Archive for the 'Collapse' Category
Germany on the Brink
January 11th, 2016Via: New York Times: With the current migration, though, we’re in uncharted territory. The issue isn’t just that immigrants are arriving in the hundreds of thousands rather than the tens of thousands. It’s that a huge proportion of them are teenage and twentysomething men. In Sweden, for instance, which like Germany has had an open […]
Cologne Gangs Attack Groups of Foreigners as New Year’s Eve Assault Complaints Grow
January 11th, 2016Via: Guardian: Gangs attacked groups of foreigners in four separate incidents on Sunday in Cologne, the city where dozens of New Year’s Eve assaults on women took place, German police have said, as the government warned against letting the incident lead to suspicion of all migrants. Cologne police said on Monday afternoon that the victims […]
People Hunting Rats with Pet Dogs on Manhattan
January 8th, 2016Via: The Blaze:
CHINA: STOCKS HALTED; SHANGHAI DOWN 7%
January 6th, 2016Via: CNBC: China’s stocks were suspended from all trade on Thursday after the CSI300 tumbled more than 7 percent in early trade, triggering the market’s circuit breaker for a second time this week. That drop-kicked stock markets across Asia, which were already wallowing after a weaker open amid concerns over China’s economic slowdown and its […]
Most Americans Are One Paycheck Away from the Street
January 6th, 2016Via: MarketWatch: Americans are starting 2016 with more job security, but most are still theoretically only one paycheck away from the street. Approximately 63% of Americans have no emergency savings for things such as a $1,000 emergency room visit or a $500 car repair, according to a survey released Wednesday of 1,000 adults by personal […]
Swiss Army Chief Warns Of Social Unrest
January 5th, 2016Cryptogon reader luky writes: This is a bad translation. He calls on people to prepare themselves, not to arm themselves. Via: ZeroHedge: Swiss army chief André Blattmann warned, in a Swiss newspaper article on Sunday, the risks of social unrest in Europe are soaring. Recalling the experience of 1939/1945, Blattman fears the increasing aggression in […]
Approximately 62% of Americans Have Less Than $1,000 in Their Savings Accounts [???]
December 25th, 2015Could this possibly be real? It’s an online survey. Via: MarketWatch: Americans are living right on the edge — at least when it comes to financial planning. Approximately 62% of Americans have less than $1,000 in their savings accounts and 21% don’t even have a savings account, according to a new survey of more than […]
Smog Choked Chinese Buy Cans of Canadian “Fresh Mountain Air” for $28 Each
December 15th, 2015Maybe it’s time someone wrote the Twelve End Days of Christmas. Just imagine it… The Twelve Days of Christmas using Cryptogon headlines. Via: Independent: As China’s pollution problems continue, a Canadian company has cashed in on the crisis by selling bottles of fresh mountain air to people for up to $28 (£18.50) each. Beijing was […]
Flint, Michigan: State of Emergency Declared Over High Levels of Lead in Children’s Blood
December 15th, 2015Via: Washington Post: For months, worried parents in Flint, Mich., arrived at their pediatricians’ offices in droves. Holding a toddler by the hand or an infant in their arms, they all have the same question: Are their children being poisoned? … The Hurley Medical Center, in Flint, released a study in September that confirmed what […]
Antidepressants Taken During Pregnancy Increase Risk of Autism by 87 Percent
December 14th, 2015Via: ResearchGate: Using antidepressants, especially selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI), during the 2nd/3rd trimesters of pregnancy increases the risk of having a child with autism (87 percent increased risk of autism with any antidepressants; more than doubling the risk with SSRI use specifically) – this risk is above and beyond the risk associated with maternal […]
