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Facebook Plans “War Room” And A.I. Software To Prevent Election Meddling Ahead Of Midterms
Facebook Plans “War Room” And A.I. Software To Prevent Election Meddling Ahead Of Midterms Apparently Facebook thinks it’s the US military, or a NATO command center, or perhaps its millennial employees want to relive the 1980’s cult classic “WarGames” movie. Facebook announced Wednesday that it plans to set up a “war room” at its Silicon Valley […]
Trump: “The OPEC Monopoly Must Get Prices Down Now!”
Trump: “The OPEC Monopoly Must Get Prices Down Now!” Less than three months after Trump’s latest tweet slamming OPEC, in which he warned the petroleum cartel that “the United States defends many of their members for very little $’s. This must be a two way street. REDUCE PRICING NOW!”… … Trump was at it again […]
U.S. — A ‘Democracy Where ‘Both’ Sides Represent ONLY the Aristocracy
U.S. — A ‘Democracy Where ‘Both’ Sides Represent ONLY the Aristocracy The most comprehensive scientific study ever done of the subject has shown that America is ruled only by its few richest, not by the public. How can this be the case if its Government is run by two Parties — Democrats and Republicans? Those […]
Brookings Institution a Leading Propagandist for U.S. Invasions
Brookings Institution a Leading Propagandist for U.S. Invasions On September 17th, the neoconservative-neoliberal Brookings institution held a propaganda-event to pump increased sales of weapons by U.S. weapons-manufacturing firms. The event’s main speaker was Robert Kagan, who is one of the many Brookings propagandists for invasions by the United States. Robert Kagan (he’s one of an […]
Decoding Putin’s Response to Attack in Syria
Decoding Putin’s Response to Attack in Syria The fog of war and geopolitics makes initial responses to the attack on Russian and Syrian forces recently difficult to assess. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s response seemed timid and was at odds with statements from his Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and more recent statements from Russia’s Foreign Ministry. […]
Who Bought the $1.47 Trillion of New US National Debt over the Past 12 Months?
Who Bought the $1.47 Trillion of New US National Debt over the Past 12 Months? China, Japan, other foreign investors, the Fed, US government funds? Nope. Foreign private-sector investors and “foreign official” investors – central banks, governments, etc. – whittled down their holdings of US Treasury Securities by $21 billion at the end of July, […]
Iran Sanctions Are Damaging The Dollar
Iran Sanctions Are Damaging The Dollar Painful sanctions on Iran have demonstrated the long reach of the U.S. Treasury, forcing much of the globe to fall in line and cut oil imports from Iran despite widespread disagreement over the policy. Yet, we are only in the first few chapters of what may ultimately be a […]
The Biggest Risk In Today’s Oil Markets
The Biggest Risk In Today’s Oil Markets The oil market is “tightening up,” but the Trump administration could still spoil oil prices if its aggressive trade war against China drags down economic growth. The U.S. stepped up the trade conflict with China on Monday when the Trump administration announced $200 billion in tariffs on Chinese […]
What happened to crude oil production after the first peak in 2005?
What happened to crude oil production after the first peak in 2005? The IEA (in Paris) proudly announced in its latest September 2018 Monthly Oil Market Report that global supplies (of liquids) have reached 100 mb/d in August, an impressive figure. What matters, however, is crude oil production, something the IEA does not show in […]
British govt report suggests US is currently winning trade war with China
British govt report suggests US is currently winning trade war with China Source: Graphic by Mohamed Hassan Published by INSURGE intelligence, a crowdfundedinvestigative journalism platform for people and planet. Support us to report where others fear to tread. China has already declared its intent to retaliate against US President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese […]
Canadians Who Smoke Marijuana Legally Could Face Lifetime Ban From Entering the US
Canadians Who Smoke Marijuana Legally Could Face Lifetime Ban From Entering the US The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency has announced that they will continue their fight in the losing battle of cannabis prohibition by banning Canadian cannabis users and workers from entering the United States. Customs official Todd Owen told Politico that they […]
China Retaliates: Beijing To Levy $60BN In Tariffs On US Goods Effective Sept 24
China Retaliates: Beijing To Levy $60BN In Tariffs On US Goods Effective Sept 24 Just as Donald Trump was further threats aimed at Beijing after he launched another $200BN in tariffs targeting Chinese imports, and warning that “there will be great and fast economic retaliation against China if our farmers, ranchers and/or industrial workers are […]
Trump Slams China For Meddling In US Elections “By Attacking Farmers & Industrial Workers”
Trump Slams China For Meddling In US Elections “By Attacking Farmers & Industrial Workers” Having ordered the unleashing of the next round of tariffs (to hit next Monday) on China, President Trump has taken to Twitter to explain what he feels China is trying to do. His first shot across the bow claims that China […]
US Energy Secretary Visits Moscow: Threats and Accusations Used as Foreign-Policy Tools
US Energy Secretary Visits Moscow: Threats and Accusations Used as Foreign-Policy Tools US Secretary of Energy Rick Perry visited Moscow Sept. 11-13 to hold talks with Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov and Energy Minister Alexander Novak. After discussing a wide range of problems, the parties agreed to restart the dormant US-Russia Energy Working […]
