“So there were drugs in the food!” In 1951, a quiet, picturesque village in southern France was suddenly and mysteriously struck down with mass insanity and hallucinations. At least five people died, dozens were interned in asylums and hundreds afflicted. For decades it was assumed that the local bread had been unwittingly poisoned with aContinue reading “CIA + LSD + France = Mal Jour”
Author Archives: Thomas Guy
Dude, Where’s My 401(k)?
If you’re wondering where your retirement money went, we’ve found a few clues. Indeed, last year’s wealth wasteland has become a billionaire bonanza. Most of the richest people on the planet have seen their fortunes soar in the past year. And so, it appears, that this latest stampede/transfer of wealth is almost complete. via worlds-billionaires-2010:Continue reading “Dude, Where’s My 401(k)?”
Icelanders Decline Debt Slavery
This is bad news for Greece and Ireland. And it may monkey with currency markets. Voters in Iceland have overwhelmingly rejected proposals to pay the UK and the Netherlands in the wake of collapse of the Icesave bank. With a third of results counted, 93% of voters said “No” in a referendum. The British andContinue reading “Icelanders Decline Debt Slavery”
A Scanner Lightly
http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6359800&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1 Memoirs of a Scanner (Martinibomb Version) from Damon Stea on Vimeo.
Mofo to Tax You Mo, Fo Sho
This plan is nothing new: increase the tax rate on the income of middle class in order to shave a small amount off for the rich. Economically, that’s like turning on all the accessories when you’re trying to start an old car on a cold day. Rep. Paul Ryan’s tax and spending “roadmap” is aContinue reading “Mofo to Tax You Mo, Fo Sho”
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