Thursday, December 12, 2019
News Links, December 13, 2019
## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##
The Global Auto Market Collapse In 4 Charts
The Global Auto Market Collapse In 4 Charts
U.S. government posts $209 billion deficit in November
The story behind the GDP data? The incredible shrinking private sector (Australia)
The $20 Trillion Threat That Could Trigger The Next Financial Meltdown
## War on cash/cashless society/cryptocurrencies ##
China 'controls 66% of global hash rate'
## Airline death spiral ##
Boeing 737 MAX was plagued with production problems, whistleblower says
The story behind the GDP data? The incredible shrinking private sector (Australia)
The $20 Trillion Threat That Could Trigger The Next Financial Meltdown
## War on cash/cashless society/cryptocurrencies ##
China 'controls 66% of global hash rate'
## Airline death spiral ##
Boeing 737 MAX was plagued with production problems, whistleblower says
## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
Nuclear deterrent still the US Navy's top priority, no matter the consequences, top officer says
Nuclear deterrent still the US Navy's top priority, no matter the consequences, top officer says
The aircraft carrier is over budget, behind schedule, and still experiencing problems with certain key technologies, namely the advanced weapons elevators built to quickly deliver munitions to the flight deck.
Turkey Threatens To Revoke US Nuclear Base In Incirlik After Sanctions Bill Advances To Senate Floor
## Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
Environment protesters glue themselves to Johnson's campaign bus
Environment protesters glue themselves to Johnson's campaign bus
Permian Drillers Are Struggling To Keep Output Flat
Newer wells in the Permian see their oil and gas production declining much faster than older wells, and operators will need to drill a large number of wells just to keep current production levels, an IHS Markit analysis showed on Thursday.
Newer wells in the Permian see their oil and gas production declining much faster than older wells, and operators will need to drill a large number of wells just to keep current production levels, an IHS Markit analysis showed on Thursday.
IMHO, an oil price of $100/bbl is necessary and justified if people want to continue using oil. -- RF
## Got food? ##
Germany on alert as swine fever nears border
## Got food? ##
Germany on alert as swine fever nears border
Polish Minister of Health Proposes Carcinogenic 5G Emission Levels as National Norm
Insurance claims related to Lyme disease up by 117 percent in U.S.
Insurance claims related to Lyme disease up by 117 percent in U.S.
More humans and their domestic animals. Other species get pushed off the planet. -- RF
Technofix rules. -- RF
The Long Fight to Clean Up America's Cold War Nuclear Waste
## Intelligence/security/internet/cyberwar ##
Iraq Militias Retract Claim They Massacred Protesters in Baghdad
## Intelligence/security/internet/cyberwar ##
Iraq Militias Retract Claim They Massacred Protesters in Baghdad
From "Locked & Loaded" To UN 'Unable' To Link Aramco Attacks To Iran: More War Lies Debunked
## Systemic breakdown/collapse/unsustainability ##
Why "This Sucker Is Going Down"
Once the contagion starts spreading, loose money won't put the fires out.
## China ##
Hong Kong Unrest Causes 'Worst Ever' Retail Decline, With Thousands Of Stores Threatened
U.S. senators threaten Facebook, Apple with encryption regulation
U.S. senators grilled Apple Inc and Facebook Inc executives over their encryption practices on Tuesday and threatened to regulate the technology unless the companies make encrypted user data accessible to law enforcement.
U.S. senators grilled Apple Inc and Facebook Inc executives over their encryption practices on Tuesday and threatened to regulate the technology unless the companies make encrypted user data accessible to law enforcement.
Will anyone be held accountable for this monstrous, murderous lie?
