
Geopolitical – Week of 08.03.14
Russia Bans All U.S. Food, EU Fruit and Vegetables in Sanctions Response; NATO Fears Invasion
Reuters | 06 August 2014
Russia will ban all imports of food from the United States and all fruit and vege…

Geopolitical – Week of 07.27.14
World War I: 100 Years Later- The U.S. Confiscated Half a Billion Dollars in Private Property During WWI
Smithsonian Magazine | 28 July 2014
Stop! Thief! Stop!
Lew Rockwell | 30 July 2014
Kiev’s…

Geopolitical – Week of 07.20.14
WHITE HOUSE PETITION: President Obama, Please Reverse USDA Coup Undermining Organics
The Cornucopia Institute | 16 July 2014
When Congress passed the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (OFPA)…
Uk…

Geopolitical – Week of 07.13.14
Tory Child Abuse Whistleblower: ‘I Supplied Underage Rent Boys for Margaret Thatcher’s Cabinet Ministers’
Mirror | 13 July 2014
Whistleblower and former Conservative party activist Anthony Gilberthorp…

Geopolitical – Week of 07.06.14
Latest Snowden Leaks: FBI Targeted Muslim-American Lawyers
Wired | 07 July 2014
At least five Muslim-Americans, including prominent lawyers, a civil rights leader and academics, were targeted…
Germ…

Geopolitical – Week of 06.29.14
Government Stops Glenn Greenwald from Publishing His Big Snowden Revelation … But Others to Release ALL of the Snowden Docs
Zero Hedge | 01 July 2014
It’s been a dramatic day for whistleblowing ne…

Geopolitical – Week of 06.22.14
Pope Francis: Mafiosi are Excommunicated from the Church’
Independent.ie | 21 June 2014
Pope Francis on Saturday took on one of Italy’s most dangerous organised crime groups…
US is Militarizing Ukr…

Geopolitical – Week of 06.15.14
Haven’t We Already Done Enough Damage in Iraq?
The Daily Bell | 16 June 2014
In 2006, I invited the late General Bill Odom to address my Thursday Congressional luncheon group…
Empty Wallets Expla…

Geopolitical – Week of 06.08.14
How Bill Gates Pulled Off the Swift Common Core Revolution
The Washington Post | 07 June 2014
The pair of education advocates had a big idea, a new approach to transform every public-school classroom …

Geopolitical – Week of 06.01.14
The Secret Service is Purchasing Software to Watch Users of Social Networks in Real Time
Nextgov | 02 June 2014
The Secret Service is purchasing software to watch users of social networks in real time…

Geopolitical – Week of 05.25.14
Ukraine: The Real Energy Crisis Starts in June
Naked Capitalism | 28 May 2014
Yves here. Readers are likely to beg to differ with this post’s assessment of the newly elected president of Ukraine…
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Geopolitical – Week of 05.18.14
Obama Seizes N.M. Land for National Monument in Bundy-Like Showdown
The Washington Times | 19 May 2014
President Obama on Wednesday will declare a national monument in southern New Mexico…
US Charg…

Geopolitical – Week of 05.11.14
IEA: ‘Radical Change of Course’ Required on Road to Low Carbon Economy
The Carbon Brief | 12 May 2014
We’re all used to the idea of flicking a switch to turn on the lights…
Harvard Student Grou…

Geopolitical – Week of 05.04.14
Swearing Off Bad Language: Russia Bans Cussing in Films, Books, Music
CNN | 06 May 2014
Thinking about making a film? Better leave out the foul language…
The End Of Democracy As We Knew It
Informat…

Geopolitical – Week of 04.27.14
Louie Gohmert Says Obamacare Will Leave ‘People On Lists’ To Die
The Huffington Post | 30 April 2014
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) explained Tuesday why the Affordable Care Act…
China Takes On Pollu…

Geopolitical – Week of 04.20.14
F.C.C., in a Shift, Backs Fast Lanes for Web Traffic
The New York Times | 23 April 2014
The principle that all Internet content should be treated equally as it flows through cables and pipes to consu…

Geopolitical – Week of 04.13.14
Leaflet Tells Jews to Register in East Ukraine
USA Today | 17 April 2014
World leaders and Jewish groups condemned a leaflet handed out in the eastern Ukrainian city…
Regulator Without Peer
The Wal…

