Archive for May, 2011
Cryptogon Readers Sign Up for Hosting with BlueHost
May 21st, 2011Thanks to the owner of searchcellphonenumbersonline.com and an Anonymous user for signing up for hosting with BlueHost. Cryptogon received $180 as a result.
Cryptogon Readers Send Contributions in May
May 21st, 2011Thank you. Pookie $75 JK $20 MW $15 AS £10 JS $20 Eileen $80
April Earnings
May 21st, 2011Earnings in April came to a total of $1094.39. Thank you to all direct contributors and/or those who conducted business via Cryptogon’s affiliate links.
Angry Over Unemployment, Tens of Thousands of Protesters Defy Ban in Spain Before Elections
May 21st, 2011Via: Washington Post: Tens of thousands of people are defying a pre-election ban on demonstrations and protesting unemployment in squares around Spain in defiance of an order to quit at midnight. The government avoided saying if it would order police to break up the crowds on Saturday, but at the stroke of midnight officers kept […]
Dutch Priest Belonged to Pedophile Club
May 21st, 2011Via: New Zealand Herald / AP: The head of a Catholic religious order in the Netherlands has confirmed one of his subordinate priests served on the board of an organisation that promotes paedophilia. Herman Spronck, head of the Dutch arm of the Salesian order, said in a statement Friday the priest served on the board […]
China Expands Export Quotas of Rare Earth Metals
May 20th, 2011Via: BBC: China has expanded export quotas for rare earth metals, further tightening its grip on the minerals used in a number of high-tech electronics. From Friday, iron alloys containing more than 10% of rare earths will fall under the export quota, the commerce ministry said in a statement. Rare earths are a collection of […]
Homes Saved from Flooding Mississippi River with DIY Levees
May 20th, 2011Must see pictures. Via: Daily Mail: We’ve all undertaken home improvements but these residents in flood-stricken Mississippi have had to embark on major construction projects just to protect their houses and livelihoods. These homes in Vicksburg are all situated along the Yazoo River, a tributary of the overflowing Mississippi River, and their owners have surrounded […]
Obama’s Speech a ‘Historic Shift’ on Israel and Palestine? No.
May 19th, 2011There’s so much fur flying and dummy spitting this morning, you’d think that something noteworthy actually happened. Via: Christian Science Monitor: If you’ve read the lead story in The New York Times on President Barack Obama’s Middle East speech this afternoon, you’re probably under the impression that the president has taken a bold new step […]
Judgment Day Is Fabulous for Business
May 19th, 2011Comedy gold. Via: San Jose Mercury News: Judgment Day is fabulous for business. Just ask Family Radio, the evangelical nonprofit that has plastered billboards and driven vans across the Bay Area and the world proclaiming the end of the world will be Saturday. The Oakland-based nonprofit has raised more than $100 million over the past […]
Bill Clinton Calls for Internet Ministry of Truth
May 19th, 2011Compromised: Clinton, Bush and the CIA by Terry Reed Via: Politico: Bill Clinton doesn’t like all the misinformation and rumors floating on the Internet. And he thinks the United Nations or the U.S. government should create an agency to do something about it. “It would be a legitimate thing to do,” Clinton said in an […]