## Propaganda/censorship/fake news/alternative facts ##
Adm. Davidson, Indo-Pacific commander: 'We're not asking people to choose between us and China'
## Propaganda/censorship/fake news/alternative facts ##
Adm. Davidson, Indo-Pacific commander: 'We're not asking people to choose between us and China'
The criticism of China's B&R is dishonest. Surely B&R involves indebtedness and control, but the US has done basically the same thing for a long time, as revealed by "economic hit man" John Perkins. As long as humans — especially world leaders — keep thinking with their lizard brains, humanity can never hope for a truly better future. -- RF
## Systemic breakdown/collapse/unsustainability ##
Why "This Sucker Is Going Down"
Once the contagion starts spreading, loose money won't put the fires out.
Net Energy Cliff Will Lead to Collapse of Civilization
## Japan ##
Irresistible Force (Japan) Versus Immovable Object (Okinawa): Struggle Without End?
## Japan ##
Irresistible Force (Japan) Versus Immovable Object (Okinawa): Struggle Without End?
## China ##
Hong Kong Unrest Causes 'Worst Ever' Retail Decline, With Thousands Of Stores Threatened
As Prices Skyrocket, China Claims It Doesn't Need US Pork To Ensure Domestic Supply
We've been covering this trend for the last several months, while the Trump administration continued to promote headlines indicating China was buying massive amounts of agriculture products from the US, including pork and soybeans. But as we noted, this wasn't the case, and China abandoned US markets for Brazil.
China biggest detainer of journalists worldwide, says watchdog
We've been covering this trend for the last several months, while the Trump administration continued to promote headlines indicating China was buying massive amounts of agriculture products from the US, including pork and soybeans. But as we noted, this wasn't the case, and China abandoned US markets for Brazil.
China biggest detainer of journalists worldwide, says watchdog
China splurges for influence in Asia, says study
China Eyes New Energy Exchange To Expand Global Oil And Gas Trade
China Eyes New Energy Exchange To Expand Global Oil And Gas Trade
Turkey plans to speed up fighter jet project with Britain
## US ##
Deficit spikes 12 percent in first two months of fiscal year: CBO
## US ##
Deficit spikes 12 percent in first two months of fiscal year: CBO
"Massive... Huge... Largest Ever": Fed Will Flood Market With Gargantuan $500 Billion In Liquidity To Avoid Year-End Repo Crisis
TransUnion: Credit card delinquencies could reach 10-year high in 2020
TransUnion: Credit card delinquencies could reach 10-year high in 2020
I don't see this as a true solution. Vendors of goods and services will not receive payment (OK, some are exploitive, but that's another story), and the whole cycle will just start over again. What the world needs is a socioeconomic system which does not drive people into debt. -- RF
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
News Links, December 11, 2019
## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##
Recession Ahead: An Overview of Our Predicament
## War on cash/cashless society/cryptocurrencies ##
Death Spirals and BTC — What Happens When Miners Capitulate?
China's Central Bank to Lead Real-World Pilot of Digital Yuan: Report
Gold Will Continue Rallying in 2020
## Airline death spiral ##
## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
So 14,000 Troops to the Middle East 'Fake News'? Not So Fast
The defense secretary may deny the number, but an internal struggle over the Iran 'threat' suggests there will be deployments.
## Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
Protests rage in northeast India over citizenship bill
Recession Ahead: An Overview of Our Predicament
## Cut, baby, cut! ##
Morgan Stanley is cutting jobs due to uncertain global environment, sources say
Morgan Stanley is cutting jobs due to uncertain global environment, sources say
## War on cash/cashless society/cryptocurrencies ##
Death Spirals and BTC — What Happens When Miners Capitulate?
China's Central Bank to Lead Real-World Pilot of Digital Yuan: Report
Gold Will Continue Rallying in 2020
## Airline death spiral ##
South African Airways to Enter Into Bankruptcy Protection
When Losses Don't Matter: How Japanese Conglomerate Mitsubishi Blows Billions on a Jet Nobody Really Wants
When Losses Don't Matter: How Japanese Conglomerate Mitsubishi Blows Billions on a Jet Nobody Really Wants
## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
So 14,000 Troops to the Middle East 'Fake News'? Not So Fast
The defense secretary may deny the number, but an internal struggle over the Iran 'threat' suggests there will be deployments.
## Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
Protests rage in northeast India over citizenship bill
Hungary plan to control theatres sparks protests
339,000 protesters ramp up pressure on French President Macron over pensions reform
339,000 protesters ramp up pressure on French President Macron over pensions reform
Carbon capture could require 25% of all global energy
Rystad Energy believes the oil peak will be reached in less than ten years
Rystad Energy believes the oil peak will be reached in less than ten years
The flow of outside capital has always been the key to the continuation of the plays. Not the geology. Not the economics. Other people's money.
US Moves To Sanction Russia-led Gas Pipeline Nord Stream 2
US Moves To Sanction Russia-led Gas Pipeline Nord Stream 2
Clean and green? Tossing Old Solar Panels Into Landfill Is Greener Than Recycling Them
Sooner or later, all waste comes back to haunt us. The attempt to justify landfilling is a trick to make the poor energy return on renewables look better. -- RF
Sooner or later, all waste comes back to haunt us. The attempt to justify landfilling is a trick to make the poor energy return on renewables look better. -- RF
Chinese inflation hits eight-year high as pork prices double
CDC: Salinas company salad kits linked to another E. coli outbreak
CDC: Salinas company salad kits linked to another E. coli outbreak
## Environment/health ##
Hot weather linked to rise in early childbirth: study
Hot weather linked to rise in early childbirth: study
## Intelligence/security/internet/cyberwar ##
Google Maps tracks everywhere you go. Here's how to automatically delete what it stores
## Japan ##
## China ##
## UK ##
Using history to understand hidden wealth in the UK
Internationally, the pattern of a low-tax pre-war era followed by a high-tax post-war period is almost universal. Applying the method presented in this column to other historical wealth data from other countries could lead to the uncovering of vast sums of hidden wealth.
Google Maps tracks everywhere you go. Here's how to automatically delete what it stores
## Propaganda/censorship/fake news/alternative facts ##
Afghanistan war metrics were manipulated to highlight battlefield success, according to bombshell WaPo report
The Campaign to Lie America Into World War II
Before Pearl Harbor, there was an elaborate British influence operation of forged documents, fake news, and manipulation.
Afghanistan war metrics were manipulated to highlight battlefield success, according to bombshell WaPo report
The Campaign to Lie America Into World War II
Before Pearl Harbor, there was an elaborate British influence operation of forged documents, fake news, and manipulation.
## Systemic breakdown/collapse/unsustainability ##
The Taxonomy of Collapse
The higher up the wealth-power pyramid the observer is, the more prone they are to a magical-thinking belief that the empire is forever, even as it is crumbling around them.
Industrial-age barbarism: The 2019 Black Friday Video Hall of Shame
The higher up the wealth-power pyramid the observer is, the more prone they are to a magical-thinking belief that the empire is forever, even as it is crumbling around them.
Industrial-age barbarism: The 2019 Black Friday Video Hall of Shame
## Japan ##
Japan Is Again Forced To Stimulate Its Troubled Economy
S Korea wants 'rising sun flag of hatred' banned at Olympics
S Korea wants 'rising sun flag of hatred' banned at Olympics
Abe Committed to Mediating between U.S., Iran
Japan to keep pushing coal in developing world despite criticism
Japan to keep pushing coal in developing world despite criticism
## China ##
Watching The World's Soybean Vessels Signals China Has Ditched US For South America
World Bank To Reduce Lending To China
World Bank To Reduce Lending To China
China says pork prices surged 110% in November
"Unprecedented" China Auto Market Collapse Heads Into Third Year After November Sales Drop 4.2%
"Unprecedented" China Auto Market Collapse Heads Into Third Year After November Sales Drop 4.2%
## UK ##
Using history to understand hidden wealth in the UK
Internationally, the pattern of a low-tax pre-war era followed by a high-tax post-war period is almost universal. Applying the method presented in this column to other historical wealth data from other countries could lead to the uncovering of vast sums of hidden wealth.
