Archive for November, 2006
Head for the Hills – The New Survivalists
November 27th, 2006Great article! You guys will love this: Via: Energy Bulletin: Sober and serious, McReady is part of a new wave of survivalists making plans for big trouble. Whereas once it was nuclear holocaust, big-government paranoia or religious rapture that motivated such people, now it is more likely to be climate change, energy shortages and economic […]
UK: DNA of Suspects’ Families to Be Held by Police
November 27th, 2006Via Independent: Relatives of suspects in criminal investigations are to face having DNA tests and their confidential medical records released to the authorities if they refuse to co-operate with the police. Internal government guidelines on the use of the DNA database seen by The Independent on Sunday instruct the police to ask for medical files […]
Record Amazon Purchases
November 27th, 2006I don’t know who you are, but thank you all for doing your shopping at Amazon via Cryptogon. November isn’t finished, but it’s already a record. Thanks again. And to the person who bought some goods from Magic Cabin, thanks to you too!
U.S. Carried Out Madrasah Bombing
November 27th, 2006Imagine my shock. Via: Sunday Times: THE bombing of a Pakistani madrasah last month, in which 82 students were killed, was carried out by the United States, a Pakistani official has admitted, writes Christina Lamb. The madrasah in the tribal agency of Bajaur was bombed during a visit to Pakistan by the Prince of Wales […]
The Debt Ridden, Undead America
November 27th, 2006America is like a chicken that has just had its head cut off. The carcass remains animated, for a time, bleeding and running around in the dirt, bumping into things. It isn’t quite dead at this point. It’s undead. Or, maybe that’s just how it seems to me, as someone with no debt of any […]
Trading Non Renewable Petrochemicals for Topsoil
November 26th, 2006I’ve written a post on Farmlet about how Becky and I were able to establish our garden so quickly: Out of the five acres of land that makes up the Farmlet, only about three square meters of it had friable topsoil that was clear of kikuyu grass. In other words, only about three square meters […]
Arctic Gull Spotted in Southern California
November 25th, 2006Via MSNBC: A small white gull with an ordinary name had bird watchers flocking to the Salton Sea for what they call a “mega-rarity.” The Salton Sea, a 35-mile-long lake stretching across the Imperial and Riverside county line, is a popular stop for birds heading south, and Guy McCaskie, co-author of “Birds of Salton Sea,” […]
Housing Crash on Oprah
November 25th, 2006The only way I know anything about what happens on TV is when I chance across references to it online. So, if this is late, forgive me. Oprah is helping FBs (f#@*&% buyers) sell their homes! I managed to watch all of part one, and about one minute of part two before the twitching and […]
Retired Spooks, Businessmen Serve in Internet Thought Police
November 25th, 2006I thought old, pink faced drunks just played golf and watched bad TV… Via Infowars: An organization of highly trained, committed and ruthless individuals with links to global intelligence agencies are using the Internet to try to foment terrorism in order to advance their unified political agenda. No it’s not Al-Qaeda, it’s Vigil, the elite […]
‘Big Brother’ Cameras Listen for Fights
November 25th, 2006Via Cnet. This is the key sentence: The sound system also means fewer people can monitor more cameras in surveillance centers, Vorst added. They want autonomous mode weapons and surveillance technology more than anything. They want low level operators out of the loop so increasing amounts of control can be centralized into a smaller number […]
