Forbes – by Trevor Nace

Ambitious dreams have now become a reality as the Ocean Cleanup deploys its $20 million system designed to clean up the 1.8 trillion pieces of trash floating in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Check out another Forbes piece on how Ocean Cleanup aims to reuse and recycle the ocean plastic.

The floating boom system was deployed on Saturday from San Francisco Bay and will undergo several weeks of testing before being hauled into action. The system was designed by the nonprofit Ocean Cleanup, which was founded in 2013 by 18-year-old Dutch inventor Boyan Slat. Their mission is to develop “advanced technologies to rid the world’s oceans of plastic.” Continue reading “The World’s Largest Ocean Cleanup Has Officially Begun”

Old Machine Press – by Tom Fey

At a race weight of 6.25 tons, the trick Pratt & Whitney R-4360-63 powered T.20 Sea Fury “Dreadnought” is truly the big kid on the air racing block. Built, owned, and flown by the late Frank and sons Brian and Dennis Sanders, this two-seat masterpiece has turned the pylons as fast as 458.9 mph by virtue of the clean, highly detailed airframe and the 3,800 horses that tread within her custom cowling. Dreadnought has won the National Championship Reno Air Races twice, and finished second 13 times. Continue reading “One Second on the Course with Dreadnought”

CBS News

For the media, Elizabeth Holmes’ story proved irresistible: a bright young woman revolutionizing blood testing, in Silicon Valley no less. Fortune magazine put her on their cover. Forbes named her one of the richest self-made women in the world. Time selected her as one of its 100 Most Influential People. At CBS News, Norah O’Donnell interviewed Elizabeth Holmes for CBS This Morning. Continue reading “Was the media duped by Elizabeth Holmes?”

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For those of you that think law enforcement really cares about you I give you…Operation C.A.R.E.

What is Operation C.A.R.E.?

Operation C.A.R.E. or “Combined Accident Reduction Effort” began in 1977 as a Michigan and Indiana State Police safety initiative.   Continue reading “Operation C.A.R.E. checkpoints used to question thousands of motorists”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

As more information about the downing overnight of a Russian reconnaissance plane by aging Syrian antiaircraft weapon becomes available, the Russian Defense Ministry has issued a shocking claim that will undoubtedly ratchet up tensions between Russia and Israel. While Russia had previously blamed Israel for the downing of the plane, which resulted in the deaths of 15 Russian servicemen, the MoD is now saying that Israel intended to use the Russian plane as “cover” during the attack.   Continue reading “Moscow Accuses Israel Of Using Downed Russian Jet As “Cover” During Syrian Attack”

Free Thought Project – by John Vibes

Despite the fact that our species has had many years to perfect how we travel in cars, fatality rates continue to rise and roads are just as dangerous as ever.

Instead of trying something different, most governments throughout the world continue to double-down on their outdated and ineffective strategies, mostly involving extortion, which has done nothing to improve road safety. Continue reading “City Replaced Corrupt Cops With Mimes Who Lowered Traffic Fatalities Far Better than Tickets”

Fellowship of the Minds – by Dr. Eowyn

The late CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite with the avuncular demeanor was called “the most trusted man in America”. He retired from anchoring the CBS Evening News in March 1981, succeeded by Dan “fake news” Rather.

Cronkite was a wolf in sheep’s clothing.   Continue reading “One-world-government Walter Cronkite: ‘I’m glad to sit at the right hand of Satan’”

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A great-grandfather from rural Ireland is being hailed as a local hero after CCTV footage of him fighting off a gang of armed raiders bare-handed went viral.

Denis O’Connor, 84, was relaxing in Bar One Racing bookmakers in Glanmire, in the south of Ireland, at approximately 6:30pm on Saturday, when a gang of three masked and armed men burst into the establishment. Two of the raiders, armed with hammers, vaulted the shop counter while a third pointed what appeared to be a shotgun at patrons, including O’Connor. Big mistake.    Continue reading “‘Hard as nails!’: Heroic 84yo Irish great-grandad fights off ‘shotgun-wielding’ raiders”