Archive for July, 2012
Unknown Mystery Creatures Washing Ashore in Hawaii
July 18th, 2012[???] Via: Nine MSN: Biologists have been left mystified by millions of tiny purple creatures washed ashore on beaches in Hawaii. The pea-sized, crab-like animals are dotting the beaches in Honolulu but scientists are yet to determine what they are, TV station KHON2 reports.
Treasury Officials Cited for Soliciting Prostitutes, Accepting Gifts
July 17th, 2012Hookers and bribes. Just another day at the office. Via: The Hill: Treasury Department officials have been cited for soliciting prostitutes, breaking conflict-of-interest rules and accepting gifts from corporate executives, according to the findings of official government investigations. The revelations of unethical behavior at Treasury are detailed in little-noticed documents posted this month on governmentattic.org, […]
CNN on the Iran Threat
July 16th, 2012Via: Salon: There’s a perennial debate about whether the propagandistic tripe produced by establishment media outlets is shaped more by evil or by stupidity. Personally, I think it’s both: a healthy dose of each is needed. The system design is malicious, while those who serve as its public face are generally vacant.
‘How Close Are We to New Great Depression?’
July 16th, 2012CNBC? Yes, CNBC. Via: CNBC: “We’re in a very unfortunate position to be here,” Richard Duncan, author of The New Depression, warned on CNBC’s “Squawk Box Europe” Monday. “When we broke the link between money and gold, this removed all constraints on credit creation. This explosion of credit created the world we live in, but […]
Verizon Wireless Wants to ‘Edit’ Your Internet Access
July 16th, 2012Via: Cnet: What if your wireless provider gave you Internet access and search results according to what it decided was a “priority”? As a Verizon Wireless customer, I’m furious at the idea that it would “pick favorites” over what I was actually looking for — especially if it was an emergency. But that’s just what […]
FDA Email Monitoring
July 16th, 2012Via: New York Times: A wide-ranging surveillance operation by the Food and Drug Administration against a group of its own scientists used an enemies list of sorts as it secretly captured thousands of e-mails that the disgruntled scientists sent privately to members of Congress, lawyers, labor officials, journalists and even President Obama, previously undisclosed records […]
Heathrow Security Checks Miss Terror Suspects
July 15th, 2012Mmm hmm. Via: Guardian: Terror suspects on the Home Office watch list are entering the UK in the runup to the Olympics without the necessary security checks, according to frontline officials at Heathrow. One senior border officer told the Observer that inexperienced new recruits, deployed to shorten queues after complaints over lengthy waiting times, are […]
China Plans Nuclear Deep-Sea Mining Base
July 15th, 2012Via: Wired: A Chinese company is set to build a nuclear-powered mobile deep-sea station in the western Pacific, according to local reports. The China Ship Scientific Research Centre’s proposed station — which will have huge propellers to enable free movement in the ocean depths — will be manned by 33 crew for up to two […]
And Now… JPMorgan “Loss” $7 Billion
July 14th, 2012Via: New York Times: JPMorgan Chase disclosed on Friday that losses on its botched credit bet could climb to more than $7 billion and that the bank’s traders may have intentionally tried to obscure the full extent of the red ink on the disastrous trades. Mounting concerns about valuing the trades led the company to […]
U.S. Declares Drought-Stricken States Largest Natural Disaster Area Ever
July 14th, 2012Via: The Lookout: The United States Department of Agriculture has declared natural disaster areas in more than 1,000 counties and 26 drought-stricken states, making it the largest natural disaster in America ever. The declaration—which covers roughly half of the country—gives farmers and ranchers devastated by drought access to federal aid, including low-interest emergency loans. “Agriculture […]
