Pfizer pays a record $2.3 billion to settle criminal charges -- Pfizer Inc. (PFE) claimed yet another record Wednesday. This honor, dubious at best, came about when the pharmaceutical giant agreed to pay a record $2.3 billion to settle civil and criminal charges over marketing of its recalled Bextra arthritis drug and three other medicines.
Dr. Hulda Clark passes away Sept 3 -- We just received word that Dr. Hulda Clark passed away peacefully in her sleep September 3, 2009. Since she had retired and closed her clinic last fall she has spent much time with her family.
5 more Friday bank failures -- Regulators close banks in Arizona, Illinois, Iowa and Missouri. 89 so far in 2009!!
New evidence of DU ammo used in Afghan war -- A classified German Army manual has thrown doubt over US and UK assurances that no depleted uranium munitions have been used in Afghanistan.
Veterans unemployment rate hits 11.3% -- The number of unemployed Iraq and Afghanistan veterans is now almost the same as the number of service members currently deployed in support of those two wars, according to new Labor Department numbers.
Military to receive mandatory swine flu vaccines -- Defense officials are preparing a plan to vaccinate military personnel against the swine flu – and the vaccines will be mandatory for every active-duty soldier, sailor, airman and Marine. Defense official says 'Noncompliance is not an option'
Bill Bonner on economic depression, hyperinflation and the rapidly declining US empire -- An empire is a political bubble. It is an excessive or extraordinary event in political history. And now we have a bubble called the American empire. The US bubble, you could say, started in 1917. That's a long time ago. Americans are going to give up the thinking of imperial citizens. Good. They are already giving up bubble thinking. They don't want to borrow or spend. This news is just out. They are paying off debt faster than in 1952.
Wall Street Journal: Warning: The Deficits Are Coming! -- Mr. Walker identifies the disease as having a basic cause: "Washington is totally out of touch and out of control," he sighs. "There is political courage there, but there is far more political careerism and people dodging real solutions." He identifies entrenched incumbency as a real obstacle to change. "Members of Congress ensure they have gerrymandered seats where they pick the voters rather than the voters picking them and then they pass out money to special interests who then make sure they have so much money that no one can easily challenge them," he laments.
How Many Rabbits Are Left In The Hat? -- The fact that 65% of companies are still in the process of cutting their staff loads is quite disturbing — even manufacturing employment fell 63,000 in August, to its lowest level since April 1941 (!), despite the inventory replenishment in the automotive sector and all the excitement over the recent 50+ print in the ballyhooed ISM index. Until we see signs of a sustained turnaround in the jobs market all bets are off over the sustainability of any economic recovery.
The End of a Currency -- All those fake numbers being put out by Wall Street, the government and CNBC showing magical growth on the Ponzi paper digit (Alice in Wonderland) side of the equation must be juxtaposed against the real world manufacturing economy that has been in decline for 30 years. This is the 30 year digital/Ponzi-paper inflation crescendo that has finally crested and, like an ocean wave, will curl over and break. This is also the 30 year engineered interest rate decline that has finally reached its nadir, 0%!
Eating broccoli may prevent strokes and heart attacks, scientists claim -- A chemical found in the vegetable boosts the body's defence system to keep arteries unclogged.
Herbs can be natural pesticides -- Common herbs and spices show promise as an environmentally-friendly alternative to conventional pesticides, scientists have told a major US conference.
America's bailout barons -- Ten of the top 20 financial bailout firms have revealed the details of stock options pocketed in early 2009. Based on rising stock prices, the top five executives at each of these banks have enjoyed a combined increase in the value of their stock options of nearly $90 million, according to the report, the 16th in a series of annual "Executive Excess" reports.
Insect repellent DEET is toxic to brain cells -- If you insist on using chemical laden insect repellents containing DEET, you may be getting more than you bargained for -- including damage to your central nervous system. In fact, scientists writing in the open access journal BMC Biology don't just say that more studies should be done to confirm DEET's potential neurotoxicity to humans.
Group lists worst Labor day speed traps -- The National Motorists Association (NMA) released its list of the top seven locations to avoid over the Labor Day holiday. This year, the drivers' rights group highlighted areas where heightened use of automated ticketing machines threaten those who are just passing through.
