Ohio might be the slow-burning Bhopal disaster of the US. However, it is one of over a dozen reported rail wrecks in the US in the past ~6 weeks. Is it incompetence - the falling apart of complex systems under incompetent, distracted government - or unconventional warfare? I'm honestly in two minds, but the number of 'coincidental' accidents affecting food, farming, and critical national infrastructure is truly alarming.

I half-wonder if it isn't psychological manipulation to increase CBDC adoption. "What's that? You say I can only have £10k of Sterling-CBDC? How dare you! Now I want £20k!" However, I don't actually think HMT and the BoE are that smart...