Archive for the 'Elite' Category
Dock Owners Asking Fishermen to Sign Waiver Stating That They Would be Responsible for Contaminated Fish?
August 18th, 2010I’m not able to find any confirmation on this one, but here it is, just in case. See Kindra Arnesen at seven minutes in: Related: projectgulfimpact.org
Gulf Oil Spreading East on Sea Floor
August 17th, 2010Florida Oil Spill Law: Full Time Coverage of Gulf of Mexico Situation: Florida Oil Spill Law Via: CNN: Oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill may have settled to the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico further east than previously suspected and at levels toxic to marine life, researchers reported Monday. Initial findings from a new […]
Third of Experts Who Advised World Health Organization on Swine Flu Had Received Support from Drug Companies Involved with Vaccine Research
August 17th, 2010I’m surprised that it’s only a third. Via: AFP: Five of the 15 experts that advised the World Health Organisation about swine flu pandemic alerts had received support from the drugs industry, including for flu vaccine research, the WHO revealed on Wednesday. The agency released for the first time a list of the 15 members […]
Goldman Sachs Could be Largely Unaffected by ‘Financial Overhaul’
August 16th, 2010Don’t worry, I won’t bring back the smirking Blankfein banner. Via: Los Angeles Times: As Wall Street scrambles to find the best and most profitable way to operate under the new financial reform law, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. — the firm that was expected to suffer the most under the legislation — could emerge practically […]
Afghanistan Says Finds 1.8 Billion Barrel Oilfield
August 15th, 2010Via: Reuters: Afghanistan said on Sunday it had discovered an oilfield with an estimated 1.8 billion barrels in the north of the war-ravaged country, where U.S. and other foreign forces are trying to tame a Taliban-led insurgency. The discovery of the basin between northern Balkh and Shiberghan provinces was made after a survey conducted by […]
But Will It Make You Happy?
August 14th, 2010In the “normal” world, in our “normal” careers, we would have an annual combined income of roughly US$100,000. What horror would the U.S. government commit with the portion of the taxes it would demand from us? We now live well on a tiny fraction of what we would make in our “normal” careers. We have […]
The Hidden Tragedy of the CIA’s Experiments on Children
August 13th, 2010Via: TruthOut: Shortly after deciding to initiate her own LSD experiments on children, Bender attended a conference sponsored by a CIA front group, the Josiah Macy Foundation. The conference focused on LSD research and featured Dr. Harold A. Abramson as a presenter. In 1960, Abramson conducted his own LSD experiments on a group of six […]
2010 Bohemian Grove Membership List and Maps
August 13th, 2010Via: NorCal Truth Upload to ScribD: To view clearly, you must downlaod this document. This list is now available for public research. Not all who visited the Bohemian Grove in 2010 are listed, only members. Example: Arnold Schwarenegger is not listed – yet visited and gave a lakeside talk. — More at NorCal Truth.
White House Press Secretary: Leftwing Critics of Obama ‘Ought to Be Drug Tested’
August 11th, 2010Via: Guardian: The Obama administration’s most public face, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs, has tried to climb down from angry remarks he aimed at leftwing critics, calling them “crazy”. In an interview with The Hill newspaper in Washington DC, Gibbs revealed frustration at attacks on the administration from liberal Democrats and others on the […]
Elizabeth Warren Uncovered What the Government Did to ‘Rescue’ AIG, and It Ain’t Pretty
August 10th, 2010Unless the AIG imbroglio is untangled, the rest of this is nonsense. —Cryptogon, April 20, 2010 Here’s another one for your voluminous Captain Obvious file. Via: Alternet: The government’s $182 billion bailout of insurance giant AIG should be seen as the Rosetta Stone for understanding the financial crisis and its costly aftermath. The story of […]
