tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post9105245419678408009..comments2024-02-28T22:03:57.237-05:00Comments on The Automatic Earth: January 4 2010: Get the hell out of DodgeIlargihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-78905998578448058082010-01-08T04:48:27.474-05:002010-01-08T04:48:27.474-05:00regarding the jan 5 comments section, and ive only...regarding the jan 5 comments section, and ive only just started it:<br /><br />jesus christ, i've been gone too long.<br /><br />the latter part of the bleached bones mlk jr bit gifted by ahimsa, our local, intransigent soft-optioned hard option, makes me wanna get a tattoo for the first time in my life. (i won't.)<br /><br />(if, aspirationally, i want to strangle obama -- no offense benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07338619620804720116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-20470089724617161572010-01-06T22:24:21.704-05:002010-01-06T22:24:21.704-05:00Commercial Property Is Biggest Risk, U.S. Bank Exa...Commercial Property Is Biggest Risk, U.S. Bank Examiners Find<br />http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aD30hm2UDGeU&pos=6# <br /><br />Timothy Geithner, who just over two months ago said woes in the sector "won’t set off a new banking crisis".<br /><br />Since he can prevent he will prevent it. He did not let the banks fall because of residential mortgages so jalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969819389823705458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-48488421405441387802010-01-06T22:23:56.995-05:002010-01-06T22:23:56.995-05:00New post up.
Iceland, or Size matters
.New post up.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://theautomaticearth.blogspot.com/2010/01/january-6-2010-iceland-or-size-matters.html" rel="nofollow">Iceland, or Size matters</a><br /><br /><br />.Ilargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-14130389359984611372010-01-06T19:04:26.351-05:002010-01-06T19:04:26.351-05:00"In the previous to current post, Biderman re...<i>"In the previous to current post, Biderman refers to sideline cash entering the market."</i><br /><br />I think it may be a matter of different definitions.Ilargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-46648218179790288242010-01-06T19:02:09.932-05:002010-01-06T19:02:09.932-05:00You might want to get the following point of view ...You might want to get the following point of view ... <br />JESSE'S CAFÉ AMÉRICAIN<br />http://tinyurl.com/yzddkoy <br /><br />04 JANUARY 2010<br />Why Was There No Canadian Housing Bust? The US Fed Says That They Were Probably Just Lucky Except...jalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969819389823705458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-36480196042737602872010-01-06T18:16:37.376-05:002010-01-06T18:16:37.376-05:00I or S,
In the previous to current post, Biderman...I or S,<br /><br />In the previous to current post, Biderman refers to sideline cash entering the market. Mish claims repeatedly that there is no such thing as sideline cash, and the concept is an absurdity which indicates the shallowness of thought of the user. He states that the reason for this is quite simple. For every purchase of a stock there is a sale, i.e. money leaving an equity and el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-16891393830000808832010-01-06T17:49:30.975-05:002010-01-06T17:49:30.975-05:00Employment Rate vs. Unemployment Rate
On Friday m...Employment Rate vs. Unemployment Rate<br /><br />On Friday morning, the number to focus on is the employment rate, not the headline U3 or U6 unemployment rate. Increasingly, U3 and U6 are becoming irrelevant measurements of our economic collapse. <br /><br />Why? Because growing numbers of long-term unemployed are dropping out of the labor force and are therefore no longer captured by either Erin Winthropehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17535747338165517395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-29822406691688880622010-01-06T17:40:49.533-05:002010-01-06T17:40:49.533-05:00Gravity - I think I would prefer "gravitism&q...Gravity - I think I would prefer "gravitism" if I could only understand it!<br /><br />Ahimsa - Good short video you linked! - C. Hedges - There are a lot of illusions flying around in this current empire. I wish our "troll" ers would take a look/listen.Hombrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12930734368916487826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-55622422486328122642010-01-06T16:28:37.240-05:002010-01-06T16:28:37.240-05:00Stoneleigh mentioned her dates for travel to the W...Stoneleigh mentioned her dates for travel to the West Coast in yesterday's comment section. I know that a sizable number of us who read the blog are here in the Portland area, and I wanted to volunteer to try and organize a get-together. Should I just collect emails off-list, and then send out an announcement? I can be reached at rototillerman2009 at the commercial domain emailias.Rototillermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07692476944185608654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-9274550901883938972010-01-06T14:54:40.814-05:002010-01-06T14:54:40.814-05:00Oh, how about humanism, do we really have to lose ...Oh, how about humanism, do we really have to lose that one? It sounds so humane, it may not be as corrupted as some econocentric ideologies, the inclusion of the word 'human' makes it somewhat more vaguely marketable in general.Gravityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09126443076478406015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-36002348381876674142010-01-06T14:45:04.592-05:002010-01-06T14:45:04.592-05:00The Onion and Jon Stewart do different things. St...The Onion and Jon Stewart do different things. Stewart keeps to the facts but ridicules them for their absurdity. The Onion takes the facts and stretches their absurdity into an even greater fiction. The Onion was originally a weekly paper. They also do news videos as satires of network news stories. Some are lame, but some of them are truly hilarious. <br /><br />My absolute favorite is:<el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-10565709363328618592010-01-06T14:18:29.523-05:002010-01-06T14:18:29.523-05:00How about catastrophism, survivalism and gravitism...How about catastrophism, survivalism and gravitism, these are hardly becoming irrelevant, but are not of themselves of any use as constructive political ideologies.<br /><br />Perhaps there truly are no useful ideologies that can place societies and the world in such a conceptual framework as to make sense of it, and help to formulate new ways of improving matters.<br /><br />Consumerism is dead,Gravityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09126443076478406015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-27318948797872756582010-01-06T12:46:06.703-05:002010-01-06T12:46:06.703-05:00Weaseldog,
why do you think Jon Stewart appeals to...Weaseldog,<br />why do you think Jon Stewart appeals to such a wide audience?Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07827295021201195746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-73239863835161726882010-01-06T12:09:03.707-05:002010-01-06T12:09:03.707-05:00Excellent 10 min. video.
