## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##
Globalization in a Sudden and Sharp Decline
Globalization in a Sudden and Sharp Decline
Is A Global Crash Just Around The Corner? Central Banks Are Cutting At The Fastest Rate Since The Financial Crisis
Supply Crunch Coming as Silver Miners Scale Back
Supply Crunch Coming as Silver Miners Scale Back
## War on cash/cashless society/cryptocurrencies ##
China ‘racing’ to launch digital currency
Forkast.News says digital yuan will better monitor capital flows, see off Facebook’s Libra and could help RMB break USD’s global dominance
Forkast.News says digital yuan will better monitor capital flows, see off Facebook’s Libra and could help RMB break USD’s global dominance
BoJ: ‘No demand’ for state digital currency
However, Japan’s central bank encourages the use and development of private cryptos
The IRS has a new tax form out and wants to know about your cryptocurrency
Government will shut down any really successful crypto, mining entrepreneur Giustra says
However, Japan’s central bank encourages the use and development of private cryptos
The IRS has a new tax form out and wants to know about your cryptocurrency
Government will shut down any really successful crypto, mining entrepreneur Giustra says
## Airline death spiral ##
Congress should abandon plan that would burden air travelers with fee hike
## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
Pentagon chief plans to shift US focus to China and Russia
Putin offers US an immediate extension to key nuclear pact
Putin offers US an immediate extension to key nuclear pact
Netanyahu, Pompeo Push Forward With US-Israel Defense Pact
The pact amounts to a more or less direct US intervention in Israeli politics, after two elections failed to end with a government formed.
The pact amounts to a more or less direct US intervention in Israeli politics, after two elections failed to end with a government formed.
Need I point out that Bezos has a considerable financial incentive for making this claim? -- RF
This has less to do with Trump, and more to do with the dynamics of change. All superpowers and empires inevitably decline, and lose their stature and influence. Nobody ever learns from history. -- RF
## Migrants/refugees ##
Mexicans fleeing violence form new encampment on border
Mexicans fleeing violence form new encampment on border
UN Libya migrant center plagued with crowding, TB, food cuts
## Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
Climate protesters block DC streets, demand World Bank lead fossil fuel divestiture
## Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
Climate protesters block DC streets, demand World Bank lead fossil fuel divestiture
## Energy/resources ##
Cautious Canadian Oil Majors Forced To Cut Spending
Mekong River dying a slow but certain death
Massive new hydropower dams are parching the once mighty river’s water levels to lowest in 60 years
Massive new hydropower dams are parching the once mighty river’s water levels to lowest in 60 years
Like waste-to-energy schemes, there's no future in anything that feeds off the detritus of industrial society. -- RF
FPL's Turkey Point first US nuclear plant to get license out to 80 years
## Got food? ##
School cafeterias waste 530K tons of food per year (US)
## Got food? ##
School cafeterias waste 530K tons of food per year (US)
Don't get exited. This plant makes things out of scrap steel. It doesn't smelt iron ore in a blast furnace. -- RF
## Environment/health ##
Himalayan glaciers that supply water to a billion people are melting fast
Vaping-illness cases still growing, now in all 50 states, CDC says
## Intelligence/security/
Massive Leak Confirms Turkey's "Gold-For-Gas" Scheme To Evade US Sanctions On Iran
So, in conclusion, we now have two facts confirmed - trust no one and nothing; and gold is money.
Ukrainian neo-Nazis flock to the Hong Kong protest movement
Ukrainian fascists who previously fought in a US-backed neo-Nazi militia joined the anti-China protests in Hong Kong, sharing their tactics and showing off their tattoos.
## Propaganda/censorship/fake news/alternative facts ##
Vaping-illness cases still growing, now in all 50 states, CDC says
The Turow lignite coal mine in Poland is causing trouble for the environment and local communities - even in Germany and Czech Republic, whose border is just a short walk away.
France bans two US pesticides, citing risk to bees
Venice tide barriers pass another test but skeptics remain
Venice tide barriers pass another test but skeptics remain
## Intelligence/security/
Massive Leak Confirms Turkey's "Gold-For-Gas" Scheme To Evade US Sanctions On Iran
So, in conclusion, we now have two facts confirmed - trust no one and nothing; and gold is money.
Ukrainian neo-Nazis flock to the Hong Kong protest movement
Ukrainian fascists who previously fought in a US-backed neo-Nazi militia joined the anti-China protests in Hong Kong, sharing their tactics and showing off their tattoos.
