by Charles Hugh-Smith ZeroHedge.com 05/21/2013 Concentrated power and wealth are intrinsically sociopathological by their very nature. We have long spoken of the dangers inherent to centralization of power and the extreme concentrations of wealth centralization inevitably creates. There is another danger of centralization: sociopaths/psychopaths excel in organizations that centralize power, and their ability to... »
Archive for May 21st, 2013
Systemic crisis 2013: with record stock exchange highs, the planet’s imminent plunge into recession
Leap2020.eu May 16, 2013 Despite a feeling of relative calm given by both the media and the American and Japanese financial markets going from record to record, the world economy is slowing down badly and a widespread recession is looming. The various players are fully aware of it and, in the face of the... »
‘We’re 1 act away from social cataclysm’: Grave threat could affect lives of 160 million people
ALYSSA FARAH WND.com May 20, 2013 WASHINGTON – While Washington is abuzz this week with investigations into several scandals, a summit on a much graver threat that could affect the lives of some 160 million people is underway on Capitol Hill. The annual International Electric Infrastructure Security Summit began Monday with panel discussions on... »
Oklahoma Tornado: How to Help
Weather.com May 21, 2013 Following yesterday’s massive tornado that swept through the Oklahoma City suburbs, the American Red Cross and other support organizations have mobilized disaster response teams to help affected residents in Moore, Okla. Donations can be made to American Red Cross disaster relief at redcross.org/weather or by texting WEATHER to 90999 to... »
Incomprehensible destruction: Authorities lower death toll to 24; number of injured hits 240, including 60 kids
TheExtinctionProtocol.com May 21, 2013 OKLAHOMA – Rescuers searched frantically for survivors Tuesday as the death toll from the massive tornado that leveled suburban Oklahoma City was dropped to 24. The sharp decline from the original fatality list of 51 names was likely caused by double counting of victims, authorities said. “We have got good... »
Alaska’s Pavlof volcanic eruption grows more violent: air traffic disrupted by rising ash cloud
TheExtinctionProtocol.com May 21, 2013 ANCHORAGE, Alaska – One of Alaska’s most active volcanoes, which has been belching ash and spewing lava since last week, has forced regional flight cancellations and dusted some nearby communities with ash, scientists and local officials said on Monday. Pavlof Volcano has sent up ash as high as 22,000 feet,... »
Thanks To QE Bernanke Has Injected Foreign Banks With Over $1 Trillion In Cash For First Time Ever
by Tyler Durden ZeroHedge.com 05/21/2013 It was our expectation that while if not slowing down its rate of money-creation (i.e., reserve-production) – something that won’t happen for a long time as it would crash the stock market – the Fed’s reserves would at least revert to being accumulated at US-based banks. No such luck.... »
Systemic Breakdown? Financial Bubbles Creating Conditions for New Crash
RINF.com May 21, 2013 It is a sure sign of the systemic breakdown of the global capitalist system that the very measures put in place to try to prevent a crisis are creating the conditions for a financial meltdown beyond even the scale of 2008. For almost five years the world’s major central banks... »
BREAKING: Quakes are starting to pick up, Baja Mexico, Chile, Russia, Argentina, Bolivia, 3 Quakes in Taiwan in last hour
Investmentwatchblog.com May 21st, 2013 Spike in seismic activity in the past hour around the globe especially Russia which has been shaking like crazy for days http://gimquakesmap2.com/ http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index2.php last 10 quakes in Taiwan http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=seism_last&rid=327482 Earthquakes Magnitude 7.2 KURIL ISLANDS April 19, 2013 Magnitude 6.6 NEAR NORTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, P.N.G. April 16, 2013 Magnitude... »
Study: Deadly ‘superbug’ MRSA now being found at U.S. wastewater treatment plants
by: Ethan A. Huff NaturalNews.com Tuesday, May 21, 2013 Using reclaimed water to irrigate lawns, parks, gardens, and various other types of landscaping is common in many communities across the U.S., particularly in areas prone to water shortages and drought. But a new study headed by researchers from the University of Maryland School of... »