Month: February 2015

UPI – by Daniel Haynes

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 18 (UPI) — Nearly 180 patients at UCLA’s Ronald Reagan Medical Center may have been exposed to a drug-resistant bacteria that’s already been linked to two deaths at the Los Angeles Hospital, health officials said.

A spokeswoman for the UCLA Health Systems, Roxanne Yamaguchi, said Wednesday seven patients who were treated at the hospital were infected by carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae (CRE). She said the deadly superbug was a contributing factor in the death of two of those patients.   Continue reading “Superbug linked to two deaths at LA hospital”

The Guardian – by Spencer Ackerman

A Chicago detective who led one of the most shocking acts of torture ever conducted at Guantánamo Bay was responsible for implementing a disturbingly similar, years-long regime of brutality to elicit murder confessions from Americans.

In a dark foreshadowing of the United States’ post-9/11 descent into torture, a Guardian investigation can reveal that Richard Zuley, a detective on Chicago’s north side from 1977 to 2007, repeatedly engaged in methods of interrogation resulting in at least one wrongful conviction and subsequent cases more recently thrown into doubt following allegations of abuse.   Continue reading “Guantánamo torturer led brutal Chicago regime of shackling and confession”

New Eastern Outlook – by Jim Dean

Support by United States rulers is rather in the nature of the support that the rope gives to a hanged man… Nikita Khrushchev

No I am not hyping the title to get reads. The Ukrainian worker’s wage rate has fallen below that of Tajikistan and the true body count was finally revealed. While the West crows about hurting the Russian economy and the ruble, the West’s post-coup puppet government is destroying Ukraine’s economy solely to enforce its violent take over.   Continue reading “The Western Holocausting of Ukraine”

Press TV

Potential Republican presidential contender Jeb Bush says the United States should increase military spending if it wants peace.

“Having a military that is equal to any threat … makes it less likely that we will need to put our men and women in uniform in harm’s way,” Bush will say in a speech to the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, according to excerpts issued to reporters late Tuesday night.   Continue reading “Jeb Bush calls for more military spending to encourage peace”

Huffington Post – by Christopher Mathias

A new multimillion-dollar federal lawsuit alleges that UPS unlawfully shipped almost 700,000 cartons of untaxed cigarettes in New York, undercutting anti-smoking efforts and depriving the state of millions of dollars in tax revenue.

The joint lawsuit, filed Wednesday by both the state and the city of New York, says the shipping giant made nearly 80,000 illicit shipments of cigarettes from unlicensed vendors on the state’s Native American reservations to locations elsewhere in the state from 2010 to 2014.   Continue reading “UPS Illegally Shipped 136 Million Contraband Cigarettes In New York, Says New Lawsuit”

The Kevdog – by Kevin Harris

Lately I’ve been spending a great deal of time working on ways to generate my own electricity. It isn’t a necessity for me yet, but someday being electrically self-sufficient could really come in handy. My interest started a while back when I stumbled upon a how-to article on building wind generators from treadmill motors and PVC pipe. It sounded easy enough, so I decided to try and design my own. This particular design can be built for $100-$150 if you are thrifty and can regularly generate 50-250 watts (considerably cheaper than a solar panel of similar power output). Here’s how I built it for those of you who are interested. Additionally, please check out my new frequently asked questions page for more information not discussed in detail here.   Continue reading “How I Built a Wind Generator in My Backyard for $150”

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The Daily Bell – by Ron Holland

“Are you ready for total war?” “Sind Sie bereit für totalen Krieg?” – Joseph Goebbels

On February 18, 1943, German Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels delivered a rousing speech at the Berlin Sportpalast, asking the German people, “Sind Sie bereit für totalen Krieg?” or “Are you ready for total War?” Germany had planned for Blitzkrieg and a short war and was unprepared for a world war as the combined military forces of the United States, England and the Soviet Union crushed the Reich relentlessly and systematically. Although the people and economy rallied in defense of Germany, total war only prolonged the horrors of war and delayed their inevitable defeat.   Continue reading “Are You Ready For Total Currency War?”

