“When an unprecedented amount of taxpayer dollars were lent to financial institutions in unprecedented ways and the Federal Reserve refused to make public any of the details of its extraordinary lending, Bloomberg News asked the court why U.S. citizens don’t have the right to know,” said Matthew Winkler, the editor-in-chief of Bloomberg News. “We’re gratified the court is defending the public’s right to know what is being done in the public interest.”

“The Federal Reserve must for the first time identify the companies in its emergency lending programs after losing a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit.

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Manhattan Chief U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska ruled against the central bank yesterday, rejecting the argument that loan records aren’t covered by the law because their disclosure would harm borrowers’ competitive positions.

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The Fed’s balance sheet about doubled after lending standards were relaxed in the wake of the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. on Sept. 15, 2008. For the week ended Aug. 19, Fed assets rose 2.3 percent to $2.06 trillion as it continued to buy mortgage-backed securities under a program allowing the central bank to purchase non-government securities for the first time.”

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MASSA: “I will vote adamantly against the interests of my district if I actually think what I am doing is going to be helpful.”

MASSA: “I will vote against their opinion if I actually believe it will help them.”

Who is this fucking fool? According to Swing State Project, Mr. Massa won his 2008 race by two percentage points. According to me, Mr. Massa needs a lesson on politics.

Abe would be Ashamed, Mr. Massa.

I’ll let you connect your own dots.

Link #1: More Aaron Russo Interviews. This guy is the man!

Bonus Link #2: If you have 2.5 hours, watch this immediately!

How many times have you heard these songs and not analyzed the lyrics?

“Now if we had the power
To bring our neighbors home from war
They would have never missed a Christmas
No more ribbons on their door
And when you trust your television
What you get is what you got
Cause when they own the information, oh
They can bend it all they want”

Here’s the original hit song that brought him to fame, called “No Such Thing”

“They read all the books, but can’t find the answers”

“…capable of indefinite expansion in every direction, until it includes the entire population.”

“it is presented in the idea of a great emergency that millions of our senior citizens are unable to provide needed medical care”

The first video is Bobby Dylans Studio Version:

Here’s Dylan performing it live, with a rock and roll flare and in 1978:

Here’s Pearl Jam’s Cover of the Song at Bob Dylan’s 30th Anniversary:

In case you were interested, here are the LYRICS:

“Come you masters of war
You that build the big guns
You that build the death planes
You that build all the bombs
You that hide behind walls
You that hide behind desks
I just don’t want you to know
I can see through your masks

You that never done nothin’
But build to destroy
You play with my world
Like it’s your little toy
You put a gun in my hand
And you hide from my eyes
And you turn and run farther
When the fast bullets fly

Like Judas of old
You lie and deceive
A world war can be won
You want me to believe
But I see through your eyes
And I see through your brain
Like I see through the water
That runs down my drain

You fasten all the triggers
For the others to fire
Then you set back and watch
While the death count gets higher
Then you hide in your mansion
While the young people’s blood
Flows out of their bodies
And is buried in the mud

You’ve thrown the worst fear
That can ever be hurled
Fear to bring children
Into the world
For threatening my baby
Unborn and unnamed
You ain’t worth the blood
That runs in your veins

How much do I know
To talk out of turn
You might say that I’m young
You might say I’m unlearned
But there’s one thing I know
Though I’m younger than you
Even Jesus would never
Forgive what you do

Let me ask you one question
Is your money that good
Will it buy you forgiveness
Do you think that it could
I think you will find
When your death takes its toll
All the money you made
Will never buy back your soul

And I hope that you die
And your death’ll come soon
I will follow your casket
In the pale afternoon
And I’ll watch while you’re lowered
Down to your deathbed
And I’ll stand o’er your grave
‘Til I’m sure that you’re dead”