News Links, June 16, 2020
## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##
India shut down its economy to contain the coronavirus. It's now one of the most affected countries
India shut down its economy to contain the coronavirus. It's now one of the most affected countries
Indian exports fall by over 36% in May
## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
Nuclear modernization speeding up as arms control on the brink: SIPRI report
## Propaganda/censorship/fake news/alternative facts ##
"Putin's Gonna Get Me".
Shakespeare's heirs at the BBC produced this deathless and entirely convincing line as the climax of the first episode of "The Salisbury Poisonings", a three part piece of state propaganda on the Skripal saga.
## Japan ##
47 New Coronavirus Cases Confirmed in Tokyo
High summer temperatures no relief against virus spread, Abe says
Japan suspends Aegis Ashore deployment, pointing to cost and technical issues
Europe's Fashion Industry Faces Nightmare
McKinsey: up to a third of global fashion retailers will not survive the crisis.
McKinsey: up to a third of global fashion retailers will not survive the crisis.
For many people, fashion will be taking a back seat to things like day-to-day survival. -- RF
## Airline death spiral ##
Lufthansa seeking cuts equivalent to 22,000 positions
United Airlines pledges loyalty program for $5 billion loan
Lufthansa seeking cuts equivalent to 22,000 positions
United Airlines pledges loyalty program for $5 billion loan
## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
Nuclear modernization speeding up as arms control on the brink: SIPRI report
Will US foreign military sales catch the coronavirus?
Economic shock waves from the coronavirus pandemic are threatening U.S. arms sales to its allies and partners, who may suddenly have less to spend.
Economic shock waves from the coronavirus pandemic are threatening U.S. arms sales to its allies and partners, who may suddenly have less to spend.
## Energy/resources ##
The World's Electricity Demand Is Rising Faster Than Its Population
The World's Electricity Demand Is Rising Faster Than Its Population
Too cheap to meter: High-level nuclear waste storage degrades faster than thought
The materials the United States and other countries plan to use to store high-level nuclear waste will likely degrade faster than anyone previously knew because of the way those materials interact, new research shows.
Mexico Ready To Sell Gasoline To Venezuela For 'Humanitarian' Reasons
## Got food? ##
America's retreat to comfort food during the pandemic isn't pure nostalgia — it's a survival tactic
## Environment/health ##
Extreme waves set to get bigger and more frequent due to climate change
## Got food? ##
America's retreat to comfort food during the pandemic isn't pure nostalgia — it's a survival tactic
## Environment/health ##
Extreme waves set to get bigger and more frequent due to climate change
Game changer: FDA revokes permission to treat COVID-19 with hydroxychloroquine, drug previously touted by Trump
## Intelligence/security/internet/cyberwar ##
Julian Assange indictment fails to mention WikiLeaks video that exposed US 'war crimes' in Iraq
Julian Assange indictment fails to mention WikiLeaks video that exposed US 'war crimes' in Iraq
The first person that I thought of when reading the article was Julian Assange. -- RF
Spies can eavesdrop by watching a light bulb's variations
Technique allows for real-time listening in on a room hundreds of feet away.
Technique allows for real-time listening in on a room hundreds of feet away.
## Propaganda/censorship/fake news/alternative facts ##
"Putin's Gonna Get Me".
Shakespeare's heirs at the BBC produced this deathless and entirely convincing line as the climax of the first episode of "The Salisbury Poisonings", a three part piece of state propaganda on the Skripal saga.
## Japan ##
47 New Coronavirus Cases Confirmed in Tokyo
High summer temperatures no relief against virus spread, Abe says
Japan suspends Aegis Ashore deployment, pointing to cost and technical issues
Commercial Real Estate Sellers Expecting Pre-Virus Prices "Are Smoking Dope," Says UK Fund Manager
Capital values across all segments (retail, office, industrial) already fell by 6.1% over the three months from March to May.
UK Building Supply Firm Travis Perkins To Cut 2,500 Jobs, Close 165 Stores, Bracing For Recession
Capital values across all segments (retail, office, industrial) already fell by 6.1% over the three months from March to May.
UK Building Supply Firm Travis Perkins To Cut 2,500 Jobs, Close 165 Stores, Bracing For Recession
UK death toll from confirmed coronavirus cases rises by 38 to 41,736
## US ##
'The second wave has begun': U.S. doctor says medical system may be stressed if people aren't careful
## US ##
'The second wave has begun': U.S. doctor says medical system may be stressed if people aren't careful
From Occupation to 'Occupy': The Israelification of American domestic security
100 members of the 800-strong Minneapolis police department were trained at a conference in Israel in 2012. That means at least one of every eight members the city's force has been influenced by the methods of an occupying apartheid entity.
