Friday, March 01, 2013

Walter Zimmerman Warns Of Financial Crisis

Walter Zimmerman Warns Of Financial Crisis - Business Insider
""The next leg down will not be a partial correction of the advance since the 2009 lows.
It will be another major financial crisis.
The worst is yet to come.""

ITALY BEHIND RISE IN EUROZONE JOBLESS TO RECORD

News from The Associated Press:
The rise in the Italian rate, which comes as the country is stuck in an 18-month recession and after a wave of economic reforms and tight budgetary controls introduced to control the country's debt, was also the main reason why unemployment across the 17 European Union countries that use the euro rose to a record 11.9 percent during January 

SEIU 'Skim Tracker' Stops Ticking

SEIU 'Skim Tracker' Stops Ticking [Michigan Capitol Confidential]
"The SEIU "skim tracker" has finally stopped.
The scrolling money ticker had been calculating the amount of money the Service Employees International Union was taking from home-based caregivers because of a forced unionization scheme that was orchestrated in 2005 when Jennifer Granholm was governor.
As of today, March 1, Michigan's home-based caregivers no longer are unionized. The contract between the union and the dummy employer used for the scheme officially ended Feb. 28."

Ten good reasons not to worry about polar bears

Ten good reasons not to worry about polar bears | polarbearscience:
"1) Polar bears are a conservation success story.
Their numbers have rebounded remarkably since 1973 and we can say for sure that there are more polar bears now than there were 40 years ago. "

Will: 'I will not take seriously [Jay] Carney'

Will: 'I will not take seriously [Jay] Carney' [AUDIO] | The Daily Caller:
" the basic position of liberalism is this — whatever the size of the government is at any moment, it’s the bare minimum standing between us and chaos and misery, "

Obama donor in process of buying up and 'destroying' America’s top pro-gun media outlets

Obama donor in process of buying up and 'destroying' America’s top pro-gun media outlets | The Daily Caller
"Employees of Obama donor Leo Hindery Jr.’s media conglomerate Intermedia Partners, which now owns most of the top gun-culture media outlets in the country, believe that Hindery plans to gut and destroy all of them as part of a business plan that has already led to numerous layoffs and the virtual shuttering of prominent television production facilities in Minnesota and Montana."

Mayor Bloomberg: Don’t Panic About the Sequester

Mayor Bloomberg: Don’t Panic About the Sequester | Politicker
"“We are spending money we don’t have,” Mr. Bloomberg explained.
“It’s not like your household. In your household, people are saying, ‘Oh, you can’t spend money you don’t have.’
That is true for your household because nobody is going to lend you an infinite amount of money.
When it comes to the United States federal government, people do seem willing to lend us an infinite amount of money. …
Our debt is so big and so many people own it that it’s preposterous to think that they would stop selling us more. It’s the old story: If you owe the bank $50,000, you got a problem.
If you owe the bank $50 million, they got a problem.
And that’s a problem for the lenders.
They can’t stop lending us more money.”"

Muskegon, Ravenna get total of $156,500 to demolish blight buildings

Muskegon, Ravenna get total of $156,500 to demolish blight buildings | MLive.com
"Muskegon will demolish the empty Bluffton School building at 1875 Waterworks Road and the burnt-out General Plumbing Supply, Inc. building at 510 Ottawa St., neither of which the city owns."

So much for global warming! 4 of the last 5 winters have been COLDER than average, reveals Met Office

So much for global warming! 4 of the last 5 winters have been COLDER than average, reveals Met Office | Mail Online

No Privacy with Smart Meters | Big Brother Watch

No Privacy with Smart Meters | Big Brother Watch - Liberty Crier
"Abby Martin takes a look at Smart Meters, how they work, and the threat they pose to personal privacy when energy corporations can record, monitor, and even control your daily activities in your private residence."

Unique defense doesn't help Muskegon County man found guilty of resisting and obstructing police

Unique defense doesn't help Muskegon County man found guilty of resisting and obstructing police | MLive.com
"Hannett, who acted as his own attorney at the trial but had a legal adviser present, argued he was not guilty because he was an "original man of the land" and had a "God-given right to travel."