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A Concise History of the Global Empire

A Concise History of the Global Empire Like all past empires, the Global Empire has gone through its parable of growth and glory and is now starting to decline. There is not much we can do about it; we must accept that this is how the universe works. For everything that exists, there is a […]

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Are plastics killing us?

Are plastics killing us? Jumping into the future head first, blindfolded, handcuffed, and in darkness Plastics have been a feature of our world since the time they started being produced on a large scale in the second half of the 20th century. They are another giant experiment that we are performing on ourselves. As usual, […]

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Our Final Destiny: Catastrophe or Rebirth?

Our Final Destiny: Catastrophe or Rebirth? Millenialism or renewalism? The “Base Case” scenario of the first version of “The Limits to Growth” study, published in 1972. Note the shape of the curves: a slow growth is followed by a rapid decline, the typical “Seneca Shape.” Note also that the calculation shows a single cycle. Collapse, […]

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Oedipus: the Discovery of the Future

Oedipus: the Discovery of the Future What do we know of that obscure realm where Gods and Daimones roam? The story of how Oedipus killed his father and married his mother looks alien, even silly, to us. Yet, it resonates deeply with something profound in our modern souls. It is not just interesting for […]

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The Last Gasps of a Dying Empire

October 11, 2023

The Last Gasps of a Dying Empire My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair! Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away. -Percy Bysshe Shelley, 1818 – (image by Dezgo.com) All empires in history […]

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What do the Rich Have in Mind? First, Their own Survival

October 10, 2023

What do the Rich Have in Mind? First, Their own Survival We know very little about what the rich actually think, surely nothing like what transpires from their public declarations. I’ve always been thinking that the rich and the powerful are not smarter than the average commoner, such as you and I. But just the […]

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The End of Europe: The Conclusion of a Long Historical Cycle.

December 15, 2022

The End of Europe: The Conclusion of a Long Historical Cycle. The failure of the European Union may have started with the choice of the flag. Not that state flags are supposed to be works of art, but at least they can be inspiring. But this flag is completely flat, unoriginal, and depressing. It looks […]

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What is the Next Thing that Will hit us? Brace for it, Because it may be Huge

December 9, 2022

What is the Next Thing that Will hit us? Brace for it, Because it may be Huge Despite having ancient seers (the “haruspices”) as ancestors, I don’t claim to be able to predict the future. But I think I can propose scenarios for the future. So, what could be the next big thing that will […]

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COP27: The Reasons for a Failure

November 22, 2022

COP27: The Reasons for a Failure The COP27, in itself, wouldn’t deserve a comment. It is over, and that’s it — been there, done that, and nobody cared. But I think it is a good occasion to reproduce this text by Stuart B. Hill that nicely explains why we make mistakes all the time when […]

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How to Beat Propaganda: the Grokking Strategy

November 8, 2022

How to Beat Propaganda: the Grokking Strategy We CAN beat propaganda, but it takes some effort to avoid falling prey to the simple, yet effective, methods that the powers that be (PTB) use to control us. You need first of all to understand that there is no such thing as an “authoritative source.” All sources […]

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Who is Giorgia Meloni, the Leader of the Italian Right?

October 6, 2022

Who is Giorgia Meloni, the Leader of the Italian Right? The Right-Wing victory in the Italian election of this September has generated worries that Italy could be returning to some form of Fascism. But, as it is normally the case, things are much more complex than what you can gather from a few newspaper articles. […]

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What’s Really Happening in Ukraine? The Rules of Disinformation During Wartime

What’s Really Happening in Ukraine? The Rules of Disinformation During Wartime The front page from the Italian newspaper “La Stampa” on Oct 12, 1941. A good example of wartime propaganda. War is a complicated story with plenty of things happening at the same time. Not for nothing there is the term “fog of war,” and […]

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The Age of Exterminations VIII — How to Destroy Western Europe

The Age of Exterminations VIII — How to Destroy Western Europe US Secretary of the Treasury, Henry Morgenthau Jr., (1891-1967). He was the proposer of the “Morgenthau Plan” that would have turned post-war Germany into a purely agricultural region, exterminating tens of millions of Germans in the process. Initially approved by President Roosevelt, fortunately, the […]

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The Tortuous Way to Nuclear Fusion

The Tortuous Way to Nuclear Fusion Newspapers make you think that nuclear fusion for electricity production is within reach and that, unlike fission, it is cheaper, cleaner, and safer. Okay, it’s not online yet, it is argued, but it’s up to us how fast it will supply useful energy. Things appear more complicated than that […]

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All the World is a Stage: How the Global Drama is Being Played Out

All the World is a Stage: How the Global Drama is Being Played Out The “Commedia dell’Arte” was a form of popular theatre, often played without a script. The masked actors would improvise according to the characteristics of their “persona”, their mask. There are many ways of predicting the future, and my remote ancestors, the […]

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