Archive for the 'Dictatorship' Category
Britain: Government Plans Radical Privatization for Police
March 5th, 2012I like this moment of clarity from the unnamed West Midlands police authority spokesman: “Combining with the business sector is aimed at totally transforming the way the force currently does business – improving the service provided to the public.” Law enforcement = business. If you start thinking about Mussolini and corporatism as you read the […]
International Observer Group Says ‘Serious Problems’ in Russian Presidential Election
March 5th, 2012Yes, but at least it’s another excuse to link to Vladimir Putin, Action Man. Via: The Canadian Press: There were “serious problems” in the vote that returned Vladimir Putin to the Russian presidency, the head of the major international election observer mission said Monday, adding fuel to an opposition testing its strength with plans for […]
Banker Resignations
March 5th, 2012I have no idea what a normal rate of resignations is, but, for whatever it’s worth: American Kabuki: 116 RESIGNATIONS FROM WORLD BANKS 3/2/12. Research Credit: MoneyMustGo
Feds Unlock Suspect’s Computer Without Her Help
March 4th, 2012As it turns out, the ex-husband provided a list of possible passwords to the government. Via: Denver Post: A dispute over whether requiring a bank-fraud suspect to unlock her computer violates the suspect’s rights against self-incrimination has shifted after federal authorities got into the computer another way. An attorney for Ramona Fricosu confirmed this morning […]
Syria: Clinton Admits U.S. On Same Side As Al Qaeda To Destabilize Assad Government
March 2nd, 2012Via: Global Research: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has acknowledged that Al Qaeda and other organizations on the US “terror list” are supporting the Syrian opposition. Clinton said: “We have a very dangerous set of actors in the region, al-Qaida [sic], Hamas, and those who are on our terrorist list, to be sure, supporting […]
Human Medical Experimentation at Edgewood Arsenal
March 2nd, 2012Via: CNN: The moment 18-year-old Army Pvt. Tim Josephs arrived at Edgewood Arsenal in 1968, he knew there was something different about the place. “It just did not look like a military base, more like a hospital,” recalled Josephs, a Pittsburgh native. Josephs had volunteered for a two-month assignment at Edgewood, in Maryland, lured by […]
Internet and Blackberry Services Down at Pentagon
March 2nd, 2012Via: Herald Sun: THE US military’s Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) shut down access to the internet and Blackberry service while work was being done to fix an unspecified problem, yesterday. The shutdown, which came around 10:00am local time, meant that no one in the Pentagon had internet access. Many military downrange, including combatant commands, […]
Speech-Jamming Gun [???]
March 1st, 2012Via: ExtremeTech: Japanese researchers have created a hand-held gun (pictured above) that can jam the words of speakers who are more than 30 meters (100ft) away. The gun has two purposes, according to the researchers: At its most basic, this gun could be used in libraries and other quiet spaces to stop people from speaking […]
The Madness of Dmitry Itskov
February 29th, 2012Hopefully, consciousness is nonlocal and these lunatics have no chance of success. Otherwise… Well, let’s just say that I don’t want to find out what the Cheney daemon has in mind for me, when it emerges from my virtual bedroom closet, wearing a bozo wig and clown suit. What could possibly go wrong? Along these […]
Windows 8 Consumer Preview Presentation
February 29th, 2012I’m watching the live presentation that’s happening in Barcelona and it looks like Windows 8 is going to be using a cloud based log-in feature that is going to sync settings, and a lot of other stuff, across devices. I have no idea if there’s an opt out to let it function as a standalone […]