Geopolitical – Week of 04.06.14
State Department Misplaces $6b Worth of Contracts Under Hillary
Hang the Bankers | 05 April 2014
The US State Department is unable to explain how it spent billions of dollars worth of contract funds …

Geopolitical – Week of 03.30.14
US Food Aid Is Already Being Sold on Black Market Websites in Ukraine
Motherboard | 02 April 2014
About a month after Russian troops invaded and annexed Crimea…
Russian Duma Denounces Black Sea Fle…

Geopolitical – Week of 03.23.14
Ukraine Faces Hard Road to Economic Recovery with Moscow Pushing Back
Reuters | 28 March 2014
Smarting from Ukraine’s U-turn towards Europe, Russia is likely to employ every weapon in its economic ars…

Geopolitical – Week of 03.16.14
Video: Insurance Companies Will Receive $5.5 Billion in Bailouts in 2015
Ben Swann | 18 March 2014
Insurance companies such as WellPoint and Humana will receive $5.5 billion in bailouts…
Russia Tak…

Geopolitical – Week of 03.09.14
Deadly Warning for Detroit Thugs: Police Chief Cheers on Armed Citizens
BizPac | 08 March 2014
Detroit’s police chief knows 911 can be too late…
CIA: We Only Spied On Senate Intelligence Committe…

Geopolitical – Week of 03.02.14
Russia Sinks Ship to Block Ukrainian Navy Entry to Black Sea
The Sydney Morning Herald | 07 March 2014
An anti-submarine ship may have been the first casualty of the Russian incursion into Crimea…
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Geopolitical – Week of 02.23.14
Ukraine Accuses Russia of ‘Military Invasion’ as Gunmen Seize Airports
Fox News | 28 February 2014
Armed forces were blocking the two main airports in the strategic peninsula…
Peter M. Flanigan, Ba…

Geopolitical – Week of 02.16.14
Scientists Warn of Environmental Threat in Chemical Arms Disposal
Space War | 20 February 2014
An international operation to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile…
Documenting Darkness: How a …

Geopolitical – Week of 02.09.14
Did 5 Banksters and 1 Journalist All Fake Their Deaths?
Before It’s News | 08 February 2014
We outsiders can only speculate about how 5 prominent banksters and a journalist were wiped off…
German H…

Geopolitical – Week of 02.02.14
Timeline of redevelopment dispute involving Christie and Hoboken Mayor Zimmer
NJ.com | 22 January 2014
July 2010: The Rockefeller Group announces it is putting the finishes touches on plans for what w…

Geopolitical – Week of 01.26.14
Uzbek Terror Suspect Challenges U.S. Surveillance Program
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty | 30 January 2014
An Uzbek man living in Colorado has become the first defendant to challenge the constitution…

Geopolitical – Week of 01.19.14
Whistleblower: Google Chrome Can Listen To Your Conversations
Infowars | 23 January 2014
Programmer goes public four months after company failed to fix exploit…
ObamaCare – The Lies Continue
Forbes…

Geopolitical – Week of 01.12.14
China Confirms New Hypersonic Glide Vehicle Test-Flight
RT | 15 January 2014
China confirmed conducting a test flight of a new hypersonic missile delivery vehicle capable of delivering nuclear warhead…

Geopolitical – Week of 01.05.14
India Election Commission says No to Google
The Brics Post | 09 January 2014
India’s Election Commission on Thursday decided against a tie-up with global internet giant Google over security concerns…

Geopolitical – Week of 12.29.13
Chinese President Orders PLA To Prepare For War
Infowars | 30 December 2013
“Major changes” in Beijing’s national security situation…
Whither Net Neutrality?
Slate | 23 December 2013
The new …

Geopolitical – Week of 12.22.13
Obama Repeals ObamaCare
The Wall Street Journal | 22 December 2013
It seems Nancy Pelosi was wrong when she said “we have to pass” ObamaCare to “find out what’s in it.”
Bars Hit With Huge Bill After …

