Archive for December, 2006
Living in America’s Fringe Economy
December 31st, 2006Via: AlterNet: Far from a mom-and-pop industry, America’s fringe economy is largely dominated by a handful of large, well-financed multinational corporations with strong ties to mainstream financial institutions. It is a comprehensive and fully formed parallel economy that addresses the financial needs of the poor and credit-challenged in the same way as the mainstream economy […]
Police Threaten to Arrest Man for Refusing to Discuss His Personal Travel Plans at DUI Checkpoint
December 30th, 2006Via: TheNewspaper.com: A teenager harassed by police in St. Louis, Missouri caught the incident on tape. Brett Darrow, 19, had his video camera rolling last month as he drove his 1997 Maxima, minding his own business. He approached a drunk driving roadblock where he was stopped, detained and threatened with arrest when he declined to […]
Change Blindness: Real Power and the Coolest Psychology Experiment… Ever
December 30th, 2006This is a simple, clinical expression of how the game is played. This is the basic framework that underlies real, tangible power. We all know that subduing the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill. But how? How is it done, specifically? “By way of deception thou shalt do war.” Keep Mossad’s motto in […]
Lawyer Who Questioned Bush Regime on Treason Falls to His Death
December 29th, 2006Why assassinate an activist lawyer, who also happened to be a dedicated husband and father, on Christmas Eve? It might be that the intended PSYOP effect would be to get other people, who oppose the criminal regime, to think, “I don’t want my wife to be made a widow, and my children left without a […]
How Old Is the Grand Canyon?
December 29th, 2006Update: In the light of day, I looked at this story again and went into a state of denial. I just couldn’t believe it. According to the National Park Service web site: How old is the Canyon? That’s a tricky question. Although rocks exposed in the walls of the canyon are geologically quite old, the […]
California to Build 1,500 Megawatt Wind Farm
December 29th, 2006Via: Southern California Edison: Southern California Edison (SCE), the nation’s leading purchaser of renewable energy, today signed a ground-breaking wind energy contract that will provide the utility’s customers with a major new source of emission-free power. The agreement with Alta Windpower Development LLC, a subsidiary of Allco Financial Group Inc. of Australia, a global financial-services […]
‘Fortress America’ Visa System Scaring Businesses Away
December 29th, 2006Business travelers… How about Americans who escaped the U.S. and hope never to return!? Via: International Herald Tribune: For growing numbers of international business travelers, visa and customs regulations are making trips to the United States a thing of the past. Companies say U.S. rules have become so onerous in the wake of the terrorist […]
Sploid is Dead, Long Live Wonkette
December 28th, 2006Do you miss Sploid as much as I do? Well, Wonkette is starting to have that “Sploid” feel about it. Ken, if you decide to strike out on your own somewhere, you know, with a Sploid-like thing on afterburner, I’m sure that many of us will link right in and get the ball rolling, if […]
Peak Oil Survival: Preparation for Life After Gridcrash
December 28th, 2006UPDATE: 1/4/2007 The book is back at the regular Amazon price now. Thanks to everyone who ordered it at the special price! – – – This book is priced at $2.99 (new) on Amazon right now! That’s a 77% discount. How/why? I don’t know, but spread the word… Peak Oil Survival: Preparation for Life After […]
Cryptogon Reader Contributes $25
December 28th, 2006AH sent her $25 contribution to Cryptogon, but she wrote that she appreciates the Cryptogon-plus-Farmlet synergy. Thanks AH!
