Burn the climate change denier

Maybe it's time to start burning the climate change deniers?

(thanks for the inspiration Ian Plimer).

Some scientists who have questions about climate change:
Wikipedia list
The Petition Project

Ron Paul vs Paul Kanjorski on Bernanke reappointment – CNBC Squawkbox

In the course of this debate Ron Paul ends up giving an easily digestible summary of the problems with the Federal Reserve.
This clip is great for an overview of the Audit the Fed bill and economic problems caused by the Fed Reserve.

I Like Guns video by Steve Lee

Music - meh. Sentiment - yeh.





Album Available at www.ilikeguns.com.au and in all good Australian gun stores. Purchase the MP3 through iTunes. Also available through www.CDBaby.com

Written by Steve Lee
Produced by Bill Chambers
Video Filming & Production: Scott Richardson - Vision TV

Drums: BJ Barker
Electric Guitar, Bass, Dobro, Harmonys: Bill Chambers
Mandolin: Raechel Lee
Acoustic Guitar & Lead Vocals: Steve Lee

For more information visit www.ilikeguns.com.au

Government continues to fix the economy

Bless them. They're still trying.

2010 U.N. Climate Conference - Mexico

The results for the 2010 U.N. Climate Conference in Mexico are already in.

Airport Body Scanners - Full Body Scanning Scam

UPDATE/CORRECTION 21/3/2011 - Full nude photos are a scam, but images can be stored and transmitted.

I was wrong about the body scanner photos that were in my original post. It turns out that they were a mock up. I can't find why the TSA didn't deny this and let people worry but these are not actual photos.

Two blog posts will give you the full story:

• tatumba.com details the faking and shows the source.
• gizmodo details the leaking of 100 saved images

Sorry about the mistake.

Original Post Follows:

Here's three good articles on full body scanning. The technology being pushed by the TSA for use in airports.

In summary:

• They can store images
• They can transmit images
• They can produce 100% recognisable, full body nude images

Wikiprotest Blog article

Shows the images that can be generated:

(photo from stephenkinsella.com)

Wired.com article by Kim Zetter

"Contrary to public statements made by the Transportation Security Administration, full-body airport scanners do have the ability to store and transmit images, according to documents obtained by the Electronic Privacy Information Center."

Newsweek article by Jason Chaffetz

"In Utah, submitting to these scanners is optional, so I refused. I was given a pat-down search instead, but only after arguing with the TSA about my rights. I worry that, soon, none of us will have an option."

(and this is a congress critter whingeing!)


Update 10th February 2010 - Australia is now set to get body scanners

According to the ABC story "New airport measures not enough: expert" (By Brigid Glanville for PM and staff):

"Body scanners will be introduced at Australian international airports from next year to screen outbound travellers as part of the Government's $200 million plan."

Nobel Peace Prize 2010

Fun with the Pentatonic Scale

This post is just a light hearted New Year's Eve piece of entertainment. I enjoyed how naturally the audience adapted to the imaginary keyboard.

Here's to a massively prosperous and free New Year.

Stephen Conroy tames the internet beast

More articles in The Age about Conroy and the Rudd government/gang shenanigans:
Internet censorship plan gets the green light – Ahser Moses 15 Dec 09 (includes reader comments)
Big Brother laws to be brought in for web – Asher Moses 16 Dec 09
Australia announces controversial Internet filter – Amy Coopes 15 Dec 09
Regardless of how "noble" or "just" the rhetoric around this odious tripe may sound, it is still censorship.
Once the succubus that is government lies under the internet it pollutes and taints all that is free about this environment.
Try and think of only three government programs that haven't grown beyond original promises and costs or increased the power originally granted to themselves, by themselves.

Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) has an update on the Government’s Internet filtering trial report. While you’re there check out the No Clean Feed campaign.

Senator Stephen Conroy Minister for Broadband saves us from the evil internet

Thank goodness we have government gang members like Senator Stephen Conroy (no homepage?) to keep us safe from the evils of the internet.

Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) has an update on the Government’s Internet filtering trial report. While you’re there check out the No Clean Feed campaign.

Private police records for sale

This story in The Age by Paul Martin about secret police files being given to a commercial entity by the Brumby government absolutely astounded and disgusted me.

I'm almost speechless when I read the pathetic justifications for rampant, gross breaches of privacy in this story.

I understand the corruption of government and the complicity of police yet this one made me do one of those cartoon double-takes when I read the headline and first paragraph. To then read further and see that:

"Victoria Police last night said it was routine for police to sign such deals with organisations building big public projects where there were potential security risks."

was *almost* an incredibly good joke.

Here are some of the pathetic justifications for government and police corruption in the article:

"Under a deal struck by the State Government in a bid to ensure the project is finished before Melbourne runs out of water, Victoria Police has agreed to hand over photos, video recordings and other police records to the international consortium AquaSure to help it ''manage'' protests and potential security threats."

Security threats!

"The Department of Sustainability and Environment, which signed the desalination memorandum with Victoria Police and AquaSure, last night confirmed such agreements were common for major projects."

Common?!

''The sharing of information will be done without breaching privacy laws,''

Trust us.

''Police have a responsibility to minimise security risks and the potential for damage to projects. Our responsibility is not only to the project company, it's also to the community and public infrastructure.''


This betrayal of trust is how we are protected?

Every now and then I lull myself into the belief that I'm past being shocked by governments and yet this still got a rise out of me.

Rachel Maddow on Obama and the Bush Doctrine

Rachel Maddow loves Obama. Rachel Maddow hates Obama. Good, that's out of the way.

Maddow demonstrates the continuity of the insanity in Afghanistan with this clip that contrasts Obama and Bush ... only to find a surfeit of similarity.

"If [politician x] of [party y] starts doing the wrong thing then the people have the power to change the wrongs being done in their name by voting [him/her] out of office!" - Good luck with that.

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