From Jenna Orkin
Headlines
Polish leader Lech Kaczynski dies in plane crash
"Poland's president, its central bank head and its military chief were among 97 people killed when their plane crashed in thick fog on its approach to a Russian airport."
Poland Nicknamed Government Planes ‘Flying Coffins’
Why On Earth Was Poland Still Flying The Tupolev Tu-154 Airplane?
Poland Pulls Trigger to Weaken Zloty
Trouble in the Stans: which country will blow up next?
Explosive device tossed at U.S. consulate in Mexico
Twelve die as troops, protesters clash in Bangkok
Thai `Perfect Storm' May Drive Investors to Bonds From Stocks
Indonesians attack pictures of President Obama
Economy
WASHINGTON POST: Debt Is Ballooning Into Global Crisis
IMF warns high public debt "tremendous" challenge
Would Rescuing Greece Make Matters Worse?
Election 2010: Debt - A conspiracy of silence - UK
Soros Says Pound Devaluation Is Option for Next U.K. Government
Cal. Munis Rated Worse than Kazakhstan; Students Forced to Buy Healthcare; Rents Drop 1.5%, Record Vacancies; 33 States Exhaust Unemployment Reserves
"Worse than Kazakhstan?" Sounds like Borat. Kazakhstan is at the heart of the Grand Chessboard. California will count itself lucky if it falls no further.
Energy
China Boosts Oil Imports 29%, Remains Net Fuel Buyer
Brazil-West African Connection Sparks Subsalt Oil Search
Russia and Germany start work on £8bn pipeline under the Baltic
Halliburton to Buy Boots & Coots, Adding Oil-Well Firefighting Services
War/Intelligence/Big Brother
Live Explosives Removed from Soldier's Scalp
Afghan farmers reap £61m cannabis harvest
Charity that sterilises addicts to come to UK
Environment/Sustainability/Health
Hyperlocavore, a yardsharing social network
Geese tagged to examine threat posed by wind farms
Bats, Birds and Lizards Can Fight Climate Change
Swine flu causes huge rise in hospital admissions
Muslim Staff Escape NHS Hygiene Rule
This seems analogous to the lousy press that China gets for its environmental sins when in fact ours are at least as bad. The spotlight is directed towards the Muslim staff to distract from the rampant iatrogenic illnesses and deaths from all quarters. - JO
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Friday, April 09, 2010
Amid Kyrgyz Turmoil, US-Russia Faceoff Looms; Iran Will Strike US Troops If Attacked: Army Chief
From Jenna Orkin
Headlines
Amid Kyrgyz turmoil, a U.S.-Russia faceoff looms
Iran will strike U.S. troops if attacked: army chief
Iran unveils 'faster' uranium centrifuges - from Rice Farmer
Iran will not beg to avoid sanctions: Ahmadinejad
North Korea parliament meets, leader Kim skips session
Sparks Fly as China's Hunger for Coal Grows
Coal-Ship Traffic May Jump 67%
Europe
Greece pressured to accept aid as slump deepens
Greece needs concessionary rates from Germany: Soros
Greece Short-Term Bonds Shoot Up To 8%
Fitch Downgrades Greece, Endgame Imminent
North-South Divide May Hurt Euro Region More Than Greek Crisis
Special Report: How the U.S. cracked open secret vaults at UBS
Hungary Prepares for Shift in Power
Veering right.
Eastern German Project Provides Hope for Shrinking Cities
Going green.
US
Oil could give kiss of death to recovery
RECOVERY?!? WHAT RECOVERY? THE U.S. IS COMPLETELY SCREWED!!!
Sovereign Default Concerns Spike 40% For The Big Boys
Major U.S. banks masked risk levels: report
Surprise, Wall Street Banks STILL Masking Debt Levels At The End Of Each Quarter
Weekly Unemployment Claims Rise by 18,000 to 460,000, 4-Week Moving Average at 450,250
200K may lose benefits
Mortgage Rates Spike
Why Your Home Will Lose 13% Of Its Value In 2010
Ohio official tells residents to 'arm themselves' amid police cuts - from Rice Farmer
The Rich Are Different: They Default More Often - from Rice Farmer
This document blew the lid off subprime on November 7, 2006
Congressman: "I Don't Worry About the Constitution" Regarding Health Bill (Fox)
Congressman Lee Terry: 159 Boards and Bureaucracies Created by Health Care Bill
19-Year-Old Mayor Is Inspired by Ron Paul
On Plains, concern about another Dust Bowl - from Rice Farmer
Prescription Drug Overdoses Increase 65%
Journalist discusses value of citizen journalism
A subject which will become of increasing relevance as Collapse unfolds.
Internet/Intelligence
UK: Digital Economy Bill Allows Shutting Internet Sites That May Infringe Copyright
FCC Plans to Move Forward With Broadband Plan
Hacking the Smart Grid - from Rice Farmer
Bank of America Employee Charged With Planting Malware on ATMs
World
Climate Change Act Has Biggest Ever Bill
North African Islamic terrorist group threatens FIFA World Cup
McDonald's to Double Restaurants in China
Who Says This Blog Is A Downer?
Number of cars declines for the first time since Second World War
And...
Owl with Fear of Heights
Headlines
Amid Kyrgyz turmoil, a U.S.-Russia faceoff looms
Iran will strike U.S. troops if attacked: army chief
Iran unveils 'faster' uranium centrifuges - from Rice Farmer
Iran will not beg to avoid sanctions: Ahmadinejad
North Korea parliament meets, leader Kim skips session
Sparks Fly as China's Hunger for Coal Grows
Coal-Ship Traffic May Jump 67%
Europe
Greece pressured to accept aid as slump deepens
Greece needs concessionary rates from Germany: Soros
Greece Short-Term Bonds Shoot Up To 8%
Fitch Downgrades Greece, Endgame Imminent
North-South Divide May Hurt Euro Region More Than Greek Crisis
Special Report: How the U.S. cracked open secret vaults at UBS
Hungary Prepares for Shift in Power
Veering right.