Duncan Burt, the boss of National Grid's electricity system operator business, thanked households for helping to balance the energy grid by "getting paid to use more energy on a windy night".
Patient data from GP surgeries sold to US companies
Data about millions of NHS patients has been sold to US and other international pharmaceutical companies for research, the Observer has learned, raising new fears about America's growing ambitions to access lucrative parts of the health service after Brexit.
Extinction Rebellion stages air pollution protests in London and Manchester
Data about millions of NHS patients has been sold to US and other international pharmaceutical companies for research, the Observer has learned, raising new fears about America's growing ambitions to access lucrative parts of the health service after Brexit.
Extinction Rebellion stages air pollution protests in London and Manchester
## US ##
"It's About To Get Very Bad" - Repo Market Legend Predicts Market Crash In Days
Jobs of the future are clustering in a handful of U.S. cities, study finds
Jobs of the future are clustering in a handful of U.S. cities, study finds
Jobs of the future will include farming, blacksmithing, farming, woodworking, farming, hunting, farming, and highway robbery. And did I mention farming? -- RF
Accounting Fraud & Freight Recession Topple Celadon, Largest Truckload-Carrier Bankruptcy in US History
Creditors trying to repossess trucks over the weekend. Thousands of drivers on the road, some stranded. Employees left in the dark. Shares plunge 93% this morning from nearly nothing to practically nothing.
Creditors trying to repossess trucks over the weekend. Thousands of drivers on the road, some stranded. Employees left in the dark. Shares plunge 93% this morning from nearly nothing to practically nothing.
The Great American Shakedown (Chris Hedges)
The liberal class and the Democratic Party leadership have failed, even after their defeat in the 2016 presidential election, to understand that they, along with the traditional Republican elites, have squandered their credibility. No one believes them. And no one should.
Sunday, December 08, 2019
News Links, December 9, 2019
## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##
Globalization in a Sudden and Sharp Decline
Globalization in a Sudden and Sharp Decline
Is A Global Crash Just Around The Corner? Central Banks Are Cutting At The Fastest Rate Since The Financial Crisis
Supply Crunch Coming as Silver Miners Scale Back
Supply Crunch Coming as Silver Miners Scale Back
## War on cash/cashless society/cryptocurrencies ##
China 'racing' to launch digital currency
Forkast.News says digital yuan will better monitor capital flows, see off Facebook's Libra and could help RMB break USD's global dominance
Forkast.News says digital yuan will better monitor capital flows, see off Facebook's Libra and could help RMB break USD's global dominance
BoJ: 'No demand' for state digital currency
However, Japan's central bank encourages the use and development of private cryptos
The IRS has a new tax form out and wants to know about your cryptocurrency
Government will shut down any really successful crypto, mining entrepreneur Giustra says
However, Japan's central bank encourages the use and development of private cryptos
The IRS has a new tax form out and wants to know about your cryptocurrency
Government will shut down any really successful crypto, mining entrepreneur Giustra says
## Airline death spiral ##
Congress should abandon plan that would burden air travelers with fee hike
## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
Pentagon chief plans to shift US focus to China and Russia
Putin offers US an immediate extension to key nuclear pact
Putin offers US an immediate extension to key nuclear pact
Netanyahu, Pompeo Push Forward With US-Israel Defense Pact
The pact amounts to a more or less direct US intervention in Israeli politics, after two elections failed to end with a government formed.
The pact amounts to a more or less direct US intervention in Israeli politics, after two elections failed to end with a government formed.
