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Practical Utopian’s Guide To The Coming Collapse: David Graeber On "The
Phenomenon Of Bull$hit Jobs. by
Mike Krieger via Liberty Blitzkrieg blog Submitted by Tyler
Durden on 04/22/2015. YOUR UTOPIA, MY DYSTOPIA. Since the 1970s there
has been a shift from technologies based on realising alternative futures
to investment technologies that favoured labour discipline and social control. Hence
the internet.
“The control is so ubiquitous that we don’t see it.”
We don’t see, either, how the threat of violence underpins society, David
Graeber claims.
About a month ago, I read an extremely thought provoking
excerpt from his 2013 book, The Democracy Project: A History, a Crisis,
a Movement. The piece was titled, A Practical
Utopian’s Guide to the Coming Collapse, and I strongly suggest you read it.
Here is a very important point: our
political and economic system is in fact a centrally planned oligarchy
masquerading as a free market. David
Graeber’s latest book was recently published and is titled, The
Utopia of Rules.
For related articles, see:
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American
Assault Death Exceptionalism. Submitted by Tyler
Durden on 04/22/2015. USA! USA! USA! America is still the most
exceptionally violent nation in the OECD world. However, it appeasrs that
crown is being removed as 'Peak violent assault death' seems to have hit in
the late-1970s.
With the collapse in
violent assault deaths, one
wonders why the Land of The Free is militarizing its police at an unprecedented
pace; and the military
feels the need to practice "homeland response drills."
See graphic..
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Here Is The Dollar Value Of Your State's Land. Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/22/2015. Ever wonder what the value of your state's land was? Or the average value per acre, and not just of your state but the entire United States? Here is the answer.
When it comes to estimating the value of the US economy, the
math is relatively simple (at least according to economists) - it is the sum of
the value added outputs of every class of enterprise, which is better known as
the Gross Domestic Product. Likewise, when it comes to calculating the value of
assets, whether financial, such as stocks, or real, such as one's house, the
best representation is through the markets, i.e., a clearing mechanism that
reveals what someone is willing to pay for such an asset.
But what about the value of just the land one's house sits
on? Or all the land of the state, or the entire United States?
That is the answer that Dept of Commerce economist William
Larson set off to find out. His
answer: a whopping $23 trillion (as of 2009), more than $5 billion greater
than the entire US GDP. That is the BEA's estimate for the 1.89 billion acres
of land that make up the 48 contiguous states of the US and the District of
Columbia.
How did he make his assessment? According
to the WSJ, Larson's calculation used satellite images to determine each
type of land, including farms, forests and developments.
it continues: open http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-04-22/here-dollar-value-your-states-land
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But They
Said "Go To College". Submitted by Tyler
Durden on 04/22/2015. Students are left with a debt burden that can’t be
written off by declaring bankruptcy, very few jobs in their fields of study,
wages that can barely cover the debt payments, and no chance of ever owning a
home. They were told by their parents, politicians, and the mainstream media
that college was the path to prosperity. They were lied to.
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"Plan B". by
Simon Black via Sovereign Man blog.
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/22/2015. Ask yourself: where
do you think this is going? Do you really think your home country will be
more free and more prosperous in five years? If not, it’s time to come
up with a Plan B
Jefferson was living in Paris.. during this period that France
descended into violent revolution. And Jefferson had a front row seat to
witness it.
Yet not even a decade later, Jefferson watched as French peasants
stormed the Bastille in 1789 and entered a 26-year period of chaos.
He wrote
extensively on the subject, and it clearly influenced his thinking on politics.
To Jefferson, a
president serving for multiple terms was tantamount to a monarchy.
It has certainly turned out that way. Particularly as the next US
election may shape up to be a contest between the House of Bush and the House
of Clinton.
Ask yourself–
where do you think this is going? Do you really think your home country will be
more free and more prosperous in five years?
If
not, it’s time to come up with a Plan B: [HERE ONLY EXTRACTS]
1) Don’t Panic.
This is good news. The world isn’t coming to an end. It’s changing.