Eastern German Project Provides Hope for Shrinking Cities
Going green.
US
Oil could give kiss of death to recovery
RECOVERY?!? WHAT RECOVERY? THE U.S. IS COMPLETELY SCREWED!!!
Sovereign Default Concerns Spike 40% For The Big Boys
Major U.S. banks masked risk levels: report
Surprise, Wall Street Banks STILL Masking Debt Levels At The End Of Each Quarter
Weekly Unemployment Claims Rise by 18,000 to 460,000, 4-Week Moving Average at 450,250
200K may lose benefits
Mortgage Rates Spike
Why Your Home Will Lose 13% Of Its Value In 2010
Ohio official tells residents to 'arm themselves' amid police cuts - from Rice Farmer
The Rich Are Different: They Default More Often - from Rice Farmer
This document blew the lid off subprime on November 7, 2006
Congressman: "I Don't Worry About the Constitution" Regarding Health Bill (Fox)
Congressman Lee Terry: 159 Boards and Bureaucracies Created by Health Care Bill
19-Year-Old Mayor Is Inspired by Ron Paul
On Plains, concern about another Dust Bowl - from Rice Farmer
Prescription Drug Overdoses Increase 65%
Journalist discusses value of citizen journalism
A subject which will become of increasing relevance as Collapse unfolds.
Internet/Intelligence
UK: Digital Economy Bill Allows Shutting Internet Sites That May Infringe Copyright
FCC Plans to Move Forward With Broadband Plan
Hacking the Smart Grid - from Rice Farmer
Bank of America Employee Charged With Planting Malware on ATMs
World
Climate Change Act Has Biggest Ever Bill
North African Islamic terrorist group threatens FIFA World Cup
McDonald's to Double Restaurants in China
Who Says This Blog Is A Downer?
Number of cars declines for the first time since Second World War
And...
Owl with Fear of Heights
Thursday, April 08, 2010
New Kyrgyz Rulers Aim to Shut US Base; Sovereign Debt Crisis at Boiling Point, Warns BIS
From Jenna Orkin
Headlines
New Kyrgyz rulers hail Russia, aim to shut U.S. base
Kyrgyzstan at the hub of superpowers’ plans - from Rice Farmer
Russia Sends Paratroopers to Air Base in Kyrgyzstan - from Rice Farmer
Sovereign Debt Crisis At Boiling Point Warns BIS
Goldman on Greece: Could Turn Into Endgame
Netanyahu cancels trip to Obama's nuclear summit
Ousted Kyrgyz President Is on Run, Organizing Resistance, New Leader Says
Mounties Guarding Canadian Parliament to be Issued Submachine-guns
U.S. developing new non-nuclear missiles
Answer to critics of the nuclear missile treaty.
Underwater Robot to Stake Canada's Arctic Claim
America Is About To Drop Off This List Of Safest Credit Ratings
"How America Will Drop in the Blink of an Eye"
Petrol prices hit record high
Oliver Stone: Collapse of Our Society
US/Canada
Obama Supreme Court Nominee Causing Firestorm on Capitol Hill
Consumer Credit Drops $11.5 Billion, 5.6% annualized, 12th drop in 13 Months; Increase In January was a Mirage related to Student Loans
1.2 million households lost to recession
Couch-surfing.
Death of Public Education - from Rice Farmer
Greenspan: I Was Right 70 Percent of the Time
In fact, right up until that moment we went over the cliff.
China Offers High-Speed Rail to California
Fed Reviews Find Errors in Oversight of Citigroup
Canada's Only Bullion Bank Gold Vault Is Practically Empty
Lyondell Leaves Kalamazoo Poisoned as Bankruptcies Thwart Toxic Cleanups
World
Greece Plunges Deeper into Crisis, Banks, Euro Hit
Oh Oh, Greece Going Supercritical
British Interest Payments Will Spiral Out of Control And Hit 27% Of GDP, Higher Than Greece, Says BIS
Petrol prices hit record high
Putin Gesture Heralds New Era in Russian-Polish Relations
As Funding Pressure Grows, Local Government Officials In China Are Killing Themselves - from Rice Farmer
China's Stimulus Project Spending Over Twice The GDP Of India
Terror/Intelligence/Science
Inside Wikileaks Leak Factory
Who would want to kill scientist Joseph Morrissey, who enjoyed an international reputation for his pioneering research into the use of radio frequency waves in cancer treatment?
Law That Unifies Everything
"...results show that inflation is predictable only one month in advance."
Headlines
New Kyrgyz rulers hail Russia, aim to shut U.S. base
Kyrgyzstan at the hub of superpowers’ plans - from Rice Farmer
Russia Sends Paratroopers to Air Base in Kyrgyzstan - from Rice Farmer
Sovereign Debt Crisis At Boiling Point Warns BIS
Goldman on Greece: Could Turn Into Endgame
Netanyahu cancels trip to Obama's nuclear summit
Ousted Kyrgyz President Is on Run, Organizing Resistance, New Leader Says
Mounties Guarding Canadian Parliament to be Issued Submachine-guns
U.S. developing new non-nuclear missiles
Answer to critics of the nuclear missile treaty.
