Month: August 2010

Barack Obama, Disenfranchised, Headlines, Housing, Katrina, New Orleans

New Orleans Housing…Obama doesn’t live up to the hope…

From an article on Akiit.com, also posted on New Orleans Ladder: “Tucked away on the White House Web site under a tab labeled “Additional Issues,”you can read the renewed presidential commitment: “President Obama will keep the broken promises to rebuild New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. He and Vice President Biden will take steps to ensure that the federal government will never again allow such … Continue reading New Orleans Housing…Obama doesn’t live up to the hope…

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British Petroleum, Control the Information, Disenfranchised, Gulf Coast, Macondo Well, Oil Spill

4.9 million barrels of oil…estimate too low? BP made sure we’d never know

Turns out the government’s estimate of 4.9 million barrels of oil leaked into the Gulf of Mexico may not be as entirely accurate as we were all led to believe. This really should come as no surprise, especially when it is understood the estimate translates directly into fines…money, and more importantly, British Petroleum’s money. For each barrel of oil leaked into the Gulf, BP must … Continue reading 4.9 million barrels of oil…estimate too low? BP made sure we’d never know

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Control the Information, Disenfranchised, Homeland Security, Privacy Rights, TSA

Hey TSA…Can You Record Obscene Finger Gestures On Your Body Scanners Too?

The new airport body scanners the Transportation Security Administration have been unrolling into airports across the country penetrate clothing to provide highly detailed images so accurate that critics have likened it to a virtual strip search. How accurate might you ask? Due to child pornography laws, children are not permitted to be scanned by the machines. As soon as they were announced a couple of … Continue reading Hey TSA…Can You Record Obscene Finger Gestures On Your Body Scanners Too?

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British Petroleum, Coast Guard, Control the Information, Gulf Coast, Oil Spill

“Because they want to cover their butts…” Meet Pheobe Jones

Via Florida Oil Spill Law Meet Pheobe Jones: honest and direct, giving her opinion on the government’s rosy assessment of the oil spill. Wouldn’t it be nice if the feds had the frankness of Ms. Jones and perhaps, the credibility? Jones: “If they’re doing so good why are all those people down here working? Why? Because they’re not done.” CNN: “So you don’t believe what you’re being told? … Continue reading “Because they want to cover their butts…” Meet Pheobe Jones

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British Petroleum, Coast Guard, Control the Information, Gulf Coast, Macondo Well, Oil Spill, Thad Allen

A quick bet?

  So, anyone out there want to place any odds on those relief wells?  According to an article on NPR, the wells could have two possible uses. Yes, BP can pump mud and/or cement through them to permanently seal the Macondo well from the bottom, done, over, complete. Or, they can be used by BP and/or another company to extract the 4 billion dollars of crude oil that is suspected to … Continue reading A quick bet?

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Barack Obama, Control the Information, Google is Evil, Internet, Net Neutrality, Telecoms, Verizon is Evil

FCC Net-Neutrality Meetings Crash to a Halt…Good.

Imagine a group of paid lobbyists behind closed doors engaged in secret negotiations regarding the internet, your internet. Sure, you may not own it, more than likely you haven’t personally purchased any of the wires or organized any of the companies that have created the structure and framework that allows the internet to function, speeding information to your computer, but it is your internet. It … Continue reading FCC Net-Neutrality Meetings Crash to a Halt…Good.

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British Petroleum, Control the Information, Gulf Coast, Oil Spill

The Convenience of the Government’s Numbers

The marshes and wetlands along the Gulf are still covered in crude. Surprised? Don’t blame you with all of the information that has been coming from British Petroleum, the federal government and the mainstream media outlets, but In Pass-A-Loutre, Louisiana, oil still clings stubbornly to marsh cane, and each day’s high tide picks up the goo and leaks it back into the ocean “I’m losing … Continue reading The Convenience of the Government’s Numbers

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Barack Obama, British Petroleum, Coast Guard, Control the Information, Gulf Coast, Oil Spill

Sorry folks, BP gets the oil spill data, not you

Now, now people…don’t get so entitled. Yes, the government is quickly trying to determine how much damage has been done to the Gulf of Mexico. Teams of scientists are working together, sharing information, formulating and completing analysis. They have the NOAA, they have the EPA, they have the FDA and everyone has formed a solid team, comparing notes and preparing a report for the entire … Continue reading Sorry folks, BP gets the oil spill data, not you

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Blogs, Control the Information, Headlines, Telecoms

Dear Google, you net-neutrality killing, betraying son of a bitch…

The internet as we know it will begin a slow death on Monday, as this is the day that Google is set to announce a deal with Verizon, one that will create the first tiered system on the Internet. Right now, all is equal, all sites moving at the same speed, regardless of content where the consumers choose which sites will be successful, but this deal “could … Continue reading Dear Google, you net-neutrality killing, betraying son of a bitch…

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