News is coming in fast and furious right now, almost too much to keep up with. Here's the highlights.
Japan's huge earthquake's demonstrate the need for good infrastructure. While their nuclear reactors could still go critical at any moment they are doing their best to keep that from happening. If the same thing were to happen on the west coast, the outcome would be far different. Our codes aren't as severe and the two reactors, unwisely built right on fault line, would crumble and spread Chernobyl like radiation across the planet. Worse, Russian scientist, some of the best in the world I might add, have said there is a real chance of another mega-quake along the west coast of the North or South America in the next two weeks. Should it happen in California, the effects will be devastating.
Obama's Attorney General has lowered police standards in Dayton Ohio because not enough black people were passing the test to become one. That's one way to start to race war moron: hire a bunch of unqualified douchebags (race not withstanding) with a gun and a attitude. Idiots.
As Julian Assange has all but disappeared either by choice or necessity, hacker group Anonymous has said it will release damning evidence against Bank of America tomorrow proving fraud in the mortgage case. Not like it matters as our justice department is incapable of anything as all the Lehman Brother exec's are going to walk scott free this week. But at least the people will see how badly the banks have us by the short and curlys. "Operation Empire State," is a new peaceful plan to protest until Ben Bernake steps down and banks are highly regulated again. I applaud it. Violence is the last answer needed and we are not there yet.
However, things in Wisconsin may be very different. With death threats against the Republicans, they are wisely staying out of the limelight. The largest protest since the Vietnam war took place this weekend, with talks of a general strike. While the new law gives Walker the power to fire striking people, I'd like to see him try. More than likely by this time next year, Walker will be out on his ass and a democratic wave will sweep the state. It will also give Obama an almost certainty to grab the electoral votes in 2012 as well. Way to overreach Republicans. Banks and businesses that funded Walker are being targeted for boycotts, such as the M & I Square bank which had to close yesterday because everyone was removing their money from the bank in a true "bank run." Other businesses that supported him are also being targeted. Way to go Wisconsin. The rest of the US may follow.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
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