Mail.com

CHICAGO (AP) — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said Wednesday there can be no diplomacy with Islamic State militants, but only a U.S.-led coalition of Middle Eastern countries committed to “tightening the noose and taking them out.”

In a wide-ranging speech outlining his vision of America’s place in the world, part of the Republican’s run-up toward a likely campaign for president in 2016, Bush laid the rise of the Islamic State group at the feet of President Barack Obama. He also made his most overt criticisms to date of his brother’s administration, telling the audience of several hundred people, “I am my own man.”   Continue reading “Jeb Bush: US must ‘tighten the noose’ in fight against IS”

Mail.com

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A man who led a Kansas commune that collected millions of dollars in life insurance payouts from dead members was convicted of premeditated murder Wednesday in the 2003 drowning death of a female member.

Daniel Perez, 55, also was found guilty of 27 other counts, some alleging that he sexually abused minor daughters of the commune’s members and devised a scheme to receive life insurance payments from members who lived on a 20-acre site in suburban Wichita known as Angels Landing.   Continue reading “Kansas commune leader found guilty of drowning woman in pool”

Mail.com

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Before prosecutors described Rabbi Mendel Epstein as a leader in a devout Orthodox community, they played a short, grainy video clip that they say shows he is a criminal.

“Basically, what we’re going to be doing is kidnapping a guy for a couple hours,” he’s heard telling two undercover FBI agents about what prosecutors say was a staged kidnapping in 2013. Opening statements began Wednesday in the trial of Epstein and his three co-defendants: son David Epstein, Jay Goldstein and Binyamin Stimler. Mendel Epstein, who is accused of employing a kidnap team to force unwilling Jewish husbands to divorce their wives, faces charges of conspiracy to commit kidnapping and attempted kidnapping. The others face similar charges stemming from a staged kidnapping in 2013 and three other forced divorces.   Continue reading “Trial starts for rabbi who allegedly ran divorce kidnap team”

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The Daily Caller – by Chuck Ross

There appears to be no love lost between Attorney General Eric Holder and one of his most pointed critics, Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke.

“What’s up with the hat?” Holder asked Clarke during a meeting of sheriffs and police chiefs at the Marriott Hotel in Washington, D.C. late last month, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.   Continue reading “Eric Holder Asked Sheriff David Clarke Why He Was Wearing A Cowboy Hat”

Progressives Today

The Adolescent Sexuality Conference is held each April in Seaside, Oregon. The theme for the 2014 edition was “Building Blocks of Youth Sexual Health”, and they say about 25% of the attendees are youths. Their webpage says the conference “is for educators, health personnel, administrators, counselors, social and youth service workers, parents, clergy, teen parent program staff, teens, community members and others who wish to increase their knowledge and skills in addressing adolescent sexuality issues.  Emphasis is on covering a wide spectrum of adolescent sexuality topics.”   Continue reading “Teen Sex Conference Teaches Kids To Do Meth”

Criticism – by Gary W. Potter

During the 1980’s hundred of Savings and Loan Banks failed. Those bank failures cost U.S. taxpayers over $500 billion to cover federally insured losses, and much more to investigate the bank failures (Pizzo, Fricker, and Muolo, 1989; Brewton, 1992; Johnston, 1990). More than 75% of the Savings and Loan insolvencies where directly linked to serious and often criminal misconduct by senior financial insiders (Pizzo, Fricker and Muolo, 1989: 305). In fact, less than 10 percent of bank failures are related to economic conditions, the rest are caused by mismanagement or criminal conduct (Pizzo, Fricker and Muolo, 1989: 305).   Continue reading “The Savings & Loans, the Mob and the Bushs”

CBS News

PORTLAND, Ore. — The measles outbreak is of particular concern in Oregon, home to the highest rate of unvaccinated children in the country. Parents have been warned to get their children vaccinated by Wednesday or face expulsion from school.

The state of Oregon is making Jolynn Reynolds watch an educational video before she can opt out of having her child vaccinated. Reynolds is claiming a philosophical exemption, allowing her kids to go to school without their required vaccinations.   Continue reading “Oregon mulls banning personal belief exemption for vaccines”