And this will unlock some of the most exciting opportunities we’ve ever seen.
2) If your banking system is highly illiquid, switch
banking systems. Today, most banks
in the West hold as little as 3% of their customers’ deposits; the rest is
gambled away in the markets or loaned to bankrupt governments at negative
interest.
3) If your currency has pitiful fundamentals, switch
currencies. It’s not exactly a
profound assertion these days to point out that the US dollar is a disaster.
4) If your home government is totally bankrupt, don’t
keep all of your assets there. Consider
owning real assets that are not located in your home country. You can store
gold and silver in Singapore at a place like Silver Bullion.
5) If you find that your home country is less free, find
freedom somewhere else. Again, geography
is totally irrelevant in 2015. You no longer have to live in a place simply
because your boss or customers live there too.
Find a place that
you would be happy spending more time, and even better, obtain residency there.
You won’t be worse off for doing this. But if things ever get so bad that you
decide it’s time to get out of Dodge, you’ll already know exactly where to go.
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Goldman's
Advice On Economy Like Dracula's Advice On Blood Banks, British Economist Says.
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/22/2015. "Listening
to Goldman for advice on how to run the economy is like listening to Dracula on
how to run a blood bank,” a prominent British economist says, in response
to the bank's assessment of the dangers inherent in a "leftward
shift" in the UK government. "Their real aim is to avoid 50p tax
rates for high earners, the Mansion Tax and other small impositions which shift
some of the burden of austerity onto the shoulders of the rich, the likes of
Goldman Sachs bankers and their clients," another economist notes.
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Exposed:
The Real Market Manipulator Behind The Flash Crash. Submitted by Tyler
Durden on 04/22/2015. "To find the real source of the system's
excessive fragility, the regulators will need to look much closer to home... The
Federal Reserve remains the largest market manipulator ever, and the desperate
yield-chasing, hair-trigger markets that it created were the primary cause of
that crash and the inevitable ones yet to come."
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When
Did We All Become Murderers?. Submitted by Tyler
Durden on 04/22/2015. Angry doesn’t come close. Maybe we have yet to learn
of a word that would express our feelings on the following topic. There’s a
disease, an epidemic, that spreads through out the western world. We are all
turning into accomplices to murder. And we still believe we are better
than that. Just perhaps not all of us.
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Mission
Dis-Accomplished? Saudis Resume Bombing Yemen. Submitted by Tyler
Durden on 04/22/2015. Less than 24
hours after Yemen announced an end to Operation Decisive Storm and its
airstrikes on Yemen - in hopes of initiating Operation New Hope aimed at
resuming a political process - The
NY Times reports, warplanes from a Saudi-led military coalition
conducted airstrikes in the southwestern Yemeni city of Taiz on Wednesday. Mission
Dis-accomplished or Operation 'Empire Strikes Back'?
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"Above
The Law" Fed Ignores Congressional Deadline On FOMC Minutes Leak Probe. Submitted by Tyler
Durden on 04/22/2015. In a stunning shun to Congressional lawmakers, WSJ
reports that The Fed has failed to comply with a request that the
bank-owned entity identify the individuals who leaked The FOMC Minutes to
Medley Global Advisors a day before the official release in October 2012. Rep.
Jeb Hensarling sent a letter to Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen on April 15 asking
the Fed to name them by 5 p.m. EDT April 22. The deadline passed without
any response by the Fed...
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What
Happens Next In Greece (In 1 Simple Flowchart). Submitted by Tyler
Durden on 04/22/2015 - 13:18 Simple...
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The Euthanasia
Of The Saver. Submitted by Tyler
Durden on 04/22/2015. American banks have largely gained from low interest
rates, British banks have suffered losses as a result and in the Eurozone they
have been hugely detrimental to banks’ profitability. The ones who have
undoubtedly lost out were those quintessential Keynesian villains: the savers.
