Friday, March 15, 2013

news from the Ides of March, 2013



So many stunning stories stumble past on the ticker today. I'm Shattered.

fatster starts the hook-up with the news today. The first half dozen stories she lists look at the wars all over the mid-east.

Federal prosecution of Blackwater collapses after three years citing collusion with CIA; 

bloomberg reports $2.1bn loan to The Blackstone Group for the landlord consortium to buy up houses for rental in the first ever REO to rent securitisation action with the second link giving a full account at zerohedge

Census reports 1 in 3 US Counties are dying, from the AP wire 

After judges found evidence of fraud, mishandling of data by WI (R) state officials charged with redistricting during the 2011 legislative year, their records were subpoened. But the evidence, the harddrives were tampered with

Cities consider taking over electric production ceding control back from private companies

David Dayen talks about the already gradual privatization of Medicare that's very nearly complete.

Defunding Planned Parenthood in Texas even when they don't perform abortions... makes these Republican policies specifically denying women's health." Who cares? They're just half the population." They don't think it's funny either.

With JP Morgan worth 1/9th of the US' total economy, another example of "I don't know, if that's what's out there": Damning report on JP Morgan's 'risk management and internal control environment'

Could commodities like gold and silver be manipulated like the LIBOR? Feds look into it, says The Guardian.


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