On 14 December 2011 the U.S. House passed HR 1905 (click here for more info). On 01 August 2012, the U.S. Senate passed their version, now it goes before President Obama to be accepted or rejected.
The bill affects other countries, not just Iran, and even U.S. citizens!
Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act of […] Continue Reading…
“I did not receive all the support that the cause deserved.”
At 24:00 hours, 01 August 2012, for the first time the USPS officially defaulted, no thanks to the U.S. Congress.
Chock Full o’Crap commentators are gleefully calling for a fully privatized postal system. The U.S. Postal Service is already a contractor run system!
The USPS is also considered the most efficient postal system in the world: […] Continue Reading…
01 August 2012, Sharp announced that it will layoff 5,000 employees between now and March 2013, then, on 02 August reported a record loss of $1.6 billion USD for the quarter April-June! That’s three times its loss from the same quarter last year!
The layoffs will affect workers in Japan, and in other countries. Sharp […] Continue Reading…
01 August 2012, a human caused fire northeast of Preston, in southeastern Idaho, has burned at least 268 acres (108.4 hectares), and is still active. It’s called the Franklin County Assist 2 Fire.
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The Ridge Top fire is still burning, east of Blackfoot. It’s about 70% contained, and has burned […] Continue Reading…
“I sent off all the hospital staff because I believed that SDF [Self Defense Force] troops and police would arrive at any minute to rescue us.”-Suzuki Ichiro, Futaba Hospital
On 24 July 2012, Japanese media reported that a government investigation, into the rescue efforts after the 11 March 2011 tsunami, actually caused people to die!
In […] Continue Reading…
Reported on 13 July 2012, a group of Japanese and Russian scientists, working through the Hirosaki University’s Institute of Radiation Emergency Medicine and the Institute of Radiation Hygiene in St. Petersburg, greatly lowered the official radiation exposure records for victims of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.
Now they say no adult was exposed to dangerous […] Continue Reading…
31 July 2012, the Japanese government is considering plans to incinerate highly radioactive debris from the tsunami hit towns of Hirono and Namie.
The destroyed houses and buildings have been contaminated by fallout from the ongoing nuclear disaster at the GE designed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power factory.
The contamination is so high that local officials have […] Continue Reading…
While the U.S. crony capitalist system loves white collar crooks, allowing them to run corporations into the ground, and lose investor money to the tunes of billions of dollars, while still making millions of dollars in bonuses, the country of Iran issues true justice; they kill them!
On 30 July 2012, sentences were handed out […] Continue Reading…
29 July 2012, fires that started on 27 July, east of Blackfoot, Idaho, continue to burn.
Wildfire east of Blackfoot, Idaho, 28 July 2012.Stevens Peak is 90% contained, and burned 850 acres (343.9 hectares).
The East Fire and the Ridge Top fires joined forces and have burned 12,000 acres (4,856.2 hectares) so […] Continue Reading…