Thursday, 24 September 2020

News headlines - 23 September, 2020

 I am taking a step back for a while so am reintroducing the excellent news service from Rice Farmer who, along with Jenna Orkin, is remaining true to the legacy of Michael Ruppert.


News Links, September 23, 2020

## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##
The Debt Crisis Is Mounting For Oil Economies
Hit from All Sides, European Bank Stocks Swoon to 1988 Low
Leaks about money laundering, a resurgent Pandemic, China risks, exposure to Turkey's financial crisis, all in a negative-interest-rate environment that is toxic for banks.

## Cut, baby, cut! ##
Bed Bath and Beyond to close 63 stores by year's end

## Airline death spiral ##
American Airlines plans pilot training on Boeing 737 Max in November

## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
Taiwan's Military Says It Has the Right to Counterattack Chinese Warplanes
• Coronavirus
But wait. As we saw recently, the Navalny people claim the water bottle from Navalny's hotel room in Tomsk had novichok on it, but they took the bottle out of Russia. Which raises another question: At least one of Navalny's people, or maybe a hotel staff member, would have touched the bottle, and should now be dead. What's the real story? -- RF
And still he's not dead? This incredibly deadly agent has failed yet again to kill its target! -- RF
Yes, it's apparent that Biden has a very low energy level. But I think Team Biden's plan is to set up a system that's something akin to a Dubya administration retread. In this scenario, Biden's job would be to read the teleprompter, perform meet-and-greet events for foreign dignitaries, and sign what is put in front of him. The real governing would be done by Harris and Deep State apparatchiks. Maybe I'm totally wrong, and they actually expect Biden to somehow beat back the fog. Perhaps both sides will refuse to concede, and the election circus will be followed by a coup, or a duel in the Rose Garden. Exciting times ahead! -- RF

## Systemic breakdown/collapse/unsustainability ##
Inflation and "Socialism-Lite" Are Just What the Billionaires Want
After a bout of inflation and "socialism-light", we could end up with even more extreme inequality when the whole rotten structure collapses.
UN chief deplores lack of multilateral solutions on 75th anniversary

## Japan ##
Japan ready to become permanent U.N. Security Council member: Motegi

## China ##
Ex-Goldman economist Jim O'Neill says China's economy 'well on the way' to recover from coronavirus
The self-proclaimed international trade master not only does not know how most currencies work, he was dumb enough to let the world know.


Monday, September 21, 2020

 

News Links, September 22, 2020

*Posting will be light until the rice harvest is finished.

## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##
UBS is 'very bullish on gold,' says prices could stay high longer
India's Nobel laureate fears upsurge in child labour as pandemic shrivels economy

## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
China air force video appears to show simulated attack on U.S. air base on Guam
CDC Spreads Confusion and Anger With a Stunning Covid Reversal

## Intelligence/security/internet/cyberwar ##
As Julian Assange fights U.S. extradition at the Old Bailey in London, over one hundred eminent political figures, including 13 past and present heads of state, numerous ministers, members of parliament and diplomats, have today denounced the illegality of the proceedings and appealed for Assange's immediate release.
Mainstream US reporters silent about being spied on by apparent CIA contractor that targeted Assange

Sunday, September 20, 2020

 

News Links, September 21, 2020

How much did your wealth grow? Will you be getting that new yacht soon? -- RF

## War on cash/cashless society/cryptocurrencies ##
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Central Bank Digital Currencies or CBDCs

## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
US sends mechanized troops back into Syria
In bumpy U.N. dealings, Trump found backing on North Korea, isolation on Iran
US carrier enters Gulf amid sanctions threats toward Iran
A US aircraft carrier passed the Strait of Hormuz to enter the Gulf Friday amid Washington threats to enforce "UN" sanctions without the backing of Security Council partners, the Navy announced.
Time ticking down on US nuclear presence in Turkey
Withdrawal of US forces and nuclear weapons from Turkey's Incirlik Air Base seems increasingly likely

## Migrants/refugees ##

## Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
Thai protesters kick off weekend of rallies

## Intelligence/security/internet/cyberwar ##

## Propaganda/censorship/fake news/alternative facts ##
Media Blame Gender Reveal Parties, Not Climate Change, for West Coast Fires

## Systemic breakdown/collapse/unsustainability ##
Collapse Is A Process, Not An Event
How does one 'get ahead' during hard times?

## Japan ##
Japan receives 8,700 visitors in Aug., down 99.7% from year ago

## China ##
China launches sanctions regime after US moves on TikTok, WeChat
China on Saturday launched a mechanism that would allow it to sanction foreign companies, upping the ante in a tech war with the United States a day after Washington moved to curb popular Chinese apps TikTok and WeChat.
Beijing hoses down its own vaccine propaganda
Chinese authorities fear a crisis of expectations as vaccine production capacity and timing fail to live up to earlier state hype
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