Sunday, August 13, 2017
News Links, August 14, 2017
## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##
What the Mainstream Doesn't Get about Bitcoin
The real demand for bitcoin will not be known until a global financial crisis guts confidence in central banks and politicized capital controls.
What the Mainstream Doesn't Get about Bitcoin
The real demand for bitcoin will not be known until a global financial crisis guts confidence in central banks and politicized capital controls.
The real value of bitcoin will be known when the internet and power grids go down. -- RF
## War on cash/cashless society ##
Early Trends Suggest India Has Won Its War On Cash
## Airline death spiral ##
Manchester Airport: Air rage and disorder doubled since 2014
HNA Finalizes Purchase of Money-Losing German Airport
## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
Countries With the Largest Nuclear Stockpiles
## Migrants/refugees ##
## Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
Nigerian Protesters Storm Shell Crude Oil Flow Station
## Propaganda/censorship/fake news/alternative facts ##
Mozilla Joins George Soros's Efforts In Launching A Strike Against "Fake News"
## China ##
China's three internet giants being investigated for content that 'endangers national security'
## US ##
## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
Countries With the Largest Nuclear Stockpiles
Fire And Fury… and Profits! Korea Crisis Great for the War Industry
Lavrov: "There Is A Russian-Chinese Plan To Defuse Korea Crisis"
Lavrov: "There Is A Russian-Chinese Plan To Defuse Korea Crisis"
US Military Presence Overseas Mushrooming: Here, There and Everywhere
Around 200,000 US troops are stationed in 177 countries throughout the world. The forces use several hundred bases, more than 1,000 if the figure includes overseas warehouse and installations.
Rocket experts: North Korean Missile Claims Are 'a Hoax'
A New Korean War Would Quickly Escalate
Around 200,000 US troops are stationed in 177 countries throughout the world. The forces use several hundred bases, more than 1,000 if the figure includes overseas warehouse and installations.
Rocket experts: North Korean Missile Claims Are 'a Hoax'
A New Korean War Would Quickly Escalate
Refugees of a different kind are being displaced by rising seas — and governments aren't ready
At least 56 dead as smugglers throw 300 African migrants into Yemen sea
Libya navy bars foreign ships from migrant 'search and rescue' zone
Asylum seekers at Canada border tents unfazed by delays, uncertainty
MSF suspends Mediterranean rescues as migrant dispute mounts
At least 56 dead as smugglers throw 300 African migrants into Yemen sea
Libya navy bars foreign ships from migrant 'search and rescue' zone
Asylum seekers at Canada border tents unfazed by delays, uncertainty
MSF suspends Mediterranean rescues as migrant dispute mounts
## Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
Nigerian Protesters Storm Shell Crude Oil Flow Station
U.S. Electricity Sales Projections Continue to Fall
Oil Rig Count Rises Despite Ballooning Shale Debt
Oil Rig Count Rises Despite Ballooning Shale Debt
Yuck! Diners find cockroaches, flies, other nasty things in meals (Japan)
Contaminated food is the price we will increasingly pay as the farming industry chases profits
## Environment/health ##
Global warming alters timing of floods in Europe: study
Dangerous Pollutants in Military's Open Burns Greater Than Thought, Tests Indicate
Contaminated food is the price we will increasingly pay as the farming industry chases profits
## Environment/health ##
Global warming alters timing of floods in Europe: study
Dangerous Pollutants in Military's Open Burns Greater Than Thought, Tests Indicate
Nitrogen fertilizer poses significant threats to humans and the environment
Asia's Harry Potter obsession poses threat to owls
Fleas found to carry the plague in at least 2 Arizona counties
Asia's Harry Potter obsession poses threat to owls
Fleas found to carry the plague in at least 2 Arizona counties
## Intelligence/security/internet/cyberwar ##
Cyberattack leaves millions without mobile phone service in Venezuela
China's top social media sites under probe for 'hosting illegal content, endangering national security'
Facebook Now Out to Squish Even Newbie Potential Competitors
China's top social media sites under probe for 'hosting illegal content, endangering national security'
Facebook Now Out to Squish Even Newbie Potential Competitors
## Propaganda/censorship/fake news/alternative facts ##
Mozilla Joins George Soros's Efforts In Launching A Strike Against "Fake News"
Education or Brainwashing?
Inculcating youngsters with national myths is a key way for societies to control their populations – as is clear in how Israel defines acceptable history – in defiance of educational ideals.
Inculcating youngsters with national myths is a key way for societies to control their populations – as is clear in how Israel defines acceptable history – in defiance of educational ideals.
## Systemic breakdown/collapse/unsustainability ##
Don't blame addicts for America's opioid crisis. Here are the real culprits
America's opioid crisis was caused by rapacious pharma companies, politicians who colluded with them and regulators who approved one opioid pill after another
Nobody Knows What Lies Beneath New York City
America's opioid crisis was caused by rapacious pharma companies, politicians who colluded with them and regulators who approved one opioid pill after another
Nobody Knows What Lies Beneath New York City
New Orleans braces for new flooding as it copes with power outages, failed pumping system
Officials said this week that at least 14 of 120 drainage pumps located throughout the city were out of service during last weekend's storm because of power shortages and because of a lack of basic maintenance.
If Pence Shapes Trump's Infrastructure Plan, Who Would Profit? Who Would Pay?
Officials said this week that at least 14 of 120 drainage pumps located throughout the city were out of service during last weekend's storm because of power shortages and because of a lack of basic maintenance.
If Pence Shapes Trump's Infrastructure Plan, Who Would Profit? Who Would Pay?
Net energy decline is the main reason for infrastructure problems, so gimmicks aren't going to solve them. -- RF
## China ##
China's three internet giants being investigated for content that 'endangers national security'
North Korea factories humming with 'Made in China' clothes, traders say
## UK ##
Contaminated eggs scare grows as UK supermarkets pull products
## UK ##
Contaminated eggs scare grows as UK supermarkets pull products
## US ##
Social Security requires a bailout that's 60x greater than the 2008 emergency bank bailout
US Household Debt Reaches Record Levels Since Great Recession
US Household Debt Reaches Record Levels Since Great Recession
Florida Highway Patrol troopers told to write 2 citations an hour per shift
JC Penney results extend a gloomy week for retailers
JC Penney results extend a gloomy week for retailers
In Debt We Trust for U.S. Consumers With $12.7 Trillion Burden
To put the borrowing in perspective, it's more than the size of China's economy or almost four times that of Germany's.
To put the borrowing in perspective, it's more than the size of China's economy or almost four times that of Germany's.
Russia-gate's Fatally Flawed Logic
By pushing the Russia-gate "scandal" and neutering President Trump's ability to conduct diplomacy, Democrats and Congress have encouraged his war-making side on North Korea.
By pushing the Russia-gate "scandal" and neutering President Trump's ability to conduct diplomacy, Democrats and Congress have encouraged his war-making side on North Korea.
Are We Already in Recession?
If we stop counting zombies, we're already in recession.
If we stop counting zombies, we're already in recession.
But keep in mind also that in a world of net energy decline, each "recession" is actually another leg down in the degeneration of industrial society. -- RF
