migrants/refugees ##
Deaths in custody. Sexual violence. Hunger strikes. What we uncovered inside ICE facilities across the US
Deaths in custody. Sexual violence. Hunger strikes. What we uncovered inside ICE facilities across the US
Child among 49 migrants rescued from boats crossing English Channel on Boxing Day
## Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
Iran curbs internet before possible new protests: reports
## Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
Iran curbs internet before possible new protests: reports
Fury grows after deaths in Indian Muslim neighborhood
Hong Kong marchers target malls on third day of Christmas protests
Hong Kong marchers target malls on third day of Christmas protests
## Energy/resources ##
Russia says Nord Stream 2 will be ready in matter of months
## Got food? ##
Egg recall: Hard-boiled eggs, egg products recalled from Walmart, Trader Joe's, more stores nationwide
Coke, crisps, convenience: how ads created a global junk food generation
## Environment/health ##
Green ooze spilled onto a Michigan highway from this factory – photos inside are shocking
## Environment/health ##
Green ooze spilled onto a Michigan highway from this factory – photos inside are shocking
Cattle have stopped breeding, koalas die of thirst: A vet's hellish diary of climate change (Australia)
Lithium from electronic waste can contaminate water supply
Lithium from electronic waste can contaminate water supply
## Intelligence/security/
Nearly 4,000 Ring Credentials Leaked, Including Users' Time Zones And Device Names
A window on the development of America's social credit system. -- RF
Two military-grade aircraft launching gears from US mysteriously land at Gujarat’s Mundra port
## Propaganda/censorship/fake news/alternative facts ##
The Guardian forced to clarify misleading article on Assange and Russia
Social Media and Social Control: How Silicon Valley Serves the US State Department
Facebook isn’t the only Silicon Valley firm with partisan oversight of what we see: the bipartisan billionaire class and their security state have partnered with tech firms since the dawn of the internet to control the parameters of users’ thinking.
## Propaganda/censorship/fake news/alternative facts ##
The Guardian forced to clarify misleading article on Assange and Russia
Social Media and Social Control: How Silicon Valley Serves the US State Department
Facebook isn’t the only Silicon Valley firm with partisan oversight of what we see: the bipartisan billionaire class and their security state have partnered with tech firms since the dawn of the internet to control the parameters of users’ thinking.
## Systemic breakdown/collapse/
Crisis Looms in Antibiotics as Drug Makers Go Bankrupt
First Big Pharma fled the field, and now start-ups are going belly up, threatening to stifle the development of new drugs.
The Biggest Empires In Human History
First Big Pharma fled the field, and now start-ups are going belly up, threatening to stifle the development of new drugs.
The Biggest Empires In Human History
Japan's jails a sanctuary for seniors
For elderly people without close families, the prospect of living alone, and dying alone, can be terrifying. But some seniors in Japan are finding they can get care and camaraderie when they are locked up in prison.
For elderly people without close families, the prospect of living alone, and dying alone, can be terrifying. But some seniors in Japan are finding they can get care and camaraderie when they are locked up in prison.
Not money, but energy. Failure to see this makes any solution impossible. -- RF
## China ##
China pours billions into infrastructure and talent as it readies for the 2022 Winter Olympics
Will there be any snow? The games will be too hot for summer and too warm for winter, unless energy problems kill them first. -- RF
In East China Sea, Beijing plays long game
Geography blocks China’s access to the open Pacific, so it is beefing up its navy and strategizing a breakout
Geography blocks China’s access to the open Pacific, so it is beefing up its navy and strategizing a breakout
China’s academics tackle the ‘Big Brother’ state
Facial recognition and surveillance systems blur the lines between privacy and profiling
Pork Imports Soar, While Live Pig Stock Increases for First Time in More Than a Year
## UK ##
Amount of flood-prone land used for new houses in England doubles in a year, figures reveal
Facial recognition and surveillance systems blur the lines between privacy and profiling
Pork Imports Soar, While Live Pig Stock Increases for First Time in More Than a Year
## UK ##
Amount of flood-prone land used for new houses in England doubles in a year, figures reveal
How Amazon Gains Control & Domination
Amazon takes over the last mile and everything else.
This Christmas, Over Half a Million Americans Will Struggle with Homelessness
Amazon takes over the last mile and everything else.
This Christmas, Over Half a Million Americans Will Struggle with Homelessness
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