Cartoon predicts the future 50 years ago. This is amazing insight!
A Swedish charity says US troops stormed through Afghan hospital -- A Swedish charity accused American troops Monday of storming through a hospital in central Afghanistan, breaking down doors and tying up staff in a search for militants. The U.S. military said it was investigating.
Forced catheterization used in DUI case ( and the guy was under the legal limit) -- An Indiana man has filed a lawsuit claiming that police forcibly withdrew blood and urine from his body during a drunken driving arrest, WLWT-TV reported.
Go to a Pittsburgh Pirate ball game & get your free flu shot! -- The Allegheny County Health Department and County Immunization Coalition are teaming up with the Pennsylvania Department of Health to provide free flu shots outside PNC Park, on Federal Street, on Tuesday, September 8, from 5 to 7 p.m., before the Pirates game against the Chicago Cubs.
Utilities Smart meters save money but erode privacy - a MUST read -- Those new smart meters Peco Energy Co. and other utilities will install soon are being touted as money-savers that will give customers more control over their electric bills.
H1N1: Several states are already under a legal State of Emergency -- Check out the Federal Legal Actions & State Legal Actions.
CDC reports increase in flu activity including 1 H3N2 case -- The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today reported an increase in pandemic H1N1 flu activity in the nation, focused primarily in five southeastern states, along with an isolated case of swine H3N2 influenza in a patient from Kansas.
The people who manufactured the virus -- Laboratory of Infectious Diseases.
9-12 rally to impeach MA Sen Richard Moore over forced vaccine legislation -- September 12 MA Rally to Impeach Sen Richard T. Moore Over Forced Vaccination Bill S2028
Should the public health response to swine flu be considered alarmist -- In a paper just published on bmj.com, a US expert says that the public health measures taken in response to swine flu may be seen as alarmist, overly restrictive, or even unfounded.
WHO admits to releasing pandemic virus into population by mock up vaccines -- The document on the WHO website linked below states that it is common procedure to release pandemic viruses into the population in order to get a jump ahead of the real pandemic, so as to fast track the vaccine for when it is needed.
Raccoons to be fed vaccine for rabies -- The baits will be spread by low-flying aircraft in the first 10 days, weather permitting. The ground baiting is to run through Sept. 25, and perhaps longer, the Ohio Department of Health said in announcing the fall campaign. The baiting along Ohio's eastern border is to keep raccoons with rabies out of Ohio under a federally supervised plan. Other states involved are Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Comment: Somehow this is glossed over. They're dropping the vaccines over the area from airplanes? This is insane! Trust me, we don't have a rabies problem in Ohio. We have a stupid people problem in Ohio. (Thanks Jimm)
Semi trailer carrying missile parts overturns in ND -- Military officials said Tuesday it could take a week to clear a site in north central North Dakota where a semi trailer carrying missile parts from the Minot Air Force Base overturned.
Wall Street to securitize people's deaths? -- The New York Times published a pretty creepy article on Saturday (September 5th). The article focuses on Wall Street's new plan to make money. What's so bad about Wall Street making money? Read More...
Solar road panels to generate electricity - neat idea! -- Solar Roadways has been awarded a USDOT contract that will enable it to prototype the first-ever Solar Road Panel. The Solar Roadways will collect solar energy to power businesses and homes via structurally engineered solar panels that vehicles drive over, to be placed in parking lots and roadways in lieu of petroleum-based asphalt surfaces.
Related YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3PeSm6_hTE
Earth Liberation Front topples radio towers in Washington State -- Two radio station towers were toppled early Friday, and the station’s manager said an ecoterrorist group’s initials were left at the scene. An e-mail to a newspaper said the Earth Liberation Front was responsible. Read More...
Satire music video - "The Government Can"
21 goals of the Illuminati & the Committee of 300
A pond farewell: states crack down on water rights violations -- Wissler residents are allowed to irrigate no more than 1,500 square feet from their individually metered wells.
34 million people have been harvested -- By 2005, the Pentagon had already amassed 34 million names and information, on young people, creating the largest repository of information on 16 to 25 year old youth, in the country" says the US military.
