Archive for January, 2010

St. Petersburg’s Self-destructing Economy

By johnu1978 - Last updated: Sunday, January 31, 2010

The current depression has been hitting Pinellas county Florida very hard. In this video I show multiple vacant prime location commercial properties located throughout the greater St. Petersburg area.

Anti-Semitic Zionism

By Rocky_Celt - Last updated: Saturday, January 30, 2010

If you make a point of highlighting and discussing all of the things we should all know about Israel, the Goldstone Report is the gift that keeps on giving. Seems like there is always something new to report.
If you do not remember all the details on that, just click here to read more about [...]

Pump up the Poison! The Ambiguously-Gay-Duo

By Scott_Bridwell - Last updated: Friday, January 29, 2010

This week the world was treated to the constitutionally mandated State of the Union address which is the President’s annual update to Congress. The event is to officially outline the President’s legislative agenda for the year. Again, it is specifically mandated by the Constitution.
“He shall from time to time give to Congress [...]

Taliban Conduct Commando Raid In Lashkar Gah

By johnu1978 - Last updated: Friday, January 29, 2010

Raging gun battles have taken place between NATO-backed Afghan troops and well equipped insurgents who assaulted UN and government buildings in the city of Lashkar Gah.
Several fighters armed with high caliber machine guns staged a coordinated attack against the UN office in the capital of the highly unstable Helmand province on Friday.
Sounds of exploding rocket-propelled [...]

Hymie-Haiti to the rescue!

By Scott_Bridwell - Last updated: Friday, January 29, 2010

One thing that comes naturally to Israel is an innate ability for self-preservation and self-promotion. U.S. taxpayers fund the Israeli self-preservation and the controlled mass-media handle the Israeli self-promotion. And if Israel had a department for Public Relations I would tip my hat to them.
What is the “angry white man” ranting about [...]

Al-Jazeera, Osama, and Obama

By Rocky_Celt - Last updated: Thursday, January 28, 2010

I think anytime Osama bin Laden speaks it is newsworthy and he just released an audio tape. The recording was released in Arabic and directly to the Al-Jazeera news channel, a Middle Eastern news network
This is not only relevant and newsworthy to the world; it is really a matter of national security for Americans. [...]

Is gay the new black?

By Scott_Bridwell - Last updated: Wednesday, January 27, 2010

It is always entertaining when January rolls around as we never know for sure what goodies the MLK Holiday will bring. No shortage this year and this is really the first MLK holiday for which our somewhat darkened Commander in Chief has been in office and accumulated some tenure. Plenty of news regarding [...]

The Deindustrialization of Tampa Bay

By johnu1978 - Last updated: Wednesday, January 27, 2010

In this video I show several vacant prime industrial properties located throughout the central portion of Pinellas County.

Media control, bribes, and threats!

By Rocky_Celt - Last updated: Tuesday, January 26, 2010

This one came out over the weekend from a news service in China, Xinhuanet, which in the English online news service of the Xinhua News Agency. We have quoted from it before and not at all confident in its accuracy or objectivity but they definitely don’t just publish the kosher-party-line.
But how should we evaluate [...]

90% Vacant Strip Malls in Pinellas Park (Florida)

By johnu1978 - Last updated: Monday, January 25, 2010

In this video I take a look at how the current depression is impacting two prime location strip malls located in Pinellas Park. As you’ll see from the video both plazas are pushing 90% vacancy.

20 Dead Saudi Soldiers Found Near Yemeni Border

By johnu1978 - Last updated: Sunday, January 24, 2010

The Saudi Arabian government has listed new casualties in its war with the Houthis of Yemen after 20 dead Saudi soldiers were found near the border.
The Assistant Minister of Defense, Prince Khaled bin Sultan said the bodies were found several months after the soldiers had disappeared during an attack on fighters in an area in [...]

Depression Stories: Animal Rescue Operator

By johnu1978 - Last updated: Saturday, January 23, 2010

In this video I interview the owner of a local animal rescue farm. She like millions of other Americans is struggling in our current depression.