Underwater Robot to Stake Canada's Arctic Claim
America Is About To Drop Off This List Of Safest Credit Ratings
"How America Will Drop in the Blink of an Eye"
Petrol prices hit record high
Oliver Stone: Collapse of Our Society
US/Canada
Obama Supreme Court Nominee Causing Firestorm on Capitol Hill
Consumer Credit Drops $11.5 Billion, 5.6% annualized, 12th drop in 13 Months; Increase In January was a Mirage related to Student Loans
1.2 million households lost to recession
Couch-surfing.
Death of Public Education - from Rice Farmer
Greenspan: I Was Right 70 Percent of the Time
In fact, right up until that moment we went over the cliff.
China Offers High-Speed Rail to California
Fed Reviews Find Errors in Oversight of Citigroup
Canada's Only Bullion Bank Gold Vault Is Practically Empty
Lyondell Leaves Kalamazoo Poisoned as Bankruptcies Thwart Toxic Cleanups
World
Greece Plunges Deeper into Crisis, Banks, Euro Hit
Oh Oh, Greece Going Supercritical
British Interest Payments Will Spiral Out of Control And Hit 27% Of GDP, Higher Than Greece, Says BIS
Petrol prices hit record high
Putin Gesture Heralds New Era in Russian-Polish Relations
As Funding Pressure Grows, Local Government Officials In China Are Killing Themselves - from Rice Farmer
China's Stimulus Project Spending Over Twice The GDP Of India
Terror/Intelligence/Science
Inside Wikileaks Leak Factory
Who would want to kill scientist Joseph Morrissey, who enjoyed an international reputation for his pioneering research into the use of radio frequency waves in cancer treatment?
Law That Unifies Everything
"...results show that inflation is predictable only one month in advance."
Wednesday, April 07, 2010
China Hints at Readiness to Let Yuan Rise; US Forecasts LNG Imports to Increase 42% in 2010
From Jenna Orkin
Headlines
Kyrgyzstan on brink of revolution after street battles
Kyrgyz opposition says it has taken power
Thai PM faces hard choice after emergency declared
Barack Obama orders killing of US cleric
Obama administration authorises assassination of Anwar al-Awlaki, a rare move against an American citizen.
Energy
Pentagon also expects an imminent oil shock
U.S. Forecasts LNG Imports to Increase 42% in 2010
Richard Heinberg Interview: How Much Oil Is Left?
Jeff Rubin: New U.S. drilling will prove meaningless
World
The Fate Of The Euro Is Decided - from Rice Farmer
Europe Economy Unexpectedly Stalled in Fourth Quarter
China hints at readiness to let yuan rise
King Abdullah: Jordan Was Better Off without Peace with Israel
Obama and Medvedev to sign nuclear deal
UK needs 'drastic' measures
Japan Rethinks Relations With US
US
Food Stamp Usage Hits Record 39 Million, 14th Consecutive Monthly Increase
Nice job, sorry about the pay
Bernanke Says Joblessness, Foreclosures Pose Challenges to U.S. Recovery
Health Insurers Stop Offering New Coverage to Small Businesses and Individuals in
Survey Explains Why We're Doomed To Housing Bubble After Housing Bubble After Housing Bubble
Empty Commercial Real Estate Owners Have No Idea How Worthless Their Properties Are
Nearly half of US households escape fed income tax - from Rice Farmer
L.A. to Shut Down City Departments in Budget Crisis
Moody's Downgrades Los Angeles From Aa2 To Aa3 - from Rice Farmer
NY masks deficit by "shuffling" money
Detroit Bankruptcy Looms with Deficit of $446 Million in Budget of $1.6 Billion
Appeals Court Throttles FCC's Net Neutrality Authority
Terror/Intelligence
Interview with Wikileaks Julian Assange on Video of Reuters' et al. Massacre
Russian Report [Unconfirmed]: US Weapon Against Iran Caused Haiti Earthquake
German Jihad Colonies Sprout Up in Waziristan
Search engines' dirty secret (massive power consumption) - from Rice Farmer
Environment/Health
Life flashing before your eyes? It's just raised CO2 levels
Solar powered plane takes to skies
Plants flower five days earlier for every degree of global warming
Agriculture/Food Crisis Website - from Elizabeth Miller
Migratory Birds' New Climate Change Strategy: Stay Home
Headlines
Kyrgyzstan on brink of revolution after street battles
Kyrgyz opposition says it has taken power
Thai PM faces hard choice after emergency declared
Barack Obama orders killing of US cleric
Obama administration authorises assassination of Anwar al-Awlaki, a rare move against an American citizen.
Energy
Pentagon also expects an imminent oil shock
U.S. Forecasts LNG Imports to Increase 42% in 2010
Richard Heinberg Interview: How Much Oil Is Left?
Jeff Rubin: New U.S. drilling will prove meaningless
World
The Fate Of The Euro Is Decided - from Rice Farmer
Europe Economy Unexpectedly Stalled in Fourth Quarter
China hints at readiness to let yuan rise
King Abdullah: Jordan Was Better Off without Peace with Israel
Obama and Medvedev to sign nuclear deal
UK needs 'drastic' measures
Japan Rethinks Relations With US
US
Food Stamp Usage Hits Record 39 Million, 14th Consecutive Monthly Increase
Nice job, sorry about the pay
Bernanke Says Joblessness, Foreclosures Pose Challenges to U.S. Recovery
Health Insurers Stop Offering New Coverage to Small Businesses and Individuals in
Survey Explains Why We're Doomed To Housing Bubble After Housing Bubble After Housing Bubble
Empty Commercial Real Estate Owners Have No Idea How Worthless Their Properties Are
Nearly half of US households escape fed income tax - from Rice Farmer
L.A. to Shut Down City Departments in Budget Crisis
Moody's Downgrades Los Angeles From Aa2 To Aa3 - from Rice Farmer
NY masks deficit by "shuffling" money
Detroit Bankruptcy Looms with Deficit of $446 Million in Budget of $1.6 Billion
Appeals Court Throttles FCC's Net Neutrality Authority
Terror/Intelligence
Interview with Wikileaks Julian Assange on Video of Reuters' et al. Massacre
Russian Report [Unconfirmed]: US Weapon Against Iran Caused Haiti Earthquake
German Jihad Colonies Sprout Up in Waziristan
Search engines' dirty secret (massive power consumption) - from Rice Farmer
Environment/Health
Life flashing before your eyes? It's just raised CO2 levels
Solar powered plane takes to skies
Plants flower five days earlier for every degree of global warming
Agriculture/Food Crisis Website - from Elizabeth Miller
Migratory Birds' New Climate Change Strategy: Stay Home
Tuesday, April 06, 2010
Campbell Revises Peak Oil Price
From Jenna Orkin
Energy
The price of peak oil
Colin Campbell revises thinking on peak price: $100.
