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Eugene Kaspersky, founder of the global security and anti-virus computer software company, said today at a press conference that a friend told him an unnamed nuclear power plant in Russia has been infected by the Stuxnet virus. This was supposedly developed to infiltrate Iran’s nuclear program, by the US and Israel. See more about Stuxnet […]
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The establishment has invested heavily in the current system, including the education of the system. There is a pervasive thinking that our current system is the ‘best’ and the ‘only’ modern financial system viable. But history has shown more than 50 examples of free banking systems (not managed by central banks) that have produced excellent […]
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The person responsible for running the Fed’s QE program from the beginning, provides an inside look at how the program benefited a small group of banks, juiced the stock market, but did little to spur growth or trickle down to main street. By Andrew Huszar, also posted at the WSJ. Mr. Huszar, a senior fellow […]
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Most information today is in electronic form, saved on your home or office PC (or server). Even if you are not in the computer business, it’s important to have a backup of your electronic records, software, pictures (such as scanned copies of your Passport and other ID). For any size environment, we recommend the following […]
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“Prepping” as it is commonly known, is a community of people who prepare for various kinds of systemic meltdown, whether it be social, financial, planetary (asteroid strike), natural disaster, or EMP event. The idea has gained so much interest it’s nearly an industry in itself, with trade shows attracting vendors and middle class consumers with […]
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5,000 civilians have been killed by police since 9/11 which is about the number of soldiers killed in the Iraq war. Domestic police forces in the US are looking more and more like paramilitary units, by acquiring used military weapons and gear, from M-16 rifles to armored vehicles. Though Americans commonly believe law enforcement’s role […]
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Worry over inequality occupies Wall Street, says the WSJ. The worry is based on the suspicion that what’s keeping corporate profits up is largely artificial. Many corporations are profitable because they’ve fired people; the unemployed don’t spend, thus not boosting the consumer driven economy. The 0.01% are profiting hugely, but do they really contribute to […]
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Mike Maloney warns that “The world will have a new monetary system in this decade… people will simply lose confidence in currency, and what do they always go back to through out history? Time after time, for the last 5000 years, they always go back to gold and silver.” This excellent documentary – which focuses […]
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Bankers like Alan Greenspan, Ben Bernanke, Mervyn King, and many others, have a sense of posture and way with their words that projects an image of confidence in their policies, with near mystic quality. But even the Grand Wizard of banking Alan Greenspan admitted later that he made a mistake in not avoiding the financial […]
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Bitcoin was thought to be dead and dying after a series of attacks to the Tor network, and the shutdown of the site “Silk Road” a site where users could purchase anything illicit from drugs to fake passports. But since then Bitcoin has surged to record highs, attracting the attention of the US Senate which […]
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