The Washington Post: The Voice of the CIA
The Washington Post: The Voice of the CIA The Washington Post has always been a CIA asset. The CIA used the Washington Post to orchestrate the Watergate narrative used to drive President Nixon out of office. The CIA wanted Nixon gone, because Nixon was threatening the military/security complex’s budget and power by making arms control agreements […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XL
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XL Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author The Road Not Taken Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the […]
Is the Confrontation Over Ukraine Joe Biden’s “Wag the Dog” Moment?
Is the Confrontation Over Ukraine Joe Biden’s “Wag the Dog” Moment? The people now gunning for a showdown with Putin were gunning for a showdown with Saddam Hussein two decades ago—with the same promises of a happy outcome. Russian President Vladimir Putin meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Moscow. (Alexei Druzhinin / AP […]
Powerful Gas Pipeline Explosion Rocks Eastern Ukraine
Powerful Gas Pipeline Explosion Rocks Eastern Ukraine (Update 4:48pm ET): In the overnight hours local time a massive gas pipeline explosion is being reported, with a fire raging at the site. Early unconfirmed reports suggest the powerful explosion rocked a part of the pipeline in the pro-Russian separatist region, in or near the city of Luhansk. Interfax is also confirming […]
Nuclear Power Is No Solution For the World’s Energy Problems
NUCLEAR POWER IS NO SOLUTION FOR THE WORLD’S ENERGY PROBLEMS Nuclear power is no solution to the world’s energy problems. Not even close. It’s important for electric power but electric power is not even 40% of the world’s energy supply—nor is it expected to increase much over the next 30 years. IEA projects that nuclear […]
Stockman: “We’re Not Useful Idiots!”
Stockman: “We’re Not Useful Idiots!” Honest injun. We’re not useful idiots here at Contra Corner! We do think, however, that the entire Ukrainian crisis is a Washington-confected con job. And we came to that conclusion without relying on a single scrap of information peddled by Russki propagandists appearing on Strategic Culture Foundation or Zero Hedge. Actually, […]
Why Isn’t U.S. Shale Production Soaring?
Why Isn’t U.S. Shale Production Soaring? With oil prices threatening to break $100 this year, many observers are confused by the lack of a U.S. shale boom. The major reason that U.S. shale companies are reluctant to boost production at all costs is that they need to keep shareholders happy first and foremost. Other issues […]
Biden Says Ukraine Invasion Risk “Very High”; Russia Expels US Deputy Amb., Demands US Leave Eastern Europe
Biden Says Ukraine Invasion Risk “Very High”; Russia Expels US Deputy Amb., Demands US Leave Eastern Europe Summary: Reports overnight from both sides (Ukraine, Rebels) that shelling has begun, claiming ceasefire broken US envoy says evidence on the ground is that Russia is moving toward an “imminent invasion,” says “this is a crucial moment.” Russia […]
Bank Run? Canada’s Top Banks Mysteriously Go Offline
Bank Run? Canada’s Top Banks Mysteriously Go Offline Days after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he would invoke emergency orders to crack down on demonstrators by freezing their bank accounts, five major Canadian banks went offline on Wednesday night, as customers reported their funds were unavailable, according to technology website Bleeping Computer. Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), […]
Inflation – Cassandra Speaks
Inflation – Cassandra Speaks Inflation should be front and centre for markets – give or take Ukraine, Oil, etc. How real is it, and just how bad could the consequences be? Not talking about it is one way to ensure it hurts. “The way to crush the bourgeoise is to grind them between the millstones […]
Activism Uncensored: The Freedom Convoy
Activism Uncensored: The Freedom Convoy Fringe Minority, Eh? TK Partners News2Share take a balanced look at the Canadian protests In the above video, TK Partners News2Share do a fantastic job of doing what the conventional press mostly hasn’t done with the “Freedom Convoy” story, asking the right questions about who’s participating, what their concerns are, and how the […]
Another All-Time Media Faceplant
Another All-Time Media Faceplant After the Biden administration and the press wrongly predicted a Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 16th, they kept compounding the error in spectacular fashion “It was a joke, you idiots.” If cluelessness can be art, American journalists unveiled their Sistine Chapel this week, in a remarkable collection of misreports and […]
Virtue Hoarders
Virtue Hoarders A conversation about the professional managerial class with professor and author Catherine Liu As we all think through the class tensions that have surfaced in Canada, it’s a good time to take a closer look at an ethos held by many of those shaping the dialogue. This group of decision-makers and opinion shapers, […]
Ottawa’s “Freedom Convoy” Protesters Dig In As Canadian Government Suffers ‘Alex Jones’ Moment
Ottawa’s “Freedom Convoy” Protesters Dig In As Canadian Government Suffers ‘Alex Jones’ Moment Facing nearly a dozen separate “Freedom Convoy”-inspired protests that seemed to be springing up faster than police and his government could disperse them, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked a national emergency to implement sweeping police powers late Monday. Yet, protesters and their […]
