Win Or Die

It sucks to be a North Korean soccer coach or player. Hell, it sucks to be a North Korean period. Failed N Korean World Cup coach fears for life Kim Jong-hun might well be envious of Dunga and Maradona, the two South American coaches sacked for their teams’ “poor” performance in the recent FIFA world [...]

The Swamp Overflows

There’s another corrupt turd in the Congressional punchbowl and this one’s extra dumb and super socialist scary. Maxine Waters faces ethics charges A House panel is preparing to accuse Rep. Maxine Waters of at least one ethics violation in her efforts to help a bank with ties to her husband, and the longtime Los Angeles [...]

The M Star Mystery

What the hell happened here? Was it a collision, an explosion, a rogue wave, or something else? So far, your guess is as good as theirs. Supertanker ‘was damaged by explosion or submarine’ A JAPANESE supertanker which sustained serious hull damage while sailing through the hyper-sensitive Straits of Hormuz was either hit by an explosion [...]

Let’s Play ATM Or Slot Machine?

Barnaby Jack is at it again. Researcher Demonstrates ATM ‘Jackpotting’ at Black Hat Conference In a city filled with slot machines spilling jackpots, it was a “jackpotted” ATM machine that got the most attention Wednesday at the Black Hat security conference, when researcher Barnaby Jack demonstrated two suave hacks against automated teller machines that allowed [...]

Drain The Swamp Watch

Will he stay or will he go? Charlie Rangel is the gift that keeps on giving . . . to the GOP. Dems keep distance from Rangel Several Democrats facing competitive elections began distancing themselves Tuesday from embattled New York Rep. Charles Rangel as a potentially damaging hearing on whether he violated House ethics rules [...]

Mahmoud Versus The Sea Creature

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took time out from his busy schedule of promising to destroy Israel to bad mouth Paul, the 100% accurate, World Cup match winner predicting octopus. Mahmoud must think that Paul the octopus is one of those dastardly Zionist sea creatures. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attacks Octopus Paul Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian leader, says Paul the [...]

Weekly Watch List

BIDU LULU MELI NETL SHOO CTSH AAPL HLF INFA CPLA CSTR ISLN Additions: AAPL CPLA CSTR INFA ISLN Subtractions: EL HSP ISRG Last week, all the major indexes gained ground. The Nasdaq advanced 4.1% for the week, the NYSE composite added 3.8%, the S&P 500 tacked on 3.5% and the Dow was up 3.2%. The [...]

Invincible Spirit

Let the games begin. US, S. Korea Begin Large War Games Off Korean Coast A large 4-day exercise involving U.S and South Korea forces is under way in the Sea of Japan. It comes in response to the sinking of a South Korean warship, the Cheonan, four months ago. An international investigation blamed a North [...]

Friday Night Bad News Dump

Obama was hoping you wouldn’t notice the new record deficit he set. It’s more than three times as large as the deficit was when Bush left office. White House predicts record $1.47 trillion deficit this year, 9 percent unemployment next year New estimates from the White House on Friday predict the budget deficit will reach [...]

Strange Brew

Beer me! Dead animal beer bottles at £500 each ‘perverse’ A beer served in bottles made from stuffed animals has been criticised as “perverse” and “pushing the boundaries of acceptability”. The End of History, made by BrewDog of Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, is 55% and £500 a bottle. The bottles have been made using seven dead stoats, [...]