Archive for the 'Economy' Category
Tesla Ending Models S and X Production, Converting Factory Lines to Make Optimus Robots
January 28th, 2026Via: CNBC: Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday that the automaker is ending production of its Model S and X vehicles, and will use the factory in Fremont, California, to build Optimus humanoid robots. “It’s time to basically bring the Model S and X programs to an end with an honorable discharge,” Musk said […]
Langley Plants The Flag: CIA Takes Point In Post-Maduro Venezuela
January 28th, 2026Via: ZeroHedge: The CIA is “quietly working” to establish a permanent footprint inside Venezuela to shape the country’s post-Maduro trajectory, according to a CNN report Tuesday – or rather it’s not-so-quietly, with sources saying Washington intends to run Caracas much the way it penetrated Ukraine after 2014. While the State Department is planning an eventual […]
Planned Obsolescence Documentary: The Light Bulb Conspiracy
January 28th, 2026Via: Documentary For Better World: Related: Made to Break: Technology and Obsolescence in America by Giles Slade
In Conversation with Andrew Bridgen: Digital ID, Excess Deaths & Political Silence
January 26th, 2026Via: Digby Furneaux:
Up to 25 Percent of U.S. Colleges May Close Soon
January 23rd, 2026Good. And this should be done at the high school level: The initiative seeks to overhaul the university’s general education curriculum, expand access to internships and apprenticeships, and provide students with micro-credentials tied to skills valued by employers. Via: The College Fix: Higher education is approaching a period of profound disruption, and many colleges may […]
Trump Speech at World Economic Forum
January 21st, 2026Via: AP: More: Bullet Points of Speech
Russia Restores Mothballed Soviet-Era Jets As Plane Shortage Worsens
January 20th, 2026Via: ZeroHedge: Russia has throughout nearly four years of its ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine been largely successful in weathering constantly expanding US and EU sanctions. While isolated, its economy has stayed afloat, but it has been forced into desperate measures as sanctions take a toll on some key sectors. Russian newspaper Izvestia reports that […]
Time To Reload On This Commodity: Ammo
January 18th, 2026Via: ZeroHedge: The precious metals landscape in recent times has been nothing short of record-breaking. New highs in gold and silver, but some of that momentum has been blown off on Thursday after a softer tone from President Trump on Iran eased safe-haven demand. Platinum, palladium, and other metals, such as copper, also cooled today, […]
“Bank of England Must Plan for Financial Crisis Sparked by Aliens”
January 17th, 2026Via: The Times: The Bank of England must plan for a financial crisis being triggered by an official announcement confirming the existence of alien life, one of its former policy experts has claimed. Helen McCaw served as a senior analyst in financial security at the UK’s central bank, preparing for events that could impact the […]
First U.S. Sale of Venezuelan Oil Goes to Vitol: Its Trader Donated $6 Million to Trump’s Re-Election Campaign
January 17th, 2026Via: First Post: The first US sale of the Venezuelan crude oil was to a company whose senior member had donated to US President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign. The sale was conducted last week to a company called Vitol, The Financial Times reported. Interestingly, John Addison, a senior trader at Vitol, donated $6 million to […]
