Tag: credit
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#MorningMonarchy: May 8, 2018
Laser eyes, license scans and hacking fridges + this day in history w/Tom Waits’ lawsuits and our song of the day by TWRP on your Morning Monarchy for May 8, 2018.
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Latest Government Shutdown Crisis Averted… For A Month
The US Senate passed a spending measure late Monday that for the third time this year averted a government shutdown over spending disagreements.
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econocrash updates: fdic, doomsday, farmland & bulldozers
fdic shuts down 4 banks: 20 banks closed in 2010* fdic says list of troubled banks at 16yr peak* citigroup warns customers it may refuse to allow withdrawals* govt watchdog group: ‘doomsday here for illinois’* marc faber: ‘buy farmland & gold’* video: frustrated owner bulldozes home ahead of foreclosure* 2/25 updates: greenspan: financial crisis worse…
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police state int’l: drones, phones, kids & climate cops
the panopticon economy: the nsa’s new data-mining facility is one component of a growing local surveillance industry*spy training program could come to universities*secret buildings you may not photograph, part 643*bozeman, mt drops request for internet passwords*dhs to end use of satellites for domestic spying*homeland security announces the elimination of domestic terrorism surveillance satellite*admin kills bush…
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a near-riot & parliament besieged: iceland boiling mad at credit crunch
from scotsman: Thousands of Icelanders have demonstrated in Reykjavik to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Geir Haarde and Central Bank governor David Oddsson, for failing to stop the country’s financial meltdown. It was the latest in a series of protests in the capital since October’s banking collapse crippled the island’s economy. At least five…
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mythbusters gagged: credit card companies kill episode exposing rfid security flaws
from consumerist: Credit card companies successfully nixed a Mythbusters segment exposing RFID’s security flaws, according to Arbiter of Truth and Mythbusters co-host, Adam Savage. Texas Instruments comes on along with chief legal counsel for American Express, Visa, Discover, and everybody else… They were way, way outgunned and they absolutely made it really clear to Discovery…
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‘maxed out’
from trueworks: Maxed Out takes viewers on a journey deep inside the American style of debt, where things seem fine as long as the minimum monthly payment arrives on time. With coverage that spans from small American towns all the way to the White House, the film shows how the modern financial industry really works,…