Archive for July, 2008
U.S. Defends Laptop Searches at the Border
July 12th, 2008I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve posted about this situation. I can’t seem to get over how fully nutso fascist this is. I wonder what happens if they find that you’re using encrypted volumes, etc.? Via: Christian Science Monitor: Is a laptop searchable in the same way as a piece of luggage? The […]
XM1063: The U.S. Army’s Mystery Projectile
July 12th, 2008Via: Guardian: Is the XM1063 a stink bomb, a banana skin, or a bad trip? It’s hard to know. XM1063 is the code name for the US army’s new secret weapon which will “suppress” people without harming them, as well as stopping vehicles in an area 100m square. But is it a violation of chemical […]
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July 12th, 2008WQXT sent $10. United American Freedom Foundation sent $10. Thank you.
IndyMac Bank Seized by Federal Regulators; Second Largest Bank Failure in U.S. History
July 12th, 2008Via: Los Angeles Times: The federal government took control of Pasadena-based IndyMac Bank on Friday in what regulators called the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history. Citing a massive run on deposits, regulators shut its main branch three hours early, leaving customers stunned and upset. One woman leaned on the locked doors, pleading with an […]
ISRAELI WARPLANES MOVED INTO IRAQ?
July 11th, 2008Yes, no, maybe so, I don’t know. Via: Jerusalem Post: Israel Air Force (IAF) war planes are practicing in Iraqi airspace and land on US airbases in the country as a preparation for a potential strike on Iran, sources in the Iraqi Defense Ministry told a local news network on Friday. The report, carried also […]
U.S. Weighs Takeover of Two Mortgage Giants
July 11th, 2008Yep, it’s one big cascading charlie foxtrot out there this morning… Gold gap. Dollar crap. A new record high on oil. Now, let’s talk trillions. Via: New York Times / Yahoo: Alarmed by the growing financial stress at the nation’s two largest mortgage finance companies, senior Bush administration officials are considering a plan to have […]
Desk Rage Spoils Workplace for Many Americans
July 11th, 2008The powers of ordinary men are circumscribed by the everyday worlds in which they live, yet even in these rounds of job, family, and neighborhood they often seem driven by forces they can neither understand nor govern. ‘Great changes’ are beyond their control, but affect their conduct and outlook none the less. The very framework […]
U.S. Airstrike Killed 47 Afghan Civilians
July 11th, 2008Via: BBC: A US air strike in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday killed 47 civilians, 39 of them women and children, an Afghan government investigating team says. Reports at the time said that 20 people were killed in the airstrike in Nangarhar province. The US military said they were militants. But local people said the dead […]
OIL BREAKOUT
July 11th, 2008WARNING: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. WTI Crude is breaking higher from the previous range. New record high prints intraday at $145.91, probably on event risk. Gold is showing a potential intermediate term break out above $950. The dollar is lower, but that’s not the driver here. […]
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