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Feynman’s Law writ large

Feynman’s Law writ large Elizabeth Holmes, Chairman and CEO of Theranos, is a living archetype for the modern age.  Lauded by upmarket glossy magazines and heralded as a symbol of modern feminism, Holmes was the world’s first female tech billionaire.  In the tradition of Apple’s Steve Jobs and Tesla’s Elon Musk, Holmes was a driven individual determined to […]

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How safe are utility-scale energy storage batteries?

How safe are utility-scale energy storage batteries? Preface.  Airplanes can be forced to make an emergency landing if even a small external battery pack, like the kind used to charge cell phones, catches on fire (Mogg 2019). If a small battery pack can force an airplane to land, imagine the conflagration of a utility scale […]

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Leaked Google Secret Memo Admits Abandonment of Free Speech for ‘Safety And Civility’

Leaked Google Secret Memo Admits Abandonment of Free Speech for ‘Safety And Civility’ An internal company briefing produced by Google and leaked exclusively to Breitbart News argues that due to a variety of factors, including the election of President Trump, the “American tradition” of free speech on the internet is no longer viable. REGULATE THEM! […]

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Massachusetts Gas Explosions Draw Scrutiny of Natural Gas Safety and Climate Risks

Massachusetts Gas Explosions Draw Scrutiny of Natural Gas Safety and Climate Risks A quiet, sunny afternoon in New England quickly turned to chaos and tragedy as a series of 80 fires and explosions erupted across three communities in the Merrimack Valley north of Boston on September 13. Extreme overpressure in a Columbia Gas distribution system […]

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Why We Don’t Have Principled Politicians

Why We Don’t Have Principled Politicians Politicians choose their stances on issues based on public opinion, not principles. Recently, Senator Chuck Schumer introduced a bill that would decriminalize marijuana on the federal level. He stated that the legality of marijuana should be a matter left up to individual states. This ringing endorsement of federalism might […]

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Would Rural Areas Be Safer In A SHTF Situation?

Would Rural Areas Be Safer In A SHTF Situation? In a situation where national infrastructure and life sustaining resources are suddenly cut off , population density will have a lot to do with how well you get by in the days following the crisis. When it happens, what you have on hand will likely be all […]

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FL Residents Warned They’ll Be Ticketed for Hurricane-Damaged Homes

FL Residents Warned They’ll Be Ticketed for Hurricane-Damaged Homes (ANTIMEDIA) Miami-Dade County, FL — At a time when South Floridians rocked by Hurricane Irma were still surveying the damage to their properties, the county of Miami-Dade apparently thought it appropriate to begin handing out safety notices. Celso Perez told local WSVN-TV that he, his family, and his neighbors were starting to […]

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Is Any Asset Safe?

Is Any Asset Safe?  QUESTION: Hi Marty, I have been following your blog for several years and attended your “Cycles of War” presentation in Philadelphia. It has been rewarding and very educational. My question, is there any one investment that is a safe haven in the chaos that approaches? I recently sold my company and placed […]

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There Will Be Blood – Oil Train Regulations Fail To Address Known Risks

There Will Be Blood – Oil Train Regulations Fail To Address Known Risks “Railroad rules have been written in blood.” This line was included in the annual report of the Commissioner of Railroads for the state of Michigan — in 1901. The idea was that safety rules were only implemented when enough blood had been spilled. One hundred […]

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Fourth Turning–Our Rendezvous With Destiny

FOURTH TURNING – OUR RENDEZVOUS WITH DESTINY We are now in the seventh year of this Fourth Turning. A famous quote from the seventh year of the last Fourth Turning portended the desperate, bloody and ultimately heroic trials and tribulations which awaited generations of our ancestors. What will be our rendezvous with destiny? “There is a […]

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Exploding Trains, No New Regulations, Record Industry Profits: The Oil-by-Rail Story

Exploding Trains, No New Regulations, Record Industry Profits: The Oil-by-Rail Story A month ago there was a close call for the oil-by-rail industry. As part of the Cromnibus bill that President Obama signed in December, new oil-by-rail regulations were supposed to be finalized and implemented by regulators by January 15th. Two days before that deadline, the Pipeline and […]

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Taxpayers to fund hundreds of fracking boreholes across the country | Environment | The Guardian

Taxpayers to fund hundreds of fracking boreholes across the country | Environment | The Guardian. Hundreds of government-funded boreholes are set to be drilled across Britain to try to persuade the public that a looming shale gas boom can be developed safely, the Observer has learned. Sensors in the boreholes would detect possible water pollution or earthquakes […]

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