The New Dark Age

'Socialism or Barbarism'

October 13, 2019

  • Syria News Links 12-13 October 2019

    13 October 2019 • 23:50  — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so check back Turkey-Syria offensive: Kurds reach deal with Syrian army https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-50036901 Washington abandons its Kurdish proxies as Ankara and Damascus step in http://thesaker.is/washington-abandons-its-kurdish-proxies-as-ankara-and-damascus-step-in/ Continue reading

  • THE MARCH OF THE FINANCIAL ALGORITHMS

    The purpose of this article is to begin examining the role played by computer algorithms in assisting and even replacing financial and investment decision making. It was inspired by the lead article in the Economist Magazine (5th – 11th October 2019) titled Masters of the Universe. It poses the question, as to whether these algorithms… Continue reading

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  • General Strike Against the IMF Shuts Down Ecuador

    Striking workers and activists vow that they will not call off the national strike that began this Wednesday until Moreno reinstates state oil subsidies and lowers the price of fuel and petrol. Moreno cut the oil subsidies last week as part of an agreement the government negotiated with the IMF for a loan of $4.2… Continue reading

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  • Iran News Links 13 October 2019

    13 October 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so check back HSBC: The World’s Dirtiest Bank https://hendersonlefthook.wordpress.com/2019/10/12/hsbc-the-worlds-dirtiest-bank/ US Denial of Sovereignty – Unipolarism Laid Bare https://journal-neo.org/2019/10/12/us-denial-of-sovereignty-unipolarism-laid-bare/ Continue reading

  • Ecuador News Links 13 October 2019

    13 October 2019 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so check back Protest leaders in Ecuador vow to continue rallies across the country https://tass.com/world/1082873 Ecuador under President Neo-coño Moreno: The IMF’s Deadly “Economic Medicine”, The Weaponization of Neoliberal Reforms https://www.globalresearch.ca/ecuador-under-president-neo-cono-moreno-the-imfs-deadly-economic-medicine-the-weaponization-of-neoliberal-reforms/5691749 Continue reading

  • Brexit News Links 13 October 2019

    13 October 2019 • 11:00 — The New Dark Age There may be some duplication due to cross-posting and may be updated throughout the day, so check back Brexit: Boris Johnson to update cabinet on deal talks https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-50032500 Brexit plans centre stage in Queen’s Speech https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-50029325 Continue reading

  • UK: ARE YOU BEING STOPPED AND SEARCHED?

    ARE YOU BEING STOPPED AND SEARCHED? – Ask ‘Am I being detained or am I free to leave?’ IF you are told you are detained, this means you are being stopped and searched. OTHERWISE, you are able to walk away. Continue reading

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  • The Foreign Office Must Be Challenged Over Sacoolas’ Immunity

    The government has stepped up its lies about immunity in the Sacoolas case to a breathtaking degree. I genuinely am astounded by the sheer audacity of the lies now being told, including a staggeringly mendacious FCO-briefed BBC article yesterday stating that “23,000 individuals in the UK have diplomatic immunity” and that it extends to “drivers… Continue reading

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  • Information Clearing House Headlines 12-13 October 2019

    13 October 2019 — Information Clearing House ‘You are leaving us to be slaughtered’: Kurdish general threatens to ally with Russia By Matthew Chapman We need to make a deal with Russia and the regime now and invite their planes to protect this region. Continue ====== Continue reading