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The Age of Exterminations (III). Why you Should be Worried. Very Worried

The Age of Exterminations (III). Why you Should be Worried. Very Worried  Disclaimer. I am no prophet and I have no crystal ball. I am just trying to find patterns in history. And I think many historical events can be explained simply on the basis of the tendency of people to try to make money […]

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“It’s A Really Dangerous Situation” – Afghanistan Faces Imminent Blackouts As Power Bills Skyrocket

“It’s A Really Dangerous Situation” – Afghanistan Faces Imminent Blackouts As Power Bills Skyrocket While the Taliban are clearly preoccupied with the security situation inside the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, as emphasized by Sunday’s bombing at a major mosque in Kabul (ironically, the former insurgents are facing an insurgency of their own led by ISIS-Khorasan, […]

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Greywater revisited

Greywater revisited Years ago I wrote about the sustainable greywater I installed in Cooran. It was always my intention to do this again, even though such systems, as sustainable as they are, are no longer ‘legal’. I couldn’t give a you know what anymore, the way things are panning out nobody else will either soon….. I actually […]

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Global Energy Crisis Spreads

Global Energy Crisis Spreads  

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La Niña expected to affect climate around the world by end of year

La Niña expected to affect climate around the world by end of year Do you wish you had a crystal ball that could tell you what the climate will be next year when you plan your garden? So do many other gardeners (and climatologists). But while there is no magic answer, we do know that […]

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Disinfo v. Democracy

Disinfo v. Democracy Using accusations of ‘disinformation’ to suppress scientific criticism, steer media coverage, and silence political opponents is not part of the operating system of a free society ALEX WONG/GETTY IMAGES First Amendment principles permit the government to punish false speech when it directly and immediately causes specific and serious harm. But unlike defamation, […]

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Take us to DEFCON 1

Take us to DEFCON 1 The US military defines its Defense Readiness Condition (DEFCON) levels as follows: DEFCON 5 is normal readiness. DEFCON 4 is above normal readiness. DEFCON 3 is the air force ready to mobilize in 15 minutes. DEFCON 2 is all forces ready to fight in 6 hours. DEFCON 1 is the […]

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Pandemic Brooding: Brown Tech in New Clothing

Pandemic Brooding: Brown Tech in New Clothing Parts of this essay have already been published as ‘Pandemic brooding: can the permaculture movement survive the first severe test of the energy descent future?’ In this longer essay, David Holmgren explores the responses to the pandemic in light of his Future Scenarios work.  Extract: I think it is important […]

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German Power Plant Halted After It Runs Out Of Coal

German Power Plant Halted After It Runs Out Of Coal In the history of the world, German electricity prices have never been higher… … and if what just happened at the Steag Bergkamen-A electric plant is any indication, they are about to get a whole lot higher. According to Bloomberg, the global energy crisis has forced […]

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Dutch Greenhouses Go Dark As Energy Crisis Worsens; Food Inflation Fears Mount For Europe

Dutch Greenhouses Go Dark As Energy Crisis Worsens; Food Inflation Fears Mount For Europe Soaring European gas and electricity prices are getting worse by the day, forcing a vast network of Dutch glasshouses, the largest on the continent, to limit output or go entirely dark, according to Bloomberg. This could have a devastating impact on food […]

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American Bumblebee Takes Step Toward Endangered Species Act Protection

American Bumblebee Takes Step Toward Endangered Species Act Protection Bumblebee Once Found Across Country Has Nearly Vanished From 16 States WASHINGTON— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that the American bumblebee, whose populations have plummeted by nearly 90%, may warrant Endangered Species Act protection. The announcement kicks off a one-year status assessment of the species. Today’s […]

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How to Grow an Indoor Garden During Winter

How to Grow an Indoor Garden During Winter   “For everything, there is a season and a time for every purpose under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted.” – Ecclesiastes 3:1-2. For everything, there is a season, […]

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The Corporations Are The Government: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix

The Corporations Are The Government: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ You’d think the revelation that the CIA planned to assassinate an award-winning journalist for journalistic activity would have been a bigger deal. ❖ Capitalism hinders progress because it ensures that all mass-scale human behavior will be driven by […]

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In A Civil War The Authoritarian Left Would Be Easily Beaten – But It Won’t End There

In A Civil War The Authoritarian Left Would Be Easily Beaten – But It Won’t End There There are a lot of assumptions and misconceptions when it comes to the notion of a second civil war within the US. What I see most often is the argument that the political left has “already won” the […]

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Banks Around World Are Suffering Big Outages, Leaving Millions of Customers in Lurch At Worst Possible Time

Banks Around World Are Suffering Big Outages, Leaving Millions of Customers in Lurch At Worst Possible Time Twenty banks (some suffering repeated outages), six countries (one in lockdown), five continents, tens of millions of unhappy customers. There’s never a good time for your bank’s IT system to go down. But few can be worse than […]

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