News headlines – 30 September, 2020
News Links, September 30, 2020
## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##
Negative real yields on sovereign debt here to stay – Reuters poll
A New Monetary System Will Evolve in the Next 10 Years
Yeah, like a lot of people will be bartering. — RF
## Airline death spiral ##
Facing Crappiest Recovery Ever, Airlines Demand New $25-Billion Bailout, for $50 Billion Total, after Having Burned $45 Billion on Share Buybacks
Coddled investors, not taxpayers, should step up to the plate and fund the “daily cash burn.”
United, pilots agree on schedule reductions to avoid nearly 3,000 furloughs
Air France leads tax pushback in climate vs recovery fight
Airports compete for worried flyers with on-site COVID-19 testing, TSA appointments, cleaning robots
## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
Enraged US Threatens to Close Iraq Embassy Over Militia Attacks
Threat to evacuate U.S. diplomats from Iraq raises fear of war
High-tech weaponry boost for Russian Army: official
US pioneers a Mach 20 hypersonic monster
‘Kamikaze’ role eyed for America’s robotic wingmen
Does this US military uniform suggest it is preparing for war with China?
US Launches Airstrikes in Iraq from Carrier For First Time in Two Years
Trump Administration Prepares Broad New Iran Sanctions
## Migrants/refugees ##
‘Or gas them’: Germany’s far-right AfD fires official over migrant comment
## Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
Mexican women demanding legalization of abortion clash with police
Women charged police lines and threw Molotov cocktails at officers in Mexico City on Monday during protests demanding the legalization of abortion in the majority Roman Catholic country.
Hundreds of Vehicle Ramming Attacks Mark New Norm in America’s Civil Unrest
## Energy/resources ##
Tankers carrying Iranian fuel begin entering Venezuelan waters – data
California’s Electric Vehicle Dream Has A Major Problem
## Got food? ##
Report: 56 Million Americans Depended on Food Banks During the Pandemic
Once only associated with enemy nations and the Great Depression, bread lines have returned to the US, often in form of miles-long traffic jams or car parks filled with hungry drivers.
## Environment/health ##
West Nile virus found in people in 2 Florida counties, prompting health advisory to take precautions against mosquitoes
Countries Pledge to Reverse Destruction of Nature After Missing Biodiversity Targets
How Much Have Lockdowns Really Let Nature Recover?
• Coronavirus
Official coronavirus death toll is likely an ‘underestimate’ of the true total, WHO says
Mother’s milk could help fight coronavirus, study finds
## Intelligence/security/internet/cyberwar ##
Judge Rejected Ban On TikTok Because Trump’s DOJ Can’t Show Any Real National Security Threat
Cyberattack hits major U.S. hospital system
FBI Feeds Pentagon Intel For Offensive Cyberattacks
Amazon unveils device allowing palm purchases, entry to events
Philippines’ Duterte calls out Facebook after accounts taken down
U.S. faces ongoing court battles over TikTok, WeChat bans
Microsoft 365 service interruption knocks out office and schoolwork worldwide
911 outages reported nationwide (US)
Is the internet falling apart?
ASSANGE HEARING DAY SIXTEEN–Anonymous Witnesses to Detail Alleged CIA Plot to Kill Assange
Your Man in the Public Gallery: Assange Hearing Day 18
Your Man in the Public Gallery: Assange Hearing Day 19
As His Extradition Trial Drags on, Media and Rights Groups Are Still Ignoring Julian Assange
## Propaganda/censorship/fake news/alternative facts ##
Discredited Russian Bounty Story Exposes Media’s Role in Status Quo
The military says they can’t find evidence to support it, yet the New York Times and others have not repudiated the reports or issued corrections.
## Systemic breakdown/collapse/unsustainability ##
Goodbye To All That: Are Our Rituals of “Prosperity” Increasingly Meaningless?
The heretical truth is that many of the “consumption rituals” that signified “prosperity” for decades are either meaningless, unaffordable or require way more effort than the meager payoff is worth.
## Japan ##
Chinese FM to visit Japan, may meet Suga
Why is poverty rising in Japan? (video)
Mt Fuji gets season’s 1st snowcap, 24 days earlier than last year
Japan Coast Guard has brush with Taiwanese fishing boat off Senkakus
Abenomics: Big Debts with Nothing to Show for It
## China ##
China stands behind vaccine programs despite doubts
China fires back at US over environment, South China Sea militarization
## UK ##
UK ‘turning a blind eye’ to war crimes in Yemen with Saudi arms sales
Britain is part of ‘arc of instability’ around the EU, chairman says
Britain’s new Protector drone completes maiden flight
## US ##
Trump’s Tax Filings Do Not Reveal What Democrats Had Hoped For
Rand Paul, Tulsi Gabbard, Thomas Massie, Ron Wyden Join Forces To Unplug the President’s ‘Internet Kill Switch’
Some 3,500 U.S. companies sue over Trump-imposed Chinese tariffs
America’s global prestige on life support
The $4 trillion U.S. government relies on individual taxpayers
Another Horrific Chicago Weekend: 5-Year Old Girl Stabbed, 49 People Shot
Trump’s reported tax methods would be par for the course for the rich, experts say
“It’s not something cooked up in some law firm, it’s something Congress devised,” he said of the tax breaks enjoyed by the real estate sector and investors with capital gains.
