A man in debt is so far a slave. – Ralph Waldo Emerson The one silver lining to emerge from Yanis Varoufakis’ resignation as Finance Minister of Greece, is his ability and willingness to come out and bluntly tell everybody the truth about what happened behind closed doors as Greece was put into conservatorship. I highlighted … Read more
BUSINESS INSIDER: What was your immediate reaction to Cameron’s proposals? Bruce Schneier: My immediate reaction was disbelief, followed by confusion and despair. When I first read about Cameron’s remarks, I was convinced he had no idea what he was really proposing. The idea is so preposterous that it was hard to imagine it being seriously suggested. … Read more
Just yesterday, I published a post titled: Florida Man Sentenced to 2.5 Years in Jail for Having Sex on the Beach. The purpose of that post wasn’t to justify his actions, but rather to highlight the difference between how average citizens are treated under the U.S. “justice” system, and how thieving, remorseless financial oligarchs are treated. While, … Read more
Back in May, I highlighted the case of 40-year-old Jose Caballero, who faced 15 years in jail for having sex on a Florida beach in broad daylight. Here’s an excerpt from the post, titled: Florida Man Faces 15 Years in Jail for Having Sex on the Beach (Still No Bankers in Jail): This story demonstrates how completely and … Read more
Before I get into the meat of this story, let’s briefly cover the background of the Adult FriendFinder hack. From CNN: More than 3.5 million people’s sexual preferences, fetishes and secrets have been exposed after dating site Adult FriendFinder was hacked. Already, some of the adult website’s customers are being identified by name. Adult FriendFinder asks customers to … Read more
Last month, we learned that DEA agents were caught attending sex parties with prostitutes paid for by drug cartels. No one was fired. We also learned that the DEA agents who left a California student in a cell without food or water for five days until he was forced to drink his own urine in order to survive, … Read more
Two years ago, I highlighted the case of Daniel Chong, a California student who was thrown in a holding cell and forgotten about for 5 days without food or water. His situation became so desperate, he was forced to drink his own urine in order to survive. The post was titled, Student Forgotten in California Jail Cell by … Read more
A jury Monday found a couple guilty of having sex on Bradenton Beach after only 15 minutes of deliberation. The convictions carry a maximum prison sentence of 15 years. Both Caballero and Alvarez will now have to register as sex offenders. Ronald Kurpiers, defense attorney for the couple, said his clients were “devastated,” by the … Read more
If you’re a high-end grocery store specializing in organic foods operating in the city of Baltimore, and want to ensure your windows don’t get busted in, what do you do? Hand out free turkey and cheese sandwiches to National Guard troops and brag about it on Instagram, of course! Sure, thousands of public schools students … Read more
What’s so shocking about the story below is not that a 20-year veteran of the Houston police force, who was previously named one of the “Officers of the Year” by the Officers Union, was trafficking weapons for drug cartels. What’s shocking is that he was actually indicted and faces life in prison. He should’ve worked for a … Read more