NCAI Responds to Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee’s Comment Re: Native Americans as “Bad Guys” Published on MAY 07, 2015 Washington, DC – The National Congress of American Indians President Brian Cladoosby released the following response in reaction to Governor Mike Huckabee’s quote: “This week I learned about Governor Huckabee’s speech announcing his candidacy for U.S.ContinueContinue reading “HUCKABEE PUTS RACIST FOOT IN MOUTH”
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WORKING LONG HOURS RISKS THE HEALTH OF A NATION
COMMENTARY: If you cut the work week to forty hours, which is still full-time, the associated health risks reduce significantly, plus to fill the void employers will have to hire more people, which will reduce unemployment. It’s a win-win. Employers have taken advantage of workers for far too long by requiring them – especially salariedContinueContinue reading “WORKING LONG HOURS RISKS THE HEALTH OF A NATION”
DOXXING – AN ONLINE TERROR TACTIC
“Doxxing is never okay, no matter how repugnant you believe the target might be.” I agree. Terrorizing an individual or their families through social media, by providing their addresses, telephone numbers etc.(called doxxing) online, that may encourage unstable individual(s) to commit crimes against that person and/or their families is unacceptable. It’s called terrorism. Protesting inContinueContinue reading “DOXXING – AN ONLINE TERROR TACTIC”
DEATH PENALTY STRUCK DOWN IN CONNECTICUT
MY COMMENT: Murdering someone who has murdered somebody else is a contradiction in values. It really doesn’t matter if it has deterrent value, or if people are convicted who didn’t commit the crime, or if it satisfies the vengeance desires of family, church or state. If you pass a law that outlaws murder, then theContinueContinue reading “DEATH PENALTY STRUCK DOWN IN CONNECTICUT”
THE PERFECT CANDIDATE
A perfect candidate for a perfect party: a planetarian. A planetarian is someone whose ideological focus is to perfect, thus change, all systems of government, eliminating those no longer relevant and birthing new ones needed for a quickly evolving planet. Like birth, not all evolution occurs at the same pace, but it can be pushedContinueContinue reading “THE PERFECT CANDIDATE”
A TURN ABOUT – REPULSIVE ATTRACTS
One can’t sanitize the garbage that comes out of Donald Trump’s mind by calling it politically incorrect, as Donald himself has claimed it to be. Garbage in, garbage out. So I’m guessing that his so-called politically incorrect speech is his way of clearing out everybody else’s garbage that enters his space – immediately without hesitation,ContinueContinue reading “A TURN ABOUT – REPULSIVE ATTRACTS”
ISIS LIVES IN THE HEARTS OF HUNTERS
SEE? A BEAR allegedly KILLS a human, and when they catch and ID the bear, the bear will immediately get the death penalty. No judge Nor jury. Yet a sleezy serial killer dentist kills a FAMOUS lion in a foreign country and nothing happens. It’s all in the name of sport – like ISIS killingContinueContinue reading “ISIS LIVES IN THE HEARTS OF HUNTERS”
TRANSFORMING CRUELTY-BASED FARMING TO PLANT-BASED FARMING
Goat Cheese Farmers Give it All Up to Make Vegan Cheese Instead by Abigail Geer from CARE2 August 2, 2015 After 20 years as award winning goat cheese farmers, Carol and Julian Pearce have decided to give it all up and make vegan cheese instead. Still in the transition phase from farm to sanctuary, these twoContinueContinue reading “TRANSFORMING CRUELTY-BASED FARMING TO PLANT-BASED FARMING”
“PALESTINE”
