Archive for the 'Elite' Category
Schwarzenegger to Speak at Bohemian Grove
August 1st, 2010Will he be wearing his Death’s Head belt buckle? Via: Press Democrat: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is scheduled to address a throng of rich and powerful men on Friday under the towering redwoods at the Bohemian Grove as the annual encampment along the Russian River in Monte Rio enters its final weekend. No one other than […]
GE to Pay $23 Million to Settle Bribery Allegations
July 29th, 2010Mmm hmm. Via: AFP: US industrial titan General Electric has agreed to pay over 23 million dollars to settle allegations that it bribed Iraqi officials, a US financial watchdog said on Tuesday. GE had been accused by the Securities and Exchange Commission of being part of “a 3.6 million dollar kickback scheme with Iraqi government […]
Citigroup to Pay $75 Million to Settle SEC Subprime Case
July 29th, 2010Another one for your Pocket Lint file folder. Via: Bloomberg: Citigroup Inc., which got a $45 billion taxpayer bailout, will pay $75 million to settle U.S. regulatory claims that it understated investments linked to subprime mortgages as the housing crisis unfolded, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said.
Timing of Stock Sales by Moody’s CEO
July 29th, 2010Via: McClatchy: The chief executive of Moody’s Investors Service sold almost $3 million in company stock this year, and $7.1 million last year, both times right before his company’s stock price fell from its peak levels, a McClatchy analysis has found.
Land Of The Free: Never In The Civilized World Have So Many Been Locked Up For So Little
July 28th, 2010And not a word about the profit incentive to lock people up! America’s Private Gulag is over a decade old, but worth reading if you’re new to the concept of the prison industrial complex: To be profitable, private prison firms must ensure that prisons are not only built but also filled. Industry experts say a […]
David de Rothschild: Masonic Handshake in Sydney; Was His Skull and Bones Belt Buckle on Board?
July 27th, 2010David de Rothschild wears a skull and crossbones belt buckle (I guess it’s the Jolly Roger given his recent voyage on the high seas), and he gave a masonic handshake for the cameras in Sydney. Image: philly.com: Image: Richardson’s Monitor of Freemasonry by Jabez Richardson, page 30: Image: Outside: Can you feel the clean, green […]
It Puts the Lotion on Its Skin, Or Else It Gets the Hose Again: Will Jeb Bush Set Sights on the White House?
July 26th, 2010Is a rational response to this even possible? Maybe, but I’m not capable of delivering it. I’ll leave you with this, instead. Somehow, it seems appropriate. Americans are down that pit, most of them just don’t know it. Via: ABC News: This probably isn’t the first time you’ve heard someone ask if Jeb Bush is […]
Corexit: “People who work near it are hemorrhaging internally.”
July 26th, 2010Via: Democracy Now: Well, Corexit is one of a number of dispersants, that are toxic, that are used to atomize the oil and force it down the water column so that it’s invisible to the eye. In this case, these dispersants were used in massive quantities, almost two million gallons so far, to hide the […]
Netanyahu Admits on Video He Deceived U.S. to Destroy Oslo Accord
July 24th, 2010Via: The National: The contents of a secretly recorded video threaten to gravely embarrass not only Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister but also the US administration of Barack Obama. The film was shot, apparently without Mr Netanyahu’s knowledge, nine years ago, when the government of Ariel Sharon had started reinvading the main cities of […]
Pay Czar Will Not Fight Banks on $1.6 Billion in Executive Pay; Shaming Them Is Enough
July 24th, 2010Via: AP: For all his tough talk about excessive pay for bankers, the Obama administration’s pay czar let the executives go without a fight. Kenneth Feinberg announced Friday that he would not try to recoup $1.6 billion in compensation given to top executives at bailed-out banks because he thought shaming them was punishment enough. His […]
