Archive for May, 2011
New Congressional Legislation Gives President Unchecked War Power
May 12th, 2011Mmm hmm. Presidential War Power by Louis Fisher Via: ACLU: Tucked inside the National Defense Authorization Act, being marked up by the House Armed Services Committee this week, is a hugely important provision that hasn’t been getting a lot of attention — a brand new authorization for a worldwide war. This stealth provision was added […]
The God of High Places
May 12th, 2011Via: Declarations of Interdependence: It is time for you to hear this, whether it be dangerous knowledge or not. Understanding the methods and motives of the worship of the God of High Places is very important for the future viability of the human race. I am just a squirrel, eating an acorn in the boughs […]
Father Secretly Used Full THC Cannabis Oil to Cure Son’s Terminal Brain Cancer
May 12th, 2011For the complete story about full THC hemp oil, how to make it, dosages, testimonials, etc., see: phoenixtears.ca. Via: ABC News: Doctors said 2-year-old Cash Hyde would likely die after they found a stage 4 brain tumor surrounding his optic nerve just a year ago this week. And he nearly did. After being subjected to […]
Britain: Babies to Be Given Anti-Obesity Drugs in the Womb
May 12th, 2011Via: Telegraph: One hundred obese mums-to-be will be given Metformin as part of a three-year study to tackle obesity rates and reduce the number of difficult births. Patients at Liverpool Women’s Hospital will be given the drug to reduce the food supply to their unborn babies, although it will not help the mums themselves to […]
Algorithms Trying to Swindle Each Other
May 12th, 2011Via: London Review of Books: The deals that used to be struck on trading floors now take place via ‘matching engines’, computer systems that process buy and sell orders and execute a trade if they find a buy order and a sell order that match. The matching engines of the New York Stock Exchange, for […]
Silver: 38.2% Fibonacci Retracement Capped Dead Cat Bounce
May 11th, 2011Warning: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. The difference between the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level and the high on the candle was just 4.8 cents. Man, that thing weirds me out sometimes. Here’s the post where I mentioned the retracements on this large move down. So, what’s next? […]
Postal Service Reports Billions in Losses
May 11th, 2011Via: AP: The Postal Service is continuing to hemorrhage money, reporting a loss Tuesday of more than $2 billion over the first three months of the year and warning it could be forced to default on federal payments. Such a default would not interrupt mail service to millions of Americans, but it could further hobble […]
Japan Scraps Plans to Expand Nuclear Power Capacity
May 11th, 2011Consultations with Captain Obvious were obviously worth it. Via: Washington Post: Japan will scrap a plan to obtain half of its electricity from nuclear power and will instead promote renewable energy and conservation as a result of its ongoing nuclear crisis, the prime minister said Tuesday. Naoto Kan said Japan needs to “start from scratch” […]
Ireland: Government Raids Private Pensions to Pay for Spending
May 11th, 2011Via: Business Insider: The Irish government plans to institute a tax on private pensions to drive jobs growth, according to its jobs program strategy, delivered today. Without the ability sell debt due to soaring interest rates, and with severe spending rules in place due to its EU-IMF bailout, Ireland has few ways of spending to […]
The Last Cause Gets $10,000 Pledge from Software Company
May 11th, 2011Via: Kickstarter – The Last Cause: If you know that C.O.F.F.E.E. or Xpresso are things not available at Starbucks, then you’ve already recognized that the 3D package that we used in the Kickstarter video is Cinema 4D. Maxon, the creator of Cinema 4D has seen that too, and just made an incredible $10K pledge! Correct […]
