Whether you agree with the notion that there are too many people in the world, or not, the fact remains that there are too many people in the world. And this is a situation which is will soon, as in the next few years (not decades) become one of the pressing problems that will determine... Continue Reading →
Syria Recovering From West-led Aggression
"Syria’s Assad Says Country Has Potential to Overcome West’s Crushing Siege – Video" - Sputnik News Syria's much loved and re-elected president, Bashar al-Assad, out and about among his people, overseeing the nation's recovery from US-led Western aggression, mostly attributed to their terrorist accomplices - the only thing left to them now being resource theft... Continue Reading →
G7 – No Longer Fit For Purpose
The once powerful G7 group of nations, which the Martin Jacques Global Times article linked below reminds us, a mere generation ago could boast of controlling two thirds of the global economy but today is reduced to only one third, epitomising the decline in global influence and authority of Western nations in the intervening years.... Continue Reading →
A New Arctic Ice Record
This may look like leftover spaghetti but it is a picture of the ups and downs, peaks and troughs, of the annual cycles of Arctic sea ice cover over the past 40+ years based on satellite data - courtesy of NSIDC. What I would like you to pick from this is the blue line which... Continue Reading →
Because I Can, and Because it Needs to be Said, and Acknowledged
As 2020 draws to a close, leaving the world in a very unsettled state, with little of any value to show for itself, and little to offer of future prospects, we need something to give us hope. Something to grasp and cling to, as we look to dark days ahead. Is there such a thing?... Continue Reading →
No Deus Ex Machina This Time
So, it has come down to this. All sense of purpose, self-respect and any capability to recognise their own shameful and self-destructive actions, has left America or is in hiding somewhere, fearful for its further existence in the madhouse that the US has evolved into. Kunstler captures the scene perfectly - and the worst is... Continue Reading →
A Maxim For Today
'Believe nothing, trust no-one', is a good maxim to hold in today's world. There are dirty deeds going on all the time , everywhere, at all levels and from all sources. Some sources of course are well practised in the art of dirty deeds through long and prolific service to the tradition. The US State... Continue Reading →
What Is Much More Important Than COVID-19?
Five words: "The U.S. Empire Is Ending" We will eventually, maybe, perhaps, nothing guaranteed, get over COVID-19. It will pass, or we will pass, or we may even learn to live with it. Whichever one of those outcomes (they are not options) occurs, we can do that. No problem. Well, nothing we can't handle. What... Continue Reading →
Generation COVID
“In the past four weeks, did you think you would be better off dead, or wish you were dead?” This is a question posed to Australian youngsters recently as part of an investigation into the effects of a global pandemic on those who are just now trying to pull together the threads of a life... Continue Reading →
