Activist Post – by Catherine Frompovich

In May of 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published some rather interesting demographic data regarding insect-delivered diseases – basically those diseases have tripled since 2004 [1-2]!   Continue reading “Why Have Insect-Delivered Diseases Tripled Since 2004?”

Daily Kos

Gina Dimuro writes a fascinating piece in ati (All That’s Interesting), on the consequences of what rampant centuries-long incestuous marriages in one of Europe’s most powerful dynasties of Medieval and Renaissance Europe who reigned over much of Europe for centuries can do to offspring from such relationships.   Continue reading “The Habsburg Jaw And The Cost Of Royal Inbreeding”

Free Thought Project – by Jay Syrmopoulos

Fort Worth, TX – A 79-year-old veteran suffering from dementia was evicted from his long-time family home on Friday, and his belongings scattered across the front yard, after failing to pay a $6,000 property tax bill.

“All this is furniture from my living room,” Billie McGruder, who lived in the house for decades, told a crew from CBS DFW. “It’s out there for everybody to see.”   Continue reading “79-Year-Old Vet with Dementia Evicted by Gov’t from Home He OWNED Over Unpaid Property Taxes”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Congresswoman Maxine Waters – who earlier this week urged her supporters to accost members of the Trump administration at restaurants and other public venues – has been forced to cancel a pair of public events after receiving a “very serious death threat.” The Congresswoman told CNN on Thursday that she’s seen an increase in threats since she made the controversial comments.

Waters canceled appearances in Alabama and Texas this week after receiving “threatening messages” and “hostile mail” at her office, including “one very serious death threat” from an individual from Texas.   Continue reading “Maxine Waters Cancels Events Following “Very Serious” Death Threats”

Business Insider – by John Haltiwanger

The Army has a new non-lethal weapon to help soldiers in Afghanistan “irritate and deter” potential adversaries with pepper-filled balls, Army Times reports.

The non-lethal launcher, known as the Variable Kinetic System (VKS), is made by PepperBall Technologies. It fires projectiles much like paintballs containing a hot pepper solution. Continue reading “The Army’s newest non-lethal weapon basically lets soldiers shoot enemies in the face with hot sauce”

Washington Post

Captain Heath Helton of the Little Rock Police Department is questioned by civil rights attorney Mike Laux, off camera, about officers failing to activate their body cameras during use of force incidents. At the time of *this* deposition on Sept. 19, 2016, Helton was head of the department’s training division. Continue reading “Watch this police captain answer questions about his force’s chronic failure to use body cameras”