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Eric Zuesse notes that this year’s subsidy to Wall Street – $83 billion – exactly equals the amount of the this year’s sequester cuts.
Spiegel reports that ending the failed “war on drugs” would pay for the sequester cuts by itself: Continue reading “Stopping the Failed War on Drugs Would More than Pay for the Sequester Cuts”
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Before It’s News – by Live Free or Die
Another HAARP Blizzard for the East Coast? First, from Accuweather: The eventual track from this potential atmospheric bomb will determine whether or not portions of the mid-Atlantic and southern New England have a foot or more of windswept snow, hurricane-force gusts, power outages, coastal flooding, flooding rain and travel mayhem with a storm hugging the coast or another non-event with the storm heading out to sea. (States on the bubble for a major storm or a near-miss include North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, as well as the District of Columbia). Continue reading “Major East Coast HAARP Storm Brewing For March 6th & 7th”
Let’s begin with a definition. Investopedia defines the Law of Supply and Demand as follows:
“The effect that the availability of a particular product and the desire (or demand) for that product has on price. Generally, if there is a low supply and a high demand, the price will be high. In contrast, the greater the supply and the lower the demand, the lower the price will be.” Continue reading “Silver Prices Defy the Law of Supply and Demand”
Common Dreams – by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
The nation’s biggest industry is fostering a poverty-wage, low-benefit workplace, charges restaurant worker advocate Saru Jayaraman.
Co-founder and co-executive director of Restaurant Opportunities Centers (ROC) United and author of the bestsellingBehind The Kitchen Door Jayaraman appeared on Up with Chris Hayes on Saturday and brought to light some of conditions that leave food industry workers forced to work sick and rely on food stamps.
Continue reading “Worker Advocate: Nation’s Biggest Industry Fostering Poverty-Causing Wages”
The Washington Free Beacon – by Andrew Evans
The government watchdog group Judicial Watch is suing the Treasury Department for records pertaining to the department’s decision to grant a Chinese government-backed company access to oil deposits in the Gulf of Mexico, a move that will benefit Obama donors.
The Chinese National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) reached a “definitive agreement” with Nexen, Inc., a Canadian energy company, announced on July 23, 2012, to buy all of the company’s outstanding public shares. Nexen has holdings in the Gulf of Mexico and Canada, giving the Chinese government access to millions of barrels of Keystone XL and Gulf reserve oil. Continue reading “China Deal Benefits Obama Donors”
US Secretary of State John Kerry has arrived in Egypt, as major protests take place in several cities. Police used tear gas against protesters in the city of Mansoura. At least one person was killed and dozens injured in the violence.
The protester was killed after being run over by a police car which was dispersing the crowd. The accident sparked more anger, leading to further clashes with police. Continue reading “John Kerry visits Egypt as dozens injured in violent protests”
The Shark Tank – by JAVIER MANJARRES
The U.S. Navy, considered to be the #1 Navy in the world, is now looking over its shoulder at Red China, as the communist government is pushing to surpass the U.S., as the top floating military in the world. Along with retro-fitting and revamping its Naval supplies ships, the Chinese have now unveiled its very first aircraft carrier,the Liaoning.
While the U.S. Navy has 11 aircraft carriers to boast about, could China have several more carriers. If you are Floridian, note that note one U.S. aircraft carrier is based in Florida. You would think that Mayport Naval station in Jacksonville would have one, right? Continue reading “Chinese Navy Continues Growing, First Carrier Launches”
Center for Immigration Studies – by Jessica Vaughan
Congressional inquiries prompted by ICE’s recent release of immigration detainees, many of whom have criminal convictions or charges, reveal that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has billions of dollars in unexpended revenues, including resources for detention space. This information calls into question the administration’s claims that the detainee releases were necessary for budgetary reasons and casts further doubt on their commitment to immigration enforcement and homeland security. Continue reading “DHS Left Billions from Its Budget on the Table While Releasing Detainees”
Violation of state gun bans would make you a “Prohibited Person” all across the country
Do you like Cuomo’s semi-auto gun ban? D.C.’s microstamping requirement? Rahm Emaunuel’s licensure laws?
The Senate is about to vote to make all of these into federal crimes, turning gun-owning Americans into prohibited persons — meaning they would NOT be able to own a firearm anywhere in the country! Continue reading “S. 54 Would Effectively Ban Even More Guns than Feinstein’s Bill!”
A police officer in Texas has been terminated from the force after an investigation determined that he violated official policy when he rammed his car into a suspect’s vehicle, cornered him and then fired 41 shots, killing him.
Officer Patrick Tuter shot and killed Michael Vincent Allen on August 12, 2012, but he has only now been fired more than six months later. He has spent the last half year on administrative leave while the Garland Police Department conducted an investigation that has finally concluded this week. Continue reading “Texas Cop Fired after Shooting at Suspect 41 Times, Killing Him”
An Occupy Wall Street activist was acquitted of assaulting a police officer and other charges on Thursday after jurors were presented with video evidence that directly contradicted the NYPD’s story.
Michael Premo was found innocent of all charges this week in regards to a case that stems from a December 17, 2011 Occupy Wall Street demonstration in Lower Manhattan. For over a year, prosecutors working on behalf of the New York Police Department have insisted that Premo, a known artist and activist, tackled an NYPD officer during a protest and in doing so inflicted enough damage to break a bone. Continue reading “NYPD lied under oath to prosecute Occupy activist”
Natural Society – by Mike Barrett
While we may be under the impression that our democratic system of government is here to protect us, corporations—and the politicians getting paychecks from them—do a fair job of making that difficult. This manner of “legislative capture” is manifesting itself in a host of appalling ways far beyond those listed here. Here are 8 ways corporations are poisoning our food supply, humans, and mother earth. Continue reading “8 Ways Corporations are Poisoning Our Food, Water, the Earth”
Perhaps you remember the ill-fated Just-Label-It campaign. A number of activist groups petitioned the FDA for a federal regulation that would make labeling GMO food mandatory.
The petition amassed over a million signatures. But the FDA decided only 394 of these were legitimate, because all the others were electronically submitted in one document. Continue reading “Monsanto and the FDA: 2 crimes families working a trillion-dollar hustle”
Miami Herald – by JONATHAN SIMMONS
A Broward sheriff’s substation in West Park was evacuated at 3 p.m. Friday after a woman walked in with a hand grenade.
She had found it in her house and brought it to the substation at 3201 W. Hallandale Beach Blvd. to get rid of it, said Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue spokesman Mike Jachles. Continue reading “Grenade empties Broward sheriff’s building”
Before It’s News – by Mort Amsel
Reports that the Iraqi army assisted Syrian army in regaining control over the crossing between Syria and Iraq from FSA control. Continue reading “Syria Civil War Goes Regional!, Iraq Attacks FSA Inside Syria, Help Assad Forces Retake Border Checkpoint”
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