Housing economist sees recent home price gains as ‘unsustainable’
What Major Stores Went Bankrupt in 2020?
US Trade Deficit in Goods Swells to a Whopping $82.9 Billion
What Is The Average Net Worth Of American Households?
Helicopter Money and the End of Taxes
And finally…
Profane parrots removed from zoo display for rude language
Sunday, September 27, 2020
News Links, September 28, 2020
## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##
Out With Predatory Capitalism, In With a “Life Economy” (John Perkins)
Revenge of the Money Launderers
## Airline death spiral ##
Boeing 737 MAX could get EU clearance ‘by year’s end’
## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
Jewish Settlers Raze Palestinian-owned Land to Expand Illegal Settlement
Pentagon May Increase Navy Fleet to Over 500 Ships
Taiwan’s armed forces strain in undeclared war of attrition with China
## Migrants/refugees ##
How many people will migrate due to rising sea levels? Our best guesses aren’t good enough
## Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
Breonna Taylor updates: Sit-in on Brooklyn Bridge; Protests in LA, Seattle, Chicago, Philly; Demonstrators clash with Louisville police
Thousands protest coronavirus restrictions in central London
Belarus police detain dozens as crowds chant against Lukashenko
Israelis protest outside Netanyahu’s home after bid to curb demonstrations
Woman charged with attempted murder for driving through crowd of competing protesters
## Energy/resources ##
Why Is Nuclear Energy So Expensive?
Just this week, the World Nuclear Industry Status Report summed up the state of the global nuclear industry, and it ain’t pretty.
Air pollution leads to increase in electricity usage, study suggests
High levels of air pollution are forcing people inside to consume more electricity, subsequently causing even greater environmental problems by increasing greenhouse gas emissions.
Iran Significantly Boosts Oil Exports Despite Sanctions
PG&E may cut power to nearly 97,000 California customers amid fire risk
Tightening Supply Pushes Rhodium Prices To All-Time High
## Got food? ##
Is Lab-Grown Food the Future? — Pros and Cons to Consider
## Environment/health ##
Heatwaves in the world’s oceans have become over 20 times more frequent due to human influence
New Jersey Legislature Passes ‘Most Comprehensive’ Plastics Ban in the Nation
How Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Fuel Pandemics
• Coronavirus
About 9% of Americans exposed to COVID-19 by mid-summer. That’s a long way from herd immunity.
WHO says 2 million coronavirus deaths is ‘not impossible’ as world approaches 1 million
Colombia passes grim milestone of 800,000 coronavirus cases, more than 25,000 deaths
Coronavirus global death toll passes 1 million
In Which We Debunk A Covidiot Pamphlet
## Intelligence/security/internet/cyberwar ##
FBI official who worked with Mueller raised doubts about Russia investigation
Election Meddlers Find a Scapegoat
Global cosmetics brands and banks linked to palm oil labor abuses, report says
## Systemic breakdown/collapse/unsustainability ##
What If Preventing Collapse Isn’t Profitable? (Richard Heinberg; well worth reading)
The real downside of the green-profit narrative has been that it created the assumption in many people’s minds that the solution to climate change and other environmental dilemmas is technical, and that policy makers and industrialists will implement it for us, so that the way we live doesn’t need to change in any fundamental way. That’s never been true.
