Archive for the 'Elite' Category
“Three Generations of Imbeciles Are Enough”: The U.S. Eugenics Legacy
June 25th, 2009Via: USA Today: Paul Lombardo hadn’t planned on a three-decade detour when he stopped at a greasy-spoon restaurant for breakfast in February 1980. Lombardo, then a graduate student at the University of Virginia, picked up a newspaper to read as he ate his bacon and eggs. And the rest is history, literally and figuratively. For […]
Full Spectrum Dominance: Totalitarian Democracy in the New World Order
June 25th, 2009Full Spectrum Dominance: Totalitarian Democracy in the New World Order by F. William Engdahl: For the faction controlling the Pentagon, the military industry, and the oil industry, the Cold War never ended. They engineered an incredible plan to grab total control of the planet, of land, sea, air, space, outer space and cyberspace. Continuing ‘below […]
And Now… Mark Sanford Found in Argentina; Needed a Recharge
June 24th, 2009The bullshit meter just exploded and now I must crawl to safety. In the meantime, fill in the blank with what this is actually about: __________________ Via: Reuters: South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford returned to the United States on Wednesday from a secret private trip to Argentina, ending days of speculation over his whereabouts and […]
Swiss Offer Millionaires a Haven Away from the Poor
June 22nd, 2009Via: Guardian: The plans of a Swiss canton to attract the super-rich by offering them the chance to buy property in exclusive, previously out of bounds locations has sparked a political row and accusations that the country is encouraging apartheid of the rich and poor. The canton of Obwalden is planning to launch “special living […]
Kiwis Moving Closer to Cashless Society
June 22nd, 2009Japan was the future cashless country in yesterday’s news cycle. Today it’s New Zealand. Well, New Zealand will probably use a Pan Asian digital currency, at some point, along with Japan and several other states…either that or Kongbucks. Via: New Zealand Herald: Cash is no longer king in New Zealand, according to the Retirement Commission’s […]
MPs Claim Rates as Living Expenses Then Don’t Pay Councils
June 20th, 2009Via: Telegraph: Dozens of MPs have made “phantom” claims for council tax on their parliamentary expenses – receiving thousands of pounds more than they actually paid their local authorities, Telegraph.co.uk can disclose. Senior MPs and ministers, including Beverley Hughes, David Blunkett and Mark Tami, are accused of over-claiming for council tax on their designated second […]
Allen Stanford Surrenders to FBI
June 19th, 2009Via: Washington Post: R. Allen Stanford, under investigation in an alleged $8 billion fraud involving sales of certificates of deposit through his Antiguan bank, surrendered to federal agents yesterday, his attorney said. The case is one of the largest alleged financial frauds in U.S. history and comes just months after New York financier Bernard L. […]
Cash to Become Extinct as Chips Take Off
June 18th, 2009Via: News AU: CASH is accelerating down the path to extinction as new technologies threaten to mark the end of loose change within a decade. Bank and credit union bosses say cash won’t be alone, with wallets and credit cards also likely to disappear too. They told The Advertiser’s round table forum that cash and […]
Church of England Attempts to Broaden Appeal with Songs by U2 and Prayers for Google and WalMart Executives
June 16th, 2009Via: Telegraph: Christian services that feature DJs, songs of the Irish band U2 and prayers for the chief executives of Google and Wal-Mart are being promoted by the Church of England. The ideas for alternative-style worship are part of an initiative launched by Dr Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, to appeal to the younger […]
Bill Gates Helps Fund Mass Circumcision Programme
June 16th, 2009Via: New Scientist: Microsoft founder Bill Gates last week injected $50 million into a programme to circumcise up to 650,000 men in Swaziland and Zambia. The goal of the project is to curb the transmission of HIV in two of the AIDS hotspots of the world, as circumcision has been shown to more than halve […]