Geopolitical – Week of 12.15.13
Iran Nuclear Sanctions Bill Draws White House Veto Threat
Bloomberg | 19 December 2013
President Barack Obama would veto Iran sanctions legislation introduced in the Senate yesterday…
The 6,000-Pag…

Geopolitical – Week of 12.08.13
Iran Quits Nuclear Talks After US Expands Blacklist Sanctions
Zero Hedge | 13 December 2013
“We are evaluating the situation and will make the appropriate response,”…
Government Spies Are Forcing P…

Geopolitical – Week of 12.01.13
India’s Stand Prevails in Bali
The Hindu | 07 December 2013
India has had its way on the Bali Package at the Ninth Ministerial of the World Trade Organisation here…
Angry Self-Insured Voters Dim …

Geopolitical – Week of 11.24.13
France Sends in Troops to Central African Republic to Stop ‘Another Rwanda’ as Conflict Threatens to Explode Into Muslim-Christan War
The Independent | 27 November 2013
France is to send 1,000 soldie…

Geopolitical – Week of 11.17.13
Fuel Rod Removal: Fukushima’s Most Dangerous Operation Yields First Successes
RT | 21 November 2013
Workers at the Fukushima nuclear power plant have successfully removed the first nuclear fuel rods…

Geopolitical – Week of 11.10.13
Germany Halts Purchase of Armed Drones
The Local | 14 November 2013
Members of the next German government have agreed to postpone the country’s purchase of armed drones indefinitely…
Why JFK’s De…

Geopolitical – Week of 11.03.13
China’s Inevitable Changes
Stratfor | 05 November 2013
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China will convene its Third Plenum meeting Nov. 9…
Saudi Nuclear Weapons ‘On Order’ from Paki…

Geopolitical – Week of 10.27.13
U.S. Navy Cancels Notice on Possible F/A-18 Fighter Jet Order
Yahoo! Finance | 31 October 2013
The U.S. Navy on Thursday canceled a notice about a possible order of up to 36 more Boeing Co…
Food St…

Geopolitical – Week of 10.20.13
Closer Look: Travels of Xi and Li Show Beijing Has New Approach to ASEAN
Caixan Online | 25 October 2013
The president and premier hit the trail to start a fresh diplomatic effort in the region…
Fu…

Geopolitical – Week of 10.13.13
Michigan Walmart Worker Says He was Fired for Helping Assaulted Woman
Fox News.com | 17 October 2013
A Michigan man says he was fired from his job at Walmart after he tried to help a woman being assau…

Geopolitical – Week of 10.04.13
Debt Cap Raise Until Nov. 22 Gains Support to Bar Default
Bloomberg | 10 October 2013
The White House endorsed a short debt-limit increase with no policy conditions attached…
Wendell Berry on His H…

Geopolitical – Week of 09.29.13
France Makes it Illegal to Close Your Company
Armstrong Economics | 04 October 2013
Only in France is something so Socialistic-Draconian even possible…
Wild Car Chase Ends With Suspect Shot to Deat…

Geopolitical – Week of 09.22.13
China’s Maritime Disputes
Council on Foreign Relations | 27 September 2013
The East and South China Seas are the scene of escalating territorial disputes between China and its neighbors, including J…

Geopolitical – Week of 09.15.13
Linus Torvalds Admits He’s Been Asked To Insert Backdoor Into Linux
Slashdot | 19 September 2013
At the Linuxcon conference in New Orleans today, Linus Torvalds joined fellow kernel developers…
Mat…

Geopolitical – Week of 09.08.13
Snowden Leaks Only Tip of the Iceberg
DW | 05 September 2013
A former NSA technical director tells DW that the revelations by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden do not reveal the full extent of NSA …

Geopolitical – Week of 09.01.13
Senators Authorizing Syria Strike Got More Defense Cash Than Lawmakers Voting No
Wired | 05 September 2013
Senators voting Wednesday to authorize a Syria strike received…
Most in U.S. Oppose Syria …

Geopolitical – Week of 08.25.13
No Charges Laid Over GCSB’s Illegal Spying of Dotcom
TVNZ | 29 August 2013
Police have found that the GCSB broke the law by eavesdropping on Kim Dotcom…
Incredibly Detailed Map Shows Race, Segregat…

