Archive for July, 2008
Debt Rattle
July 31st, 2008Via: Automatic Earth: Oh boy. Oh boy! Say what you will, the Lords of the Crumbling Manor are moving fast. Everyone was still letting the Fannie and Freddie free money and covered bonds-related issues sink in; Well, Move Over. The Lords have come up with an infinitely bigger and potentially more harmful plan: Now the […]
A Growing Trend of Leaving America
July 31st, 2008Via: U.S. News and World Report: These Yankees, it turns out, are part of a larger American phenomenon: a wave of native-born citizens who are going abroad in search of new challenges, opportunities, and more congenial ways of life. In his recent book Bad Money, political commentator Kevin Phillips warns that an unprecedented number of […]
Utah Congressmen Mailed “9/11 Conspiracies”, Hand Them Over To Capitol Police
July 31st, 2008Write your representatives… Oh, wait a minute. Via: Infowars: An otherwise uninteresting article in the Salt Lake Tribune, about Utah representatives receiving different kinds of mail, has thrown up some disturbing information regarding letters about 9/11 truth. Amongst the stories about Congressmen receiving letters from people who use “Star Trek” stationery, and from kids wanting […]
Cryptogon Readers Send Contributions
July 31st, 2008Thank you. TA $25 ID €10 CS £20 There’s one more here… Dagobaz sent $1,001. Thanks, lady! Goodness me, what a way to end the month…
Cryptogon Reader Signs Up for Hosting with BlueHost
July 31st, 2008Thanks to the owner of essential123.com for signing up for hosting with BlueHost. Cryptogon received $65.
Why We Don’t Have Viable Alternative Fuels and Electric Vehicles: Ask the Sheikh Who Flew His Lamborghini 6,500 Miles to Britain for an Oil Change
July 31st, 2008If this is what the Sheihk spends on an oil change, I wonder how many politicians he owns, outright??? As the oil begins to run out, the alternative solutions that have existed for decades—and others—will emerge. Of course, you’ll be tracked, traced and chipped to within an inch of your life, but, hey, that’s for […]
1978: Jack Nicholson’s Car
July 31st, 2008Related: His Energy Bill Is $0.00
Over 400 Forms Used by the NSA
July 31st, 2008Via: The Memory Hole: Via a Freedom of Information Act request (which involved paying $700 and waiting almost 4 years), The Memory Hole has obtained blank copies of most forms used by the National Security Agency). … In response to a prior request, the NSA had sent a supposedly complete listing of forms that they […]
Police Raid Wrong House, Shoot at Family, Receive Medals
July 30th, 2008Via: Star Tribune: First, the city apologized. Then it gave awards. Eight Minneapolis officers received medals in City Hall Monday for their valor in a botched raid that the city apologized for last year. That isn’t sitting well with the family shot at multiple times by the officers. “I’m shocked that they’re receiving awards for […]
School to Put Students in ‘Prison’ Jumpsuits as Punishment
July 30th, 2008Via: Local Six: A school in Texas will force students who don’t follow the rules to wear prison-like jumpsuits in a controversial move this coming school year. Gonzales High School has new navy blue jumpsuits that students will wear if they break the dress code. Violators will be forced to wear the jumpsuit for the […]
