Things I read today 14-03-09

Interview with Peter Joseph / Eerie Investigations / 3 of 3 [ zeitgeist, the movie ]


Changes to law could affect navigation of Canadian waters, critics say - CBC News
Look what the 'Weasel' snuck into the 'budget'.

The Society of the Spectacle - Wiki
"In a world which really is topsy-turvy, the true is a moment of the false."

U.S. Jet Shoots Down Iranian Drone Over Iraq - Story
Iran supplying again? Wasn't that proved wrong before?

Couple suing hospital over decision to keep baby on life support - CBC News
The indoctrination that 'death' is always a bad thing.

The proliferation of space warfare technology - Blacklisted News
Reagan's 'Star Wars' dreams, coming to fruition.

New Army Weapon Aims to Fry Gadgets, People - Blacklisted News
EMP weapons that also blow stuff up; or is it the other way around?

Pentagon plans blimp to spy from new heights - Blacklisted News
Do you feel like someone is watching?

TPC: Relativism as Arrogance and the Errors of Western Philosophy: - By Frank Smecker
Brilliant essay. Love of the natural world, its inhabitants and its beauty, not the conquering, exploitation and classifying, will bring balance to our world.

Stewart to Cramer: 'It's not a f**king game'

Things I read today 13-03-09

Interview with Peter Joseph / Eerie Investigations / 2 of 3 [ zeitgeist, the movie ]


Billionaires list shrinks to 'wealth wasteland' - CBC News
Isn't it nice to see that the worship of money is still news.
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Pakistan blocks anti-government demonstrators - CBC News
Gotta love this; worried about the 'West's' agenda - "The turmoil could dampen Western hopes that Pakistan will stay focused on the fight against al-Qaeda and Taliban extremists along its border with Afghanistan."

Doubts Arise Over Online Threat by German Teenage Gunman - Story
Beware the loner - bring in the school metal detectors.

Scientists selectively erase fear memories and gain insight into how the memory works - Blacklisted News
The ability to make one 'forget'.

Secret State Police Report: Ron Paul, Bob Barr, Chuck Baldwin, Libertarians are Terrorists - Blacklisted News
Are you a 'terrorist' yet? And some places are using 'stimulus' money to hire more police.

Newt Gingrich: Pay teenagers not to get pregnant - Blacklisted News
"We pay the girls, Herc" - never break the money cycle.

Angry workers hold French Sony boss hostage - Story
Workers fight back - Thanks Irena

A win for El Salvador leftist appears less certain - LA Times
Elections of fear - note how there is no mention of the CIA and US involvement in that "170 years of right or military rule"
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TPC: Globalization And Its Apologists: An Abolitionist Perspective - by John Zerzan
Think

Things I read today 12-03-09

Sheeple - Wiki
Sound familiar?

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The Zeitgeist Movement: Orientation Presentation


Interview with Peter Joseph / Eerie Investigations / 1 of 3 [ zeitgeist, the movie ]


The Zeitgeist Movement - Zeitgeist
A sane way to proceed.

The Emerging Sunspot Cycle 24 and a Weakening Magnetic Field - Article
Very interesting article about the sun and its effects on Earth.

Global warming not a big threat - Article
"This politically inspired and very poor science is now beginning to limit the construction of badly needed coal-fired power plants."

Trash choking the world's seas, and waters off Santa Cruz no exception - Story
The by-product of consumption.

GM workers say yes to cost-cutting deal - CBC News
And the workers had no choice.

Chrysler warns of Canadian plant closures - CBC News
Chrysler looking to exploit the worker's position and fear.

Breathing smog over long-term can lead to an early grave: study - CBC News
Say it with me now ... DUH
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Judge gives Iraqi shoe thrower 3 years in prison - CBC News
Thou shalt not attack the 'leader' of the status quo.

Workers bail out two dealerships - Story
Fear of losing job a motivator.

House approves measure to require photo ID to vote: HOUSE ROUNDUP - Story
"To keep illegal immigrants from influencing the electoral process" .... wait .... can't stop laughing.... And people are buying this?

The rich get poorer - Story
Boo hoo - are we supposed to believe that this is affecting 'everyone'.?

Officials investigate how bird flu contaminated vaccines in Europe - Story
One would think this as big news but it has been fairly quiet. Big Pharma has a great 'cone of silence'.

RFID Chip Coming To Driver’s Licences - Article
For those that think that Canada is different.

Things I read today 11-03-09

CJO: Hollywood’s New Censors - By John Pilger
The shaping of history and minds through 'entertainment'.

The War On Democracy by John Pilger

Great video - Know Your history.

Civil Unrest in America? - by José Miguel Alonso Trabanco
It could happen anywhere. They're preparing for it, are you?

"Outlaw the Shadow Banking System!" - Guess Who Said It? - by Matthias Chang
Interesting view - a sort of battle of the Gods.

TPC: Flesh, flesh everywhere, Nor any morsel to eat… - By Jason Miller
Who would you eat?

United Technologies to cut 11,600 jobs - MSNBC
Jobs in aerospace going.

University student reprimanded for Facebook comment - CBC News
Conform and do not question authority - don't forget that the student pays for education.

