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Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXXII–Human Ecological Overshoot and the Noble Savage
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXXII Chichen Itza, Mexico (1986). Photo by author. Human Ecological Overshoot and the Noble Savage Wanted to share yet another online discussion that arose in response to a comment link (see below) posted on my Contemplation regarding electric vehicles (see: Blog Medium) within one of the Facebook Groups I posted it to (Prepping […]
No One Has Really Grokked How Big The Suez/Houthi Gambit Is
No One Has Really Grokked How Big The Suez/Houthi Gambit Is We’ve had a lot of foreshadowing of the Suez Canal being a major hotspot for conflict over the past couple of years. Think back to the Evergreen beaching itself in the canal in 2021. Everyone is just now waking up to the idea that global shipping […]
Today’s Contemplation CLXXI–A ‘Solution’ to Our Predicaments: More Mass-Produced, Industrial Technologies.
Today’s Contemplation CLXXI Chichen Itza, Mexico (1986). Photo by author. A ‘Solution’ to Our Predicaments: More Mass-Produced, Industrial Technologies. Got into one of those social media discussions with someone yesterday morning. The post I was commenting upon is, unfortunately, no longer available and I failed to take a screenshot of it when I originally commented. However, […]
100 Container Ships Diverted, Insurance Surges As Red Sea Chaos Worsens
100 Container Ships Diverted, Insurance Surges As Red Sea Chaos Worsens Global transport and logistics company Kuehne + Nagel International AG reports more than 100 container ships have been rerouted from the Red Sea around Africa to avoid Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen who attack commercial vessels with missiles and drones. Bloomberg released two headlines […]
UK Navy Alerted To Incident Near Djibouti As Houthis Paralyze Red Sea Shipping
UK Navy Alerted To Incident Near Djibouti As Houthis Paralyze Red Sea Shipping International shipping in the Red Sea and vital Bab al-Mandab Strait is grinding to a halt with tankers, container ships, and other types of commercial vessels rerouting around the Cape of Good Hope to avoid missile and drone attacks from Yemen’s Iran-backed […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXX–To EV Or Not To EV? One Of Many Questions Regarding Our ‘Clean/Green’ Utopian Future, Part 1.
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXX Pompeii, Italy (1984). Photo by author. To EV Or Not To EV? One Of Many Questions Regarding Our ‘Clean/Green’ Utopian Future, Part 1. Today’s Contemplation has been prompted by my recent thoughts regarding the debate around the uptake of electric vehicles (EVs), their place in a world experiencing the predicament of ecological […]
Rickards’ Five 2024 Forecasts
Rickards’ Five 2024 Forecasts I have five forecasts for 2024 to help keep you ahead of the curve in positioning your investment portfolio. My overall forecast is that 2024 will be more tumultuous and shocking than 2023. That may seem hard to credit. With two major wars going on, an indicted former president and a […]
Israel, Gaza, and the Struggle for Oil
Israel, Gaza, and the Struggle for Oil Aerial View of Haifa oil refineries. Photo: Meronim, CC BY-SA 4.0 Deed. It was the sign that got to me. I was standing with protesters outside the Burlington (VT) City Hall at a rally organized by Jewish Voice for Peace. To my left I spotted a man, grim-faced and […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXXVIII–The ‘Predicament’ of Ecological Overshoot
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXXVIII January 25, 2022 Tulum, Mexico (1986) Photo by author The ‘Predicament’ of Ecological Overshoot The following contemplation has been prompted by some commentary regarding a recent article by Megan Seibert of the Real Green New Deal Project. It pulls together a couple of threads that I’ve been discussing the past few months… […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXXVII–Decline of ‘Rationality’
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXXVII January 15, 2022 Teotihuacan, Mexico (1988) Photo by author Decline of ‘Rationality’ Got involved in a discussion after an Facebook Friend (Alice Friedemann, whose work can be seen here) posted a study on the decline of ‘rationality’ over the past few decades. My initial response was as follows: My initial thought is […]
Houthi Rebels Hit Norwegian-Flagged Tanker With Anti-Ship Cruise Missile At Key Maritime Chokepoint
Houthi Rebels Hit Norwegian-Flagged Tanker With Anti-Ship Cruise Missile At Key Maritime Chokepoint An anti-ship cruise missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck a Norwegian-flagged tanker in the Red Sea near a key maritime chokepoint known as the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, where nearly 10% of all crude traded at sea passes through. Reuters quoted Houthi military […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXIX–Fiat Currency Devaluation: A Ruling Elite ‘Solution’ to Growth Limits
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh CLXIX Teotihuacan, Mexico (1988). Photo by author. Fiat Currency Devaluation: A Ruling Elite ‘Solution’ to Growth Limits Today’s post is my comment on the latest Honest Sorcerer’s piece regarding the misuse of the term ‘inflation’ and how currency devaluation and the coming energy squeeze overlap. Another well-articulated summary of yet a further aspect […]
Bloodbaths change the world – part 1
Bloodbaths change the world – part 1 The bloodbath in Israel will change the world. We wait for the facts before we write and take this incident as an opportunity to analyze bloodbaths of the past. Lies that changed the world – not for the better. Introduction The attack on Israel shocks anyone with a […]
Bloodbaths Change the World – Part 2 – 9/11
Bloodbaths Change the World – Part 2 – 9/11 Before writing about Israel, an analysis of facts about 9/11 – a web of lies changed the world, enabled by abuse of emotions. Introduction Israel dominates the global media to an almost unseen extent. Only almost, because one event 22 years ago surpassed everything else in […]
