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READ WHAT U.S. SOLDIER SAID WHEN ASKED TO JUSTIFY THE WAR ON TERROR

November 5, 2015 by Sophie McAdam Heartbreaking: Here’s What A U.S. Soldier Said When Asked To Justify The War On Terror “You grew up wanting so bad to be Luke Skywalker, but you realize that you were basically a Stormtrooper, a faceless, nameless rifleman, carrying a spear for empire, and you start to accept theContinueContinue reading “READ WHAT U.S. SOLDIER SAID WHEN ASKED TO JUSTIFY THE WAR ON TERROR”

GOOD NEWS – RUSSIA & USA TO DISPOSE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS

Russia to dispose of chemical weapons by 2020 — senior security official Military & Defense October 30, 17:45 As for the US, it was expected that the country will also destroy these weapons by that time, but according to today’s plans, it will carry out the disposal by 2028, Russian security official says Russia toContinueContinue reading “GOOD NEWS – RUSSIA & USA TO DISPOSE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS”

FUNGUS FOUND IN BRAINS RAISES ALZHEIMER’S QUESTIONS

By Mariette Le RouxOctober 15, 2015 10:55 AM Traces of fungus have been discovered in the brains of Alzheimer’s sufferers, researchers said Thursday, relaunching the question: might the disease be caused by an infectious microbe? There is no conclusive evidence, but if the answer turns out to be “yes”, it means Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) mayContinueContinue reading “FUNGUS FOUND IN BRAINS RAISES ALZHEIMER’S QUESTIONS”

WHAT DO BACON, BURGERS, ASBESTOS, SAUSAGE AND CIGARETTES HAVE IN COMMON?

Bacon, burgers and sausages are a cancer risk, say world health chiefs: Processed meats added to list of substances most likely to cause disease alongside cigarettes and asbestos Fresh red meat is also due to join WHO ‘encyclopaedia of carcinogens’  Rulings will send shock waves through farming and fast food industries  Could lead to newContinueContinue reading “WHAT DO BACON, BURGERS, ASBESTOS, SAUSAGE AND CIGARETTES HAVE IN COMMON?”

Want To Know What’s Really In Your Hot Dog?

Clear Food – The Hot Dog Report THE HOT DOG REPORT – HUMAN DNA “Of the 345 hot dogs and sausages Clear Food analyzed for this report, 14.4% were problematic in some way. Problems included substitutions and hygienic issues. Substitution occurs when ingredients are added that do not show up on the label. Hygienic issuesContinueContinue reading “Want To Know What’s Really In Your Hot Dog?”

Vegan Supermarket Chain Coming To United States In 2016

“Veganz, the world’s first all-vegan supermarket chain, will be opening in Portland, Oregon in 2016. You’ve heard a plant-based diet is optimal for heath and the environment, but do you ever get dismayed when perusing your local grocery store because you a) either don’t know what to buy or b) feel too tempted by conventionalContinueContinue reading “Vegan Supermarket Chain Coming To United States In 2016”

California Farmer Gifts 700 Acres Of Coastal Land Back To Native American Tribe

“For the first time in over a century, the Kashia Band of Pomo Indians will be able to enjoy the Pacific coast where they and their ancestors once hunted, fished, and roamed free. 150 years ago, the Pomo Native American tribe was forced to move inland and abandon the community’s coastal home in California. TheyContinueContinue reading “California Farmer Gifts 700 Acres Of Coastal Land Back To Native American Tribe”

SLAUGHTERHOUSES ARE CLOSING…GREAT NEWS

WINDOM, MINNESOTA.  MINNESOTA’S LAST BEEF PROCESSING PLANT CLOSES Cattle will no longer be commercially slaughtered in the North Star state. Officials of the PM Beef processing plant in Windom, MN announced that the facility—the last beef packing plant in the state—is shutting its doors December 11, and that slaughter had ceased in late September. AContinueContinue reading “SLAUGHTERHOUSES ARE CLOSING…GREAT NEWS”

COLLABORATION HAMPERS CREATIVITY

Collaboration with co-workers hampers creative solutions to problems, study finds -ScienceAlert PETER DOCKRILL 23 OCT 2015 Thanks to technological advancements and the unshakeable belief that working together is the key to helping everyone perform better, contemporary office life is full of collaboration and networking: meetings, virtual workspaces, team messaging, simultaneous document editing, cloud storage, videoContinueContinue reading “COLLABORATION HAMPERS CREATIVITY”

BEER BUILDS STRONGER BONES THAN MILK

> A study found that the bones of women who drink beer regularly are stronger, making them less likely to suffer from osteoporosis. It is thought that the high level of silicon in beer slows down the thinning that leads to fractures and boosts the formation of new bone, the journal Nutrition reports. Beer isContinueContinue reading “BEER BUILDS STRONGER BONES THAN MILK”

HUCKABEE PUTS RACIST FOOT IN MOUTH

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”

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”

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?”

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”

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”

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”