Palestine by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – new book Amir Taheri wrote a book report on Palestine that appeared in the New York Post on August 1, 2015 | 3:00pm He was sent a copy of the book from a friend in Iran. Reading Taheri’s abstract of the book, it struck me that what Ayatolla AliContinueContinue reading ““PALESTINE””
“WE BELIEVE IN THE ETHICAL HUNT”
by Sharon Lee Davies-Tight Nick Pinizzotto, CEO of Sportsmen Alliance, appeared on CBS THIS MORNING SHOW 7-31-2015. In an interview he said, “We believe in what would be an ethical hunt”. It sounded too much like PETA saying, we believe in the ethical treatment of animals. What does ethical treatment of animals mean? It’s likeContinueContinue reading ““WE BELIEVE IN THE ETHICAL HUNT””
THE HUNT – VICARIOUS DEATH
People often talk about the thrill of the hunt – overtaking another being and killing that being, sometimes torturing that being to prolong the thrill, before the final second of death arrives. They don’t talk about the hunter seeking the experience of vicarious death. They hunt. They thrill. They want to be hunted, so theyContinueContinue reading “THE HUNT – VICARIOUS DEATH”
BODY CAMS ON POLICE – 2 WAYS THEY NEED TO WORK
Ohio cop indicted on murder charge in traffic-stop shooting – Yahoo News By LISA CORNWELL CINCINNATI (AP) — A University of Cincinnati officer who shot a motorist during a traffic stop over a missing front license plate has been indicted on murder charges, a prosecutor said Wednesday, adding that the officer “purposely killed him” andContinueContinue reading “BODY CAMS ON POLICE – 2 WAYS THEY NEED TO WORK”
PEANUTS, EGGS & SALMONELLA
Peanut Exec Who Intentionally Sold Salmonella-Tainted Peanuts Recommended for Life In Prison Korin Miller WriterJuly 24, 2015 Stewart Parnell, the former owner of Peanut Corporation of America, who knowingly sold truckloads of salmonella-tainted peanut butter that resulted in nine deaths and 700 illnesses. (Photo: Getty Images) Prosecutors are recommending a sentence of life in prisonContinueContinue reading “PEANUTS, EGGS & SALMONELLA”
RITUALISTIC KILLINGS – SOUNDS LIKE ISIS
Religious Sacrifice Eyed After Animal Parts Found At Long Island Park July 24, 2015 11:46 PM Animal Cruelty, Roy Gross, Suffolk County SPCA EAST ISLIP, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Animal cruelty investigators are looking into what they believe is the fourth ritualistic animal killing on Long Island in a month. Suffolk County SPCA Chief Roy Gross saidContinueContinue reading “RITUALISTIC KILLINGS – SOUNDS LIKE ISIS”
THERE’S NOTHING HEROIC ABOUT HYPOCRISY
Jeb Bush slurs war hero John Kerry: Will the GOP call him out like Donald Trump? Bush still backs GOPers who slurred John Kerry’s military service. How does that differ from Trump’s hit on McCain? by Joan Walsh Jeb Bush was quick to denounce Donald Trump after the reality show host-turned-presidential candidate made his uglyContinueContinue reading “THERE’S NOTHING HEROIC ABOUT HYPOCRISY”
EL CHAPO – THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON DRUGS
I was watching CNN the other day where different people were talking about El Chapo, the once top drug kingpin, who recently escaped from a maximum security prison in Mexico. I’m listening to this one guy talk and thought, oh my goodness, it’s like an ad appealing to young men, almost recruiting them to goContinueContinue reading “EL CHAPO – THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON DRUGS”
VEGGIE SEA BACON?
NEWSFEED FOOD & DRINK Stop Everything: There’s a New Seaweed That Tastes Like Bacon and Is Better for You Than Kale Helen Regan @hcregan The world’s most perfect food may have just arrived Researchers from Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center say they’ve created and patented a new type of seaweed that has theContinueContinue reading “VEGGIE SEA BACON?”
