‘Devastating to See’: Russia’s Orenburg Region Battles Historic Flood
‘Devastating to See’: Russia’s Orenburg Region Battles Historic Flood Experts say the floods, which have caught the authorities off-guard and left many people to fend for themselves, are just a preview of what is yet to come in the climate crisis. A view of a flood-hit area in the town of Orsk.Yegor Aleyev / TASS […]
Social Media Fact Checkers Claim Their Work Isn’t Censorship. Here’s Why It Is.
Social Media Fact Checkers Claim Their Work Isn’t Censorship. Here’s Why It Is. “Fact-checking” isn’t just labeling. It tanks the visibility of posts. There’s good news, and bad: first, the fact that “fact-checkers” masquerading as unbiased and accurate moderators of content – while actually unreliable and bias-prone tools of censorship – are now recognized widely […]
This Double Whammy Will Unleash Unprecedented Money Printing… or Break the U.S. Economy
This Double Whammy Will Unleash Unprecedented Money Printing… or Break the U.S. Economy Deficits, Deficits, and More Deficits, Unravelling Social Security, Money Printer Going Brrr “A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have.” ~ Gerald Ford The Federal Reserve is gearing […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XCVI–Technological ‘Breakthroughs’, Ponzi Schemes, and ‘Green’ Energy
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XCVI February 3, 2023 (original posting date) Monte Alban, Mexico. (1988) Photo by author. Technological ‘Breakthroughs’, Ponzi Schemes, and ‘Green’ Energy A collection of my recent comments on posts/articles that have been shared with me via FB groups/pages. I share these to provide further ‘insight’ into where I am coming from in my […]
Crude, Food Prices Jump As Looming Israel-Iran Conflict Spark 1970s Oil Shock Fears
Crude, Food Prices Jump As Looming Israel-Iran Conflict Spark 1970s Oil Shock Fears Larry MacDonald of The Bear Traps Report penned a very informative note last month that outlined, “2023-2024 look a lot like 1973-1974.” He said, “We’re one event away from a 1970s-style stagflation explosion…” History books remind us that the 1973 oil embargo shook the global […]
Video: Canadians Plunged Into Poverty. Can’t Afford to Eat! Sign of Major Economic Collapse
Video: Canadians Plunged Into Poverty. Can’t Afford to Eat! Sign of Major Economic Collapse This video vividly describes economic collapse and the plight of poverty in Canada, without however focussing on the underlying causes, nor the historical context. Remember the March 11, 2020 Lockdown. Destabilizing the social, political and economic structure of 190 sovereign countries cannot constitute […]
Something Broke In Markets On Thursday
Something Broke In Markets On Thursday This Friday is going to be a session for active short-term traders, and it will likely be unpleasant for investors. Something broke in markets on Thursday. There are a few things that worry me about the latest bout of risk aversion. This is in context that I’ve been an unrelenting stocks bull since […]
Global ‘Game Of Chicken’ Continues – MOAB >> NFP
Global ‘Game Of Chicken’ Continues – MOAB >> NFP Today we will hit two topics, NPF and MOAB. Let’s Start with NFP About as good as it gets for the economy, not so good for Fed cuts. Not only were the headline jobs better than the top estimates on Bloomberg (303k jobs). We also revised […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XCV–We All Believe What We Want To Believe
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XCV January 31, 2023 (original posting date) Monte Alban, Mexico. (1988) Photo by author. We All Believe What We Want To Believe The following Contemplation is my comment in response to a thought-provoking post I read by Dave Pollard at his site How to Save the World. Great read, thanks for sharing. A […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XCIV–‘Representative’ Democracy: A Ruse To Convince Citizens That They Have Agency In Their Society
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XCIV January 29, 2023 (original posting date) Monte Alban, Mexico. (1988) Photo by author. ‘Representative’ Democracy: A Ruse To Convince Citizens That They Have Agency In Their Society A friend recently posted on my FB timeline the link to an article about the plans of our provincial government in opening up sections of […]
India’s most innovative cities including Bengaluru run out of water
India’s most innovative cities including Bengaluru run out of water Tech professionals are leaving India’s IT hub of Bengaluru amid an intensifying drought that has gripped the city as it sweats through another torrid pre-monsoon season A thirsty growth engine | Photo: Bloomberg At the time Egypt’s pyramids were being constructed, one of the cradles […]
If a Tree Falls in a Forest…
If a Tree Falls in a Forest… In the late eighteenth century, Bishop George Berkeley posed the question, “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound?” Since that time, generations of university philosophy professors have required their students to consider the question. Countless […]
Russia Is Struggling to Repair Refineries Due to Sanctions
Russia Is Struggling to Repair Refineries Due to Sanctions Due to the sanctions, Russia cannot access spare parts from Western engineering companies that have provided refinery equipment in the past, leaving Russian refiners struggling to repair damaged units, multiple industry sources in Russia have told Reuters. Western firms including America’s UOP and Swiss ABB have supplied […]
Open comment post: the AMOC shutdown and the future of agriculture
Open comment post: the AMOC shutdown and the future of agriculture It’s time to move on to pastures new from my Saying NO… book, as I mentioned in my last post. Seems like an opportune moment to try an ‘open comment’ post to signal the change of direction, an idea I trailed at the start of the […]
