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Sputnik

Ukrainian journalist and political analyst Yuri Romanenko says it’s time for Ukraine’s Armed Forces to start a deliberate campaign of murdering Russian journalists in Donbass, for the purpose of attracting global media attention.

Recalling a recent meeting at Harvard University on his Facebook page, Romanenko noted that he recommended to his colleagues that Ukrainian army snipers suppress Russian coverage of the war in Donbass by deliberately targeting Russian journalists operating in the region.   Continue reading “Ukrainian Analyst Proposes Murdering Russian Journalists in Sniper Attacks”

CBC News

Trace amounts of radiation from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan have been detected on North American shores for the first time.

Radioactive forms of the element cesium that could only come from Fukushima were detected in samples collected on Feb. 19 in Ucluelet, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, with the help of the Ucluelet Aquarium, scientists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution reported today.   Continue reading “Fukushima radiation measured on B.C. shore for 1st time”

Personal Finance – by Kristin Wong

“Middle class” doesn’t have a definite, official definition. But the Pew Charitable Trust defines it as households that earn between 67 and 200 percent of a state’s median income. Based on this metric and some statistics, Business Insider came up with a list of how much you have to earn to be considered middle class, depending on your state.

Pew analyzed numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2013 American Community Survey (the most recent) and found that the middle class has shrunk in every state between 2000 and 2013. Business Insider looked at the survey, too, then crunched some numbers based on Pew’s definition of “middle class” to come up with their list.   Continue reading “The Salary Required to Be “Middle Class” in Every State”

Yahoo News

Reykjavik (AFP) – Iceland’s government said Tuesday it would consider a revolutionary monetary proposal removing the power of commercial banks to create money and handing it to the central bank.

The proposal, which would be a turnaround in the history of modern finance, was part of a report written by a lawmaker from the ruling centrist Progress Party, Frosti Sigurjonsson, entitled “A better monetary system for Iceland”.   Continue reading “Fed up of crises, Iceland mulls a monetary revolution”

CBC

Canadian fighter jets will soon be launching airstrikes in Syria now that the House of Commons has approved the federal government’s plan to expand and extend its military mission in Iraq.​

Federal MPs voted 142-129 in favour of a motion extending the mission for up to a full year and authorizing bombing runs in Syria against targets belonging to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.   Continue reading “ISIS mission: Canadian airstrikes on Syria could come within days”

Truth and Shadows – by Craig McKee

Sometimes it really pays to be persistent.

That’s what Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth found out this week when the organization achieved something truly remarkable. It succeeded in getting a commitment from the largest association of architects in the U.S. to debate and vote on a resolution supporting an investigation into the destruction of World Trade Center Building 7 on Sept. 11, 2001.

The vote will take place at the annual convention of the American Institute of Architects, May 14-16, in Atlanta, GA. (If you’re not sure how much of a big deal this convention is, the keynote speaker is former president Bill Clinton.)   Continue reading “Major coup for AE9/11Truth – American Institute of Architects green lights Building 7 vote”

The Daily Sheeple – Newsmax

Editor’s Note: We all know where this rhetoric is headed… almost wish they’d come right out and try making it a reality already. Might change the very landscape of America if they really did.

Retired pediatric neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson, a possible Republican presidential candidate, is weighing in on the contentious issue of mandatory vaccinations – asserting people shouldn’t be allowed to refuse shots on religious or philosophical grounds.   Continue reading “Potential Rep. Presidential Candidate Ben Carson: ‘No One Has Right to Refuse Mandatory Vaccinations’”

RT

The bipartisan Surveillance State Repeal Act, if passed, would repeal dragnet surveillance of Americans’ personal communications, overhaul the federal domestic surveillance program, and provide protections for whistleblowers.

House lawmakers Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) and Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) are co-sponsoring bill H.R.1466, which was introduced on Tuesday and would repeal the 2001 Patriot Act, limit powers of the FISA Amendments Act, and prohibit retaliation against federal national security whistleblowers, according to The Hill.   Continue reading “Bipartisan bill would repeal Patriot Act, cut down American surveillance”

CBC – by Lauren O’Neill

Do you ever feel like you didn’t make the most of your time as a 4-year-old? Like you failed to appreciate how awesome life was when “gift shopping” meant bringing home a macaroni necklace?  Like you’d give anything to see nap time on your schedule again?

Your inner child is in luck — but only if your outer adult can afford to enroll in “adult preschool,” which is an actual thing now. No jokes.   Continue reading “‘Adult preschool’ charges hipsters to take naps, play with glitter glue”

CBC News

A pig’s head was found outside the front entrance of the Montreal Police Brotherhood headquarters on Friday morning, along with a human form made out of tree branches set against the front door.

Montreal police are investigating it as a case of vandalism. The union office is located on Gilford Street in the city’s Plateau neighbourhood.   Continue reading “Pig’s head found outside Montreal Police Brotherhood office”

Business Insider – by Mike Bird

The dollar is set for its strongest quarterly strengthening since 1992, according to Bank of America, a good sign that a rate hike is around the corner.

When markets expect that US interest rates will be hiked, it typically strengthens the dollar. That’s because people rush to change other currencies into dollars — they can make more money in dollar-denominated investments. The higher demand for the US currency drives its value up.   Continue reading “The surging dollar is a signal that a colossal financial event is just around the corner”

Daily Mail – by SIMON TOMLINSON and TED THORNHILL

The foreign spy arrested on suspicion of helping three British schoolgirls travel to Syria to join the Islamic State was working for the Canadian intelligence service, it has been reported.

Turkish foreign minister Mehmet Cavusoglu earlier said the suspect works for the intelligence agency of a country that is part of the US-led coalition fighting ISIS but did not identify the country, saying only that it was not the United States or a member of the European Union.   Continue reading “Agent ‘working for Canadian intelligence’ has been arrested in Turkey for allegedly helping three British girls cross into Syria to join ISIS”

CBC News – AP

Utah lawmakers have passed a bill that would make it the only state to allow firing squads for carrying out a death penalty if there is a shortage of execution drugs.

The passage of the bill by the state Senate on Tuesday comes as states struggle to obtain lethal injection drugs amid a nationwide shortage.

The bill’s sponsor, Republican Rep. Paul Ray of Clearfield, touted the measure as being a more humane form of execution. Ray argued that a team of trained marksmen is faster and more humane than the drawn-out deaths that have occurred in botched lethal injections.   Continue reading “Utah could bring back firing squads due to execution drug supply concerns”

If this is happening in a small city like Edmonton, Alberta you can bet your ass that steroid use is wide spread in most police services.

CBC

After an almost two-year investigation, two Edmonton police officers are finding themselves on the other side of the law after being charged with illegally selling steroids to other officers, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team announced Friday afternoon.   Continue reading “Two Edmonton police officers charged with selling steroids”

RT

A 38-year old Canadian citizen is facing up to a year in jail and a fine of up to 25,000 Canadian dollars for refusing to unlock his cell and thus “obstructing” an in-depth security screening by the border service officials at the Halifax airport.

Alain Philippon from Ste-Anne-des-Plaines, Quebec, has been detained and charged with “obstructing border officials” after he refused to provide his BlackBerry phone password to Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers upon his arrival from the Dominican Republic this week.   Continue reading “​Canadian faces $20k fine, jail time for refusing to unlock phone during airport check”