Archive for June, 2011
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June 16th, 2011I don’t know what happened over the last 24 hours or so, but it’s not Game Over for Cryptogon just yet! Thank you all very much. BD NZ$200 [!!!] MW $20 JC $25 MF $25 LL $100 BA CA$50 JW $100
Libyan Rebels: DIY Weapons
June 15th, 2011Via: Al Jazeera: As the war in Libya stretches on, the availability of arms and ammunition is becoming a problem for rebel fighters. A school in Misurata has become the laboratory for invention of new weapons with the help of discards and scraps.
Change: First Lady Wants Hollywood to Excrete Even More Pro Military Propaganda
June 15th, 2011Reel Power: Hollywood Cinema and American Supremacy by Matthew Alford: Hollywood is often characterized as a stronghold of left-liberal ideals. In Reel Power, Matthew Alford shows it is in fact deeply complicit in serving the interests of the most regressive U.S. corporate and political forces. Films like Transformers, Terminator: Salvation and Black Hawk Down are […]
Economic Data ‘Shows Troubling Mix of Weakness, Inflation’
June 15th, 2011I guess they don’t know the term stagflation over at Reuters. Via: Reuters: A closely watched measure of consumer prices logged its biggest rise in nearly three years in May and a regional factory gauge contracted this month, showing the economy facing a troubling mix of weakness and inflation. The Labor Department said on Wednesday […]
China Hiding Extent of Lead Poisoning Among Children
June 15th, 2011Via: BBC: China has been accused of trying to cover up the extent of lead poisoning among children, and of blocking effective testing and treatment. A report by Human Rights Watch says local authorities in heavily-polluted industrial areas have been sending sick children back to contaminated homes. It says that in these areas – Henan, […]
Chinese Protests
June 15th, 2011Via: The Australian: AN eruption of protests throughout China has sent armoured vehicles into town centres, prompted an internet blackout by the government and left thousands across the country blogging about “crazy” violence on the streets. The summer surge of protests, which flared in the southern industrial hub of Zengcheng over the weekend, has been […]
$6.7 Billion In Cash Missing in Iraq
June 15th, 2011I don’t know how many times I’ve posted this one, but CNN has just aired a new piece about it, and, yep, the cash is still missing. Maybe it went to the same place as the missing $2.3 trillion that Rumsfeld mentioned on September 10, 2001. Via: CNN:
And Now… ‘Shit Burger’
June 15th, 2011Note the helpful label on the fridge. Via: Inhabitat: Yep, you heard me correctly — Japanese scientist Mitsyuki Ikeda has developed a “burger” made from soya, steak sauce essence, and protein extracted from human feces. Related: Yes Men Hunger Presentation [Thanks, Dennis]
Half of Properties for Sale in California Are Distressed
June 15th, 2011Via: CNBC: As big banks and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac push foreclosures through the pipeline, the inventory of REO (bank-owned) properties is rising. That pushes distressed and overall home prices down. Note in California, median home prices took their steepest dive in May, down 8.2 percent year over year to $280,000, as distressed sales […]
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June 15th, 2011JS sent $20. Thank you, JS.
