Archive for December, 2011
Documentary About the Failure of McDonald’s in Bolivia
December 26th, 2011I’m lovin’ it. Via: Global Post: It’s the country that turned its back on McDonald’s. The fast food giant added the traditional llajwa sauce to its classic patties, but still Bolivians weren’t conviced. So after five years, McDonald’s closed its eight branches and left the country in 2002. Now a new documentary, “¿Por qué quebró […]
Minding Your Mitochondria: Dr. Terry Wahls Cured Her Worsening Multiple Sclerosis with Diet
December 24th, 2011This is one of the most astonishing videos that I have ever seen. Please consider sharing this through your networks. Via: TEDxTalks / YouTube: Dr. Terry Wahls learned how to properly fuel her body. Using the lessons she learned at the subcellular level, she used diet to cure her MS and get out of her […]
Cryptogon Readers Send Contributions in December
December 24th, 2011Some of Cryptogon’s heavy lifters have been out in force. Thank you. Eileen $100 CM $100 MS CA$50 CM €10 AF $100
For Bloggers at Risk: Creating a Contingency Plan
December 24th, 2011Via: Electronic Frontier Foundation: Therefore, all bloggers–whether well-connected or just starting out–should consider creating a plan in the unfortunate event they are detained. That said, there are numerous resources bloggers can use to stay informed when other bloggers in their country are detained, harassed, or surveilled; when their government is monitoring phone conversations or Internet […]
Smoke Screening
December 23rd, 2011Note: This article assumes the absurd, mainstream dogma about 9/11. Hold your nose if you click through. Via: Vanity Fair: As you stand in endless lines this holiday season, here’s a comforting thought: all those security measures accomplish nothing, at enormous cost. … As we came by the checkpoint line, Schneier described one of these […]
Finland Finds 69 Patriot Missiles, Declared as ‘Fireworks’, on China-Bound Ship
December 23rd, 2011Unnamed German government source claims: Nothing to see here. Via: Washington Post / AP: A shipment of 69 surface-to-air missiles impounded by Finnish authorities was a legitimate delivery from Germany to South Korea, a German official said Thursday. The announcement came after Finnish authorities seized the Patriot missiles and 160 tons of explosives on a […]
U.S. Formally Declares End of Iraq War; Baghdad Explosions Kill at Least 63
December 22nd, 2011Panetta declared the war over. And then… Via: Washington Post: More than a dozen explosions in Baghdad on Thursday killed at least 63 people — the first major violence in Iraq since the U.S. completed its troop pullout. At least 194 people were reported injured in the two-hour spate of bombings, said officials at the […]
Local Cops Ready for War With Homeland Security-Funded Military Weapons
December 22nd, 2011Via: Daily Beast: Like Fargo, thousands of other local police departments nationwide have been amassing stockpiles of military-style equipment in the name of homeland security, aided by more than $34 billion in federal grants since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, a Daily Beast investigation conducted by the Center for Investigative Reporting has found. The […]
BlueHost: $2.95 Per Month [???]
December 22nd, 2011Update: The $2.95 Special Is Over Well, that didn’t take long. —End Update— I have no idea what’s happening over at BlueHost right now, but the site is saying $2.95 per month for the hosting package that includes unlimited storage, bandwidth, domains, etc. This is the same plan that I use to host Cryptogon and […]
TSA Screenings Aren’t Just for Airports Anymore
December 21st, 2011Via: Los Angeles Times: The Transportation Security Administration isn’t just in airports anymore. TSA teams are increasingly conducting searches and screenings at train stations, subways, ferry terminals and other mass transit locations around the country. “We are not the Airport Security Administration,” said Ray Dineen, the air marshal in charge of the TSA office in […]
