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A United States military veteran who was critically injured by the police during an Occupy Wall Street protest in October 2011 will be awarded $4.5 million by the city of Oakland, California.
Attorneys for the man, 26-year-old Scott Olsen, said on Friday this week that city officials have agreed on a multi-million dollar settlement that will resolve a federal lawsuit filed after the Oct. 25, 2011 incident. Continue reading “Oakland will pay $4.5 million to injured Occupy activist Scott Olsen”
The feel of winter is going to carry over into the first week of spring if you live east of the Rockies. Not only are temperatures going to plunge below average, but we are also watching for the potential of an East Coast winter storm.
Here’s what we know right now regarding this potential storm and the uncertainties. Continue reading “East Coast Winter Storm Next Week?”
The cause of the radiation leaks at the United States’ first nuclear waste repository are still under investigation, but in the meantime government officials have decided to move a stalled shipment of waste to a private dump in Texas.
According to Reuters, the shipment of approximately 1,000 barrels of radioactive leftovers to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in Carlsbad, New Mexico, was put on hold when the facility began leaking radioactive material in February. On Thursday, the Department of Energy announced it would temporarily relocate those barrels to a rural site in western Texas. Continue reading “Radiation leaks force transfer of nuclear waste from New Mexico to Texas”
Thousands of people have trekked across Spain to protest austerity they claim is destroying their country. Under the banner of “no more cuts!” the protesters are calling for an end to the Spanish government’s “empty promises.”
Six “columns” of trains, cars and buses, as well as bands of pedestrians have travelled from Extremadura, Andalusia, Valencia, Murcia, Asturias, Galicia and Aragon, among other Spanish regions, to converge on Madrid in mass protest this Saturday. The demonstration itself has been dubbed 22-M, Marches for dignity. Continue reading “‘March for dignity’: Thousands arrive in Madrid to protest govt austerity”
Fierce Vaccines – by Nick Paul Taylor
The United Kingdom has lagged behind some of its European neighbors in compensating people who developed narcolepsy after receiving GlaxoSmithKline’s ($GSK) swine flu vaccine. While Finland agreed to pay out in 2011, the U.K. was still knocking back claimants in 2012. Now, though, the U.K. government is reportedly readying to pay 60 people $1.7 million each. Continue reading “Report: U.K. facing $100M compensation payout relating to GSK’s swine flu vaccine”
BOISE, March 21, 2014 – On Thursday, Idaho Governor Butch Otter (R) signed a bill, which would effectively nullify future federal gun laws, by prohibiting state enforcement of any future federal act relating to personal firearms, a firearm accessories or ammunition.
S1332 passed the house by a vote of 68-0 and the senate by a vote of 34-0. Alaska and Kansas have also passed similar laws. Continue reading “Idaho governor signs emergency legislation nullifying all future federal gun laws”
Ninety lieutenant colonels and 131 colonels were selected for early retirement by the Selective Early Retirement Board that met Dec. 9, according to data provided to Air force Times on Wednesday by the Air Force Personnel Center.
The officers were notified of their selection Jan. 23 and are assigned a July 1 retirement date.
This SERB is one of several force management programs the cash-strapped Air Force is using this fiscal year to try to get down to authorized end-strength levels. Continue reading “90 Lieutenant colonels, 131 Colonels Selected for Early Retirement”
With numerous charges of priest sex abuse against children mounting on the Catholic Church, Pope Francis‘ meeting last Wed with Actor Russell Crowe on his new movie “Noah” may have been the only positive point in his week.
A scathing Feb UN report criticizing Pope Francis for concealing sex abuse crimes on Catholic child sex abuse survivors now numbering in the millions, didn’t seem to affect Vatican policies that appeared designed to protect Catholic authorities, not their child victims: Continue reading “Pope Francis protects priests, not child sex abuse victims?”
Natural News – by Christina Sarich
What happens when more people hear about the damaging effects of GMO? You run out of a viable market for your goods. That’s what is happening to Agro-giant, Syngenta, who halted its commercial sales of a new GMO corn strain due to lack of approval for their genetically modified goods.
The company has already been accused of wire tapping a prominent scientist who let the world know just how bad one of their widely-used chemicals, atrazine, was for the endocrine system. Apparently even stalking an honest researcher isn’t enough to prevent a black-listing of their own genetically modified corn containing the Agrisure Duracade trait, which supposedly protects crops from rootworms. Continue reading “Syngenta Halts GMO Corn Seed Sales in Canada Due to Importer Resistance”
First Lady Michelle Obama might be making a few friends in China with her ping pong diplomacy, but don’t count the hotel staff where she’s staying as fans. According to the Daily Mail, they are “fed up” with the inconvenience of it all and her mother “barking” orders. Continue reading “Beijing Hotel Staff ‘Fed Up’ With Michelle Obama’s Entourage”
Counter Punch – by ALISON WEIR
The immediate precursor to today’s pro-Israel lobby began in 1939[i]under the leadership of Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver, originally from Lithuania. He created the American Zionist Emergency Council (AZEC), which by 1943 had acquired a budget of half a million dollars at a time when a nickel bought a loaf of bread.[ii]
In addition to this money, Zionists [adherents of “political Zionism,” a movement to create a Jewish state in Palestine] had become influential in creating a fundraising umbrella organization, the United Jewish Appeal, in 1939[iii], giving them access to the organization’s gargantuan financial resources: $14 million in 1941, $150 million by 1948. This was four times more than Americans contributed to the Red Cross and was the equivalent of approximately $1.5 billion today.[iv] Continue reading “The Origins of the Israel Lobby in the US”
As numerous law enforcement agencies across the United States begin enrolling large armored vehicles into the force, pockets of resistance are forming among some communities concerned with the trend.
According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, the federal government has been granting armored vehicles like BearCats to cities and towns since the World Trade Center attacks in 2001. Additionally, about 200 vehicles designed to survive landmines and other explosions have also been distributed across the country, with another 750 requests pending. Continue reading “Communities grow weary of militarized police”
Activist Post – by Amanda Warren
A benevolent pit bull named Cali has died after officer Brice Woolly of Ardmore Police Department in Oklahoma blasted her in the neck with a shotgun on March 19.
On that day, Cali escaped the backyard fence and a neighbor called animal control to retrieve the dog. Unfortunately, officer Woolly arrived first. Continue reading “Cop With Smoking Gun Brags ‘Awesome’ After Blasting Pet Dog”
Next week, the Planned Parenthood Federation of America will present House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) with the Margaret Sanger Award. The award is the group’s “highest honor” and is named for a woman who believed in breeding better humans through eugenics.
Planned Parenthood is the nation’s leading abortion provider, having performed 327,166 of the procedures in 2012, according to its latest annual report.
Pelosi, a Catholic, will receive the Margaret Sanger Award at the PPFA’s annual gala in Washington, D.C. on Mar. 27. She is being honored, according to PPFA, because of her “leadership, excellence, and outstanding contributions to the reproductive health and rights movement over the course of her career.” Continue reading “Pelosi to Receive Planned Parenthood Award Honoring Eugenicist”
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