Monday, 2 March 2020

Global Headlines- 1 March, 2020

## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##
Global downturn looms as countries struggle to contain coronavirus outbreak
"Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars Lost" As Shipping Rates Collapse Due To "Hugely Disruptive" Virus
World stocks set for worst weekly slump since 2008 as pandemic fears intensify
World prepares for coronavirus pandemic; global recession forecast
Facebook cancels developer conference as tech companies respond to virus

## Cut, baby, cut! ##
The airlines are still flying deeper into turbulence.
It’s hard to conceive a more efficient way to spread infectious disease.

## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
The Pentagon Is Working on a Nuclear Thermal Rocket
Putting nuclear reactors in space near the Earth sounds insane to me (no matter which governments do it). -- RF
2,500 US Troops Now Stationed in Saudi Arabia to ‘Deter’ Iran
US presence was long used as recruiting tool by al-Qaeda
Elon Musk: ‘Radical Innovation’ Needed To Beat China Militarily
"The fighter jet era has passed," says Musk. The future, he averred, is "autonomous drone warfare."

Who would have thought? -- RF

• Coronavirus

## Intelligence/security/internet/cyberwar ##
Firefox turns controversial new encryption on by default in the US
Is your mugshot on social media? Better read this. -- RF

## Julian Assange ##
Store shelves stripped of toilet paper amid coronavirus fears
I just visited a large supermarket. Of course they have no masks — they haven't had any for several weeks. But now items like wet tissue, toilet paper, and facial tissue are also sold out. Signs above the gaping empty shelves limit each customer to one item. -- RF

## China ##
New Chinese billionaires outpace US by three to one: Hurun

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