Military readies reservists for threats to 'domestic front' - Story
Canadian soldiers preparing for 'domestic' problems.
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70% Taliban fighting for money in Afghanistan: Biden - Story
Maybe the US can 'buy' their way out of a war.

IBM CEO Palmisano gets paid nearly $21 million in '08 - NY Times
Because he is worth more than all you pee-ons combined.

New Tax? Drive More Miles, Pay More Money - ABC News
A tax for the middle class.

Tories aim to bring back anti-terrorism provisions - CBC News
For your safety - watch the weasel.

L.A. Unified board OKs layoff notices to about 9,000 employees. - LA Times
More jobs going, teachers. Note the picture with the 'school district police'.

As overseas travel wanes, airlines reducing flights - Story
Sounds like more jobs are precarious.

Things I read today 10-03-09

The 9/11 Chronicles: Part One, Truth Rising - MUST WATCH

How do people not see the dangerous progression of 'security'.

Chuck Norris claims thousands of right wing cell groups exist and will rebel against U.S. government - Blacklisted News
Chuck ready to kick some ass.

' Worst economic collapse ever'


Change We Can Believe In: How About the End of Farmers Markets? Say Hello to H.R. 875: Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 - Article
It's a surprise that we even got this far without all the regulations to 'protect' us throughout history. Codex Alimentarius protecting us from ... us.

The Coming Collapse of the Middle Class


Monks taken for 're-education' before Tibet uprising anniversary - Blacklisted News
'Political re-education' - nice.

GM-CAW deal to cut benefits isn't nearly enough: analysts - CBC News
Thanks for the 'concessions' but it isn't enough. Note that it is the government that is 'regulating' the workers. They won't put caps on executives but instead demand reductions from workers. Make sure to read the jealousy and pure evil of the Canadian public through the comments.

“Truth Commission” proposal on Bush crimes reveals precarious state of US democracy - By David Walsh
Bush should be prosecuted for his crimes.

CAE banks towards healthcare - Story
From military hardware to saving lives, great P.R.
Funny after reading this

Education Push Includes Merit Pay - Story
Performance based education?

Delta eyes more job cuts, will slash international capacity - Story
More job losses - note the use of '10%' instead of 7000 (10% of 70,000).

Canada will emerge from slump faster, stronger: PM - CBC News
Sounds like the bionic man.

Ontario lottery corporation blasted for Benz giveaway amid auto crisis - CBC News
The banality of controversy.

Things I read today 09-03-09

C. Wright Mills, Free Radical - by Todd Gitlin
A good essay on a familiar sounding man.

Smart Grid: Government spying targets Rural America - Blacklisted News
All for our safety?

The United Nations: Our Children’s New Parents? - By Dana Gabriel
It's for the children.

Montreal police officer bitten by breastfeeding woman - Story
More protecting and serving - make sure to read the comments of the well trained Canadians.

$50 trillion wiped off world financial assets: study - CBC News
Did it just disappear?

Federal New Democrats want complete overhaul of EI system - CBC News
The joke that is 'employment insurance'.

"Global Capitalism Has Developed A Planetary Consumer Culture Based Upon Exploitation And Exclusion" Discuss - by Jake Gordon
Consuming ourselves into oblivion.

Germany: Blackmail tactics against Opel workers - By Ulrich Rippert
Breaking the union's backs.

Merck to buy Schering-Plough for $41.1 billion - Reuters
Big pharma gets bigger.

Residents denounce expansion - Story
There is always money for the distractions.

Developing world may need $700 billion -World Bank - Reuters
What's another $700 billion?

U.S. economy has 'fallen off a cliff': Buffett - CBC News
Reference to 'Economic Pearl Harbour' and this being a kind of 'economic war'. - "Everything will be all right. We do have the greatest economic machine that's ever been created,"

GERMANY: Total objector receives fourth disciplinary arrest - Story
"To change the behaviour"

ADL Lists McLamb, Von Kleist, Banister and Others as “Extremists” - Blacklisted News
Everyone is an 'extremist'.

World Bank: Global economy will shrink in 2009 for first time since WWII - Raw Story
Let it fall.

Things I read today 08-03-09

Revealed: police databank on thousands of protesters - Story
Discouraging protesters through fear and intimidation.

Pakistan militants shoot down drone: officials - Raw Story
Obama's war.

Not just a video game: the obsessive world of gaming and its young stars - CBC News
Getting some more milage out of this young man's death. Note all the references - money, peer pressure, career, etc.

Opel 'should consider insolvency' - BBC News
Let's see what happens.

Four Arrested in NV Probe of Anti-Government Group - Blacklisted News
"paper terrorism"?

Supreme Court Says President Can Detain People Without Charge - Blacklisted News
Where's the change?

Obama: Time of crisis can be 'great opportunity' - Blacklisted News
"We've experienced great trials before," - these are manufactured 'trials'.

'Significant sacrifices' in tentative deal with GM: union - CBC News
Layoffs, less money and note the Canadian 'free' healthcare.

Vedanta buying US copper company - BBC News
And the large continue to grow.

Did TomTom test Microsoft's Linux patent lock-down? - The Register
Microsoft doing it's best to covertly stymie open source.

BOFH: Blackmail and fine wine - BOFH
A bit of a giggle.