Do we Still have a Chance? The Challenge of Emergency Measures for the Survival of Humankind
## Japan ##
Tokyo Olympic organizers unveil scaled-back Games plan
Job losses top 60,000, pace accelerated by virus resurgence
Mitsubishi Motors to Cut 600 Jobs via Voluntary Redundancy
Japan’s Suga, China’s Xi affirm cooperation in 1st talks
## China ##
China is About to Release the World’s First National Digital Asset— Here’s Why
## UK ##
Protesters scuffle with police at London anti-lockdown demo
UK universities grapple with spiralling COVID-19 outbreaks
Boris Johnson: UK can be ‘launchpad’ for green industrial revolution
Good luck with that. — RF
## US ##
Trump to name Amy Coney Barrett to US Supreme Court: reports
Derision, Disbelief After Iowa Meatpacking Plant Where Hundreds Caught Coronavirus Fined Just $957
Trump says U.S. election winner might not be known for months
Heat wave brings ‘critical risks’ of wildfires to California
With Breonna Taylor protests, COVID-19 and record homicides, Louisville police are in crisis
Friday, September 25, 2020
News Links, September 26, 2020
## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards/global cooling/deflationary collapse ##
World’s workers lost $3.5 trillion in pandemic: UN
Duterte tightens grip as the Philippines falls apart
Singapore population falls for first time in 17 years as firms hire fewer foreigners
Monster Rally: U.S. And Japan Pumping $10 Trillion Into Asset Bubbles
## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##
The Pentagon is eyeing a 500-ship Navy, documents reveal
Russia’s ‘White Swan’ bomber is breaking records
Fighter pilot shortage puts US Navy in a quandary
Thunderstorms Could Literally Blow Up the F-35 Stealth Fighter
Spy planes join B-52 bomber in exercise over Black Sea
Report: US Top Supplier of Arms in the Middle East
Scores Killed in Heavy Fighting Across Afghanistan
Chinese fishing fleet off Peru sparks Twitter war between Washington and Beijing
China slammed by West over Hong Kong and Xinjiang at United Nations rights forum
## Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##
Miners Protest Underground As Poland Moves To Phase Out Coal
DOJ: 300 charged with committing crimes ‘under the guise’ of protests
Protests across U.S. oppose Breonna Taylor decision for 2nd night
Student protests against herd immunity policy spread across Greece
Police: Violence at Portland protest escalates to firebombs
Indian farmers block roads, railways as protests mount over farm bills
## Energy/resources ##
OPEC In Trouble As Oil Outlook Worsens
U.S.-Seized Iranian Fuel Cargoes Stuck In Legal Limbo
## Got food? ##
Hunger in America, Especially for Children, Has “Skyrocketed” During Covid-19, Data Shows
## Environment/health ##
What is ‘friluftsliv’? How an idea of outdoor living could help us this winter
• Coronavirus
Israel tightens second lockdown as coronavirus cases soar
U.S. coronavirus cases surpass seven million as Midwest outbreak flares up
U.K. And France Break Daily Coronavirus Case Record As Europe Braces For Second Pandemic Wave
Coronavirus ravages Latin America’s working class, Mexico deaths pass 75,000
## Intelligence/security/internet/cyberwar ##
Bill Gates’ Global Agenda and How We Can Resist His War on Life
Corona-fied: Employers Spying on Remote Workers in Their Homes
Disturbing increases in the use of digital surveillance technologies by employers to monitor their remote workers are raising alarm bells.
Amazon launches flying drone camera for the home
Your Man in the Public Gallery: Assange Hearing Day 17
ASSANGE HEARING DAY FOURTEEN—Baraitser Grants Defense 4 Weeks to Prepare for Final Argument, Citing US Election
New Documents Further Unveil Obama’s Anti-Trump Campaign
## Propaganda/censorship/fake news/alternative facts ##
Facebook Suspends More Than 200 Environmental and Indigenous Groups
MSM Promotes Yet Another CIA Press Release As News
## Systemic breakdown/collapse/unsustainability ##
As Things Devolve, Here’s Why Understanding the Brutal Reality of the SHTF Could Save Your Life
The Road to Nowhere: Whatever Can’t Be Politicized Ceases to Exist
The essence of any Totalitarian society is the politicization of everything, as everything must be either supporting the status quo or it’s a threat to the status quo.
## Japan ##
Japan reveals 3 sea-based alternatives for scrapped Aegis Ashore plan
Japan considers facial recognition for contact tracing at big events
Stolen money via Japan Post account breaches rises to ¥60 million
Debt woes of one of China’s top cities highlighted by first-of-its-kind bond default
China accuses foreign correspondents of meddling in Hong Kong
## UK ##
UK public borrowing surges to fresh record high in August
UK car output falls by nearly half in August
UK’s Sunak unveils new job support scheme; warns he cannot save every business
## US ##
Durable Goods New Orders Spotlight a Manufacturing Slowdown
Almost 2 in 3 Americans say economy is worse than a year ago today, survey says
Americans are hoarding trillions of dollars in cash before the presidential election: Morgan Stanley
Voting for the Lesser of Two Evils: a Vicious Circle
Industry Needs To Solve The Skilled Workforce Challenge For Itself
There have already been 8,000 wildfires in California this year. A warm, dry fall forecast threatens to bring more trouble.
Kushner-Linked Firm and Gig Economy Set to Reap Huge Profits as Mass Evictions Begin
With threats of homelessness and bankruptcy in the air as the eviction moratoriums subside, both renters and small landlords are getting pinched by predatory tech capitalism as the gig-economy hits the real estate market.
Police Are Using $1.6 Billion in Surplus Military Gear Doled Out Since 9/11
The Fed Now Owns Over $2 Trillion in Mortgages, What Else?
Justice Sleeps and ‘We the People’ Suffer: No, the U.S. Supreme Court Will Not Save Us
