Friday, 19 June 2020

Global headlines - 19 June, 2020

News Links, June 19, 2020


## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##
Continuing Unemployment Claims Tell a Bleak Story (US)

## Cut, baby, cut! ##
Saudi Aramco Cuts Hundreds Of Jobs, But Commits To Paying Dividend

## War on cash/cashless society/cryptocurrencies ##
Bitcoin Will Soon Compete With a U.S. Digital Dollar

## Airline death spiral ##

## Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
Italy Once Again on the Eurozone Worry List
A new tsunami of bad debts washes ashore while banks are still struggling with the debris from the prior tsunami of bad debts.

Jevons paradox
"Efficiency gains contribute to increasing production and consumption which increases the extraction of resources and the generation of wastes."
• Coronavirus
The United States has shocked Europe by pulling out of negotiations over an international digital tax and threatened to retaliate if the region moves ahead with plans on its own.
Threatening friends and allies is getting to be a habit for the US. -- RF

## Propaganda/censorship/fake news/alternative facts ##
Nonsense About China That "Everybody" Knows
Voice of America to become Voice of Trump
James Howard Kunstler: Living In The Long Emergency
Today's unsustainable way of life is ending. Get ready for what comes next.

## Japan ##
Chinese government vessels seen near disputed Senkakus for 65 days in a row
Investigation finds cases being closed when complainants refuse 'digital strip search'

News Links, June 18, 2020


## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##
IMF set to slash economic forecasts and warns of a crisis 'unlike anything the world has seen'
Globally, funds added another 154 tons of gold to their holdings boosting the total to a record 3,510 tons, according to the latest data released by the World Gold Council.

## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
North Korea's military to reenter inter-Korea cooperation sites
U.S. Leads a Coalition of One Against China
Washington is falling dangerously short in its search for allies to defend Hong Kong and Taiwan.

## Intelligence/security/internet/cyberwar ##
Russian Bookstores Sell New Constitution Ahead of Vote on Putin's Reforms
The text includes a provision that gives Putin the ability to extend his 20-year rule through 2036.
Facebook takes down Proud Boys, American Guard accounts connected to protests

## Propaganda/censorship/fake news/alternative facts ##
Cynicism and Warmongering
The BBC plumbed the depths of hypocrisy in dressing up the final episode of the Salisbury Poisonings as a homage to Dawn Sturgess while systematically lying about the facts of her death, yet again to cover up the implausibility of the official narrative.
2 top Voice of America executives resign as controversial Trump pick takes over
Trump is Hiding a $5 Billion Paycheck Protection Slush Fund
More sleazy details have emerged in regards to why the Trump administration wants to hide small business loan details.

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