Truth is the greatest enemy of the state, and the purpose of the state-run media is to broadcast a sufficient quantity of lies to suffocate the truth and thereby protect state interests.
A proposed tar sands pipeline through Western Canada threatens the Salish Sea—rich, abundant border waters shared by the U.S. and Canada—and the very existence and way of life of Native tribes located in the United States.
The pipeline would end near Vancouver, but from there, massive oil tankers carrying toxic tar sands bitumen must thread their way through the waters of the Salish Sea along the U.S-Canada border, where an oil spill would destroy one of our nation’s most valuable ecosystems. Continue reading “Inside the Fight to Save the Salish Sea”
A newly retired White Plains cop fatally shot his two teenage daughters and the family dog, then turned the gun on himself in the garage of their home Saturday, sources told The Post.
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Two people were killed and about a dozen injured in a bomb explosion at a march Sunday in Ukraine’s second-largest city marking the first anniversary of the ouster of president Viktor Yanukovych, the country’s interior ministry said.
The Interior Ministry said the blast in the eastern city Kharkiv was due to an “unknown explosive device” and was being considered a terrorist act. A police officer was one of the dead, it said. The violence comes as Ukraine continues to be riven by tension and bloodshed stemming from Yanukovych’s fall a year ago. The Ukrainian parliament voted Feb. 22, 2014 to remove the Russia-friendly president, following months of increasingly violent protests in the capital, Kiev. Continue reading “Ukraine: blast hits march in Kharkiv, killing 2, injuring 8”
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish soldiers launched an overnight raid into neighboring Syria, evacuating dozens of besieged troops guarding an Ottoman tomb and moving the crypt Sunday back to Turkey after ceremonially planting the country’s crescent-and-star flag.
In a one-line report on the incident, Syria’s state news agency denounced what it called a “blatant aggression” by Turkey. The mission, saving Turkish soldiers reportedly stuck for months at the tomb of the grandfather of the founder of the Ottoman Empire, saw hundreds of troops backed by tanks cross the border near the border town of Kobani once besieged by the Islamic State group. Continue reading “Turkish military enters Syria to evacuate troops, tomb”
IBM’s Watson computer may soon decide if some individuals receive healthcare or not.
IBM, whose stock price has sunk to its lowest in four years, has recently “announced a $1 billion investment to establish the new Watson Group.” IBM’s Watson computer processes large amounts of your information to make a better decision for you. Watson is now embedded in the Department of Veteran’s Affairs Data Center in Austin, Texas to “advise doctors on treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder.” Continue reading “New Computer Will ‘Decide If You Receive Healthcare’”
It’s been about 6 years since I wrote this under my since retired ‘nom de guerre’, and a very good friend of mine at Western Rifle Shooter’s Association asked me if I’d mind updating it. This is a good base plan for folks you might know just waking up to the fact that things are spinning faster in the vortex than ever before, and this might be the best chance for them to get themselves in gear. Feel free to add or take away as your situation and local area conditions may require.
You may be thinking, “WORST case?? What could POSSIBLY get any worse than this?? There’s nothing I can do. Things being the way they are, it’s basically over…all we can do is wait for the hammer to fall.” Well, for one thing, that’s just not true! Many folks just like you don’t agree with or believe that perspective in the slightest! There’s a lot you can do! And, if this plan helps get you thinking of what you can do instead of what you can’t do, we all might just benefit from youraction! In fact, if enough folks begin to think about what they can do, we just might avert the “worst case” and many more of us may live through these ‘interesting times’! So, while you’re reading this, keep that thought in mind, ok? Continue reading “DTG’s Updated 10 Week Plan to Prepare for the Worst Case Scenario for Beginners”
Finally, a farmer in Eagle Point, Oregon has received the first permit to legally grow industrial hemp that has been issued by state regulators for over 75 years.
Go ahead and make that omelet. A new draft of the federal government’s healthy eating guidelines is poised to scramble some long-standing advice on cholesterol-rich foods.
Nutrition and public health experts advising the federal government recommended Thursday that cholesterol no longer be labeled a “nutrient of concern” — a designation that for decades has prompted health-conscious Americans to avoid eggs and other foods that are high in the fat-like substance. Continue reading “Cholesterol is back on the menu in new federal dietary guidelines”
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker on Friday said he’s ready to sign so-called right-to-work legislation that Republican lawmakers aim to fast-track next week.
Walker’s announcement marks a shift from previous statements on such legislation; theAssociated Presssays that it’s a move “the likely 2016 presidential candidate initially said should be delayed to avoid re-igniting massive pro-union protests.” Continue reading “Wisconsin’s Walker Says Ready to Sign Right-to-Work Bill”
In a year beginning with the notorious February military coup in Ukraine, also known as the Euromaidan revolution, the Ukrainian economy has come to the brink of default.
It has turned out that a $27 billion bailout, offered by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and multinational creditors to Kiev, will not be enough to bolster the anemic Ukrainian economy as well. However, new loans, requested by Kiev to keep its economy afloat will only exacerbate the situation, experts say, pointing to the fact that Ukraine, saddled with heavy debts, will not be able to pay them off in the forthcoming decades. Continue reading “Which Corporations are Benefiting from Ukraine Fiasco?”
RAYMONDVILLE, Texas (AP) — As many as 2,800 federal prisoners will be moved to other institutions after inmates seized control of part of a prison in South Texas, causing damage that made the facility “uninhabitable,” an official said Saturday.
Ed Ross, a spokesman for the U.S. Bureau of Prisons, said the inmates who had taken control are “now compliant” but that negotiations were ongoing Saturday in an effort for staff to “regain complete control” of Willacy County Correctional Center. Continue reading “As many as 2,800 inmates to be moved from Texas prison”