Diss the cops, get shot in court -- Government policy appears to have overtaken parody, at least in Jericho, Arkansas.
Dr. Hulda Clark passes away Sept 3 -- We just received word that Dr. Hulda Clark passed away peacefully in her sleep September 3, 2009. Since she had retired and closed her clinic last fall she has spent much time with her family.
5 more Friday bank failures -- Regulators close banks in Arizona, Illinois, Iowa and Missouri. 89 so far in 2009!!
New evidence of DU ammo used in Afghan war -- A classified German Army manual has thrown doubt over US and UK assurances that no depleted uranium munitions have been used in Afghanistan.
Veterans unemployment rate hits 11.3% -- The number of unemployed Iraq and Afghanistan veterans is now almost the same as the number of service members currently deployed in support of those two wars, according to new Labor Department numbers.
Military to receive mandatory swine flu vaccines -- Defense officials are preparing a plan to vaccinate military personnel against the swine flu – and the vaccines will be mandatory for every active-duty soldier, sailor, airman and Marine. Defense official says 'Noncompliance is not an option'
Bill Bonner on economic depression, hyperinflation and the rapidly declining US empire -- An empire is a political bubble. It is an excessive or extraordinary event in political history. And now we have a bubble called the American empire. The US bubble, you could say, started in 1917. That's a long time ago. Americans are going to give up the thinking of imperial citizens. Good. They are already giving up bubble thinking. They don't want to borrow or spend. This news is just out. They are paying off debt faster than in 1952.
Wall Street Journal: Warning: The Deficits Are Coming! -- Mr. Walker identifies the disease as having a basic cause: "Washington is totally out of touch and out of control," he sighs. "There is political courage there, but there is far more political careerism and people dodging real solutions." He identifies entrenched incumbency as a real obstacle to change. "Members of Congress ensure they have gerrymandered seats where they pick the voters rather than the voters picking them and then they pass out money to special interests who then make sure they have so much money that no one can easily challenge them," he laments.
How Many Rabbits Are Left In The Hat? -- The fact that 65% of companies are still in the process of cutting their staff loads is quite disturbing — even manufacturing employment fell 63,000 in August, to its lowest level since April 1941 (!), despite the inventory replenishment in the automotive sector and all the excitement over the recent 50+ print in the ballyhooed ISM index. Until we see signs of a sustained turnaround in the jobs market all bets are off over the sustainability of any economic recovery.
The End of a Currency -- All those fake numbers being put out by Wall Street, the government and CNBC showing magical growth on the Ponzi paper digit (Alice in Wonderland) side of the equation must be juxtaposed against the real world manufacturing economy that has been in decline for 30 years. This is the 30 year digital/Ponzi-paper inflation crescendo that has finally crested and, like an ocean wave, will curl over and break. This is also the 30 year engineered interest rate decline that has finally reached its nadir, 0%!
Eating broccoli may prevent strokes and heart attacks, scientists claim -- A chemical found in the vegetable boosts the body's defence system to keep arteries unclogged.
Herbs can be natural pesticides -- Common herbs and spices show promise as an environmentally-friendly alternative to conventional pesticides, scientists have told a major US conference.
America's bailout barons -- Ten of the top 20 financial bailout firms have revealed the details of stock options pocketed in early 2009. Based on rising stock prices, the top five executives at each of these banks have enjoyed a combined increase in the value of their stock options of nearly $90 million, according to the report, the 16th in a series of annual "Executive Excess" reports.
Insect repellent DEET is toxic to brain cells -- If you insist on using chemical laden insect repellents containing DEET, you may be getting more than you bargained for -- including damage to your central nervous system. In fact, scientists writing in the open access journal BMC Biology don't just say that more studies should be done to confirm DEET's potential neurotoxicity to humans.
Group lists worst Labor day speed traps -- The National Motorists Association (NMA) released its list of the top seven locations to avoid over the Labor Day holiday. This year, the drivers' rights group highlighted areas where heightened use of automated ticketing machines threaten those who are just passing through.
Cartoon predicts the future 50 years ago. This is amazing insight!