Need I point out that Bezos has a considerable financial incentive for making this claim? -- RF
This has less to do with Trump, and more to do with the dynamics of change. All superpowers and empires inevitably decline, and lose their stature and influence. Nobody ever learns from history. -- RF
## Migrants/refugees ##
Mexicans fleeing violence form new encampment on border
Mexicans fleeing violence form new encampment on border
UN Libya migrant center plagued with crowding, TB, food cuts
## Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
Climate protesters block DC streets, demand World Bank lead fossil fuel divestiture
## Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
Climate protesters block DC streets, demand World Bank lead fossil fuel divestiture
## Energy/resources ##
Cautious Canadian Oil Majors Forced To Cut Spending
Mekong River dying a slow but certain death
Massive new hydropower dams are parching the once mighty river's water levels to lowest in 60 years
Massive new hydropower dams are parching the once mighty river's water levels to lowest in 60 years
Like waste-to-energy schemes, there's no future in anything that feeds off the detritus of industrial society. -- RF
FPL's Turkey Point first US nuclear plant to get license out to 80 years
## Got food? ##
School cafeterias waste 530K tons of food per year (US)
## Got food? ##
School cafeterias waste 530K tons of food per year (US)
Don't get exited. This plant makes things out of scrap steel. It doesn't smelt iron ore in a blast furnace. -- RF
## Environment/health ##
Himalayan glaciers that supply water to a billion people are melting fast
Vaping-illness cases still growing, now in all 50 states, CDC says
## Intelligence/security/internet/cyberwar ##
Massive Leak Confirms Turkey's "Gold-For-Gas" Scheme To Evade US Sanctions On Iran
So, in conclusion, we now have two facts confirmed - trust no one and nothing; and gold is money.
Ukrainian neo-Nazis flock to the Hong Kong protest movement
Ukrainian fascists who previously fought in a US-backed neo-Nazi militia joined the anti-China protests in Hong Kong, sharing their tactics and showing off their tattoos.
## Propaganda/censorship/fake news/alternative facts ##
Vaping-illness cases still growing, now in all 50 states, CDC says
The Turow lignite coal mine in Poland is causing trouble for the environment and local communities - even in Germany and Czech Republic, whose border is just a short walk away.
France bans two US pesticides, citing risk to bees
Venice tide barriers pass another test but skeptics remain
Venice tide barriers pass another test but skeptics remain
## Intelligence/security/internet/cyberwar ##
Massive Leak Confirms Turkey's "Gold-For-Gas" Scheme To Evade US Sanctions On Iran
So, in conclusion, we now have two facts confirmed - trust no one and nothing; and gold is money.
Ukrainian neo-Nazis flock to the Hong Kong protest movement
Ukrainian fascists who previously fought in a US-backed neo-Nazi militia joined the anti-China protests in Hong Kong, sharing their tactics and showing off their tattoos.
What really happened in Iran (Pepe Escobar)
Assange and Auschwitz
'I felt like I was going to die': A harrowing look into CIA torture from the eyes of a detainee
These photos show what it's really like in Iran, where — despite its antagonistic relationship with the US— life is surprisingly normal
'I felt like I was going to die': A harrowing look into CIA torture from the eyes of a detainee
These photos show what it's really like in Iran, where — despite its antagonistic relationship with the US— life is surprisingly normal
This is part of the process in which China becomes dominant on its side of the world, while the US loses its foothold there. With globalization in decline (see "Globalization in a Sudden and Sharp Decline" in first category, above), the world is going to get bigger and more localized again. -- RF
US government drops case against Max Blumenthal after jailing journalist on false charges
As the mysterious disappearance of Secret Service records and complete absence of evidence supporting its case came to light, the US government dropped its bogus charges against journalist Max Blumenthal.
As the mysterious disappearance of Secret Service records and complete absence of evidence supporting its case came to light, the US government dropped its bogus charges against journalist Max Blumenthal.
## Propaganda/censorship/fake news/alternative facts ##
Corporate media sing the same song on Hong Kong, presenting the situation in a lockstep single-mindedness that would impress any totalitarian propaganda system.
