Archive for October, 2011
Fukushima’s Cesium-137 Fallout Double What Government Claims
October 26th, 2011Via: Slashdot: “A new study posted for open peer-review suggests that the nuclear reactors at Fukushima Daiichi released far more radiation than the Japanese government initially estimated. The study [PDF] uses global radioisotope and meteorological data to calculate the size of the release from the plant. Nature News reports that, contrary to official claims, the […]
Canadian Billionaire Arrested for Corruption in UK
October 26th, 2011Via: The Canadian Press: A Canadian billionaire with ties to powerful business and world leaders, including Bill Clinton and Tony Blair, has been arrested in Britain and is facing corruption charges. Victor Dahdaleh, 68, former president of the Canada-U.K. Chamber of Commerce and a McGill University benefactor, is alleged to have paid bribes to officials […]
Former Goldman Sachs Director Charged with Insider Trading
October 26th, 2011I’m shocked. Are you shocked? *sigh* Via: New York Times: Rajat K. Gupta, a former Goldman Sachs director and McKinsey & Company chief executive, surrendered to the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday morning to face charges of insider trading, the latest development in the government’s multiyear crackdown on illegal activity on Wall Street. In […]
Nuclear and Military Data Stolen in Mitsubishi Network Attack
October 26th, 2011Via: Asahi: Sensitive information concerning vital defense equipment, such as fighter jets, as well as nuclear power plant design and safety plans, apparently was stolen from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. computers during a cyber-attack in August, sources said. An internal investigation found signs that the information had been transmitted outside the company’s computer network, with […]
Race Against the Machine
October 26th, 2011A few weeks ago, a reader sent me a gift, an ebook from Amazon. I don’t have a physical Kindle reader, so I downloaded the Kindle application for Windows and, in a few seconds, I was able to read the book. I went to look at the Amazon page for the book, A Zombie Prescription […]
Obama to Leno: Libya ‘A Recipe for Success’
October 26th, 2011A recipe for success? The grinning, shill, international terrorist President of the United States talks up the regime’s atrocities on a late night comedy show, with the host, audience and millions of people out in TV land going along with it… Holy shit. To me, Obama’s “recipe for success” looks and sounds like a child […]
Gold: Quasi Inverse Top Hat
October 26th, 2011Warning: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. Squinting hard, I see a bullish inverse top hat (gap close) shaping up, target $1920.
Canadian Dairy Farmer Willing to Die for Food Rights
October 26th, 2011Via: Mother Nature Network: The right to decide what one can eat and drink seems a very basic human right. Yet, even that simple freedom can be trampled upon. Take Michael Schmidt for example. He is a biodynamic farmer with a masters degree in agriculture and has been an instrumental voice for both the rights […]
‘We’re ICE… The Warrant Is Coming Out Of My Balls’
October 25th, 2011Via: ACLU: On the night of October 20, 2010, Angel Escobar and Jorge Sarmiento were in bed in their small, two-bedroom apartment in the Clairmont complex in Nashville. The doors and windows were all shut and locked. Suddenly there was a loud banging at the door and voices shouting “Police!” and “Policia!” When no one […]
State Debts Total Over $4 Trillion
October 25th, 2011Via: Reuters: The total of U.S. state debt, including pension liabilities, could surpasses $4 trillion, with California owing the most and Vermont owing the least, according to an analysis released on Monday. The nonprofit State Budget Solutions combined states’ major debt and future liabilities, primarily for pensions and employee healthcare, unemployment insurance loans, outstanding bonds […]
