John Robb: Global Civil War Coming — 99% Against the 1% Kleptocracy [Switzerland May Be Safe, But Absentee Ownership and Rents Are Toast]

The Dream vs. the Kleptocracy Here’s a strong motive for open source warfare — the model of warfare that has become the hallmark of 21st century conlfict, from potest movements to fullscale insurgencies. It’s the driver of the recent conflict in Ukraine. A conflict we’re going to see much more of.  A struggle between the …

Rickard Falkvinge: Has BitCoin “Central Bank” Crashed or Been Robbed? MtGox Failed to Honor $38 Million in Withdrawals

Major Bitcoin Exchange Not Executing Withdrawals; Now Owes Clients $38M In Disappeared Money Cryptocurrency:  MtGox, the oldest and once-largest bitcoin exchange, appears to have a serious problem. Since about a week ago, clients’ bitcoin withdrawals have been deducted from their account, but the clients never received the money – the money withdrawn was effectively disappeared …

John Robb: Bossnapping

Bossnapping Reuters.  Bossnapping returns to France.  The target?  A couple of unlucky Goodyear executives.  What’s bossnapping?  Here’s the entry for it in Wikipedia Bossnapping:  a form of lock-in where employees detain management in the workplace, often in protest against lay-offs and redundancies, and has especially been carried out in France. The term gained wide usage in the media …

Eagle: Ocean Robbins – Coca-Cola Now Owns Zico Coconut Water, Honest Tea, Odwalla, and Vitamin Water: The Dark Side of Coke’s “Healthy” Brands

What they don’t tell us is that Coca Cola is pulling the water from aquifers at no cost to Coca Cola — but cost beyond measure to future generations whose aquifers will be filled with salt water. Ocean Robbins – Coca-Cola Now Owns Zico Coconut Water, Honest Tea, Odwalla, and Vitamin Water: The Dark Side …