China Oil Buys from Saudi, Iran, Drop; Libya, Angola, Up
Peak Asphalt - Rice Farmer
Economy/US
Welcome to the false recovery
How to manufacture a recovery
Recovery may lose steam
Fed says "extended period" may last a long time
Actually, The Unemployment Ratio Is 41%
More Than 200,000 Lost Out On Job Benefits While Congress in Recess
52-week highs rolling over: Volatility ahead?
Housing Predictor Poll Shows Mortgage Rescue Plan to Fail
Empty office buildings make for suite deals
L.A. Controller Says City Could Run Out of Cash by May 5
FCC loses key ruling on Internet `neutrality'
Americans say time is right to buy home
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word...
"The Right Way to Mend Immigration"
Chuck Schumer and Lindsay Graham: Biometric IDs
Jane Harman: My Record Isn't Anti-Immigration
World
Greece Is Not Under Control
Tanker Rates Seen Sinking 35% as Refinery Closures Leave Surplus of Ships
Terror/Intelligence
Leaked U.S. video shows deaths of Reuters' Iraqi staffers
Dutch marines storm cargo ship seized by pirates
Discontent Grows over Moscow's Impotency [sic] in Dealing with Terror
U.S. government is stepping up recruitment of engineers who can help wage cyberwar - from Rice Farmer
Protesters seize local government HQ in Kyrgyzstan
Karzai Threatens to Join Taliban
Poppy Problems for Kandahar Offensive
The marines stationed there aren't allowed to interfere with poppy cultivation as doing so would "turn the villagers against them."
German Jihad Colonies Sprout Up in Waziristan
The Russian-language internet is increasingly subject to control by the Russian government and its allies in the private sector, according to a new report (pdf) from the DNI Open Source Center (OSC).
China cyber-spies target India, Dalai Lama
Environment/Health
Arctic Thaw Frees Overlooked Greenhouse Gasses - from Elizabeth Miller
Annie Leonard STORY OF BOTTLED WATER
Government cuts H1N1 vaccine order by two-thirds
Unused swine flu jabs cost taxpayers £150m
And...
April Fool's Article Documents Arrival of 10-Foot-Tall Aliens; Duped Mayor Dispatches Security Forces
Man Arrested at Large Hadron Collider Claims He's From the Future
Energy
The price of peak oil
Colin Campbell revises thinking on peak price: $100.
China Oil Buys from Saudi, Iran, Drop; Libya, Angola, Up
Peak Asphalt - Rice Farmer
Economy/US
Welcome to the false recovery
How to manufacture a recovery
Recovery may lose steam
Fed says "extended period" may last a long time
Actually, The Unemployment Ratio Is 41%
More Than 200,000 Lost Out On Job Benefits While Congress in Recess
52-week highs rolling over: Volatility ahead?
Housing Predictor Poll Shows Mortgage Rescue Plan to Fail
Empty office buildings make for suite deals
L.A. Controller Says City Could Run Out of Cash by May 5
FCC loses key ruling on Internet `neutrality'
Americans say time is right to buy home
Where seldom is heard a discouraging word...
"The Right Way to Mend Immigration"
Chuck Schumer and Lindsay Graham: Biometric IDs
Jane Harman: My Record Isn't Anti-Immigration
World
Greece Is Not Under Control
Tanker Rates Seen Sinking 35% as Refinery Closures Leave Surplus of Ships
Terror/Intelligence
Leaked U.S. video shows deaths of Reuters' Iraqi staffers
Dutch marines storm cargo ship seized by pirates
Discontent Grows over Moscow's Impotency [sic] in Dealing with Terror
U.S. government is stepping up recruitment of engineers who can help wage cyberwar - from Rice Farmer
Protesters seize local government HQ in Kyrgyzstan
Karzai Threatens to Join Taliban
Poppy Problems for Kandahar Offensive
The marines stationed there aren't allowed to interfere with poppy cultivation as doing so would "turn the villagers against them."
German Jihad Colonies Sprout Up in Waziristan
The Russian-language internet is increasingly subject to control by the Russian government and its allies in the private sector, according to a new report (pdf) from the DNI Open Source Center (OSC).
China cyber-spies target India, Dalai Lama
Environment/Health
Arctic Thaw Frees Overlooked Greenhouse Gasses - from Elizabeth Miller
Annie Leonard STORY OF BOTTLED WATER
Government cuts H1N1 vaccine order by two-thirds
Unused swine flu jabs cost taxpayers £150m
And...
April Fool's Article Documents Arrival of 10-Foot-Tall Aliens; Duped Mayor Dispatches Security Forces
Man Arrested at Large Hadron Collider Claims He's From the Future
Monday, April 05, 2010
US Natural Gas Data Overstated; Monsanto GM Corn Harvest Fails Massively in S. Africa
From Jenna Orkin
Quote of the day:
Front page headline on Friday’s Wall Street Journal proclaimed a big up-tick worldwide in the manufacturing sector.
