Archive for June, 2010
The Insane Overuse of Antibiotics in Industrial Meat Production
June 30th, 2010This is another one for your Captain Obvious file folder. Also, if you’re concerned about issues like this, and try to eat clean food, you might be mentally ill. Have a nice day, and make sure to take your happy pills with your ammonia burger. Via: New York Times: Federal food regulators took a tentative […]
Science Historian Cracks the ‘Plato Code’
June 30th, 2010Via: PhysOrg: A science historian at The University of Manchester has cracked “The Plato Code” – the long disputed secret messages hidden in the great philosopher’s writings. Plato was the Einstein of Greece’s Golden Age and his work founded Western culture and science. Dr Jay Kennedy’s findings are set to revolutionise the history of the […]
UN: Scrap Dollar as Sole Reserve Currency
June 30th, 2010SDRs blah blah. It’s a meta fiat currency. In other words, out of the frying pan and into the fire. Via: Reuters: A new United Nations report released on Tuesday calls for abandoning the U.S. dollar as the main global reserve currency, saying it has been unable to safeguard value. But several European officials attending […]
Dumbing Down Society Part I: Foods, Beverages and Meds
June 30th, 2010Via: Vigilant Citizen: Scientific data has been proving for years that governments around the world are tolerating the selling of many products which have a direct and negative effect on cognitive and physical health.
Cryptogon Reader Signs Up for Hosting with BlueHost
June 30th, 2010Thanks to the owner of edenresearchlab.com, for signing up for hosting with BlueHost. Cryptogon received $90.
Cryptogon Readers Send Contributions
June 30th, 2010Thank you to everyone who sent a contribution over the last couple of weeks in May. Eileen $50 RH $20 MW $20 MS CA$25 BU $50 DR NZ$50 TG $20
Trading in Citigroup Shares Halted for Five Minutes
June 30th, 2010Anyone who trades ES with a depth of market tool: Did you notice anything weird happening with the sizes today? As you know, my network situation isn’t the best (understatement), but for a fraction of a second, a couple of times today, I noticed that the bid and ask sizes on each level of the […]
Banks Financing Mexico Gangs Admitted in Wells Fargo Deal
June 29th, 2010That there is institutional collusion with drug traffickers is the stuff of Captain Obvious at this late stage of the game, but this Bloomberg piece is pretty good. All the bold is from me; just noting parts that stood out. Full text below. Via: Bloomberg: Banks Financing Mexico Gangs Admitted in Wells Fargo Deal By […]
Tesla Raises $226 Million in 1st U.S. Carmaker IPO in 54 Years
June 29th, 2010Via: Bloomberg: Tesla Motors Inc., the electric car company that hasn’t posted a profit, advanced as much as 12 percent after raising $226 million in the first initial public offering of a U.S. automaker in a half century. The maker of the $109,000 electric Roadster bought by Brad Pitt and George Clooney rose to $19 […]
Alex to Become Hurricane as Swells Reach Gulf Spill
June 29th, 2010Via: Bloomberg: As officials and residents in Texas braced for a strike from Tropical Storm Alex’s most ferocious side, energy companies worked to evacuate offshore rigs. The storm, with maximum sustained winds of 70 miles (110 kilometers) per hour, was 355 miles southeast of Brownsville, Texas, heading northwest at 12 mph, the U.S. National Hurricane […]
