Archive for December, 2006
All Electric Vehicles and the Concept of Enough
December 28th, 2006The all electric SUV is almost here! While it’s not quite the electric Hummer I wrote about recently, what did I tell ya!?! Head down to the clean, green Walmart to buy some blood soaked crap made by slaves in China with your somehow fungible U.S. dollars. Haul your goods back to your no-money-down, stucco […]
FDA Approves Meat, Milk from Cloned Animals; No Labels Necessary
December 27th, 2006The darkness really is closing in on the U.S. now. It’s a struggle, trying to think of meaningful things to write about the U.S. and stories like this… Most people involved with the meat industrial complex have never seen a cow on pasture. Have a look at the cows my wife and I are raising. […]
U.A.E. Central Bank Is Selling Dollars, Buying Euros
December 27th, 2006Via: Bloomberg: The United Arab Emirates will convert 8 percent of its foreign-exchange reserves to euros from dollars before September after the U.S. currency slumped this year, the country’s central bank governor said. The U.A.E. has started “in a limited way” to sell part of its dollar reserves, Sultan Bin Nasser al-Suwaidi said in an […]
Scientists Get OK for Engineered Peanuts
December 27th, 2006Oh sure. Via: AP: A leading industry group has given scientists the go-ahead to build genetically engineered peanuts that could be safer, more nutritious and easier to grow than their conventional version. The work could lead to peanuts that yield more oil for biofuel production, need less rainfall and grow more efficiently, with built-in herbicide […]
Work Outside D.C.’s Primary Blast Radius
December 27th, 2006Via: Washington Post: Winchester and its neighbors along Interstate 81 in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley have much to recommend themselves to potential employers, including a low cost of living, access to a major highway and views of the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains. More recently, though, the area has been successfully trumpeting another attribute: It is just […]
Truckload of Uranium Stolen in India
December 27th, 2006Via: Yahoo/AFP: A container packed with radioactive material has been stolen from a fortified research facility in eastern India, prompting a major hunt and fears of contamination, officials said. “It carries uranium and radiation and could have an adverse effect in an area of 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mile),” Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Khoda warned. Khoda […]
U.S. Military: Extend Citizenship to Foreigners for Service to American Empire
December 26th, 2006Standard operating procedure for all empires… I kinda wondered what the endgame was going to be for the illegal immigration situation in the U.S. (This ENDGAME just didn’t do it for me.) I’m not wondering anymore. Isn’t it amazing how Their plans come together!? I’d like to believe that immigrants wouldn’t fall for this scam, […]
New Cryptogon Sponsor: Citizenre – Jointhesolution.us
December 26th, 2006Thanks to jointhesolution.us for taking a month of advertising on Cryptogon via Adbrite. Their free solar installation offering looks VERY interesting. If you want to run a text ad on Cryptogon, it’s easy and inexpensive.
Nigeria: Hundreds of Fuel Scavengers Die in Blast
December 26th, 2006Fuel shortages in Nigeria, one of the most oil rich countries in the world… Meanwhile, in other news, the CEO of Exxon got a $2.8 million bonus and a raise. And GM squeals about a fuel efficiency law that mandates a pathetic increase in overall mileage of their fleet. Via: CNN: At least 200 people […]
U.S. Beef Contains Dioxin
December 23rd, 2006Yummy! Via: Yahoo/AP: South Korea has asked the United States to explain why a shipment of American beef rejected for having banned bone fragments also contained unacceptable levels of the toxic chemical dioxin, an official said Friday. The discovery was the latest bad news for the U.S. cattle industry in South Korea, already dealing with […]
