EU Bailouts Explained
By Xtranormal:
Occupy Oakland – Tear Gas, Flashbangs Deployed
This clip is from the Occupy Oakland protests. Tear gas, as experienced “POV”, doesn’t look so mild as it sometimes appears on TV.
And despite claims to the contrary, this clip makes it clear that Oakland police are using “flashbangs” or “stun grenades”.
This is pre-austerity. Pre-budget cuts. Things will get a lot worse when food stamps (which 1/6 Americans receive today) get cut. And social security, and medicare, and pensions. Haircuts all around. And, most likely, quite a few riots.
Judge Napolitano on the “Folly Of The Fed”
Must-watch clip from the only news/opinion show I try to catch every night, Judge Napolitano’s Freedom Watch on Fox Biz. Mr. Napolitano does a great job explaining the fundamental flaws with the current banking system.
Worth noting: Judge Napolitano leads most of the Ron Paul VP candidate polls I’ve come across … and I’d definitely support him in that role. Whether the pair was running as GOP candidate, or otherwise.
Romney/Cain/Perry/Bachmann fans take notice — a hefty chunk of us who support Ron Paul simply won’t vote for anyone else. If he loses GOP nod, expect to lose 5-10%, maybe more. Vote for Ron.
On that note – Paul raised more than $2m in 24h in his most recent money-bomb fundraiser. And that’s not from bank/corporate “bundlers“, such as those the Obama campaign has utilized to raise $89m so far. Paul’s campaign depends on money from individuals, concerned citizens.
I hate to sound hyperbolic, but a RP presidency is probably one of the last chances America has to avoid some extremely nasty budgetary/monetary woes a few years down the road.
We’re at a historic debt & demographic crossroads. The path we choose in the next couple of years will determine whether we have (another) lost decade, or a (relatively) brief period of adjustment, followed by a return to sustainable growth. Let’s think long-term, for once.
US Housing Starts Stuck At Lowest Levels Since 1945
Guest post by Jesse of Jesse’s Cafe
Charts courtesy of John Williams at Shadowstats.
The first chart shows US Housing Starts since the year 2000.
The second chart shows US Housing Starts since 1945.