What really happened in Iran (Pepe Escobar)
Assange and Auschwitz
'I felt like I was going to die': A harrowing look into CIA torture from the eyes of a detainee
These photos show what it's really like in Iran, where — despite its antagonistic relationship with the US— life is surprisingly normal
'I felt like I was going to die': A harrowing look into CIA torture from the eyes of a detainee
These photos show what it's really like in Iran, where — despite its antagonistic relationship with the US— life is surprisingly normal
This is part of the process in which China becomes dominant on its side of the world, while the US loses its foothold there. With globalization in decline (see "Globalization in a Sudden and Sharp Decline" in first category, above), the world is going to get bigger and more localized again. -- RF
US government drops case against Max Blumenthal after jailing journalist on false charges
As the mysterious disappearance of Secret Service records and complete absence of evidence supporting its case came to light, the US government dropped its bogus charges against journalist Max Blumenthal.
As the mysterious disappearance of Secret Service records and complete absence of evidence supporting its case came to light, the US government dropped its bogus charges against journalist Max Blumenthal.
## Propaganda/censorship/fake news/alternative facts ##
Corporate media sing the same song on Hong Kong, presenting the situation in a lockstep single-mindedness that would impress any totalitarian propaganda system.
As The OPCW Is Accused Of False Reporting U.S. Propaganda Jumps To Its Help
As The OPCW Is Accused Of False Reporting U.S. Propaganda Jumps To Its Help
Chinese state media ‘terrorism’ documentaries seek to justify Xinjiang crackdown after US vote on human rights bill
US Shocks With Inflated Claim Of 1,000 Iranian Protesters "Murdered" By Regime
## Systemic breakdown/collapse/
'The Best Thing You Can Do Is Not Buy More Stuff,' Says 'Secondhand' Expert
## Systemic breakdown/collapse/
'The Best Thing You Can Do Is Not Buy More Stuff,' Says 'Secondhand' Expert
## Japan ##
Japanese firms brace for economic contraction after Olympics
Japan stimulus package swells to $120bn in Abenomics reboot
Japan worst-hit nation by weather last year
Japan stimulus package swells to $120bn in Abenomics reboot
Japan worst-hit nation by weather last year
Japan's households tighten purse strings as sales tax, typhoon hit
Japan urged to abolish coal-fired power generation
Japan Display creditors could extend commitment lines by 3 months -sources
Japan urged to abolish coal-fired power generation
Japan Display creditors could extend commitment lines by 3 months -sources
One naturally wonders why Japan would need US approval. -- RF
Chinese incursions near Japan-held islands top 1,000 to hit record, up 80% on last year
Nagano is first prefecture in Japan to declare a climate emergency
Nagano is first prefecture in Japan to declare a climate emergency
Wanted: Chinese cadres to hold Beijing’s line in Xinjiang as Han Chinese head for the exits
The measures targeting Muslim ethnic minorities in Xinjiang have triggered “widespread discontent among Han Chinese officials and citizens”, a source close to the central government told the South China Morning Post.
The measures targeting Muslim ethnic minorities in Xinjiang have triggered “widespread discontent among Han Chinese officials and citizens”, a source close to the central government told the South China Morning Post.
The Chinese blacklist that companies pay US$2,500 an hour to avoid
## UK ##
Study Reveals How UK Intelligence Works with Media to Smear Jeremy Corbyn
## UK ##
Study Reveals How UK Intelligence Works with Media to Smear Jeremy Corbyn
Suppressing Dissent Guarantees Disorder and Collapse
The frantic efforts of an exploitive elite to eliminate dissent only accelerates the regime's path to collapse.
The frantic efforts of an exploitive elite to eliminate dissent only accelerates the regime's path to collapse.
Rack it up! October Credit Card Usage Surges To All Time HIgh As Americans Regain Their Spending Mojo
The Delusions Of The Impeachment Witnesses Point To A Larger Problem
The Delusions Of The Impeachment Witnesses Point To A Larger Problem
"Of course, being a vain person that's very important to me," Trump added. "It gives you an orange look. I don't want an orange look. Has anyone noticed that?"
Harvesting the Blood of America’s Poor: The Latest Stage of Capitalism
Blood has become big business in the United States and there is no shortage of corporations ready to exploit America’s most vulnerable populations in order to get a piece of the pie.
Blood has become big business in the United States and there is no shortage of corporations ready to exploit America’s most vulnerable populations in order to get a piece of the pie.
Kerry's Endorsement of Biden Fits: Two Deceptive Supporters of the Iraq War
The spectacle of Kerry praising Biden as a seasoned leader amounts to one supporter of the Iraq catastrophe attesting to the character and experience of another supporter of the same catastrophe.
The spectacle of Kerry praising Biden as a seasoned leader amounts to one supporter of the Iraq catastrophe attesting to the character and experience of another supporter of the same catastrophe.
[T]he Democrats, Republicans, and the ultra-wealthy are laughing all the way to the bank. And the vast majority of Americans have been sold into debt slavery.
Bombshell Report: The Fed Has Not Rejected One Bank Merger Application Out of 3800 Submitted in Past 11 Years
Bombshell Report: The Fed Has Not Rejected One Bank Merger Application Out of 3800 Submitted in Past 11 Years
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