Market Watch

As meat prices soar, so-called pink slime — a processed meat byproduct that’s sprayed with ammonia (the beef industry prefers the term “lean finely textured beef”) — is making a comeback , according to The Wall Street Journal. And while that surely grosses people out, it’s far from the only disgusting food additive your family is probably gobbling up in mass quantities. Here are five shocking things found in common foods.   Continue reading “5 food additives even grosser than ‘pink slime’”

martinez_screencapThe Raw Story – by Tom Boggioni

Addressing the media, the heartbroken father of one of the victims of Eliott Rodgers’ shooting rampage in Santa Barbara blamed “craven, irresponsible politicians and the NRA” for being complicit in his son’s death.

Richard Martinez, father of 20-year-old Chris Martinez, said he was speaking for the family and told the assembled reporters, “Our son, Christopher Martinez, and six others are dead. Our family has a message for every family out there: You don’t think it will happen to your child until it does.”   Continue reading “Father of SB shooting victim pins blame on ‘craven, irresponsible politicians and the NRA’”

The Daily Caller – by Rachel Stoltzfoos

A lion, a tiger, and a bear were rescued from a drug dealer’s apartment 13 years ago, and have been best friends ever since.

Baloo the brown bear, Leo the lion and Shere Khan the tiger, (nicknamed the BLT) were found in an Atlanta drug dealer’s apartment in poor condition when they were cubs. They now reside in a 3-acre habitat at the Noah’s Ark Animal Sanctuary in Georgia, reports NBC’s TODAY show.   Continue reading “This Lion Tiger And Bear Are BESTIES”

Northrop Grumman / Bob Brown / Handout via ReutersRT News

The CIA has been bombing Pakistan’s domestic buildings more than any other targets over the past decade of the drone war launched by the US, says the latest research by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism.

Almost two thirds, or over 60 percent, of all US drone strikes in Pakistan targeted domestic buildings,says joint research conducted by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (BIJ), a London-based non-profit news group, along with Forensic Architecture, a research unit based at Goldsmiths University, London, and Situ Research in New York.   Continue reading “Over 60% of US drone targets in Pakistan are homes – research”

Common Dreams

Military leaders in Thailand assumed all political power in the country on Saturday after dissolving the country’s Senate, the last democratic institution left standing after the military seized power two days ago.

According to reports, former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is being held in a “safe place” after being summoned on Friday along with nearly 200 others, including prominent politicians, outspoken academics and journalists, said to be “political associates” with the ruling party.   Continue reading “Thai Military Takes Total Control”

The Preppers BlueprintThe Organic Prepper

When you first take the leap into a prepared lifestyle, it can be overwhelming.  There are so many potential disasters that it’s hard to figure out how to prepare for all of them. What if you could find a reference – in which the information you needed was all together in one place?  What if you could find a book that taught you all you needed to know to get ready for…well, pretty much anything? What if there was a blueprint that organized the steps a family needed to take to be prepared not only for short term disasters, but for long-term self sufficiency?   Continue reading “The Prepper’s Blueprint: A Complete Guide to Freedom Through Self-Reliance”

Obama's Constitutional Balance of Powers.Militia News – by Chris Banescu

President “I am not a dictator” Obama, the same man who once bemoaned that the U.S. Constitution is deeply flawed and America’s Founding Fathers had “an enormous blind spot” when they wrote it, is again complaining that our Constitutional Republic does not satisfy his dictatorial aspirations. Apparently, the inconvenience of having each state represented equally in the Senate is inconveniencing his ability to shove his leftist personal agenda down the throat of Congress and the American people.   Continue reading “Obama Unhappy with America’s Constitutional Balance of Powers”

The VA Scandal Proves What We’ve Been Saying All AlongPersonal Liberty – by Chip Wood

Yet another whistleblower has come forward to accuse yet another Veteran’s Affairs hospital of keeping secret waiting lists to hide the delays for veterans needing medical treatment. According to The Daily Beast,officials at the VA hospital in Albuquerque, N.M., may have already destroyed some of the records there, to cover up what has been happening.

Sound like any government bureaucracy we’ve heard about before?   Continue reading “The VA Scandal Proves What We’ve Been Saying All Along”

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Protesters rallied in dozens of cities Saturday as part of a global protest against seed giant Monsanto and the genetically modified food it produces, organizers said.

