Archive for the 'Dictatorship' Category
New Restrictions on U.S. Climate and Ocean Scientists: Any Scientific Statements “Of Official Interest” Must be Pre-Approved
April 6th, 2007Via: peer.org: Federal climate, weather and marine scientists will be subject to new restrictions as to what they can say to the media or in public, according to agency documents released today by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER). Under rules posted last week, these federal scientists must obtain agency pre-approval to speak or write, […]
Bank of America Delays BullionValut Deposits
April 6th, 2007In Money: Going Tactical, I discussed how I wanted to immediately move some of our money into gold using the BullionVault system. I did, indeed, try to move some money to BullionVault. I used the electronic payment option for customers with U.S. bank accounts and followed BullionValut’s instructions exactly. Since I haven’t used BullionVault before, […]
U.S. Government Has Spent More Than Half the Public’s Treasure on Past, Current and Future Military Operations
March 30th, 2007Free trade. The invisible hand of the market. Capitalism. Would you like an order of Freedom Fries with that? Via: Common Dreams: In the words of the great economist and engineer Seymour Melman, we live in a “permanent war economy.†Since the end of World War II, the federal government has spent more than half […]
47 Large Core Columns, More Than a Dozen of Which Retained Dimensions of 54 x 22 Inches Through the 66th Floor
March 29th, 2007For the most part, I stopped thinking about the demolition of the WTC towers about three years ago. I filed that one away right next to my JFK folder. While it’s not intellectually rigorous to be content with, “The usual suspects did it. I don’t know exactly how. But They did it,” I sleep well […]
The Right to Raw Milk
March 27th, 2007Excellent raw milk article. Via: Acres USA: ACRES U.S.A. Fresh or raw milk producers are having problems just about everywhere, such as in Michigan, where they pulled over a guy and destroyed his product and raided his house and took the records — and similar things have happened in state after state. I’d like to […]
Florida: City to Seize Homes Over Parking Tickets
March 25th, 2007Via: The Newspaper: The city council in Brooksville, Florida voted this week to advance a proposal granting city officials the authority to place liens and foreclose on the homes of motorists accused of failing to pay a single $5 parking ticket. Non-homeowners face having their vehicles seized if accused of not paying three parking offenses.
My National Security Letter Gag Order
March 24th, 2007ABSOLUTELY CHILLING! Via: Washington Post: Three years ago, I received a national security letter (NSL) in my capacity as the president of a small Internet access and consulting business. The letter ordered me to provide sensitive information about one of my clients. There was no indication that a judge had reviewed or approved the letter, […]
UK Chancellor Gordon Brown Wants ‘New World Order’ to Fight Global Warming
March 13th, 2007A few of you just don’t want to accept that your most precious, deeply held religious beliefs were created by evil people to control you. If you want to spout off like a deranged, Pentecostal snake handler, that’s fine with me, but if you’re still capable of critical thinking, spend a few minutes with these […]
Visa Chief: Cashless Society by 2012
March 12th, 2007Sure. Via: Independent Online: Paying for goods with notes and coins could be consigned to history within five years, according to the chief executive of Visa Europe. Peter Ayliffe said that, by 2012, using credit and debit cards should be cheaper and more convenient than cash. Some retailers could soon start surcharging customers if they […]
UK: Don’t Like ID Cards? Hand Over Your Passport
March 11th, 2007And then it was too late. Via: Daily Mail: Anybody who objects to their personal details going on the new “Big Brother” ID cards database will be banned from having a passport. James Hall, the official in charge of the supposedly-voluntary scheme, said the Government would allow people to opt out – but in return […]
