Archive for December, 2012
Greenwich Village Couple Busted with Cache of Weapons, Bombmaking Materials
December 31st, 2012Via: New York Post: The privileged daughter of a prominent city doctor, and her boyfriend — a Harvard grad and Occupy Wall Street activist — have been busted for allegedly having a cache of weapons and a bombmaking explosive in their Greenwich Village apartment. Morgan Gliedman — who is nine-months pregnant — and her baby […]
‘Clearly a Smash Hit’: Population Reduction Through ‘Long-Running Serialized Dramas’
December 31st, 2012Via: PeakProsperity: Bill Ryerson: Well, you brought up Population Media Center. One of the things that we do – and that is the primary thing we do – is to use a strategy of communications that has turned out, from everything we have been able to measure, to be the most cost-effective strategy for changing […]
China Is Turning Its ISPs Into Internet Police
December 31st, 2012Via: ExtremeTech: Scary new legislation that was recently approved will effectively turn China’s ISPs into the internet police. Now, ISPs will be forced to delete content deemed illegal and file a report with the government. This troubling legislation requires individuals to register with ISPs using their real name and contact information — even a copy […]
DHS VIPR Team and Possible DHS Drone at Football Game
December 31st, 2012Via: HongPong: Things are a little strange at the Vikings/Packers Game today. A drone has been photographed hovering around the Metrodome fan plaza on the west side, and a Homeland Security / TSA “VIPR” team has been hanging around as well, indicating the federal government is shifting into “protecting” the major Spectacles at taxpayer expense. […]
Lego Investing
December 31st, 2012I found this hilarious because I actually do this in a small way. I buy Lego sets for my sons that they won’t be ready to use for years; sets that I know will be discontinued, and that I wouldn’t want to have to acquire later on the auction sites. I’m guessing that I’m not […]
Author’s Advance Payment for Graphic Novel Seized by U.S. Government
December 30th, 2012Via: War Is Boring: Tim Hamilton, artist of the Eisner-nominated adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, had his advance payment for the upcoming graphic novel ARMY OF GOD, a non-fiction telling of Joseph Kony’s activities in the Congo, seized by the OFAC under suspicion that the money was being laundering for a terrorist organization. The […]
Safe Green Tea?
December 30th, 2012I spent some time trying to find out if it was possible to buy green tea from Japan that was definitely fallout free. It took a while, but I eventually found o-cha.com. They have a number of teas that have been tested for radiation and they provide the laboratory reports on the website. I have […]
U.S. Sailors Sue Japan Over Fukushima Lies
December 30th, 2012Well, unless we’re expected to assume that a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier isn’t equipped to measure radiation levels (which would be a totally absurd assumption), the plaintiffs should name the U.S. Navy in the lawsuit as well. Hint: Good luck. Via: Courthouse News Service: The Fukushima nuclear disaster exposed Navy rescue workers to dangerous levels […]
Cryptogon Readers Send Contributions and Sign Up for Hosting with BlueHost in December
December 30th, 2012Thank you. Pookie $75 JC $20 KL $100 TM $15 JB $20 DT $20 Thanks also go out to the owner of literacybackpacks.com for signing up for hosting with BlueHost.
November Earnings
December 30th, 2012Total earnings in November came to $1027.15. Thanks to everyone who sent contributions and conducted business via Cryptogon’s affiliate links.
