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Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CXXXI–Sociopolitical Agency, Narrative Management, And Collapse
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CXXXI–Sociopolitical Agency, Narrative Management, And Collapse May 22, 2023 (original posting date) Mexico (1988). Photo by author. Today’s reflection is a comment I left in response to an article by Bruce Wilds at his Advancing Time site that discusses the increasing anger building across the planet with respect to growing government oppression and the media’s […]
Dollar Doom Is a Slow Burn!
Dollar Doom Is a Slow Burn! It will be a LONG time coming. Photo by Jp Valery on Unsplash One article highlighted below brings out a point that I made two years ago when everyone in the alternative press was writing (as many still are) about how the BRICS nations were determined to replace the US dollar as […]
Debt Brakes and Treaty Requirements About to Smash the EU
Debt Brakes and Treaty Requirements About to Smash the EU The EU has launched an Excessive Debt Proceeding against France. It won’t stop there. Debt Proceedings Please note the EU Rebukes France, Italy and Others Over Excessive Debt. The assessments of the 27 EU states’ budgets and economies will be published by the European Commission on […]
After months of masturbatory freaking out about “the right,” the German government inches towards collapse, as the social democrats realise they’re wildly unpopular and have neither money nor answers
After months of masturbatory freaking out about “the right,” the German government inches towards collapse, as the social democrats realise they’re wildly unpopular and have neither money nor answers The Süddeutsche Zeitung reports on growing discontent with Chancellor Olaf Scholz in the ranks of his own party. Since January, German political elites have waged an […]
IEA’s 2030 Outlook – I Don’t Even Know Where To Start
IEA’s 2030 Outlook – I Don’t Even Know Where To Start Summary IEA predicts global oil demand will peak by 2030, leading to an 8 million b/d surplus due to Electric Vehicle and energy transition movement. IEA’s outlook shows a disconnect between GDP growth and oil demand growth, with unrealistic assumptions about EV penetration and […]
Sparing vs Sharing: The Great Debate Over How to Protect Nature
Sparing vs Sharing: The Great Debate Over How to Protect Nature What is the best way to save nature – to cordon off areas for parks and open space or to integrate conservation measures on working lands? Recent research makes a case for each of these approaches and has reignited a long-standing debate among scientists […]
The Ultimate Killer: Pollution Deadlier Than War, Terrorism, and Major Diseases
The Ultimate Killer: Pollution Deadlier Than War, Terrorism, and Major Diseases Researchers reveal that pollution is a greater health threat than that of war, terrorism, malaria, HIV, tuberculosis, drugs, and alcohol combined. The study, involving global experts, examines traditional and lesser-known pollutants, advocating for better monitoring and awareness to mitigate cardiovascular impacts. Immediate action and […]
Will the Revolution Be Televised?
Will the Revolution Be Televised? That depends. Will we have water? Electricity? Who will revolt and over what? The Detroit Rebellion of 1967. In the course of five days, 43 were killed, 33 black and 10 white. 1,189 were injured and 7,200 people arrested. National Guardsmen fired over 150,000 bullets during the riot. This post […]
Plastics are everywhere — but mostly in places they shouldn’t be
Plastics are everywhere — but mostly in places they shouldn’t be Turns out, maybe we should have been a bit more responsible with how we used plastics. A new study in Toxicological Sciences has millions of people searching the Internet to find out: “are microplastics stored in the balls”? The short answer is yes, with the understanding “balls” […]
Oil’s Fate Hinges On OPEC+ Hanging Tough
Oil’s Fate Hinges On OPEC+ Hanging Tough The global oil market is in OPEC+ walk-up mode. That should keep prices supported this week ahead of the (now online) gaggle, which falls on June 2. After that, price direction hinges on the immediate fallout from the meeting, plus bets about the market’s 2H trajectory. Conventional wisdom points […]
Noxious Disinformation. Climate: The Movie
Noxious Disinformation. Climate: The Movie Refuting lies takes far more time and energy than making them Spitting oil? An excellent illustration by Jim Cooke perfectly illustrates this article. We are enveloped by disinformation every day. This article is longer than usual. Slapping down lies takes extra time and work. It may need to be read in the […]
Did the Dulles Brothers Seal Our Fate?
Did the Dulles Brothers Seal Our Fate? The “Soviet Threat” which became Washington’s foreign policy mindset was a self-serving creation of Allen and John Foster Dulles. The consequences of their creation and its recreation by the US neoconservatives await us unaddressed. Some years ago I reviewed Stephen Kinzer’s book, The Brothers, an extraordinary account of two men long […]
Twitter Files Fuel Massie’s Fight Against Government-Funded Censorship
Twitter Files Fuel Massie’s Fight Against Government-Funded Censorship Congressman Thomas Massie has announced HR 8519, legislation aimed at ending the practice of spending taxpayer money to fund various censorship and “disinformation” research programs. A press release said that Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter, and the subsequent publishing of the Twitter Files – a batch of internal documents […]
Gresham’s Law Comes for Science
Gresham’s Law Comes for Science Yves here. KLG below describes how science publications have become much less reliable over time, with the proliferation of “open access” journals part of the problem. As he said via e-mail: As science has hypertrophied, the bad is supplanted the good as spurious quantification of scientific research has come to […]
Russia Discovers Massive Oil and Gas Reserves in British Antarctic Territory
Russia Discovers Massive Oil and Gas Reserves in British Antarctic Territory Russia’s Rosgeo uncovered oil and gas reserves in British Antarctic territory, estimated at around 511 billion barrels. The discovery poses environmental risks and challenges the 1959 Antarctic Treaty, which prohibits oil developments in the region. Geopolitical tensions rise as Russia’s activities in Antarctica are […]
