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Friday, October 22, 2021

Bitcoin vending machines at Walmart

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 Bitcoin is here to stay, folks. US retail giant Walmart, the world’s largest company by revenue, has launched a program to allow customers ...
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Thursday, October 21, 2021

Nation moves to curb disorderly investment — China Daily

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China fell behind the curve and now it is rushing to get ahead of it. ECNS Nation moves to curb disorderly investment China Daily

'Thielism': Beyond The Dogmas Of Reaganism — The Thielist

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 Somewhat short on substance but a heads-up — Peter Thiel is on the move. Zero Hedge 'Thielism': Beyond The Dogmas Of Reaganism The ...
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Wealth is leisure. Leisure, wealth. — Sandwichman

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The three quotes above are from, respectively: 1. William Godwin 2. Charles Wentworth Dilke 3. Karl Marx. There was a very pronounced influe...
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Joel Baden: The Bible Doesn't Say What You Think it Does

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 There are two different creation stories in the Bible, and they are quite different to each other. Joel Baden believes that the people that...
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Sorelle Amore - This company owns the world, (and it's our fault) - BlackRock

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  Sorelle Amore - This company owns the world, (and it's our fault) - BlackRock

Analysis News - Michael Hudson: Biden Between BlackRock and a Hard Place

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 The Democrats won the election with a number of popular policies, but the corporations don't like them, so they have been watering them...

Channel 4 News - Climate change deniers host conference in Sin City

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 Climate change deniers are pushing 'Climate Lockdown' conspiracy theories - a term they invented.  They know the lockdowns have bee...
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Links — 21 OCT 2021

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India Punchline (US preparing for a three-front war with China, Russia, and Iran, ie., a suicide mission. But, hey, ka-ching  for the MICIMA...

Marx and MMT – Remarks on Long-Term Policy and Social Implications — Peter Cooper

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In recent exchanges on Marx and MMT, one question has concerned the capacity of government spending to encourage private investment and prom...
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Zero Hedge — "We Could Not Ignore It Anymore" - Houston Firefighters Pension Fund Piles Into Crypto

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This is permitted? What could go wrong?  Zero Hedge "We Could Not Ignore It Anymore" - Houston Firefighters Pension Fund Piles Int...
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Middle East Eye — Turkey's Central Bank stuns markets with strong rate cut amid soaring inflation

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 Erdogan gets it. Rate hikes are inflationary since raising rates raises prices, according to MMT. Middle East Eye Turkey's Central Bank...

I like Steven Pinker’s new book. Here’s why: — Andrew Gelman

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Andrew Gelman reviews Steven Pinker's Rationality . Trenchant criticism along with the praise.  A bit longish and rather detailed for a ...

China Must Restore Growth — Yu Yongding

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It is imperative that China’s leaders address financial-system vulnerabilities, especially the corporate sector’s high leverage ratio. But i...
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How Sen. Manchin just Positioned Chinese Firms to dominate the Green Energy Markets of the 21st Century, Leaving the US in the Dust — Juan Cole

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By 2025, unsubsidized solar power with battery storage everywhere in China will be cheaper than coal. Indeed, solar plus battery is already ...
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Money Printing (Sigh) — Brian Romanchuk

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In a lot of financial market commentary – and even in the output of some academics – one might often see discussion of “money printing” in t...

Bill Mitchell — Video of presentation for Wattle Partners – October 15, 2021

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Last week, I did a seminar with a Melbourne financial market group (Wattle Partners), who I regularly help in their education programs. It t...

Fund Manager Survey on bonds

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  This survey at all time low by a significant margin… the GOP “stagflation!” thesis is absolutely crushing it…  

The Guangzhou Circle, China

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Located on the edge of the Pearl River, the 138-metre Guangzhou Circle was designed by Di Pasquale of Milan studio AM Project to provide an ...

Russia sees record numbers of coronavirus deaths | Covid-19 Special DW Newsw

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The Russians are very vaccine sceptic, with only 29% of the population being vaccinated . Social distancing and masks wearing rules tend to ...
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Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Russia shutting down

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  Russia shutting back down… PUTIN APPROVES PROPOSED WEEK-LONG WORKPLACE SHUTDOWN IN RUSSIA FROM OCT. 30 DUE TO SURGE OF COVID-19 CASES, DEA...
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Soft-wars — Blair Fix

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Political economist Chris Mouré has a new paper out in the Review of Capital as Power. It’s called ‘Soft-wars’ , and it is a fascinating cas...

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In his address at the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 21, 2021, Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Repub...

Wall Street’s Takeover of Nature Advances with Launch of New Asset Classs — Whitney Webb

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A project of the multilateral development banking system, the Rockefeller Foundation and the New York Stock Exchange recently created a new ...

The Drivers Of Empire Want To Rule As Greek Gods — Caitlin Johnstone

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 Power and sociopathy. CaitlinJohnstone.com The Drivers Of Empire Want To Rule As Greek Gods Caitlin Johnstone

Zero Hedge — "People Are Hoarding" - Supermarkets Are The Next Supply Chain Crunch As Food Shortages Persist

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Hoarding has a way of spiraling once it takes hold. Rationing on the way? Zero Hedge "People Are Hoarding" - Supermarkets Are The ...

Sochi probes the Utopia of a multipolar world — Pepe Escobar

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Backgrounder. The Vineyard of the Saker Sochi probes the Utopia of a multipolar world Pepe Escobar

Global Oil And Gas Ambitions At Odds With Climate Targets — Irina Slav

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The oil, gas, and coal production plans of some of the world's biggest oil, gas, and coal producers far exceed the emissions targets set...
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Super Imperialism: The economic strategy of American empire with economist Michael Hudson — Ben Norton and Max Blumenthal

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Economist Michael Hudson discusses the update of his book “Super Imperialism: The Economic Strategy of American Empire” and the financial mo...

Bill Mitchell — Vaccine study suggests boosters will be required sooner rather than later

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It is Wednesday and so just a few points today. I obviously like data as it tells me a lot about the world and often forces me to alter my v...