The medicine prescribed by the central banks to correct their “bad” ways has
cost them billions. And given that yields have continued to go down since
McKinsey's report was published, their misery has only increased. More high
fives from Keynes! And yet, even within those groups the impact has been
uneven. Who in the household segment is suffering the most because of ultra-low
interest rates? The retirees, of course.
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Copper
Crash Continues - Hits 1-Month Lows. Submitted by Tyler
Durden on 04/22/2015. Copper prices are now down almost 6% from the top
2 days ago on China's RRR cut. As 266.40, this is the lowest price for the
perhaps-economically-sensitive commodity in over a month. Not exactly the
picture of 'stimulus' the PBOC was hoping for...
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What
Happens To US Shale When The Easy Money Runs Out?. Submitted by Tyler
Durden on 04/22/2015. One must understand that the easy money via QE
from the Fed and zero interest rates allowed many shale players to burn free
cash flow while showing operationally net of capital expenditures (which were
funded by cheap flowing monies via FED) cash generation.
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Nationalist
Group Takes Responsibility For Murders In Ukraine. Submitted by Tyler
Durden on 04/22/2015. Politics in Ukraine continues to be characterized by
the East/West divide that was so clearly visible in maps of Ukrainian elections
and the distribution of the Ukrainian and Russian language (see “Mapping the Conflict in Ukraine”
for details on this). While the new government wants to be seen as
embodying Western values in contrast to the kleptocracies that previously
governed the country, both its actions and omissions very often seem at odds
with this aspiration, to say the least.
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EU
Formally (And Spitefully) Files Anti-Trust Charges Against Gazprom. Submitted
by Tyler Durden on 04/22/2015. With talks between
Greece and its creditors expected to go mostly nowhere in Riga later this week,
and with speculation about an energy deal between Athens and Moscow (i.e. the
precursor to the dreaded "Russian pivot") looking less like
speculation and more like reality with each passing day, Europe is going the
spite route by filing anti-trust charges against Gazprom.
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Submitted by Tyler
Durden on 04/22/2015 - 07:34
- Because it just gets funnier: UK speed trader arrested over role in 2010 'flash crash' (Reuters)
- ... and funnier: Mystery Trader Armed With Algorithms Rewrites Flash Crash Story (BBG)
- Presidential hopeful Rubio reaches out to gay Republicans (Reuters)
- Varoufakis Sees Differences Narrowing in Creditor Talks (BBG)
- China Debt Mess Brings Out the Yin and Yang in Policy Makers (BBG)
- Hedge Fund That Made 18% on Dollar Strength Now Bets on Drop (BBG)
- Whistleblower Jim Marchese Scores Millions in Payout—Again (WSJ)
- Release of Benghazi Report on Hillary Clinton Likely Pushed to Election Season (BBG)
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FFF FUTURE FAST FORWARD
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INFORMATION CLEARING HOUSE
What Is The Purpose Of This U.S. Fleet
Concentration Next To Iran?
By Moon Of Alabama
If the White House would really want to stop the Saudis it could simply stop supporting them.
By Moon Of Alabama
If the White House would really want to stop the Saudis it could simply stop supporting them.
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Noam Chomsky: Attack On Yemen Is An Act Of
Extraordinary Global Terrorism
By Noam Chomsky
With the ‘extraordinary demonisation’ of Russia over the Ukraine crisis, there’s a very real risk of ‘a conflict that could be terminal.’
By Noam Chomsky
With the ‘extraordinary demonisation’ of Russia over the Ukraine crisis, there’s a very real risk of ‘a conflict that could be terminal.’
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Assad Blasts France for Supporting
'Terrorists'
By Ben McPartland
President Assad, told France 2 TV channel that Paris was supporting "terrorists" in his country and scolded President François Hollande for his policy towards the crisis in Syria.
By Ben McPartland
President Assad, told France 2 TV channel that Paris was supporting "terrorists" in his country and scolded President François Hollande for his policy towards the crisis in Syria.
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Real World vs “TV Reality” – Is A War With
Russia Inevitable?