Organizers said “March Against Monsanto” protests were held in 52 countries and 436 cities, including San Antonio. The march called on Congress to label, or ban, genetically-modified foods.   Continue reading “Protesters in San Antonio and around the world march against Monsanto”

WIKI-eyesight-U.S. NavyWaking Times – by Dr. Ben Kim

Contrary to popular belief, your vision doesn’t have to decline over time. With regular exercise of the muscles that control your eye movements and visual acuity, you can reduce eyestrain and maintain or even improve your vision. Utilization of a few acupressure points can also help your vision by encouraging healthy blood flow to your eyes.

The six muscles that control your eye movements are as follows:   Continue reading “How to Improve Vision Naturally”

george-prescott-bushTruthstream Media – by Aaron Dykes and Melissa Melton

The little known George P. Bush (from the powerful Bush Dynasty) is rising to political power in Texas on his ‘Hispanic’ credentials. His rising star is a Trojan Horse towards stopping a “Blue State” from emerging in Texas, swinging potentially Democratic voters back to the GOP, while priming the Southwest for the immigration reforms designed by his father Jeb Bush at the Council on Foreign Relations – in turn part of the larger plan to usher in a North American Union and seize vast land areas for the planned Trans-Texas Corridor which will fast-track NAFTA-on-steroids global trade.   Continue reading “Rising ‘Hispanic’ Star George P. Bush Confronted on Family’s Nazi Banking Past”

Claims Russia wants to restore USSR a device in information war - PutinVoice of Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin said those who thought Russia was trying to restore an empire and the Soviet Union simply incorrect. “That opinion is wrong, I don’t think it’s anything that corresponds with the truth but a tool in the information war,” Putin said at a meeting with international media bosses in St. Petersburg. “People are trying to label us as such, that we’re trying to restore the empire, the Soviet Union, to bring everybody under our influence. But this us totally inaccurate,” he said.

Continue reading “Claims Russia wants to restore USSR a device in information war”

Yahoo News – by RAQUEL MARIA DILLON, MARTHA MENDOZA and JULIE WATSON

GOLETA, Calif. (AP) — A California gunman who went on a rampage near a Santa Barbara university stabbed three people to death at his apartment before shooting to death three more in a terrorizing crime spree through a neighborhood, sheriff’s officials said Saturday.

The three people in the apartment were among the six left dead Friday night during the shootings near the campus of the University of California, Santa Barbara. Elliot Rodger, 22, the suspected gunman, apparently killed himself, authorities said.   Continue reading “Sheriff: Calif. gunman killed 3 people at home”

KBTX – by Patrina Adger

Hearne, TX The shooting death of a 93 year old woman in Hearne more than two weeks ago is still getting a lot of attention, including from the Federal Government.

The Hearne Citizen’s Oversight Committee hosted a second town hall meeting and invited a member of the U.S. Department of Justice to sit in on the discussion.   Continue reading “US Department of Justice attends Hearne Town Hall Meeting”

Gee Thanks, Rick Perry, for bringing “Businesses” and “Jobs” like this to Texas.

The Eagle – by Beth Brown

Bryan and Brazos County are expected to decide next week to not award incentives to Gunler Foods, the manufacturing plant located in Texas Triangle Park that is accused of owing tens of thousands of dollars to vendors around town.   Continue reading “Bryan, Brazos County expected to not award incentives to Gunler Foods”

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Antonius Aquinas

There is no bigger misconception held among the financial press and within academia than that of consumer spending. A typical example of this comes from a recent Reuters release entitled: “Strong Consumer Spending, Factory Data Buoy U.S. Growth Outlook.” The first sentence of the article reads, “U.S. consumer spending recorded its largest gain in more than 4½ years in March . . . reinforcing views the economy was regaining steam.”   Continue reading “The Consumer Spending Myth”

Rense.com – by Jim Kerwin

The rains began last night in scattered areas of Southern California with thunderstorms across the spectrum. It was completely unexpected by the weather services, but regardless of that the rains have started. Use the services here to skip around by typing in various cities to the east of San Diego and LA, to track the progress.   Continue reading “And The Rains Begin”