News Links, June 19, 2020
## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##
Continuing Unemployment Claims Tell a Bleak Story (US)
Continuing Unemployment Claims Tell a Bleak Story (US)
In Latest Liquidity Flood; ECB Hands Out A Record €1.3 Trillion In Negative Yielding TLTRO-III Loans
## 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 ##
Air maintenance firms, manufacturers plan for $60 billion in lost sales
FAA explains why it's taking so long to fix the grounded Boeing 737 jetliner
FAA explains why it's taking so long to fix the grounded Boeing 737 jetliner
LATAM announces suspension of Argentine subsidiary operations
## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
US-China talks between Pompeo and Yang Jiechi in Hawaii 'constructive'
## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
US-China talks between Pompeo and Yang Jiechi in Hawaii 'constructive'
A Fatal Skirmish on the Line of Actual Control (China/India)
## 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.
## Energy/resources ##
Climate emission killer: construction begins on world's biggest liquid air battery
Update on the WTF Collapse of Demand for Gasoline, Jet Fuel, and Diesel (US)
Climate emission killer: construction begins on world's biggest liquid air battery
Update on the WTF Collapse of Demand for Gasoline, Jet Fuel, and Diesel (US)
Jevons paradox
"Efficiency gains contribute to increasing production and consumption which increases the extraction of resources and the generation of wastes."
"Efficiency gains contribute to increasing production and consumption which increases the extraction of resources and the generation of wastes."
## Got food? ##
"We Need Protein" — Coronavirus Pandemic Deepens New York's Hunger Crisis
## Environment/health ##
Why the Mediterranean is a climate change hotspot
• Coronavirus
## Intelligence/security/internet/cyberwar ##
Massive spying on users of Google's Chrome shows new security weakness
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
Nonsense About China That "Everybody" Knows
Voice of America to become Voice of Trump
## Systemic breakdown/collapse/unsustainability ##
There's a one-in-three chance of a 'massive' disaster that could be worse than COVID-19, says Deutsche Bank
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
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
Call to cancel Tokyo Olympics becomes issue in race for Tokyo governor
## China ##
China says top diplomat Yang held constructive talks with Pompeo
For China's Alternative Growers, Consumerism Trumps Idealism
## China ##
China says top diplomat Yang held constructive talks with Pompeo
For China's Alternative Growers, Consumerism Trumps Idealism
Investigation finds cases being closed when complainants refuse 'digital strip search'
Police in England and Wales taking 'excessive personal data' from mobile phones
## US ##
Unemployment payments backlog draws hundreds to Kentucky's capital
## US ##
Unemployment payments backlog draws hundreds to Kentucky's capital
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'
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.
## Cut, baby, cut! ##
HSBC revives plan to axe 35,000 jobs, memo shows
Volvo Group Layoffs 2020: 4,100 White-Collar Jobs Slashed Over Coronavirus Concerns
## Airline death spiral ##
United Airlines sweetens exit deal for flight attendants
Lawmakers accuse FAA chief of 'stonewalling' investigation into Boeing 737 Max
Lufthansa warns of threat to its $10 billion bailout deal
Lufthansa warns of threat to its $10 billion bailout deal
## 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.
Washington is falling dangerously short in its search for allies to defend Hong Kong and Taiwan.
## Energy/resources ##
Global Energy Demand Growth Already Slowed Before The Pandemic
## Environment/health ##
Stuck at Home, the World Is Eating Less Sugar
Survey of Permian-Triassic biodiversity offers vision of the future of climate change
Shunned by its Nordic neighbors for its coronavirus strategy, Sweden says there are 'wounds that will take time to heal'
Herd immunity won't solve our COVID-19 problem
Herd immunity won't solve our COVID-19 problem
## 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
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
Cyber spies use LinkedIn to hack European defence firms
Employee tracking is increasingly widespread, and it could be doing more harm than good
Employee tracking is increasingly widespread, and it could be doing more harm than good
## 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
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
## Japan ##
Japanese researchers confirm coronavirus testing in sewers as possible outbreak warning system
Japan's exports fall most since 2009 as U.S. demand slumps
## China ##
Huawei outpaces rivals with chip sanctions ploy
China Cancels Flights, Classes Over New Outbreak As India Deaths Soar
## UK ##
Coronavirus: Economy 'may never fully recover' from pandemic, Tony Blair Institute warns
UK death toll from confirmed COVID-19 rises by 184 to 42,153
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.
More sleazy details have emerged in regards to why the Trump administration wants to hide small business loan details.
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