Karl Denninger on Strauss-Kahn, IMF, and more

His latest 30 minute podcast is on BlogTalkRadio now.

The IMF, Greece, the US Debt position (breach day is today, incidentally) and more. 30 minutes of, well, “grab the popcorn” discussion.

Denninger is co-founder of the original Tea Party, which was founded specifically in opposition to the bailouts of insolvent banks by the federal [...]

‘Aero train’ floats above the ground

The Aero Train is a ground-effects vehicle…kind of like a combination between a Harrier VTOL jet and a hovercraft. Using electrically-powered motors, the aero train hovers just inches above the ground, eliminating any rolling resistance and allowing for a smooth ride and allowing for speeds of up to 124 mph.

Whee….

California Legislative Analyst’s Office slams high speed rail plans

Last week, The non-partisan and well-regarded Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) issued a highly critical report on current High Speed Rail (HSR) plans. The LAO said HSR is threatened by erratic (if not completely non-existent) financing compounded by management problems.

Therefore, the LAO recommends 1) the entire project be shifted from the High Speed Rail [...]

Journalism school wants to survey lefties

From Barb Kaye, Ph.D and professor, School of Journalism & Electronic Media, University of Tennessee- Knoxville

My academic research partner and I are investigating social media use and political attitudes and behaviors. We are specifically looking for politically interested online users. Glenn Reynolds promoted our efforts on Instapundit but we need a balanced perspective and [...]

That means he apologizes after savaging a nation

Strauss-Kahn believed in healthy and robust regulation and monitoring. Strauss-Kahn has always been concerned about the human and national victims of an amoral global economic order.

I was discussing DSK and his approach at IMF yesterday with Steve Hynd, podcasting pal and blogger. Steve said, yeah, he’s like a Democrat, so he apologizes after he [...]

‘Strauss-Kahn is finished”. Let’s hope IMF is too

Spiegel details how the political career of DSK is over. He was widely expected to run for president of France as a socialist where he had a serious chance of winning. But he blew all that up with the apparent assault on the maid.

His lecherous behavior was an open secret yet the Socialist Party [...]

Alcoa unveils smog eating aluminum panel

Not only does it eat smog, it cleans itself too.

Jetson Greene has the details

James McMurtry. Too Long in the Wasteland (live)

Ian McLagan (Small Faces and Faces) on keyboards.

Ballot propositions at heart of California political dysfunction

Damon Eris states the obvious at CAIVN, parsing an article at The Economist on how the broken proposition system leads to paralysis. But he takes issue with them ignoring the role of the two major parties in fomenting and benefiting from the dysfunction.

Strauss-Kahn updates

Strauss-Kahn does not have diplomatic immunity.

IMF names replacement chief.

NYPD finds forensic evidence that contains DNA.

Now we just have to stop IMF from raping nations the way Strauss-Kahn apparently rapes hotel maids.

IMF rescues are not aimed at rescuing countries, but rather rescuing big banks that made stupid loans to countries like Greece, [...]