H.R. 4321: The Amnesty Mob’s ‘Greatest Hits’

By Harry_AZ - Last updated: Thursday, January 21, 2010

AMNESTY: No Illegal Alien Left Behind!
Rep. Luis Gutierrez and his 91 closest pals have come to the conclusion that if the Congress won’t pass one amnesty, maybe it’ll pass a bunch of amnesties piled into one bill. To be honest, “a bunch” doesn’t do the bill credit, as you’ll soon see.
Rep. Gutierrez’s bill contains [...]

DON’T SEND YOUR MONEY TO HAITI!!!

By johnu1978 - Last updated: Thursday, January 21, 2010

In this video I encourage people to ‘not’ send money to Haiti but to rather send it to people currently living in tent cities in the United States. Please forward the video to your contacts. Thanks for watching!

Protest Rally Against British Supplier of Israeli Weapons

By johnu1978 - Last updated: Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Protesters rallied in London against a British defense contractor that supplied Israel with weapons during the country’s 2009 assault on the Gaza Strip.
Demonstrators in Brighton rallied around the EDO MBM factory which is a branch of the US based ITT corporation. The company furnishes essential parts and systems for the Israeli air force.
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By way of Deception: Assassinations Occur

By Rocky_Celt - Last updated: Monday, January 18, 2010

This one came out early last week and I first heard about it on the radio. It is something we should have highlighted in a more timely fashion but it is still making news this week. So we will fill in the blanks and reference some current articles.
Last week, Dr. Masoud Alimohammadi, a [...]

Gold Buying Contributing To Criminality?

By johnu1978 - Last updated: Sunday, January 17, 2010

In this video I discuss the explosion of the gold buying culture in the United States during this depressionary period. Also, I illustrate how gold buying is indirectly contributing to a sharp rise in jewelry theft.

Yes, It’s Okay To Walk Away From Your Mortgage

By johnu1978 - Last updated: Friday, January 15, 2010

In the following video Aaron Task and Henry Blodget of Tech Ticker discuss “the moral obligation” of homeowners to pay their mortgages. They also give a few good reasons why mortgage holders should stop paying their loans.

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US Mass Media Is Dying

By johnu1978 - Last updated: Wednesday, January 13, 2010

In the following video Marina Portnaya with Russia Today interviews Michael Wolff. Wolff is the creator of Newser.com, in the interview Wolff explains how the US mass media is transforming and how that change will create opportunities for alternative news outlets.

Federal Reserve Posts $52 Billion Profit For 2009

By johnu1978 - Last updated: Wednesday, January 13, 2010

The world’s most powerful private bank, the Federal Reserve has posted a record profit for 2009 of $52 billion. The Fed says the record is due to profits made on investments which supposedly rescued the US economy from collapse.
The Fed’s 2009 profit was $14.4 billion more than it had made in any year since it’s [...]

Gerald Celente: It’s Only Going to Get Worse

By johnu1978 - Last updated: Monday, January 11, 2010

In this video Gerald Celente sits down with Aaron Task of Tech Ticker to discuss some of the reasons why America is on the ropes. He also gives suggestions of how to succeed during our current depression.

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Damn it George! or just a drill?

By Rocky_Celt - Last updated: Monday, January 11, 2010

Anytime you see an administration like the one Barack Obama has put together, one with people like White House Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel or Senior White House adviser, David Axelrod, you grow a bit cynical about the entire administration. So when Obama early in his term appointed George Mitchell as a special envoy [...]

Obama Executive Order Alters Your Legal Protections

By Harry_AZ - Last updated: Sunday, January 10, 2010

With the signing of an under-publicized amendment to Executive Order 12425, Barack Obama has fundamentally altered your constitutional rights. His actions are undermining your rights to protect personal privacy from a foreign internationalist police agency named Interpol. A one-paragraph executive order may seem inconsequential to many, but this action has far reaching implications and threatens [...]

Depression Stories: Service Manager

By johnu1978 - Last updated: Saturday, January 9, 2010

In this video I interview the service manager of a local water damage company. Like millions of other Americans he is struggling in our current depression.

The Democracy Strikes Back

By Scott_Bridwell - Last updated: Saturday, January 9, 2010

Well, the wheels of democracy certainly can spin out of control sometimes. In theory, the will of the people should push any democracy into the optimal, the preferred, the healthy direction. That is after all one of the pros in the “Democracy” pros & cons debate. I suppose at the theoretical level, [...]