January 31, 2012

Taxpayer-Funded Freddie Mac Caught Betting Billions Against Struggling American Homeowners

January 31, 2012

British pair arrested in U.S. on terror charges over Twitter jokes

Two British tourists were barred from entering America after joking on Twitter that they were going to 'destroy America' and 'dig up Marilyn Monroe'.

Leigh Van Bryan, 26, was handcuffed and kept under armed guard in a cell with Mexican drug dealers for 12 hours after landing in Los Angeles with pal Emily Bunting.

The Department of Homeland Security flagged him as a potential threat when he posted an excited tweet to his pals about his forthcoming trip to Hollywood which read: 'Free this week, for quick gossip/prep before I go and destroy America?'

After making their way through passport control at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) last Monday afternoon the pair were detained by armed guards.

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Destroy is a British term to party hard. He also quoted Family Guy and said he was going to dig up Marilyn Monroe..

January 30, 2012

Occupy DC -- Police tase innocent protester

Arent they supposed to say something before they arrest him? Like what he is going to be arrested for?

January 29, 2012

Slowly dying of her McAddiction

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/slowly-dying-of-her-mcaddiction/story-e6freuy9-1226255710651

A TEENAGE girl who has eaten almost nothing else except chicken nuggets for 15 years has been warned by doctors the junk food is killing her.

Stacey Irvine, 17, has been hooked on the fast food since her mother bought her some at a McDonald's restaurant when she was two. Shocked doctors learned of her habit when the factory worker, from Birmingham, north of London, collapsed and was taken to hospital after struggling to breathe.

Ms Irvine, who has never eaten fruit or vegetables, had swollen veins in her tongue and was found to have anaemia.

January 26, 2012

A military programme too big to fail

January 26, 2012

Norwegian Air Orders 222 Boeing, Airbus Jets to Squeeze SAS

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA ordered 222 Boeing Co. and Airbus SAS airliners valued at 127 billion kroner ($21.5 billion) as Europe's fourth-biggest discount carrier steps up its competition with state-backed SAS AB.

Norwegian Air will buy the latest fuel-efficient models, ordering 100 Boeing 737 MAX8 single-aisle planes and the same number of Airbus A320neos, plus 22 of Boeing's existing 737- 800s, the Fornebu-based carrier said today in a statement.


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This is the biggest order in European aviation history, at a time when most airlines has red numbers. Incredible, ten years ago this company was operating out of a set of old construction barracks near the old Oslo airport.

Certainly good new for Boeing´s and Airbus workers at a time when orders are few and far between.

http://news.businessweek.com/article.asp?documentKey=1376-LYCBGD6JTSEA01-6UAES53MMCJ8GF1TM8NVLK17FN

January 26, 2012

How Swedes and Norwegians Broke the Power of the ‘1 Percent’

While many of us are working to ensure that the Occupy movement will have a lasting impact, it’s worthwhile to consider other countries where masses of people succeeded in nonviolently bringing about a high degree of democracy and economic justice. Sweden and Norway, for example, both experienced a major power shift in the 1930s after prolonged nonviolent struggle. They “fired” the top 1 percent of people who set the direction for society and created the basis for something different.

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/01/26-3

January 23, 2012

Raj Patel: In Attacks on Obama, Food Stamps, Newt Gingrich is "Racially Coding Poverty"

January 23, 2012

1 million Wisconsinites petition to recall Gov. Walker

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January 17, 2012

US Israeli War-games Canceled

Mods: This is not about Israel/Palestine, this is about US foreign relations.