IRAN – USA – ISRAEL
No nation on earth would allow any other nation, especially one proud to be its forever enemy, unfettered access to its military bases/installments, no matter what the reason. The Israeli demand via USA Secretary of State John Kerry, at the Austrian talks in Vienna, is purposely made knowing that no country worth its salt wouldContinueContinue reading “IRAN – USA – ISRAEL”
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGISTS DESIGN TORTURE PROGRAMS
Washington Post Inquiry: Psychologists group colluded with Pentagon, CIA on interrogations By Greg Miller July 10 at 6:37 PM Leaders of the American Psychological Association secretly collaborated with officials at the Pentagon and CIA to weaken the association’s ethical guidelines and allow psychologists to take part in coercive interrogation programs after the Sept. 11, 2001,ContinueContinue reading “AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGISTS DESIGN TORTURE PROGRAMS”
IT’S TIME FOR A CUBA MOVE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Israel’s not so secret campaign to court Russia as its new protector of Israel and supplier of sophisticated arms amid growing tensions with the USA is not about two people fighting and the one finding a new friend, it’s a strategic plan to boost its own global power by hitching its wagon to the twoContinueContinue reading “IT’S TIME FOR A CUBA MOVE IN THE MIDDLE EAST”
REDSKINS – BLACKSKINS – WHITESKINS – BROWNSKINS
Obama administration likely to block new Redskins stadium By Timothy Cama – 07/01/15 02:37 PM EDT The Obama administration will likely block Washington, D.C., authorities from building a new stadium for the NFL’s Washington Redskins because of objections to the team’s name. The National Park Service (NPS) owns the land under the 54-year-old Robert F.ContinueContinue reading “REDSKINS – BLACKSKINS – WHITESKINS – BROWNSKINS”
THE HOLY SEE SPEAKS ON TERRORISM
Holy See: Causes of terrorism must be addressed 2015-07-01 Vatican Radio (Vatican Radio) The United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday held a special panel on the effects of terrorism on the enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms. Archbishop Silvano Tomasi, the Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations and OtherContinueContinue reading “THE HOLY SEE SPEAKS ON TERRORISM”
GAY MARRIAGE INSTITUTIONALIZED BY SUPREME COURT IN USA
Landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizes gay marriage nationwide WASHINGTON | BY LAWRENCE HURLEY The Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the U.S. Constitution provides same-sex couples the right to marry, handing a historic triumph to the American gay rights movement. The court ruled 5-4 that the Constitution’s guarantees of due process and equal protectionContinueContinue reading “GAY MARRIAGE INSTITUTIONALIZED BY SUPREME COURT IN USA”
VATICAN SIGNS TREATY WITH PALESTINE, MARKING IT AS A STATE
VATICAN CITY, June 26 (UPI) — The Vatican formally recognized Palestine as a state Friday, with the signing of a treaty, the product of 15 years of negotiations. The agreement involves “essential aspects of the life and activity of the Catholic Church in the State of Palestine,” a Vatican statement said. The acknowledgement of Palestine’sContinueContinue reading “VATICAN SIGNS TREATY WITH PALESTINE, MARKING IT AS A STATE”
HEAD TRANSPLANT REQUIRES DECAPITATION
Russian man to undergo world’s first full head transplant Thirty-year-old Valery Spiridinov hopes to have his head transplanted on to another man’s body in 2017 but some doctors have doubts. By Luke Heighton, video source ITN 5:23PM BST 13 Jun 2015 Mr Spiridinov, from Russia, suffers from Werdnig Hoffman disease, a muscle wasting condition thatContinueContinue reading “HEAD TRANSPLANT REQUIRES DECAPITATION”
PHILAE WAKES UP!
Comet lander Philae awakes from hibernation By FRANK JORDANS BERLIN (AP) — The comet lander Philae has awoken from a seven-month hibernation and managed to communicate with Earth for more than a minute, the European Space Agency said Sunday. The probe became the first spacecraft to land on a comet when it touched down onContinueContinue reading “PHILAE WAKES UP!”