As The OPCW Is Accused Of False Reporting U.S. Propaganda Jumps To Its Help
As The OPCW Is Accused Of False Reporting U.S. Propaganda Jumps To Its Help
Chinese state media 'terrorism' documentaries seek to justify Xinjiang crackdown after US vote on human rights bill
US Shocks With Inflated Claim Of 1,000 Iranian Protesters "Murdered" By Regime
## Systemic breakdown/collapse/unsustainability ##
'The Best Thing You Can Do Is Not Buy More Stuff,' Says 'Secondhand' Expert
## Systemic breakdown/collapse/unsustainability ##
'The Best Thing You Can Do Is Not Buy More Stuff,' Says 'Secondhand' Expert
## Japan ##
Japanese firms brace for economic contraction after Olympics
Japan stimulus package swells to $120bn in Abenomics reboot
Japan worst-hit nation by weather last year
Japan stimulus package swells to $120bn in Abenomics reboot
Japan worst-hit nation by weather last year
Japan's households tighten purse strings as sales tax, typhoon hit
Japan urged to abolish coal-fired power generation
Japan Display creditors could extend commitment lines by 3 months -sources
Japan urged to abolish coal-fired power generation
Japan Display creditors could extend commitment lines by 3 months -sources
One naturally wonders why Japan would need US approval. -- RF
Chinese incursions near Japan-held islands top 1,000 to hit record, up 80% on last year
Nagano is first prefecture in Japan to declare a climate emergency
Nagano is first prefecture in Japan to declare a climate emergency
Wanted: Chinese cadres to hold Beijing's line in Xinjiang as Han Chinese head for the exits
The measures targeting Muslim ethnic minorities in Xinjiang have triggered "widespread discontent among Han Chinese officials and citizens", a source close to the central government told the South China Morning Post.
The measures targeting Muslim ethnic minorities in Xinjiang have triggered "widespread discontent among Han Chinese officials and citizens", a source close to the central government told the South China Morning Post.
The Chinese blacklist that companies pay US$2,500 an hour to avoid
## UK ##
Study Reveals How UK Intelligence Works with Media to Smear Jeremy Corbyn
## UK ##
Study Reveals How UK Intelligence Works with Media to Smear Jeremy Corbyn
Suppressing Dissent Guarantees Disorder and Collapse
The frantic efforts of an exploitive elite to eliminate dissent only accelerates the regime's path to collapse.
The frantic efforts of an exploitive elite to eliminate dissent only accelerates the regime's path to collapse.
Rack it up! October Credit Card Usage Surges To All Time HIgh As Americans Regain Their Spending Mojo
The Delusions Of The Impeachment Witnesses Point To A Larger Problem
The Delusions Of The Impeachment Witnesses Point To A Larger Problem
"Of course, being a vain person that's very important to me," Trump added. "It gives you an orange look. I don't want an orange look. Has anyone noticed that?"
Harvesting the Blood of America's Poor: The Latest Stage of Capitalism
Blood has become big business in the United States and there is no shortage of corporations ready to exploit America's most vulnerable populations in order to get a piece of the pie.
Blood has become big business in the United States and there is no shortage of corporations ready to exploit America's most vulnerable populations in order to get a piece of the pie.
Kerry's Endorsement of Biden Fits: Two Deceptive Supporters of the Iraq War
The spectacle of Kerry praising Biden as a seasoned leader amounts to one supporter of the Iraq catastrophe attesting to the character and experience of another supporter of the same catastrophe.
The spectacle of Kerry praising Biden as a seasoned leader amounts to one supporter of the Iraq catastrophe attesting to the character and experience of another supporter of the same catastrophe.
[T]he Democrats, Republicans, and the ultra-wealthy are laughing all the way to the bank. And the vast majority of Americans have been sold into debt slavery.
Bombshell Report: The Fed Has Not Rejected One Bank Merger Application Out of 3800 Submitted in Past 11 Years
Bombshell Report: The Fed Has Not Rejected One Bank Merger Application Out of 3800 Submitted in Past 11 Years
And finally...
