Archive for January 13th, 2011

Jason Douglass Infowars.com January 13, 2011 Howard A. Schmidt, Special Assistant to the President and Cyber Security Coordinator, announced a new PSA video challenge from Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Schmidt called for videos to target a particular audience (i.e. teens, young adults, parents or older Americans) and address the topic of internet security... »

Jason Douglass Infowars.com January 13, 2011 Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security has started a new initiative ‘Red Dirt Ready’ to induct neighbors into a spy program that will serve to report on suspicious behavior. Under the guise of natural disaster preparedness, the program eventually reveals its real agenda in the site section titled ‘report... »

by Phoenix Capital Research ZeroHedge.com 01/13/2011 At this point the news out of the financial world is more insane than… well, anything. Farce #1: Japan Can Bail Out… Anything. First off, Japan, which has a debt to GDP ratio of 200%, is bailing out Europe, which has a smaller, but equally disturbing debt problem.... »

by Gonzalo Lira FinancialSense.com Thu, 13 Jan 2011 When I was growing up, finance was mother’s milk to me, especially as I was a bit of a math geek. But for my formal education, I was trained—rather rigorously, and in spite of my laziness—as a philosopher and a historian. This odd combination is why... »

by Tom Philpott Grist.org 12 Jan 2011 For years — even decades — Earth Policy Institute president and Grist contributor Lester Brown has issued Cassandra-like warnings about the global food system. His argument goes something like this: Global grain demand keeps rising, pushed up by population growth and the switch to more meat-heavy diets;... »

by George Washington ZeroHedge.com 01/13/2011 The Wall Street Journal noted last week: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday ruled out a central bank bailout of state and local governments strapped with big municipal debt burdens, saying the Fed had limited legal authority to help and little will to use that authority. “We have... »

by Mike Krieger ZeroHedge.com 01/13/2011 Gold is the money of kings, silver is the money of gentlemen, barter is the money of peasants – but debt is the money of slaves. - Norm Franz, Money and Wealth in the New Millennium As soon as your born they make you feel small, By giving you... »

by Llewellyn King ZeroHedge.com01/13/2011 According to a loosely-organized apocalyptic Christian movement, May 21, 2011 will be the “end of days.” On or about that same date, the price of oil in the United States will begin to climb to $4 a gallon, according to two savants of the oil industry. The former is highly... »

By Dian L. Chu ZeroHedge.com 01/13/2011 Ever since the Great Recession, inflation has been put on the back burner, and deflation is seen as the greatest risk to the U.S. economy. Even as recent as Friday, Jan 7, Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke told the Senate Budget Committee that low inflation/deflation was a concern, as... »

by Tyler Durden ZeroHedge.com 01/13/2011 So much for that amazing beat in the last 2010 number in initial claims, which is now proven to have been purely a figment of the BLS’ imagination and a whole load of guesstimations. Today’s initial claims number throws cold water to all those who expected the trend in... »