Monday, November 10, 2008

Lundi

Let them eat (1240) cupcakes! ~Serious Eats

Voices of New Orleans on the Obama Recovery

You Save Us, We Redeem You ~Harry Shearer

The Levee writes the book on endorsements

Falling Through the Cracks
~Rebuilding New Orleans

-Special Thanks~ doctorj2u


"Plunder: Investigating Our Economic Calamity and the Subprime Scandal", review of Danny Schechter's book ~Stephen Lendman~Schechter calls it "financialization" to describe "the kind of control (a Credit and Loan Complex) exert(s) over society every bit as insidious as the Military-Industrial Complex." Special Thanks~Lionel
~Editilla chink'a'willas~
Rather than financialization, or debt'socialization, or economic bailout, we prefer to calls it "facialization", theft at a crap shoot, down'right jail'house punk'fuckery... but that's jus'me...

Fed Defies Transparency Aim: Refuses to Disclose Who Got Loans~Mark Pittman~The Federal Reserve is refusing to identify the recipients of almost $2 trillion of emergency loans from American taxpayers or the troubled assets the central bank is accepting as collateral.

City pushes homeownership with $106M mortgage plan
~Ariella Cohen


The Leopard Leaps and Lucas Lives ~Dwight Merriam

Fortify your castle, Nationwide will discount premium in coastal counties~slabbed

Deadline to apply for post-Gustav SBA loans extended
~"They are peddling those loans... like a street hawker peddles Chinese junk (bonds?) and trinkets."

i ♥ new orleans
~bindi fry's itty bitty brain basket

~"that is the official symbol of new orleans brought over by the french. it's called the fleur de lis or lily flower. a friend of ours who played with the iguanas for many years was wearing it. his wife makes this sterling jewelry. kiki huston jewelry and i had become quite curious about this symbol because its unavoidable in new orleans. it's embedded in everything, from iron work, buildings, sidewalks, & tattoos"

$ocial Network$,
just another pretty face'booger?


After Gutenberg,
just another pretty face


Group tries to lend paw to furry Gustav survivor

Riskier Oriskany~Rebekah Allen

Barbara Bush Runs Aground Off Coast Of Maine

Environmentally Sensitive Middletown Site Still On Corps' List ~"It is more than disappointing to have Col. Landry confirm ... that the Boardman Lane property remains as a possible location," the 3rd District U.S. Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro said.
"The opposition to date to this location from me, from town officials, from the community, has been steadfast and clear and ... is only likely to increase with this latest development. By keeping Boardman Lane as an option, they will not only continue to face stiff resistance, but also breed mistrust in the community."

KBR Awarded Disaster Relief Contract by Corps Under Initiative for Emergency Power

Book looks back at Tim Reid and Tom Dreesen's 'Comedy in Black and White'~Dave Walker

Harry Connick Jr.
– Chanson Du Vieux Carré
~rfccbh


'Louisiana's Rockin' Fiddler' and Houma's native son talks music and playing for the home crowd
~Tri-Parish Times


1 comment:

Anonymous said...

We are discovering now that the Treasury Sec has already given out billions in loans even before this "official" bail'out package.
What oversight were you thinking about in Congress?