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The Bulletin: July 10-16, 2025
The Bulletin: July 10-16, 2025 This past week’s articles of interest… CLICK HERE If you’re new to my writing, check out this overview. Why the world needs renewable food – by Julian Cribb ‘Green’ China Runs On Dirty Coal | ZeroHedge Doug Casey on Why the Military-Industrial Complex Always Wins Three Choices, None Good Court […]
Truth or CONsequences?
Truth or CONsequences? When your government cons you daily with its statistical “facts,” it’s hard to keep your balance. Conned-sumers are feeling the cognitive disconnect from reality. For years, I’ve been saying it appears the BLS (Bureau of Lying Statistics) publishes fake labor statistics. The numbers always look like the seasonal adjustments are used by […]
Expect Big Negative Revisions to BLS Monthly Jobs in 2023, GDP Too
Expect Big Negative Revisions to BLS Monthly Jobs in 2023, GDP Too Yesterday, the BLS released a little-read jobs report that shows reported jobs in 2023 may be wildly overstated. In turn, that means GDP is likely overstated as well. Business Employment Dynamics (BED) data and and Monthly Job Data both from the BLS, chart […]
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXII–‘Net Zero’ Policies: Propaganda to Support Continued Economic Growth
Today’s Contemplation: Collapse Cometh XXII June 22, 2021 Knossos, Greece (1993) Photo by author ‘Net Zero’ Policies: Propaganda to Support Continued Economic Growth A personal view of the ‘Net-Zero’ policy being implemented by governments around the world, particularly those of the ‘West’. As happens so often (always?), the ruling elite are manipulating what is possibly one […]
World population is growing faster than we thought
World population is growing faster than we thought We’ve all heard the aphorism ‘Lies, damned lies and statistics.’ Statistics are an invaluable tool for understanding and responding appropriately to the world, but when the numbers say one thing and the headlines say another, it’s a cause for concern. TOP takes a dive into World Population Prospects […]
Mere statistics
Mere statistics In the current political climate, fossil fuels are deemed to have no redeeming features. The fact that everything we take for granted, from abundant food to high life expectancy and from clean drinking water to an absence of slavery, is based on fossil fuels is entirely overlooked. The transition to non-renewable renewable energy-harvesting technologies – […]
The CPI Revisited And Its Failure To Reflect True Inflation
The CPI Revisited And Its Failure To Reflect True Inflation The cost of living numbers prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics are highly misleading. Currently, the government understates inflation by using a formula based on the concept of a “constant level of satisfaction” that evolved during the first half of the 20th century in academia. […]
House Price Inflation in CPI is of Course Complete Baloney, but it Accounts for 1/4 of Total CPI
House Price Inflation in CPI is of Course Complete Baloney, but it Accounts for 1/4 of Total CPI With actual house price inflation based on market data, overall CPI would have jumped by 3.7%. Lifting the cover on the deception to keep CPI low. For most Americans, housing costs are the largest item in their […]
How the Unemployment Fiasco in Europe Is Kept out of Official Unemployment Rates
How the Unemployment Fiasco in Europe Is Kept out of Official Unemployment Rates The massive and once-again extended Pandemic-era furlough programs serve their purpose, but… In Europe, people who are furloughed are paid under government programs via their employers. Many of these programs have been created during the Pandemic. In theory, these people still have […]
Fooled.
Fooled. How Gullible Politicians Promoted the Destruction of the Global Economy and Threw Us into the Abyss of Serfdom Anyone with some basic knowledge in mathematical modeling who had taken a look at the structure of the “Imperial College”-model would have noted the faults of this approach and its exaggerations. The model’s prognosis that the United Kingdom would […]
Lies, Damn Lies and Coronavirus Statistics
LIES, DAMN LIES AND CORONAVIRUS STATISTICS “Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.” – Otto von Bismarck ‘When it becomes serious, you have to lie.’ – Jean-Claude Juncker, former President of the European Commission from 2014 to 2019 We all lie. Of this there is no doubt. And anyone who tells us otherwise […]
Economy Still Falling Off a Cliff – John Williams
Economy Still Falling Off a Cliff – John Williams Economist John Williams says don’t put too much faith in the good employment numbers that came out last week because “It’s not as happy of a picture as it looks.” Williams is the founder of ShadowStats.com. His calculations strip out government accounting gimmicks to give a […]