Thursday, December 05, 2019
News Links, December 6, 2019
## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##
India's central bank is expected to cut rates but that may not be enough to spur growth
India's central bank is expected to cut rates but that may not be enough to spur growth
Gold has even outpaced the stock prices of many of the world's most popular tech investments like Netflix, Tesla, Amazon, etc.
## Airline death spiral ##
United orders 50 long-range Airbus jets to replace older Boeing planes
## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
Trump Mulls Turkey Sanctions As Senate Grows Impatient
Germans in favor of 'reducing reliance' on US
A new YouGov poll has found that a majority of Germans are in favor of reducing reliance on the US and increasing ties with Russia.
A new YouGov poll has found that a majority of Germans are in favor of reducing reliance on the US and increasing ties with Russia.
Turkey is taking a page from China's playbook. Making an outrageously huge claim is much more likely to increase your eventual winnings than by not doing so. -- RF
Near-record number of migrants make Channel crossing in one day
## Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
Hundreds of fuel stations in France run dry as oil depot blockade continues
## Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
Hundreds of fuel stations in France run dry as oil depot blockade continues
## Energy/resources ##
Shale's Debt-Fueled Drilling Boom Is Coming To An End
An introduction to the state of energy storage in the U.S.
An introduction to the state of energy storage in the U.S.
## Got food? ##
World food prices surge in November, lifted by meat, vegetable oils: U.N. FAO
U.S. Annually Uses 388 Million Pounds of Potentially Fatal Pesticides Banned in the EU, China and Brazil
U.S. Annually Uses 388 Million Pounds of Potentially Fatal Pesticides Banned in the EU, China and Brazil
## Environment/health ##
'If you're poor, you're dead': Video shows British are astonished at U.S. health care costs
Leading climate researchers: we are in a climate emergency, facing existential risks
Leading climate researchers: we are in a climate emergency, facing existential risks
## Intelligence/security/internet/cyberwar ##
Despite worldwide media coverage of their open letter, more than 80 medical doctors have received no response from the UK government.
Former Deutsche Bank Executive Who Oversaw Trump's Loans Dies by Suicide
Former Deutsche Bank Executive Who Oversaw Trump's Loans Dies by Suicide
Indians afraid to criticize govt: industrialist
Bajaj Group Chairman Rahul Bajaj says there is an atmosphere of fear in the country
Bajaj Group Chairman Rahul Bajaj says there is an atmosphere of fear in the country
The Angry Arab: U.S. Role in Lebanon's Crisis Goes Unrecognized
The bulk of Lebanon's corrupt ruling class are clients of the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, not Iran. But this fact is too inconvenient for Western media to point out.
The bulk of Lebanon's corrupt ruling class are clients of the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, not Iran. But this fact is too inconvenient for Western media to point out.
## Propaganda/censorship/fake news/alternative facts ##
Twitter bans Project Veritas ads over old video exposing platform's shadow-banning
## Systemic breakdown/collapse/unsustainability ##
Catabolism: Capitalism's Frightening Future
Crunchtime: When Events Outrun Plan B
Twitter bans Project Veritas ads over old video exposing platform's shadow-banning
## Systemic breakdown/collapse/unsustainability ##
Catabolism: Capitalism's Frightening Future
Crunchtime: When Events Outrun Plan B
Norovirus forces NHS England to close 1,100 hospital beds
New car sales fall again as UK demand for diesel vehicles dives
New car sales fall again as UK demand for diesel vehicles dives
Costs Are Spiraling Out of Control
And how do we pay for these spiraling out of control costs? By borrowing more, of course.
And how do we pay for these spiraling out of control costs? By borrowing more, of course.
What Worries me About "Hedonic Quality Adjustments"
An arcane device that impacts so much and papers over the struggles many Americans face in a world that is becoming increasingly unaffordable for them.
An arcane device that impacts so much and papers over the struggles many Americans face in a world that is becoming increasingly unaffordable for them.