the Independent broke down Shell’s profit to an hourly rate, or £1.5Million per hour. According to the exchange rate, as I write this, to US dollars, translates to $2,987,181.45 per hour for Shell’s profits.
Royal Dutch Shell reignited anger over excessive profits today after revealing it made $27.6 billion (£13.9 billion) in [...]
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Shell Posts $27.6Billion Profit in 2007
Posted in Bizness, tagged oil, price gouging, profits, Shell on January 31, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Bush’s Yearly Screwing of the Elderly
Posted in Bush Administration, Crones/Elderly, Medicare/Medicaid, tagged budget, Bush, Crones/Elderly, cuts, medicaid, Medicare, MMA on January 31, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Bush needs to find money to spend on his illegal war, which, interestingly, he doesn’t even include a full years spending, so you know he’s going to cut programs needed by the people. Of course, programs targeted for major cuts are Medicare and Medicaid.
In his new budget, to be unveiled Monday, President Bush will call [...]
Rightwing World: A trip through the Looking Glass
Posted in General, tagged blogs, conservatives on January 30, 2008 | 7 Comments »
A year ago, I embarked on a dark and frightening journey. I began monitoring the Free Republic and Little Green Footballs, two of the more well – know right wing blogs. I felt like Frodo, unsure of what Ring Wraiths or other dangers I might encounter. Would I emerge as the political equivolent of a Stepford [...]
Welcome!
Posted in Announcements, tagged archcrone, Ravenavital, The Crone Speaks on January 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hi everyone! As you will notice soon, The Crone Speaks has a new contributer, Ravenavital.
I’ve know this woman for years, all the way back to the old AOL (now defunct?) Homeschool forum. There’s a lot that I could say about Ravenavital, and all of it good. She’s a good friend, and I hope that you [...]
Where Are the Edwards Voters Going to Go?
Posted in 2008 Elections, Poverty, tagged 2008 presidential elections, John Edwards, Media and Aggregators on January 30, 2008 | 10 Comments »
With Edwards dropping out, question now becomes who to support.
Edwards has told top advisers about his decision. It is expected he will announce it in a speech at 1 p.m. ET Wednesday in New Orleans, Louisiana.
An Edwards aide said the candidate was not getting the media attention he needed to get his message out [...]
The Mukasey Wiggle
Posted in Bush Administration, Civil Rights, Criminality, Humanism, Military & War, US Senate, tagged Attorney General, Michael Mukasey, mukasey wiggle, Senate Judiciary Committee, waterboarding on January 30, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Mukasey sent the Senate Judiciary Committee his thoughts on waterboarding. But, based on this NYTimes piece, nothing has changed in his opinion since before his confirmation as AG.
Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey said Tuesday that the harsh C.I.A. interrogation technique known as waterboarding was not clearly illegal, and suggested that it could be used against [...]
Mortgage Fraud
Posted in Economy and Business, Housing, tagged Economy and Business, FBI, foreclosures, Housing, mortgage fraud, sub-prime lending on January 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
While I’m on the topic of foreclosures, I’d like to remind you that many people that are facing foreclosures were not trying to make money flipping their house, but were duped by greedy mortgage brokers working for greedy subprime lenders. According to CNN, the FBI is investigating 14 companies for mortgage fraud.
Complaints about potential mortgage [...]
The Other Victims of Foreclosures
Posted in Animal Rights, Economy and Business, tagged foreclosure, pets, victims on January 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The family pet is the other, forgotten, victim of foreclosure.
The house was ravaged — its floors ripped, walls busted and lights smashed by owners who trashed their home before a bank foreclosed on it. Hidden in the wreckage was an abandoned member of the family: a starving pit bull.
The dog found by workers was too [...]
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