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Are We Facing a Biological War?
Are We Facing a Biological War? This is the Chinese response to the finger-pointing at China being responsible for the leak of COVID-19. What it brings up can be verified. Nonetheless, I continue to believe that all the sources I had were too coincidental that this was neither released by China nor the US Military, […]
People Left Cities for Rural Zoom Towns. How Does That Impact Wildfire Risk?
People Left Cities for Rural Zoom Towns. How Does That Impact Wildfire Risk? As the pandemic waxes and wanes and we look back on the last 18 months, it’s clear that different types of workers experienced differential economic impacts. On one hand, there are workers who need to be in a location to do their […]
Delta variant throws the world back into Orwellian autocracy
Delta variant throws the world back into Orwellian autocracy Are you ready for this week’s absurdity? Here’s our Friday roll-up of the most ridiculous stories from around the world that are threats to your liberty, risks to your prosperity… and on occasion, inspiring poetic justice. Doctors could lose medical licenses if they spread vaccine “misinformation” […]
Crisis hiding in plain sight
Crisis hiding in plain sight Putting a positive gloss on the news is especially important as we attempt to recover from a pandemic. And if that positive gloss is green in colour, so much the better. And so yesterday we were treated to the news that: “More electric vehicles were registered than diesel cars for the second […]
‘Preppers’ Quietly Stock Up for the ‘Perfect Storm’
Travis Maddox, a prepper and producer of “The Prepared Homestead” on YouTube, feeds his turkeys and chickens. (Courtesy Travis Maddox) US FEATURES ‘Preppers’ Quietly Stock Up for the ‘Perfect Storm’ A crippling ice storm that left Travis Maddox and thousands of other Missouri residents without power in 2007 had an “almost apocalyptic feel to it.” […]
Tough Questions Generate Weak Common Assumptions
Tough Questions Generate Weak Common Assumptions Picture Of Space Tourists An article suggesting how common space travel is about to become highlights how willing people are to accept opinions as fact. Most people make assumptions based on a number of factors. These include what they see, what they hear, and more importantly, based on the general […]
Bristol Bites Back | Fruits & Roots of Radical Resilience in South-West England
Bristol Bites Back | Fruits & Roots of Radical Resilience in South-West England Image courtesy of The Community Farm A new e-book published by ARC2020 documents one community’s inspiring response to the COVID-19 crisis. Download the free e-book Every crisis has a silver lining. Last summer, as we reeled from the Covid crisis, Ursula Billington, […]
The Shadow State: Twitter Suspends Commentator for Criticizing Vaccine Policies
The Shadow State: Twitter Suspends Commentator for Criticizing Vaccine Policies I recently discussed how the Biden Administration was actively encouraging corporations to limit speech and impose vaccine mandates as a type of shadow state. Rather than take such actions directly ( and face both legal and political challenges), the Administration is relying on its close alliance with […]
Australia Lockdown Sending in Military & Increase Police Powers Without Limitation
Australia Lockdown Sending in Military & Increase Police Powers Without Limitation It is unbelievable that you listen to the things coming from the Australian government talking about two deaths due to COVID, one was 90, and the other 80, who were not vaccinated. They are saying that 25% of the people over 70 are not vaccinated […]
Peter Schiff: It’s Game Over if the Markets Call the Fed’s Bluff
Peter Schiff: It’s Game Over if the Markets Call the Fed’s Bluff The Federal Reserve insists inflation is “transitory” and the economy is making “progress.” Yet, it continues with the extraordinary monetary policy it launched at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, we’re seeing all kinds of data hinting that the economy may not […]
What if we treated the climate emergency as seriously as we treated COVID–19?
What if we treated the climate emergency as seriously as we treated COVID–19? Prof Alice Larkin, University of Manchester, argues that, if our society were really serious about tackling climate change, we would put much greater priority on social and economic change – as shown by the emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Article from […]
Keeping Up Morale in the Fourth Turning
Keeping Up Morale in the Fourth Turning During this part of the cycle, many of us have experienced some fairly extreme isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Regardless of how serious you believe the disease is, the isolation, fear, and paranoia it has caused have led to some major consequences to the psyche and overall […]
Commodities, Supply-Chains and Structural Changes in Demand
COMMODITIES, SUPPLY-CHAINS AND STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN DEMAND Talk of a new commodity super-cycle may be premature Once GDP growth returns to trend, commodity demand will moderate Fiscal and monetary relief are key to maintaining growth and demand Structural changes in energy demand will prove more persistent As the spectre of inflation begins to haunt economists, […]
The Plot Thickens
The Plot Thickens COMMENT: Dear Sir, thanks for the messages at your blog. Today I heard from my daughter that during the European soccer championship a Danish player got a heart attack. That was broadcasted but not that two days before he got a corona vaccin. My grandson of 9 yrs wants to have a […]
