#259: The way we live next
#259: The way we live next REFLECTIONS ON THE REAL ECONOMY “Simultaneous harvest failures across major crop-producing regions are a threat to global food security”, according to a new report published by Nature. The technical jargon here references a “meandering jet stream” but, for non-specialists, what this means is that we can no longer rely on worse-than-average crop conditions […]
Storm clouds gathering in the Black Sea
Storm clouds gathering in the Black Sea Turkish President Recep Erdogan (L) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (R) with President Biden & NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg (C), NATO Summit, Vilnius,July 11, 2023 The NATO Summit in Vilnius (July 11-12) signalled that there is absolutely no possibility of talks to settle the Ukraine war in a […]
Understanding The Global Supply Of Water
Understanding The Global Supply Of Water As the world’s population and its agricultural needs have grown, so too has the demand for water, putting the world’s supply of water under the microscope. A century ago, freshwater consumption was six times lower than in modern times. This increase in demand and usage has resulted in rising stress on freshwater […]
Planning Your Survival Garden
Planning Your Survival Garden A survival garden isn’t a doom’s day garden. It’s a garden built around a mix of permanent agriculture, or permaculture, and annual vegetable and fruit plants. It’s designed to help you avoid supply chain issues, and provide nutritious food for yourself, and your family. It is a garden of abundance. There […]
Investigating The Pro-Censorship UK Group Expanding Across The US
Investigating The Pro-Censorship UK Group Expanding Across The US Freedom of information requests to hit government agencies for its association with pro-censorship group. America First Legal (AFL) have announced its investigation into a UK-based group known as the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH). AFL, a non-profit often described as “an alternative to ACLU,” is […]
‘Once You Start Censoring, You’re on Your Way to Dystopia and Totalitarianism,’ RFK Jr. Tells House Committee
‘Once You Start Censoring, You’re on Your Way to Dystopia and Totalitarianism,’ RFK Jr. Tells House Committee In a hearing marred by contentious interruptions and attempts by House Democrats to remove him as a witness, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., CHD chairman on leave from Children’s Health Defense testified before a U.S. House hearing organized by […]
Lesson of the Day: If You Weaponize the Dollar and Confiscate Assets, Expect Retaliation
Lesson of the Day: If You Weaponize the Dollar and Confiscate Assets, Expect Retaliation Russia seized the local assets of Carlsberg beer and yogurt maker Danone. It now threatens Austria’s Raiffeisen bank. Russia Seizes Western Yogurt and Beer As backdrop to the Raiffeisen bank story, consider the Bloomberg report, Russia Seizes Western Yogurt and Beer. President Vladimir […]
China Snaps Up Record-High Volumes Of Russian Crude In The First Half Of 2023
China Snaps Up Record-High Volumes Of Russian Crude In The First Half Of 2023 In the first half of 2023, China imported 2.13 million barrels per day of Russian crude oil, making Russia its single biggest supplier. In June, China once again imported record-breaking levels of Russian crude, a 44% increase compared to the same […]
Climate Engineering to Fight Global Warming? What Could Go Wrong!
Climate Engineering to Fight Global Warming? What Could Go Wrong! Labor’s Bill Shorten and Labor candidate for Eden-Monaro Mike Kelly visit the Royalla Solar Farm in Canberra, Australia, on June 28, 2016. (Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images) Two years ago, a documentary, “The Dimming: Exposing The Global Climate Engineering Cover-Up,” was released by Dane Wigington of […]
Experts Warn Renewable Energy Creates ‘New Opportunities’ for Chinese Grid Attacks
Experts Warn Renewable Energy Creates ‘New Opportunities’ for Chinese Grid Attacks Wind turbines are viewed at a wind farm in Colorado City, Texas, on Jan. 21, 2016. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) America’s increasing reliance on intermittent power sources and batteries is creating novel risks, according to grid specialists who testified before Congress on July 18. Many […]
A Catastrophic Debt Implosion Can Be Incredibly Quick
A CATASTROPHIC DEBT IMPLOSION CAN BE INCREDIBLY QUICK Will the world experience a catastrophic debt implosion? Just like the Titan Submersible that recently imploded, the global debt bubble can implode “within just a fraction of a millisecond”. More later in the article. Are we now in the third circle in Dante’s Inferno? Dante describes the 9 circles […]
Why We Cannot Prevent Collapse
Why We Cannot Prevent Collapse my own graphic; right click on image to open in a new tab and enlarge or download Yes, I know — every box in the ‘vicious cycle’ graphic above is hugely debatable. But you know, I’m just tired of debating it. I think it describes what’s going on in the world both […]
UK Looks To Boost Energy Security With Small Modular Nuclear Reactors
UK Looks To Boost Energy Security With Small Modular Nuclear Reactors The UK has launched a competition for small modular reactor technology and created a new nuclear body. The focus on small nuclear reactors is part of the country’s efforts to produce more zero-emission energy domestically. As well as backing SMRs, the UK remains committed […]
