Archive for August 3rd, 2011

Kurt Nimmo Infowars.com August 3, 2011 The New York Times and the Washington Post have posted articles detailing a plan by the Pentagon to detect and track popular ideas on social networks. They are not interested in what people think about Lady Gaga or the latest cooking recipes. In 2005, it was reported that... »

DailyBail.com Flashback to last Summer. According to the source, Boehner said the following: Ensuring there’s enough money to pay for the war will require reforming the country’s entitlement system, Boehner said. He said he’d favor increasing the Social Security retirement age to 70 for people who have at least 20 years until retirement, tying... »

From microwave energy blasters and blinding laser beams to chemical agents and deafening sonic blasters, these weapons are at the cutting edge of crowd control. By Rania Khalek AlterNet.com The US is at the forefront of an international arms development effort that includes a remarkable assortment of technologies, which look and sound like they... »

by Phoenix Capital Research ZeroHedge.com 08/03/2011 For weeks now, I’ve been warning about a market collapse. Among the numerous items I pointed out were: 1) The US economy rolled over in a big way in Q1 2) The Euro Debt Crisis was spreading to Italy and Spain 3) China was showing signs of economic... »

by Tyler Durden ZeroHedge.com 08/03/2011 As if we needed another confirmation that the US consumer is running on empty, here comes Bloomberg with valuable disclosure from an internal, and supposedly confidential, Wal-Mart memo on store traffic patterns which indicate that in US store locations open for at least a year have seen a 2.6%... »

New committee is a “coup d’état” by the ruling class Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet.com Wednesday, August 3, 2011 Gun Owners of America chief Larry Pratt warns that the new “Super Congress” created by the debt deal will lead America into dictatorship, labeling the move a “coup d’état” by the political class aimed at... »

Saman Mohammadi The Excavator Aug 3, 2011 “Perhaps I was asleep, or have amnesia, or maybe I was abducted by aliens, but I don’t remember ever having elected a Super Congress. However, apparently there will be a committee of twelve that will effectively run our country. . . This “Super Congress” of twelve will... »

by Tyler Durden Zerohedge.com 08/03/2011 Those looking for an optimistic early look of this Friday’s NFP (nobody cares about the ADP any longer) should probably avoid the Challenger lay off data just released. As Bloomberg summarizes, U.S. planned firings up 59% Y/y in July to 66,414, led by pharma, retail; largest number in 16... »

BY JEFF BERWICK FinancialSense.com That’s it? This is the deal? This is what they’ve been supposedly fighting over for months? We’ll get to the exact details in a moment but let’s start by doing a fantasy comparison of the same “cuts” being made in a format that the regular man on the street can... »

America consumer spending has fallen for the first time in almost two years, raising the spectre for some economists that the US is heading for a second recession, although it didn’t prevent one credit rating agency from reaffirming its triple-A credit rating. By Richard Blackden Telegraph.co.uk The 0.2pc drop in spending in June signals... »