Seven banks seized by FDIC today

Georgia leads the list, as usual. They’ve had way more failures than any other state. Incompetence? Corruption?

Socialist Arizona

Marc Cooper reports from a Tea Party meeting in Arizona in support of Republican primary challenger J.D. Hawyorth against that well-known commie, Marxist McCain.

Heading this evening to a meeting of local Tea Party folks where J.D. will be the guest speaker. If there are any plans for credibile resistance to the Commie yolk [...]

Federal Reserve must disclose bank bailout records

Next step for the Fed weasels – petitioning the Supreme Court in an attempt to completely trample America’s constitution

What is the Fed hiding? They’re like the Catholic Church when it comes to stonewalling and refusing to release information.

Wachovia to pay $160 for money-laundering $420 billion in drug money

The fine is a minor slap on the wrist. And it avoids criminal prosecution against the bank. Of course no one there any clue how this happened and promises to take remedial action.

Asked if Wachovia knew it was drug money, [DEA Special Agent] Trouville said, “I don’t think I can comment on whether Wachovia [...]

Dropout economy

Time Magazine says maybe our schools are pointless and if your kid drops out, maybe he has a better idea of what to do. Seriously.

Imagine a future in which millions of families live off the grid, powering their homes and vehicles with dirt-cheap portable fuel cells. As industrial agriculture sputters under the strain [...]

iPhone obsessiveness

My news and Weather iPhone screen

This is my iPhone News / Weather screen.

Sue says my arranging iPhone screens by category then alphabetizing them is a symptom of geek obsessiveness. Hmmm.

Smart wind turbines controlled by laser sensors

The Vindicator fiber optic laser wind sensing system measures real-time horizontal and vertical wind speed and direction at varying ranges out to 300 meters ahead of the sensor. When mounted on a wind turbine nacelle, this forward-looking information facilitates smarter turbine control for increased power output and reduced turbine stress.

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Will passage of health care reform hurt Democrats in the Fall

Will passage of health care reform hurt Democrats in the Fall

Firedoglake thinks so

The generals are firing on their own troops in the trenches for their unwillingness to go on a suicide mission.

There are currently 36 resolutions in states across the country to ban the mandate which forces people to buy private [...]

Not a fan of Fess

From a friend in Santa Barbara

Fess Parker, megadeveloper and destroyer of paradise,as well as all around lying scumbag — HE DEAD!!

Anti-perkiness report

Georgia Republicans believe the cause of unemployment is drugs, propose random drug testing as condition for receiving unemployment benefits. Ignoring that it was unbridled free marketeering and deregulation, and a host of other policies favored by the ruling class (of which they are members) that caused a dearth of jobs. Do you think I’m making [...]