Link: http://www.news9.com/story/18741749/federal-regulators-closes-bank-in-kingfisher

Federal regulators have seized a small bank in Oklahoma, bringing to 25 the number of U.S. banks that have failed so far this year. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Friday that it closed First Capital Bank in Kingfisher. The bank, which had one branch, had about $46.1 million in assets and $44.8 million in deposits as of March 31.

Link: http://fukushima-diary.com/2012/06/tepco-rejected-covering-reactor-4-with-stone-coffin-for-financial-matter/

Mabuchi, former minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism stated he suggested building sarcophagus for reactor 4 to have Tepco refuse it. Nuclear accident investigation committee interviewed Mabuchi on 5/31/2012, which was not open to the public.

Link: http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/romney-aide-to-haaretz-after-he-s-elected-iran-will-see-there-s-a-new-sheriff-in-town.premium-1.435280

In wide-ranging interview, Former ambassador Richard Williamson says U.S. Republican candidate will make military threats against Tehran credible, arm Syria's rebels, and visit Israel before going anywhere else.

Link: http://www.aclu.org/blog/criminal-law-reform/medical-marijuana-tipping-point

Two recent elections, a New York judge’s personal plea, a new state law and a new public opinion poll demonstrate that a seismic national shift has occurred in political attitudes toward medical marijuana. This cascade of developments dramatically illustrates just how far we’ve come since California became the first state to legalize medical marijuana in 1996, and it indicates that our collective compassion is eroding the once-ironclad political will to deny an effective medicine to our sick fellow citizens.

Link: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/guest-post-trouble-rand-paul

Perhaps that’s Rand’s idea of playing politics? Come to the table, strike a deal, get what you can. Trouble is, it’s tough striking a good deal when the guy on the other side of the table believes that the government should be allowed to claim — without having to produce any evidence whatsoever — that certain people are terrorists, and therefore should be detained indefinitely without any kind of due process. That’s textbook tyranny.

Link: http://enenews.com/massive-fish-kill-outside-tokyo-in-chiba-the-sight-is-somewhat-apocalyptic-almost-looks-like-a-carpet-of-sardines-photos

There are tons and tons of dead sardines washing up on the shore [at the fishing port of Ohara in Isumi City of Chiba Prefecture]. According to the news, the dead fish started washing up around noon of June 3rd, and as of early afternoon on June 4th, the situation still remained pretty much out of control. We’ve seen the pictures uploaded onto Twitter, and the port looks completely filled with fish – it almost looks like a carpet of sardines. It doesn’t seem likely that any fishing boats will be setting sail from this port soon. There are also, of course, the usual posts and comments on the internet on how this could be an omen, a sign of a coming great natural disaster.