Archive for the 'Coincidence?' Category
Moscow Airport Bomb Kills 31, Injures More Than 130
January 24th, 2011In other news: Israel Concerned Russia Will Recognize Palestinian State, and then, Dmitry Medvedev Restates Russian Support for Palestinian State. *boom* Via: Los Angeles Times: An apparent terrorist bombing Monday at a crowded arrivals terminal at an airport near Moscow left 31 people dead and more than 130 injured, Russian officials said. The bomb at […]
Is It Strange That FEMA Wants to Buy 140 Million Packaged Meals with a Shelf Life Only 36 Months for a Specific Disaster Scenario?
January 23rd, 2011I’m sure that there are plenty of reasons why this isn’t weird, but I’ll just make a note of it in case Coincidence strikes. Via: Federal Business Opportunities: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) procures and stores pre-packaged commercial meals to support readiness capability for immediate distribution to disaster survivors routinely. The purpose of this […]
BMW Explodes in Arlington
January 11th, 2011Two exploding BMWs in two days, within about six miles of each other… Move along, citizen, nothing to see here? Perhaps. That’s why we have the Coincidence category. See: Ashley W. Turton: Energy Lobbyist, Wife of Key White House Aide, Dies in Fire Via: ARLNow: A white BMW exploded around 8:15 a.m. this morning in […]
Ashley W. Turton: Energy Lobbyist, Wife of Key White House Aide, Dies in Fire
January 10th, 2011Update: Grandmother Uses Toy Horse to Fend Off Burglar Via: KSDK: A grandmother used a toy horse to fend off a robber in her Washington, DC home Tuesday. Catherine Turton moved there to take care of three grandchildren last year after their mother, lobbyist Ashley Turton, died in a bizarre garage fire. One of the […]
Ivory Coast on the ‘Brink of Genocide’
January 1st, 2011A few terms that don’t appear in the story below: Oil, diamonds, cobalt, gold, iron, manganese and nickel. Cocoa, however, is mentioned. Via: Guardian: Ivory Coast is on the “brink of genocide” and the world must take urgent action, the country’s new ambassador to the UN has warned. Youssoufou Bamba also claimed that some houses […]
MI6 Spy Gareth Williams: Keys Found Under Body, Inside Bag
December 22nd, 2010Via: Telegraph: Detectives investigating the death of the MI6 spy Gareth Williams have disclosed that keys to the padlock on the sports bag were found inside the North Face holdall, underneath Mr Williams’s naked body. An expert on rescuing people from confined spaces has told investigators that it would be impossible to lock the bag […]
27 Year Old Citigroup Banker Allegedly Jumped to Her Death from Trump Palace in New York City
December 22nd, 2010From Donald Trump Counting Sheep: As a reader wrote to me recently, “It’s the little things…” Via: The Hoya: Jessica Fashano (MSB ’05) shocked much of the New York financial world Saturday when she allegedly threw herself off of the Trump Palace in New York City. According to the New York Police Department, there is […]
Ted Kaczynski and the CIA?
December 21st, 2010This is pretty flimsy so far, but it’s Part 1. Maybe the story will get more interesting. Via: Times Union: Was my brother, Ted Kaczynski (AKA “the Unabomber”), a sort of “Manchurian candidate” – programmed to kill by our government in a CIA-funded thought-control experiment gone awry? … The Harvard study my brother participated in […]
Probable Carcinogen Hexavalent Chromium Found in Drinking Water of 31 U.S. Cities
December 20th, 2010Add it to the list: Can You Do This With Your Tap Water? Hundreds of Millions of Pounds of Pharmaceuticals LEGALLY Released Into Waterways That Provide Drinking Water Illegal Concentrations of Arsenic, Radioactive Substances like Uranium, Dangerous Bacteria Often Found in Sewage Via: Washington Post: An environmental group that analyzed the drinking water in 35 […]
Bernard Madoff’s Son Mark Found Hanged
December 11th, 2010Update Via: Gothamist: Yesterday morning, the body of Mark Madoff was found hanging from a dog leash in his Soho apartment, while his two-year-old son was sleeping in another room. While no note was found, it’s believed the 46-year-old son of infamous Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff committed suicide, based on desperate e-mails he sent to […]
