The Dangers Of Denial
When someone fails to realize that China is a deeply authoritarian state, or actively denies it, or likewise does not realize that the US, Canada, the UK and Europe have…
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Billionaires Cheer Lockdown – Surprise, Surprise
* Forbes magazine cheers lockdown. Surprise, surprise. * The billionaire club of Davos likes lockdown, because they prefer oligarchy and authoritarianism, that is, fascism, to freedom and democracy. It also…
Biowarfare, Power Games, Fear & Hype
* Interesting how synchronicity works, as Jung referred to it. The other night I watched a Star Trek episode, and it was about a bio-engineered virus designed to kill specific…
Global Trends: Fascism Amidst Manufactured Panic & Distraction
Multi-cultural elite rule turning increasingly toward global corporate oligarchy, neofeudalism, and fascism, has been the undeniable direction of the West since 9/11, 2001. Further moves in this direction make far…
Economic Respone to Pandemic: Go Big, Go Fast
The health emergency created by the COVID-19 pandemic is of course the primary concern of Canadians, and the first priority for government to address. But it is increasingly clear that…
Slaughterhouse Now: Reflections on Huxley, authoritarianism, and the Brave New World being ushered in by a bug
* I think of a dear friend’s response to my dinner invitation tonight – him saying (in the face of the “pandemic”) that he is generally staying home…. Frankly, like…
A Sobering Reflection
These are difficult days, which seems to be an understatement to say at the moment. What’s worse is that we know they are going to get more difficult, as Covid-19…
Neoliberalism, the Shock Doctrine and Disaster Capitalism
Originally posted on Writings of J. Todd Ring: Normally I post only essays that I have written on my blog, but this deserves to be an exception to the rule.…
The Collapse of Modern Civilization
More than 150 years ago Thoreau commented, “Our sills are all rotten.” He was right. It is for that reason that Western, and Westernized, “modern” “civilization” is collapsing. This could…
Lessons Alberta is learning.
Albertans are disappointed. They cannot blame Ottawa for this one. They cannot win an oil price war with Saudi Arabia. Alberta tar sands bitumen is not even in the running.…
Taking the Car Out of Carbon: UK EV Station to Open This Summer
In the UK, a company plans to build more than 100 EV charging stations to support non-carbon options. What are we doing here?
American ‘Leadership’ Continue Irreparable Harm
I am tired of politicans that blame others for issues and problems that can’t be solved with the wave of a wand. Trump is the king of blaming others and…
#CloseTheSchools, Save Lives
If you're a city leader with influence in a business or government, read this, and in the morning do what you can to limit places people can spread respiratory illnesses.…
The Mark, Completely Missed
Democracy can be a messy thing in the best of times and sometimes partisanship can be a Hell of a drug. Regardless of those facts, democracy is the best way…
I Was Worried For a Moment
When I saw Google/Pocket recommending this article on batteries for the grid, I was a bit concerned. It was contrary to what I understood to be the truth, so I…
The Upside of Plague
Covid-19 = Panic, mayhem, hoarding, greed. Let’s pause and put the HEART back into EARTH.
COVID-19 COVIDerup In USA
This is a WTF kind of story. How did corruption get this bad in the USA? Emails and interviews show that after the weeks of C.D.C. rejections, researchers in Seattle…
Lockdown: Fascism 1, Sanity 0
China and Italy, both with authoritarian governments, are the first to put their countries under lockdown. The Davos oligarchs think that’s wonderful, of course. Divide & conquer, sow fear &…
US 2020 Election: One Choice Only – The Oligarchy
Chris Hedges states there is no choice in the 2020 US election if it is a choice between Trump and Biden: both are a vote for the consolidation of the…
Ended with a Silly Whimper
It’s amazing to think how much things can change in a year. It’s been just 12 months since Ottawa was completely caught up in the SNC-PMO Scandal, the words of…