Allegations of Interference

I'm sick and tired of Americans yowling and whining about political and commercial interference in their affairs when the US is, without peer, the doyen of external political, commercial, and also military interference in the affairs of other countries - not just individual countries but now worldwide.  This now established pattern began, as far as... Continue Reading →

South Africa Benefits Over Australia’s Woes

"...despite China's overreliance on Australian iron ore and coal, which has caused some hiccups in the past months, recent shipments of the important materials from alternative sources showed that it is easy for China to replace Australia as its import source." - as quoted from the linked GT report. "China can easily replace Australian imports,... Continue Reading →

The Thing We Should Most Fear

"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…

"Canโ€™t we just all get along? No, apparently," says Jim Kunstler in the first words from his latest blog piece.ย  I remember saying something similar recently.ย  Is this how it is?ย  Is this really how it is in America these days?ย  Iย don't know.ย  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).ย  Not that I'm convinced Uncle Sam's Terrorist Taxi Service ever stopped... 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 →

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