I can't not share today's Kunstler.com post - 'The Waiting Is The Hardest Part'. It is spot on. https://kunstler.com/clusterfuck-nation/the-waiting-is-the-hardest-part/ It is not clear to me just why businesses and governments choose 'The Ides' of a month ('The Ides', a Roman thing, marking roughly the middle of a month) to begin measures likely to engender unrest,... Continue Reading →
How to Split Society – Part 1
I make no apologies for sharing this image - found on The Automatic Earth - since it echoes my sentiments exactly...https://theautomaticearth.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/OwnHospital.jpg Basically, it's hospital for the unvaxxed. Segregationist? Undoubtedly. But we unvaxxed didn't start the war. One 'x' or two 'xx's? I plump for the two 'xx' version, since that seems to be the most... Continue Reading →
‘Reports of My Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated’ – BRICS
I am always happy to read something new from Phil Butler, and doubly happy when that something is about BRICS - which has been receiving bad press recently as to maybe not so much its death (makes a good headline though) but its remaining relevance. The world needs BRICS as an ongoing and vital alternative... Continue Reading →
The US Wishes China Would Just Go Away. China Of Course Has No Intention Of Doing That.
The biggest headache for the US today is not Russia. They know there is nothing they can do about Russia. They can't destroy or subdue Russia - I mean they have already tried unsuccessfully, several times. They also know they are actually more likely to destroy not only most of their allies if they attempted... Continue Reading →
Serious Losses of US Intelligence
Well, this is interesting, and might explain the donut shape of US intelligence of late. "CIA cable confirms 'dozens' of informants killed in Russia, China, Iran, Pakistan" - The Cradle - and an unusually large number of other news outlets It may also explain why The Company was concentrating its efforts on ousting the Trump... Continue Reading →
“Commentary For Today.”
There is no doubt, and I make no apologies for showing, that this short update video, disjointed and at times difficult to understand as it is (mostly due to him talking off the cuff as he does - rather than working from notes or a written script - which I think adds to the potency... Continue Reading →
A Self-Limiting Rule of Law?
I had to think carefully on what I would write about today. Something global? Something local? Something Upbeat? Something Downbeat (I don't have time to find appropriate synonyms for upbeat/downbeat)? Something funny? Something entertaining? Something caustic? Something soothing? Or what? There are examples of stories which could slot into any of those categories appearing every... Continue Reading →
Developing Taiwan Issue
I want to get back to the story on Taiwan I mentioned a couple of days ago because it continues to develop and will feature large in future geopolitical circles. Let's settle basic points of fact to start with. Taiwan is not an independent nation and never will be no matter how hard the US... Continue Reading →
“Everything Is Coming Apart”. Do You Sense That?
The world, or that part of it which does not dwell in Sleepy Hollow (and Sleepy Hollows can be found everywhere), is now in panic mode. That, I think, is the basic reason for the introduction of the COVID pandemic almost 2 years ago. The powers that be, recognised then that time was up for... Continue Reading →
Not Something Else 
