Daily Mail

A concrete dome holding the radioactive waste of 43 nuclear explosions is leaking into the ocean, veterans have warned.

The Enewetak Atoll was used by the US government to test 30 megatons of weapons – equivalent to 2,000 Hiroshima blasts – between 1948 and 1958.

More than 8,000 people, including US troops, would later work to clean up these Pacific islands, shifting 110,000 cubic yards of contaminated soil and debris into a blast crater.  Continue reading “Radioactive waste from 43 nuclear explosions is LEAKING into the Pacific”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

New Miami, OH — In a time where there are daily attacks on the US constitution, a glimmer of hope has arisen in New Miami, Ohio as the state appeals court ruled in the favor of the citizens. All drivers who were sent one of the town’s ‘unconstitutional’ speed camera tickets will be getting a refund thanks to a court system that protected freedom instead of the state.

The court ruled that the $3 million in fines stolen from drivers with no due process was all obtained illegally and they must now pay it back.  Continue reading “Court Finds Red Light Camera Fines ‘Unconstitutional’—Forces City to Refund ALL Tickets”

Anti-War – by Jason Ditz

Speaking to Congressional Republicans during a visit to Greenbriar resort on Thursday, Defense Secretary James Mattis announced that he believes the US military needs to be made “more lethal,” and pushing for yet more money.

After a massive military spending increase last yar, Mattis says he wants another $50 billion tacked on for next year. He mocked the idea of the military being an “equal opportunity employer” and emphasized lethality.   Continue reading “Mattis Wants to Make US Military More Lethal”

Pacific Standard – by David M Perry

There’s a new psychiatric medication on the market called Abilify MyCite. On its own, the drug Abilify is a partial dopamine agonist that has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration since 2013 as an anti-psychotic medication. It’s generally prescribed to people with conditions such as such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, though questions remain about its effectiveness and the severity of its side effects. The “MyCite” pill, approved just last year, does something new. It contains a digital sensor that tracks whether a patient has ingested the drug, then shares that information with doctors, family, or whoever is programmed to receive it.  Continue reading “Your Pills Are Spying on You”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Can anyone blame him?

The father of three girls who were each molested by former US Gymnastics Doctor Larry Nassar who was sentenced to up to 175 years in prison last week, lunged at the disgraced doctor during his sentencing hearing on Friday in Eaton County, Michigan – and was swiftly tackled and restrained by three officers, according to NBC.  Continue reading “‘Father Of 3 Assaulted Daughters’ Restrained In Court After Charging At Disgraced Gymnastics Doctor”

The Hill

The House Intelligence Committee on Friday released a classified memo alleging abuse of government surveillance powers by the Justice Department.

The memo’s release follows authorization by President Trump, who was required to allow the public to see classified materials.

The memo was compiled by House Intelligence Committee staff, led by chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), from classified documents provided by the Department of Justice.  Continue reading “Read the controversial memo just released by Republicans”

Yahoo News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday warned countries in the Western Hemisphere to beware of Chinese investment, saying it is reminiscent of European colonialism. He also derided Russia for selling weaponry to unfriendly, authoritarian governments in the region.

Before embarking Thursday on a five-nation trip to Latin America, Tillerson said China seeks only to enrich itself with investment and development projects. He said regional governments should protect themselves against “predatory actors that are now showing up in our hemisphere,” specifically mentioning China. He said Chinese investment may look good but comes with a heavy price.   Continue reading “Tillerson warns against China, Russia engagement in Americas”

CBS News

Corporate America as a whole is blamed for all sorts of societal ills, from greed on Wall Street to shafting the little guy. But people’s scorn can intensify when it comes to individual companies and other organizations, especially after inadvertent missteps or, worse, outright misconduct.

Here’s a quick rundown of the 20 most hated U.S. companies, according to 24/7 Wall St., which took customer surveys, employee reviews and news events into account in devising its list: Continue reading “America’s most hated companies”

The Telegraph

Apple has posted the biggest quarterly profit of all time despite a fall in iPhone sales.

The world’s biggest company posted profits of $20.1bn (£14bn) in the crucial final three months of the year, breaking its own record set two years ago.

It came after the release of the £999 iPhone X in November, the biggest update of the handset to date, as well as the release of the iPhone 8 in September.   Continue reading “Apple breaks record for biggest ever company profit despite iPhone sales fall”

The Next Web

Facebook made a startling revelation today: for the first time ever, it lost a million users in the US and Canada in Q4 2017, bringing its North American base down to 184 million.

That’s not a huge number in the grand scheme of things – and heck, Facebook even saw an increase in daily user audience by 32 million last quarter – but it indicates that people are actively leaving the social network and freeing themselves from its shackles to lead a better life.   Continue reading “I salute the 1 million North Americans who ditched Facebook last quarter”

MassPrivateI

In what can best be described as ironic, Big Brother is finally turning their sights on law enforcement.

After years of abuse, the city of Baltimore wants to purchase fingerprint scanners for the police.

An article in the Baltimore Sun reveals, the Baltimore Police Department  (BPD) is struggling to control overtime abuses, spending nearly a million dollars a week.  Continue reading “Big Brother wants to force police to submit fingerprints to prove they showed up for work”

The Hill – by Timothy Cama

The Interior Department implemented a new policy Thursday aimed at streamlining the oil and natural gas drilling process on federal land by cutting back on the opportunities for drilling opponents to slow down the process.

A memo signed Wednesday and released Thursday by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) states that it is the agency’s policy to “simplify and streamline the leasing process to alleviate unnecessary impediments and burdens, to expedite the offering of lands for lease,” and to ensure drilling rights sales happen regularly.  Continue reading “Interior rolls back oil drilling policies for federal land”

Houston Chronicle

One of President Donald Trump’s favorite subjects for praise – the Texas oil industry – is urging him to back off his hard-line stance on the North American Free Trade Agreement.

The Texas Alliance of Energy Producers, which represents oil companies across Texas,  passed a resolution this week urging Trump not to raise tariffs on Mexico and Canada, so as “to foster the expansion of unfettered energy trade and investment.”   Continue reading “Texas oil companies tell Trump to leave NAFTA alone”