Category Archives: Global Instability

Mother Gaia is wobbling on her axis and the end could happen just any minute now – Don’t panic!

Is Rasmussen fibbing?

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Today is poll day apparently – being the end of the quarter. In the national race, Rasmussen shows Trump +4 over Hillary. They didn’t include Gary Johnson (Libertarian) or the Green Party. While nobody realistically expects Johnson to win, you … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 election, American Politics | 3 Comments

The latest “active shooter mass killing”

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Denver was abuzz yesterday. The original story was a guy had entered the Alliance Center, located across the street from Union Station in downtown. The alliance center is a progressive office building housing a number of different environmental and social … Continue reading →

Posted in American Politics, Gun ownership | 3 Comments

A small victory

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Fred Stiening

I’ll take them where I can get one… People who have been here a while know my opposition to HFCS in sodas is close to a religious issue. Back when I went to the Bi-Lo supermarket near me, I made … Continue reading →

Posted in Unauthorized Food | 13 Comments

Toilet Paper in Haiti

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Fred Stiening

The Miami Herald extols the success of a woman in Haiti running a thriving business making toilet paper to improve hygiene in Haiti. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/haiti/article85131647.html This shockingly is being funded ($200k) by the US Agency for International Devlopment (USAID). The government … Continue reading →

Posted in Global Instability | 17 Comments

China makes its move

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Fred Stiening

China has a problem. It has money with nowhere to invest it. Increasingly, it sees the United States as an enemy. China officially launched the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank this weekend. http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/china-led-development-bank-approves-first-loans The AIIB is roughly similar to the World … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse of America, Global Instability | 1 Comment

Missing the message

Posted on June 26, 2016 by Fred Stiening

A guest in John Batchelor was a classic case of “projection”, where you inject your own opinions onto other people, believing they share your motivations. The guest said multiple times that the motivation of the people who voted for Brexit … Continue reading →

Posted in Brexit | 4 Comments

GWexit

Posted on June 25, 2016 by Fred Stiening

75 year old George Will has quit the GOP over Donald Trump winning. It’s baseball season, after all.

Posted in 2016 election, Donald Trump | 1 Comment

Cleveland, the next chapter

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Fred Stiening

Events continue consistent with my theory on how the RNC will dump Trump while looking innocent. The ACLU of Ohio filed a challenge against the City of Clevland’s rules about “free speech” on behalf of three groups. On Tuesday, a … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 election, American Politics, Donald Trump | 3 Comments

Brexit for Breakfast

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Fred Stiening

My hypothetical question turns out not so hypothetical. England and Wales voted to leave the EU, Scotland and Northern Ireland want to stay. It’s pretty logical that proximity to the channel tunnel might be a factor. I wrote back on … Continue reading →

Posted in Brexit, Collapse of the EU, Global Instability, Uncategorized | 29 Comments

Today’s mass casualty in Germany

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Fred Stiening

As the details emerge, the first reports start getting corrected. The BBC seems to be reporting details omitted by other version. The event at a cinema started when a woman called police that there was a man wearing a mask … Continue reading →

Posted in Brexit, Global Instability | 8 Comments