According to the paper, everybody is making more and more stuff. This helps assure that the recovery “has legs.”
Auto sales, too, came in stronger than expected in March. So it sounds like the recovery has wheels too.
What we want to know: does it have a brain? Who’s buying this stuff and where are they getting the money?
Headlines
South Korea destroyer reaches tanker seized by pirates
Blast derails train in Russia
Russia's Chechen War: It All Comes Down to Energy Rents - from Rice Farmer
5,000 flood Mongolia's capital, demand new government - from Rice Farmer
Border patrol agents face lethal force
Economy
Reminder: The Fed Is Meeting RIGHT NOW To Discuss A Possible Hike To The Discount Rate
The coming inflation wave
LA To Be Bankrupt By June 30, Says City Comptroller - from Jon Noel
California Pensions Are $500 Billion Short, Stanford Study Says - from Jon Noel
Faith-based economics in two graphs
Americans head to the mall
Faith without the graphs.
George Soros Thinks No Women Are Fit To Change The World
So much for his new paradigm.
Energy/Resources
U.S. Natural-Gas Data Overstated
Drought causes thermal coal shortage in central China province
Gasoline Still Has Some Advantages as Fuel - from Rice Farmer
Australia to appoint first Population Minister
Land Grab By the Federal Government?
Monsanto GM-corn harvest fails massively in South Africa
Egypt's largest steelmaker raised steel prices 25% to recoup soaring raw material costs - from Rice Farmer
World
China Journalist Club Shuts Website After Attack
Nearly half of Japan's voters don't support any party
North Korea threatens to abandon U.S. MIA remains
Karzai seeks tribal support
Environment
Earthquake rocks U.S. west coast
New York Will Approach Daily High Temperature Record Tomorrow
If It Isn't One Thing, It's Another Dept.
Unexplained sheep attacks 'caused by aliens in UFOs', farmers claim
Quote of the day:
Front page headline on Friday’s Wall Street Journal proclaimed a big up-tick worldwide in the manufacturing sector.
According to the paper, everybody is making more and more stuff. This helps assure that the recovery “has legs.”
Auto sales, too, came in stronger than expected in March. So it sounds like the recovery has wheels too.
What we want to know: does it have a brain? Who’s buying this stuff and where are they getting the money?
Headlines
South Korea destroyer reaches tanker seized by pirates
Blast derails train in Russia
Russia's Chechen War: It All Comes Down to Energy Rents - from Rice Farmer
5,000 flood Mongolia's capital, demand new government - from Rice Farmer
Border patrol agents face lethal force
Economy
Reminder: The Fed Is Meeting RIGHT NOW To Discuss A Possible Hike To The Discount Rate
The coming inflation wave
LA To Be Bankrupt By June 30, Says City Comptroller - from Jon Noel
California Pensions Are $500 Billion Short, Stanford Study Says - from Jon Noel
Faith-based economics in two graphs
Americans head to the mall
Faith without the graphs.
George Soros Thinks No Women Are Fit To Change The World
So much for his new paradigm.
Energy/Resources
U.S. Natural-Gas Data Overstated
Drought causes thermal coal shortage in central China province
Gasoline Still Has Some Advantages as Fuel - from Rice Farmer
Australia to appoint first Population Minister
Land Grab By the Federal Government?
Monsanto GM-corn harvest fails massively in South Africa
Egypt's largest steelmaker raised steel prices 25% to recoup soaring raw material costs - from Rice Farmer
World
China Journalist Club Shuts Website After Attack
Nearly half of Japan's voters don't support any party
North Korea threatens to abandon U.S. MIA remains
Karzai seeks tribal support
Environment
Earthquake rocks U.S. west coast
New York Will Approach Daily High Temperature Record Tomorrow
If It Isn't One Thing, It's Another Dept.
Unexplained sheep attacks 'caused by aliens in UFOs', farmers claim
Sunday, April 04, 2010
Iran Used China Connection for Nuke Gear; Rattles Saber Over Gaza
From Jenna Orkin
Headlines/War/Terror
Agencies Suspect Iran Is Planning Nuclear Sites
Article which has garnered considerable attention.
Obama Warns of Iran Threat to World Economy
Israeli Deputy Defense Minister Suggests Israel Must Be Prepared to Attack Iran
Iran Rattles Saber Over Gaza
Iran used China connection for nuke gear
Chavez Says Russia Offers Venezuela Nuclear Help
UK troops losing limbs rises sharply
Fifty four men lost at least one limb last year, more than the total for the last three years, report shows
Al-Qaida bombs hit Baghdad
Economy/US
IMF Fed E. Europe Crisis to Get Work: Czech C. Banker
Geithner Delays Currency Report, Urges Flexible Yuan
Why Asian Nations Have Stayed Quiet on Yuan Debate
FBI Warns on Letters to Governors
Unemployed Cloud the Jobs Picture
More Debtors Find Wages Being Garnished by Creditors
What Bailout Billions Bought
Again, The Big Problem With Unemployment Is The LENGTH OF TIME People Are Unemployed
158,000 Personal Bankruptcies In March, 75% of them Chapter 7
Unions Had Their Turn, Now Municipal Utilities Sink Teeth Into The LA Budget
David Petraeus for President: Run General, run
World
Russia rail bombs seen linked to Moscow attacks
Email from a Chinese on China's Real Estate Bubble
Bangkok protesters refuse to disperse
Dash for Poland’s gas could end Russian stranglehold
Soros backs Oxford to refresh economics
Uranium nations flout nuclear mandate
Disaster filmmaker declares situation in Haiti out of control
Wikileaks to Unveil Secret Video
Environment
UK's £73bn nuclear clean-up is fast-tracked
Farm for the Future
From interviews with Campbell and Heinberg to forest gardens that produce several times more per acre than our current agricultural system.
