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Get Internet Access When Your Government Shuts It Down

February 1, 2011 crisisboom 1 comment

Does your government have and Internet kill-switch? Read our guide to Guerrilla Networking and be prepared on when the lines get cut.

PC World

These days, no popular movement goes without an Internet presence of some kind, whether it’s organizing on Facebook or spreading the word through Twitter. And as we’ve seen in Egypt, that means that your Internet connection can be the first to go. Whether you’re trying to check in with your family, contact your friends, or simply spread the word, here are a few ways to build some basic network connectivity when you can’t rely on your cellular or landline Internet connections.

Do-It-Yourself Internet With Ad-Hoc Wi-Fi

Even if you’ve managed to find an Internet connection for yourself, it won’t be that helpful in reaching out to your fellow locals if they can’t get online to find you. If you’re trying to coordinate a group of people in your area and can’t rely on an Internet connection, cell phones, or Read more…

Categories: Coming Events, internet, Technology Tags: Egypt, Internet, United States, wi-fi

The Internet Kill Switch

January 31, 2011 crisisboom Comments off

This past week was a perfect example of how the “Internet kill switch” is rapidly becoming one of the favorite new tools of tyrannical governments all over the globe. Once upon a time, the Internet was a bastion of liberty and freedom, but now nation after nation is cracking down on it. In fact, legislation has been introduced once again in Congress that would give the president of the United States an “Internet kill switch” that he would be able to use in the event of war or emergency. Of course there would be a whole lot of wiggle room in determining what actually constitutes a true “emergency”. The members of Congress that are pushing this “Internet kill switch” bill want the U.S. to become more like China in this regard. In China, the Internet is highly controlled, highly regulated and highly censored. In fact, China has shut down the Internet in entire regions when they have felt it necessary. So what Egypt did in shutting down the Internet this past week is not unprecedented – but it was quite shocking.

Other Nations Outclass U.S. on Education

January 30, 2011 crisisboom 1 comment

In every town in America, the back-to-school rush is on, reports CBS News correspondent Jim Axelrod.

In Croton, N.Y., the Arturo brothers are already cracking the books.

“I feel we get our money’s worth in Croton,” said the boys’ mother. “Especially for three kids.”

The public schools have done right by the Arturos, but that’s not the case across the board, says education consultant Mark Schneider.

“Our top students are just not world class anymore,” Schneider told CBS News.

And he’s right. Of 30 comparable countries, the United States ranks near the bottom. Take math – Finland is first, followed by South Korea, and the United States is number 25. Same story in science: Finland, number one again. The United States? Number 21.

Problem Solving

Where does the United States outrank Finland? On the amount spent per student: just over $129,000 from K through 12. The other countries average $95,000. Read more…

Categories: America, education, Uncategorized Tags: China, education, Finland, graduation, public schooling, public schools, South Korea, U.K., United States

American Riots Coming Soon…

January 30, 2011 crisisboom Comments off

What in the world is happening to America? The things that you are about to see in the videos posted in this article are so disturbing and so violent that it is hard to believe that it is actually Americans that are doing this to one another. Once upon a time, Americans generally conducted themselves with humility, grace, civility, honor and with a tremendous amount of respect for others. Sadly, those days are now long gone. Now, large numbers of people in this country are just going wild. Unfortunately, the videos you are about to watch are not isolated incidents. Stuff like this is going on all over the country. So what is going to happen when the economy collapses and shortages begin? What kind of violence and rioting should we expect to see at that point? Just recall what we witnessed in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Sadly, if the videos below are any indication, the thin facade of civilization that we all take for granted every day could Read more…

Categories: America Tags: economic collapse, economy, Food riots, food shortage, great depression, United States

Economist: United States Worse Off than Greece

January 29, 2011 crisisboom Comments off

Kurt Nimmo
Infowars.com

Dr. Laurence Kotlikoff is an economics professor at Boston University. He says the Treasury and the government are fudging the national debt numbers. Kotlikoff says the United States is bankrupt and we don’t even know it.

During his SOTU address, Obama called for a freeze on discretionary spending. He called for a five-year freeze on non-mandatory domestic spending, a proposal he estimated would save $400 billion over the next decade.

He said entitlements like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security will need to be reformed without mentioning specifics. In other words, the government is thinking about cutting these programs to the bone. Boomers will be eating dog food after their pensions are stolen and the entitlement Ponzi scheme breaks down. Read more…

Categories: Greece, United States Tags: Deficit, federal deficit, Food riots, Greece, hyperinflation, IMF, inflation, United States

Earthquakes Increase in US/ World

January 5, 2011 crisisboom 4 comments

Since 2006, earthquakes have been increasing at an alarming rate. Unfortunately it appears as if we are getting warning signals from the ground. It is apparent that in the very near future, a great event of unimaginable proportions will occur. In 2010 there was a unprecedented 7,924 earthquakes in the U.S. which was an increase of 86% prior to 2009’s total of 4,264. If you were to compare 2006 to 2010 it would be an increase of a whopping 185%! Numbers don’t lie.

Newsworthy events within the last 7 days:

A 3.8 magnitude earthquake centered near Kokomo, Indiana. Dec 30 2010

Cedar City, Utah a magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 5:06 a.m. Jan 3, 2011

Plymouth, N.H 2.6-magnitude earthquake was recorded at 11:46 p.m Jan 3, 2011

A magnitude 3-point-0 earthquake was recorded at 12:31 p.m. Tuesday afternoon about 15 miles east-northeast of Oklahoma City Jan 4, 2011

3.9 magnitude struck Eureka California at around 2:40 Sunday afternoon Jan 2, 2011

3.8 magnitude earthquake shook an area near the Southern California town of Julian on Thursday morning at 9:37 a.m. Dec 30, 2010

A 3.6-magnitude earthquake recorded early Thursday in Maupin, Oregon Dec 30, 2010

Magnitude	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
8.0 to 9.9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7.0 to 7.9	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0
6.0 to 6.9	7	2	4	7	9	9	4	8	0
5.0 to 5.9	54	25	47	51	72	85	59	71	0
4.0 to 4.9	541	284	345	346	366	432	288	632	0
3.0 to 3.9	1303	1362	1475	1213	1137	1486	1492	3394	0
2.0 to 2.9	704	1336	1738	1145	1173	1573	2380	3770	3
1.0 to 1.9	2	1	2	7	11	13	26	34	0
0.1 to 0.9	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
No Magnitude	333	540	73	13	22	20	14	14	0
Total	2946	3550	3685	2783	2791	3618	* 4264	* 7924	* 3