Pot Leaf - CannabisWaking Times – by Alex Pietrowski

As the movement for the liberation of cannabis gains momentum, and attitudes toward this relaxing and healing plant evolve, we are witnessing an explosion in innovation around how cannabis is used, both as a medicine and for recreational purposes. Finally overcoming its reputation as a mind-bending, psychoactive drug that makes you stoned, lazy and useless, cannabis is being celebrated for its healing benefits.   Continue reading “How Tommy Chong Beat Cancer with Homegrown Cannabis Medicine”

CBS New York

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A grand jury is expected to decide soon whether to indict a police officer in the death of Eric Garner.

The grand jury began hearing evidence in the case on Sept. 29. Staten Island District Attorney Daniel Donovan asked New Yorkers to be patient ahead of the decision.

“The grand jury has been diligently listening to evidence and we await their decision,” he said.   Continue reading “Grand Jury Decision Expected Soon In Police-Involved Death Of Eric Garner”

food-from-the-skyTrue Activist – by John Vibes

Thornton’s Budgens supermarket in Crouch End, north London, was one of the most sustainable supermarkets in the world, until its untimely end this past March. The most interesting feature of the supermarket was that it actually had a rooftop garden that supplied the store with food.

The rooftop garden was part of a program called “Food From The Sky”, which brought a new philosophy of sustainability to the food industry. Not only was all of the store’s food produced on the roof, but the compost used for the garden was actually made from waste produced by the store.   Continue reading “Why Cant All Supermarkets Grow Food On The Roof Like This One Did?”

aztec-death-whistleOddity Central – by Sumitra

The Aztec death whistle produces a sound so horrifying, it will chill you to the bone. Described as the ‘scream of a thousand corpses’, the death whistle sounds like the cry of the un-dead, or the torment of a human being burned alive.

Interestingly, the skull-shaped whistles were discovered 20 years ago by archaeologists, but were dismissed as mere toys. Most studies focused on how they looked, but no one really thought to blow into them. Now that the fearsome sound of the whistle has been discovered, it is attracting the attention of scientists, musicians and historians alike.   Continue reading “Aptly Named Aztec Death Whistle Makes the Creepiest Sound You’ve Ever Heard”

divide-and-conquerVeterans Today – by Jonas E. Alexis

Let us do some thought experiment here. Suppose President Obama wakes up one day and declares that he is going to pay all non-U.S. citizens to leave the country as soon as possible.

What do you think would happen? Wouldn’t you see people marching on the streets of Washington with signs saying that this is wrong?

Yet in Israel, our “closest” and “friendliest” ally, things get very interesting. Listen to this:

“Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman proposed on Friday that Arab citizens of Israel be offered financial incentives to leave the country and relocate to a future Palestinian state.   Continue reading “Divide and Conquer in Ferguson”

Image source: YouTubeTheBlaze – by Oliver Darcy

A Texas police officer briefly put a woman video recording law enforcement in a chokehold and threatened her with arrest for failing to produce identification while officers investigated a fight that had broken out in a restaurant parking lot.

The footage shows Corpus Christi Sgt. J.E. Lockhart repeatedly instruct Lanessa Espionsa, who was not being charged with a crime, to show ID or be arrested. After she declined to do so, Espinosa was placed in a chokehold by an assisting off-duty officer and detained. Officers ultimately released her without charges.   Continue reading “Watch How Texas Cop Responds When Woman Recording Officers Refuses to Show ID: ‘What’s My Charge?!’”