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Tuesday, 31 August 2010

A week in tweets

To be more precise, 9 days in tweets. This is a list of my tweetfolio since aug 22nd. Just a regular account of an average little planet undergoing an ordinary technological singularity. A battalion of bulletins that should furnish the reader with a direct hit of the atmosphere of the world. The zeitgeist, if you like; in chronological order (see it in reverse chronological order, with all the tweets i missed out here >) https://twitter.com/pac3mak3r

aug 22nd:

zerohedge

At £4.8 Trillion In Total Debt Including Unfunded Liabilities, UK Debt Is Six Times More Than The Official Number http://bit.ly/dpZlOn

FOREX_VALUER

Australia has a hung parliament whilst 2 main parties sux up to 3-4 independants whom now hav leverage. Mining tax was the key factor

aug 23rd:

infowarsstories

Toxic legacy of US assault on Fallujah ‘worse than Hiroshima’: Patrick Cockburn | Iraqi doctors in Fallujah have c... http://bit.ly/a8amG5

vaughanbell

Swarm modeling started as a poor man's AI - but it may be the key to the real thing. http://is.gd/exmRb

me: half four in the morning crew? vaccinations are a trojan horse.. fuck the profiteers, fuck the corporatocracy. end the war. wish i could zzz

clairesimpson3

“Speak when you are angry - and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret.” lol true that, i make amazing angry speeches.

AJEnglish

China reviews law on death penalty: China considers dropping use of capital punishment for 13 economic crimes. http://aje.me/cnqI41

intunit

Being deeply loved by someone gives us strength, while loving someone deeply gives us courage! - Lao Tse Tsu

AncientProverbs

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. -Plato

maxkeiser

UN Carbon Trading Scheme: $2.7 Billion Market 'Could Be Biggest Environmental Scandal in History' http://bit.ly/b2U1I9

aug 24th:

physorg_com

A new generation of power: Hi-tech rechargeable batteries developed for military: Scientists reported progress tod... http://bit.ly/b16Ogv

AJEnglish

Al-Shabab avow 'massive' Somali war: Fighters attack hotel in Mogadishu reportedly killing scores of people, in wa... http://aje.me/bJVZNc

tzmedia

Jacque Fresco - on Money http://goo.gl/fb/pyiVc rbe tzm venusproject

BreakingNews

U.S. dollar falls to fresh 15-year low against the yen, dropping to near 84 yen - AP

STWuk

Israeli soldiers sell #Gaza flotilla passengers’ computers and steal hundreds of thousands of dollars. http://bit.ly/cJ8P6L

maxkeiser

Floods and 'Freak' Weather Have NOTHING To Do With Economy or Finance, Keep Moving On, Nothing to See Here http://bit.ly/bQ0LIx

AJEnglish

Activists protest Arctic oil search: Greenpeace warns of an oil rush as Cairn Energy finds gas off Greenland coast. http://aje.me/dxUpR5

maxkeiser

Keiser Report - Markets! Finance! Global Death Spiral! http://bit.ly/cgDlng

me SModimation # 5 - Deliver Me From Pizza! youtube.com/watch?v=Dc_8x6… via @youtube @smodcastle rib crackingly funny. #canada

aug 25th:

wikileaks

CIA killer drone attacks will may radicalize Yemen | Salon http://bit.ly/9HCCAm

zerohedge

Gold Spikes As World Gold Council Says Gold Demand Surges 36% In Q2, Sees Ongoing Demand Out Of China And Europe http://bit.ly/cKD5K6

zerohedge

New post: HFT Firm Faces Charges For Causing "Oil Trading Mayhem" http://tinyurl.com/29t2ym5

datastore

Tax and benefit reforms: will the poorest be hardest hit? http://bit.ly/bIUsqO

lmgross

Bancor: The Name Of The Global Currency That A Shocking #IMF Report Is Proposing - http://bit.ly/bGPVMB

wikileaks

LEAK: CIA Red Cell Memorandum on the United States as an "Exporter of Terrorism" http://bit.ly/coiatW

ProfKEPickett

IFS show that Budget will hit the poorest hardest: http://tinyurl.com/34fxw97

physorg_com

Scientists develop the first atomic view of key genetic processes (w/ Video): In a landmark study to be published ... http://bit.ly/aiphbL

PsychTimes

RT @hyblis via @RyanLSW: US Military overwhelmed with mental health problems http://bit.ly/aSCN3x

aug 26th:

Menaceuk

If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity, nothing else matters - @ConspiracyRadio

fuTuRe_sHOcK

rt @mikecane Goldman personified as vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity in Chinese literature http://tinyurl.com/3xxnho3

rdfrs

Scientists create liver cells from human skin - AFP - Yahoo News - RichardDawkins.net http://bit.ly/bBIJRp

NatGeoSociety

New Planet System Found—May Have Hidden "Super Earth" http://on.natgeo.com/dB4HRp

paulocoelho

You are what you do, and not what you think you should do.

intunit

Neither lofty intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that's the soul of genius! Mozart

