Archive for the 'Dictatorship' Category
Shocker: House G.O.P. Agrees to Lift Debt Limit
January 19th, 2013Endless can kicking. Via: New York Times: Backing down from their hard-line stance, House Republicans said Friday that they would agree to lift the federal government’s statutory borrowing limit for three months, with a requirement that both chambers of Congress pass a budget in that time to clear the way for negotiations on long-term deficit […]
Thailand: Former Protest Leader Jailed for Gesturing About Censorship
January 18th, 2013Via: New York Times: It has become almost routine in Thailand for judges to hand down jail sentences to those convicted of offending the country’s king. But an unusual ruling issued on Thursday appears to considerably broaden the interpretation of Thailand’s already restrictive lèse-majesté law. In sentencing a former protest leader to two years in […]
After You’ve Been All You Could Be Serving The Empire, Walmart Is Hiring
January 15th, 2013.mil should really talk this one up during the recruitment process. Via: Reuters: Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT), the world’s largest retailer, said it plans to hire more than 100,000 veterans in the United States over the next five years, a move supported by First Lady Michelle Obama. Most of the veterans will be placed in […]
Biden: White House Readies 19 Executive Actions on Guns
January 15th, 2013Via: Politico: The White House has identified 19 executive actions for President Barack Obama to move unilaterally on gun control, Vice President Joe Biden told a group of House Democrats on Monday, the administration’s first definitive statements about its response to last month’s mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
PSYOP as Entertainment
January 14th, 2013I’ve been trying to understand what France’s war in Mali is really about, but I’m coming up short. During my reading, though, I came across something interesting that’s related to a previous post on Cryptogon. Do you remember the one about, Population Reduction Through ‘Long-Running Serialized Dramas’? Well, you brought up Population Media Center. One […]
And Now… Bookless Libraries
January 14th, 2013Via: My San Antonio: Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff is an unabashed book lover with 1,000 first editions in his private collection, but even he sees the writing on the wall. Paper books have lost their allure, and future generations may have little use for them, Wolff contends. So when he embarked on a mission […]
Chuck Schumer Asks Businesses to Stop Selling Guns While Congress Debates
January 14th, 2013This is one for your Comedy Gold file folder. Actually, many retailers have stopped selling semi-automatic rifles and handguns—because they’re completely out of stock. Via: CBS: Sen. Charles Schumer says retailers that sell assault weapons should stop offering them for purchase while Congress discusses gun regulation legislation. Schumer on Sunday released a letter he sent […]
Vietnam Admits Deploying Shill Bloggers to Support Government
January 14th, 2013Via: BBC: Vietnamese propaganda officials have admitted deploying people to engage in online discussions and post comments supporting the Communist Party’s policies. The party has also confirmed that it operates a network of nearly 1,000 “public opinion shapers”. They are assigned with the task of spreading the party line. The tactic is similar to China’s […]
Air Pollution in Beijing Goes Off the Index
January 13th, 2013Via: AP: People refused to venture outdoors and buildings disappeared into Beijing’s murky skyline on Sunday as the capital’s air quality went off the index. The Beijing Municipal Environmental Monitoring Center said on its website that the density of PM2.5 particulates had surpassed 700 micrograms per cubic meter in many parts of the city. The […]
Citadel: Masterplanned Doomstead City
January 13th, 2013I wonder what their plan is for defense against the regime dropping MOABs on them? Or even a swarm of armed drones, always overhead? Apaches? Tomahawk missiles??? Maybe this calls for underground bunkers! You know, built to be able to withstand attacks from bunker busters… Here’s how the Citadel’s walled neighborhoods will look to the […]
