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By M. Johnston • Jun 7th, 2010 |
This video was shot from a U.S. combat helicopter in Iraq. There is some commentary at first to set the stage for the scene then a lot of video that is quite frankly mind blowing. The U.S. soldier who leaked this video
Read the rest of the story»Disgushing
By M. Johnston • May 28th, 2010 |More logo ideas after the jump…
Read the rest of the story»Bad health bill for country with bad bill of health
By M. Johnston • Mar 21st, 2010 |“Yes we can”? Once again, I ask who the $#%@ is “WE” Mr. President? Strange, Obama said he was going to unite Americans, yet all he does is continue to divide them as this image shows.
Read the rest of the story»War is hell War is hell War is hell
By M. Johnston • Mar 12th, 2010 |From MSNBC.com week in pictures. Check the full image here. Gut-wrenching. I thought Obama was going to bring our troops home? I know, I know, I know..
Read the rest of the story»Arch conservatives say Ashburn has lost public trust.. ha!
By M. Johnston • Mar 9th, 2010 |“His lying, cheating ways have boiled over and the public’s trust has been shattered.” -Randy Thommason, head of some outfit called “Save California” (good luck with that) calling for the resignation of Sen Roy Ashburn. LOL. Since when was lying and cheating grounds for removal from the senate??? Check it
Read the rest of the story»Quakes, tsunamis, and looters
By M. Johnston • Mar 1st, 2010 |“What the earthquake didn’t take away, the sea took away. And what the sea didn’t take, the looters did.” – A bakery owner in the town of Constitucion in Chili, that was completely wiped out by a 33 foot tsunami that resulted from the 8.8 quake in Chili. Check it
Read the rest of the story»Recovery? What recovery? New home sales plummet 11% in Jan!
By M. Johnston • Feb 24th, 2010 |“New home sales took a stunning plunge in January, dropping 11.2% to a new record low, wiping out all the gains the housing market had made over the past year. The figure blindsided analysts, who had expected a 3.8% increase, according to a Wall Street Journal poll. The plunge came [...]
Read the rest of the story»Ohio man decides to teach bank lesson, bulldozes foreclosed home
By M. Johnston • Feb 23rd, 2010 |A Ohio man named Terry Hoskins BULLDOZED his $350k home after the bank started foreclosure proceedings on it (and his small business failed). According to Hoskins, he wanted to teach the bank a lesson. “When I owe $160,000 on a home valued at $350,000, and someone decides they want to
Read the rest of the story»Good news for some: vacant housing soars, pending sales flat
By M. Johnston • Feb 22nd, 2010 |From BI: “The shadow inventory (vacant units but held off the market “for other reasons”) — rose 3.497 million units from 3.403 million. Fully 13.4% of the housing stock is currently vacant and that degree of excess capacity is very likely going to exert ongoing downward pressure on residential rents and [...]
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