Reuters – by ROBERT EVANS

Russia signaled concern on Wednesday at Estonia’s treatment of its large ethnic Russian minority, comparing language policy in the Baltic state with what it said was a call in Ukraine to prevent the use of Russian.

Russia has defended its annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea peninsula by arguing it has the right to protect Russian-speakers outside its borders, so the reference to linguistic tensions in another former Soviet republic comes at a highly sensitive moment.   Continue reading “Moscow signals concern for Russians in Estonia”

Main Entry ImageHuffington Post – by JAKE PEARSON

NEW YORK (AP) — Jerome Murdough was just looking for a warm place to sleep on a chilly night last month when he curled up in an enclosed stairwell on the roof of a Harlem public housing project where he was arrested for trespassing.

A week later, the mentally ill homeless man was found dead in a Rikers Island jail cell that four city officials say had overheated to at least 100 degrees, apparently because of malfunctioning equipment.   Continue reading “A New York Jail Let A Homeless Man ‘Bake To Death’”

Yahoo News – by PETER LEONARD

KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s government said Wednesday it has begun drawing up plans to pull its troops from Crimea, where Russia is steadily taking formal control as its armed forces seize military installations across the disputed peninsula.

In a warning to Moscow, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden declared the United States will respond to any aggression against its NATO allies, which include neighbors to Russia.   Continue reading “Ukraine making plans to pull troops from Crimea”

Sovereign Man – by Simon Black

Truth can be a damn difficult thing to digest sometimes.

Some of us have been there. You get that news from the doctor that you, or a loved one, has just been diagnosed with a serious disease, and it hits you like a ton of bricks.

Several years ago my father was diagnosed with a brain tumor known as a Glioblastoma (GBM). A GBM diagnosis is essentially a death sentence– it’s one of the most aggressive tumors in existence, and it grows in the part of the body that modern medicine understands the least.   Continue reading “What a surprise– it turns out they lied about the deficit last year”

Tech Dirt – by Tim Cushing

The FBI’s string of thwarted, self-created terrorist plots continues unabated. Why look for terrorists when you can just craft them yourselves? Digital Fourth has the rundown on the latest “coup” by the agency.

The news this morning is full of the arrest of yet another American on charges of “attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization.” Nobody’s suggesting that 20-year-old National Guardsman Nicholas Teausant of Acampo, CA is a terrorist, or that he provided any help whatsoever to terrorists, or that he was in contact, ever, with any actual terrorists. But, the media breathlessly report, he’s still facing charges that can put him in jail through to the 2030s.   Continue reading “FBI Bust Another Handcrafted ‘Terrorist’ For The Crime Of Thinking About Supporting A Terrorist Organization”

fruit-192753_640Prevent Disease – by MAE CHAN

There is a cheap and easy way for any community in the developed (or underdeveloped) world to purify their water. The peels of some of the most widely consumed fruits in the world are remarkably efficient at absorbing a wide variety of harmful pollutants, including heavy metals, and they can be transformed into effective water filters with only minor preparation.   Continue reading “4 Ways To Filter and Purify Water With Fruit”

vaccineTruthstream Media – by Melissa Melton

A bill currently being debated in Colorado would force parents who attempt to opt out by seeking a personal exemption from getting their kids vaccinated, “to watch a video that discusses the benefits and risks of immunization to the student,” according to ABC 7News Denver.

Not everyone thinks subjecting people to government propaganda just so they are allowed to make their own decisions about what’s injected into their children is a good idea:   Continue reading “Colorado Debating Bill to Force Vaccine Propaganda on Parents Seeking Personal Exemption”

MarlonBrown-CopBlockCop Block – by Krystal Brown, May 8, 2013

Former Officer James P. Harris
Deland Police Dept, Chief Bill Ridgeway, 386-626-7414

Marlon Brown was being stopped at 12:30am for an alleged seat belt violation in the spring hill community of Deland, Fl. After exiting his vehicle in a vacant lot on foot and unarmed, he was followed by former Officer James P. Harris as he drove his police cruiser. Harris followed unarmed Marlon Brown, never deviating in his path nor decelerating in his speed.   Continue reading “Execution in a Vegetable Garden”

An aerial view of the NSA's Utah Data Center in Bluffdale, Utah. Photo: Rick Bowmer/APWired – by ROBERT MCMILLAN

The National Security Agency has many secrets, but here’s a new one: the agency is refusing to say how much water it’s pumping into the brand new data center it operates in Bluffdale, Utah. According to the NSA, its water usage is a matter of national security.

The agency made the argument in a letter sent to officials in Utah, who are considering whether or not to release the data to the Salt Lake Tribune. Back in May, Tribune reporter Nate Carlisle asked for local records relating to the data center, but when he got his files a few months later, the water usage data was redacted.   Continue reading “Why Does the NSA Want to Keep Its Water Usage a Secret?”

What if you found the Holy Grail of natural medicine?Intellihub – by Dr. Rima Laibow

Imagine.  A natural herbal product that can reverse or c**e cancer, Parkison’s Disease, schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, epilepsy, muscle spasm, asthma, autism and a mile-long list of other chronic debilitating diseases and conditions.

And suppose it were cheap, to boot, so that people could afford it all over the world.   Continue reading “What if you found the Holy Grail of natural medicine?”

Apple Beet JuiceOrganic Talks – by Stanka Vukelić

This is a very simple to make juice, which helps boosting your immune system and detoxifying your liver.

We’re constantly consuming toxins, whether it is from air, clothes, drinks or food, and your liver is responsible for clearing these toxins out of your body. One of the best—and easiest—things you can eat or drink to help detoxify your liver is: fruits like apples, and veggies like beets.   Continue reading “Detox juice recipe: Apple Beet Juice”

The Weekly Standard – by  DANIEL HALPER

First Lady Michelle Obama will be accompanied by her children and her mother on her trip to China, which begins today. But she won’t be accompanied by the press.

“Michelle Obama’s trip to China starting on Wednesday will be nonpolitical, the White House says, a ‘people-to-people exchange’ emphasizing the importance that both nations place on education. As if to underscore the point, no reporters are traveling with the first lady, and she does not plan to give interviews while there,” reports the New York Times.   Continue reading “No Reporters on Michelle Obama’s Trip to China”

Chron – by Lisa Grey

HEMPSTEAD – The Hempstead school board won’t renew the contract of a principal who instructed her students not to speak Spanish, in a rapidly-evolving district where more than half of the students, like many Texas schools, are now Hispanic.

Hempstead Middle School Principal Amy Lacey was placed on paid administrative leave in December after reportedly announcing, via intercom, that students were not to speak Spanish on the school’s campus. The Hispanic population of the rural area, roughly 50 miles northwest of Houston, is growing quickly, and Latino advocates say that it’s important to allow Spanish in public schools.   Continue reading “Principal who told kids not to speak Spanish will lose job”