Is There an Off-Ramp for Civilization?
Is There an Off-Ramp for Civilization? Our high-tech civilization is like an ageing man in full denial of his mortality. It is eating his children just to live a day longer, rather than admitting that its craving for immortality is founded on nothing more than magical thinking. In its firm belief that technology can save […]
With 1.5°C Goal ‘Currently Not Plausible,’ Study Calls for Focus on Deep Social Change
With 1.5°C Goal ‘Currently Not Plausible,’ Study Calls for Focus on Deep Social Change “In order to be equipped for a warmer world, we have to anticipate changes, get the affected parties on board, and take advantage of local knowledge,” said one researcher. Scientists at the University of Hamburg in Germany argued Wednesday that meeting […]
Marching Into the New Year with World Wars III, IV, and V (Part 1)
Marching Into the New Year with World Wars III, IV, and V (Part 1) Photograph Source: Mvs.gov.ua – CC BY 4.0 Last year, right after Russian troops entered Ukraine, I said that we were already in World War III between the US/NATO and Russia (“WWIII is not a remote possibility. We are already in it”). I’ve repeated that a number […]
Macron Says Russia Cannot Win Against Ukraine
Macron Says Russia Cannot Win Against Ukraine After a surprise UK visit, Ukraine’s President Zelensky went to Paris immediately afterward in a whirlwind European tour to meet with Western leaders. In Paris he held talks with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz Macron asserted during the visit that Russia cannot win the war […]
They’re Not Worried About “Russian Influence”, They’re Worried About Dissent
They’re Not Worried About “Russian Influence”, They’re Worried About Dissent Listen to a reading of this article: Being labeled a Russian propagandist all day every day for criticizing US foreign policy is really weird, but one advantage it comes with is a useful perspective on what people have really been talking about all these years […]
Alexander Vindman and the Road to World War III
Alexander Vindman and the Road to World War III Retired U.S. Army LTC Alexander Vindman, who gained fame for helping Democrats impeach President Donald Trump for a phone call Trump had with Ukrainian officials in July 2019, is urging the Biden administration and its Western allies to swiftly and dramatically increase military aid and supplies […]
Farm Convoy Of Tractors Hit Paris Streets To Protest Pesticide Ban
Farm Convoy Of Tractors Hit Paris Streets To Protest Pesticide Ban Adding to the days of strikes and mass street demonstrations about French President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular plan to raise the retirement age, farmers have flooded the streets of Paris for an entirely different reason. French farmers drove hundreds of tractors, if not more, into […]
Congress is Set to Expose What May be the Largest Censorship System in U.S. History
Congress is Set to Expose What May be the Largest Censorship System in U.S. History Below is my column in the Hill on the first hearings this week to be held by the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government. It could be one of the most consequential investigations for free speech in decades if […]
How America Took Out The Nord Stream Pipeline
How America Took Out The Nord Stream Pipeline The New York Times called it a “mystery,” but the United States executed a covert sea operation that was kept secret—until now The U.S. Navy’s Diving and Salvage Center can be found in a location as obscure as its name—down what was once a country lane in […]
It Sucks Being Stuck in a Failing Civilization
It Sucks Being Stuck in a Failing Civilization Photo by Conor Samuel on Unsplash Industrial civilization is slowly failing and it kind a sucks being stuck with it. Over the past couple of weeks and months I’ve been increasingly posting about the failure of western civilization, but let’s not forget that the West is but a part of […]
$58 billion day of reckoning looms for 3M over toxic ‘forever chemicals’
$58 billion day of reckoning looms for 3M over toxic ‘forever chemicals’ SNAPSHOT PFAS or “forever chemicals” are contained in everyday items such as non-stick cookware, school uniforms and firefighting foam as they repel grease, oil and water. Their use has been linked to a range of illnesses but the potential health effects remain hotly […]
Green spin
Green spin Concern over the steep rise in the price of electricity this winter has paved the way for rehashing the old misinformation about the relative cost of generation. So it is that Carbon Tracker – a non-profit which seeks to focus financial investment on non-renewable renewable energy-harvesting technologies (NRREHTs) – reports that electricity bills are far higher than […]
Oil To Face “Serious” Supply Problem In 2024 As Production Capacity Runs Out, Goldman Warns
Oil To Face “Serious” Supply Problem In 2024 As Production Capacity Runs Out, Goldman Warns Heading into 2023, Goldman was bearish on most asset classes, except commodities where the bank forecast a 43% gain as “supply shortages bite.” Since then the commodity picture has ebbed and flowed, and after commodities experienced a modest bounce following China’s unexpected […]
