Rice Farmer - Evening Edition
Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards
U.S. Fiscal Cliff Endangers World Economy, Lagarde Tells APEC
Egypt sees IMF deal in 2 months, eyes World Bank aid
Beijing To Bernanke: Bring On QE3, Fast
No One Happy Except Stock Market; Discord Emerges in Spain, Italy, Germany to ECB Announcement
Sweden aims to be cashless society
"With just three per cent of all financial transactions involving cash, country moves to eliminate physical legal tender."
Even a short power outage will cripple this system. What happens when the blackouts come? -- RF
Egypt cotton exports start to unravel
May the Stars be wrong: Global Depression forecast for 2014
I'm not an astrology buff, but there's a high possibility they are calling this right. -- RF
Talk increases of second Monti government in Italy
Asia-Pacific Leaders Focus on Trans-Atlantic Danger to Recovery
We Are All Germans Now: Europeans Travel North Looking for Jobs
Madrid chosen for EuroVegas gambling resort
Airline Death Spiral
Boeing 767's landing gear door falls into neighborhood near Seattle
Heathrow expansion won't happen, says Vince Cable
Nigerian airline collapses as industry struggles
Virgin Atlantic CEO stepping down
"The departure of Mr. Ridgway, 62, comes amid a big shake-out in Europe's airline sector this year as high fuel costs and growing competition on domestic and regional routes from lower-cost budget carriers have contributed to the financial collapse of a number of small airlines and left many of the region's major flag carriers nursing steep losses."
Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums
Japan, China leaders meet after tension over islands
"Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and Chinese President Hu Jintao met briefly on Sunday after weeks of tension over a territorial dispute, with Japan calling for the neighbours to deepen mutually beneficial relations, Japanese media said."
Iraq Carnage: 107 Killed, 484 Wounded As VP Condemned to Death
Iranian private sector exports first oil consignment despite sanctions
Turkey's Iranian oil buying jumps in August
U.S. Attack on Iran Would Take Hundreds of Planes, Ships, and Missiles
Report: Taliban labels Prince Harry as 'high-value target'
Europe to open skies to drones by 2016 says Commission document
"In an obscure working document, the European Commission has announced it is working on plans to open European civil airspace to unmanned drones by 2016."
Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks
Thousands protest in Japan against Osprey aircraft
Kabul-Kandahar highway is a symbol of what's gone wrong in Afghanistan
Energy/resources
The Repricing of Oil: Traditional pricing dynamics no longer apply
Official: Iran, Turkey agree to transfer Turkmen gas to Europe
Scrap-Steel Futures Debut on CME as Demand Gains 24% Since ‘09
Has OPEC misled us about the size of its oil reserves? Does it matter?
Got food?
FAO: Global Cereal production not to fully cover expected demand
Overfishing pushes tuna stocks to the brink: experts
Whoa, Is Organic Food No Healthier [sic] Than Non-Organic? Controversy Erupts Over Study
All these articles — this one included — miss the important point that the pesticides and chemical fertilizers are made and delivered by an unsustainable system. -- RF
Two Hungry Nations Collide Over Fishing
Intelligence/security/internet
FBI begins installation of $1 billion face recognition system across America
Security firms see rise in smartphone cyber-attacks
Uncle CyberSam Prepares To Defend Your Internet For You
Systemic breakdown
Coming soon to Honduras: privately run cities
Our years of magical thinking: interview with James Kunstler
Japan
The Japanese Writing On The Walls
TEPCO says it has no money to develop renewables
No. of regular employees of Ito-Yokado to be halved, 90% of employees to be part-timers
China
Is China Hiding Mother of All Debt Bombs?
China fattens pig farms to tame pork prices
China's Factories Run at Lowest Rate in 39 Months
UK
New wave of confidence for North Sea oil
"New allowances announced by chancellor George Osborne to ease the tax burden on North Sea oil and gas operators seeking to extend the life of declining fields have been welcomed by industry."
Flagship aircraft carrier Ark Royal to be sold for scrap
US
Childhood Poverty Rate is Worse in D.C. Than Mexico, Says New Report
No-interest loans trump gas prices to spur auto sales
Are 12 million new jobs enough? Not hardly.
