Here’s How 30 Preppers Have Adapted and What They Foresee Happening Next
Here’s How 30 Preppers Have Adapted and What They Foresee Happening Next There’s a lot more crazy and a lot less money than usual, and as I’ve written before, the face of prepping has changed. It’s a lot more difficult (and expensive) to go out and stockpile as we did a few years ago, and […]
Walter Youngquist: Geodestinies
Walter Youngquist: Geodestinies Preface. I was fortunate enough to know Walter for 15 years. He became a friend and mentor, helping me learn to become a better science writer, and sending me material I might be interested in, and delightful pictures of him sitting in a lawn chair and feeding wild deer who weren’t afraid […]
Variations on a theme: COVID-19 mutations turn problematic
Variations on a theme: COVID-19 mutations turn problematic We pandemic-weary humans are ready to be done with COVID-19. But apparently, it is not done with us. Our conversation with a coronavirus, as I dubbed it last year, continues as a growing number of variants of COVID-19 appear across the world. Preliminary data suggest that some of […]
No Roaring USA Shale Industry to Respond to OPEC+
No Roaring USA Shale Industry to Respond to OPEC+ There is no roaring U.S. shale industry to respond to OPEC+ and balance out global supply, according to Rystad Energy. Even though North American production can pick up due to current price levels, there is not a roaring U.S. shale industry to respond to OPEC+ and […]
New Normal: High Unemployment, Near-Zero Interest Rates and Out of Control Inflation
New Normal: High Unemployment, Near-Zero Interest Rates and Out of Control Inflation Since the pandemic began a year ago, the term “new normal” has become part of the American lexicon. Not “new” as in better or improved. But rather “new” as in contrast to the way things used to be. Much of the mainstream discussion argues that […]
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ONLY Claude Monet Grand Canal, Venice 1908Our freedoms are cancel-cultured one by one, and by now hardly anyone notices anymore, because the media is in on it. But this cannot end well. We better stop this now, or it will get awfully out of hand. It’s a sliding scale bouncing down a slippery slope that gifts politicians […]
The Problem With Helicopter Money Is That It Is Inefficient
The Problem With Helicopter Money Is That It Is Inefficient The Money Supply Has Exploded The term helicopter money refers to unconventional methods used to get money into the hands of people that will rapidly put it to use. Whether to buy products or pay bills it is often seen as a way to kick […]
Inflation watch: Beware the ides of March
Inflation watch: Beware the ides of March President Biden has now had his $1.9 trillion stimulus package passed into law, and it will not be the last in the current fiscal year. Covid is not over and is sure to resurge with new variants next winter.But even assuming that is not the case, we still […]
We’re in a Bubble that’s Too Big To Fail
We’re in a Bubble that’s Too Big To Fail I’ve been hearing the phrase “Everything Bubble” come up more often lately. This isn’t a new phrase, Graham Summers was among the first to coin it in his 2017 book “The Everything Bubble: The Endgame for Central Bank Policy”: “The Everything Bubble chronicles the creation and evolution […]
Shale Giants Proving OPEC Right
Shale Giants Proving OPEC Right Saudi Arabia’s bet that the golden age of U.S. shale is over appears to be a safe one – for now, at least. (Bloomberg) — Saudi Arabia’s bet that the golden age of U.S. shale is over appears to be a safe one — for now, at least. A round-up […]
House Price Inflation in CPI is of Course Complete Baloney, but it Accounts for 1/4 of Total CPI
House Price Inflation in CPI is of Course Complete Baloney, but it Accounts for 1/4 of Total CPI With actual house price inflation based on market data, overall CPI would have jumped by 3.7%. Lifting the cover on the deception to keep CPI low. For most Americans, housing costs are the largest item in their […]
2019 Annual GWPF Lecture – Prof Michael Kelly – Energy Utopias and Engineering Reality
2019 Annual GWPF Lecture – Prof Michael Kelly – Energy Utopias and Engineering Reality https://youtu.be/ehjysg8WkBQ
Brace Yourselves For The Most Dramatic Shift In The Standard Of Living In All Of U.S. History
Brace Yourselves For The Most Dramatic Shift In The Standard Of Living In All Of U.S. History They are assuring us that we don’t have to be concerned about “inflation” because they have everything under control. Do you believe them? The value of the U.S. dollar has been steadily declining for a long time, and […]
Letter From The Farm | Three Years In: Realism And Planning For Utopia
Letter From The Farm | Three Years In: Realism And Planning For Utopia We are back on Chiara Garini’s forest farm at the foot of the Italian Alps. Three years in, her mushroom farm and forest garden is at a crossroads: should she expand or diversify? In any case Chiara is determined to bring utopia […]
Mainstream Journalism Doesn’t Exist: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix
Mainstream Journalism Doesn’t Exist: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix Journalists should be exposing inconvenient truths about powerful people in their own nation and its allies. Instead the people we call “journalists” criticize enemy nations, smear political dissidents, demand increasing amounts of censorship, and advance narratives that are convenient for the powerful. ❖ […]
