## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##
World Bank warns of global debt crisis following the fastest increase in borrowing since the 1970s
World Bank warns of global debt crisis following the fastest increase in borrowing since the 1970s
David Stockman on What Triggers the Next Financial Collapse
How Much Money Have Folks Already Lost Who Bought that Negative-Yielding 30-Year German Government Bond last August?
How Much Money Have Folks Already Lost Who Bought that Negative-Yielding 30-Year German Government Bond last August?
## Cut, baby, cut! ##
SoftBank-backed delivery app Rappi lays off 6% of workers
SoftBank-backed delivery app Rappi lays off 6% of workers
## Airline death spiral ##
'Designed by clowns': Boeing releases internal messages that disparage 737 MAX, regulators
'Designed by clowns': Boeing releases internal messages that disparage 737 MAX, regulators
## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
Singapore gets the green light to buy F-35s
Why Did U.S. Missile Defense Fail In September's Saudi Oil Attack?
Key Point: Missile defense has always been mostly theoretical, and this doesn't look good.
Key Point: Missile defense has always been mostly theoretical, and this doesn't look good.
Unbelievable. -- RF
• Iran/Iraq
US tried, failed to take out Iranian Quds leader in Yemen
The U.S. military tried, but failed, to take out another senior Iranian commander on the same day that an American airstrike killed the Revolutionary Guard's top general, U.S. officials said Friday.
The U.S. military tried, but failed, to take out another senior Iranian commander on the same day that an American airstrike killed the Revolutionary Guard's top general, U.S. officials said Friday.
## Migrants/refugees ##
Texas becomes first state to refuse refugees under Trump order
Russia Declares Ceasefire Deal With Turkey In Idlib To Stem Refugee Tide
## Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
Protesters gather in front of Facebook HQ to decry its policy of allowing lies in political ads
## Energy/resources ##
U.S. Oil Producers Slash Jobs To Cut Costs
U.S. refinery sales hit the brakes, with 5% of capacity on block
From coast to coast, U.S. refineries are available for the taking, but nobody is buying.
From coast to coast, U.S. refineries are available for the taking, but nobody is buying.
## Got food? ##
Swarms of locusts threaten food security in Kenya: govt
## Environment/health ##
Australian alpine resorts bring snow guns to firefight
Australia urges quarter of a million to flee as winds fan huge bushfires
## Intelligence/security/
Mind-reading technology lets you control tech with your brain — and it actually works
## Intelligence/security/
Mind-reading technology lets you control tech with your brain — and it actually works
Just imagine the potential for abuse. -- RF
Bolivia’s New Right-Wing Government Intensifies Crackdown on Journalists, Doctors
The US-backed administration of Jeanine Añez is arresting prominent members of the press and even doctors in what it calls a “dismantling of the propaganda apparatus of the dictatorial regime of Evo Morales.”
The Trump team’s increasingly jumbled case for striking Qasem Soleimani
It has been nearly a week since the killing of Iranian Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani, and the justification for the strike is still clear as mud.
The US-backed administration of Jeanine Añez is arresting prominent members of the press and even doctors in what it calls a “dismantling of the propaganda apparatus of the dictatorial regime of Evo Morales.”
The Trump team’s increasingly jumbled case for striking Qasem Soleimani
It has been nearly a week since the killing of Iranian Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani, and the justification for the strike is still clear as mud.
## Propaganda/censorship/fake news/alternative facts ##
Study Finds Bots and MAGA Supporters Pushing #
## Japan ##
International Olympic Committee bans political gestures at Tokyo Games
Study Finds Bots and MAGA Supporters Pushing #
## Japan ##
International Olympic Committee bans political gestures at Tokyo Games
Warm winter means lack of snow for famous Sapporo festival
Japan household spending falls again in November
## China ##
Authorities in Hong Kong seized nearly 4,000 cell phones from protesters, and activists are concerned that police are reading their messages and installing spyware
Japan household spending falls again in November
## China ##
Authorities in Hong Kong seized nearly 4,000 cell phones from protesters, and activists are concerned that police are reading their messages and installing spyware
Trump Looks To Speed Up Oil Pipeline Permits By Dropping Climate Reviews
As part of the Trump Administration’s ongoing efforts to accelerate the permitting process for oil pipelines and other large infrastructure projects, the White House released on Thursday a plan to cut the timelines for such projects by omitting the assessment of a project’s climate impact.
As part of the Trump Administration’s ongoing efforts to accelerate the permitting process for oil pipelines and other large infrastructure projects, the White House released on Thursday a plan to cut the timelines for such projects by omitting the assessment of a project’s climate impact.
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