Archive for the 'Coincidence?' Category
Three Mass Shooters Used Same Online Gun Store
August 8th, 2009The Reddit heads have uncovered a lot of George Sodini materials, in case anyone is interested in looking into this case further. I didn’t spend too much time on it, but one thing I noticed (besides the madness) was his resume (mirror). He lists a BS in Computer Science in 1992. He was 48 at […]
The Deep Politics of Hollywood: Close Encounters with the Pentagon
August 3rd, 2009I wish I’d taken a screenshot from the scene in the 2007 Transformers where John Turturro is shown against a wall and the sign to the left of the frame says something like, “322 days since last accident.” HAHA. I almost upchucked the lamb chop I ate for dinner that night. I hit REWIND and […]
Report Blasts FEMA on Storm Trailer Formaldehyde
July 27th, 2009Children in Katrina Trailers May Face Lifelong Ailments FEMA Trailer Manufacturers Knew About Formaldehyde, Findings Went Undisclosed Via: AP: The Federal Emergency Management Agency took too long to respond to initial reports of dangerous levels of formaldehyde in trailers delivered to victims of the 2005 hurricanes, exposing people to possible health risks, a report of […]
Obama: Take the Blue Pill
July 23rd, 2009Via: CBS News: Mr. Obama went on to say that people should start paying lower prices for comparable medication. “If there’s a blue pill and a red pill, and the blue pill is half the price of the red pill and works just as well, why not pay half price for the thing that’s going […]
British Health Minister Quits
July 16th, 2009I wouldn’t want to be associated with the upcoming H1N1 vaccine debacle either. (Of course, it doesn’t say anything about the upcoming H1N1 vaccine debacle.) Via: BBC: Top surgeon Lord Darzi, one of several non-political figures brought into Gordon Brown’s government, is to resign as health minister. Downing Street confirmed he will remain as a […]
Deutsche Bank Stockbroker in IT Probe Fell to Death
July 8th, 2009Via: BBC: A City stockbroker fell to his death from a rooftop restaurant two days after bosses investigating an IT-related matter sent him home early. Anjool Malde, 24, was found on the ground outside Coq d’Argent in London’s Square Mile at midday on Sunday. He left his Deutsche Bank office early on Friday afternoon after […]
Virologist to Make His Case for Lab Origin of Swine Flu
July 5th, 2009Via: Peter’s New York: Back in April, when the first cases of swine flu were diagnosed in Mexico, Gibbs examined the genetic structure of the virus that had been posted on a public database. His analysis led him to speculate that the virus may have been the result of a laboratory error. He contacted the […]
Afghanistan: Thousands of U.S. Marines Move Into the World’s Largest Opium Production Area
July 2nd, 2009Via: AP / USA Today: Thousands of U.S. Marines poured from helicopters and armored vehicles into Taliban-controlled villages in southern Afghanistan on Thursday in the first major operation under President Obama’s strategy to stabilize the country. The offensive was launched shortly after 4:30 p.m. ET Thursday in Helmand province, a Taliban stronghold and the world’s […]
SEC Lawyer Raised Alarm About Madoff
July 2nd, 2009Via: Reuters: A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer warned about irregularities at Bernard Madoff’s financial management firm as far back as 2004, The Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing agency documents and sources familiar with the investigation. Genevievette Walker-Lightfoot, a lawyer in the SEC’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, sent emails to a […]
D.C. Crash Kills General Who Scrambled Jets on 9/11
June 26th, 2009Via: Bloomberg: David F. Wherley Jr., the head of the Washington National Guard who scrambled jets over the city during the 9/11 terrorist attacks, was among those killed in the worst commuter train crash in the city’s history, officials said. Wherley’s wife, Ann, was also among the nine people killed when a train plowed into […]
