Paul Craig Roberts: Market Manipulations Become Extreme, Desperate — Federal Reserve Failing

Commerce, Commercial Intelligence, Corruption, Government
Paul Craig Roberts
Paul Craig Roberts

Market Manipulations Become More Extreme, More Desperate

Paul Craig Roberts and Dave Kranzler

In two recent articles we explained the hows and whys of gold price manipulation. The manipulations are becoming more and more blatant. On February 6 the prices of gold and stock market futures were simultaneously manipulated.

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Rickard Falkvinge: Copyright as Scam — Not Protecting Artists (the Many) Only Profits (for the Few)

Commerce, Corruption, Cultural Intelligence, Government
Rickard Falkvinge
Rickard Falkvinge

The Copyright Monopoly Is A Scam That Hurts Artists As Much As The Public

Copyright Monopoly – Zacqary Adam Green: So you’re an artist, author, or creative person, and you’ve heard the arguments against the copyright monopoly. That it locks away knowledge from the public. That it hurts free speech. That it’s declaring a monopoly on an idea. Okay, but what about your paycheck? As it turns out, the copyright monopoly is a raw deal that helps corporations steal your profits and barely helps you at all.

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SchwartzReport: Obesity Linked to Antibiotics?

01 Agriculture, 03 Economy, 04 Education, 05 Energy, 06 Family, 07 Health, 11 Society, 12 Water, Civil Society, Commerce, Corruption, Government
Stephan A. Schwartz
Stephan A. Schwartz

Here for the first time we see a possible explanation for the explosion of Obesity, and the connection between the rampant overuse of antibiotics and our deeply sick industrial agriculture system. Once again it demonstrates the profit of the few over the wellness of the many. Our society is dying because we either cannot or will not commit to social policies that prioritize national wellness.

Obesity in the United States – Dysbiosis From Exposure to Low-dose Antibiotics?
Lee W. Riley, Eva Raphael, and Eduardo Faerstein, Division of Infectious Disease and Vaccinology, School of Public Health, University of California – Frontiers in Public Health

Phi Beta Iota: Obesity is a cultural outcome of social decay and a mix of corporate and government irresponsibility. It has many causes. What does not exist today in accessible form to the public is a true cost analysis of corrupt agriculture, corrupt energy, corrupt water, and corrupt everything these — obesity is symptom of a society that has lost its mind and soul.

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Obesity @ Phi Beta Iota

Berto Jongman: The End of Nation States May Enhance Humanity

Corruption, Government, Ineptitude
Berto Jongman
Berto Jongman

The End of Nation States May Enhance Humanity

Harry J. Bentham
H+ Mag.

Perhaps parallel to the physical enhancement of human ability and longevity through technology, enhancements to civilization must also have cultural and political forms. By far the most important of these could be the neglect and final dissolution of borders and “nations”.

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Berto Jongman: MUST See Presentation on NSA PRISM via EFF Chaos

Advanced Cyber/IO, Corruption, Government, Law Enforcement, Military
Berto Jongman
Berto Jongman

“Through a PRISM, Darkly: Everything We Know About NSA Spying”
EFF Senior Staff Attorney Kurt Opsahl
Chaos Communication Congress, Dec. 30, 2013

From Stellar Wind to PRISM, Boundless Informant to EvilOlive, the NSA spying programs are shrouded in secrecy and rubber-stamped by secret opinions from a court that meets in a faraday cage. The Electronic Frontier Foundation's Kurt Opsahl explains the known facts about how the programs operate and the laws and regulations the U.S. government asserts allows the NSA to spy on you.

Owl: Is Jeb Bush Getting Ready to Buy the White House?

Civil Society, Corruption, Government
Who?  Who?
Who? Who?

Kissinger told the Chinese Jeb Bush was supposed to be declared the candidate out of a dead-locked Republican convention in 2012. We can only wonder as what financial machinations set that plan aside. If Jeb Bush — with his major narcotics and other criminal interests based in Flordia — is actually a viable candidate for the Republican Party, then at one level this confirms the death of the GOP, and at another level it opens the way for a third party coalition that is neither Democratic nor Republican, merely honest.

Chris Christie's Loss Could Be Jeb Bush's Gain

"As long as we don't piss off all of the people all of the time, we can keep living large."
“As long as we don't piss off all of the people all of the time, we can keep living large.”

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Jeb Bush @ Phi Beta Iota

Kissinger @ Phi Beta Iota

NIGHTWATCH: Foolish US Statements on Syria

04 Inter-State Conflict, 07 Other Atrocities, 08 Proliferation, 08 Wild Cards, Ethics, Government, IO Deeds of War, Military, Peace Intelligence

Syria: Special comment. The Ba'athist government in Damascus appears to be holding its own. The best indication of increased stability is that the focus of most combat reports is the city of Aleppo, most of which has been under opposition control. This means the government and its allies are taking the fight to the anti-government fighting groups.

The security situation generated [foolish] comments by two senior US officials.

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