gmo-free-hawaii-735-350Natural Society – by Christina Sarich

An attorney for the SHAKA Movement in Hawaii that has been trying to uphold a democratically voted moratorium on GMOs on the island of Maui reports that residents and activists have won. An intervention in a federal lawsuit that was brought on by Monsanto and Dow trying to push their genetically modified agenda on islanders will not go through.

The federal lawsuit filed last month against Maui County by Monsanto Co. and a unit of Dow Chemical Co. thankfully flew over judge, Barry Kurren, who has deep ties with Monsanto, Dow, and Big Ag. The judge has recently overturned a democratically voted initiative to limit GMOs on the Big Island of Hawaii. Without an upswelling of public pressure, he could have done the same in Maui.   Continue reading “Breaking News: Maui Wins! Monsanto and Dow will Follow New GMO Moratorium”

Police SWAT teams search outside a home in a suburb of Philadelphia where a suspect in five killings was believed to be barricaded in Souderton, Pennsylvania, December 15, 2014.REUTERS-Brad LarrisonReuters – by Daniel Kelley

An Iraq War veteran sought in the killing of six family members in Pennsylvania was found dead on Tuesday of “self-inflicted cutting wounds” following a two-day manhunt, authorities said.

Suspect Bradley William Stone, 35, of Pennsburg was being sought in the deaths on Monday of his ex-wife, her mother, grandmother, sister and two other family members, including his 14-year-old niece. His 17-year-old nephew was seriously wounded.   Continue reading “Pennsylvania suspect in family killings dead of self-inflicted cuts”

PHOTO: Students at Alma Del Mar Charter School in New Bedford, Mass., protested the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, Dec, 12, 2014. ABC News – by Rheana Murray

A protest put on by a group of second-graders in Massachusetts has sparked controversy, but the school says it was just teaching the kids a lesson in civics.

The peaceful demonstration happened on Friday, a spokesperson for the Alma del Mar Charter School in New Bedford told ABC News today. Second-graders gathered in front of the school with signs, some that said “Honk For Justice,” after learning about the deaths of Eric Garner in Staten Island, New York, and Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, both at the hands of police officers.   Continue reading “Second-Graders’ Ferguson Protest Sparks Controversy”

Centre Daily Times – by Donna Cassatta

— President Barack Obama will sign legislation slapping new sanctions on Russia and providing weapons and other aid to Ukraine despite White House concerns that military assistance will further escalate the conflict, the White House said Tuesday.

White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Obama continues to have misgivings about the bill, which cleared Congress with overwhelming support, but believes the legislation still gives him the flexibility he needs.   Continue reading “Obama to slap new sanctions on Russia”

Jon Rappoport

Some people would call it simply an effort to please the audience. Well, pleasing the audience during a national news broadcast isn’t the objective, unless ratings and viewer numbers and ad revenues and distraction from facts is actually the plan…and of course it is.

Just now, I forced myself to watch a rebroadcast of Wednesday night’s NBC News with the golden boy, Brian Williams.

But Brian wasn’t golden, he was blue, which happens to be people’s favorite color in multiple surveys. Restful calming blue.   Continue reading “The hypnotic use of color in television news”

Jon Rappoport

It’s been called contraceptive corn and spermicidal corn. A San Diego company called Epicyte developed it.

Here’s a brief backgrounder from The Guardian, Sept. 9, 2001; “GM corn set to stop man spreading his seed,” by Robin McKie:

“Scientists have created the ultimate GM crop: contraceptive corn. Waiving fields of maize may one day save the world from overpopulation.   Continue reading “Note to China and Russia: did you import Depopulation Corn?”

SKINNY PUPPYThe Guardian – by Sean Michaels

A Canadian electro-industrial band is asking for thousands of dollars in royalties after learning that the US military used their music to torture prisoners at Guantánamo Bay. Skinny Puppy claim they filed a $666,000 (£368,000) bill with America’d defence department.

“We sent them an invoice for our musical services considering they had gone ahead and used our music without our knowledge and used it as an actual weapon against somebody,” keyboardist Cevin Key recently told CTV News. “I am not only against the fact they’re using our music to inflict damage on somebody else but they are doing it without anybody’s permission.”   Continue reading “Industrial band Skinny Puppy demand $666,000 after music is used in Guantánamo torture”

Canada Free Press – by Doug Hagmann

In the event the reader is just now hearing about the hostage crisis unfolding at the popular Lindt Café in Sydney, Australia, it was about 9:45 a.m. (AEDT) Sunday when a reported Muslim terrorist walked into the café, wielding at least one shotgun or similarly described long gun, and a package reported to be a bomb and took an estimated 30 people hostage. Reports state that five hostages managed to escape, leaving an estimated two-dozen unarmed people inside the building. Police are not confirming the exact number of hostages,  nor are they revealing the name of the perpetrator.   Continue reading “DHS insider: Sydney to be the game changer”

Whiskey-Rebellion-taxSovereign Man – by Simon Black

John Lynn was bound and gagged, as the angry mob tied him to a tree and poured a barrel of scalding hot tar over his freshly shaven head and coated him in feathers.

