Category Archives: collapse

there’s no tomorrow

Posted on 2012/02/13 by dermot

This has been a long time coming! I began tentatively in 2005, and only completed it a few weeks ago. Finally, it’s fit for public consumption!

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cheer up mr. shimizu!

Posted on 2011/04/15 by dermot

Yes, the job has been hard work the last few weeks. No sane man would want to be President of Tepco during a radiological emergency. So, take off your shoes, sit back with a nice sake, and enjoy a movie!

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china’s ghost cities

Posted on 2011/04/01 by dermot

The noggin, it spins:

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do we have plans…

Posted on 2011/03/02 by dermot

…to invade the Middle East? From “Three Days of the Condor”, (1975):

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reagan’s snarl

Posted on 2011/02/07 by dermot

John Dolan shows his mettle again. Essential reading for an understanding of the political condition of modern America, through memories of Ronald’s time as Governor of California: Reagan’s Cheshire Snarl Reagan … managed to destroy everything that was best about … Continue reading →

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dmitri orlov interview

Posted on 2011/02/03 by dermot

Dmitri Orlov, author of “Re-Inventing Collapse” gives a 1/2 hour explanation of why the U.S. in a worse place today than the U.S.S.R. back in the 1980s: Dmitri’s blog: http://cluborlov.blogspot.com/

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Miss Direction

Posted on 2011/01/11 by dermot

After the attack on the Congresswoman, a lot of observers are understandably worried about America’s gun culture, and the bizarro personality cun cult that surrounds that grotesque female from Alaska. Many are scared that there’s going to be some sort … Continue reading →

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2011…

Posted on 2011/01/08 by dermot

2011: off to a strange start. Birds falling from the sky, fish clogging the rivers, strange weather in divers places. At least the fish haven’t started falling from the sky…yet. How’s this for a headline? Russian Space Stations arrive in … Continue reading →

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(scr)amtrak

Posted on 2010/12/18 by dermot

A milquetoast reporter rides Amtrak, and endures a 10 hour delay…and practically comes apart at the seams. Drama queen histrionics ensue! Most amusing; as James Howard Kunstler has said many times, the U.S. has a rail service that the Bulgarians … Continue reading →

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links of boom & gloom

Posted on 2010/12/15 by dermot

Creepy in the extreme: China’s ghost cities. If you build it, they will not come. Unless the sea levels rise as predicted…then, having a few empty cities on hand might be useful. Joe Bageant: AMERICA: Y UR PEEPS B SO … Continue reading →

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to we or not to we

Posted on 2010/12/08 by dermot

Before reading this piece about wooly-headed thinking, here’s the lucid George Carlin: He’s with Bill Hicks now…wherever the Heck that is. You may have noticed a curious phenomenon: one day, something that you hadn’t previously been bothered by suddenly begins … Continue reading →

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irish wanking bankers

Posted on 2010/12/08 by dermot

This will likely go viral, and soon become annoying, but here goes. An Irishman explains the economic crisis to an American journalist: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk36cMgf028&feature=player_embedded

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hitler saves ireland

Posted on 2010/11/27 by dermot

It’s not every day that your country is taken apart, piece by piece. Don’t be jealous though. They’re coming for you too, sooner or later. In this wonderful re-imagining of “Hitler, the Rise of Evil” a youthful Fuhrer – played … Continue reading →

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