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The Weaponization of History and Journalism
THE WEAPONIZATION OF HISTORY AND JOURNALISM we don’t need no stinkin’ facts In the United States, facts, an important element of truth, are not important. They are not important in the media, politics, universities, historical explanations, or the courtroom. Non-factual explanations of the collapse of three World Trade Center buildings are served up as the […]
China Slams White House For Latest Sanctions On “Close Ally” Venezuela
China Slams White House For Latest Sanctions On “Close Ally” Venezuela Shortly after the White House unveiled new sanctions last Friday against Venezuela while prohibiting U.S. trading in various bonds issued by the country (while exempting the notorious Goldman “Hunger Bonds”), Venezuela’s “close ally” China slammed the latest diplomatic crackdown and said on Monday that […]
When the Butterfly Flaps Its Wings
When the Butterfly Flaps Its Wings It remains to be seen what the impact will be from Mother Nature putting the nation’s fourth largest city out-of-business. And for how long? It’s possible that Houston will never entirely recover from Hurricane Harvey. The event may exceed the physical damage that Hurricane Katrina did to New Orleans. […]
Peak US Asset Prices? Japanese Acquisitions Hit Record
Peak US Asset Prices? Japanese Acquisitions Hit Record Their buying binge in the US goes into the “Contrarian Indicators” category. After eight phenomenal years of surging stock prices in the US, buyers are getting cold feet: Acquisitions targeting US companies dropped 15% so far this year, to $789 billion, according to Dealogic. In Japan, it’s […]
“Unloading Dollar Assets Would Be Most Effective” – Chinese State Media Unveils Trade War ‘Countermeasures’
“Unloading Dollar Assets Would Be Most Effective” – Chinese State Media Unveils Trade War ‘Countermeasures’ After President Trump declared “economic war” with China, seemingly following Bannon’s strategy to maintain hegemony… “We’re at economic war with China,” he added. “It’s in all their literature. They’re not shy about saying what they’re doing. One of us is […]
How the Deep State Ties Down Trump
How the Deep State Ties Down Trump America’s Deep State players have tied down President Trump on Russian sanctions and other foreign and economic policies but that doesn’t mean the struggle is over, writes ex-British diplomat Alastair Crooke. President Trump has had his foreign policy hands and feet tied by the Russia (and Iran) Sanctions […]
The Imperial Collapse Clock Ticks Closer to Midnight
The Imperial Collapse Clock Ticks Closer to Midnight As I noted in last Friday’s piece, Donald Trump Finally Comes Out of the Closet, the firing of Steve Bannon represents the most significant event to occur during the Trump administration thus far. For the purposes of this piece, it’s important to review some of what I wrote: […]
Quantifying the causes of the recent decrease in US CO2 emissions
Quantifying the causes of the recent decrease in US CO2 emissions Between 2007 and 2015 total annual US CO2 emissions decreased by 740 million tons (12%). An updated analysis shows that 35% of this decrease was caused by natural gas replacing coal in electricity generation, 30% by lower fuel consumption in the transportation sector, 28% […]
Treasury Slaps Sanctions On China, Russia Entities And Individuals Over North Korea
Treasury Slaps Sanctions On China, Russia Entities And Individuals Over North Korea In a move that is certain to infuriate China further and result in another deterioration in diplomatic relations between Washington and Beijing, moments ago the United States slapped both Chinese and Russian entities and individuals with new sanctions in the Trump administration’s escalating […]
U.S. Treasury Secretary: I Assume Fort Knox Gold Is Still There
U.S. Treasury Secretary: I Assume Fort Knox Gold Is Still There US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin visits Fort Knox Gold Later tweeted ‘Glad gold is safe!’ Only the third Treasury Secretary to visit the fortified vault, last visit was 1948 Last Congressional visit was 1974 Speculation over existence of gold in Fort Knox is rife […]
What Would A U.S. Civil War Look Like?
What Would A U.S. Civil War Look Like? Yes, there is a civil war looming in the United States. But it will not look like the orderly pattern of descent which characterized the conflict of 1861-65. It will appear more like the Yugoslavia break-up, or the Russian and Chinese civil wars of the 20th Century. It […]
US Commanders To Issue “Rare Warning” To N.Korea As Kim Threatens “Merciless Revenge”
US Commanders To Issue “Rare Warning” To N.Korea As Kim Threatens “Merciless Revenge” As the Ulji Freedom Guardian joint military drills begin near the Korean Peninsula, North Korea’s Kim has threatened “merciless revenge” against the “US Imperialists and South Korean war maniacs” for ignoring his warnings. North Korea’s state-run Korean Central News Agency reports that: […]
North Korea Threatens “Merciless Strike” As US-South Korea Wargames Begin
North Korea Threatens “Merciless Strike” As US-South Korea Wargames Begin Residents of Japanese coastal towns are holding evacuation drills as North Korea warned Sunday that the upcoming US-South Korea military exercises are “reckless behavior driving the situation into the uncontrollable phase of a nuclear war.” Nearly 130 people took part in the drill in Kotoura, […]