Create an edible garden
Is the Internet Killing Polar Bears?
Organic pest control
Households 'throw out half a ton food-related waste'
Headlines/War/Terror
Agencies Suspect Iran Is Planning Nuclear Sites
Article which has garnered considerable attention.
Obama Warns of Iran Threat to World Economy
Israeli Deputy Defense Minister Suggests Israel Must Be Prepared to Attack Iran
Iran Rattles Saber Over Gaza
Iran used China connection for nuke gear
Chavez Says Russia Offers Venezuela Nuclear Help
UK troops losing limbs rises sharply
Fifty four men lost at least one limb last year, more than the total for the last three years, report shows
Al-Qaida bombs hit Baghdad
Economy/US
IMF Fed E. Europe Crisis to Get Work: Czech C. Banker
Geithner Delays Currency Report, Urges Flexible Yuan
Why Asian Nations Have Stayed Quiet on Yuan Debate
FBI Warns on Letters to Governors
Unemployed Cloud the Jobs Picture
More Debtors Find Wages Being Garnished by Creditors
What Bailout Billions Bought
Again, The Big Problem With Unemployment Is The LENGTH OF TIME People Are Unemployed
158,000 Personal Bankruptcies In March, 75% of them Chapter 7
Unions Had Their Turn, Now Municipal Utilities Sink Teeth Into The LA Budget
David Petraeus for President: Run General, run
World
Russia rail bombs seen linked to Moscow attacks
Email from a Chinese on China's Real Estate Bubble
Bangkok protesters refuse to disperse
Dash for Poland’s gas could end Russian stranglehold
Soros backs Oxford to refresh economics
Uranium nations flout nuclear mandate
Disaster filmmaker declares situation in Haiti out of control
Wikileaks to Unveil Secret Video
Environment
UK's £73bn nuclear clean-up is fast-tracked
Farm for the Future
From interviews with Campbell and Heinberg to forest gardens that produce several times more per acre than our current agricultural system.
Create an edible garden
Is the Internet Killing Polar Bears?
Organic pest control
Households 'throw out half a ton food-related waste'
Saturday, April 03, 2010
N. Korea's Kim May Be in China; Is Google Pullout Prelude to SErious Global COnflict?
From Jenna Orkin
Headlines
North Korea's Kim may have entered China
Is The Google China Pullout The Prelude To A Serious Global Conflict?
U.S. Companies See 'Diminishing' Access in China, Survey Says
In Battle For Resources, There's A New Gulf War
UN wants Guinea Bissau to restore order after coup attempt
South African far-right leader Terre'blanche murdered
People in Niger Heading Toward Capital in Search of Food - from Rice Farmer
Nasa 'could prevent water wars'
Tuareg Activist Takes on French Nuclear Company
World
Russian Oil Production Rises to Post-Soviet Record
Ukraine Offers Russia Role in EU Pipeline
Ragtag military left to defend Japan on shoestring budget - from Rice Farmer
Laid-off workers threaten to blow up French plant - from Rice Farmer
US
28 Leading Wall Street Gurus Break Ranks: Global Collapse and Great Depression II Could Erupt Around 2012 Elections
Jim Grant Downgrades US Credit Rating?
Will the US Default On Its Debt?
Barack Obama approval rating drops to all-time low
Fed Finally Reveals Some Toxic Bear Stearns Related Garbage On Its Balance Sheet
Tim Geithner And The Sovereign Debt That Dare Not Speak Its Name
Democrat Admits That The Healthcare Budget Savings Were A Big Joke
Nevada Hedged By Massive Amounts Of Gold
Feds Say Homes Built With Chinese Drywall Must Be Completely Gutted
Sibel Edmonds' Boiling Frogs' Post
Joe Bageant on America's Class Wars
Terror/Intelligence
US destroyer foils pirate attack, sinks mother ship
Yemen upholds death sentence in Israel spy case
Cyberwar Attack on U.S. Central Command
Implantable Radio Frequency Transponder System
Law Enforcement Tells Citizens Arm Yourselves As US Border Towns Prepare For Bloody Weekend
New airline security measures announced
US to drop extra security against 'terror-prone' Muslim air travellers
US: Kansas bill would let people carry guns in buildings without metal detectors - from Rice Farmer
Kagan, Two Judges Said to Be Considered by Obama for High Court Vacancy
Area 51 Vets Break Silence: No UFOs
National Medical Device Registry
p. 101
Science/Environment
How methane leaks through permafrost
Huge Methane Leak in Arctic Detected
Pixar Tech Lets Docs See in 3-D
Headlines
North Korea's Kim may have entered China
Is The Google China Pullout The Prelude To A Serious Global Conflict?
U.S. Companies See 'Diminishing' Access in China, Survey Says
In Battle For Resources, There's A New Gulf War
UN wants Guinea Bissau to restore order after coup attempt
South African far-right leader Terre'blanche murdered
People in Niger Heading Toward Capital in Search of Food - from Rice Farmer
Nasa 'could prevent water wars'
Tuareg Activist Takes on French Nuclear Company
World
Russian Oil Production Rises to Post-Soviet Record
Ukraine Offers Russia Role in EU Pipeline
Ragtag military left to defend Japan on shoestring budget - from Rice Farmer
Laid-off workers threaten to blow up French plant - from Rice Farmer
US
28 Leading Wall Street Gurus Break Ranks: Global Collapse and Great Depression II Could Erupt Around 2012 Elections
Jim Grant Downgrades US Credit Rating?
