Saturday, February 8, 2014

Keiser Report: Fraud De facto Business Model (E560)

Part 1 Chinese fleeing corruption crackdown by fleeing to US.  Death is not a reason for a stock to downgrade.

Part 2 The takeover of Global Law by corporate.

Protect our homes and national parks from oil train explosions! - SierraRise - Stories to Save the Planet

Protect our homes and national parks from oil train explosions! - SierraRise - Stories to Save the Planet

Rep. Mulvaney introduces term limits as constitutional amendment

It's not so much the elected that are the problem but the unelected behind the scenes that tell the elected what to do and how to do it.

Glamor Lost: Israeli military needs boost, launches inspiring IDF ad

People are actually getting wise to government propaganda and realizing that fighting is not a solution.

3 Things To Know About The Looming Debt Ceiling Showdown : The Two-Way : NPR

The debt ceiling has never made any sense because it just prevent the government for paying for what it has already budgeted.  It's not like they don't realize how much they've agreed to spend and therefore it should be made obsolete.

A Possible Explanation For How U.S. Diplomat's Call Was Tapped : NPR

After all that's been uncovered about intelligence gathering why would you expect privacy?  We can log this under dumb!

Bloody Hands: Syria Western recruits' terrorist-turning threat

Bloody Hands: Syria Western recruits' terrorist-turning threat

Friday, February 7, 2014

Fury & Frustration: Violence erupts as Brazilians protest transport hikes

Fury & Frustration: Violence erupts as Brazilians protest transport hikes

Was this chicken inspected? - Food & Water Watch

Was this chicken inspected? - Food & Water Watch

The Ten Biggest American Cities That Are Running Out Of Water - Yahoo Finance

The Ten Biggest American Cities That Are Running Out Of Water - Yahoo Finance

Federal judge rules drivers allowed to flash headlights to warn of speed traps | Fox News

Federal judge rules drivers allowed to flash headlights to warn of speed traps | Fox News

The little-told story of how the U.S. government poisoned alcohol during Prohibition.

The little-told story of how the U.S. government poisoned alcohol during Prohibition.

Daily Kos: The One Comic That Explains Just How Screwed America Is

Daily Kos: The One Comic That Explains Just How Screwed America Is

Daily Kos: Has Verizon already violated net neutrality?

Could they end up destroying the internet?

Google Is Taking a Beautiful Stand for Gay Rights

Who cares about the stupid Olympics!  Does anyone realize how many people suffer in poverty to build these one time use cities?  Does anyone talk about the impact to the environment or how it impacts global warming from all the building and transportation required to even have these ridiculous competitions?

Kohl's warns of 4Q troubles after weather, e-commerce problems - Milwaukee - Milwaukee Business Journal

Kohl's warns of 4Q troubles after weather, e-commerce problems - Milwaukee - Milwaukee Business Journal

Thursday, February 6, 2014

'F**k the EU': US State Dept. official in phone chat on Ukraine posted online

Whoops!

Clay Aiken for Congress - "Open Door" Campaign Announcement

Clay Aiken for Congress - "Open Door" Campaign Announcement

Daily Kos: Red Lobster Blues

Daily Kos: Red Lobster Blues

Art of Meddling: US's Nulad visits Ukraine again, with 'regime change' aims?

Art of Meddling: US's Nulad visits Ukraine again, with 'regime change' aims?

Sony agrees to sell PC business, revises forecast to loss | Business Tech - CNET News

Sony agrees to sell PC business, revises forecast to loss | Business Tech - CNET News

Fighting Talk: Syria's foreign militants vow jihad in home countries

Fighting Talk: Syria's foreign militants vow jihad in home countries

Afghan heroin production on the rise

Afghan heroin production on the rise

Daily Kos: Elizabeth Warren: Let Post Offices Replace Payday Lenders

Let's not forget that the reason the post office is in dire straights is thanks to GW Bush for forcing them to fund their pensions 80 years into the future in an attempt to force them out of business.

British government launches DDOS attack on Anonymous

British government launches DDOS attack on Anonymous

Stallman: Businesses do the spying, US harvests the intel

Stallman: Businesses do the spying, US harvests the intel

Lawmakers Look To Prevent More Target-Sized Data Breaches : All Tech Considered : NPR

1 in 3 Americans involved in recent data theft.

Safety First: AA missiles, high-tech gear, cossacks protect Sochi Olympics

Safety First: AA missiles, high-tech gear, cossacks protect Sochi Olympics

CrossTalk: New Cold War?

CrossTalk: New Cold War?

Monday, February 3, 2014

Breaking Baghdad: Chem weapons lab discovered in rebel-controlled Iraq

Besides that terrible reporting by the RT anchor the important info here is that Saudi Arabia is behind the chemical weapon attacks in Syria and the US is NOT an honest broker and hasn't been.

'Family-Phobia': French take to streets for anti-gay protests

'Family-Phobia': French take to streets for anti-gay protests

Lawmakers In Safe Districts Living At Taxpayers' Expense

Those who faced competition spent the campaign funds on actual campaigning.

Those in "safe" districts - districts carefully drawn to ensure an incumbent won't have to worry about competition for his/her job at election time - could pursue lots of other things.

No real surprises.  But if you see your donating to a candidate that is spending recklessly stop giving them money.

Sunday, February 2, 2014

Stunning video: Record controlled blast brings down German skyscraper

Look like anything else you may have seen in the fairly recent past?

'A Global Bathtub': Rethinking The U.S. Oil Export Ban : NPR

Just Wall Street trying to tell you that this oil will last forever.  I give it about another 3-4 years and the boom will bust and we'll be left with polluted water and no oil.

Daily Kos: Cartoon: Goodbye Net Neutrality, Hello Gilded Age Internet

Great video about internet tiering.

Daily Kos: Walmart Stumbles on SNAP; Warns of Lost Profits

Let's not forget that the Fed tapering is also having a HUGE impact on the stock market in general.  Money is going to continue to tighten and interest rates are headed up.

The only way to stop it is the continued devaluation of the dollar with QA.  In other words we can never end QA or we'll pay the price.

Daily Kos: Kansas moves to Stop Broadband Internet to residents

You can't have internet because no private corporation wants to provide it!

Kerry: 'Disturbing' Trend Of Authoritarianism In Eastern Europe : The Two-Way : NPR

"The aspirations of citizens are once again being trampled beneath corrupt, oligarchic interests — interests that use money to stifle political opposition and dissent, to buy politicians and media outlets, and to weaken judicial independence and the rights of non-governmental organizations."

Sounds just like the US to me!  Is Kerry really so clueless?

Daily Kos: Obama: Clapper Excused Because 'Between Rock & A Hard Place'.

Clapper needs to go NOW!  Then prosecuted.

It's not exactly honest to refuse to answer or answer only in an environment where hearing is restricted.  This is all too often the case anymore and that's why our government is largely out of control.

Keiser Report: Round Tripping Financial Crisis (E557)

Part 1 Wages against Gold have lost 4% a year even with COLAs.
Part 2 The US taper is affecting the interest rates around the world and therefore the housing bubble is going to collapse.

Colorado rejects voluntary GMO labeling

Colorado rejects voluntary GMO labeling

Snowden leak: Canada spied with airport Wi-Fi

Snowden leak: Canada spied with airport Wi-Fi

From contaminated water to cancer-causing air: WV's latest debacle

From contaminated water to cancer-causing air: WV's latest debacle