Organic Authority – by Emily Monaco

The Natural Resources Defense Council has assigned a “D” grade to America’s top five grocery store chains for their progress – or lack thereof – on the promotion of better antibiotic practices and antibiotic-free chicken offerings.

The NRDC’s new report, entitled “Crying Fowl: Major Grocers Stumble in Promoting Antibiotic Stewardship in Retail Chicken,” was released yesterday and investigates if and how Costco, Albertson’s/Safeway, Publix, Walmart, and Kroger market and sell antibiotic-free chicken brands.   Continue reading “Nation’s Top Grocery Stores Get ‘D’ Grade on Antibiotic-Free Chicken, Says NRDC”

RT

A private security firm which started out as a US military contractor and has been hired by the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) to counter indigenous activists protesting its construction, has used “military-style counterterrorism measures,” the Intercept reports.

The online publication claims it has obtained over 100 internal documents of the TigerSwan security firm, leaked by one of its contractors, and has studied more than 1,000 documents via public records requests. The papers “reveal that TigerSwan spearheaded a multifaceted private security operation characterized by sweeping and invasive surveillance of protesters,” it said.     Continue reading “Private security firm compared DAPL protesters to ‘jihadist insurgency’ – leaked documents”

Eric Peters Autos – by Eric

Naturally, the solution to the problem of police abusing their authority is to hold them less accountable when they do exactly that.

Leave it to “law and order” Republicans such as Texas Sen. John Cornyn and Rep. Ted Poe to evolve such logic. They have put forth the Black and Blue – whoops, Back the Blue – act (see here) which would make it harder to sue run-amok law enforcers in civil court to recover damages resulting from actions undeniably illegal – while at the same time imposing more severe penalties on Mundanes who affront the holy person of a law enforcer than those imposed on Mundanes who do exactly the same thing.   Continue reading “The Black and Blue Bill”

Texas Tribune – by Matthew Watkins, Alexa Ura, Julián Aguilar

The normally ceremonial last day of the legislative session briefly descended into chaos on Monday, as proceedings in the House were disrupted by large protests and at least one Republican lawmaker called immigration authorities on the protesters.

State Rep. Matt Rinaldi, R-Irving, said he called U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement while hundreds of people dressed in red T-shirts unfurled banners and chanted in opposition to the state’s new sanctuary cities law. His action enraged Hispanic legislators nearby, leading to a tussle in which each side accused the other of threats and violence.   Continue reading “Republican lawmaker: I called immigration authorities on Capitol protesters”

Washington Post – by Derek Hawkins

The mayor of Portland, Ore., is calling on federal authorities to cancel a pair of upcoming rallies organized by conservative groups, saying the city was still “in shock” after two men were fatally stabbed on a commuter train Friday while fending off a man shouting anti-Muslim slurs.

Mayor Ted Wheeler asked the federal government to revoke a permit authorizing a June 4 “Trump Free Speech Rally” in Portland’s downtown. He also called on the government to block a “March Against Sharia” that is scheduled for June 10 but has not received permits.  Continue reading “Portland mayor asks feds to bar free-speech and anti-sharia rallies after stabbings”

Reuters

Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, who spied for the United States before his drug trafficking and brutality triggered a U.S. invasion to oust him in 1989, has died aged 83.

President Juan Carlos Varela announced Noriega’s death on Twitter late on Monday, and said his passing marked the closing of a chapter in the Central American country’s history.  Continue reading “Panama dictator Noriega, ousted in U.S. invasion, dies at 83”

Ron Paul Institute – by Ron Paul

When we think about terrorism we most often think about the horrors of a Manchester-like attack, where a radicalized suicide bomber went into a concert hall and killed dozens of innocent civilians. It was an inexcusable act of savagery and it certainly did terrorize the population.

What is less considered are attacks that leave far more civilians dead, happen nearly daily instead of rarely, and produce a constant feeling of terror and dread. These are the civilians on the receiving end of US and allied bombs in places like Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan, Somalia, and elsewhere.   Continue reading “‘Collateral damage’… Are We Fighting Terrorism, Or Creating More Terrorism?”

Natural News – by S D Wells

Sure, we live in a capitalistic country, and more power to the people who run businesses and make a good living selling goods and services. But, all of those who knowingly make money off other people’s demise should be shut down and fined, and maybe even jailed. That rule of thumb should go for companies, organizations and corporations too, not to mention regulatory agencies, but that’s more of a utopian world, that doesn’t exist, and from the looks of things, probably never will.   Continue reading “Top 9 vaccines you NEVER need and exactly why the CDC has to scare everybody into getting them”

The Daily Caller – by Jack Crowe

The California Senate Appropriations Committee passed a $400 billion universal health care bill Thursday with no plan to pay for it.

The committee passed the bill in a 5-2 vote, sending it to be taken up on the senate floor next week. The bill, known as the Healthy California Act, was introduced by Democratic Senator Ricardo Lara, who also chairs the Senate Appropriations committee.   Continue reading “California Pushes Forward $400 Billion Universal Health Care Bill”

The Future of Freedom Foundation – by Jacob G. Hornberger

Just consider the accusations that have been leveled at the president:

  1. He has betrayed the Constitution, which he swore to uphold.
  2. He has committed treason by befriending Russia and other enemies of America.
  3. He has subjugated America’s interests to Moscow.
  4. He has been caught in fantastic lies to the American people, including personal ones, like his previous marriage and divorce.

President Donald Trump?   Continue reading “The Russian Obsession Goes Back Decades”

UPI – by Danielle Haynes

May 29 (UPI) — A volcano an Alaska’s Aleutian island chain erupted, sending a plume of ash at least 35,000 feet in the air and prompting a temporary aviation alert, state officials said.

The Alaska Volcano Observatory recorded a “significant explosive eruption” starting at 2:16 p.m. Sunday. Bogoslof Volcano, located on the island of the same name, may have sent ash up to 45,000 feet into the air.   Continue reading “Alaskan volcano erupts, sending ash 35,000 feet into air”

The Signal – by Samie Gebers

When Spencer White’s DeLorean hit 88 mph on Highway 14, he didn’t go “Back to the Future.” Instead, he got a ticket.

When Dr. Emmett Brown’s DeLorean time machine would hit 88 mph in the 1985 movie, “Back to The Future,” the flux capacitor would be activated. The passenger inside would then travel through time.   Continue reading “Man receives ticket after hitting 88 mph in his DeLorean”

NOLA – by Chelsea Brasted

Baltimore could be the next city to remove Confederate monuments from public view, according to The Baltimore Sun.

Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh told the newspaper she’s looking into what it would take to remove the Confederate symbols, a move that was first considered by the city’s former mayor, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, who left office in 2016.    Continue reading “Baltimore considers Confederate monument removal ‘in the footsteps of New Orleans’: report”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Iran signed an agreement with Russia under which it has broken free from the petrodollar, and will “sell”, or rather barter crude oil to Russia in exchange for products. The announcement was made by Iran’s Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh, as reported by Russia’s RIA and TASS news agencies.

“The deal has been concluded. We are just waiting for the implementation from the Russian side. We have no difficulties; we signed the contract, everything is coordinated between the parties. We are waiting for Russian oil companies to send tankers,” he said, as quoted by Russian news agencies. While sanctions against Iran have been lifted, restrictions on trade in US dollars for the country’s banks remain, making it difficult to sell oil on the open market.   Continue reading “Russia And Iran Sign Oil-For-Goods Barter Deal; Escape Petrodollar”