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Grayson vs. NSA Apologists
by Nick Glossop on June 14, 2013
Perhaps you are familiar with the term polish a turd? In the video below, Rep. Alan Grayson peels one down to its stinky nub as he destroys the legal rationales that have been floated in defense of the NSA Internet, email and cellphone scoop and snoop (and time travel) programs.
Yes, this is the Grayson of don’t get sick, and if you do, die quickly fame, and the …
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Edward Snowden ~ NSA/PRISM Whistleblower
by Nick Glossop on June 9, 2013
The individual responsible for one of the most significant leaks in US political history is Edward Snowden, a 29-year-old former technical assistant for the CIA and current employee of the defence contractor Booz Allen Hamilton. Snowden has been working at the National Security Agency for the last four years as an employee of various outside contractors, including Booz Allen and Dell.
- The Guardian
The NSA specifically targets the communications
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Introducing Disorderly Conduct
by Nick Glossop on June 8, 2013
Perhaps you caught Alexis Goldstein on one of her several appearances on UP with Chris Hayes, where she named names and kicked ass on all matters related to Wall Street chicanery. Whether it’s the politics and legalese of financial nonreform, or the intricacies of derivatives trading, she seems to really know her shit. And now she and fellow OCCUPant and journalist Jesse Myerson are collaborating on a podcast; …
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Fire In The Briarpatch
by Nick Glossop on June 3, 2013
The Briarpatch, a pugnacious periodical from the pearl of the prairies, Regina, Saskatchewan, is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its first print edition back in 1973. Fiercely independent and wholly reader-supported, this venue for the vexed and the visionary is in fund-drive mode and calling for new Sustainers to help it continue its mission to provide original reporting, insight, and analysis from a grassroots perspective for years to come. …
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Occupy The Dept Of Justice
by Nick Glossop on May 20, 2013
Victims of illegal foreclosures and other outraged citizens have taken their protest to the doors of the US Department of Justice today, armed with furniture as well as banners, anger and wit.
Barricades coming down, couches coming in, banks stole our homes, so we’re moving in.
For color commentary, with photos, follow Alexis Goldstein on Twitter (it might not make the TV news), or check out her story-fication of …
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Why the Vatican? Because Mussolini
by Nick Glossop on April 14, 2013
CGP Grey provides a pithy tour of the worlds only elected, non-hereditary, absolute monarchy.…
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Cyprus Should Split (With Greece In Tow)
by Nick Glossop on March 27, 2013
…just take a look at what the Eurocrats have done: They say they will loan Cyprus €10 billion provided that the Cypriot government seizes billions in deposits from two private banks. Set aside the ethics of seizing deposits. How can Cyprus repay the loan? According to the CIA factbook Cyprus’ estimated 2012 GDP, at the official Euro exchange rate, is 22.45 billion dollars. At 1.28 dollars to the
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Advances In China’s Counterfeiting Industries
by Nick Glossop on March 27, 2013
Some retailers are buying counterfeits and mixing it in with legitimate product.
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News Brief: Cyprus Signs a Deal, Japanese Mineral Discovery, GWB Artwork
by Tony Longworth on March 25, 2013
- Cyprus negotiated a deal with the EU to stall a bank failure and the complete collapse of the Cypriot economy. Deposit accounts over 100,000 Euros will face a “one off” tax levy of 20-40 percent. Russians, who hold a substantial amount of the foreign deposits in Cypriot banks, protested the decision as “stealing”… ironic when you consider that most Russian money held in Cypriot banks is apparently derived from
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News Brief: South Korea Hacking Update, Highway Pileup, Cyprus, Quantum Computing
by Tony Longworth on March 22, 2013
- Starbucks CEO: We support marriage equality ,”and if you don’t like it, sell your stock.”
- Chicago plans to close dozens of schools to combat a billion dollar deficit. The closures effect up to 10% of Chicago area schools.
- An embarrassed South Korea admitted today that hacking attack on several banks and media companies systems was actually an inside job, not China .
- A 60 car pileup caused chaos, yesterday, on
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Cypriot Fuse To The Euro Bomb
by Nick Glossop on March 21, 2013
…or why the banks of Cyprus dare not open
More on the subject, including the Russian mafia angle, with Costas Lapavitsas after the break. …
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