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News Links, June 13, 2020
## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##
UK economy contracted by 20.4% in April, the largest monthly fall on record
UK economy contracted by 20.4% in April, the largest monthly fall on record
## Airline death spiral ##
Air Canada CEO urges Trudeau's government to relax travel curbs
## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
Russia, NATO conduct parallel wargames over Baltic Sea
Trump aims to sidestep another arms pact to sell more U.S. drones
North Korea Laments Failed Deal With Trump - Will Again Test Nukes And Missiles
North Korea Laments Failed Deal With Trump - Will Again Test Nukes And Missiles
## Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
Knocked off their perch: protesters target empire builders, Confederate symbols
Knocked off their perch: protesters target empire builders, Confederate symbols
Revisiting legacies won't be as easy as people think. Governments put great store in building and perpetuating mythologies and narratives about how their countries were founded, and therefore these stories aren't going to go peacefully into the night. Schools won't soon (or ever) be teaching kids their countries' histories with statements like "Our nation was built on genocide and land theft" or "Our empire siphoned off the wealth of other countries to get where we are today." -- RF
## Energy/resources ##
Nuclear Reactor Disruptions Unlikely To Cause Blackouts In France
Nuclear technology — both nuclear power and nuclear weapons — presents the greatest danger to the planet. That goes doubly now that industrial civilization is on the downhill slope because maintaining reactors and managing nuclear waste will steadily become more unaffordable, and also because rising global tensions due to factors such as overpopulation, overconsumption, increasing competition over limited resources, and just plain old lizard-brain greed and stupidity will generate growing pressure on desperate leaders to use nuclear weapons. Have a nice day! -- RF
This is actually none of America's business. -- RF
## Got food? ##
Luxury food industry turns sour amid global coronavirus lockdowns
Govt to spend Rs 20 billion to deal with locusts
## Environment/health ##
Scrub that: Pandemic forces ship owners to shelve anti-pollution gear
Ship owners are postponing or cancelling the installation of "scrubbers" that extract harmful sulphur emissions from their vessels as the coronavirus pandemic tightens finances.
China's Pangolin Ban Tips the Scales Against TCM
China's health authorities plan to remove pangolins from the country's list of approved medical ingredients, effectively banning the use of the scaly mammals in traditional Chinese medicine, local media reported Tuesday.
China's health authorities plan to remove pangolins from the country's list of approved medical ingredients, effectively banning the use of the scaly mammals in traditional Chinese medicine, local media reported Tuesday.
• Coronavirus
## Intelligence/security/internet/cyberwar ##
California startup aims to monitor social distancing and face masks using drones
California startup aims to monitor social distancing and face masks using drones
## Propaganda/censorship/fake news/alternative facts ##
Twitter takes down Beijing-backed influence operation pushing coronavirus messages
Twitter takes down Beijing-backed influence operation pushing coronavirus messages
China says Twitter should shut down accounts that smear China
Meet Wikipedia's Ayn Rand-loving founder and Wikimedia Foundation's regime-change operative CEO
Wikipedia has become a bulletin board for corporate and imperial interests under the watch of its Randian founder, Jimmy Wales, and the veteran US regime-change operative who heads the Wikimedia Foundation, Katherine Maher.
Missing Perspective in Media: Iran/Venezuela Ties Are None of US's Business
Meet Wikipedia's Ayn Rand-loving founder and Wikimedia Foundation's regime-change operative CEO
Wikipedia has become a bulletin board for corporate and imperial interests under the watch of its Randian founder, Jimmy Wales, and the veteran US regime-change operative who heads the Wikimedia Foundation, Katherine Maher.
Missing Perspective in Media: Iran/Venezuela Ties Are None of US's Business
US Propaganda Outlets Omit Black Lives Matter Protests
It's hard for Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty to sell the USA as a shining example of civil liberties and democracy when the internet is drowning in pics of police violence.
It's hard for Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty to sell the USA as a shining example of civil liberties and democracy when the internet is drowning in pics of police violence.
