It’s Not a Lie If You Believe It
IT’S NOT A LIE IF YOU BELIEVE IT “The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became the truth.” – George Orwell, 1984 “Great is truth, but still greater, from a practical point of view, is silence about truth.” ― Aldous Huxley, Brave New World I wish I could go through a day without having to […]
Austrian Defense Minister Warns Europeans Are Unprepared For Days-Long Blackouts
Austrian Defense Minister Warns Europeans Are Unprepared For Days-Long Blackouts Leaving one third of citizens unable to “supply themselves.” SOPA Images via Getty Images The Austrian defense minister has warned that Europeans could face blackouts that go on for days, leaving one–third of citizens unable to “supply themselves.” Klaudia Tanner made the comments during an […]
2022 — A Year-End Contemplation
2022 — A Year-End Contemplation Another year has passed (almost), yet the world didn’t collapse. We have got close to nuclear annihilation — probably closer than we’ve ever had — yet we are still here. The long decline of our High-Tech civilization in general, and the Western empire in particular works on different timescales than […]
My One Prediction for 2023
My One Prediction for 2023 The question that should be on our minds is: how are my household’s buffers holding up? Lists of predictions for the new year are reliably popular. Here’s 10 predictions, there’s 17 predictions, over here we have 23 and a half… let’s strip it all down to one prediction: everyone’s predictions will be […]
The most important question
The most important question Looks like we will make it to Dec 31, 2022. Will we make it to December 31, 2023? This question is not hyperbole. I would even argue that this is the single most important question for at least the entire northern hemisphere. I have been warning that Russia is preparing for […]
Nuclear Fusion: Don’t Believe the Hype!
Nuclear Fusion: Don’t Believe the Hype! Photo by Ilja Nedilko In a dramatic scientific and engineering breakthrough, researchers at the Bay Area’s Lawrence Livermore National Lab recently achieved the long-sought goal of generating a nuclear fusion reaction that produced more energy than was directly injected into a tiny reactor vessel. By the very next day, pundits […]
Can geoengineering fix the climate? Hundreds of scientists say not so fast
Can geoengineering fix the climate? Hundreds of scientists say not so fast The Biden administration is developing a controversial solar geoengineering research plan to the dismay of many experts Proposed geoengineering methods include pumping salt water into clouds to make them more reflective of sunlight, or to place ice particles in clouds to stop them […]
Zoltan Pozsar: G7 Investors Should Worry About Gold-Backed Renminbi Eclipsing Dollars, Commodity Encumbrance
Zoltan Pozsar: G7 Investors Should Worry About Gold-Backed Renminbi Eclipsing Dollars, Commodity Encumbrance Credit Suisse contributor Zoltan Pozsar has continued his ongoing series about Bretton Woods III where commodities will dictate the new world order. For his last dispatch of the year, he described how the world is now shifting to a multipolar order “being built not […]
Lviv & Kiev Plunged Into Darkness After ‘Massive’ Missile Attack; Ukrainian S-300 Lands In Belarus
Lviv & Kiev Plunged Into Darkness After ‘Massive’ Missile Attack; Ukrainian S-300 Lands In Belarus Ukraine has been hit with a “massive” attack of over 120 missiles across the country Thursday, its military and presidency’s office said. “December 29. Massive missiles attack… The enemy is attacking Ukraine from various directions with air and sea-based cruise missiles from strategic aircraft […]
Texas Refineries Could Take Two Weeks To Fully Restore Operations After Storm
Texas Refineries Could Take Two Weeks To Fully Restore Operations After Storm Most refineries on the U.S. Gulf Coast have begun procedures to restart operations that were disrupted by the massive winter storm late last week, but a full return to normal output of motor fuels could take up to two weeks for some facilities. […]
Fusion!
Fusion! How hydrogen fusion will save us (or not) A recent breakthrough in an experimental fusion reactor has created a shock-wave of news rippling through mainstream media. Writers from all stripes waxed lyrical how this is a major step forward, and how it brings us closer to a ‘clean, safe, almost limitless’ energy source. Reality though […]
Report Warns Risk of Nuclear War At Its Highest Since US Nuked Japan
Report Warns Risk of Nuclear War At Its Highest Since US Nuked Japan President Biden has recognized the risk of nuclear war but continues to escalate against Moscow A Swedish group that assesses catastrophic risks warned in its annual report this year that the risk of nuclear weapons use is higher today than at any […]
The degrowth propaganda squad
The degrowth propaganda squad Degrowth. Image: Klimacamp Wien What degrowth thinkers can learn from free market economist Friedrich Hayek and the father of public relations, Edward Bernays. ‘There is no alternative.’ The infamous slogan used by Margaret Thatcher would often be flung in your face, explicitly or implicitly, whenever you tried, in recent decades, to resist […]
