The single most dangerous time (for the world) in the cycle of US Presidential incumbency, especially with a President who has accomplished virtually nothing of merit or memorability, is the final year of office for the outgoing President. He, I was going to say 'He/She' but there never has been a 'She' and it looks... Continue Reading →
Australia? – Cooking Jobs Figures? – That’s Not Cricket.
But it is expected. All governments do it, when they are in crap up to their knees and their backs are against the wall. It's the First, A number 1, ACME patented, GoTo in those circumstances. Read what ZeroHedge has to say: Australia Admits Recent Stellar Job Numbers Were Cooked Unfortunately, ZeroHedge seldom uses pictures... Continue Reading →
How Can I Possibly Describe This?…
This is one of the most appalling, unspeakable abominations that any human being can inflict on another human being. And it is done in the name of religion? It just shows that the value of religion, if it has any value at all, is highly overrated. It also shows that the dangers of harbouring religion... Continue Reading →
We Signed Away Our Rights To Fair Trade
Obama hails signing of Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal Photo credit: US President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign rally for Tom Wolf, Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania Governor, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 2, 2014 (AFP Photo/Saul Loeb) Pres. Obama, chief spruiker of the TPP and chief duper of Pacific nation leaders, lays down in this... Continue Reading →
Behind The News
There is always something hidden behind every news headline. Take this one for instance: Prolonged oil slump sparks second wave of cuts to 2016 budgets And it is only early February. Photo credit: A pump jack is seen at sunrise near Bakersfield, California October 14, 2014. Reuters/Lucy Nicholson It has been over a year now,... Continue Reading →
Like Nothing We’ve Seen Before
Debt, defaults, and devaluations: why this market crash is like nothing we've seen before Photo credit: The S&P 500 trading pit at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange - owner unknown. I began this year with the thought, and sort of prediction, that we were or are heading into a Dark Age of human experience. I admittedly... Continue Reading →
No Way Back… From Big Oil
Beware the contraction (shrinkage, huge financial losses, asset sales, withdrawal from risk, withdrawal from exploration) of Big Oil. Photo credit: A Chevron gas station is seen in Cardiff, California January 25, 2016. Reuters/Mike Blake Modern society is entirely dependent solely on Big Oil for its existence. Big Oil goes (and it will; and it must),... Continue Reading →
Playing With Fire
Well, there you go. You play with fire, eventually you will get burned fingers. New York investigates radioactive leak in groundwater near city Photo credit: The Indian Point energy center in Buchanan, New York. Ricky Flores/AP This could be considerably worse that they are currently admitting. And... just to put it in context, what happens... Continue Reading →
Why Would You…?
Why would you vote for someone who is shafting you without your consent? Oh, and why would you just stand there and let it happen?
Not Something Else 