Archive for the 'Dictatorship' Category
Planetary Defense Coordination Office Proposed to Fight Asteroids
October 21st, 2010Maybe they’ll milk the space rocks before the little green men scenario??? Via: Space: A new report calls on NASA to establish a Planetary Defense Coordination Office to lead national and international efforts in protecting Earth against impacts by asteroids and comets. The final report of the Ad-Hoc Task Force on Planetary Defense of the […]
DHS Will Work with NSA and Military in Carrying Out Domestic Cyberwar Operations
October 21st, 2010Via: New York Times: The Obama administration has adopted new procedures for using the Defense Department’s vast array of cyberwarfare capabilities in case of an attack on vital computer networks inside the United States, delicately navigating historic rules that restrict military action on American soil. The system would mirror that used when the military is […]
Britain Revives Surveillance Plan, Making Service Providers Responsible for Data Retention
October 21st, 2010Via: Telegraph: Every email, phone call and website visit is to be recorded and stored after the Coalition Government revived controversial Big Brother snooping plans. It will allow security services and the police to spy on the activities of every Briton who uses a phone or the internet. Moves to make every communications provider store […]
NSA’s Newest Recruiters: Cartoon-Leopard Twins
October 20th, 2010Via: Wired: Dudes and dudettes: You know what’s totally radical? Reading your neighbors’ e-mail! So don’t you wanna be a junior National Security Agency deputy? If so, the surveillance and cryptology crew at NSA has the right online companions for you: Cy and Cyndi, a pair of anthropomorphic snow leopards now kickin’ it with the […]
Big Picture Gallery: A North Korean Anniversary and Debut
October 19th, 2010Spectacular madness. Via: Boston Globe / Big Picture: North Korea is in the midst of a series of large-scale events designed to both commemorate the 65th anniversary of the founding of its ruling Workers’ Party, and to introduce heir apparent Kim Jong Un to the North Korean people and the world. Current leader Kim Jong […]
Pilot to TSA: ‘No Groping Me and No Naked Photos’
October 18th, 2010Via: Lew Rockwell: Pilot to TSA: ‘No Groping Me and No Naked Photos’ by Michael Roberts October 15, 2010 – My name is Michael Roberts, and I am a pilot for ExpressJet Airlines, Inc., based in Houston (that is, I still am for the time being). This morning as I attempted to pass through the […]
Rice Meets with Obama, then Defends Regime
October 18th, 2010It’s all one regime, of course. Here’s the classic quote, which I’ve probably cited dozens of times over the years: The argument that the two parties should represent opposed ideals and policies, one, perhaps, of the Right and the other of the Left, is a foolish idea acceptable only to doctrinaire and academic thinkers. Instead, […]
Inside Job
October 18th, 2010Who Got Stimulated?
October 17th, 2010Thanks to BD for sending this one over:
Federal Reserve: Aggressive Easing Options Considered
October 17th, 2010Warning: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. Oil is over $81. Food commodities are rallying. And now… Inflation is the solution? Via: Reuters: Two top Federal Reserve officials argued for further aggressive action by the central bank, with one saying the economy needs “much more” help and the […]
