"Nevada bill would allow tech companies to create governments" - AP Is this the first step that would lead to legislative governments controlled and run by giant corporates at regional, national and, eventually, global levels? Can you imagine that? Corporates ordering and overseeing human life? And not just any corporate entities but futuristic 'Tech' entities?... Continue Reading →
Listening To Jim…
"Can’t we just all get along? No, apparently," says Jim Kunstler in the first words from his latest blog piece. I remember saying something similar recently. Is this how it is? Is this really how it is in America these days? I don't know. I don't have a first-hand, ringside seat from which to form my... Continue Reading →
Uncle Sam’s Terrorist Taxi Service
Amid increased rumblings of war, the Obama-era US helicopter taxi service for ISIS terrorist cells (de-facto US ground forces) again raises its ugly head with new reports of resumption of service in Iraq (they seem to be popping up all over in Syria too). Not that I'm convinced Uncle Sam's Terrorist Taxi Service ever stopped... Continue Reading →
A Robot Fighter’s View
Convergent in some mystical way (no, don't go away, it's not spooky - well, only a little bit) with my post from the very early hours of this morning - 'Time for a Rethink?' - talking about the divergent concepts of 'Reset' and 'Change', this article just landed in my Inbox in an email from... Continue Reading →
Browsing Satisfaction
Never being satisfied and always looking for something better, I transferred my web browsing activity to the Russian, Chromium based browsing platform - Yandex - a few days ago. Simple, clean and beautiful in its presentation (see screenshot image - taken with the built-in Yandex screen image tool), flexible and accommodating in its setup, and... Continue Reading →
Time for a Rethink? Since ‘Reset’ is out of the question – YES
I'm sharing a story for reasons which, apart from its general interest, I will discuss below... 'China willing to share nuclear technology for peaceful use: expert' - China Daily This shared article got me thinking, or, more accurately, brought into focus thoughts I have been having for some time. Is it time to open a... Continue Reading →
It’s All Been a Game, For Some, Don’t You See?
Recognising the historical and social importance of the latest Kunstler blog post, I am again sharing it in full. I offer no further comment than that. Read it and you will see for yourself. 'The Game is On' - Kunstler CLUSTERFUCK NATION – BLOG || February 1, 2021 The Game is On For your reading... Continue Reading →
Cuba-Canada in Resource Talks
I have grown tired I think, for the moment at least, of sharing stories of what ails the West. Let the West sort its own problems out, if it can - and there are many. And many of them appear insurmountable just now. It's a dangerous time for everyone. But here is a story of... Continue Reading →
Not Something Else 