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Ecological Disruption and Militarization of Antarctica Will Push the Planet Closer to Tipping Points
Ecological Disruption and Militarization of Antarctica Will Push the Planet Closer to Tipping Points Antarctica, a continent about 40% larger than Europe in area, has also been called the world’s largest desert and the coldest, windiest, loneliest continent. Such descriptions do not exactly make this the most attractive continent, but in keeping with our times, those […]
Reaching the end of offshored industrialization
Reaching the end of offshored industrialization Moving industrialization offshore can look like a good idea at first. But as fossil fuel energy supplies deplete, this strategy works less well. Countries doing the mining and manufacturing may be less interested in trading. Also, the broken supply lines of 2020 and 2021 showed that transferring major industries […]
Hoot of the Day: No One Wants Green Energy if It’s Too Cheap
Hoot of the Day: No One Wants Green Energy if It’s Too Cheap Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen wants the EU to hike tariffs on China just as the US did. Curbs on Cheap Chinese Exports The Guardian reports Janet Yellen urges EU to join US in curbs on cheap Chinese exports Janet Yellen, the US treasury […]
The Rise of Pro-Palestine Encampments in Calgary, “The Police Went into Full War Mode in Riot Gear”. Robert Inlakesh
The Rise of Pro-Palestine Encampments in Calgary, “The Police Went into Full War Mode in Riot Gear”. Robert Inlakesh Transcript from recent show. This interview was recorded for the Global Research News Hour. Published May 18, 2024. Find a link here: University Encampments and the Freedom Flotilla: Fighting Back Against Historical Racist Genocide – Global ResearchGlobal […]
David Stockman on Why Washington DC is the War Capital Of The World
David Stockman on Why Washington DC is the War Capital Of The World Ultimately, there is no mystery as to why the Forever Wars go on endlessly. Or why at a time when Uncle Sam is hemorrhaging red ink a large bipartisan majority saw fit to authorize $95 billion of foreign aid boondoggles that do […]
China Shock II Is Coming, the EU Will Be Hit Hard, Then the US
China Shock II Is Coming, the EU Will Be Hit Hard, Then the US Germany is feeling the pinch of China shock. But the US is on deck too. A global trade war looms. China Shock Eurointelligence discusses China shock in its article Technology Is Why We Are Losing. We are not sure that the effect […]
Russia Confiscates €800 Million From Deutsche Bank, Unicredit And Commerzbank
Russia Confiscates €800 Million From Deutsche Bank, Unicredit And Commerzbank After two years of being on the receiving end of a weaponized global reserve currency, getting booted from SWIFT, countless (toothless) sanctions and watching some $350 billion of its assets be frozen and soon confiscated, Moscow has had enough, and over the weekend the FT reported that a […]
Notes from the edge of civilization: May 12, 2024
Notes from the edge of civilization: May 12, 2024 Solar flares could cause disruptions – are you ready?; conflicts could bubble over – is the US military ready?; and how classical music can help with cognition, memory, and emotion. Skywatchers across the country saw dazzling northern lights this week, reaching as far south as Georgia, […]
The Biggest Risks of This Decade
The Biggest Risks of This Decade Since the 2020 pandemic, many things have changed, but nothing more than geopolitics. Wars and clashes that used to be largely national have given way to more regional conflicts that threaten to upend the current world order. The Ukraine War and Israel-Iran conflicts have the potential to lead to […]
I’ve Got A Bad Feeling About This
I’ve Got A Bad Feeling About This Ideally, I would have written this on May 4th not 14th, but I am going to talk Star Wars. I was a fan in 1977, kept the flame alive when only battered VHS cassettes of the original trilogy existed, and was delighted to get prequels. Until the opening […]
Is China Dumping US Treasuries and Buying Gold? Bloomberg Says Yes, Pettis Uncertain
Is China Dumping US Treasuries and Buying Gold? Bloomberg Says Yes, Pettis Uncertain Bloomberg reported that China is selling a record amount of US debt while buying gold. Previous reports of debt selling were false. Let’s check in with Michael Pettis at China Financial Markets for another opinion. China Sells Record Sum of US Debt […]
Germany’s Dark Future
Germany’s Dark Future The Pot is calling the kettle black. Many in Germany are now afraid to fly the German flag, for fear they will be labelled a “nationalist”. By weaponizing the fear of being labeled a Nazi, the currently governing German government is going further down the dark path of censorship and, even worse, […]
Hezbollah launches first-ever Lebanese airstrike on Israeli base
Hezbollah launches first-ever Lebanese airstrike on Israeli base The resistance group used, for the first time, a drone equipped with two missiles to attack Israel’s Metulla site (Photo credit: X) Hezbollah launched the first-ever Lebanese airstrike on an Israeli target on 17 May, using a never-before-seen drone for the operation. “In support of our steadfast […]
Why the dollar will lose its status as the global reserve currency
Why the dollar will lose its status as the global reserve currency By the early 400s, the Roman Empire was coming apart at the seams and in desperate need of strong, competent leadership. In theory, Honorius should have been the right man for the job. Born into the royal household in Constantinople, Honorius had been […]
