Daily Archives: 12/02/2011

(Community Matters) An extraordinary transfer of wealth to the Wall Street class. Not a surprise the FED and six biggest US banks fought disclosure for over 2 years – it isn’t obvious that the $7 trillion was critical to market stability – though, perhaps was; that’s not the point. It is obvious that bankers were talking out of their asses about their free market competitiveness & soundness, while they were being further bailed out.

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(Community Matters) our friend Mike Maples Jr (#17  on Forbes Midas list) and Roger McNamee (vc, musician & banker) have launched the Roger and Mike’s Hypernet Blog

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(Community Matters) Austin American Statesman: “Eastside Memorial High School Principal Joseph Coburn announced his resignation in an emergency staff meeting Thursday.”

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(Community Matters) Ken Herman: Opportunity lost to end the white-guy streak

(Community Matters) The Pirate Queen & Six Other Gravures by Julie Speed, current exhibit at Flatbed Press. Last night was the artist’s opening, so of course Julie & Fran were in town.

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