Category Archives: Doomsday scenarios

Ukraine Endgame Accelerates as Congress Denies Any Funding in Stopgap Bill and Fico Wins in Slovakia Vote

Project Ukraine is going wobbly.

IM Doc on the Corruption of Public Health and the Breakdown of Medical Practice in the US

Sadly, famed short seller David Einhorn’s saying applies to US public health: “No matter how bad you think it is, it’s worse.”

Too Late to Not Nominate Biden

Biden’s refusal to step down assures chaotic outcomes. It is hard to see how he can win and hard to see how Trump would be permitted to win.

Original Sin: How the Weak Legal Foundations of NATO Make Negotiations With Russia Virtually Impossible

As if there weren’t already a boatload of impediments to a settlement of the Ukraine war, NATO’s inability to enter into treaties is a biggie

Poland Hinted That Germany Is To Blame For Its Dispute With Ukraine

More discussion of the Poland-Ukraine dustup, which has major implications for the war.

Hot Temperatures: A New Player in Housing Markets

Identifying a new source of climate change housing price risk: heat, as in too much.

The Coming Ukraine Collapse and the “Rebuilding” Headfake

The hyping of Ukraine rebuilding is at least as delusional as the earlier war talk.

Poland & Ukraine Have Plunged Into A Full-Blown Political Crisis With No End In Sight

Ukraine and its one-time enthusiastic backer Poland are in an escalating row, due at least in part to the need to play domestic politics.

When Authorities Believe Their Citizens Will Become Dangerous…

Ordinary citizens are not worried enough about the prospect that the police/surveillance state will be used against them.

How the Fed Created the Post-2008 Global Safety Net for Banks

The “liquidity” support provided by the Fed to megabanks through cross-border lending in fact acted as subsidies.

Dangerous Scramble for Renewable Energy Resources

Demand for materials like lithium that are essential to many so-called “green energy” technologies are setting up conflicts, including war.

Iran’s Latest Move Brings A New Nuclear Deal With The U.S. Closer

The US is trying to craft JCPOA 2.0 with Iran.

The Resumption Of US Military Activity In Niger Puts France On The Strategic Backfoot

The Niger situation has developed not necessarily to France’s advantage.

The Lehman Disaster and Why It Matters Today

On September 15, 2008, Lehman Brothers, a giant investment bank, filed for bankruptcy. The shock was profound; world markets melted down.

Cost Of Living Crisis Threatens EU Energy Transition

Worries that EU voters will reject the climate change diet, at least partly due to failure to impose sacrifices on the rich, who are carbon pigs