Owners Lose Possessions After Home Near Twentynine Palms Is Mistakenly Foreclosed
Too Big To Jail: Wall Street Executives Unlikely To Face Criminal Charges, Source Says
US debt collectors cash in on $1 trillion in student loans
Plenty of Jobs if You are "King of the Road"
Price Wars Prompt Firms To Abandon Service Sector
Jenna Orkin - Morning Edition
Headlines
Chemtrails: Planes Could Carry Sun-Dimming Materials High Into the Atmosphere to Slow Climate Change
A new drug to counter the effects of the old drug doesn't cure the disease . - JO
You know it's bad when we have to terraform Earth. We are all in for some weird weather. This is going to be a long and extremely bumpy ride. -- Collapse Network Staff
Anonymous Claims FBI Hack Yielded 12 Million iPhone and iPad IDs
EU Funding Orwellian Artificial Intelligence Plan to Monitor Public for ‘Abnormal Behavior’
Senate Escalates Probe of JPMorgan $5.8 Billion Loss
Keep piling on those billions and maybe the Senate will actually come up with some results. - JO
The investigation into JP Morgan is like getting a DUI. Lot's of people drive drunk; it is about who get's caught. The deterrence is the severity of the penalty. The Senate probe is going to determine the severity of the penalty. If it is a slap on the wrist or a finger-wag then expect the behavior to continue. If the Senate can find it's backbone and issue jail time, then expect other banks to think twice. Bankers will do what they think they can get away with. The last thing they want is to lose it all and have to share a prison cell with other criminals. -- Collapse Network Staff
U.S. Fiscal Cliff Looming as Danger to World Economy, Lagarde Tells APEC
The Fed Is Expected to Launch QE3 Next Week ... Which Would Help the Rich and Hurt the Little Guy
KOTOK: Here Are 4 Things You Should Know About The ECB's Latest Plan To Save Europe
Sock City's Decline Reveals An Unraveling In China's Economy
Economy
China Sounds Alarm on Global Economy at APEC Summit
Wheels Coming Off' Chinese Economy: Chang
"Gordon Chang, author of "The Coming Collapse of China," told CNBC's "Fast Money" pros that electricity output points to zero Chinese growth."
Shop 'Raids' Underline Spanish Troubles
Honduras Sets Stage for 3 Privately Run Cities
Depression, Suicides Rise as Euro Debt Crisis Intensifies
Italian Government Debt Might Wreck World’s Oldest Bank
54% of Germans Want Constitutional Court to Kill the ESM; Merkel's Disingenuous Reservations
Draghi's 'Rescue' Might Deepen Pain For The Recession-Hit South
Energy/Resources
Yet another pig flu virus infects people
Archive: California: The Companies Trying to Stop Mandatory Labeling of Products Containing GM Ingredients
Monsanto’s GM Corn Damages Organs
Child in Pakistan gets polio despite regular vaccination
Gazprom's Turmoil, From Rivals to Prices to an EU Probe
7-year-old girl catches bubonic plague on a camping trip
Military/Intelligence
Next Generation Identification (NGI) System: FBI Launches $1 Billion Nationwide Biometric Database
Judge Says Family’s 10 Rare Gold Coins Worth $80 Million Belong to Uncle Sam
‘It kinda resembles a military operation’
Texas: Resistance to RFID Tracking of Students
Texans in the school district's area should take some notes from the Greeks. See below. If the school is allowed to do this in the name of safety, then what is to stop the government from doing so in your drivers license?.-- Collapse Network Staff
Australia: The Plan to Store Internet Activity Records for Two Years
Television Stations Could Start Using Drones To Cover News Stories
Obvious questions:
Who controls what is and what is not recorded?
What are the elevation, zoom, and security limitations?
Who is flying them? and,
When are the mobs, drug dealers, and gang bangers going to get theirs? Is there an armed version available?
We know law enforcement agencies already have their own. It is the next evolution in crime, forced by necessity.-- Collapse Network Staff
Neuroscientists Successfully Control the Dreams of Rats
The movies Inception, The Matrix, and Total Recall, don't seem so fictional anymore. Our senses (touch, smell, sight, hearing, and taste) are chemical stimuli converted into electrical signals in the brain. Scientists are getting much better at understanding this process, and as the article explains, being able to successfully control them. Like with most things, there are good and bad applications for this... time will tell. -- Collapse Network Staff
U.S. Flew Spy Drone Missions from Australia
The Taliban Is Using Facebook Profiles Of Hot Chicks To Gather US Intelligence
Civil Unrest/Politics
Thousands of Greeks protest austerity measures
The Greeks are partly responsible for their current circumstance, just as we all are in our own countries. But the burden of bills racked up by government cronies and bankers should not be placed on the entire citizenry. The austerity measures are turning Greece into an island debters prison. All for a debt spent mostly on a few elites but written in the name of the rest of the population. Those in the streets have the conviction to march and say, "no!" As the saying goes, the powerful only fear only one thing: people in the streets. The only way to stop a bully is to stand up to them. -- Collapse Network Staff
The Socialist Counter-revolution Begins: France's Richest Man Seeks Belgian Citizenship
Investigation Into 'Anonymous' Leads To More Confusion Than Ever
