Archive for February, 2010
Australian Government Asks Google to Censor YouTube
February 17th, 2010Via: Sydney Morning Herald: Google says it will not “voluntarily” comply with the government’s request that it censor YouTube videos in accordance with broad “refused classification” (RC) content rules. Communications Minister Stephen Conroy referred to Google’s censorship on behalf of the Chinese and Thai governments in making his case for the company to impose censorship […]
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February 17th, 2010RY sent $50. Thank you.
Amy Bishop Updates
February 17th, 2010There is more weird information coming in, almost by the hour, on the Amy Bishop situation. The story has long since slid down the page, but I have been updating the thread constantly. Harvard-Educated Neurobiologist, Co-Inventor of Revolutionary Medical Research Device, Involved with Mass Shooting
Is DARPA Calling for Improvements to ECHELON’s Voice Recognition Systems?
February 16th, 2010I’ll just plonk my entire commentary from U.S. Allegedly Listened In on Calls of Americans Abroad—I Know, You’re Shocked into this post: This is probably the biggest not-news-to-you-or-me post ever to appear on Cryptogon. What is described below has been standard operating procedure for NSA for decades. What seems strange, though, is the amount of […]
Foreign Demand for U.S. Treasury Securities Falls by Record Amount as China Reduces Holdings
February 16th, 2010Ben Bernanke, please pick up the nearest white courtesy phone. Via: AP: The government said Tuesday that foreign demand for U.S. Treasury securities fell by the largest amount on record in December with China reducing its holdings by $34.2 billion. The reductions in holdings, if they continue, could force the government to make higher interest […]
Cryptogon Readers Send Contributions
February 16th, 2010MW2 sent $20. MW3 sent $20. Thank you.
The CIA and NSA Want You to Be Their Friend on Facebook
February 16th, 2010Don’t break out the foil, the U.S. News & World Report article states, because the spooks are telling you up front, here we are. Oh sure. What this shit-for-brains article doesn’t explore is how many hundreds or thousands of full time, professionally run honeypots, black propaganda outlets, sock puppets/trolls/shills etc. are operational on Facebook. See: […]
Britain: Nanoscale Energy Storage Material Under Development
February 16th, 2010Related: The EEstor Situation Via: AFP: A nanoscale material developed in Britain could one day yield wafer-thin cellphones and light-weight, long-range electric cars powered by the roof, boot and doors, researchers have reported. For now, the new technology — a patented mix of carbon fibre and polymer resin that can charge and release electricity just […]
Greece: Cash Business Transactions Over €1500 Will Be Outlawed in 2011
February 15th, 2010Via: Reuters: “From 1. Jan. 2011, every transaction above 1,500 euros between natural persons and businesses, or between businesses, will not be considered legal if it is done in cash. Transactions will have to be done through debit or credit cards”
America’s Deadly Robots Rewrite the Rules
February 15th, 2010Via: Sydney Morning Herald: The kohl-eyed Hakimullah Mehsud probably is dead. He was the target for a missile fired last month from an unmanned aircraft hovering over the Afghan-Pakistani border – but launched by an operator in the US. Mehsud was the ruthless mastermind of multiple suicide bomb attacks in Pakistan. He was part of […]
