Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot,
and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?
~ George Carlin
Baby sloth. Photo source: unknown.
Daily Archives: February 9, 2012
Landmark Settlement in Illegal Foreclosures 14
Today, history was made. Federal and state officials announced that they’ve reached a $25 billion dollars settlement with the nation’s biggest banks over the banks’ various foreclosure fraud abuses, such as “robo-signing” foreclosure documents and submitting falsely notarized documents to courts. The settlement has been in the works for several months, as a few key states — most notably California and New York — were holding out for tougher terms against the banks.
The agreement involves five lenders: Wells Fargo, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and Ally Financial.
A Journey to the The Great Pacific Garbage Patch 12
Photo credit: unknown
This video is a very well produced “mockumentary” which follows the journey of a plastic bag from a California city to the ocean with it’s final destination of the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch.” At the bottom of this post are some photos, but I will warn you, some of them are disturbing.
Trump Sounds Like An Idiot As He Rips Santorum 19
Donald Trump looks and sounds like a complete idiot in this video where he questions Santorum’s ability to run for POTUS. But, Trumpass, riddle me this… what about Mittens? Where does Romney get off flip-flopping like a fish out of water only for the purpose of opposing whatever he feels will gain him votes? Personally, the whole lot of you look like a bunch of fools to most of America. The majority of the votes you are receiving are from those who oppose Obama and/or Democrats.
Indiana State Fair Official Testifies About Deadly Stage Collapse 9
HPD Pull a Shotgun on Crowd of Houston Free Thinkers 11
The “Houston Free Thinkers” is a self-proclaimed civil liberties organization, and on January 27th, they were having a party. The party was located in the middle of a residential area at place called The Compound in Third Ward. Over 200 people were present and three bands were playing. The neighbors complained about the noise and called in the police.
Anonymous Hacks Again. Target: Syrian President Bashar Assad 10
Anonymous does it again. Late on Sunday night, Anonymous gained access to 78 different e-mail accounts at the Syrian Ministry of Presidential Affairs, including that of the Minister of Presidential Affairs, Mansour Fadlallah Azzam, and Assad’s media adviser, Bouthaina Shaaban.
What is really sad, folks, is that the password was “12345.”
