“A Truly Orwellian Culture” – Amazon Removes COVID Skeptic’s Book For Violating Content Guidelines
“A Truly Orwellian Culture” – Amazon Removes COVID Skeptic’s Book For Violating Content Guidelines Around the time Twitter purged New York Post’s bombshell stories about Hunter Biden from its platform, late last week, Amazon was busy censoring any criticism against the “official” COVID-19 narrative, with the banning of at least one book from its Amazon Books store. […]
The Illusion Is Failing
The Illusion Is Failing Trust in the system is vanishing fast Sometimes the magic fails. The secret to the trick is accidentally revealed. The woman was always in the box. The eye is no longer deceived. And there’s no getting the audience’s sense of awe back. Just like a bungled illusion, once trust is broken, […]
Forget Peak Oil Demand, Supply Crisis Could be Hitting First
Forget Peak Oil Demand, Supply Crisis Could be Hitting First In today’s IEA’s annual World Energy Outlook 2020 report, the OECD energy watchdog states that it doesn’t see a peak oil demand before 2040, only a possible oil demand flattening. The energy agency repeats that oil demand is effected by COVID, but all scenarios show that oil […]
U.S. Oil Production Has Already Passed Its Peak, Occidental Says
U.S. Oil Production Has Already Passed Its Peak, Occidental Says America’s oil production will never again reach the record 13 million barrels a day set earlier this year, just before the pandemic devastated global demand, according to Occidental Petroleum Corp. “It’s just going to be too difficult to replace the 2 million barrels a day […]
People power: everyday Australians are building their own renewables projects, and you can too
People power: everyday Australians are building their own renewables projects, and you can too In the town of Goulburn in southern New South Wales, an energy revolution is brewing. The community has come together to build its own 4,000-panel solar farm – everyday citizens are invited to buy shares in the venture and reap the rewards. Goulburn […]
Hyperinflation is here
Hyperinflation is here Definition: Hyperinflation is the condition whereby monetary authorities accelerate the expansion of the quantity of money to the point where it proves impossible for them to regain control. It ends when the state’s fiat currency is finally worthless. It is an evolving crisis, not just a climactic event. Summary This article defines […]
How one Swedish city grew the commons by foodsharing during the pandemic
How one Swedish city grew the commons by foodsharing during the pandemic A Solikyl volunteer waits for someone to approach her table. Photo credit: Rikard Rensfelt It’s more hands-on than soup kitchens or free-food giveaways, it strengthens the commons — and you can even do it during a pandemic. It’s called foodsharing, and the way it’s […]
Extend-and-Pretend Caused Bankruptcies to Plunge in Germany, France, Spain. Now Central Banks Tell Banks to Prepare for Bankruptcy Surge
Extend-and-Pretend Caused Bankruptcies to Plunge in Germany, France, Spain. Now Central Banks Tell Banks to Prepare for Bankruptcy Surge The “second wave,” if prolonged, could cause bad loans to almost triple, to €1.4 trillion, says the ECB. German banks need to prepare themselves for a sharp spike in corporate bankruptcies early next year, the Bundesbank […]
The Great American Oil & Gas Massacre: Bankruptcies Hit New Milestone as Bigger Companies Let Go
The Great American Oil & Gas Massacre: Bankruptcies Hit New Milestone as Bigger Companies Let Go The American Oil Boom Was Where Money Went to Die. The amount of secured and unsecured debts, such as loans and bonds, listed in bankruptcy filings in the third quarter by US oil and gas companies, at $34 billion, […]
New Harvard Study Finds “Elevated Radiation” Levels Near Fracking Sites
New Harvard Study Finds “Elevated Radiation” Levels Near Fracking Sites Fracking has been one of the keys to helping the U.S. achieve its energy independence and become the world’s largest oil and gas producer over the last ten years. But now, it looks like it may be coming with some unintended consequences, according to Reuters. Researchers […]
UK Grid Warns Of Electricity Shortage Due To Drop In Wind
UK Grid Warns Of Electricity Shortage Due To Drop In Wind The UK’s electricity grid operator has warned of a short supply over the next few days due to generator outages and a lull in autumn winds. The National Grid said on Oct. 14 that it was exploring various measures to create a buffer to avoid potential outages, like […]
Analysis shows how the Greens have changed the language of economic debate in New Zealand
Analysis shows how the Greens have changed the language of economic debate in New Zealand When Health Minister Chris Hipkins recently quipped that the Green Party is “to some extent the conscience of the Labour Party” he was not simply referring to polls suggesting Labour may need the Greens’ support to form a government. Hipkins was also suggesting […]
Japan Embraced Debt As a Way Out of Its Budget Crisis. It’s Not Working.
JAPAN EMBRACED DEBT AS A WAY OUT OF ITS BUDGET CRISIS. IT’S NOT WORKING. The sudden resignation of Japans Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has led to evaluations of his so-called Abenomics. Many have praised Abe’s aggressive monetary policy because the long shopping list of the Bank of Japan (government bonds, corporate bonds, ETFs and real […]
