THE MORTGAGE foreclosure scandal is taking on epic proportions: the New York Federal Reserve Bank has joined a consortium that's pressuring Bank of America to buy back bad mortgages that were packaged into $47 billion worth of bonds sold by Countrywide Mortgage, now a part of BoA.  Meanwhile, Bank of America has sued the FDIC over alleged fraud by a failed lender that BoA says double and triple-pledged mortgages on Mortgage Backed Securities.
How does this all play out? We have no idea, but it doesn't look good.  Abbot and Costello illustrate how this whole thing happened in the first place.
Also: a look back at the Pied Piper of Hamelin.

HOMER SIMPSON finds himself in the news twice today: first in connection with the largest drug bust in Mexican history, and second as a Jesuit theologian declares him a Catholic.
O-kay.
Also: UFOs over El Paso; Russian bombers over the Netherlands; and your private data from Facebook is all over the Internet. Plus a statue of the comatose Ariel Sharon; Hamas gets AA missiles; the Crystal Cathedral goes bust; and your new online friend might be a spook.

STUDIES SUGGEST that lucid dreams where we control the action are on the rise.  Are we actually dreaming more vividly more often, or are researchers just taking note more often?  And if we're actually aware of our dreams as they unfold more often than in the past, why?
Also: experts admit link between H1N1 vaccine and Guillain-Barre Syndrome; a patent on artificially derived stem cells; genetically modified mosquitoes; and Monsanto buys Blackwater (not!).
Derek is the guest on Cross Walk Talk tonight at 9:00PM Eastern to discuss his presentation at the Supernatural Science and Prophecy Conference: "Facebook and Antichrist".

A REPORT from Israel today says that Iran's main missile site, the Imam Ali Base, was taken out of commission Tuesday by "a mysterious hand". Iran says the explosion was the result of a fire igniting an ammunition dump.
Also: Sharon rants; Romney runs; and a synthetic songstress.

ANOTHER DISTURBING story from Chandler, Arizona (which is right next to Gilbert): following last week's news of a decapitation murder comes the story of a man who was stabbed by his roommates, professing vampires, because he didn't want them to drink his blood — again.
Also: China corners rare earths market; foreclosures hit record high in September; Joe Biden brings "ethnicity" to the White House; and Raiders News Live returns to Blog Talk Radio.
Here's the link to Derek's interview on Active Christian Media, hosted by Stacy Harp.  Sorry it took so long, Stacy!

TODAY WAS supposed to be the day UFOs appeared over major cities around the world. As of 7PM Eastern, all we've seen are some mylar balloons over New York.
Also: Chilean miners rescued; Michelle Obama prays for "clean spirits"; the G20 plans a global currency; and Christianity Today offshoot promotes contemplative prayer.
Here are some of the articles linking the teachings of Chuck Pierce to kabbalah:

Chuck Pierce, Teacher of Kabbalah
Chuck Pierce and Kabbalah: Month of Nissan
Chuck Pierce and Kabbalah: The Month of Iyar
Chuck Pierce: "Truth in the Kabbalah"

WE TALK about a couple of new films worth paying attention to: Skyline, about an alien apocalypse that bears a striking resemblance to descriptions of the Rapture, and Jim: Birth of a New World Order, about a dystopian future that follows the next — enhanced — generation.
Also: a Happy Meal resists decay for six months, The Day Before Disclosure, and decapitations along the border.

THE FATHER has incarnated on Earth, according to the Miracle of Love cult. Warmed over gnosticism = a new revelation, apparently.
Also: health care reform passes first legal test; Al Qaeda threatens Ahmadinejad; and kids are encouraged to be SnapScouts and spy on Mom and Dad. And play along with us as we try to remember the names of famous actors and movies as we fall down a rabbit hole and struggle to get back on point!

FRIDAY FROM the bunker:  Bank of America stops all foreclosures, Glenn Beck takes time off for medical tests, the Vatican calls a special Mideast Assembly, and spirals make men sweat (?).
Join us at Gilbert House to discuss!

TODAY'S TOPICS: Singularity advocate J. Craig Venter partners with Big Pharma; Iran's Ahmadinejad prepares to take over visit Lebanon; and dozens fall ill at Obama rally in Maryland.
Join at to discuss in the virtual bunker at www.GilbertHouse.org!