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The video inspires me a lot. I want to share with my other colleagues and I am looking forward for more upcoming videos.
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On a side note, I was in Mexico some time ago and it came to my attention that you are expected to pay to use a public toilet down there. When you pay, the toilet attendant portions off so many squares of toilet paper for you to use. Toilet paper being rationed may seem a bit stingy; however, since most of the time I had diarrhea the few squares sanctioned did the trick.
Why do I bring this up? Because, I find it strange that in a country that has to sanction toilet paper and charge to use toilets that they still manage to provide free healthcare to all their citizens and visitors. What am I missing? Why don't we have national healthcare in this country? It would appear that our toilet is more important than our health? Yet, somehow, we wonder why all our other priorities are all out of whack. Maybe we should take a simple lesson from a third world country. Charge the healthy for healthy conditions and provide for the unhealthy with public care. Seems most logical to me.
Its hard to tell exactly what makes these politicians tick. One might conclude that they are simply flexing their muscle in order to generate a bidding war of bribery. By now they probably realize that any hope for reelection is tanked and simply want to leave office with their pockets stuffed as much as possible. There is little other rhyme to their reason other than ensuring that the impotent Democrats pay at the poles as well. Frankly, I'm sure they will both pay dearly there.
If these politicians were Doctors in an emergency ward acting the way they do in congress one could conclude that they were intentionally wasting time while their patient bled to death. Of course here the patient would be a metaphor for the American people. Shame we can't sue our politicians for malpractice. If we could, maybe they would take their job and responsibility a little more seriously.
DAnneMarc: "Teddy Bears help us!" But not just any Teddy Bear...only the good ones will help us. The bad ones are psychopaths too.
How about we just kick the bucket over, get rid of these do-nothing jerks, and start gettin' people in these to get something DONE. The next time I vote, I'll be ticking-off GOPs' is fast as I can, and I pray that the rest of the country follows suit. Nothing would please me more than to see a whole bunch of these losers out of work!!! I think that the country has had/seen enough of these do-nothing politics.
"A new report from the Huffington Post found that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce isn't getting much return for the $69.5 million dollars they invested in Republican candidates in the last two elections."
You know you don't have to say "dollars" if you've already used the "$" sign, right?
Palindromedary ~ What a f***ing disaster. In this case, one must assume no news is bad news. Why cover up good news? I never thought I would see the day when seafood would become bad for your health. Flopot's article was right, this world is being run by psycopaths. Teddy bears help us!
Thanks for the articles and links.
Let us hope the Chamber does not use their money to support blue dogs.
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/modeling-radioactivity-spread-seawate...
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They are thinking about creating barriers to stem the flow of water by creating frozen underground dams. They sink a bunch of pipes in the ground and pump special fluids through the pipes to freeze the underground water flows creating dams that block the flow of contaminated water.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2013/08/130819-japan-ice-...
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It seems to me that they should be able to send boats out across the ocean to monitor radioactivity in sea weed. They could even have all of the ships traversing those waters already take samples. Maybe they are already doing something like this. But...would they tell us their results?
How do we shrink government without increasing the already immense power of corporations and billionaires? Is the logical result of this strategy serfdom?
Flopot ~ A very interesting and disturbing article. As a west coast dweller I find one of the referenced articles even more disturbing:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/05/20/1092637/-Fukushima-Reactor-4-In-Danger-Of-Making-Northern-Hemisphere-Uninhabitable#
Does anyone else have any data on Fukushima Reactor #4 and its condition? This is the first I've heard about this problem; and, if these conclusions are accurate, then this Reactor is more concern than anything else we've been talking about. How can this story possibly be ignored by the news?
Personally however, I think this is an exaggeration. How could particles of any size get through the massive expanse of the humidity filter of the Pacific Ocean? Of course, it won't do Japan or our seafood supply any good. Just what we need, another Biblical prophecy fulfilled. Just when I was considering retirement in Hawaii.
Do you really want these people having unrestricted access to all your data and communictions? Remember it is not like Sesame Street's friendly government figure "in your neighbo(u)rhood". These guys are literally insane...
"Corporations which in some cases seem to be more powerful than governments are also reported to suffer from the same malaise. We are told that ‘People like Thom Hartmann have suggested that to be the head of a fortune 1000 corporation, one must be a sociopath. A researcher on corporate psychopaths puts the numbers between three and 12 percent of managers’15. The book ‘Snakes in Suits’ by the psychologist Robert Hare is about psychopaths in the world of corporations."
