From Jenna Orkin et al.
Headlines
Venezuela sees $200 oil if Suez Canal closes
Closure Of Egypt Routes Wouldn't Take Any Crude Out Of Market
A Brief Tour Of The 7 Oil Chokepoints That Are Crucial To The World Economy
Rural Poor Paid to Attack Opposition Supporters
Egypt riots: death toll rises as President Mubarak hangs on
Assassination Attempt on Egyptian VP Kills Two Bodyguards
France and Germany propose EU 'competitiveness pact'
"German Chancellor Angela Merkel told other EU leaders that the euro must be defended as a political project."
Politics is a continuation of economics by other means. Economics is a continuation of energy by other means. Things break down not up. The EU is doomed. And this umpteenth attempt at a "plan" reminds me of another great line: "If you don't tell a lie, you don't have to remember what you said." Who can keep track of this crap? The time will come soon when the leader of a major world power will admit to global collapse and its inevitability. At that moment we will have a window to really change as much as we can. I hope it comes soon.-- MCR
Khamenei hails 'Islamic' uprisings
"Iranian supreme leader urges Egyptians to follow in the footsteps of Iran's 1979 revolution."
They are not Islamic uprisings you old windbag. They're generational uprisings. -- MCR
Lively community takes shape behind Cairo barricades
"CAIRO (Reuters) - Beyond the barricades, beyond the sniping from the edges by people acting on behalf of President Hosni Mubarak, a new, festive and diverse slice of Egypt has suddenly appeared in the heart of the capital Cairo.
"Tahrir Square has free food and drinks, a bandstand with live music, dedicated medical staff and a sense of community which Mubarak's opponents say makes them proud of their country for the first time in decades."
I love this! -- MCR
Europe ups pressure on Mubarak, calling for immediate transition in Egypt
The longer he holds out, the more Washington and Tel Aviv will panic. Iran will try to foment an Islamic revolution and the USG knows it. I also suspect it quite probable that no country will take him which leaves only one option for his departure. With the crisis unresolved, the poor around the world can smell opportunity. It may sound callous but I kind of wish that Irish or American youth would go up now too so that the world might better understand what the real issue is. American youth are closer to it than most suspect, I think. -- MCR
Insolvency figures reach new record
Labor Force Participation Plunges To Fresh 26 Year Low
20,000 Military Members, Vets Faced Foreclosure in 2010
Chinese Gold Demand 'Enormous' and 'Unbelievable'
EU Commissioner Wants to Fund Super Grid with Euro Bonds
Regulators approve TransCanada shale gas line
Crops Wither and Prices Rise in Chinese Drought
Russia poised to breach mysterious Antarctic lake
Economy
US Economy 'Heading for a Wall' - David Stockman
WORKERS GO MISSING: Millions Of Americans Have Given Up Looking For A Job, No Longer Counted
The only news here is the prominence of the report. - JO
If Egypt Is America's Future, Is Italy Its Past? John Taylor Ponders The Oil Scramble Ahead
Geithner Refuses To Call China Currency Manipulator, Also Refuses To Stop Complaining
Social Security — Still the Third Rail of Politics
The Nasdaq, In Addition To Manipulated, Is Also Compromised
Madrid Is Saving to Save the Euro, But Will It Be Enough?
If we're lucky, we'll only be 10 per cent poorer
SEC Gets More Whistleblower Tips
U.S. Says 25 Percent of For-Profit Students Default
Bernanke Warns Of Catastrophe If Debt Limit Not Raised
Talking out of both sides of his mouth. -- MCR
Fed Balance Sheet Grows to Record Size in Week
And his ass. -- MCR
Exploding manholes add to wicked winter
Rothschild rebrand drops investment banking after 200 years
Terror/Intelligence
US lawmakers clash on Patriot Act measures
And Now We're Running Out Of Trans-Ocean Fiber Capacity...
WikiLeaks cables: US agrees to tell Russia Britain's nuclear secrets
Iran atomic chief urges Stuxnet probe
"Official wants claims of harm to first nuclear power station investigated after warnings over 'new Chernobyl'"
'Death by GPS': Could it happen to you?
FCC Net Neutrality Is Regulatory 'Trojan Horse,' EFF Says
Court bans man with low IQ from having sex
Police beat Sudanese at short-lived protest: witnesses
I don't think the contagion can be stopped now. -- MCR
Russian defense chief visits isles claimed by Japan
Japan is almost a carcass which Russia and China are already plucking. – MCR
Chinese cyber-spies penetrate Foreign Office computers
China's probing everywhere, looking for openings... positions of advantage. -- MCR
Environment/Health
Pope's organs are too holy to donate to mortals
Then find an immortal who needs them. - JO
The 10 Most Unemployed Countries In The World
Massive blackout in Chile; energy rationing considered
Should be headline news. -- MCR
Massive blackout in Brazil's northeast states
Ditto
System overload causes blackout in Sydney
Richard Duncan, Ph.D. called this oh-so right. It is the blackouts, which are becoming permanent (as with street lights being shut off), that mark the end of industrial civilization. That's because civilization runs on electricity when it isn't driving its cars. -- MCR
Global energy consumption to increase 44 percent
It seems highly unlikely now that such a consumption increase will be realized. -- RF
The Price Crisis: A Special Report (on the high price of tires)
Oysters disappearing worldwide: study
We're going to miss a lot of things. And if the worst thing we'll miss is oysters (I love em) we got off real easy. -- MCR
If You Thought China Was Causing Problems In The Rare Earths Market Now...
Will Syria come next?
Banks Fail in Georgia, Illinois
White House upset at blackout claims
BP "Worked Hand in Glove with [the Mubarak] Dictatorship"
Natural gas shortage cuts heat for 25,000 (New Mexico)
"Some 25,000 New Mexicans were without natural gas after a freeze in west Texas led to rolling power outages that interrupted electricity to natural-gas compressor stations."
Here we can see how the power shortage in Texas cascaded into a natural gas shortage in other states. Everything is connected. When the power goes out, so does everything else. -- RF
