61% Underfunded Illinois Teachers Pension Fund Goes For Broke, Becomes Next AIG-In-Waiting By Selling Billions In CDS
14 June 2010, by Tyler Durden (Zero Hedge)… Continue
Added by truth on June 14, 2010 at 7:06pm —
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Okay, I thought I had heard all the retarded, Idiotic, stupid, dumb-ass, lunacy verbal diarrhea. But this pretty much takes the bate, "Currency Collapse May Stimulate the Economy". And the Explanations for how such an impossible scenario would play out, almost makes the title of the article some what of a 'sane statement'. This is by far, one of the worst performances of gov-speak/double-speak in quite a long time, and a long line of continuous spin in the media and other places of society. On… Continue
Added by Localtarian on June 14, 2010 at 4:30pm —
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One of the most important set of documents in our Nation's history is a group of letters to the editor written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison known as the Federalist Papers. The United States had just experienced a weak central government in the form of a loose confederacy. So weak that it exposed the different states to both intrigue and foreign invasion.
In fact, the "Whiskey Rebellion", launched by a group of private still owners that had no interest in… Continue
Added by CHUCK W. on June 14, 2010 at 3:32pm —
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Friday: Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks to the first general session of the Republican Party of Texas convention in Dallas. (AP Photo)
Fired-up Republican activists in no mood for compromises threw out their party chairwoman Saturday, then bucked Texas Gov.… Continue
Added by Sweettina2 on June 14, 2010 at 2:49pm —
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There are quite a few U.S. cities that are complete and utter economic disaster zones in 2010 (Detroit for example), but there is something about the demise of Las Vegas that is absolutely stunning. In recent decades, Las Vegas has become a symbol
for the over-the-top affluence and decadence of America. But now it is…
While the eyes of the world are on South Africa as it hosts the 2010
World Cup Football games, we are sitting here next door shivering in
the dark and the cold. For the past four months we've been
experiencing 16 hour a day power cuts, only having electricity in the
middle of the night. All our protestations have been met with
assurances that these cuts were to enable vital maintenance which in
turn would allow for uninterrupted… Continue
Added by CHUCK W. on June 14, 2010 at 11:05am —
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You have probably heard or seen a few comments here and there
regarding the use of dispersants. The dispersant most in use is
Corexit 9500. One reason BP uses this poison is that BP manufactures
it, thusly cutting the cost! As for other reasons behind the massive
dispersal of Corexit, I strongly suspect a sleazy motive.
(I am not a chemist or scientist, so I'm relying mostly on less than
solid… Continue
Added by CHUCK W. on June 14, 2010 at 11:01am —
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Bethlehem - Ma'an - Responding to US Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) call for the arrest and prosecution of "any US citizens who were aboard or involved with the Freedom Flotilla," several American activists "turned themselves in" Thursday - at Sherman's office.
"Arrest me, I'm a terrorist," said one of the activists, several of whom were
affiliated with the Free Gaza Movement, Gaza Freedom March, Code Pink, and Freedom Flotilla,… Continue
Census Data Not So Confidential After All March 8, 2010 Mary L. G. Theroux San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco Business Times, Providence
Journal, Tallahassee…
After having a conversation about the Craft with Chat GPT a few weeks ago (https://youtu.be/i8KBPzlvXac), this week I thought we'd explore the world of Artif...
Cloud seeding is a form of weather modification that can increase rain and snow production by up to 15% and is being used to help the Colorado River recover ...
CORRECTION: Amanda stated the fire chief of Fairview, North Carolina had sent private helicopters away that were attempting to provide relief to residents. S...
1970's profile of Stephen Stills. By the end of the 1960s, Stephen Stills had written one of the decade's most successful protest songs, played a central rol...