Cold War 2

SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine, Ukraine (AP) - Masked gunmen stormed the parliament of Ukraine's strategic Crimea region as Russian fighter jets screamed above the border, while Ukraine's newly formed government pledged to prevent a national breakup with the strong backing of the West - the stirrings of a potentially dangerous confrontation reminiscent of Cold War brinksmanship.
  
 Moscow, meanwhile, has launched a major military exercise involving 150,000 troops and put fighter jets on patrol along the border. Barack Obama’s national security adviser said it would be a “grave mistake” for Vladimir Putin to send soldiers into Ukraine to restore a friendly government after the upheaval. The White House sent a stern message Sunday to Russian President Vladimir Putin to butt out of the Ukrainian crisis, warning a military intervention on his part “would be a grave mistake.”

 And then you have rational people like myself saying "Not again". Why does the US always feel the need to get involved in all Geo-politics even if the region is for strategic counter measures. We have had too much war and too much bad news in the country and nobody wants to hear Cold War rhetoric from politicians who've never even been in fight. This Slavic territory has been contested for a long time and if these people want to shape their own destinies I say so be it. No more American deaths in the name of national security or policing the world.

    

                                                                                                            -Sodaghar 2/27/14

Bitcoin Exchange Shutdown and Vultures Swarm Calling for Regulation

 Mt.Gox the largest Bitcoin Exchange has shut down causing an estimated loss of $300,000,000 plus worth of Bitcoin to go unaccounted for. This has left the Bitcoin market to fall about 50% of it's value currently trading at around $540 per 1 BTC. The closure of Mt.Gox has lead to a swarm of supporters, media, and politicians to call for regulations on Bitcoin.

"U.S. Treasury Department, for example, has suggested that bitcoin exchanges should follow anti-money-laundering rules that apply to money-transfer companies such as Western Union Co"

I was originally intrigued by Bitcoin because of the fact there is no oversight over what is being done with my money. Yes, you can launder money and yes you can buy illegal goods using Bitcoin but who is to say what or where my money goes towards?

 This is a big blow for Bitcoin and I wouldn't be surprised if governments had something to do with it. I for one lost a small fortune due to this and for now my days in the BTC trade are over. The US Government is the largest holder of Bitcoin and they are scared to death of anything that can destroy their fiat banking system. I see this as an attempt to co-op the Bitcoin exchanges and turn this into their favor. Perhaps a One World Currency??

 We all take risks doing anything online we even take risks shopping outside. The recent Target credit card breach left over 10million of it's customers credit cards to become compromised. Everyday we become targets in both the digital and the real world. That is why we should protect ourselves and our money. I still feel BTC is the future and a good investment but I will feel the opposite if we let bureaucrats and regulators step in.

Even with my loss I still see anything outside the fractional reserve banking system as something to embrace so long as it's not issued or regulated by the same central banks.


                                                                                                               -Sodaghar 2/27/14

Super Bowl 48: No Tailgating Allowed Slaves

 "You will be allowed to have food in your car and have drink in your car," game committee CEO Al Kelly said during a Monday news conference. "And provided you're in the boundaries of a single parking space, you'll be able to eat or drink right next to your car. However, you're not going to be able to take out a lounge chair, you're not going to be able to take out a grill, and you're not going to be able to take up more than one parking space. And it'll all be watched very carefully."


 The average price for a Superbowl 48 ticket is $2,646 and make sure you travel through the harsh weather a few hours earlier to get groped by the TSA before you enter. The TSA announced it will be conducting security, not only at the entrance to the MetLife Stadium complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, but at “local transportation venues, including commercial and general aviation facilities and mass transit” in the form of VIPR squads.

“Super Bowl fans may encounter TSA Visible Intermodal Prevention and Response (VIPR) teams” a recent post on the TSA blog brazenly reveals.
“Most fans are getting to the stadium via mass transit where TSA officers will be conducting security screening on the way to the game,” warns the TSA Blog Team, adding that football fans should arrive early to accommodate enhanced, Constitution-infringing security procedures.

No longer is this the home of the free it is now the home of the slave when you cannot attend a sports venue, cannot peacefully assemble and are forced to be "touched" by thugs in uniforms in order to attend a football game.

The NYPD will deploy gun boats, as well as arm officers with “heavy weapons” in the week prior to the Super Bowl, preparations the department claims will “protect the public” and deter terrorists.

Also while you're at attendance at Super Bowl 48 keep a look out for an armed helicopter above your head.
“The U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration will use a twin-engine Bell 412 helicopter equipped with radiation sensing technology, flying in a grid covering about 10 square miles at altitudes of 150 feet or higher at about 80 miles per hour, according to the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management,” reports the Jersey Journal.

And who flips the bill for all this "security"? You the tax payer do. It doesn't matter that the NFL Commissioner makes  $29.5 Million Dollars a year. And if you didn't know taxpayers pay for the stadiums too.

Did you know there is only 11 minutes of actual action in an average football game? Honestly people what is the point? I for one could care less and my "FU" to the Police State is to boycott anything NFL.
                                                                                                                                                 
                                         
                                                                                                                                                                    -Sodaghar 2/1/14