100 members of the 800-strong Minneapolis police department were trained at a conference in Israel in 2012. That means at least one of every eight members the city's force has been influenced by the methods of an occupying apartheid entity.
Sunday, June 14, 2020
News Links, June 15, 2020
## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##
Brazil deficit to reach $140 billion this year -survey
Is A Boycott Of Chinese Made Products A Good Idea For India?
Brazil deficit to reach $140 billion this year -survey
Is A Boycott Of Chinese Made Products A Good Idea For India?
## Cut, baby, cut! ##
U.S. lost more than 100,000 oil and gas jobs in coronavirus-driven bust
U.S. lost more than 100,000 oil and gas jobs in coronavirus-driven bust
## War on cash/cashless society/cryptocurrencies ##
Pentagon Documents Reveal The U.S. Has Planned For A Bitcoin Rebellion
## Airline death spiral ##
Lawmakers label British Airways 'national disgrace' over jobs
## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
Kim Jong Un's sister threatens S Korea with military action
Envoy: Trump Wants US Troops Out of South Korea, Japan
Russia aiming to realize Greater Eurasia dream
The Russian role will be to balance the hegemonic powers, as a guarantor of a new union of non-aligned nations
Russia aiming to realize Greater Eurasia dream
The Russian role will be to balance the hegemonic powers, as a guarantor of a new union of non-aligned nations
## Migrants/refugees ##
U.S. ramps up mass expulsions of migrants as border crossings rise
Immigration officials were given money for medical care and food for migrants. They spent it on ATVs, dirt bikes, and boats instead.
## Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
Black Lives Matter protesters march through Tokyo
## Energy/resources ##
Concentrated Solar Power is dying out in the U.S.
## Got food? ##
City compost programs turn garbage into 'black gold' that boosts food security and social justice
Growers fear food insecurity on account of seed failure, locust attacks
## Environment/health ##
## Intelligence/security/internet/cyberwar ##
We don't know how protests are being surveilled. Here's why that's a problem
## Systemic breakdown/collapse/unsustainability ##
United States: An Obituary (Richard Heinberg)
## China ##
How Huawei can work around US chip ban
The chip ban gives the world an enormous incentive to circumvent the US
## UK ##
## US ##
## Energy/resources ##
Concentrated Solar Power is dying out in the U.S.
## Got food? ##
City compost programs turn garbage into 'black gold' that boosts food security and social justice
Growers fear food insecurity on account of seed failure, locust attacks
## Environment/health ##
Cut, baby, cut! -- RF
As oil prices crashed, tankers idled off California—spewing pollution for weeks
As oil prices crashed, tankers idled off California—spewing pollution for weeks
• Coronavirus
## Intelligence/security/internet/cyberwar ##
We don't know how protests are being surveilled. Here's why that's a problem
Feds comb Facebook to hunt down alleged rioters and looters
Senator Cotton Dumbly Claims Huawei Building 5G Networks Is Like Letting The USSR Build US Cold War Submarines
Senator Cotton Dumbly Claims Huawei Building 5G Networks Is Like Letting The USSR Build US Cold War Submarines
Global use of tear gas fuels police abuses
## Propaganda/censorship/fake news/alternative facts ##
Twitter Reinstates Zerohedge After Admitting It Made An "Error"
## Propaganda/censorship/fake news/alternative facts ##
Twitter Reinstates Zerohedge After Admitting It Made An "Error"
As I've pointed out, despite the US criticism of China, it is actually regarded as a model system. -- RF
NYT Erases US Occupation's Role in Prolonging Taliban Insurgency
Narrative Control Operations Escalate As America Burns
Narrative Control Operations Escalate As America Burns
## Systemic breakdown/collapse/unsustainability ##
United States: An Obituary (Richard Heinberg)
In short, we are living through the fall of a great power. With it will go a unique way of organizing the world. The symbolism of president Trump cowering in an underground bunker beneath the White House in late May couldn't be plainer.
SDF booting up capabilities to defend against cyberattacks
Business at 20% of hospitals in Japan worse due to pandemic: survey
Business at 20% of hospitals in Japan worse due to pandemic: survey
## China ##
How Huawei can work around US chip ban
The chip ban gives the world an enormous incentive to circumvent the US
## UK ##
Boris Johnson said colonialism in Africa should never have ended and dismissed Britain's role in slavery
Politicians Call on UK to Release Assange
Politicians Call on UK to Release Assange
## US ##
The Fed Just Pulled Off Another Backdoor Bailout of Wall Street
How much does the average American family earn in 2020? Why household income figures are going to get shattered
How much does the average American family earn in 2020? Why household income figures are going to get shattered
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