By The Saker
My biggest fear that that Russia might have to smack down yet another “great leader of western civilization”
By The Saker
My biggest fear that that Russia might have to smack down yet another “great leader of western civilization”
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Israel Directly Targeted Palestinian Children
During the War on Gaza: Report:
By Patrick Strickland
"Israeli forces directly targeted and unlawfully killed children with drone-fired missiles,"
By Patrick Strickland
"Israeli forces directly targeted and unlawfully killed children with drone-fired missiles,"
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Battlefield America. The War on the American
People
By John W. Whitehead
If you haven’t managed to read the writing on the wall yet, the war has begun.
By John W. Whitehead
If you haven’t managed to read the writing on the wall yet, the war has begun.
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Arrival of more US warships off Yemen
tightens 'siege'-Houthis; "The goal of the movement of
American ships is to strengthen the siege imposed on Yemen and put the Yemeni
people under collective punishment," Houthi politburo member Mohammed
al-Bukhaiti told Reuters.
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GLOBAL RESEARCH
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Hillary
Clinton Calls For ‘Toppling’ the 1%…While Being Bankrolled by the 1% By Nick Bernabe. Related news: The
Bill and Hillary Clinton Money Machine Taps Corporate ...
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NOTICIAS EN ESPAÑOL
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PRESSTV
‘Stalling’
in path to nuke-free world. Thu Apr 23, 2015 The United Nations has warned
the world’s nuclear states over their failure to make headway on disarmament.
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US
protesters demand justice. Thu Apr 23, 2015 US protesters in Baltimore have
held another demonstration to demand justice for a black man who died of a
spinal injury he sustained during his arrest by police.
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US
‘contradiction’ demands ‘clarification’. Wed Apr 22, 2015 Iran to ask
for “clarification” from US negotiators over “contradictory expressions”
regarding removal of sanctions.
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‘Hillary
exposes US political system’. Wed Apr 22, 2015 Hillary Clinton’s
statement that the wealthiest 1% Americans must be toppled shows the moral
bankruptcy of the US political system, a US journalist says. [She is part of this
moral bankruptcy. Read this news: Hillary
Clinton Calls For ‘Toppling’ the 1%…While Being Bankrolled by the 1% Another related news: The
Bill and Hillary Clinton Money Machine Taps Corporate ... ]
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‘IAEA
must only verify Iran’s measures’. Wed Apr 22, 2015 Najafi says IAEA,
as a professional and technical organization, must issue the confirmation of
the measures fulfilled by Iran.
[ IAEA: GET OUT OF IRAN !!..
THESE BUFONES SHOULD GET ANOTHER JOB]
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Obama
to Iran: Help resolve Yemen crisis. Wed Apr 22, 2015 US President
Barack Obama has called on Iran to help find a political solution for the
crisis in Yemen, amid ongoing Saudi aggression against the Arab country. [ Obama: just stop your help to Saudis.. actions talk lauder than
inconsistent bla-bla]
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‘Iran
sanctions must end immediately’. Wed Apr 22, 2015 A senior Iranian
nuclear negotiator says all of the sanctions should be removed or terminated
immediately when the JCPOA begins to be implemented. [otherwise, IRAN should get out from this charade
immediately ]
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‘Euro-American
firms seek Iran partnership’. Wed Apr 22, 2015 European and American
oil companies seek partnership with Iran, says report.
[ Is this part of the war-diplomacy? .. just when Iran,
P5+1 start 2nd round of talks .. Euro-Americans should remove all the sanctions against IRAN now
for the international community to trust them .. otherwise this will be another
fiasco .. and the fake “seeking partnership” with Iran.. another way of
re-starting the blackmail on Iran: SUBMIT TO OUR RULES.. OR ELSE]
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‘US
driving world closer to world war’. Wed Apr 22, 2015 The United States is pushing the world toward another
world war by militarizing Eastern Europe, a geopolitical analyst and peace
activist in New York says.
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‘West
allows Israel to do whatever it wants’. Wed Apr 22, 2015 Paul Larudee says most of the Western establishment
has allowed Israel to do whatever it wants.
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