There’s More to China’s U.S. Debt-Dumping Rush Than Meets the Eye
There’s More to China’s U.S. Debt-Dumping Rush Than Meets the Eye Unprintable Alternative to Debt, De-Dollarization, Not Just China, Leaving the West for the East “Gold is money. Everything else is credit.” ~ J. P. Morgan Earlier this week, I told you how China has accelerated its de-dollarization efforts with rapid-fire sales of U.S. debt. The country […]
Lawmakers Push for the Censorship of “Harmful Content,” “Disinformation” in Latest Section 230 Reform Push
Lawmakers Push for the Censorship of “Harmful Content,” “Disinformation” in Latest Section 230 Reform Push Section 230 of the Communications Act (CDA), an online liability shield that prevents online apps, websites, and services from being held civilly liable for content posted by their users if they act in “good faith” to moderate content, provided the […]
The Thermodynamics of Degrowth | Tim Garrett
The Thermodynamics of Degrowth | Tim Garrett Collapse and Recovery What’s the relationship between our energy consumption, our material footprint and our economies? Tim Garrett and I come to refer to these as “the holy trinity”. Tim is a Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Utah, and over two years ago, he joined me […]
Exposing The CIA’s Secret Effort To Seize Control Of Social Media
Exposing The CIA’s Secret Effort To Seize Control Of Social Media While the CIA is strictly prohibited from spying on or running clandestine operations against American citizens on US soil, a bombshell new “Twitter Files” report reveals that a member of the Board of Trustees of InQtel – the CIA’s mission-driving venture capital firm, along with “former” intelligence […]
Noxious Disinformation. Climate: The Movie
Noxious Disinformation. Climate: The Movie Refuting lies takes far more time and energy than making them Spitting oil? An excellent illustration by Jim Cooke perfectly illustrates this article. We are enveloped by disinformation every day. This article is longer than usual. Slapping down lies takes extra time and work. It may need to be read in the […]
Did the Dulles Brothers Seal Our Fate?
Did the Dulles Brothers Seal Our Fate? The “Soviet Threat” which became Washington’s foreign policy mindset was a self-serving creation of Allen and John Foster Dulles. The consequences of their creation and its recreation by the US neoconservatives await us unaddressed. Some years ago I reviewed Stephen Kinzer’s book, The Brothers, an extraordinary account of two men long […]
Twitter Files Fuel Massie’s Fight Against Government-Funded Censorship
Twitter Files Fuel Massie’s Fight Against Government-Funded Censorship Congressman Thomas Massie has announced HR 8519, legislation aimed at ending the practice of spending taxpayer money to fund various censorship and “disinformation” research programs. A press release said that Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter, and the subsequent publishing of the Twitter Files – a batch of internal documents […]
The Renewables Farce
The Renewables Farce The renewals transition is a lie. Here’s why. Photo by CHUTTERSNAP / Unsplash Let me say this loud for the people in the back: RENEWABLES ARE NOT A PANACEA FOR CLIMATE CHANGE Sure, wind, solar or geothermal energy might reduce carbon intensity per unit of output. Indeed, an EV, for example, emits less […]
David Stockman on the Continual Rise in the Cost of Living… And Why the Fed has No Shame
David Stockman on the Continual Rise in the Cost of Living… And Why the Fed has No Shame Subscribe to International Man Jay Powell did it again assuring the 1% that he has their back. Markets recovered their poise over the last 24 hours, as investors were relieved after Fed Chair Powell stuck to his recent […]
What Really Happened: Lockdown Until Vaccination
What Really Happened: Lockdown Until Vaccination “…in April of 2020, I got a call from Rajeev Venkayya…he told me on the phone to stop writing about lockdowns…” Four years later, many people are investigating how our lives were completely upended by a pandemic response. Over my time on the case, I’ve heard countless theories. It […]
Usury: The Crime of the Ages. “Bankers’ Greed”
Usury: The Crime of the Ages. “Bankers’ Greed” Many historians believe, as do I, that the happiest period of history in the Christian West was during the High Middle Ages within the towns that had grown up most notably within Germany, Italy, France, and England. Probably the most accessible chronicle of what life was like […]
Unconventional War
Unconventional War At home and abroad War isn’t limited to tanks, aircraft carriers, and drones. Much of war is fought by unconventional means. Looking at last week’s headlines, it’s easy to conclude that war is already upon us and ramping up. Consider what’s happening both at home and abroad, then look at the summary of unconventional warfare […]
From COVID-19 to Campus Protests: How the Police State Muzzles Free Speech
From COVID-19 to Campus Protests: How the Police State Muzzles Free Speech “Politicians of both parties want to use the power of government to silence their foes. Some in the university community seek to drive it from their campuses. And an entire generation of Americans is being taught that free speech should be curtailed as […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXXIX–Archaeology of Overshoot and Collapse
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXXIX–Archaeology of Overshoot and Collapse It’s been a few months since I last posted a Contemplation. There are a variety of reasons for this. I’ve been ‘distracted’ by the preparations in my gardens for the upcoming growing season. The unseasonably warm weather here north of Toronto allowed me to get outside […]
Titillating Tidbits
Titillating Tidbits Photo by Alice Donovan Rouse on Unsplash It’s a slow-news day today in terms of any one big story, so I don’t have much to comment on, other than a few news tidbits of interest: Fed Governor Waller adds to the weight of statements by other Fedheads who have spoken since the FOMC meeting, saying he will need […]