Remember corporations are now the government. Here's the full article.
http://www.globalresearch.ca/military-madness-has-our-species-become-ins...
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The lie detector has been ruled inadmissible in court because it is known that it is very unreliable. It has a high rate of false positives...ie: it indicates your are lying when you are not. The Obama Administration, because it is having problems keeping their secrets from leaking out through whistle blowers like Snowden, etal, is opening up a Pandora's box of it's own criminal behavior by not only forcing people to take the lie detector tests but have even accused people who have passed the tests as people who knew how to beat the lie detector tests. Some lie detector professionals have for over 30 years gone on TV, written books, even sold their services on how to beat the lie detectors...largely because they knew lie detectors were often wrong yet the law enforcement people persist in trying to use them to convict people. Some of these lie detector professionals, who have made their secrets public, have been prosecuted by the Obama administration. Freedom of speech is prosecutable!
"The undercover stings are being cited as the latest examples of the Obama administration’s emphasis on rooting out “insider threats,” a catchall phrase meant to describe employees who might become spies, leak to the news media, commit crimes or become corrupted in some way." **
Isn't it odd how the administration stretches the meaning of "war on terrorism", using the scare tactic of something like 9/11, to justify using voodoo machines to go after people who are not "terrorists" in the original sense of the term? I think they call it "creep factor" or "mission creep"...like after we invaded Afghanistan they invaded a country that had nothing to do with 9/11 or WMDs.
And if you pass the tests...they accuse you of using countermeasures in order to beat the tests. It's almost as if we are back in the dark ages and Torquemada is binding your hands and feet together with weights and throwing you into the pond. If you drown then you were obviously guilty of witchcraft...if by some oddity...you managed to survive then you were using witchcraft and you would then be burned at the stake. We have a government run by idiots who are not much different than Torquemada. But one big difference is that Torquemada didn't care who knew what he was doing...our government's doesn't want their evil criminal deeds to be known by anyone. It won't be long till our local governments will be using all that justification in going after the really bad terrorists...you know the ones with unpaid parking tickets..or, heaven forbid, unpaid bills....really bad people...terrorists for sure! They'll be sending the drones with Hellfire missiles over next.
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http://cryptome.org/2013/08/feds-fear-polygraph-voodoo.pdf
It may not be merely recyclable bottles and plastic these people, who go through our trash every week the day before trash day, are after. They very well could be looking for personal data. Maybe they are identity thieves who are looking for a way to steal your money...or maybe they are lowly grunts selling information to the government who may have you on their list as a "selector".
I have watched these people scavenge through my recyclable container every week and they often seemed very scrutinizing over what did not look like bottles or plastic. I can watch them with my surveillance cameras.
What can you do?! Well one thing I always do is rip off my name and address from all that junk mail and if I have any really sensitive data I shred it and maybe, sometimes, take that shredded paper and run it through a blender with water. This is what I've seen them do in the Pentagon, many years ago when I periodically had to work there.
Someone, if they are very patient and persistent may be able to put the jigsaw pieces together but not if they are a soggy mess turned to pulp. The Pentagon even used crosscut shredders and still they used the blenders.
And I'm sure those insider traitors who perpetrated the first 9/11 would have no problem perpetrating yet another to keep us all very afraid and subservient to their dictates.
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Here is what looks like an insider whistleblower, albeit anonymous, who seems to know an awful lot about how various government organizations spy on us.
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Hey, Anyone looking for a Sigint Analyst's job? Join the 71,000 others in over 40 other countries. Love to spy on people? Here's your chance...
Read the job opportunity ad at the bottom of this message.
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http://cryptome.org/2013/08/proton-clearwater-lexis-nexis.htm
Exactly, good call, we do owe a lot to those 2 individuals, as well as several others whose names I cannmot think of right now.
Kend ~ Hackers work ourside the system and against the law. We can deal with that affront to privacy because there is a plethrora of recourse. The system invading privacy is the question. There is no recourse. We are prostate before the alter of the status quo. This is what we oppose.
What is next is to overturn this espionage community. If you are not paying attention that almost happened yesterday:
The days of illegal espionage are running out. We simply must keep the pressure on in order to make it so.
