Archive for the 'collapse' Category
Prediction: Athens in Flames by Next Week
Greece just passed more austerity measures.
On my drive into work this morning, the riots in Greece were the lead story, with the reporter stating that the protests had grown immeasurably from the small group of anarchists the day before. The cops were firing tear gas into the crowd. i don’t know how that’s [...]
Open Letter #2: Senator Casey, Why Did You Vote Against Pennsylvania’s Infrastructure?
Senator Casey:
As I have discussed in previous emails and calls to your office, your decision to support the president’s extension of the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans was a bad idea. I did not know that it actually endangered Pennsylvania residents however: why did you, a senator whose state is plagued with crumbling [...]
A Few Thoughts on Last Night’s Self-Inflicted Disaster
1) This was a self-inflicted defeat, in many ways. Shutting out liberal grassroots organizations was one of many bad ideas. Continuing Bush’s “no strings-attached” bailouts while ordinary Americans continued to lose jobs at record rates made the Administration look like it was on the side of the same people who wrecked the economy. [...]
Read More..>>Jimmy McMillan Writes a Column: The Rent is STILL Too Damn High
This is a great piece:
First, reverse each and every foreclosure where bankers filed false documents. Arrest those bankers, right now. Filing false documents in court is illegal. Treat the banks like any other racketeering organisation that schemes to make millions by breaking the law. Bring the paddywagon, and give all these homes back to the [...]
It’s Been Dead for Some Time Now
Federal law enforcement and national security officials are preparing to seek sweeping new regulations for the Internet, arguing that their ability to wiretap criminal and terrorism suspects is “going dark” as people increasingly communicate online instead of by telephone.
Essentially, officials want Congress to require all services that enable communications — including encrypted e-mail transmitters [...]
Open Letter to Eugene Robinson
According to polls, Americans are in a mood to hold their breath until they turn blue. Voters appear to be so fed up with the Democrats that they’re ready to toss them out in favor of the Republicans — for whom, according to those same polls, the nation has even greater contempt. This isn’t an [...]
Read More..>>Hi, I’m from the Government, and I’m Here to Ruin Your Credit Score and Help You Lose Your House
Horrible:
At the time we applied for the [US government-administered HAMP] modification process, we had paid back up to being about three months behind on the mortgage. We got put almost immediately in a temporary program while our paperwork was being processed. While we were waiting for things to be processed, we did get an occasional [...]
No Unemployment for You
The same Senate that is always able to find money for wars and bank bailouts will not be passing an umployment extension or a jobs bill. This is utter insanity, when the official unemployment rate is nearly 10%, and the unofficial rate is probably closer to 20% as it was in 2009. The bill [...]
Read More..>>Birds Covered in BP Oil
The Boston Globe has been running large and heartbreaking photos from the Gulf of Mexico. Here are a few that I’ve reduced to fit the format of the blog but I encourage you to visit the link (the Globe is a historic, but struggling, newspaper) to see them full size. Charlie Riedel is an excellent [...]
Read More..>>Say Goodbye to Your East Coast Beaches. Thanks BP!
Thanks a million BP. Assholes:
A detailed computer modeling study released today indicates that oil from the massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico might soon extend along thousands of miles of the Atlantic coast and open ocean as early as this summer. The modeling results are captured in a series of dramatic animations produced by [...]
