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Small squads of disaffected men who radicalize one another are more dangerous, harder to detect than lone-wolf radicals, authorities say. Such self-radicalizing groups are difficult to spot and often have no overt ties with established extremist groups. This L.A. Times articles focuses on Islamist groups in the US, however such “leaderless resistance” has been a [...] Indeed, where have all the pensions gone? The bosses get platinum parachutes while workers increasingly get nothing. And the “housing slump” will have been the trigger. This will impact everyone. Rich, poor, left or right. That’s why I’ve been blogging about it. The social, economic, and political repercussions of the coming recession will be felt for years. What happens when millions lose their homes and get laid off? We will be finding [...] Mish’s Global Economic Trend Analysis on the Fed lowering rates and opening the discount window. A well respected source whose opinion I respect offered this viewpoint anonymously: “Basically this is a PR move coordinated by Fed to hide the fact that going to window is emergency move. It hides the fact that some banks have [...] Just got back from a week in L.A. We were there on businss, and it was odd being back to where I lived for so long before Sue and I moved to CT. We stayed at a friend’s house. Their cable modem access was a bit flaky (due to cabling out by the street, as [...] Yes, it’s back And with it comes social unrest. Will such unrest come to the US too? During the 30′s, things were so unstable in the US some thought a revolution might happen. So FDR created government work projects and a social safety net to help people and quiet the unrest. With millions due to lose their homes [...] As long as Americans crave drugs and the cartels want money, Benitez said, “security in both directions is jeopardized.” So why is America such a huge market for drugs? More disposable income, angst, ennui, or something else? Of course, once the addiction cycle gets started, the reason becomes irrelevant as the addiction takes on a [...] Ecogeek has “an introduction with pretty pictures” and lots of links. Wal-Mart announces DRM-free music store The DRM fight is over and the record companies have lost. The audio CD is dead. The other music companies won’t dare fight Wal-Mart on this, because they sell way too product for them for that to happen. |  | ||||
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