Posted in America, Democracy, Economy, Iran, Society on Aug 1st, 2011
It’s Monday. It’s the first of August. The world is falling apart.
If you saw the videos that I posted on Friday, you’ll know some of the reasons why I say that the world is falling apart. If you’re confused about the references to ‘Monday’ and ‘August’ you’re either on vacation or out of medication. (I’ll wait while you go get more. You’re going to need them if you want to read the rest of this post.)
Let me put Friday’s videos together with all the stuff that I’ve been telling you for the last couple of months. It doesn’t paint a pretty picture.
It’s Monday. It’s the first of August. The world is falling apart.
If you saw the videos that I posted on Friday, you’ll know some of the reasons why I say that the world is falling apart. If you’re confused about the references to ‘Monday’ and ‘August’ you’re either on vacation or out of medication. (I’ll wait while you go get more. You’re going to need them if you want to read the rest of this post.)
Let me put Friday’s videos together with all the stuff that I’ve been telling you for the last couple of months. It doesn’t paint a pretty picture.
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Posted in America, Economy, Society, Video on Jul 29th, 2011
If you are like me, when you finish watching the videos… no, BEFORE you finish watching the videos that I’m going to show you, you will be horrified at how bad things are and very, very angry at how we have been manipulated (and lied to).
Christ Martenson spent his savings and four years of his life putting together a series of videos that he calls The Crash Course. And, he gives this course away for free, in video form.
If you are like me, when you finish watching the videos… no, BEFORE you finish watching the videos that I’m going to show you, you will be horrified at how bad things are and very, very angry at how we have been manipulated (and lied to).
Christ Martenson spent his savings and four years of his life putting together a series of videos that he calls The Crash Course. And, he gives this course away for free, in video form.
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Posted in America, Christianity, Economy, Europe, Hamas, Hezbollah, History, Iran, Islam, Religion, Saudi Arabia, Uncategorized on May 5th, 2011
On April 4th, it was my birthday, and like every other April 4th preceding it, I called my Dad because it was his birthday too. (Yup, I was born on my Dad’s birthday.) We talked for an hour and a half, and at the end of our conversation, my Dad said, “your mother and I watch the Glenn Beck show on the Internet.” I thought, “oh yeah, that Glenn Beck guy.” My Aunt and a couple other friends watch that show, too.
On April 4th, it was my birthday, and like every other April 4th preceding it, I called my Dad because it was his birthday too. (Yup, I was born on my Dad’s birthday.) We talked for an hour and a half, and at the end of our conversation, my Dad said, “your mother and I watch the Glenn Beck show on the Internet.” I thought, “oh yeah, that Glenn Beck guy.” My Aunt and a couple other friends watch that show, too.
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Posted in Economy, Terrorism on Jun 29th, 2007
The point about yesterday’s piece was not so much about radiation and bombs, but the fragility of our society.
In the interconnectedness of our world, people and places have become specialized. Transportation and manufacturing and finance have their centers and are concentrated at places like Rotterdam and Shanghai and New York. Even more, the world has developed a ‘hand to mouth’ strategy for success.
Instead of building slowly and developing clients and products over the course of years, companies compete with each other in how fast they can dominate new markets and new client populations. They buy companies and spend heavily on advertising. Subsequently, they take on massive amounts of debt to finance business strategies that are marginal, at best.
The point about yesterday’s piece was not so much about radiation and bombs, but the fragility of our society.
In the interconnectedness of our world, people and places have become specialized. Transportation and manufacturing and finance have their centers and are concentrated at places like Rotterdam and Shanghai and New York. Even more, the world has developed a ‘hand to mouth’ strategy for success.
Instead of building slowly and developing clients and products over the course of years, companies compete with each other in how fast they can dominate new markets and new client populations. They buy companies and spend heavily on advertising. Subsequently, they take on massive amounts of debt to finance business strategies that are marginal, at best.
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I tend to be the collector of obscure facts.
Such as the five percent rule for drug smuggling. The rule is that you only catch five percent of all the drugs smuggled across your border. Sometimes you get more. Sometimes you get less, but generally you only get five percent.
In other countries, like Russia, it’s actually worse.
What prompted this Little stream of consciousness is a bit of BBC reporting on the IAEA’s (International Atomic Energy Agency) attempts to secure radioactive materials and suppress the smuggling of those materials.
I tend to be the collector of obscure facts.
Such as the five percent rule for drug smuggling. The rule is that you only catch five percent of all the drugs smuggled across your border. Sometimes you get more. Sometimes you get less, but generally you only get five percent.
In other countries, like Russia, it’s actually worse.
What prompted this Little stream of consciousness is a bit of BBC reporting on the IAEA’s (International Atomic Energy Agency) attempts to secure radioactive materials and suppress the smuggling of those materials.
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