In the Blind Spot: Why the doom loop is no longer theoretical
SNEAK PEEK — The doom loop is coming for the West and coordinated financial repression will be needed to deal with it. — Why incoming Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is eyeing the formation of a new liberal trading bloc and exotic securities to counter the worst of it. — What the TikTok and RedNote […]
In the Blind Spot: The New Middle East
SNEAK PEEK — How Israel’s 15-month war and Assad’s toppling are reshaping the Middle East. — Historic parallels underscore the latest UFO whistleblower claims. Dear subscribers, As the world’s geopolitical tectonic plates shift beneath our feet before the impending inauguration of President Donald Trump, I (Dario) have gathered sufficient leverage over The Blind Spot’s […]
In the Blind Spot: The rise of Oceania
SNEAK PEEK — How the tariff debate masked Trump’s real agenda: building an Oceania Technate within the context of a new great game. — Britain’s mishandling of the grooming gang scandal foreshadows the reckoning society will have to have about the Covid Lab Leak, argues Izzy. — There’s an innovation puzzle at the heart […]
In The Blind Spot: Killing democracy to save democracy, Romanian edition
SNEAK PEEK — Dario reassesses America’s drone sighting panic. — Izzy argues that the new PISCES regulatory framework in the U.K. for trading private shares may well be economically challenged. — The panic over foreign interference in European elections, specifically Romania’s, is full of contradictions. Dear subscribers, Apologies for the delayed send-out this week. […]
In The Blind Spot: Close encounters of the drone kind
SNEAK PEEK — Dario assesses America’s drone sighting panic. — What’s going on in South Korea? The rumours going around are wild. Dear subscribers, Izzy here, sadly demobilized by a sudden attack of carpal tunnel syndrome, which means typing is currently very difficult. Hence the delay. Hopefully, one week off will put me back in […]
In the Blind Spot: Just what on earth were the Germans thinking?
SNEAK PEEK — The EU-MERCOSUR deal: Von der Leyen’s push to finalize the agreement may shield Europe from U.S. trade shocks — unless it ignites a farmers’ revolt at home. — Syria’s fragmenting future: With jihadists advancing and old power centers stirring, the country could revert to its historic city-state roots. — Germany’s EV reckoning: […]
In The Blind Spot: How Silicon Valley became Silicon Vassal
SNEAK PEEK — The great migration reverse ferret: U.K. PM Keir Starmer whips out the Donald Tusk playbook on migration, but the real story is visa outsourcing. — Why the V in VC stands for Vassal: Silicon Valley is having an epiphany about how it’s been doing the bidding of the state all this […]
Israeli stonewalling threatens West Bank financial collapse, Europe’s big three warn (POLITICO)
By Ben Munster · Nov 28, 2024 Israel is risking economic collapse in the West Bank by refusing to commit to an agreement that ensures Palestinians have access to banking services, the governments of France, Germany and the United Kingdom warned on Thursday. “This disappointing decision prolongs uncertainty and endangers the Palestinian economy,” the three […]
In The Blind Spot: War games
SNEAK PEEK — Do you know when you are being played? Dario delves into the new iteration of alternate reality games and explains why they are actually revolutionary political tools. — What if the real blind spot in nuclear war is that it’s more survivable than people appreciate? Dario explores. Dear subscribers, Here’s the […]
In the Blind Spot: Prepare to be privatized
SNEAK PEEK — There’s a big hullabaloo surrounding China’s recent issuance of dollar-denominated bonds in Riyadh. But Izzy argues this is not the show of strength most think it is. — Privatization vs Nationalisation: Why not all deregulation is being made equal. Izzy runs through the very different agendas of the competing transatlantic “efficiency” […]