Will the US Default On Its Debt?
Barack Obama approval rating drops to all-time low
Fed Finally Reveals Some Toxic Bear Stearns Related Garbage On Its Balance Sheet
Tim Geithner And The Sovereign Debt That Dare Not Speak Its Name
Democrat Admits That The Healthcare Budget Savings Were A Big Joke
Nevada Hedged By Massive Amounts Of Gold
Feds Say Homes Built With Chinese Drywall Must Be Completely Gutted
Sibel Edmonds' Boiling Frogs' Post
Joe Bageant on America's Class Wars
Terror/Intelligence
US destroyer foils pirate attack, sinks mother ship
Yemen upholds death sentence in Israel spy case
Cyberwar Attack on U.S. Central Command
Implantable Radio Frequency Transponder System
Law Enforcement Tells Citizens Arm Yourselves As US Border Towns Prepare For Bloody Weekend
New airline security measures announced
US to drop extra security against 'terror-prone' Muslim air travellers
US: Kansas bill would let people carry guns in buildings without metal detectors - from Rice Farmer
Kagan, Two Judges Said to Be Considered by Obama for High Court Vacancy
Area 51 Vets Break Silence: No UFOs
National Medical Device Registry
p. 101
Science/Environment
How methane leaks through permafrost
Huge Methane Leak in Arctic Detected
Pixar Tech Lets Docs See in 3-D
Friday, April 02, 2010
Russia to Sell Air Defense Systems to China, Nukes to Venezuela
From Jenna Orkin
Economy
White House warns of bumpy road ahead on jobs
Gov't Will Sell Citi Stock, Reap Bailout Profits
The Greece Bailout Is Bunk, There's A Loophole That Let's [sic] Countries Back Out
Terror/Intelligence
EU Intelligence Agency
"Economic Government of the EU"
China buys air defense systems from Russia
Putin will help us get nuclear power, says Chávez - from Rice Farmer
Aircraft Maker Pushing Exports of Spy Drones
Israeli planes and helicopters mount Gaza attacks
US Voices Concerns Over Australia Internet Filter
NYC: Anti-Terror Subway War Games
JO comment: This article, sent in by Rice Farmer, contains the nugget, "Mayor Bloomberg told reporters that yesterday's drill was preplanned, yet it came only days after suicide bombings at two Moscow metro stations killed at least 39 people." For a trip down memory lane, see Mike Ruppert's Crossing the Rubicon on Tripod II.
Pyongyang Slams US-S. Korea War Games
War Game Shows How Attacking Iran Could Backfire
Restoring Constitutional Governance - Fox News
Uganda: Petrol Scarcity Paralyses Country
Hank Johnson: US Congressman claims Guam 'will capsize from military influx'
Dutch Court Upholds UN Immunity Over Srebrenica
The UN is effectively above the law.
Our New Airport Security System: A Politically Correct Version Of Racial Screening
Grandmother Tagged Selling Goldfish
Raleigh Police License Plate Readers Spark Privacy Concern
Environment/Health
How Much Swine Flu Vaccine Will Go To Waste?
Spike in Atlanta, Georgia Deaths Raises Pandemic Concern
Smart Grid: The Implementation of Technocracy
"August Review- Global Elite Research Center"
Obama Puts Pesticide Pusher in Charge of Agriculture...
The art of hen keeping
Worrying could ward off depression
Gold
Gold Market Paper Gold Ponzi
Central Banks Stashing Away Gold at Brisk Pace
Economy
White House warns of bumpy road ahead on jobs
Gov't Will Sell Citi Stock, Reap Bailout Profits
The Greece Bailout Is Bunk, There's A Loophole That Let's [sic] Countries Back Out
Terror/Intelligence
EU Intelligence Agency
"Economic Government of the EU"
China buys air defense systems from Russia
Putin will help us get nuclear power, says Chávez - from Rice Farmer
Aircraft Maker Pushing Exports of Spy Drones
Israeli planes and helicopters mount Gaza attacks
US Voices Concerns Over Australia Internet Filter
NYC: Anti-Terror Subway War Games
JO comment: This article, sent in by Rice Farmer, contains the nugget, "Mayor Bloomberg told reporters that yesterday's drill was preplanned, yet it came only days after suicide bombings at two Moscow metro stations killed at least 39 people." For a trip down memory lane, see Mike Ruppert's Crossing the Rubicon on Tripod II.
Pyongyang Slams US-S. Korea War Games
War Game Shows How Attacking Iran Could Backfire
Restoring Constitutional Governance - Fox News
Uganda: Petrol Scarcity Paralyses Country
Hank Johnson: US Congressman claims Guam 'will capsize from military influx'
Dutch Court Upholds UN Immunity Over Srebrenica
The UN is effectively above the law.
Our New Airport Security System: A Politically Correct Version Of Racial Screening
Grandmother Tagged Selling Goldfish
Raleigh Police License Plate Readers Spark Privacy Concern
Environment/Health
How Much Swine Flu Vaccine Will Go To Waste?
Spike in Atlanta, Georgia Deaths Raises Pandemic Concern
Smart Grid: The Implementation of Technocracy
"August Review- Global Elite Research Center"
Obama Puts Pesticide Pusher in Charge of Agriculture...