MAKING MARS HABITABLE
There’s one crucial number that could ultimately determine whether humans have a chance to live on Mars By Jessica Orwig (ESO/M. Kornmesser/N. Risinger (skysurvey.org)) This artist’s impression shows how Mars may have looked about four billion years ago. The blue is liquid water. Our solar system harbors over a dozen classic and dwarf planets, hundredsContinueContinue reading “MAKING MARS HABITABLE”
CLEANING UP THE OCEANS USING ITS OWN CURRENTS
An Ocean That Cleans Itself: One 20 Year Old Raises $2 Million to Make It a Reality Tess PanzerJune 3, 2015 Boyan Slat may only be 20 years old, but his plan to have the ocean literally “clean itself” has already raised $2 million and generated support around the globe. In an impressive and thoughtfulContinueContinue reading “CLEANING UP THE OCEANS USING ITS OWN CURRENTS”
NON-HUMAN ANIMALS COULD BE DECLARED LEGAL PERSONS
Victory! Chimps Will Get Their Day in Court for Case Seeking Personhood by Alicia Graef April 23, 2015 5:30 pm Unbeknownst to two privately-owned chimpanzees being used for biomedical research in New York, their legal advocates are making progress in a case seeking to have them recognized as legal persons and freed. Earlier this week,ContinueContinue reading “NON-HUMAN ANIMALS COULD BE DECLARED LEGAL PERSONS”
CLEVELAND RISING UP
Cleveland protests erupt after officer found not guilty in fatal shooting of two unarmed suspects REUTER’S By Aaron Josefczyk and Kim Palmer Related Stories Ohio officer found not guilty in fatal shooting of two unarmed suspects Reuters Cleveland police officer’s trial on fatal shootings nears end Reuters The Latest in Cleveland: Multiple arrests after verdictContinueContinue reading “CLEVELAND RISING UP”
IRELAND LEADS THE WORLD IN LEGALIZING GAY MARRIAGE THROUGHOUT THE LAND
‘Bold’ Ireland votes to legalize gay marriage in landslide By SHAWN POGATCHNIK DUBLIN (AP) — Ireland’s citizens have voted in a landslide to legalize gay marriage, electoral officials announced Saturday — a stunningly lopsided result that illustrates what Catholic leaders and rights activists alike called a “social revolution.” Related Stories Rainbows Form Over Dublin AsContinueContinue reading “IRELAND LEADS THE WORLD IN LEGALIZING GAY MARRIAGE THROUGHOUT THE LAND”
BLUEBERRIES AND BLOOD PRESSURE, WALNUTS AND DEMENTIA
Health alerts: Blueberries and blood pressure, walnuts and dementia DALLAS MORNING NEWS Published: 26 January 2015 05:45 PM Updated: 26 January 2015 05:45 PM Health Alerts: A weekly look at the latest news you need to lead a healthier life. Blueberries aid blood pressure control A cup of blueberries just may keep the doctor away.ContinueContinue reading “BLUEBERRIES AND BLOOD PRESSURE, WALNUTS AND DEMENTIA”
USA PUNISHES GERMANY WITH INTELLIGENCE SHARING BLACKOUT IF…
US Threatened Germany Over Snowden, Vice Chancellor Says GLENN GREENWALD German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel (above) said this week in Homburg that the U.S. government threatened to cease sharing intelligence with Germany if Berlin offered asylum to NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden or otherwise arranged for him to travel to that country. “They told us they wouldContinueContinue reading “USA PUNISHES GERMANY WITH INTELLIGENCE SHARING BLACKOUT IF…”
HOMAN SQUARE – HIDDEN TORTURE SITE IN CHICAGO
READ ON FOR A STORY OF HORROR ‘Gestapo’ tactics at US police ‘black site’ ring alarm from Chicago to Washington Shocked politicians and rights groups call for inquiries into Homan Square Rahm Emanuel faces questions as top supporters examine ‘outrageous’ abuse ‘I hadn’t heard of the sort of CIA or Gestapo tactics that were mentionedContinueContinue reading “HOMAN SQUARE – HIDDEN TORTURE SITE IN CHICAGO”
JUST MAYO SUED BY HELLMAN’S
CHEF DAVIES-TIGHT’S COMMENT: Hellman’s Mayonnaise claims to have lost millions of dollars, because companies like ‘Just Mayo’ are actually mayonnaise substitutes and eggless – not real mayonnaise. Hellman’s is claiming millions of dollars in damages, to recoup losses that the animal-free mayonnaise companies are making at Hellman’s expense (essentially, taking business away from Hellman’s – primarily because people wantContinueContinue reading “JUST MAYO SUED BY HELLMAN’S”
