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The Global Drug Meta-Group: Drugs, Managed Violence, and the Russian 9/11 - by Peter Dale Scott in Lobster Magazine
Narcotics are estimated to be worth between $500 billion and $1 trillion a year, an amount, according to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan in remarks to a United Nations General Assembly session in June 2003, that is greater than the global oil and gas industry, and twice as large as the overall automobile industry.
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Divide and rule (Latin: divide et impera), or divide and conquer, in politics and sociology is gaining and maintaining power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into pieces that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy.
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The foundation of democracy is not voting, it is a well educated and informed public.
Or in the words of Gunter Pauli: "0.1% of world population could qualify as scientist. I favor society where the wisdom of people prevails, experts provide technical input with humility. If 0.1% decides for 99.9% then we have given up democracy. Then we need vaccines against fear mongering not against viruses. đ"
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The Diet enacted a bill Wednesday to create "super cities" where artificial intelligence, big data and other technologies are utilized to resolve social problems. The bill revising the national strategic special zone law. The revision stipulates procedures to speed up the changing of regulations in various fields to facilitate the creating of such smart cities. The government hopes to utilize cutting-edge technologies to address issues such as depopulation and the aging of society.
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Criminal complaint filed against Abe over dinner party (asahi)
Legal experts filed a criminal complaint against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on May 21 over a dinner reception held for his supporters before a cherry blossom viewing party in 2018. The complaint, signed by 662 lawyers and scholars, was submitted to the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office and accuses Abe and two leaders of his support group of violating the Public Offices Election Law and the Political Fund Control Law.
Japan prosecutor Hiromu Kurokawa quits over lockdown mahjong claim (thetimes)
A top Japanese prosecutor has tendered his resignation after reports that he visited the home of a journalist in Tokyo to gamble on mahjong amid the coronavirus lockdown. Hiromu Kurokawa, 63, head of the Tokyo High Public Prosecutors Office, gambled with a group of reporters for several hours on May 1 and 13, according to the weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun.
Former Jesuit superior general Adolfo NicolĂĄs has died in Tokyo (America Jesuit Review)
Adolfo NicolĂĄs, S.J., the 30th superior general of the Society of Jesus, died in Tokyo, Japan, on May 20. He was 84 years old. âWith sorrow, but at the same time full of gratitude, I wish to inform you that today...the Lord called to Himself Father Adolfo NicolĂĄs, our former Superior General,â Arturo Sosa, S.J., the current superior general, said in a message to the Society. Father NicolĂĄs served the mission of the Society of Jesus in a variety of ministries. He was an academic who taught theology in Japan and was also the director of the East Asian Pastoral Institute at the Ateneo de Manila in the Philippines.
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Court in Switzerland: Companies must pay share of rent for employees working from home
Switzerlandâs top court has ruled that employers are required to contribute to employeesâ rent payments if they are expected to work from home.
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Lenin on World Government
âThere is no doubt that the development is going in the direction of a single World trust which will swallow up all enterprises and all states without exception. But the development in this direction is proceeding under such stress, with such a tempo, with such contradictions, conflicts and convulsions not only economical, but political national, etc. etc â that before a single world trust will be reached, before the respective financial national capitals will have formed a âWorld Unionâ of ultra imperialism, imperialism will explode and capitalism will turn into its opposite." -Â Vladimir Lenin, (Introduction to Imperialism and World Economy by N, Bukharin, Martin Lawrence, 1917)
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Germanyâs shock court ruling against the ECB challenges the stability of the euro zone
The European Central Bank was quick to react, arguing that it follows decisions taken by the European Court of Justice â not national courts. However, the German ruling has sparked an unprecedented legal minefield and has led to new questions about the future of the euro zone.
Court rules that European Central Bankâs 2015 bond-buying program could be illegal.
...and what it means for the future of the EU
This is the most serious challenge to the EU's legal framework we have yet come across. In the UK, the courts operated under the assumption that conflicts between EU and UK law would always be settled on the basis that EU law is supreme.
German Judges Strike Back, Say ECB Isn't Master of Universe ...
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Unintended Consequences Or Collateral Damage - by Gunter Pauli @MyBlueEconomy
When decisions are made in haste, seldom can one foresee all the consequences. Whatever the impact beyond the original objective of eliminating âthe badâ, (he spread of a virus), are considered unintended consequences. However, once the facts are on the table, and the adverse side-effects are documented, it is necessary to take corrective measures. If the decision-maker knows that actions taken deeply affect the livelihood of people beyond the original objective, and takes no steps to mitigate the negative impact, then these are no longer unintended consequences, International Law qualifies these, as collateral damage.
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Bye Bye GDP. you won't be missed: Chinese President Xi Jinping sets sights on âaffluent societyâ goal as Covid-19 comes under control (SCMP)
Communist Party chief has been on the road to promote the message that time is ripe to get the economy back up and running, as deadline on first âcentenary goalâ looms. He also encouraged them to speed up the diversification of the local economy to reduce dependence on traditional industries like coal and energy. Xi also appeared to be signalling that the âaffluent societyâ target could be redefined using measurements other than just gross domestic product, he said. âSo itâs possible for him to declare that the objective has been achieved by citing progress in areas like environment or technology.â
Related: The Affluent Society is a 1958 book by Harvard economist John Kenneth Galbraith.
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Norwayâs oil fund sells out of Glencore, Anglo American and RWE (FT)
Norwayâs $1tn oil fund has sold out of some of the biggest names in commodities and utilities including Glencore, Anglo American and RWE after the worldâs largest sovereign wealth fund decided they breached its guidelines on the use of coal. Exclusions by one of the worldâs biggest shareholders â the fund owns on average almost 1.5 per cent of every listed company in the world â are often closely followed by other investors.
Norway sovereign wealth fund blacklists coal giants
In the short term, coal still supplies around a quarter of the world's primary energy and two-fifths of its electricity. However, the well-regarded fundâs decision is expected to have a more gradual effect on investor sentiment in the long-term.
Why Norway fundâs divestment from the oilsands could trigger a bigger fund exodus
'Pulling investments from the oil sands and claiming it's for climate change reasons is more about publicity than fact' â Cenovus Energy CEO
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âThe sculptor of Germanyâ - Cartoon published in the satirical Kladderadatsch magazine in 1933
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The rulers of civilization are the ones who control the narrative and thus the timeline.
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NY Governor Cuomo questions why school buildings still exist â and says New York will work with Bill Gates to âreimagine educationâ (washingtonpost)
#Comment: Corporatism & stupidity rule in failed states. Great for comedy, horrible for kids.