Elevated_Minds

"The real rulers in Washington are invisible, and exercise power from behind the scenes." - Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter

aug 27th:

GaeMar01

#TonyBlair a NeoCon ? Took UK into 5 wars in 6 years. #Blair #Iraq #Afghanistan #Kosovo #SierraLeone #Bush

sebjenkins

Downloaded unreleased Kid Koala Solid Steel mix. 6 days left to get it: http://ninjatunexx.net/

me Count me out of chicken and beef. never again sos sayeth i http://www.earthlings.com/earthlings/video-full.php #becauseofgaga #vegetarian

zerohedge

Zuckerman Releases Most Scathing Criticism Of Obama Yet: "The Most Fiscally Irresponsible Government in U.S. History" http://bit.ly/dAxj4b

PsychTimes

Boundaries and Benefits of Psychotherapy - the nature of healing relationships http://cot.ag/b7cx9r

infowarsstories

Conclusive: Global Distribution of Rockefeller-Funded Anti-Fertility Vaccine Coordinated by WHO: Jurriaan Maessen ... http://bit.ly/aovKGZ

ggreenwald

How and why the Right is succeeding in exploiting the economic suffering which they created: http://is.gd/eGSy7

neiltyson

Cosmic Perspective Friday: More bacteria live & work in 1 cm of your lower colon than the sum of all humans ever born.

takeastand

#politics http://apps.facebook.com/takeastand/profile.cfm?UID=779136693 Israel: Needs to be treated like Apartheid-era South Africa.

infowarsstories

Gates Foundation Invests in Monsanto: Community Alliance for Global Justice | Farmers and civil society organizati... http://bit.ly/cUSqtD

me john perkins (economic hitman) article http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-perkins/vacating-the-field-of-fea_b_696944.html spot on. #tzm

Healthy_Child

SMALL STEPS: If 1 in 5 lipstick users opted 4 plant-based, petroleum consumption would decrease over 825,000 lbs/yr. #healthychild

aug 28th:

AJEnglish

Afghan politicians 'on CIA payroll': Media reports say multiple government officials being paid by US intelligence... http://aje.me/9Rl0xx

neilhimself

It's been a while since I posted this; the whole of the Graveyard Book in video. Now with added Q&As. Also, short hair http://bit.ly/528gkp

AJEnglish

Flood waters reach Pakistan's south: Thousands flee their homes as flood waters break third barrier in Thatta city. http://aje.me/bDdIh0

DalaiLama

To the extent that suffering awakens our empathy and causes us to connect with others, it can serve as the basis of compassion and love.

AJEnglish

Clashes at UK far-right demo: Bottle and stone throwing as rally and counter-rally held in northern city. http://aje.me/cpiiZa

ggreenwald

Sick people getting fired for using prescribed medical marijuana shows how inhumane our national drug hysteria is: http://is.gd/eIrV3

aug 29th:

ThatKevinSmith

Via @Josh_Hilden "things are bad right now and I am very sad" Here is the answer, my brother: http://media.fukung.net/images/12990/thor.gif

petapixel

Make your own 3D video in three easy steps: http://j.mp/cHazet

aug 30th:

iwisenet

Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.-W.Churchill #quote http://iwise.com/oY4OZ

infowarsstories

Flu Vaccine Propaganda Fails, Readers Awake to the Truth: Matt Ryan | The Kansas City Star published an article st... http://bit.ly/cO150u

STWuk

This is what "making progress" in #Afghanistan looks like: 14 US soldiers killed in the last three days. http://bbc.in/d2W1Xv

BreakingNews

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says Predator drones to begin patrol flights over Southwest border Wednesday - NBC

topedutweets

Salman Khan produces online lessons on math, science, and a range of other subjects, making him a web sensation. http://ow.ly/2wVAP

today

equalitytrust

Exploring Equality - new blog, video diaries & interviews from the cyclists in egalitarian Sweden: http://exploringequality.tk/

newscientist

Frog cells give artificial nose the power of super smell http://bit.ly/9Y34Pd

maxkeiser

maxkeiser/: [KR73] Keiser Report - Markets! Finance! Corexit! http://maxkeiser.com/2010/08/31/kr73-keiser-report-markets-finance-corexit/

STWuk

How do you sum up a life story in two words? asks the BBC of Tony Blair's book. Easy: war criminal. http://bit.ly/9RxYik

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There might be over ten hours of articles, blogs and clips therein.
Where have i investigated? israel/gaza, somalia, usa, uk, japan, china, greece, fallujah, australia, pakistan, the arctic, yemen etc.
What have i learnt about? oil trading mayhem, gold prices, environmental disasters, depleted uranium, predator drones, and the like.
I hear them ask "but surely one can learn about these places and thier affairs from a newspaper or television?"
Unfortunately, unlike the bbc, sky news and the newpapers; my contacts are accurate in thier depictions analysis and interpretation of global current affairs. Sorry to piss on your bonfire, but someones got to help you to realise the partys over.. time to clean up the mess