The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
Obama Administration Needs to Tap, Not Stiff-Arm, Wall Street Whistleblowers
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/national-affairs/the-obama-administration-needs-to-tap-not-stiff-arm-wall-street-whistleblowers-20120809
I am not sure why I felt the need to post this. The article is so depressing that I actually suggest my reader(s) not read it. It is all …
Chris Hayes on elite failure
Why don’t American oligarchs fear the consequences of their corruption, and how can that be changed?
http://www.salon.com/2012/08/01/chris_hayes_on_elite_failure/
It is a bit repetitive to bring up the police state again so soon, but this is another …
This post is in response to a comment by DaWei on a previous post “Deficit fetishism“. I felt that rather than have a long comment that might never be read I would create a post that has a …
Bipartisanship and Iran
The most liberal and conservative senators join together to demand a harder line, and more threats, against Iran
http://www.salon.com/2012/06/18/bipartisanship_and_iran/
I am not sure what to add to this. It is very important, so I encourage you to …
Al Qaeda’s best friend
An amazing Op-Ed in the NYT by a 23-year-old Yemeni explains that U.S. attacks are strengthening the Terrorists
http://www.salon.com/2012/06/14/al_qaedas_best_friend/
I like Glenn a lot and he is a reliable voice in the wilderness. I hope he …
Are politicians too rich to understand us?
http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/12/opinion/stanley-money-in-politics/index.html?hpt=hp_bn7
I think the answer to this is an unequivocal ‘yes’. Having been homeless and destitute, I have an acute understanding of the lowest rungs of the earnings ladder (though I did have …
Probing Obama’s secrecy games
Will high-level Obama officials who leak for political gain be punished on equal terms with actual whistleblowers?
http://www.salon.com/2012/06/07/probing_obamas_secrecy_games/
Another in a long series of complaints about our police state. I know that it is pointless to …
How extremism is normalized
The Obama administration has converted once unthinkable government claims into permanent political fixtures
http://www.salon.com/2012/05/30/how_extremism_is_normalized/
More bla bla bla police state bla bla bla, but it is important to try to get the word out. Since my …
Are the police tracking your calls?
http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/22/opinion/crump-cellphone-privacy/index.html?hpt=hp_bn7
I would be shocked to find out if any of my reader(s) are shocked by reading this, but felt it had a place here none-the-less. In the ‘good old days’ the police had …
Accidentally Released – and Incredibly Embarrassing – Documents Show How Goldman et al Engaged in ‘Naked Short Selling’
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/accidentally-released-and-incredibly-embarrassing-documents-show-how-goldman-et-al-engaged-in-naked-short-selling-20120515
I haven’t heard this activity being called ‘naked short selling’ but I have heard about the activity for many, many years. …