Geopolitical – Week of 08.18.13
Eric Holder Owes the American People an Apology
Bloomberg | 11 August 2013
The Justice Department made a long-overdue disclosure late Friday…
Has Eric Holder Found Wall Street’s Nightmare?
Bloomb…

Geopolitical – Week of 08.11.13
Unease at Clinton Foundation Over Finances and Ambitions
The New York Times | 13 August 2013
Soon after the 10th anniversary of the foundation bearing his name…
America’s Nation-Building at Gunpoin…

Geopolitical – Week of 08.04.13
Snowden’s E-mail Provider is Closing, Cannot Legally Say Why
The Washington Post | 08 August 2013
The e-mail service used by National Security Agency (NSA) leaker Edward Snowden is suspending operat…

Geopolitical – Week of 07.28.13
Brazil Refused to Back New IMF Aid for Greece, Says Billions at Risk
Reuters | 31 July 2013
Brazil’s executive director at the IMF refused to back the Fund’s move this week…
Obama’s Master Class…

Geopolitical – Week of 07.21.13
Homeland Security’s Future Home: A Former Mental Hospital
Bloomberg Businessweek | 25 July 2013
Chris Mills frequently gives tours of St. Elizabeths Hospital…
Police Set to Get New Dispersal Powers…

Geopolitical – Week of 07.14.13
Obama Ponders Canceling Moscow Talks With Putin
Associated Press | 19 July 2013
The White House is considering canceling a fall summit between President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Put…

Geopolitical – Week of 07.07.13
Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano Resigning
Yahoo! Finance | 12 July 2013
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, who led the burgeoning Department of Homeland Security…
U.S. Posts Wides…

Geopolitical – Week of 06.30.13
Effort to Oust Attorney General Eric Holder Gains Momentum
The New American | 02 July 2013
Last month, more than 75 Republicans in the House of Representatives…
Keith Alexander: NSA’S Prince of Dar…

Geopolitical – Week of 06.23.13
Obama Takes on Power Plants as Part of New Climate Plan
Reuters | 25 June 2013
President Barack Obama tried to revive his stalled climate change agenda…
The 9 Largest Private Armies In The World. W…

Geopolitical – Week of 06.16.13
Michael Hastings’ Wife Obliterates New York Times For Dismissive Obituary
The Huffington Post | 19 June 2013
In the 24 hours since the tragic death of journalist and author Michael Hastings…
‘KKK…

Geopolitical – Week of 06.09.13
Long-Dormant Civil Liberties Board to Meet on NSA’s PRISM
Federal Times | 13 June 2013
A long dormant and little known presidentially appointed panel…
Why ‘I Have Nothing to Hide’ Is the Wrong …

Geopolitical – Week of 06.02.13
Saudi Arabia’s Quiet Transition
AL Monitor | 05 June 2012
In the last year, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has transitioned its top security posts…
NSA Collecting Phone Records of Millions of Verizo…

Geopolitical – Week of 05.26.13
Switzerland Proposes Allowing Banks to Resolve U.S. Tax Evasion Cases
Journal of Accountancy | 29 May 2013
The government of Switzerland would allow its banks to disclose data about account holders to…

Geopolitical – Week of 05.19.13
So It’s Come To This: Seven High School Students Arrested For Throwing… Water Balloons
Tech Dirt | 22 May 2013
The weather’s (mostly) hot. School’s almost out. And what better way to celebrate summe…

Geopolitical – Week of 05.12.13
Elizabeth Warren Confronts Eric Holder, Ben Bernanke And Mary Jo White On Too-Big-To-Jail
Zero Hedge | 16 May 2013
Elizabeth Warren is one of the few Senators out there pushing to understand why the f…

Geopolitical – Week of 05.05.13
Air Force Strips 17 Officers Of Authority To Control And Launch Nuclear Missiles
Business Insider | 08 May 2013
The Air Force stripped an unprecedented 17 officers of their authority to control…
Ob…

Geopolitical – Week of 4.28.13
Q&A: The FBI’s Role in ‘Manufacturing’ Terrorism
Yahoo! Finance | 02 May 2013
In his new book, The Terror Factory: Inside the FBI’s Manufactured War on Terrorism…
‘Killer Robots Should Not Have Pow…