It was June 1794 and the crowd was absolutely frantic. They were taking justice into their own hands.

Lynn’s crime, in their eyes, was having extended lodging to a federal tax collector, who’d come down to enforce a recently imposed excise tax on whiskey.   Continue reading “Here’s the most bizarre currency you’ve probably never heard about.”

UPI – by JC Finley

ROME, Dec. 15 (UPI) — Secretary of State John Kerry and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were expected to discuss a proposed United Nations Security Council resolution at a meeting Monday in Rome.

The resolution, proposed by Palestinian officials and backed by Jordan, sets a November 2016 deadline for Israel to withdraw from Palestinian-sought land.

Palestinian Liberation Organization official Hanna Amira told Bloomberg the draft resolution would be presented to the U.N. on Wednesday.   Continue reading “Kerry, Netanyahu expected to discuss U.N. Security Council proposal on Mideast peace timeline”

Jon Rappoport

Consider the two counties in Oregon (Jackson and Josephine) that banned GMO crops.

Consider the measures in Maui, Kauai, and the Big Island of Hawaii that blocked further development of GMOs and the spraying of toxic pesticides.

They all won.   Continue reading “GMO wars: the right of people to nullify fascism”

https://i0.wp.com/cdnph.upi.com/sv/em/upi_com/UPI-5011418644703/2014/1/ed9d4474d132d6921a37331ccf0c7102/New-major-gas-find-offshore-Israel.jpg?w=960UPI – by Daniel J. Graeber

TEL AVIV, Israel, Dec. 15 (UPI) — An Israeli energy company said it’s discovered what may be the third largest natural gas basin in the country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

Minority partner Israel Opportunity said the so-called Royee field may hold around 3.2 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. Located in the eastern Mediterranean, it would be the third largest in the region after the Leviathan and Tamar fields if reserve estimates are correct.   Continue reading “New major gas find offshore Israel”

First Gay Wedding Show In ParisDC Clothesline – by Dean Garrison

This is a story of leftist hypocrisy.

Some may recall a story from December of 2013 about a Denver Cakeshop refusing to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple. The owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop, Jack Phillips, refused service to two men who were married in Massachusetts. The irony is that homosexual marriage was not legal in Colorado at the time of request, though the state did have provisions for “civil unions”. The ACLU quickly became involved and Mr. Phillips had more legal troubles than he could have ever imagined.   Continue reading “13 Gay Bakeries Refuse to Bake Cake for Heterosexual Christian Man”

Press TV

The US Senate has approved a multi-billion-dollar military spending bill that includes $350 million for Israel’s Iron Dome missile system.

The Senate passed the bill on Friday by a 89-11 vote.

The bill was sent to the White House for President Barack Obama’s signature.   Continue reading “US to give Israel $350mn for Iron Dome”

Edward SnowdenThe Guardian – by Kate Connolly

Attempts by opposition parties in Germany to bring Edward Snowden to Berlin to give evidence about the NSA’s operations have been thwarted by the country’s highest court.

The Green and Left parties wanted the whistleblower to give evidence in person to a parliamentary committee investigating espionage by the US agency, but Germany’s constitutional court ruled against them on Friday.   Continue reading “Court rejects attempt to allow Edward Snowden into Germany”

Reuters / StringerRT

Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Jafari says that his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, has made an offer to help Iraq fight Islamic State militants. Beijing has volunteered to assist with airstrikes, though it will not join the US-led coalition against ISIS.

The conversation between the ministers took place during a UN anti-terrorism meeting in New York back in September, the Financial Times reports.   Continue reading “China offers military help to Iraq to defeat ISIS – report”

AFP Photo / Kimimasa MayamaRT

Japan’s nuclear watchdog says the radioactive water that has accumulated at the battered Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant must be decontaminated and dumped into the ocean, local media reported. The news has sparked concern from local fisherman.

“We have to dispose of the water,” Shunichi Tanaka, chairman of the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA), told a media conference after visiting the crippled nuclear power plant on Friday, Asahi Shimbun reported.    Continue reading “Watchdog: Radioactive Fukushima water to be cleaned, dumped into Pacific”