Sunday, October 22, 2017
News Links, October 23, 2017
## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##
Global Investors Brace for a Cruel New World of Feeble Returns
Global Investors Brace for a Cruel New World of Feeble Returns
Here Is The IMF's Global Financial Crash Scenario
Bitcoin smashes through $6,100 to hit a new record high
This is What it Looks Like When Credit Markets Go Nuts
Bitcoin smashes through $6,100 to hit a new record high
This is What it Looks Like When Credit Markets Go Nuts
## War on cash/cashless society ##
Will cryptocurrencies trash cash? 'Fedcoin' could do it
Will cryptocurrencies trash cash? 'Fedcoin' could do it
China and Russia: Full Steam Ahead Towards a Cashless Society
## Airline death spiral ##
Britain seeks new ways to detect explosives in airports
## Airline death spiral ##
Britain seeks new ways to detect explosives in airports
## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
Tillerson's Mideast aim is a Saudi-Iraqi axis against Iran
Turkey: Kurdish Banner in Raqqa Proves US Sided With Terrorists
Somalia's death toll now at 358 as 'state of war' planned
Merkel calls for cut to Turkey EU funding
Russian Navy delivers military arms to Philippines
Somalia's death toll now at 358 as 'state of war' planned
Merkel calls for cut to Turkey EU funding
Russian Navy delivers military arms to Philippines
All of Germany's submarines are currently down
US-Backed Syrian Kurds Transfer Key Gas Field To Russians After Secret Talks
Italian regions go to the polls in Europe's latest referendums on autonomy
US-Backed Syrian Kurds Transfer Key Gas Field To Russians After Secret Talks
Italian regions go to the polls in Europe's latest referendums on autonomy
## Migrants/refugees ##
Half a million Rohingya refugee children in desperate need of assistance: IRC
## Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
Buddhists protest to urge Myanmar not to repatriate Rohingya
Thousands march in Berlin against far-right party
## Energy/resources ##
Why every electric carmaker is scrambling for access to this element
Will Demand For Offshore Rigs Ever Recover?
Last quarter, offshore drilling rig companies retired more rigs than ever before in a three-month period, according to one energy advisory firm. Embattled Transocean is sending six floating rigs to the junkyard that will cost it $1.4 billion.
Last quarter, offshore drilling rig companies retired more rigs than ever before in a three-month period, according to one energy advisory firm. Embattled Transocean is sending six floating rigs to the junkyard that will cost it $1.4 billion.
Battery storage proponents despondent about future under National Energy Guarantee (Australia)
Some in the fledgling tech-metals mining and processing industry are dismayed that the Federal Government's new energy policy does not appear to support renewable energy storage such as batteries.
Some in the fledgling tech-metals mining and processing industry are dismayed that the Federal Government's new energy policy does not appear to support renewable energy storage such as batteries.
South Korea's president says will continue phasing out nuclear power
## Got food? ##
ICCAT: Bluefin tuna catch can increase over 50%
## Got food? ##
ICCAT: Bluefin tuna catch can increase over 50%
## Environment/health ##
Global pollution kills millions and threatens 'survival of human societies'
Is a dangerous bird flu on the horizon?
Scientists have found new evidence that the H7N9 bird flu, currently confined to China, has the potential for a widespread outbreak.
Scientists have found new evidence that the H7N9 bird flu, currently confined to China, has the potential for a widespread outbreak.
'This is a really big deal': Canada natural gas emissions far worse than feared
Pioneering peer reviewed study measured methane emissions from oil and gas infrastructure in two regions in Alberta: 'If we thought it was bad, it's worse'
Pioneering peer reviewed study measured methane emissions from oil and gas infrastructure in two regions in Alberta: 'If we thought it was bad, it's worse'
## Intelligence/security/internet/cyberwar ##
American kids' daily mobile screen time is almost 10 times higher than it was in 2011
American kids' daily mobile screen time is almost 10 times higher than it was in 2011
Man Bites Dog: NYT Does Journalism
When the Trump administration blamed Cuba for a "sonic attack" on U.S. diplomats, a New York Times reporter did something unusual for his newspaper: he tried objectively to assess the evidence.
When the Trump administration blamed Cuba for a "sonic attack" on U.S. diplomats, a New York Times reporter did something unusual for his newspaper: he tried objectively to assess the evidence.
Russia Uranium Deal: Bill Clinton Met Putin, Media Suddenly Silent Despite Threats on Informant
For months, we have heard little from mainstream media but Russia! Now that The Hill broke major stories directly implicating both Bill and Hillary Clinton regarding an unusual uranium deal with Russia, with money to the Clinton Foundation in return, we have a sudden silence. It's BillaryGate!
For months, we have heard little from mainstream media but Russia! Now that The Hill broke major stories directly implicating both Bill and Hillary Clinton regarding an unusual uranium deal with Russia, with money to the Clinton Foundation in return, we have a sudden silence. It's BillaryGate!
Subject to the receipt of further information...
Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?
More comfortable online than out partying, post-Millennials are safer, physically, than adolescents have ever been. But they're on the brink of a mental-health crisis.
More comfortable online than out partying, post-Millennials are safer, physically, than adolescents have ever been. But they're on the brink of a mental-health crisis.
## Propaganda/censorship/fake news/alternative facts ##
'Go home, racist!' Richard Spencer shouted down at University of Florida speech
Although his message is repugnant, in a democracy he should still be allowed to speak. Such ideas are easily refuted by science (for example, see this recent article), which is what opponents should be doing instead of shouting the speaker down like rabble. -- RF
Blaming Russia for the Internet 'Sewer'
As the Russia-gate hysteria spirals down from the implausible to the absurd, almost every bad thing is blamed on the Russians, even how they turned the previously pristine Internet into a "sewer."
As the Russia-gate hysteria spirals down from the implausible to the absurd, almost every bad thing is blamed on the Russians, even how they turned the previously pristine Internet into a "sewer."
Warmonger George Bush BLASTS Trump for promoting "bigotry or white supremacy"
Liberals used to hate George W. Bush. Now they love him.
Liberals used to hate George W. Bush. Now they love him.
NGO publishes names of 2,300+ RT guests, labels them 'useful idiots who undermine Western democracy'
## Japan ##
Kobe Steel reportedly was still making up numbers, even after past offenses came to light
Kobe Steel reportedly was still making up numbers, even after past offenses came to light
Japan PM Abe's ruling bloc on track for big election win, according to exit polls
## China ##
China consumer loans surge nearly 30 percent as debt worries resurface
## China ##
China consumer loans surge nearly 30 percent as debt worries resurface
## US ##
Yellen says Fed's extraordinary policies may be needed again
To Get Hurricane Rebuilding Money in Texas, Contractors Must Promise They Won't Boycott Israel
To Get Hurricane Rebuilding Money in Texas, Contractors Must Promise They Won't Boycott Israel
Unsurprisingly, Students Despise Obama Policies...When Credited to Trump.
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