The art of hen keeping
Worrying could ward off depression
Gold
Gold Market Paper Gold Ponzi
Central Banks Stashing Away Gold at Brisk Pace
Thursday, April 01, 2010
Troop Move to Mexican Border Under Consideration; Seed Shortage May Come in 2010
From Jenna Orkin
Headlines
Obama: Troop move to Mexican border under consideration
2013: US Debt To Exceed 17.8 Trillion
'Very Good Reason' to Believe Home Prices Will Collapse
Goldman Says Commodities May Witness 'Violent Price Spikes'
A seed shortage may come in 2010
Economy/US
U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner sees unemployment remaining high
Goldman: Emerging Markets Will Devour More Imports Than The West By The End Of This Decade
Now We Know We're In The Throes Of The Mother Of All Jobless Recovery
Special Report: Foreclosing on God
New York Fed Reveals what Bailout Billions Bought
Russia Warns US-Brazil Trade War Will Doom Global Economy
Fraud on the Street
Robert Reich
Fed Reveals Bear Stearns Assets Swallowed to Get JPMorgan to Rescue Firm
States have $5.17 Trillion in Pension Obligations, Gap is $3.23 Trillion; State Debt as Share of GDP
Utah Governor signs eminent domain to seize federal lands
The gas tax is coming...
Pentagon Wants Troop Poop Porta-Reactors
Time To Take Back The Country; Congressional Candidates Deserving Your Support: Ron Paul, John Dennis, BJ Lawson, Rand Paul
Energy
Iraq To Hit Only Half 12 Million B/D Oil Output Target -CERA
Fracking not a cleaner alternative: Cornell prof
World
Israeli fighter planes scrambled after foreign warplanes approach Israel
Is it possible that Israel will join the European Union?
U.S. Navy captures pirates in clash off Seychelles
Middle East in huge naval expansion - from Rice Farmer
Greece Heads Back To Square One As EU's Bazooka Was Nothing More Than A Water Pistol
Britain 'could lose cherished AAA credit within 12 months'
Irish Banks Need $43 Billion in New Capital as "Worst Fears Have Been Surpassed”
Terror/Intelligence
One Of The Men Arrested In Michigan Raids Was Working For the FBI
CIA warns India of al-Qaida threats
Court Says Bush Illegally Wiretapped Two Americans
North Korea Open Radio Prompts Wonder About Life of Riches Across Borders
Environment/Science
Rhode Island Flooding Worst in 100 Years
Scientists recommend 'vaccinating' bacteria against viruses
Protecting industrially-important bacteria from virus and plasmid infections could bring huge economic rewards, a team of scientists at Wageningen University in the Netherlands is reporting at the Society for General Microbiology's 2010 spring meeting.
Scientists baffled as bees again flee US
From Secrecy News:
"Federal Efforts to Address the Threat of Bioterrorism: Selected Issues for Congress," March 18, 2010.
"Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress," March 30, 2010.
"Deforestation and Climate Change," March 24, 2010.
And...
Unpaid Spanish air hostesses strip in protest
Good fundraiser; lousy feminism. Makes you think: What would they do if they did get paid?
German Unemployed Sent to Fake Supermarket to Hone Skills
Headlines
Obama: Troop move to Mexican border under consideration
2013: US Debt To Exceed 17.8 Trillion
'Very Good Reason' to Believe Home Prices Will Collapse
Goldman Says Commodities May Witness 'Violent Price Spikes'
A seed shortage may come in 2010
Economy/US
U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner sees unemployment remaining high
Goldman: Emerging Markets Will Devour More Imports Than The West By The End Of This Decade
Now We Know We're In The Throes Of The Mother Of All Jobless Recovery
Special Report: Foreclosing on God
New York Fed Reveals what Bailout Billions Bought
Russia Warns US-Brazil Trade War Will Doom Global Economy
Fraud on the Street
Robert Reich
Fed Reveals Bear Stearns Assets Swallowed to Get JPMorgan to Rescue Firm
States have $5.17 Trillion in Pension Obligations, Gap is $3.23 Trillion; State Debt as Share of GDP
Utah Governor signs eminent domain to seize federal lands
The gas tax is coming...
Pentagon Wants Troop Poop Porta-Reactors
Time To Take Back The Country; Congressional Candidates Deserving Your Support: Ron Paul, John Dennis, BJ Lawson, Rand Paul
Energy
Iraq To Hit Only Half 12 Million B/D Oil Output Target -CERA
Fracking not a cleaner alternative: Cornell prof
World
Israeli fighter planes scrambled after foreign warplanes approach Israel
Is it possible that Israel will join the European Union?
U.S. Navy captures pirates in clash off Seychelles
Middle East in huge naval expansion - from Rice Farmer
Greece Heads Back To Square One As EU's Bazooka Was Nothing More Than A Water Pistol
Britain 'could lose cherished AAA credit within 12 months'
Irish Banks Need $43 Billion in New Capital as "Worst Fears Have Been Surpassed”
Terror/Intelligence
One Of The Men Arrested In Michigan Raids Was Working For the FBI
CIA warns India of al-Qaida threats
Court Says Bush Illegally Wiretapped Two Americans
North Korea Open Radio Prompts Wonder About Life of Riches Across Borders
Environment/Science
Rhode Island Flooding Worst in 100 Years
Scientists recommend 'vaccinating' bacteria against viruses
Protecting industrially-important bacteria from virus and plasmid infections could bring huge economic rewards, a team of scientists at Wageningen University in the Netherlands is reporting at the Society for General Microbiology's 2010 spring meeting.
Scientists baffled as bees again flee US
From Secrecy News:
"Federal Efforts to Address the Threat of Bioterrorism: Selected Issues for Congress," March 18, 2010.
"Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress," March 30, 2010.
"Deforestation and Climate Change," March 24, 2010.
And...
Unpaid Spanish air hostesses strip in protest
Good fundraiser; lousy feminism. Makes you think: What would they do if they did get paid?
German Unemployed Sent to Fake Supermarket to Hone Skills
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