A Swedish charity says US troops stormed through Afghan hospital -- A Swedish charity accused American troops Monday of storming through a hospital in central Afghanistan, breaking down doors and tying up staff in a search for militants. The U.S. military said it was investigating.
Forced catheterization used in DUI case ( and the guy was under the legal limit) -- An Indiana man has filed a lawsuit claiming that police forcibly withdrew blood and urine from his body during a drunken driving arrest, WLWT-TV reported.
Go to a Pittsburgh Pirate ball game & get your free flu shot! -- The Allegheny County Health Department and County Immunization Coalition are teaming up with the Pennsylvania Department of Health to provide free flu shots outside PNC Park, on Federal Street, on Tuesday, September 8, from 5 to 7 p.m., before the Pirates game against the Chicago Cubs.
Utilities Smart meters save money but erode privacy - a MUST read -- Those new smart meters Peco Energy Co. and other utilities will install soon are being touted as money-savers that will give customers more control over their electric bills.
H1N1: Several states are already under a legal State of Emergency -- Check out the Federal Legal Actions & State Legal Actions.
CDC reports increase in flu activity including 1 H3N2 case -- The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today reported an increase in pandemic H1N1 flu activity in the nation, focused primarily in five southeastern states, along with an isolated case of swine H3N2 influenza in a patient from Kansas.
The people who manufactured the virus -- Laboratory of Infectious Diseases.
9-12 rally to impeach MA Sen Richard Moore over forced vaccine legislation -- September 12 MA Rally to Impeach Sen Richard T. Moore Over Forced Vaccination Bill S2028
Should the public health response to swine flu be considered alarmist -- In a paper just published on bmj.com, a US expert says that the public health measures taken in response to swine flu may be seen as alarmist, overly restrictive, or even unfounded.
WHO admits to releasing pandemic virus into population by mock up vaccines -- The document on the WHO website linked below states that it is common procedure to release pandemic viruses into the population in order to get a jump ahead of the real pandemic, so as to fast track the vaccine for when it is needed.
Raccoons to be fed vaccine for rabies -- The baits will be spread by low-flying aircraft in the first 10 days, weather permitting. The ground baiting is to run through Sept. 25, and perhaps longer, the Ohio Department of Health said in announcing the fall campaign. The baiting along Ohio's eastern border is to keep raccoons with rabies out of Ohio under a federally supervised plan. Other states involved are Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Comment: Somehow this is glossed over. They're dropping the vaccines over the area from airplanes? This is insane! Trust me, we don't have a rabies problem in Ohio. We have a stupid people problem in Ohio. (Thanks Jimm)
Semi trailer carrying missile parts overturns in ND -- Military officials said Tuesday it could take a week to clear a site in north central North Dakota where a semi trailer carrying missile parts from the Minot Air Force Base overturned.
Wall Street to securitize people's deaths? -- The New York Times published a pretty creepy article on Saturday (September 5th). The article focuses on Wall Street's new plan to make money. What's so bad about Wall Street making money? Read More...
Solar road panels to generate electricity - neat idea! -- Solar Roadways has been awarded a USDOT contract that will enable it to prototype the first-ever Solar Road Panel. The Solar Roadways will collect solar energy to power businesses and homes via structurally engineered solar panels that vehicles drive over, to be placed in parking lots and roadways in lieu of petroleum-based asphalt surfaces.
Related YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3PeSm6_hTE
Earth Liberation Front topples radio towers in Washington State -- Two radio station towers were toppled early Friday, and the station’s manager said an ecoterrorist group’s initials were left at the scene. An e-mail to a newspaper said the Earth Liberation Front was responsible. Read More...
Satire music video - "The Government Can"
21 goals of the Illuminati & the Committee of 300
A pond farewell: states crack down on water rights violations -- Wissler residents are allowed to irrigate no more than 1,500 square feet from their individually metered wells.
34 million people have been harvested -- By 2005, the Pentagon had already amassed 34 million names and information, on young people, creating the largest repository of information on 16 to 25 year old youth, in the country" says the US military.
Diss the cops, get shot in court -- Government policy appears to have overtaken parody, at least in Jericho, Arkansas.
