Archive for the 'Florida' Category
State Moves to Ban Fake Testicles on Vehicles
April 28th, 2008Via: Reuters: Senate lawmakers in Florida have voted to ban the fake bull testicles that dangle from the trailer hitches of many trucks and cars throughout the state. Republican Sen. Cary Baker, a gun shop owner from Eustis, Florida, called the adornments offensive and proposed the ban. Motorists would be fined $60 for displaying the […]
$100 Million Cocaine Haul Arrives at Port Everglades
March 29th, 2008Sniper rifle: $3000 Coast Guard Helicopter: $6,521 per hour $100 Million Worth of Cocaine, Loaded onto U-Haul Truck by “FBI” and “DEA” Agents: Priceless That’s it. I’m creating a Florida category… Via: Sun Sentinel: It wasn’t your average speedboat. It was the high-powered kind with four engines used by dope smugglers, and that caught the […]
The 22-Year-Old with the $300 Million Arms Contract
March 28th, 2008Sheesh! I need to create a Florida category. The strangest aspect of this situation is that Diveroli had the contacts on the black market side. There’s an old spook involved somewhere here. By the looks of it, more than one. Remember that the CIA has had procurement networks for Soviet Bloc weapons in place for […]
Senior Republican Ratfucker from Florida Told FBI About Spitzer
March 23rd, 2008Ratfucking is an American slang term for political sabotage or dirty tricks. It was first brought to public attention by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein in their book All the President’s Men. Ok, so now it’s official: Spitzer was taken out on purpose. I assume that any connections to Florida are related to drugs. But […]
Florida: People Squatting in Multi Million Dollar Seaside Mansions
March 9th, 2008“Owner occupied defaults.” What a country! Via: Big Picture: “There is a very important phenomena that is occurring that has only been covered in an only “glancing” manner. Beyond the concept of “jingle mail” — which suggests that folks who can pay their mortgages may just choose to walk away given the dramatic loss of […]
Google Reveals Plans for Health Database
February 29th, 2008Oh sure. A convenient new service for the undead hordes, while the mind boggles at what it will actually be used for. Must Read: Pookie’s Comment Via: Financial Times: Google on Thursday laid out plans for one of its most anticipated new services, a digital health records system meant to give users more control over […]
Millions Lost Power in Florida
February 27th, 2008So fragile. Via: Miami Herald: Power has been restored to the vast majority of the millions of South Floridians and other state residents who endured a major blackout Tuesday — a failure caused by a fire in a Miami-Dade County substation, according to utility officials. Virtually everyone in South Florida had power by 5:30 p.m. […]
Banks Lose in Court to Deadbeat Homeowners as Loans Sold in Bonds Vanish
February 26th, 2008Please make sure you get some of this fine calliope music playing before you read on. Down payment: $0 Liar loan origination fees: $5000 Preventing a bank from foreclosing on you because they can’t prove they own the note: Priceless. Via: Bloomberg: Joe Lents hasn’t made a payment on his $1.5 million mortgage since 2002. […]
Florida: Sheriff’s Deputy Dumps Quadriplegic Man from Wheelchair Onto Floor
February 13th, 2008Via: Tampabays10: The Hillsborough Co. Sheriff’s Office held a press conference at 10:30am regarding the deputy who can be seen on video dumping a man in a wheelchair onto the ground. They’ve announced that Deputy Charlette Jones has been relieved of her duties without pay pending the outcome of an investigation. She has not officially […]
U.S. Paid $32 Million for Iraqi Base that Wasn’t Built
December 15th, 2007I wouldn’t automatically assume corruption. This could easily be a black ops shell game. The cutout didn’t build the base, but maybe it did something else… See Daniel Hopsicker’s ongoing investigations into CIA cutouts. Via: USA Today: The U.S. military paid a Florida company nearly $32 million to build barracks and offices for Iraqi army […]
