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We’ve got so many tchotchkes we’ve practically emptied the Louvre

May 17th, 2012 · No Comments · Uncategorized

 

How Wall Street Killed Financial Reform – mtaibbi   rollingstone
Why J.P. Morgan’s Jamie Dimon Should Resign – jrickards   usnews
Deja Vu: JP Morgan Credit Default Swaps Put Markets on Brink – silvervigilante
The Tinder-Box Society – robertreich
Accidentally Released – and Incredibly Embarrassing – Documents Show How Goldman et al Engaged in [...]

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a life in which you have permission to behave badly and with no consequences — permission that most people cannot handle

April 30th, 2012 · Comments Off · Uncategorized

 

Fix income inequality with $10 million loans for everyone! – S. Bair   washingtonpost
Productivity, The Miracle of Compound Interest and Poverty – michael-hudson
Debts that can’t be paid, won’t be
Mitt Romney, American Parasite – villiagevoice
Top Fed Official: “The Moment Is Now” to Break Up Big Banks – pbs
Great news: “Too [...]

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In an age of the chewable Ambien tab; all that remains is in the arms of an angel

March 27th, 2012 · Comments Off · Uncategorized

 

Bank of America: Too Crooked to Fail – mtaibbi   rollingstone
Killing the competition: How the new monopolies are destroying open markets – harpers
Open-Ended Bailouts Are Continuing for Big Banks – ritholtz
MF’s Corzine Ordered Funds Moved to JP Morgan, Memo Says – bloomberg
Corzine Theft is Going to be the Best Show [...]

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You have to start acknowledging these people for what they are, and that is moral degenerates who are basically sociopaths and psychopaths.

March 5th, 2012 · Comments Off · Uncategorized

 

The Federal Reserve’s Drive to Inflation – usnews
1971 is when #Nixon went off #gold. Find it on this chart. What price stability looks like w/ & w/out a gold standard… – jrickards @ twitter
Icelandic Anger Brings Debt Forgiveness in Best Recovery Story – bloomberg
Primer on Citizens United
Has Derivatives Deleveraging Fueled [...]

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But there was no decency; there was only the lust for profits.

February 16th, 2012 · Comments Off · Uncategorized

 

The SOPA War: A Frantic Call, an Aborted Summit, and Dramatic New Details on How Hollywood Lost – hollywoodreporter
Lawrence Lessig on How Money Corrupts Congress – and How to Stop It – rollingstone
Living In A QE World – ritholtz
Why Wall Street Should Stop Whining – mtaibbi   rollingstone
The Top 12 [...]

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Those aren’t really speeches they’re giving; they’re interpretive dance recitals.

January 19th, 2012 · Comments Off · Uncategorized

 

List of Washington’s “Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians” for 2011 – judicialwatch
What in the fuck has Obama done so far?
All the World’s Gold – numbersleuth
Former Fed Vice President Tells CNBC That Bernanke Is Secretly Bailing Out Europe – dailybail
Insane Levels of Leverage by the Too Big to Fail Banks Caused [...]

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The lows are so extreme that the good seems fucking cheap

December 26th, 2011 · Comments Off · Uncategorized

 

Transaction Infraction: How Bank Practices Increase Overdraft Fees – pewtrusts
Growth in the Age of Deleveraging – bankofcanada
Obama and the Rule of Law – huffpo
Obama and Geithner: Government, Enron-Style – mtaibbi   rollingstone
50 Economic Numbers From 2011 That Are Almost Too Crazy To Believe – theeconomiccollapseblog
The Silver Rush at MF [...]

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Propping it up. Knocking it down.

December 13th, 2011 · Comments Off · Uncategorized

 

Supreme Court of Assholedom: The People vs. Steve Jobs – mtaibbi   rollingstone
The 2011 Good Gift Games Guide – defectiveyeti
Mr. Data Converter
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Ric Elias: 3 things I learned while my plane crashed [via TED]
RSA Animate – Changing Education Paradigms
Guernica 3D
  Earth: Time Lapse View from [...]

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There is more to humour than gags and jokes, and there is more to playfulness than humour.

December 5th, 2011 · Comments Off · Uncategorized

 

A Secret Scandal: the $7 trillion secret loan program – slate
We Don’t Make Demands
Hank Paulson’s Crony Capitalism – rollingstone
Robert Reich: The REAL Public Nuisance [slyt]
Federal Judge Pimp-Slaps the SEC Over Citigroup Settlement – mtaibbi   rollingstone
JPMorgan Sued by BayernLB Over Mortgage-Backed Securities – businessweek
Gallery: how the surveillance industry [...]

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… if you can listen to this stuff and not piss yourself with shame, you have a serious problem.

November 14th, 2011 · Comments Off · Uncategorized

 

Anonymous 101: Introduction to the Lulz – wired

 

Imagining A Middle Class Does Not Create One – oftwominds
Finally, a Judge Stands up to Wall Street – mtaibbi   rollingstone
Devastating Analysis of MIRS – nakedcapitalism
MF Signs Death Warrant for Short-Term Funding – businessweek
Mike Bloomberg’s Marie Antoinette Moment – mtaibbi   rollingstone
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