Red Pill: Haunted Old Folks Homes, Pepper Spray Black Jack Bandits, Legal Psy Ops, El Loco Captured, Barcoding Babies, and Hidden Symbolism in 2012

Since there's so much going on out there that's just too weird not to comment on, here's a special edition of the Thursday Morning Red Pill! These news blurbs to get the juices boiling...

Hollywood: Are there hidden symbolic meanings in the film 2012? The crew at VG break it down for you and the results are a little shocking. (Vigilant Citizen)

Big Brother: Get ready to be bombarded with (more) propaganda. There's a new bill floating around the Hill that would make it legal for thee federal government to target propaganda and 'psychological operations' on US citizens. (End of the American Dream)

Ghosts: Would you want grandma living in a haunted house? Well, if she lives in LA, then she might get shipped off to a haunted senior citizens home. A former hospital renown for paranormal activity is getting a facelift and being transformed into apartments for senior citizens. I smell a new sitcom: Grannie Ghost Hunter. (LA Times)

Sheeple: Coming soon.... brand new barcodes with the birth of every baby. That's what writer Elizabeth Moon suggests -- that all humans have barcodes. Yes, humans are nothing more than inventory that needs to be tracked and scanned at checkpoints. (Disinfo)

Drug War: Don't mess with El Loco. The notorious cartel leader in Mexico was arrested for dumping 49 headless bodies on a highway in Monterrey, Mexico. (Yahoo)

Petty Thieves: How bad has it gotten in Las Vegas? A smash and grab team decided to hit up the Bellagio. I think these amateurs saw Ocean's 11 too many times. They dynamic duo tried to steal chips right off the black jack tables by pepper spraying everyone. (Beyond the Bets)

Banksters: What the hell happened with the Facebook IPO? Felix Salmon lists his list of incompentents that includes both members of Facebook's staff and a few investment bankers. (Rueters)

UFOs: Here's a video of four UFOs flying over Melbourne, Australia. (Truth Behind the Scenes)

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