Archive for January, 2007
CANCER: DCA SHRINKS LUNG, BREAST AND BRAIN TUMORS
January 17th, 2007Full text follows, because I don’t trust stories like this to hang around… Via: CTV.ca: Small molecule offers hope for cancer treatment Updated Tue. Jan. 16 2007 11:39 PM ET CTV.ca News Staff A small, non-toxic molecule may soon be available as an inexpensive treatment for many forms of cancer, including lung, breast and brain […]
Pookie Aftermath: Cryptogon and Farmlet Reader Contributions Continue
January 17th, 2007Incredible! Thanks guys! It’s all going into a barn to milk our girls and raise their calves. Via: The Pookie Challenge Post: BS sent $25 via Farmlet and wrote: “It’s true you’re a strong worker and due for a raise – unfortunately there’s been an across the board spending freeze until the end of the […]
BUSH NOW HAS CONTROL OF NATIONAL GUARD
January 17th, 2007Well, Congress gave it to him. Note: It seems like there’s even more great stuff than usual on Life After the Oil Crash today. Via: Stateline: A little-noticed change in federal law packs an important change in who is in charge the next time a state is devastated by a disaster such as Hurricane Katrina. […]
Path to Freedom and the California Frost Disaster
January 17th, 2007UPDATE: Help Path to Freedom * * * Path to Freedom was the early inspiration for the life I’m now living. Sadly, the Dervaes have suffered terrible losses as a result of the freakish Arctic blasts that have recently hit California. I emailed them, asking how we can help; if there was a link to […]
White House Firing U.S. Attorneys Involved with Republican Corruption Investigations
January 17th, 2007Via: Talking Points Memo: Okay, so we already know that the White House has now taken the unprecedented step of firing at least four and likely seven US Attorneys in the middle of their terms of office — at least some of whom are in the midst of corruption investigations of Bush administration officials and […]
Petzl Tikka Plus LED Headlamp
January 17th, 2007Becky and I are slowly acquiring things that will help us in an emergency. Light is something we mostly take for granted. In the Far North of New Zealand, however, the power goes out on a semi regular basis. This has accentuated the point for us: Do not wait to get reliable, backup lighting. There […]
Tim Ryan, House Democrat from Ohio
January 16th, 2007Cut off funding for the wars, Tim.
Military Gear Bound for Iran, China Traced to Pentagon Surplus Sales
January 16th, 2007The Axis of Weasels. Via: International Herald Tribune: The U.S. military has sold forbidden equipment at least a half-dozen times to middlemen for countries — including Iran and China — who exploited security flaws in the Defense Department’s surplus auctions. The sales include fighter jet parts and missile components. In one case, federal investigators said, […]
Major Investment Bank Issues Warning on Strike Against Iran
January 16th, 2007If you liked my Oil Options for Gamblers piece, you’ll love this. The underlying oil contract is up about $4 from where it was when I put out that call. I’m not tooting my own horn. If I thought I was such a great oil analyst, I would have bought some of those call options […]
Federal Drug Agent Shoots Himself During Firearms Safety Class
January 16th, 2007How many of these dimwits are working for how many three letter agencies? How much is it costing American taxpayers? How many people are killed in f*ckups like this? Do we ever even hear about them? This incident happened in a classroom. Think about the countless 4am, no-knock raids, carried out by people like the […]
