EU’s Mass Surveillance Faces Fierce Resistance
EU’s Mass Surveillance Faces Fierce Resistance If you’re tired of censorship and surveillance, subscribe to Reclaim The Net. The European Union (EU) has managed to unite politicians, app makers, privacy advocates, and whistleblowers in opposition to the bloc’s proposed encryption-breaking new rules, known as “chat control” (officially, CSAM (child sexual abuse material) Regulation). Thursday was slated […]
David Stockman on The Ukrainian Border War Folly
David Stockman on The Ukrainian Border War Folly Someone should tell the European ruling elites to take a long jump off a short pier. Their endless whining about the Ruuskies and Putin is just plain pathetic because— It’s not justified—Russia bears no hallmarks of an expansionist imperial power. The Russia-Ukraine conflict is none of western […]
This Is What Collapse Looks Like
This Is What Collapse Looks Like Every day now, the news is replete with evidence that, everywhere, things are falling apart faster and faster, and nothing of consequence is being, or can be, done about it. Every civilization collapses, but the collapse of our current global industrial civilization is occurring at a breathtaking and accelerating […]
St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) 2024: Marking the Rise of the Global South Century and Decline of Western Economies
St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) 2024: Marking the Rise of the Global South Century and Decline of Western Economies This year, SPIEF’s theme was “The Foundations of a Multipolar World – The Formation of New Areas of Growth.” The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, an annual event bringing together global leaders, policymakers, and influential […]
Netanyahu’s “False Flag” Is a “Copy and Paste”: The Pentagon’s Secret “Operation Northwoods”(1962) Directed Against Cuba. “Casualty Lists Would Cause a Helpful Wave of Indignation”
Netanyahu’s “False Flag” Is a “Copy and Paste”: The Pentagon’s Secret “Operation Northwoods”(1962) Directed Against Cuba. “Casualty Lists Would Cause a Helpful Wave of Indignation” The Northwoods 1962 document was titled “Justification for U.S. Military Intervention in Cuba”. ” Author’s Introductory Note Early Saturday October 7, 2023, Hamas launched “Operation Al-Aqsa Storm.” On that same day, Netanyahu confirmed […]
The Anxiety Economy
The Anxiety Economy We’re told to stop being so darn negative even as the tsunami of inequality washes away the beach chairs of the bottom 90%. The disconnect between the happy story of the economy is growing healthily, so all is well and the insecurity and stagnation experienced by the bottom 90% of wage earners has been […]
Chemicals from East Palestine derailment spread to 16 US states, data shows
Chemicals from East Palestine derailment spread to 16 US states, data shows Rain and snow samples from Wisconsin to Maine and North Carolina after crash show highest pH levels over last decade Chemicals released during the East Palestine train wreck fires in February 2023 in Ohio were carried across 16 US states, new research of federal precipitation […]
‘Gold mine’ of century-old wheat varieties could help breeders restore long lost traits
‘Gold mine’ of century-old wheat varieties could help breeders restore long lost traits Historic traits could make modern wheat more resilient to disease and other stressors Some of the historic wheat in a century-old collection was gathered from as far as Australia.KGPA LTD/ALAMY Table of contents A version of this story appeared in Science, Vol […]
Selling a Mirage
Selling a Mirage The world is drowning in plastic. Experts say we need to stop making so much. But the plastics industry is peddling a “solution” that works like magic. Don’t be fooled. LAST YEAR, I became obsessed with a plastic cup. It was a small container that held diced fruit, the type thrown into lunch boxes. And it […]
NYT: Zelensky’s Government Crushes Press Freedoms in Ukraine
NYT: Zelensky’s Government Crushes Press Freedoms in Ukraine Reporters and press freedom monitors say the pressure, intimidation, and restrictions imposed on the media go well beyond the country’s wartime security needs Journalists and media groups have come under intense pressure from the Kiev regime, including spying and other forms of persecution during Ukraine’s war with […]
Our Propagandized Society Is Like A Sick Man Who Doesn’t Know He’s Sick
Our Propagandized Society Is Like A Sick Man Who Doesn’t Know He’s Sick Subscribe I write a lot more about the problems our society faces than I do about solutions. I do this because we are so far from being able to implement real solutions that most people don’t even really know the problems exist […]
Ticking Time Bomb: Space Junk Is Eating Away at Earth’s Ozone Layer
Ticking Time Bomb: Space Junk Is Eating Away at Earth’s Ozone Layer TOPICS:Aerospace EngineeringAmerican Geophysical UnionClimate ChangeEnvironmentOzoneSatellites By AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION JUNE 19, 2024 Thousands of satellites have been deployed into “megaconstellations” to fulfill the growing need for worldwide internet services, with many more planned for launch soon. However, these compact satellites have a brief operational life […]
A Most Dangerous Assumption: Mining the Future to Spend More Today
A Most Dangerous Assumption: Mining the Future to Spend More Today What the cheerleaders are actually claiming is the process of adding zeroes to “money” is limitless, but there are limits on the utility of devaluing currency, too. How prosperous would the world be if we hadn’t collectively borrowed and spent $315 trillion—-333% of global […]
How Far Will You Go to Survive?
How Far Will You Go to Survive? Cannibalism, infanticide, pet slaughter Before I begin, let me apologize. This article is morbid. But it covers something that will probably happen in the future. It’s best to consider the subject now while still of sound mind. The climate crisis is ultimately a food crisis. Unpredictable and changing […]
Economic Collapse is Stalking us Like Death
Economic Collapse is Stalking us Like Death The exceptional degree to which the Fed has trapped itself (and all of us) in an economic death spiral is becoming evident everywhere now. Photo by Rob Martin on Unsplash My longtime prediction that the Fed will not be able to kill inflation without destroying the economy is showing itself true […]
