Archive for the 'Perception Management' Category
Moody’s Confirms U.S. AAA Rating; Food Stamp Use Rises to Record
August 3rd, 2011Just a quick juxtaposition of two stories to demonstrate how absurd the kabuki theater has become. Moody’s Confirms U.S. AAA Rating, Assigns Negative Outlook Record Numbers Are Receiving Food Stamps
New Zealand Medical Establishment Attempted to Murder Man Rather Than Let Him Recover from Terminal Pneumonia With High Doses of Vitamin C
August 2nd, 2011Watch and learn. Via: 3News: The amazing story of a King Country dairy farmer who caught swine flu and very nearly died.
46% of Voters Think Most in Congress Are Corrupt
July 27th, 2011This isn’t maintaining appearances. Via: Rasmussen: Voters are more convinced than ever that most congressmen are crooks. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 46% of Likely U.S. Voters now view most members of Congress as corrupt. That’s up seven points from June and the highest finding yet recorded. Just 29% think most […]
FDA Finds U.S. Drug Research Firm Faked Documents
July 27th, 2011Via: Reuters: Drug companies that had medicines tested by contractor Cetero Research might have to reevaluate results, U.S. regulators warned after the firm was found faking documents and manipulating samples. The Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday two 2010 inspections, an internal company investigation and a third-party audit uncovered “significant instances of misconduct and […]
Pentagon Wants a Social Media Propaganda Machine
July 16th, 2011Via: Wired: You don’t need to have 5,000 friends of Facebook to know that social media can have a notorious mix of rumor, gossip and just plain disinformation. The Pentagon is looking to build a tool to sniff out social media propaganda campaigns and spit some counter-spin right back at it. On Thursday, Defense Department […]
Hackers Are Everywhere. Panic!
July 7th, 2011Via: PC Magazine: I think the number of recent hacks and the amount of news coverage on these attacks is suspicious. Could they be false flag events to help the government regulate the Internet? … Out of the blue, Citigroup was hacked, then the CIA, and then the FBI and other groups were hacked. Now […]
Nuclear Industry Views Prevail on Radiation Risks
July 7th, 2011Via: FAIR: U.S. media coverage of the nuclear disaster in Japan contains vanishingly little serious discussion of the human health risks posed by the radiation escaping from the Fukushima nuclear facility. In place of a discussion informed by experts on these risks, journalism largely conveys vague, industry-friendly reassurances, frequently including no sources with expertise on […]
Greek Coastguard Forces Canadian ‘Freedom Flotilla’ Vessel Back to Port; Irish, Swedish Ships Sabotaged
July 4th, 2011Nothing resulted from Israel’s slaughter of civilians and piracy last year, so… So it goes… Via: Guardian: An attempt by one of the Gaza-bound “freedom flotilla” ships to defy the Greek government and escape from port was thwarted on Monday when armed coastguard officials caught up with the vessel and forced it back to shore. […]
U.S. Government Launching Antitrust Investigation of Google
June 24th, 2011Oh sure. I bet Google is quivering with fear. Via: Wall Street Journal: Federal regulators are poised to hit Google Inc. with subpoenas, launching a broad, formal investigation into whether the Internet giant has abused its dominance in Web-search advertising, people familiar with the matter said. The civil probe, which has the potential to reshape […]
U.S. to Release Oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve
June 23rd, 2011Spit balls. Noise level. Clown antics. Via: CNBC: But enough on oil, because that’s not what this is really about anyway. It’s about the White House finally recognizing what millions of American families already know: the economy is still too weak, the recovery too slow, and they need to try something new. That’s bad news, […]