Geopolitical – Week of 4.21.13
Ron Paul Fans Furious Over Rand Paul’s Drone Flip-flop
Information Clearing House | 24 April 2013
Ron Paul’s vibrant fan base is in open rebellion today over Rand Paul’s perceived reversal…
The Ris…

Geopolitical – Week of 4.14.13
Huge Grant County Farmland Sale Linked to State Law on Foreign Ownership
The Cap Times | 12 April 2013
One of the largest farmland sales in state history is fueling new speculation…
What Is In The …

Geopolitical – Week of 4.07.13
Elizabeth Warren Shocked by Obama CPI Proposal
Buzz Flash | 11 April 2013
Elizabeth Warren is defying party allegiance…
Fukushima Remains a Huge Problem
Undernews | 11 April 2013
Increasingly, expe…

Geopolitical – Week of 3.31.13
MLK Killed by Government, Jury Finds: Special Report
YouTube | 05 April 2013
A jury finds government conspiracy involvement with the slaying of MLK…
North Korea Says Military Cleared to Wage Nucle…

Geopolitical – Week of 03.24.2013
North Korea Orders Rockets on Standby to Hit US Bases – State Media
RT | 28 March 2013
Pyongyang has ordered rocket units be put on standby to fire on US bases…
Who Cut Egypt’s Internet?
The Huffin…

Geopolitical – Week of 03.17.2013
Congress Clears Legislation to Avoid Government Shutdown
Bloomberg | 21 March 2013
Congress gave final approval to legislation to avert a partial government shutdown…
Bullet Points — Paying for A…

Geopolitical – Week of 03.10.2013
Democratic Guest To Hannity: Solution To Rape Is Not Arming Women, But ‘Training Men To Not Rape’
YouTube | 06 March 2012
During a heated debate on Hannity last night on Fox, Democratic strategist Ze…

Geopolitical – Week of 03.03.2013
Homeland Security Drones Designed to Identify Civilians Carrying Guns
Breitbart | 05 March 2013
Recently uncovered government documents reveal that the U.S. Department…
Russia Carries Out its ‘Bigg…

Geopolitical – Week of 02.24.2013
Congress Heads Out as the Sequester Blows In
The Washington Post | 28 February 2013
One day before automatic spending cuts were due to hit the Pentagon…
Judge Accepts Bradley Manning’s Guilty Pleas…

Geopolitical – Week of 02.17.2013
Papal Resignation Linked to Inquiry Into ‘Vatican Gay Officials’, Says Paper
The Guardian | 21 February 2013
A potentially explosive report has linked the resignation of Pope…
Supreme Court Appears…

Geopolitical – Week of 02.10.2012
Two Naperville, Illinois Women Arrested Defending Homes From Smart Meter Installation
Youtube | 25 January 2013
China Bans Television Ads for Bling
CNN | 08 February 2013
China has banned adverti…

Geopolitical – Week of 02.03.2013
New Scandalous Emails Put JP Morgan In Hot Water
Yahoo! Finance | 07 February 2013
No matter how many times corporate apparatchiks tell employees not to say…
City in Virginia Becomes First to Pas…

Geopolitical – Week of 01.27.13
2 Reported Dead in Blast Near U.S. Embassy in Turkey
The New York Times | 01 February 2013
Turkey’s Interior Minister Muammer Guler says a suicide bomber…
Doctors Kill 2,450% More Americans Than …

Geopolitical – Week of 01.20.2013
Feinstein Rolls Out Draconian Attack on Second Amendment
Info Wars | 24 January 2013
Senator Dianne Feinstein unveiled her promised attack against…
PA State Representative Introduces Legislation …

Geopolitical – Week of 01.13.2013
U.S. Republicans Weigh Short-Term Debt Limit Increase
Reuters | 17 January 2013
The move, described as under consideration by House…
U.S., Japan Review Defense Guidelines Amid Tension with China
…

Geopolitical – Week of 01.06.2013
U.S. Government Increases National Debt—and Keeps 128 Million People on Government Programs
The Heritage Foundation | 08 January 2013
Between 1988 and 2011, the amount of the U.S. population that r…

