Archive for December, 2007
Chicago Police Ask You to Report People Using Maps or Taking Notes in Public
December 20th, 2007Via: BoingBoing: The London police force clearly has the graphic-design edge , but the Chicago Police Department matches if not outshines the British bobbies for the ardor and toxic nuttiness with which it propagates anti-terrorist paranoia. Click on the image to read which categories of people are considered suspects now. You might want to duct-tape […]
57 MPG? That’s So 20 Years Ago
December 20th, 2007Via: CNN: Car makers are confident they can meet new government rules calling for a national fleet average of 35 miles per gallon. But it will take a big technological push, they say. You might wonder why, since twenty years ago the car that got the best mileage in the nation was a real techno-wimp […]
Co-Founder of Carlyle Group Buys Only Privately Held Copy of Magna Carta
December 20th, 2007Did the executive washroom run out of toilet paper? Via: Telegraph: The co-founder of The Carlyle Group finalised yet another deal late on Tuesday, but this time the private equity titan had his eyes on a rather different target. Instead of eyeing up an undervalued company or distressed asset, David Rubenstein snapped up a 13th […]
Perry Kucinich, Dennis Kucinich’s Brother, Found Dead
December 20th, 2007Yes, Perry Kucinich was mentally ill. Yes, he stopped taking his medication. And, yes, this is worth noting anyway, considering the fact that, while Dennis Kucinich doesn’t have much more tangible power than you or me, he did actually try to get Cheney impeached. Via: AP: The youngest brother of Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich […]
MPAA Rejects Movie Poster Depicting U.S. Soldiers Leading a Hooded Detainee Away
December 19th, 2007The CIA tortures innocent people until they try to kill themselves, but the CIA won’t let them die and uses doctors to keep the victims alive to endure more torture. That’s allowed. But, you know, these movie posters… Via: Variety: The MPAA has rejected the one-sheet for Alex Gibney’s documentary “Taxi to the Dark Side,” […]
Chinese Government Taking Almost 10% Ownership of Morgan Stanley After Subprime Losses
December 19th, 2007Via: AP: Morgan Stanley, the No. 2 U.S. investment bank, on Wednesday reported a larger-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter loss due to a $9.4 billion writedown from its exposure to subprime and other mortgage-related investments. The company also said China’s government-controlled investment vehicle has invested $5 billion to help replenish its capital. China Investment Corp., which also […]
Nanosolar Shipping Inexpensive Panels: Solar Now Cheaper than Coal
December 19th, 2007Via: New York Times: Nanosolar, a heavily financed Silicon Valley start-up whose backers include Google’s co-founders, plans to announce Tuesday that it has begun selling its innovative solar panels, which are made using a technique that is being held out as the future of solar power manufacturing. The company, which has raised $150 million and […]
They Created a Global Financial Crisis of As Yet Unknown Proportions, but Now the U.S. Federal Reserve “Proposes Rules to Protect Would-Be Homeowners”
December 19th, 2007And Goldman Sachs sails off into the sunset… Goldman Sachs, which made a successful $4 billion (£2 billion) bet that the US sub-prime mortgage market would spark chaos, beat expectations today on both fourth-quarter and annual profits. …That is, after shorting the garbage they peddled in the first place. Via: International Herald Tribune: The Federal […]
Stockpile Food for [Engineered] Flu Crisis
December 19th, 2007A little background reading… Bird Flu “Pandemic” Antidote: Wash Hands Spain: Bird Flu Sparking Human Epidemic Is ‘Science Fiction’ STRATFOR on Bird Flu: Calm Down The New PSYOP Payload: Bird Flu and the Collapse of the Internet Flu Pandemic: New Zealand’s Martial Law Contingency Plan Via: Courier Mail: EVERY Australian household should stockpile at least […]
UN: World Food Stocks Dwindling Rapidly
December 18th, 2007If you look at the ongoing crises involved with food production, you see not just a perfect storm, but multiple perfect storms. — Cryptogon November 28, 2007 Via: International Herald Tribune: In an “unforeseen and unprecedented” shift, the world food supply is dwindling rapidly and food prices are soaring to historic levels, the top food […]
