Archive for December, 2012
Boehner Offers to Take Debt Limit Off the Table
December 17th, 2012Imagine my shock. Via: Washington Post: House Speaker John A. Boehner has offered to push any fight over the federal debt limit off for a year, a major concession that would deprive Republicans of leverage in the budget battle but is breathing new life into stalled talks over the year-end “fiscal cliff.” The offer came […]
CIA Tortured and Sodomized German Citizen
December 16th, 2012Via: Guardian: CIA agents tortured a German citizen, sodomising, shackling, and beating him, as Macedonian state police looked on, the European court of human rights said in a historic judgment released on Thursday. In a unanimous ruling, it also found Macedonia guilty of torturing, abusing, and secretly imprisoning Khaled el-Masri, a German of Lebanese origin […]
At Least 50 Shots Fired at Southern California Mall; Nobody Injured
December 16th, 2012Via: Orange County Register: Sadness for far away victims turned to up-close terror Saturday evening as shots rang out at Fashion Island, sending holiday shoppers scrambling for their lives. One person is in police custody after “at least 50 shots were fired” near the eastern Macy’s store entrance at the crowded outdoor mall, said Kathy […]
Cox Communications Adds Code to Web Traffic to Announce Email Outage
December 16th, 2012This means that they can flick a switch and make sites display anything they want. Any ISP could do this, in theory, but this shows that Cox Communications has built it. Countermeasures? * Use HTTPS, when available (assuming your ISP isn’t running equipment made by Packet Forensics) * Run a persistent VPN to some exit […]
NOT CONFIRMED: John Kerry to Be Nominated to Be Secretary of State
December 16th, 2012Via: ABC News: Sources tell ABC News that President Obama has decided that he will nominate Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., to be secretary of state. For a variety of reasons including the finalization of the process, other pending Cabinet decisions, and — more immediately — the national reaction to the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook […]
Cryptogon Reader vs. Indolent Follicular Lymphoma, Stage 3
December 15th, 2012Warning: Nothing that appears on Cryptogon should be considered medical advice. Cryptogon reader MT got positive results vs. Follicular Lymphoma, stage 3 from making cannabis oil out of the leaves, and other remedies, which he mentions. Rick Simpson directs people to make the oil from the buds. But can the leaves work, too? For more […]
Kurzweil Joins Google
December 15th, 2012Via: kurzweilai.net Ray Kurzweil confirmed today that he will be joining Google to work on new projects involving machine learning and language processing. “I’m excited to share that I’ll be joining Google as Director of Engineering this Monday, December 17,” said Kurzweil.
Hostess CEO Took Employees’ Pensions and Put It Toward Executive Pay
December 15th, 2012Via: Alternet: Twinkie-maker Hostess continues to screw over its workers. The company is in the process of complete liquidation and 18,000 unionized workers are set to lose their jobs. More troubling – they could lose their pensions. According to a report by the Wall Street Journal , Hostess’ CEO, Gregory Rayburn, essentially admitted that his […]
Connecticut School Massacre
December 15th, 2012Date on Social Security Death Record for Adam Lanza Is December 13, 2012, One Day Before the Sandy Hook Massacre Geneologybank.com pulls the data directly from the Social Security Administration: Adam P. Lanza: Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Death Record Name: Adam P. Lanza State of Issue: New Hampshire Date of Birth: Wednesday April 22, […]
U.S. Deploying Troops, Patriot Missiles Along Turkey-Syria Border
December 14th, 2012Via: CNN: The United States gave the go-ahead Friday to deploy Patriot anti-ballistic missiles to Turkey along with enough troops to operate them as the heavily embattled government in neighboring Syria again vehemently denied firing ballistic missiles at rebels. … U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta signed the order while en route to Turkey to send […]
