British Petroleum, Disenfranchised, Escrow Account, Gulf Coast, Ken Feinberg, Oil Spill

Feinberg fights back in the press…and blows it.

Kenneth Feinberg, the arbitrator of BP’s oil spill fund, has forwarded twelve names to the Justice Department for fraudulently attempting to get money from the claims fund as reported in the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Bloomberg. Not only this, his legal team is currently examining 2000 other claims they suspect to be fraudulent. Said Feinberg, “The fund is working closely with the … Continue reading Feinberg fights back in the press…and blows it.

Drake ToulouseDecember 11, 2010December 11, 2010Leave a comment

Barack Obama, Class War, Disenfranchised, Homeland Security, TSA

In other news…DHS comes to WalMart and Obama responds to the GOP: “Thank you sir, may I have another”

On the heels of the TSA’s porn booths and sexual molestation of airplane passengers comes Janet Napolitano of the Department of Homeland Security readying the rollout of their latest brainchild, the “If you see something, say something” campaign. Her video image will soon be coming to you in over 600 Walmart stores, Amtrak trains and hotels nationwide, urging the citizens of America to report any … Continue reading In other news…DHS comes to WalMart and Obama responds to the GOP: “Thank you sir, may I have another”

Drake ToulouseDecember 7, 2010December 7, 2010Leave a comment

Blogs, Control the Information, Democracy, Disenfranchised, FCC, Google is Evil, Internet, Net Neutrality, Telecoms, Verizon is Evil

Rep. Waxman Turns Back on Net-Neutrality, Consumer’s Internet Freedoms

Ed. Note: Today (Sep 30th) this legislation was tabled…so for now, never mind. It’s back in the FCC’s court. From Rawstory: Legislative text put forward by Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) under the banner of mandating network neutrality would instead prevent the government from requiring broadband providers to treat all Internet traffic equally. Waxman, who has vowed that he would support the so-called ‘Net Neutrality’ policy … Continue reading Rep. Waxman Turns Back on Net-Neutrality, Consumer’s Internet Freedoms

Drake ToulouseSeptember 29, 2010September 30, 2010Leave a comment

Barack Obama, British Petroleum, Democracy, Headlines, Housing, New Orleans, Police

Overall, It’s Been a Great Week to Be a New Orleans Assassin!

Hello. I kill people for a living. Normally, I don’t really go spreading this around as I find it can get in the way of my job, but after the events of this week, I just can’t help myself. Ten years now of having to be all secretive, of having to always respond to questions like, “Hey, what do you do for a living?” with … Continue reading Overall, It’s Been a Great Week to Be a New Orleans Assassin!

Drake ToulouseSeptember 27, 2010September 27, 20105 Comments

Bobby Jindal, Control the Information, Oil Spill, Supression of Science

Having it Both Ways

Tired from watching last night’s game, but this is the kind of political hypocrisy that drives me crazy so I just gotta note: When opening up the waters off the Louisiana coast for fishing, Bobby Jindal can’t find any oil. When making the argument to finish his sand berms, Bobby Jindal and Garret Graves can not only find the oil, it’s everywhere and will be … Continue reading Having it Both Ways

Drake ToulouseSeptember 21, 2010September 21, 20103 Comments

Barack Obama, British Petroleum, Coast Guard, Escrow Account, Gulf Coast, Macondo Well, Oil Spill, Plug The Leak, Restore the Wetlands, Supression of Science, Thad Allen, Tony Hayward

Changing Course in the Gulf: Bad Lessons in Money and Politics Pt. 3 – The Obama Administration and Business as Usual

Over the past five months, Gulf Coast residents have been treated to a number of decisions with direct impact on their lives. They weren’t asked to give input at the time these decisions were made. They weren’t asked how they thought it might affect their future. The decisions occurred above their heads and most times, without their knowledge, but they are the ones now paying … Continue reading Changing Course in the Gulf: Bad Lessons in Money and Politics Pt. 3 – The Obama Administration and Business as Usual

Drake ToulouseSeptember 17, 2010September 17, 20101 Comment

Barack Obama, Bobby Jindal, British Petroleum, Control the Information, Democracy, Disenfranchised, Escrow Account, Gulf Coast, Macondo Well, Oil Spill, Supression of Science, Tony Hayward

Changing Course in the Gulf: Bad Lessons in Money and Politics Pt. 1 – BP and Corexit

In the past five months, Gulf Coast residents have been treated to a number of decisions with direct impact on their lives. They weren’t asked to give input at the time these decisions were made. They weren’t asked how they thought it might affect their future. The decisions occurred above their heads and most times, without their knowledge, but they are the ones now paying … Continue reading Changing Course in the Gulf: Bad Lessons in Money and Politics Pt. 1 – BP and Corexit

Drake ToulouseSeptember 8, 2010September 8, 20101 Comment

Barack Obama, British Petroleum, Coast Guard, Control the Information, Disenfranchised, Escrow Account, Gulf Coast, Headlines, Macondo Well, New Orleans, Oil Spill, Supression of Science, Thad Allen, Tony Hayward

Well Hell…Turn Off the News for Five Days and the Official Narrative Goes to Shit…

I thought the oil was gone. I thought the relief wells were on target. I thought emergency relief payments were to be issued within 48 hours, the blow out preventer was coming to the surface, British Petroleum’s internal investigation had found itself innocent, Corexit was biodegrading, the oil plumes had disappeared, the Gulf’s waters were being reopened because all was clear, nobody was really getting … Continue reading Well Hell…Turn Off the News for Five Days and the Official Narrative Goes to Shit…

Drake ToulouseSeptember 1, 2010September 1, 20101 Comment

British Petroleum, Disenfranchised, Gulf Coast, Macondo Well, Oil Spill

Rolling Dice in the Gulf Coast – Here Comes Feinberg and His “Choice”

“Tomorrow morning, the Gulf Coast Claims Facility is up and running,” said Ken Feinberg, appointed by Barack Obama to administer the $20 billion dollar escrow fund, “BP is out of the claims-processing business beginning tomorrow.” In many respects this is good news. Kenneth Feinberg has promised to get reparations money into the hands of residents within 48 hours and to business owners within a week. … Continue reading Rolling Dice in the Gulf Coast – Here Comes Feinberg and His “Choice”

Drake ToulouseAugust 23, 2010August 23, 20103 Comments

Barack Obama, British Petroleum, Democracy, Disenfranchised, Escrow Account, Gulf Coast, Housing, Mental Illness, Oil Spill, Social Work

British Petroleum’s $52 Million Dollar Mental Health Grant Leaves People Suffering

On Monday, British Petroleum finally ponied up $52 million dollars to assist providers throughout the Gulf Coast in delivering mental health services for residents in need. Two studies, one by the Ochsner Medical Group and the other by National Center for Disaster Preparedness have both found Gulf Coast residents to be highly susceptible to symptoms of anxiety, stress, depression, PTSD and substance abuse, similar to … Continue reading British Petroleum’s $52 Million Dollar Mental Health Grant Leaves People Suffering

Drake ToulouseAugust 19, 2010August 19, 2010Leave a comment

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