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Putting all the Pieces Together
Putting all the Pieces Together We start our podcast today more than 2,500 years ago at a time when the dominant superpower in the western world was the Achaemenid Empire of Persia. Their civilization had reached an unfathomable level of wealth and sophistication; historical records show that, at peak, the Persian treasury had more than […]
UK Grid Operator Offers Households Money To Stop Using Appliances Amid Energy Crisis
UK Grid Operator Offers Households Money To Stop Using Appliances Amid Energy Crisis The National Grid warned Britons of winter power blackouts earlier this month if it can’t import enough natural gas and electricity from other parts of Europe. According to Daily Mail, the grid operator developed a new scheme to prevent the worst-case scenario of power […]
Europe’s Energy Crisis May Not End Until 2024
Europe’s Energy Crisis May Not End Until 2024 The EU gas storage units are nearly full giving some relief to fears of shortages Challenges remain for the continent’s energy security as winter arrives The challenges will persist into the winter of 2023-24. The worst energy security fears of spring and summer as regards the coming […]
We’re Being Pushed Toward Nuclear War On A Fiction: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix
We’re Being Pushed Toward Nuclear War On A Fiction: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix Listen to a reading of this article: ❖ We’re being driven toward nuclear war on the completely fictional claim that Putin is a Hitler-like megalomaniac who’s just invading countries completely unprovoked, solely because he is evil and hates […]
Doug Casey on the Likelihood of Nuclear War With Russia
Doug Casey on the Likelihood of Nuclear War With Russia International Man: Recently, we’ve seen what appears to be an escalation in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. There is an excellent chance the US government was behind the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines, Russia has annexed four regions of Ukraine, and President Zelensky announced […]
NATO Kicks Off Nuclear War Games On Monday
NATO Kicks Off Nuclear War Games On Monday Alliance head Jens Stoltenberg says canceling the games would send the “wrong signal” The North Atlantic Treaty Organization has begun its annual military drills in preparation for nuclear war on Monday. American B-52 bombers will be joined by advanced aircraft from other alliance members as they simulate a […]
Are Green Resource Wars Looming?
Are Green Resource Wars Looming? The Burden of Massive EV Batteries Will Be Borne by People and Ecosystems Much of the excitement over the Inflation Reduction Act, which became law this summer, focused on the boost it should give to the sales of electric vehicles. Sadly, though, manufacturing and driving tens of millions of individual […]
Oil, war and the fate of industrial societies
Oil, war and the fate of industrial societies The world teeters on the brink of economic disaster due to energy shortages caused by war. The main oil-producing nations are unable and unwilling to increase output, even though prices are high and threatening to go much higher. The solutions being proposed—electric cars and renewable energy technologies—are […]
In Brief: OPEC and out, Prices up – inflation down, Constructive ambiguity, The essential difference, Pet cemetery, Another fuel
In Brief: OPEC and out, Prices up – inflation down, Constructive ambiguity, The essential difference, Pet cemetery, Another fuel OPEC and out The political fallout from the OPEC+ decision to cut its oil production target by two million barrels a day – which would leave the world economy around six million barrels a day short […]
“This Is A Perfect Storm” – EU Leader Warns Of “Black Swans” Everywhere, Says ‘Propaganda Is Our Battlefield’
“This Is A Perfect Storm” – EU Leader Warns Of “Black Swans” Everywhere, Says ‘Propaganda Is Our Battlefield’ “This is a perfect storm,” exclaims European Commission Vice President Josep Borrell in his opening speech to EU Ambassadors this week. Having noted previously his warnings to The Fed that it is “bringing us to a world recession,” Borrell went considerably […]
Are We on the Verge of World War 3? Here Are Some Facts We Know for Sure.
Are We on the Verge of World War 3? Here Are Some Facts We Know for Sure. Sometimes it is best to take a step back and look at the facts that we know without a doubt so that we can then take a look at the bigger picture. Within the context of World War […]
NOPEC Bill Won’t Bring Oil Prices Down
NOPEC Bill Won’t Bring Oil Prices Down Washington responded angrily to OPEC+’s decision to cut output. U.S. legislators have suggested the introduction of a bill called NOPEC in order to reduce OPEC’s power. NOPEC could send oil prices higher and end the dominance of the petrodollar. “Nobody f*cks with a Biden,” said the U.S. president, […]
Crude oil could hit $125 a barrel as Russia’s reaction to a US-led price cap threatens to squeeze supply, UBS says
Crude oil could hit $125 a barrel as Russia’s reaction to a US-led price cap threatens to squeeze supply, UBS says Oil prices are ticking upwards again after falling for the past three to four months. George Frey/Getty Images UBS expects oil will hit $125 a barrel if Russia reacts to a planned G7 oil price […]
Germans told to stop whining, wear 2 sweaters and have candles and flashlights ready in case of blackouts this winter
Germans told to stop whining, wear 2 sweaters and have candles and flashlights ready in case of blackouts this winter Wolfgang Schäuble, former president of the German parliament, told Bild-TV that people should wear two sweaters this winter amid the energy crisis. Sean Gallup/Getty Images German politician Wolfgang Schäuble said on Bild-TV people should stop whining […]
Anthony Blinken Raises The Pucker Factor On Dissent: Taibbi
Anthony Blinken Raises The Pucker Factor On Dissent: Taibbi After publishing “On John Lennon’s Birthday, a Few Words About War” last night, old friend and former Moscow Times editor Matt Bivens* and I discovered we’d written on the same topic. You can find Matt’s excellent essay here. He notes a big thing I missed. A series of ominous statements was […]
