War

Taxpayer-funded IMF announces $14-$18 billion bailout of Ukraine's coupmeisters with governments to pony up another $10 billion. This is mostly a bailout of banks.

"The money will go to the lenders, which include banks, mainly in Europe, and other investors in Ukraine’s bonds. This will not stem Ukraine’s economic decline. The IMF’s price includes higher taxes, which will make it worse."

We get poorer.

"One of the more amazing things about the world at present is that the major robberies accomplished by its states are done right out in the open and celebrated. Furthermore, institutions like the IMF that fail time and again, even report their failures in great detail before repeating them anew. For example, the IMF has a 51-page report explaining its failures in its Greek loan program."

People cheer while government make them poorer.

Special interests, especially oil and gas interests, lobby for sanctions against Russia.

After decades of fighting, Philippine government signs peace pact with Muslim rebels.

Now Turkey will block YouTube as well as Twitter.

"Earlier, what appeared to be a leaked audio recording of Turkish officials discussing Syria appeared on YouTube.
It relates to a discussion of possible military operations in Syria, which was apparently attended by Turkey's intelligence chief, its foreign minister and the deputy head of the armed forces."

Facebook may be next.

Air Force fires nine midlevel nuclear missile commanders and disciplines dozens more over cheating scandal.

British newspaper praises Osama bin Laden in 1993.