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

January 19th, 2012 · 1 Comment · 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 · 1 Comment · 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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When kids go to the mall instead of the library, it’s not that the mall won, it’s that the library lost.

October 31st, 2011 · Comments Off · Uncategorized

 

Tying It All Together – kdenninger   market-ticker
Rick Perry: The Best Little Whore In Texas – mtaibbi   rollingstone
BofA Derivatives Transfer Draws Lawmaker Scrutiny – bloomberg
Glass-Steagall wiki
Ten Reasons Not To Bank On (Or With) BofA – nprins   truth-out
SLV And Silver Manipulation – bullionbullscanada
Wall Street Isn’t Winning – [...]

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An aggressive man and a new flashlight

October 19th, 2011 · Comments Off · Uncategorized

 

Why Iceland Should Be in the News But Is Not – bellacaledonia
HOLY BAILOUT – Federal Reserve Now Backstopping $75 Trillion Of Bank Of America’s Derivatives Trades – dailybail
Federal Reserve and Bank of America Initiate a Coup to Dump Billions of Dollars of Losses on the American Taxpayer – zerohedge
BofA Said [...]

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Elective ignorance is a great survival skill

September 7th, 2011 · Comments Off · Uncategorized

 

North Dakota’s Economic “Miracle” – yesmagazine
Obama Goes All Out For Dirty Banker Deal – mtaibbi   rollingstone
Goodbye to All That: Reflections of a GOP Operative Who Left the Cult – truth-out
Two Big Reasons Why Goldman Sachs Just Got Sued For Fraud Again – businessinsider
Jobs Will Follow a Strengthening of the [...]

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we adhere, as though to a raft, to those ideas which represent our understanding.

August 18th, 2011 · Comments Off · Uncategorized

 

Is the SEC Covering Up Wall Street Crimes? – mtaibbi   rollingstone
Don’t look down – economist
The late American empire – jcarroll
Iceland’s loud No – mondediplo
The Black Swan of Cairo – nntaleb   foreignaffairs
It’s the Economy, Dummkopf! – mlewis   vanityfair
Sheila Bair’s Bank Shot – nytimesmag
Our foreign [...]

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Brains and common sense are orthogonal to age.

July 29th, 2011 · Comments Off · Uncategorized

 

Kevin Slavin: How algorithms shape our world [video] – TED
Road Signs for Route 75 – undernews
Evil Corporate Tax Holiday Gains Bipartisan Support – mtaibbi   rollingstone
Shadow Government Statistics
The Rise of Debtor’s Prison – wsj
Indicators: The economy – undernews

 

Fun fact of the day:
If you spent $1 Million per day since [...]

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