Silicon Valley Corporations Are Taking Control Of History
Silicon Valley Corporations Are Taking Control Of History Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ Twitter has imposed a weeklong suspension on the account of writer and political activist Danny Haiphong for a thread he made on the platform disputing the mainstream Tiananmen Square massacre narrative. The notification Haiphong received informed him that Twitter had locked his account […]
The world must brace itself for a further surge in oil prices
The world must brace itself for a further surge in oil prices Outlook for production is bleak with Russian shortfalls hard to replace With Russia’s sanctions-hit oil output facing an increasingly difficult route to market, there are legitimate fears that supply could fall much further © Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg Share on twitter (opens new window) Share […]
Truckers warn skyrocketing diesel prices are making US supply-chain and trucking industry unsustainable
Truckers warn skyrocketing diesel prices are making US supply-chain and trucking industry unsustainable Truck passes sign at Flying J Truck Stop in Pearl, Miss., in April. The trucking industry offsets diesel prices through a fuel surcharge, which is calculated through a base rate that is usually added to a shipper’s freight bill.AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis […]
Everything Is a Weapon: The U.S. Government Is Waging Psychological Warfare on the Nation
Everything Is a Weapon: The U.S. Government Is Waging Psychological Warfare on the Nation “Have you ever wondered who’s pulling the strings? … Anything we touch is a weapon. We can deceive, persuade, change, influence, inspire. We come in many forms. We are everywhere.”— U.S. Army Psychological Operations recruitment video The U.S. government is waging psychological warfare on […]
Running on Empty, Part III
Running on Empty, Part III The Implications of the Petrodollar System for America and World Geostrategy Welcome to Part III of Running on Empty, my three-part analysis of the Petrodollar system. Part I of this series explained what the petrodollar system is, how it came to be, and what its financial effects have been on the United States. Part II explained […]
Record UK Gasoline Prices See Biggest Daily Surge In 17 Years
Record UK Gasoline Prices See Biggest Daily Surge In 17 Years UK gasoline prices continue to set records, with the daily price jump between Monday and Tuesday at its highest in 17 years, RAC, the UK’s longest-serving motoring organization, says. “The average price of petrol endured its biggest daily jump in 17 years by going […]
#231. Short and sharp
#231. Short and sharp A SYNOPSIS OF DETERIORATION AND RISK Might we very soon face a major financial crisis, at a scale exceeding that of 2008-09? Are we heading for a global economic slump, or can current problems be explained away in terms of ‘non-recurring events’, such as the war in Ukraine? Do the authorities have […]
“The Summer Of Starvation”: Soaring Fertilizer Prices Unleash Chaos, Hunger Worldwide
“The Summer Of Starvation”: Soaring Fertilizer Prices Unleash Chaos, Hunger Worldwide One of the most pernicious consequences – if primarily for the anti-Russia west – resulting from the Ukraine war, has been the unprecedented spike in fertilizer prices which among other things, has sparked a historic surge in food prices and collapse in supply chains […]
Collapse and The Exponential Function
Collapse and The Exponential Function This is the Guard Shack at the Washoe Smelter of the Anaconda Copper Mining Company as it looks today (this picture taken in 2020). More info can be found at the Wikipedia page and the park’s page. Most everyone reading these articles probably has a good idea of what collapse is. For anyone […]
The Failure of Imagination — Part 2
The Failure of Imagination — Part 2 Are you sure that this is where we are headed…? Image source: Pixabay Most people living in a high-tech modern society take it as a given that the only way forward is through even more technology. The matter of pollution and sadly the question of sustainability has now been […]
What People Don’t Get about This Inflation Spike
What People Don’t Get about This Inflation Spike Rising costs signal the ‘long emergency’ we face after glutting on cheap energy. Part one of two. Volatile energy prices are no mere brief glitch in the global economy. They are now a feature because we’ve met the end of easily extracted, cheap fossil fuels. Image via Shutterstock. […]
