It’s Dangerous to Farm Alone
It’s Dangerous to Farm Alone At the start of the famous video game, Legend of Zelda, a helpful old man says “It’s dangerous to go alone, take this.” Surprisingly, the protagonist is then given a limited selection of technologies to use, so that they can then proceed, alone, on their adventure. I suppose the whole […]
Not Knowing
Not Knowing The verbs we use to confirm or refute our acceptance of the beliefs and worldviews of those we know, comprise a sort of code, like a hidden handshake, or a shaken fist. We are asked whether we condone or condemn a certain behaviour, but the meaning of condone (other than as a rarely-used synonym of gift) […]
Kiev’s Plan To Store F-16s In NATO States Raises The Risk Of World War III
Kiev’s Plan To Store F-16s In NATO States Raises The Risk Of World War III It can’t be ruled out that Zelensky might task one of his pilots with carrying out a mission directly from NATO territory without first stopping at a Kiev-controlled airfield in order to provoke Russia into striking the base from which […]
Wikipedia: The Failed Experiment to Democratize Knowledge. “Character Assassinations,” Censorship, an Instrument of Global Corporatism
Wikipedia: The Failed Experiment to Democratize Knowledge. “Character Assassinations,” Censorship, an Instrument of Global Corporatism In this carefully researched article, Richard Gale and Dr. Gary Null underscore the inadequacies of Wikipedia as a reliable source of information and knowledge. The free encyclopedia is created, edited and verified by an army of online volunteers whose credibility and integrity are unknowable, even questionable. The […]
“We designed mRNA to kill” – CIA Whistleblower?
“We designed mRNA to kill” – CIA Whistleblower? “In a world without laws, where might alone makes right, all of us will ultimately be the losers.” —Jonathan Cook And this by Scott Ritter: “In a war of attrition, grinding the enemy down is just the first part. Stretching what remains until it breaks is how […]
Earth breaks heat and CO₂ records once again: ‘Our planet is trying to tell us something,’ officials say
Earth breaks heat and CO₂ records once again: ‘Our planet is trying to tell us something,’ officials say Credit: CC0 Public Domain Humanity is ignoring major planetary vital signs as atmospheric carbon dioxide levels soar to all-time highs and Earth records its 12th consecutive month of record-breaking heat, international climate officials warned this week. At […]
Retail Bloodbath: More Than 2,600 Store Closings Have Been Announced So Far In 2024
Retail Bloodbath: More Than 2,600 Store Closings Have Been Announced So Far In 2024 Retail stores are being shut down at a staggering rate all over the country. If we stay on the pace that we are on, the total number of stores closed in 2024 will be nearly 40 percent higher than the total […]
Trudeau Pushes Online Censorship Bill To “Protect” People From “Misinformation”
Trudeau Pushes Online Censorship Bill To “Protect” People From “Misinformation” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week complained that governments have allegedly been left without the necessary tools to “protect people from misinformation.” This “dire” warning came as part of Trudeau’s effort to have the Online Harms Act (Bill C-63) – one of the most controversial of its kind […]
If Wishes Were Fishes — a Teachable Intermezzo
If Wishes Were Fishes — a Teachable Intermezzo “Together we can finish the job.” — “Joe Biden” This is the most significant reality of the world picture now: the wishes of the manager class are going in one direction while the actual dynamics of economy and politics go in the opposite direction. The managers wish […]
Banking Crisis, Stage Two
Banking Crisis, Stage Two I’m sure you recall the banking crisis of March to May 2023. It began with the collapse of the little-known Silvergate Bank on March 8. This was followed the next day by the collapse of the much larger Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) on March 9. SVB had over $120 billion in […]
Whiff After Whiff
Whiff After Whiff Image by Anne and Saturnino Miranda from Pixabay The word “whiff” is used in baseball to describe when the batter swings and makes no contact with the pitched ball. The term presumably derives from the sound of hitting nothing but air. This off-sequence post acts as a brief update that I wanted […]
Moving from Naive to Authentic Progress: A Vision for Betterment
Moving from Naive to Authentic Progress: A Vision for Betterment The Great Simplification #126 with Daniel Schmachtenberger Today, I welcome back Daniel Schmachtenberger to unpack a new paper, which he co-authored, entitled Development in Progress, an analysis on the history of progress and the consequences of ‘advancement’. Current mainstream narratives sell the story that progress is […]
Russia’s Oil and Gas Revenues Surged by 73.5% in January-May
Russia’s Oil and Gas Revenues Surged by 73.5% in January-May Russia’s budget revenues from oil and gas soared by 73.5% in January-May of 2024 compared to the first five months of 2023, according to data from Russia’s finance ministry released on Monday. Between January and May 2024, the revenues for the Russian federal budget from […]
