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Are France & The UK Plotting A Ukrainian Power Play Right Under Germany’s Nose?
Are France & The UK Plotting A Ukrainian Power Play Right Under Germany’s Nose? There are indeed plans for a conventional Western intervention in Ukraine despite their leaders’ denials over the past two weeks, but they’ve yet to fully form and their execution can’t be taken for granted, but they also can’t be ruled out […]
What the Western Press Didn’t Say About the Leaked Luftwaffe Conversation
What the Western Press Didn’t Say About the Leaked Luftwaffe Conversation What if a conversation between Russian officials discussing the explosion of a bridge in Germany had been revealed? Would Western press coverage also treat the leak as something more serious than threats of military attack? On March 1, the editor-in-chief of the Rossiya Segodnya […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXXII–Differing Opinions on ‘Renewables’
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXXII October 19, 2022 (original posting date) Chitchen Itza, Mexico (1986). Photo by author. Differing Opinions on ‘Renewables’ While I work on a longer (perhaps several part) contemplation regarding the myth of infinite growth on a finite planet that infiltrates and dominates many mainstream narratives — especially economic in nature — I thought I would share a […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXXI–The Pursuit Of ‘Renewables’: Putting Us Further Into Ecological Overshoot
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXXI October 10, 2022 (original posting date) Chitchen Itza, Mexico (1986). Photo by author. The Pursuit Of ‘Renewables’: Putting Us Further Into Ecological Overshoot Today’s very brief contemplation has been prompted by a couple of recent articles/posts (see links below) by thinkers/writers whose works/ideas I have followed for some time and respect greatly — but […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXX–Democracy: It’s Not What You Think It Is
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXX October 6, 2022 (original posting date) Chitchen Itza, Mexico (1986). Photo by author. Democracy: It’s Not What You Think It Is Today’s contemplation stems from a recent article about Canadian politics that has prompted me to reflect further on sociopolitics and belief systems[1], but not so much about the actual content of […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXIX–Geopolitics: It’s About Wealth Extraction and Generation For the Ruling Class
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXIX October 2, 2022 (original posting date) Chitchen Itza, Mexico (1986). Photo by author. Geopolitics: It’s About Wealth Extraction and Generation For the Ruling Class My very short contemplation today is my comment on an article that was posted in a Facebook group (Peak Oil) that I belong to. It is preceded by […]
Europe Is Wargaming a Food Crisis
Europe Is Wargaming a Food Crisis (Bloomberg) — The combined forces of El Niño and La Niña have crippled Latin American soy output. Ukrainian and Russian grain farmers have gone to war. Indonesia has banned shipments of palm oil to Europe, while China is hungry for crops. The Mediterranean region is getting more like a […]
Europe Is Alarmed Enough To Begin Wargaming A Food Crisis
Europe Is Alarmed Enough To Begin Wargaming A Food Crisis Governments of the European Union are engaged in wargames which simulate and foresee a global food crisis. A mix of major factors including the Russia-Ukraine war and impact on grain supplies there, as well as weather events like El Niño and La Niña and their impact on […]
The Endgame, Part I
The Endgame, Part I The Russo-Ukrainian war and geopolitics of Europe In early February, I posted a poll on X asking whether I should write a geopolitical piece on the Russo-Ukrainian war, adding to my series mapping a worst-case scenario for the war. While the vote count for this particular poll was not very high, an overwhelming majority supported […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXVIII–Growth is Great! Except It Isn’t.
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXVIII (originally posted September 21, 2022) Chitchen Itza, Mexico (1986). Photo by author. Growth is Great! Except It Isn’t. Today’s contemplation is an open letter I am sending (perhaps presenting in person, I haven’t yet decided[1]) to my local town’s council and a developer regarding a ‘proposed’ development that is moving ahead directly […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXVII–Those Dangerous Complexities of Human ‘Progress’
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh LXVII (originally posted September 16, 2022) Tulum, Mexico (1986). Photo by author. Those Dangerous Complexities of Human ‘Progress’ Today’s contemplation is a short reflection (and reiteration) on where I believe human ‘energies’ should be focused as we stumble into an unknowable future in light of an article on the topic that was shared […]
From Trucker Boycotts To Grid Down – There’s Only One Way To Survive A Food Crisis
From Trucker Boycotts To Grid Down – There’s Only One Way To Survive A Food Crisis If there is one reality that Americans need to accept, it’s that every system has a breaking point and there are no exceptions. Human beings are built to adapt and this has given us incredible resilience, but it also […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXXVIII–Magic Permeates Our Thinking About ‘Solutions’
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXXVIII Knossos, Greece (1993). Photo by author. Magic Permeates Our Thinking About ‘Solutions’ A few brief Facebook conversations I have had the past couple of days while I work on a longer Contemplation regarding binary thinking, particularly as it applies to sociopolitics. The first shared this article featuring a picture of a massive […]
‘Do not play with fire’ Yemen warns EU as Brussels embarks on Red Sea mission
‘Do not play with fire’ Yemen warns EU as Brussels embarks on Red Sea mission EU warships have set off for the Red Sea, where the US navy is waging its largest conflict since the end of WWII in support of Israel (Photo Credit: Getty Images) A high-ranking Yemeni official has warned the EU against […]
War Expands With Massive Israeli Airstrikes 60km Deep Into Lebanon
War Expands With Massive Israeli Airstrikes 60km Deep Into Lebanon The Israel-Hezbollah war is expanding, which was on display Monday as Israel for the first time struck near a large city which is deep inside Lebanon, far away from the border, in the region of Ghaziyeh. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari has confirmed in […]
