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‘They Have Lied for Decades’: European Parliament To Scrutinise Exxon’s Climate Science Denial
‘They Have Lied for Decades’: European Parliament To Scrutinise Exxon’s Climate Science Denial With millions of students taking to the streets and oil majors increasingly facing litigation, the fossil fuel industry is finally being held to account for its contribution to the climate crisis. This week, the EU is taking this accountability up a notch, with ExxonMobil’s decades-long denial of climate […]
Moving Forward, Iran Outflanks the U.S. in Iraq and Beyond
Moving Forward, Iran Outflanks the U.S. in Iraq and Beyond Iran has successfully navigated the first phase of its resistance to U.S. sanctions pressure. The U.S. State Department has admitted it’s goal of reducing Iran’s oil exports to zero is not feasible. The goal now is a 25% drop to 800,000 barrel per day. And […]
Blain’s Morning Porridge – March 18th 2019
Blain’s Morning Porridge – March 18th 2019 “It’s the edge of the world and all of western civilization, the Sun may rise in the East at least its settled in a fine location..” In the headlines this morning: https://www.morningporridge.com/stuff-im-watching What a Saturday…Well done Wales on a well-deserved Grand Slam. But, I wonder if there is a […]
Time Runs Out on U.S. Opposition to Nordstream 2
Time Runs Out on U.S. Opposition to Nordstream 2 The Nordstream 2 pipeline represents the last stand of U.S. influence over the internal affairs of Europe. Once finished it will stand as a testament to the fundamental split between the European Union and the United States. Europe will this as its first successful defense of its […]
EU is Steadily Moving Towards Creation of 1984-Style Ministry of Truth
EU IS STEADILY MOVING TOWARDS CREATION OF 1984-STYLE MINISTRY OF TRUTH The European Parliament passed a recommendation calling Russia “the main source of disinformation in Europe” and appealing for increased funding for the EU’s East StratCom Task Force, which already got 1.1 million euros in 2018. HINT: The East StratCom Task Force is a EU body focused on so-called proactive […]
EU: Telling Europeans What to Think
EU: Telling Europeans What to Think The above initiatives, of course, exist in addition to all the other measures that the EU has put in place to “guide” Europeans onto the path of proper thinking… which the untransparent and unaccountable online tech giants — Facebook, Google, Twitter and Mozilla — signed in October 2018, and […]
Default Or Exit: A Battle Between Italy And The EU Is Inevitable
Default Or Exit: A Battle Between Italy And The EU Is Inevitable There is a dual Italian crisis brewing in the European Union. On the one hand, it is a political, or even geopolitical, crisis. Italy is undermining the unity of the European Union; blocking the EU’s recognition of those behind the coup in Venezuela […]
France Recalls Ambassador From Italy After “Unprecedented” Verbal Attacks
France Recalls Ambassador From Italy After “Unprecedented” Verbal Attacks The diplomatic row between France and Italy is escalating. More than half a year after Italy summoned the French ambassador over Europe’s migrant row, on Thursday France one-upped Italy when it announced it would recall its ambassador to Italy, citing “outrageous” verbal attacks, repeated “meddling” in […]
UK vegetable and fruit supplies at risk
UK vegetable and fruit supplies at risk Potatoes on the wing – and thin pickings for all as UK crops wilt. Image: By Lucas Sankey on Unsplash Britons’ familiar and well-loved fish and chips could become scarcer as politics and climate change imperil UK vegetable and fruit supplies. LONDON, 5 February, 2019 − A combination of Brexit − Britain’s move to […]
The ‘Cartel’ Is Back: EU Accuses 8 Banks Of Rigging European Government-Bond Markets
The ‘Cartel’ Is Back: EU Accuses 8 Banks Of Rigging European Government-Bond Markets First it was the Libor-rigging cartel, then the FX exchange-rate manipulation cartel, now, European regulators have moved on to prosecuting “anti-competitive” practices in euro-denominated sovereign bond markets. One month after the European antitrust regulators charged Deutsche Bank, Credit Agricole and Credit Suisse of […]
Europe Launches SWIFT Alternative To Fund Iran In Collision Course With Trump
Europe Launches SWIFT Alternative To Fund Iran In Collision Course With Trump In a move sure to unleash fury from the Trump administration, the European Union has announced it has set up a transactions channel with Iran to bypass US sanctions. The launch of INSTEX — or “Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges” — by France, Germany, and the […]
Flash-Balls, Pitchforks And A Backstop
Flash-Balls, Pitchforks And A Backstop It’s educational and even somewhat entertaining to observe the role of the western press in the ongoing erosion and demise of democracy in Europe. But while it’s entertaining, it also means their readers and viewers don’t get informed on what is actually happening. The media paints a picture that pleases […]
The America Problem
The America Problem Way back when the West was pressuring the apartheid government to commit suicide on behalf of its people, they did a remarkable thing. They sequestered their nuclear program, making sure the information and material would not fall into the hands of whatever came after apartheid. It was remarkable, because no other state […]
Bailing Out Member States: The European (Dis)Union
Bailing Out Member States: The European (Dis)Union Over the years, my good friends at Capitalist Exploits (I highly recommend subscribing) have put together a number of outstanding thought pieces on where they see things headed. They recently came out with a great overview of where Europe is headed. The trends they highlight are both interesting and actionable for those […]
“Globalization is the Demise of Humanity”: Towards an “Economy of Peace” with an Alternative Monetary System
“Globalization is the Demise of Humanity”: Towards an “Economy of Peace” with an Alternative Monetary System Globalisation is the demise of humanity. That being said, if we want peace, solidarity, harmonious cohabitation, justice and equality – we have to defeat globalisation. And to be able to defeat it, countries which strive to take back autonomy […]
