Category Archives: Geopolitical

In Honor Of Veteran’s Day: The Butterfly Effect

Originally Posted: November 11, 2018 To honor Veterans’s Day,  we are reposting our June 2017 butterfly piece, which illustrates how sleepwalking can lead the world into a war that nobody wants. French President, Emmanuel Macron, warned today about sleepwalking into … Continue reading

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My 9/11 Story — The Day History Changed

It’s hard to believe it’s been twenty-two years.  If you haven’t journaled your story, what are you waiting for? Repost of a Repost of a Repost a Post Originally Posted on September 11, 2018 It was early August 2001 when … Continue reading

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In Honor Of Veteran’s Day: The Butterfly Effect

Here is a repost of a repost of a repost of a post. The Butterfly Effect post is by far the most popular post ever on the GMM.  Many universities and high schools have linked it in their class syllabi. … Continue reading

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My 9/11 Story — The Day History Changed

It’s hard to believe it’s been twenty-one years.  If you haven’t journaled your story, what are you waiting for? Repost of a Repost of a Post Posted on September 11, 2018 It was early August 2001 when I asked my … Continue reading

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History’s Biggest “Butterfly Effect” Occurred On This Day

Originally Posted on June 27, 2017 by macromon The butterfly effect is the concept that small causes can have large effects. Initially, it was used with weather prediction but later the term became a metaphor used in and out of … Continue reading

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The Taiwan Strait Getting Hot, Hot, Hot, Hotter…3.0

#CKStrong We are reposting a repost of a piece we did last September.  Our sense is Mr. Xi is testing and doing the calculus if the U.S.is willing to fight WWIII over Taiwan.  Taiwan and U.S. officials have expressed alarm … Continue reading

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On This Day: One Wrong Turn & History’s Biggest “Butterfly Effect”

One wrong turn, one small change in initial conditions can change the course of history enormously.  Even very true on a personal basis.  #CKStrong Originally Posted on June 27, 2017 The butterfly effect is the concept that small causes can have … Continue reading

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The Taiwan Strait Getting Hot, Hot, Hot…2.0

China has released video of a simulated air strike on the U.S. territory of Guam after Under Secretary of State @KeithJKrach visited Taiwan. More @business: https://t.co/je6XM6CaBE pic.twitter.com/YntkbIIQRJ — Bloomberg Originals (@bbgoriginals) September 21, 2020 We originally posted the following in … Continue reading

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The COVID Economy In Suspended Animation

Summary The U.S. economy is not real and in a current state of “suspended animation” The COVID rescue package has introduced significant distortions into the economy The “Corona Capitalists,” some very well capitalized and liquid corporations, have accounted for a … Continue reading

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If War Comes, It Won’t Be Your Father’s War

Just a heads up and reminder, folks.   Do some homework. SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Security researcher Brian Wallace was on the trail of hackers who had snatched a California university’s housing files when he stumbled into a larger nightmare: … Continue reading

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