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Julian Assange and the Conservative Press
Julian Assange and the Conservative Press Rembrandt van RIjn A Woman Standing with a Candle c.1631To be honest, I didn’t think it would ever happen, even though it’s been so obvious for so long. But all of a sudden, the conservative voices questioning the Russia collusion narrative and all the investigations that followed from it, are finally […]
Hoarding Cash
Hoarding Cash The reason there is a shortage of cash developing around the world is rather straight-forward. The trust in the government is collapsing. Italy has just lowered the legal amount someone can pay for anything in cash from €3000 to €2000. Australia made it a criminal act to pay for anything with A$10,000 or […]
When Trust Evaporates
When Trust Evaporates I thought I’d compare the current Wuhan zombie apocalypse bat virus to that of SARS and see what is similar this time around…and what is not. Now, I’m not going to get into which virus wins the “I killed more faster”, (thus far, it was SARS with a fatality rate of 9.6% […]
Three Major Imbalances – Financial, Trust and Geopolitical
Three Major Imbalances – Financial, Trust and Geopolitical But greed is a bottomless pitAnd our freedom’s a jokeWe’re just taking a pissAnd the whole world must watch the sad comic displayIf you’re still free start running awayCause we’re coming for you! – Conor Oberst, “Land Locked Blues” It’s hard to believe 2020 is just around […]
Trust is On Trial in Europe and the World
Trust is On Trial in Europe and the World “It seems that if there was any truth to our language, ‘trust’ would be a four-letter word.” Joel – “Risky Business” Trust is the most important aspect of human endeavor. Without trust there can be no interaction. No communication. No friendship. No love. No Commerce. The […]
The Real Problem With Modern Monetary Theory
The Real Problem With Modern Monetary Theory MMT supporters will point to 2008 and say, “Just look at QE. In 2008, the Federal Reserve Balance sheet was $800 billion. But as a result of QE1, QE2, and QE3, that number went to $4.5 trillion. And the world didn’t end. To the contrary, the stock market […]
The End of Trust
The End of Trust I worry about America. When I was young, despite all its problems, America was greater than life, always beaming with optimism with a vision of a better future always ahead. Now that I’m getting older I’m very much unsure. Maybe I now know so much more than when I was younger, […]
Faith No More: America’s Trust in Mainstream Media Hits Rock Bottom
Faith No More: America’s Trust in Mainstream Media Hits Rock Bottom Gone are the days when US consumers looked to the nightly news and print media as a trusted source of information, and especially if they hold conservative views, according to a new poll by the Columbia Journalism Review. Things are going from bad to […]
MSM Begs For Trust After Buzzfeed Debacle
MSM Begs For Trust After Buzzfeed Debacle Following what the Washington Post has described as “the highest-profile misstep yet for a news organization during a period of heightened and intense scrutiny of the press,” mass media representatives are now flailing desperately for an argument as to why people should continue to place their trust in mainstream news outlets. On […]
Trust Is Failing on Both Sides of the Pond
Trust Is Failing on Both Sides of the Pond I’ve been warning for a while now that we are pushing towards an inflection point in history. With each passing week it feels like events are accelerating as change to the status quo is everywhere. In Europe, the EU leadership and Theresa May are so desperate […]
Chuck Todd Blames Fox For Press Distrust, Urges Liberal Media To ‘Rise Up’
Chuck Todd Blames Fox For Press Distrust, Urges Liberal Media To ‘Rise Up’ In what we initially assumed was a satire piece, NBC News’ ‘fair and balanced’political chief Chuck Todd has taken to the auspiciously open-minded pages of The Atlantic to pen an op-ed explaining how we’ve all got it all wrong – it is […]
Facebook’s Secret “User-Reputation Score” Exposed
Facebook’s Secret “User-Reputation Score” Exposed In a hideous reflection of China’s already-prevalent ‘Social Credit’ system – which is a rating assigned to each citizen based on government data regarding their economic and social status – The Washington Post reports that Facebook has begun to assign its users a reputation score, predicting their trustworthiness on a […]
How To Beat A Manipulator
How To Beat A Manipulator I’ve been busy working through some of my own stuff lately, while marveling at how closely my personal journey has been mirrored in the larger world. I wrote out the following as a personal exercise while meditating on all the similarities between abusive personal relationships with manipulators and our relationship as […]
Artificial intelligence, fake images and crumbling trust in our narratives
Artificial intelligence, fake images and crumbling trust in our narratives In a piece I wrote in 2014 I opined, “If you want to corrupt a people, corrupt the language.” I added, “Once it becomes impossible to say the truth with the language we have, it will ultimately be impossible for us to adapt and survive.” […]
SELCO: The Importance of Friends and Family When the SHTF
SELCO: The Importance of Friends and Family When the SHTF In one of the previous articles, I mentioned how to deal with people who might show up on your doorstep once when SHTF, looking for help from you. And I mentioned that a lot of people worry about the fact that their friends and family […]