Japan aims to launch coronavirus contact tracking app next week
## China ##
Zoom says China demanded shutting activists' accounts over Tiananmen event
## China ##
Zoom says China demanded shutting activists' accounts over Tiananmen event
## US ##
America Convulses in Pain, Fed Bails Out the Wealthy
Poll: Most Americans, including Republicans, support sweeping Democratic police reform proposals
Poll: Most Americans, including Republicans, support sweeping Democratic police reform proposals
Thursday, June 11, 2020
News Links, June 12, 2020
## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##
International trade set to shrink 27% in second quarter after April 'nosedive', says UNCTAD
Germany's carmakers face a 'toxic mix' of challenges as they emerge from coronavirus crisis
Germany's carmakers face a 'toxic mix' of challenges as they emerge from coronavirus crisis
## War on cash/cashless society/cryptocurrencies ##
Pandemic pushes central bank digital currencies into top gear
Call me anything you like, but it's only a matter of time until the blackouts come. Your bitcoin will be not only worthless, but nonexistent, while gold will skyrocket. -- RF
British Airways turns to Damien Hirst in its hour of need
British Airways will sell at least 10 works of art that normally hang in its executive lounges, a source said, turning to pieces by famous artists like Damien Hirst to raise millions of pounds to help it through the coronavirus pandemic.
American Airlines CEO says burning less cash but demand outlook still uncertain
British Airways will sell at least 10 works of art that normally hang in its executive lounges, a source said, turning to pieces by famous artists like Damien Hirst to raise millions of pounds to help it through the coronavirus pandemic.
American Airlines CEO says burning less cash but demand outlook still uncertain
## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
US Sends Carrier Strike Groups to Pacific to Confront China
## Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
Protesters tear down Christopher Columbus statue in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Protesters tear down Christopher Columbus statue in Saint Paul, Minnesota
## Energy/resources ##
Global gas demand in 2020 is set to fall by twice the amount lost after the 2008 financial crisis
24 Percent Of U.S. Oil Production In The Gulf Of Mexico Is Still Offline
24 Percent Of U.S. Oil Production In The Gulf Of Mexico Is Still Offline
## Got food? ##
Coronavirus spreads among fruit and vegetable packers, worrying U.S. officials
Pork exporters to China will have a 'huge advantage' for the next year or two, analyst says
Pork exporters to China will have a 'huge advantage' for the next year or two, analyst says
## Environment/health ##
More than 1000 tons of plastic rains into western US protected lands annually
• Coronavirus
## Intelligence/security/internet/cyberwar ##
Amazon bans police use of facial recognition software for one year amid national protests against racial inequality
And who will punish American technology theft? -- RF
## Systemic breakdown/collapse/unsustainability ##
21 Years Ago: The end of the Bombing of Serbia. And the Start of the Decline of the Western Empire
The Truth About Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What Chris Wallace didn't tell you on the Fox News special adapted from his new bestseller.
What Chris Wallace didn't tell you on the Fox News special adapted from his new bestseller.
The right or wrong of polygamy aside, more people consuming more things is simply not a solution. -- RF
## UK ##
Tsunami of "Unsustainable" Business Loans to Hit Banks, City of London Grandees Warn
COVID crisis could worsen existing UK inequality, think tank says
COVID crisis could worsen existing UK inequality, think tank says
Covid-19 crisis means England's local authorities could go bust, warn mayors
Councils say they need financial help now from government to avoid devastating hardship
Councils say they need financial help now from government to avoid devastating hardship
Mnuchin Scrambles To Halt Stock Rout, Says Will "Pump" Another $1 Trillion Into Economy This Month
Poll: Forceful clearing of Lafayette Square protest was defining moment for president and protests
Poll: Forceful clearing of Lafayette Square protest was defining moment for president and protests
'An American fiasco': US hits grim milestone of 2m Covid-19 cases
Pandemic has devastated US, but experts warn lack of testing and early reopening mean 'we're only seeing the tip of the iceberg'
Pandemic has devastated US, but experts warn lack of testing and early reopening mean 'we're only seeing the tip of the iceberg'
A larger question is separation of church and state. -- RF
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