## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##
The rich have had enough of negative interest rates. Some are pulling cash out of Swiss banks
The rich have had enough of negative interest rates. Some are pulling cash out of Swiss banks
China to inject $174 billion of liquidity on Monday as markets reopen
Miners face funding squeeze as green investing surges
Coronavirus Putting Pressure on Iron Ore Prices
Steel demand and production at risk
Miners face funding squeeze as green investing surges
Coronavirus Putting Pressure on Iron Ore Prices
Steel demand and production at risk
## Cut, baby, cut! ##
Hallmark stores are closing in 12 states amid card struggles
## War on cash/cashless society/cryptocurrencies ##
Most consumers to stay cashless when rebate program ends: survey (Japan)
## Airline death spiral ##
Airline removes gas mask-wearing passenger after he panics travelers
Vietnam airlines resume flights to Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau after government lifts bans
## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
Trump Ignores the Saudis’ Awful Record on Religious Freedom
## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
Trump Ignores the Saudis’ Awful Record on Religious Freedom
The Best Way to Deal With Ukraine? Get Out
For the last month we have been told what a critical role Ukraine plays in our national security. It does not.
For the last month we have been told what a critical role Ukraine plays in our national security. It does not.
• Iran/Iraq
Mohammed Allawi appointed new Iraq PM, protesters reject him
Ex-minister named as Iraq prime minister-designate, but anti-government demonstrators say he is part of ruling elite.
Ex-minister named as Iraq prime minister-designate, but anti-government demonstrators say he is part of ruling elite.
Everybody knows the importance of controlling the oil. -- RF
## Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
Fourth death as protests grow in Chile
Protesters march in Lebanon to reject new government
## Energy/resources ##
Chevron Swings To $6.6B Loss After Huge Shale Gas Write-Off
OPEC, Russia could meet to discuss emergency cuts as coronavirus crushes oil price
As forests burn around the world, drinking water is at risk
OPEC, Russia could meet to discuss emergency cuts as coronavirus crushes oil price
As forests burn around the world, drinking water is at risk
## Got food? ##
China reports H5N1 bird flu outbreak in Hunan province
## Environment/health ##
Genetically engineered moth released for first time
Complex causes behind Arctic greening, researchers say
How your clothes become microfibre pollution in the sea
How your clothes become microfibre pollution in the sea
I'm surprised that anyone had such a good idea, more surprised that they're actually implementing it. -- RF
• Coronavirus
• Coronavirus
U.S. declares coronavirus health emergency, bars foreign nationals who visited China
Coronavirus Deaths Top 250, 8th Infection in US
Coronavirus Deaths Top 250, 8th Infection in US
## Intelligence/security/
Non-Condemnatory International Reaction to Trump’s Bantustan Lite Shows the “Two State” Solution Was Always a Lie (Craig Murray)
I have read through the entire 181 pages of Trump’s “peace deal” for Israel, and it is breathtaking. It is not just that the “solution” it proposes is ludicrously one-sided, it is the entire analysis of the problem to be solved which reads as pure, unadulterated zionist propaganda.
## Propaganda/censorship/fake news/alternative facts ##
US government censorship? Social media giants disappear accounts of Iranian and Venezuelan academics, journalists
Zerohedge Suspended On Twitter
The Primary Mechanism Of Your Oppression Is Not Hidden At All
## Systemic breakdown/collapse/
The State Of Democracy (Is Declining) Around The World
## Japan ##
Gov't official looking after returnees from Wuhan found dead
## Systemic breakdown/collapse/
The State Of Democracy (Is Declining) Around The World
## Japan ##
Gov't official looking after returnees from Wuhan found dead
Why many Chinese women are giving motherhood a miss – it’s not just the high cost of raising a child
Clearly, the only thing growing is debt.
“In Aggregate,” Consumers Are Doing Pretty Good, But America’s Vast Income Disparity Skew the Data
Consumers that added $1.3 trillion to their savings last year are not the ones who owe $1 trillion on their credit cards.
Billionaires bombard U.S. presidential campaign with hundreds of millions in cash
“In Aggregate,” Consumers Are Doing Pretty Good, But America’s Vast Income Disparity Skew the Data
Consumers that added $1.3 trillion to their savings last year are not the ones who owe $1 trillion on their credit cards.
Billionaires bombard U.S. presidential campaign with hundreds of millions in cash
It's the best democracy money can buy. -- RF
How Chaos at Chain Pharmacies Is Putting Patients at Risk
Pharmacists across the U.S. warn that the push to do more with less has made medication errors more likely. “I am a danger to the public,” one wrote to a regulator.
Pharmacists across the U.S. warn that the push to do more with less has made medication errors more likely. “I am a danger to the public,” one wrote to a regulator.
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