Chris Hedges discusses h...Excellent 10 min. video.<br /><br />Chris Hedges discusses his new book "Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle"<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eZ6PeoBPyI" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eZ6PeoBPyI</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-35183600993780613012010-01-06T11:56:00.276-05:002010-01-06T11:56:00.276-05:00"For the first time in my life I know who the..."For the first time in my life I know who the secretary of the treasury is," Harrington continued. "And I don't like it."<br /><br />LOL but<br />That really cuts to the heart of the thing doesn’t it? For the + / – 2% of the citizens that get at least the gist of the F &F swindle, the bank tyranny and military aggression that underpins and maintains it all, the Wyotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17639946106031416118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-37267961389555227912010-01-06T11:43:36.408-05:002010-01-06T11:43:36.408-05:00To the new troll or should I call him/her a paid i...To the new troll or should I call him/her a paid infiltrator ?!<br /><br />Just like our hosts (Ilargi and Stoneleigh), Richard Heinberg, Carolyn Baker, Michael Ruppert, Jan Lundberg and others have done great service to humanity by opening the eyes of many in the US and abroad to the realities we face, whether they are the crimes of the US empire, our footprint on Earth, peak oil, etc. Some of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-3112825449677035392010-01-06T11:18:24.158-05:002010-01-06T11:18:24.158-05:00Oh Greyzone, you are almost there, just one more l...Oh Greyzone, you are almost there, just one more little step. "Socialism is a societal artifact intended to provide a means of control of population and resources during industrialized expansion."<br /><br />Now all you need to understand is that all means of population control are not necessarily socialism, and you might stop beaking off so much. Sorry El Gall.Rubenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02014088125645527610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-70055369482005416252010-01-06T11:00:25.985-05:002010-01-06T11:00:25.985-05:00memphis said... "Although slightly dated, tha...memphis said... "Although slightly dated, that's a pretty scary article. People being naive is one thing, but the opinions expressed in that article are unbelieveable."<br /><br />The Onion is a satire site. The articles and videos are all fake.<br /><br />But sadly, there have been times when their satire has come true and become reality. Such is the state of our nation, when Weaseldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657976442272800800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-58861264277945164612010-01-06T10:54:37.997-05:002010-01-06T10:54:37.997-05:00Lonerphrique, that wasn't a very good troll. I...Lonerphrique, that wasn't a very good troll. In fact it was lame.<br /><br />You need practice.<br /><br />Keep at it. You'll get the hang of it.Weaseldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657976442272800800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-85602280733499908412010-01-06T10:29:01.945-05:002010-01-06T10:29:01.945-05:00Sorry, the NCUA. A parallel agency for credit unio...Sorry, the NCUA. A parallel agency for credit unions. It has been raising its rates like FDIC, for the same reason: running out of bailout money.Jim Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17419179432204743768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-68908400358539985492010-01-06T10:26:21.562-05:002010-01-06T10:26:21.562-05:00An interesting note from this morning's Austin...An interesting note from this morning's Austin paper. A local credit union is dropping FDIC. <br /><a href="http://www.statesman.com/business/personal-finance/velocity-members-approve-change-to-private-insurer-164441.html" rel="nofollow">Velocity members approve change to private insurer</a><br /><br />They're going with ASI instead, the article says. Perhaps the beginning of a trend?Jim Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17419179432204743768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-20714387460456868242010-01-06T10:21:08.836-05:002010-01-06T10:21:08.836-05:00Stoneleigh said...
The Onion: Nation Ready To Be...Stoneleigh said... <br /><br /><i>The Onion: Nation Ready To Be Lied To About Economy Again </i><br /><br />Although slightly dated, that's a pretty scary article. People being naive is one thing, but the opinions expressed in that article are unbelieveable.memphishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14679189378406297005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-49112508930143547242010-01-06T10:00:39.639-05:002010-01-06T10:00:39.639-05:00The discussion on 911 is hereby closed. Don't ...The discussion on 911 is hereby closed. Don't bother to address it any further.Ilargihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698428009501267664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-30903786803730267922010-01-06T09:52:05.638-05:002010-01-06T09:52:05.638-05:00OpenID Greyzone said...
And even after all that,...<b>OpenID Greyzone said...</b><br /><br /><i>And even after all that, people will still trade in free exchanges and still share and still cooperate. And no, Ruben, it won't be capitalism or socialism.</i><br /><br />I'm curious Greyzone. What name would you give to such an arrangement? Anarchy perchance? <br /><br />I do think you're right about Nature batting last.ogardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062788838505530416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4921988708619968880.post-29384914443401569952010-01-06T09:47:48.027-05:002010-01-06T09:47:48.027-05:00The people who pulled off the 9/11 attack will nev...The people who pulled off the 9/11 attack will never be brought to justice. They will die in their satin sheets. The value to understanding 9/11 lies in a complete appreciation of the utter ruthlessness of those who planned it, so one will not be blindsided in the future and caught whining, "But who could have known?" (My final comment to our new troll's invective.)el gallinazohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642036843036726232noreply@blogger.com