Who are we kidding nothing is private any more. Hackers can get anything they want. I do see your point flopot and Danne. What is next is the question.
@Kend
It is all about control and it is certainly NOT just about the government. Firstly, with complete access to all your communications (business and private) and information (including political views, your associates, your financial and economic data) there will always be something that you think should be private. And this can be used as leverage against you. It is not about fighting terrorism - it is about fighting dissent and, perhaps, stealing any wealth you might have.
Secondly, by government you do of course mean the corporate run government. Why do you think the government is spending so much taxpayers money propping up banks; starting wars for oil; arranging coups; and spying on her people? Tis all for the corporations. The surrveilance state and the DHS police state is all about preventing opposition to the corporate dictatorship. Anyway don't take my word for it - Noam Chomsky has read the primary sources, e.g. details of meetings between politicans and corporate representatives hoping to arrange a coup here and a coup there in order to open markets etc...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/How-World-Works-Noam-Chomsky/dp/0241145384
You've got nothing to hide. Hah. You are only kidding yourself.
Kend ~ Your naivete is only matched by your ignorance and indifference. First no communication entity can resist the demands of the NSA. All have tried and were threatened with losing their FCC license and criminal charges. Your new cell phone company could never exist.
Secondly, your assertion that you have nothing to hide shows that you are assuming that the NSA is interested in prosecuting crime and keeping the nation safe. Perhaps you aren't so naive that you don't believe they will blackmail you. Perhaps you are so squeaky clean and faithful that there is nothing a blackmailer can do to you. If so, congratulations! You truly are an exceptional human being. Nevertheless, can you say the same about your wife, your children, your sisters, brothers, in laws, friends, or business associates. There is more than one way to skin a rat you know.
Also, you have to remember this isn't audio tape this data is being stored on this is digital meta data. All digital communications. I don't know how digital savvy you are; however, let me assure you that it is very, very easy to manipulate anything digital. Anything you write, type or say can be augmented to suit the needs of any would be blackmailer or prosecutor who might want to have justifiable cause to have their way with you, your family or anyone else you know to achieve their ends. Audio tape can be manipulated as well but not as easily. Such tampering with analogue media is usually detectable but it is not with digital media.
The situation at hand does not make you safe no matter how Angelic of a life you lead. That is why the Bill of Rights exists in the first place, to make this form of intimidation, threat, and prosecution illegal and impossible. The fact of the matter is that no manner of increased security is worth the price of sacrificing the security of every member of society to a totalitarian state. You will regret your decision as well as anyone else who tolerates this illegal nonsense. It is only a matter of time before you get your feet stuck in this entangled web of espionage. No one is exempt from this threat; and, that includes someone living in Canada--especially if they do business in the United States.
Flopot ~ Mindblowing, indeed! That so called, "joke" of your friends is precisely why I believe Zapruder was paid by the killers to film the assassination. They wanted clear visible proof of how they can kill anyone they want in public with complete impunity to scare future leaders into obedience.
His panning was way too smooth for someone standing next to a shotgun blast; and, that is exactly where he was. People across the street instinctually dove for the ground. Zapruder--whose first name was "Abraham", go figure--was either deaf or was wearing ear plugs. Either way, unless he was deaf, wearing earplugs still makes him culpable. Since I saw him answering questions asked by interviewers on television news once he obviously isn't deaf--therefore he is culpable.
ckrob -- Love it!
DAnneMarc -- With regards to Clinton and the DOW crashing, you mentioned it was all those jobs being sent overseas. The assumption being that NAFTA, CAFTA, SHAFTA (Thom's favorite), etc. causing that lost in jobs and subsequent hit to the economy. I also think it was a key factor. The only problem is, as Thom noted recently, that nothing above a normal job lost was happening until Dubya changed the tax code. The DOW crashed before those changes in the tax code.
I should mention that a large deficit can also be bad as well as good. On the other hand a small or no deficit (AKA austerity) has always been bad.
this is a great time to start up a cell company that promises not to sell out to advertisers, government or anything else . All the paranoid poeple who don't want to be spied on could pay a little more to get a secured phone
I personally have no problem with any of this I have nothing to hide. As long as it is just the Government doing it. To tell you the truth it makes me feel safer.