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Is the Petroleum Profit Party Really About to End? Two Oil Countries Are Making Their Bets — And an Extra about The Other Washington

I. Guyana: Oil, Time & Money Gwynne Dyer — Sept. 18, 2023 Guyana is not a ‘hellhole country’ of the sort Donald Trump complained about when he said he wanted immigrants to come to the US from white places like Norway instead, but it did used to be poor, tropical and largely populated by people … Continue reading Is the Petroleum Profit Party Really About to End? Two Oil Countries Are Making Their Bets — And an Extra about The Other Washington →

A Mourning Meditation On Miserable Melancholic Multi-Millionaire Mitt

As a Mormon, Mitt Romney presumably does not believe in Karma. But maybe, more informally, he could nod glumly at the non-theological adage that what goes around comes around. Or, more biblically, does he acknowledge that the scripture says we reap what we sow? I have a feeling he does, now. Or he should, … Continue reading A Mourning Meditation On Miserable Melancholic Multi-Millionaire Mitt →

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A fresh wave of hard-right populism is stalking Europe

In Germany, the AfD are weaponising climate change The Economist — Sep 14th 2023 A spectre is haunting Europe: the spectre of a rising hard right. In Germany the overtly xenophobic Alternative for Germany (afd) has surged to become the country’s second-most popular party. Its success is polarising domestic politics and it seems poised to … Continue reading A fresh wave of hard-right populism is stalking Europe →

Is This for Real? Life in space discovered?? Gwynne Dyer Says, “Maybe Yes.”

Life discovered on planet 120 light years from Earth Gwynne Dyer — Sep 16 2023 – Gwynne Dyer is a UK-based Canadian journalist and historian who writes about international affairs This week’s real news is the discovery of life on another planet. As Cambridge University’s Nikku Madhusudhan said in the first sentence of his report: … Continue reading Is This for Real? Life in space discovered?? Gwynne Dyer Says, “Maybe Yes.” →