1. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/08/world/americas/venezuela-oil-maduro.html   To Survive, Venezuela’s Leader Gives Up Decades of Control Over Oil Faced with a severe economic crisis, the country’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, is letting foreign...
      


  2. Because of tariffs on Chinese goods imported to United States, goods are often transshipped through third countries and labelled as originating from these countries....
      


  3. This is so good, I thought it deserved it's own post. It's all about time and exposure: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/05/coronavirus-covid19-exposure-risk-catching-virus-germs/   Dosage: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2020/4/24/21233226/coronavirus-runners-cyclists-airborne-infectious-dose Superspreader lessons: https://quillette.com/2020/04/23/covid-19-superspreader-events-in-28-countries-critical-patterns-and-lessons/


  4. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met for 3½ hours as both sides try to defuse tensions between...
      


  5. Protestors storm DC. National Guard deployed. Woman shot by Guard in cold blood, dies. The so-called democracy the USA has exported and forced upon...
      


  6. well, well... the POTUS deems his citizens to be thugs, after the police state murdered an unarmed man who gave no resistance. Protests ensued,...
      


  7. The three leaders will discuss measures to consolidate the truce regime in Syria, ensure the operation of de-escalation zones and address the humanitarian problems...
      


  8. The deputy head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warned U.S. and Israeli leaders on Monday to expect a “devastating” response from Iran, accusing them of...
      


  9. Donald Trump will regret it if he pulls out of the nuclear deal with Iran, President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday, warning the U.S....
      


  10. I thought I would give this topic it's own thread. There are a lot of astute people on this forum, and I am curious...


  11. And now this to add to the Caucasian-American shame and guilt. https://www.dailywire.com/news/la-times-article-examines-complicated-past-of-camping-for-people-of-color You couldn’t make this shit up!  
      


  12. Tom Nolan Here:  Again, I want to make it clear that I intentionally don’t vote, because the entire system is broken.  I am neither...
      


  13. For want of an aardvark.... (The butterfly of doom effect). https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ButterflyOfDoom https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ForWantOfANail


  14. Okay kids, the gloves are off and Russia and Saudi Arabia are now engaged in a full-on price war (aka pissing contest). The price...
      


  15. South Korea apparently seized a ship illegally transferring oil to North Korea, and it was a Hong Kong-registered ship ... 
      


  16. The rival Koreas announced Monday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in will meet in Pyongyang sometime in...
      


  17. How well countries adapt to the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) will determine whether they ‘thrive’ or ‘stagnate’ and could further divide workforces and increase...
      


  18. Brexit transition period, by the government sources, is indefinitely beyond December 2020. It's obvious how PM T. May has many different kind of problems...
      


  19. To quote one of my all-time favourite movie lines, "AND THEN?" Serious question, how is this going to help anything? Another serious question, when did...
      


  20. Here are the numbers over the last 10 years [click on the 10 year chart]: https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/factory-orders https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/manufacturing-pmi https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/durable-goods-orders https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/car-production https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/steel-production https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/composite-pmi Claims that Trump was good for manufacturing are not backed...


  21. 1st Type dealt well with the epidemic from the start, or nearly from the start. Relatively Low number of cases and death rates. High achievers in...


  22. From Anatoly Karlin blog- interesting reading. This is one of best russian born bloggers living in US for more than 2 decades until coming...


  23. The longest total lunar eclipse of the century is set to dazzle most of the world, except the U.S., just shy of a year...
      


  24. I invite readers to ponder the implications of the words of this esteemed economist, which are sobering: https://www.spiegel.de/international/business/nouriel-roubini-the-stock-market-is-deluding-itself-a-a9d3ab21-cfea-4220-8727-5b59105d0858?sara_ecid=nl_upd_1jtzCCtmxpVo9GAZr2b4X8GquyeAc9&nlid=bfjpqhxz While titled the stock market is deluding itself,"...


  25.   Quote: Sky News host Chris Smith says the Chinese communist regime has “disgraced themselves in front of the world” after posting a doctored picture of...


  26. This gives a brief overview on why we see different directions taking place across the world.  
      


  27. Topics discussed and panels at the 2022 meeting will include: Experience the future of cooperation: The Global Collaboration Village Staying on Course for Nature Action Future-proofing Health...


  28. There has been a lot of discussion around the forums about the reliability, indeed whether WHO had been used as a tool to achieve...


  29. You'll have to forgive me I don't post links to the fake news MSM but google it for yourself Here's my thoughts..... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAAAA!!!!!


  30. https://www.zerohedge.com/political/ugly-truth-about-how-much-americans-have-been-spied-govt-2001 And to think certain members here have the gall to condemn China for this.  Your USA govt is equally as bad, if not worse. ...