Geopolitical – Week of 12.30.2012
Bigger Fights Loom After “Fiscal Cliff” Deal
Reuters | 03 January 2013
President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans face even bigger budget…
San Bernardino Judge Plans to Reject Calpers B…

Geopolitical – Week of 12.16.2012
“Fiscal Cliff” Efforts in Disarray as U.S. Lawmakers Flee
Reuters | 21 December 2012
Efforts to avoid the looming U.S. “fiscal cliff” were thrown into disarray on Friday…
Benghazi report leaves l…

Geopolitical – Week of 12.10.2012
Court OKs Barring High IQs for Cops
Washington Post | 08 September 2000
A man whose bid to become a police officer was rejected after he scored too high…
For Corporate Tax Overhaul, Big Risks, Bi…

Geopolitical – Week of 12.2.2012
Quebec Going it Alone With Gun Registry
The Globe and Mail | 06 December 2012
Quebec is pressing ahead with plans for its own gun registry…
Electronic Handcuffs: More Warnings From Law Enforcem…

Geopolitical – Week of 11.25.2012
Supreme Court Inaction Boosts Right To Record Police Officers
Huffington Post | 27 November 2012
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a decision by…
U.N. General Assembly Votes to R…

Geopolitical – Week of 11.18.2012
Student Expelled for Refusing to Wear Location Tracking RFID Badge
The Rutherford Institute | 20 November 2012
Andrea Hernandez is being expelled from John Jay High School in San Antonio, Texas on N…

Geopolitical – Week of 11.11.2012
Constitutional Sheriff Tony DeMeo
MORPHcity | 30 July 2010
In this 3-part video interview with Tony DeMeo, Sheriff of Nye County, Nevada, he explains that he is a Constitutional Sheriff and that aut…

Geopolitical – Week of 11.04.12
Obama Re-Election Makes Muni Tax Cap More Plausible, Posner Says
Bloomberg | 08 November 2012
President Barack Obama’s re-election makes his proposal to cap the tax-exemption for interest on municip…

Geopolitical – Week of 10.28.12
Joe Klein’s Sociopathic Defense of Drone Killings of Children
Common Dreams | 23 October 2012
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe program this morning, which focused on Monday’s night presidential debate, the form…

Geopolitical – Week of 10.21.12
Putin Flexes Muscle in Big Test of Russia’s Nuclear Arsenal
Reuters | 20 October 2012
President Vladimir Putin took a leading role in the latest tests of Russia’s strategic nuclear arsenal

Geopolitical – Week of 10.14.12
Syria: An Energy-Based Proxy War in the Making?
Casey Research | 16 October 2012
The Vietnam war wasn’t really about Vietnam.
Loophole Allows Saudi Arabian Businesses to Spend Freely in Our Election
…

Geopolitical – Week of 10.7.12
Nobel Peace Prize 2012: European Union Wins For Role In Uniting Continent
Huffington Post | 12 October 2012
The European Union won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its efforts to promote peace an…

Geopolitical – Week of 9.30.12
Pat Caddell Says: Media Have Become an “Enemy of the American people”
YouTube | 27 September 2012
Everything is Illegal in America
YouTube | 28 February 2012
Bill Moyers on the United States of ALE…

Geopolitical – Week of 9.23.12
JESSE VENTURA – Every War Starts With A False Flag Operation!
Vimeo | 20 September 2012
Needed, Now! A United Anti-Fascist Opposition Front — No Wimps Need Apply
OpEdNews | 28 September 2012
Cut th…

Geopolitical – Week of 9.16.12
Darling! The Pieter-Dirk Uys Story
YouTube | 4 November 2011
9/11: A Conspiracy Theory
The Corbett Report | 11 September 2011
Romney/Obama the Same?
YouTube | 23 April 2012
SECRET VIDEO: Romney Te…

Geopolitical – Week of 9.9.12
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): 14th Round of TPP Negotiations Set for Leesburg, Virginia — September 6-15, 2012
Office of the United States Trade Representative | September 2012
The next negotiatin…

Geopolitical – Week of 9.2.12
Porter Report – After Dempsey Warning, Israel May Curb War Threat
YouTube | 30 May 2010
6 Songs Used to Torture & Intimidate
Mental Floss
Playing an annoying song over and over to get someone to sp…