Archive for the 'Dictatorship' Category
Saudis Threaten to Sell $750 Billion in U.S. Treasuries Over 9/11 Bill
April 17th, 2016The word, “Bush” doesn’t appear in this piece even once. And what is Marvin up to these days? Via: New York Times: Saudi Arabia has told the Obama administration and members of Congress that it will sell off hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of American assets held by the kingdom if Congress passes a […]
When Lobbying Was Illegal
April 16th, 2016Via: Priceonomics: Wouldn’t it be nice if lobbying were illegal? It’s a tempting thought. But it seems impossible. Lobbying is a multi-billion dollar industry and an accepted—if hated—part of American politics. American courts have ruled that lobbying is constitutionally protected free speech, and lawyers and laymen alike generally accept this. The same is true of […]
Bernie Earned Less in Year than Hillary Made in Single Speech
April 15th, 2016Via: Weekly Standard: Bernie Sanders reportedly earned just over $200,000 in 2014. That same year, Hillary Clinton, Sanders’s top Democratic rival, gave about 45 paid speeches, many of which paid her more in a single hour than Sanders made the entire year. The Washington Post reports on Sanders’s income. “The senator from Vermont reported income […]
Swiss Banker Whistleblower: CIA Behind Panama Papers
April 12th, 2016Via: CNBC: Bradley Birkenfeld is the most significant financial whistleblower of all time, so you might think he’d be cheering on the disclosures in the new Panama Papers leaks. But today, Birkenfeld is raising questions about the source of the information that is shaking political regimes around the world. Birkenfeld, an American citizen, was a […]
‘The Police Could be Controlling Your Self-Driving Car’
April 3rd, 2016Late library books? Unvaccinated children? Offensive comments on Facebook? Better keep your bicycle handy. Sarcasm. Sort of. Via: MarketWatch: More intrusive controls may be called for to deal with crime. For instance, high-speed chases could become a thing of the past. The vehicles of drunk/drugged individuals who insist on doing their own driving could be […]
Dutch Government Considering Only Allowing Electric Vehicle Sales Starting in 2025
April 3rd, 2016I’d like to see people buying EVs, but not because that’s their only choice. I’m guessing that by 2025, electric vehicles will not only outperform gas models in every metric, they will be cheaper to buy, operate, maintain and insure. No maniac nanny state legislation necessary. Via: Electrek: After India evaluating a scheme for all […]
Saudi Arabia Plans $2 Trillion Megafund for Post-Oil Era
April 1st, 2016Via: Bloomberg: Saudi Arabia is getting ready for the twilight of the oil age by creating the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund for the kingdom’s most prized assets. Over a five-hour conversation, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman laid out his vision for the Public Investment Fund, which will eventually control more than $2 trillion […]
How Associated Press Cooperated with the Nazis
March 30th, 2016Via: The Guardian: The Associated Press news agency entered a formal cooperation with the Hitler regime in the 1930s, supplying American newspapers with material directly produced and selected by the Nazi propaganda ministry, archive material unearthed by a German historian has revealed. When the Nazi party seized power in Germany in 1933, one of its […]
Feds to Cops: Keep Robbing People
March 29th, 2016I wonder if the Feds will prosecute themselves under their own RICO laws… Via: Washington Post: The Justice Department has announced that it is resuming a controversial practice that allows local police departments to funnel a large portion of assets seized from citizens into their own coffers under federal law. The “Equitable Sharing Program” gives […]
Vaxxed From Cover Up to Catastrophe
March 29th, 2016Via: Vaxxed: In 2013, biologist Dr. Brian Hooker received a call from a Senior Scientist at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) who led the agency’s 2004 study on the Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) vaccine and its link to autism. The scientist, Dr. William Thompson, confessed that the CDC had omitted crucial data in […]
