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Transition Towns, Re-localisation, COVID-19 and the Fracking Industry.
Transition Towns, Re-localisation, COVID-19 and the Fracking Industry. The vulnerabilities of the global village and its economy have been laid bare by the assault of the coronavirus (Sars-CoV-2), which has led to a pandemic of the infectious disease, COVID-19. The mobility chains that enable the flow of civilization are now substantially truncated, with collapsing demand for transportation […]
Limits to Growth and the COVID-19 epidemic
Limits to Growth and the COVID-19 epidemic Forty-eight years ago I led an 18-month study at MIT on the causes and consequences of growth in population and material production on the planet earth through the year 2100. “If the present growth trends … continue unchanged” we concluded, “the limits to growth on this planet will […]
Coronavirus Shutdown: The End of Globalization and Planned Obsolescence – Enter Multipolarity
Coronavirus Shutdown: The End of Globalization and Planned Obsolescence – Enter Multipolarity The coronavirus pandemic has shown that the twin processes of globalization and planned obsolescence are deficient and moribund. Globalization was predicated on a number of assumptions including the perpetuity of consumerism, and the withering away of national boundaries as transnational corporations so required. […]
What the Sunrise Will Show
What the Sunrise Will Show A storm blew in late last night, dropping trees and powerlines and sweeping the porch of all chairs, bowls, and benches. At 5 a.m. I took a short walk to take stock of the yard and barnyard areas before returning to my desk to type this post. Now, waiting for […]
The Fed’s Balance Sheet: The Other Exponential Curve
The Fed’s Balance Sheet: The Other Exponential Curve As the threat of COVID-19 keeps millions of Americans locked down at home, businesses and financial markets are suffering. For example, a survey of small-business owners found that 51% did not believe they could survive the pandemic for longer than three months. At the same time, the S&P 500 posted […]
Economies won’t be able to recover after shutdowns
Economies won’t be able to recover after shutdowns Citizens seem to be clamoring for shutdowns to prevent the spread of COVID-19. There is one major difficulty, however. Once an economy has been shut down, it is extremely difficult for the economy to recover back to the level it had reached previously. In fact, the longer the […]
Canada: Police to Make Home Visits to Check Quarantine Compliance
Canada: Police to Make Home Visits to Check Quarantine Compliance Violators face up to $1 million fine and three years in jail. Police in Canada will visit the homes of people under coronavirus quarantine to check they are in compliance, with those who flout the law facing a fine of up to $1 million dollars […]
Video: Philadelphia Man Dragged Off Bus by Police For Not Wearing Face Mask
Video: Philadelphia Man Dragged Off Bus by Police For Not Wearing Face Mask Officers aggressively enforce COVID-19 lockdown rules. A video clip shows a man being dragged off a bus by police in Philadelphia because he was not wearing a face mask to protect against coronavirus. At least four officers are seen attempting to remove […]
Top Pentagon Generals Warn Enemies Not to Attack
Top Pentagon Generals Warn Enemies Not to Attack Instead of focusing on peace-making, military tries to hype readiness With a growing number of reports showing the Pentagon absolutely getting pounded by coronavirus, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark Milley issued a statement warning that US readiness remains intact, and that no nation should test the […]
Eight Phases of Crisis: COVID-19 Edition
Eight Phases of Crisis: COVID-19 Edition “You had a dishwasher box to sleep in? I didn’t even know sleep. It was pretty much twenty-four seven ball gags, brownie mix and clown porn.” – Deadpool One girl I dated in High School asked if she used too much makeup. I replied, “Dunno, depends on if you are trying […]
Global Coronavirus Death Toll Nears 100k As Thousands Die In Britain & America: Live Updates
Global Coronavirus Death Toll Nears 100k As Thousands Die In Britain & America: Live Updates The number of new coronavirus cases confirmed worldwide climbed at a rate of roughly 85k overnight yesterday, a rate that was roughly consistent with the prior two days. That would lead scientists to believe that the global outbreak might finally […]
Building resilience into our food systems
Building resilience into our food systems Over the next few months and years, significant thought will be given to the lessons we need to learn from the coronavirus pandemic, its impact on the global economy, the rapid way in which it spread across the global population and the impact it is having on our daily […]
Why Central Planning by Medical Experts Will Lead to Disaster
Why Central Planning by Medical Experts Will Lead to Disaster A great deal of the coverage of the COVID-19 crisis has been apocalyptic. That is partly because “if it bleeds, it leads.” But it is also because some of the medical experts with media megaphones have put forward potentially catastrophic scenarios and drastic plans to […]
Blain’s Morning Porridge – April 9 2020 – C-19 is the McGuffin
Blain’s Morning Porridge – April 9 2020 – C-19 is the McGuffin “And all I ask is a tall ship, and the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song and white sail’s breaking….” Another day in lockdown begins. A moment of distraction, if I may… 4 days of Easter! Yay! I’m not going to open a […]
