## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##
Gold jumps past $1,700 level for first time in seven years on virus fears
## War on cash/cashless society/cryptocurrencies ##
Over $26 billion wiped off cryptocurrency market in 24 hours after massive oil price plunge
## Airline death spiral ##
Boeing proposal to avoid MAX wiring shift does not win U.S. support
Gold jumps past $1,700 level for first time in seven years on virus fears
A Shift In The Global Financial Order Is Upon Us
Coronavirus kills St. Patrick's Day parades in Boston, Dublin; heavy economic impact likely
Coronavirus kills St. Patrick's Day parades in Boston, Dublin; heavy economic impact likely
European Bank Stocks Collapse to March 2009 & 1988 Levels
Just how much lower can they go? To Zero. And the ECB’s negative interest rates are driving them closer to it.
Just how much lower can they go? To Zero. And the ECB’s negative interest rates are driving them closer to it.
## War on cash/cashless society/cryptocurrencies ##
Over $26 billion wiped off cryptocurrency market in 24 hours after massive oil price plunge
## Airline death spiral ##
Boeing proposal to avoid MAX wiring shift does not win U.S. support
Report: Pilots restarted software, causing fatal nosedive
Desperate pilots of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max reactivated the jet's flight control software that prevents aerodynamic stalls when nothing else worked to stop their descent
Anger for British Airways passengers as IT meltdown leaves them unable to access bookings online
## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
US to Boost Military Aid to Ukraine, Will Include Armed Patrol Boats
Desperate pilots of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max reactivated the jet's flight control software that prevents aerodynamic stalls when nothing else worked to stop their descent
Anger for British Airways passengers as IT meltdown leaves them unable to access bookings online
Coronavirus: American, Delta impose steep cuts to flights
Bargain airfares not enough to entice travelers ‘fearful at any price’ amid coronavirus
Bargain airfares not enough to entice travelers ‘fearful at any price’ amid coronavirus
## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
US to Boost Military Aid to Ukraine, Will Include Armed Patrol Boats
North Korea Fires Unidentified Projectiles Off Coast
## Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
Civil Disobedience in the Time of Climate Crisis
## Energy/resources ##
Russia Can Live With $25 Oil For Years
## Solutions ##
Fourteen Low-Tech Ways to Stay Healthy (Besides Handwashing)
## Environment/health ##
Coronavirus reminds us we are organisms in an environment
Ship noise disrupts camouflage abilities of shore crabs
## Intelligence/security/ internet/cyberwar ##
Twitter labels edited clip of Biden retweeted by Trump as manipulated media
## Propaganda/censorship/fake news/alternative facts ##
Coronavirus Alarm Blends Yellow Peril and Red Scare
Trump in Meltdown Mode Over His Own Fake News
## Systemic breakdown/collapse/ unsustainability ##
Florence Hit by the Coronavirus: The Curse of Hyperspecialization
## US ##
America's housing crisis
Millions of Americans can no longer dream of buying a home. Rental apartments are also unaffordable.
What the Fed Can Do: Print and Buy, Buy, Buy
Everyone with a pension fund or 401K invested in stocks better hope the Fed becomes the buyer of last resort, and soon.
The whole idea is extremely stupid, foolish, and irresponsible, though it also shows that the military mind understands the need for highly dense energy sources, not the dilute energy of renewables. -- RF
• War on Iran
## Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
Civil Disobedience in the Time of Climate Crisis
## Energy/resources ##
Russia Can Live With $25 Oil For Years
This also illustrates the power of fossil fuels. Try pushing a passenger car for just a short distance. -- RF
The Great American Shale-Oil Bust Turns into Massacre
Shares of shale oil drillers collapsed by 25%-50% today. Their bonds got massacred. Saudi-Russia price-war strategy appears successful in wiping out investors in the US shale-oil sector.
Shares of shale oil drillers collapsed by 25%-50% today. Their bonds got massacred. Saudi-Russia price-war strategy appears successful in wiping out investors in the US shale-oil sector.
“A Toothpick in a Tsunami”: US Big Oil Faces Bankruptcy as Prices Plunge 30% on Saudi Expansion
Jim Cramer says he could see ‘9 or 10’ oil companies going bankrupt if crude declines persist
Jim Cramer says he could see ‘9 or 10’ oil companies going bankrupt if crude declines persist
## Solutions ##
Fourteen Low-Tech Ways to Stay Healthy (Besides Handwashing)
## Environment/health ##
Coronavirus reminds us we are organisms in an environment
Ship noise disrupts camouflage abilities of shore crabs
The Covid-19 disease the virus causes is basically a flu though its seems to be one of the more severe kinds. But it is a totally NEW kind of flu and that makes all the difference.
## Intelligence/security/
Twitter labels edited clip of Biden retweeted by Trump as manipulated media
Corporations and Military Powers Are Selling Phony “Wokeness” on International Women’s Day
From Raytheon to the IDF, “woke” corporations and military powers are using International Women’s Day to shore up their “social justice” credentials.
From Raytheon to the IDF, “woke” corporations and military powers are using International Women’s Day to shore up their “social justice” credentials.
## Propaganda/censorship/fake news/alternative facts ##
Coronavirus Alarm Blends Yellow Peril and Red Scare
Trump in Meltdown Mode Over His Own Fake News
## Systemic breakdown/collapse/
Florence Hit by the Coronavirus: The Curse of Hyperspecialization
And Then Came the Lawsuits: Pandemic in a Litigious Society
## Japan ##
For some Fukushima evacuees, Olympics no reason for cheer
## Japan ##
For some Fukushima evacuees, Olympics no reason for cheer
Cabinet OKs bill to give Abe ability to declare emergency amid virus outbreak
Japan's Abe Vows Steps against Stock Price Plunges
Experts say virus epidemic could still be around a year from now
Japan's Abe Vows Steps against Stock Price Plunges
Experts say virus epidemic could still be around a year from now
Safety of Fukushima waste water focus of sea release debate
## China ##
Automakers' sales sink in China due to coronavirus epidemic
## China ##
Automakers' sales sink in China due to coronavirus epidemic
China charges Xi critic with 'subversion', say activists
## UK ##
Britain sets up team to tackle coronavirus disinformation
## UK ##
Britain sets up team to tackle coronavirus disinformation
Homelessness: Councils 'telling people to contact private landlords'
Prince Andrew shuts door on cooperation in Epstein case
Prince Andrew shuts door on cooperation in Epstein case
## US ##
America's housing crisis
Millions of Americans can no longer dream of buying a home. Rental apartments are also unaffordable.
What the Fed Can Do: Print and Buy, Buy, Buy
Everyone with a pension fund or 401K invested in stocks better hope the Fed becomes the buyer of last resort, and soon.
• Coronavirus
This is the first of many. Most thought something like this would never happen in the US. But here we are.
The US Isn’t Ready for What’s About to Happen
Even with a robust government response to the novel coronavirus, many people will be in peril. And the United States is anything but prepared.
Even with a robust government response to the novel coronavirus, many people will be in peril. And the United States is anything but prepared.
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