The reason we need to keep stimulating the bankers

From lizzy36's blog by way of Zero Hedge:

Today's view from the peanut gallery

As I start to get my sea legs with this blog I am going to be trying some new things as I think of them. Today is the debut of the peanut gallery, where I will pass along information morsels gleaned from my information aggregating efforts. It will not be a daily feature, but I will try and post as many as I can.  I have also been working on my next theme, Yang, which will focus on solutions to some of the challenges that face us (Ying) which is why I began this blog.  And now on to the gallery:


Domestic financial markets:


Great comment from Joe Donohue at Dimension trading,

....the market takes bad news pretty well,

Headlines from CNBC on the non organic (High Frequency Trading) rally:

 President Obama to present a range of policy options that could create up to a million new jobs.

If you are interested in real numbers, check out a real time Price Index as provided by MIT.

 
International financial markets:


So what is going to happen next week when Europe returns from vacation and we see that nothing has improved and the can has just been kicked another month down the path?
To summarize, Finland is not going to fund Greece unless they get cash collateral, which Germany and France are not going to let happen. Italy  knows that they are too big to fail and want to get to the trough before Spain so they are pushing back on their "reforms" and "austerity" mandates from the German overlords. How about this for a solution, combine two of the largest insolvent Greek banks and have them "nationalized" by an insolvent government and pledge their worthless stock for collateral. I know, it's about as bizarre as Bruce Pearl peddling groceries.

Geopolitical:

Israel is really becoming strained by having to open a defense front on their Sinai border with Egypt. It took everything they had to defend their previous borders with Lebanon, Syria and the Palestinian states but all of these are dwarfed by their exposure to Egypt. They just do not have the population and resources to defend so much additional exposure. The Egyptian military regime has adopted a much more pro-Islamist lean and have allowed significant jihadist infiltration into the vast desert region. This is a very real flash point and once Israel takes on Egypt they are all in. 

Conspiracy theory of the day:

China has the world's biggest energy appetite and is gobbling up every resource they can buy or steal. One area where they have had very good success in the countries in North Africa. Could the "NATO" effort to toss out Gadhafi really be about not letting China displace Italy as the real owner of the spigot?      
 

Rupp: An international arena

No observer of college basketball can deny the incredible impact that John Calipari has had on the University of Kentucky's basketball  program. Where the previous coaches struggled and failed under the weight of the Big Blue Nation's expectations, Calipari has been able to not only resurrect the brand, he has arguably put us at the epicenter of college basketball nationally. 

Not content with just the domestic stage, he has leverage his experiences with China and is currently coaching the Dominican National team in Argentina. Not to be outdone, the City of Lexington has elevated the renovation of our Ground Zero (Rupp Arena) to an international project by bring in talent from Norway and around the world to design a truly world class facility.

Why we beleive we are blessed

Here is the conclusion of the STRATFOR series on the geopolitical foundation of the United States. It provides an excellent discussion of why we feel that have and always will be destined for greatness. The article also contains a great summary of the major strategic threats that we will be facing over the next three years.

How did we get to be the Global Superpower?

As noted in my first post, one of the things that I will be commenting on is geopolitics. For those of you able to spare a few minutes, here is an excellent primer by STRATFOR on why geography plays such a huge role in nation building and the projection of power.

Jet Man

I have been away for a few days writing a letter to our community leaders regarding a proposed downtown convention and events center. Let's get back on track with a really neat video celebrating the ultimate free spirit in his breathtaking ride over the Grand Canyon earlier this year. 

h/t to my friend Peter for the link

One of my Black Swans a swimming

For the record, I believe that one of the greatest threats that we (modern civilization) face is a coordinated attack on our Internet based command and control systems. I will be touching on this many more times in the future, but here is an excellent example of where it will have a significant impact. From Tyler Durden at Zero Hedge here is what very well may be an example of High Frequency Trading (HFT) illegal market manipulation. This is a very serious concern because these autonomous programs trade millions of shares at computer machine level speeds. They are particularly dangerous due to their proprietary nature, their lack of security (encryption takes too long) and a total lack of standards, regulation or oversight.

Do you feel another one coming?

Another massive theft of public funds in plain view, that is. The largest bank in the country is stands mortally wounded at the edge of cliff with predators and parasites watching to see if the Bernank will come riding back to rescue from Jackson Hole this week. What is interesting is the very public debate between the press and the blogging community and the bank regarding their solvency. Here is what touched it off and here and here are the rebuttals from Zero Hedge. On a day where the broader markets were up 3% BAC was down 1.87%, who do you believe the market or the managers?

There is not much real news because it is hard work

In this world of headline news coming from the Re Tweet of an unnamed source, it is not often that we see real investigative journalism. Here is an excellent look, provided by the Miami Herald, into Charles Robinson's investigation of Nevin Shapiro and the Miami Hurricanes.       

Our real problem

In the spirit of the solutions immediately in front us, (see picture at the bottom of the blog) here is a summary of our predicament from Tim Staermose in Manila, Philippines. 

  

When the pie-takers begin to significantly outnumber the pie-makers, there simply isn’t enough to go around anymore, and the mob becomes violent.

Presented without further comment

From the Wall Street Journal:

US Stocks Rise As Investors Overlook Bleak Domestic Data

The dogs are about to catch the car

As the "rebels" take control of Tripoli and Gadhafi retreats to his tribal homelands, Obama is taking the stage to once again claim victory. The likely result, however, will be yet another descent in tribal warfare as the colonizers move in to harvest the bounty.

Rise of Fourth Reich

It is becoming clear that Germany (or at least their banks) intend to return to a position of European dominance. In today's world of instant communication and live television feeds, the colonization is being accomplished by debt slavery according to Tyler Durden from Zero Hedge. From the Bundesbank most recent Outlook, in order to protect the "institutional framework of the monetary union" debtor nations will be required to submit to "an extensive surrender of national fiscal sovereignty". 

Obama impersonator

Obama diary entry after the third day of his bus tour. This is one of the best impersonators that I have heard and we will continue to follow him. 

If Gold isn't money then why are all the Central Banks buying it?

Here is an interesting exchange between Ron Paul and the Bernanke during a July 13, 2011 appearance before Congress:

Paul: Do you think gold is money?

Bernanke: (pause) … No.

Paul: Even if it’s been used as money for 6,000 years … somebody reversed that? Eliminated that economic law?

Bernanke: Well, it’s an asset. Would you say treasury bills are money? I don’t think they’re money either.

Paul: Why do central banks hold it? Why don’t they hold diamonds?

Bernanke: Well it’s tradition. Long term tradition.

A look at the World Trade Center-Buidling 7

As I write this post it is interesting that the official site for the Architects and Engineers that support an in depth review of the events relating to the "demolition" of Building 7 is down. Check out this You Tube video and for more information dig into the official site. We'll be on top of this story and report back on the attempts to discredit this ray of sunshine. 

 

 

Welcome

Welcome to the Darknet of Light blog. 

The purpose of this blog is to provide value to my readers by aggregating news and information worthy of the limited time that they can share. In this era of instant communication and rapid technological evolution it is critical to look beyond the veneer provided by lamestream media and examine agendas and motivations.


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