“Workers are repeating the exact same motion between 22,000 and 100,000 times per shift, and can develop some permanent disabilities from these repetitive motions. One study out of South Carolina found that 42 percent of workers had carpal tunnel syndrome – that’s astronomically high, and far higher than the industry ever likes to quote.” U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) inspector at a poultry processing facility in Accomac, Virginia checking for cleanliness and testing poultry for the Avian Influenza (AI) virus. Credit: USDA/public domainIPS – by Carey L. Biron

WASHINGTON, Mar 7 2014 (IPS) – The U.S. government is in the final stages of weighing approval for an overhaul of regulations governing the country’s poultry industry that would see processing speeds increase substantially even while responsibility for oversight would be largely given over to plant employees.

The plan, which was originally floated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) two years ago, is currently slated to be finalised by regulators next month. Yet opposition has been heating up from lawmakers as well as labour, public health and consumer advocacy groups.   Continue reading “US Plans to Speed Poultry Slaughtering, Cut Inspections”

A police officer looks into an open window on Florida Street, where an officer was shot, while other officers investigate. Photo: Codi Mills, The ChronicleSF Gate – by Peter Fimrite and Erin Allday

An extensive hours-long manhunt for a suspect believed to have shot a San Francisco police officer came up empty Saturday night, police said.

The officer, whose name was not released, was listed in serious but stable condition after being shot Saturday afternoon during a vehicle stop in the Mission District.   Continue reading “San Fransisco officer shot in Mission – manhunt near Daly City mall”

Sac Bee – by Mark Glover

Sacramento police officers on Saturday shot a knife-wielding man aboard a light rail train near 13th and R streets about 9:17 p.m.

Police said the man was taken to UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento and was declared dead at the hospital.

Although other passengers were on the train at the time of the shooting, no other injuries were reported.   Continue reading “Sacramento police shoot knife-wielding man on light rail”

A Miami Beach police officer on Aug. 6 caught Israel Hernandez-Llach spray-painting a shuttered McDonald’s on North Beach. After a foot chase, Miami Beach Officer Jorge Mercado shot Herandez-Llach with his department-issued Taser. Miami Herald – by DAVID OVALLE AND CHARLES RABIN

A young graffiti artist shot by a Miami Beach police Taser stun gun died of heart failure from the “energy device discharge,” authorities said Thursday.

But the six-month-long medical examination concluded that the “sudden cardiac death” of Israel “Reefa” Hernandez-Llach, 18, was accidental.

The Miami-Dade medical examiner’s office informed prosecutors of the findings on Thursday, State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said.   Continue reading “Teen shot by Miami Beach police Taser died of accidental cardiac arrest”

puppet-stringsSHTF Plan – by Mac Slavo

Former Senior Counselor at the World Bank Karen Hudes has spent the last several years of her life working closely with whistle blowers from around the world to shed light on what she calls a “global conspiracy.”

While working for the World Bank as a member of their legal team Hudes uncovered so much corruption that she could no longer keep quiet. She followed the proper channels to report her findings, going first to the organization’s Evaluation Department and country directors, and then to the U.S. Treasury Department and even the United States Congress. All of her requests were ignored, and in some cases, completely covered up. So she did what any honest person would do. She went public. Suffice it to say, she received the typical treatment you’d expect for a whistle blower.   Continue reading “This World Bank Insider Will Blow You Away: “There Is A Huge Global Conspiracy””

CNN – by Ann O’Neill

Hampton, Florida (CNN) — How off-the-charts corrupt do you have to be to capture somebody’s attention in the Sunshine State?

You can lay claim to a 1,260-foot stretch of busy highway a mile outside of town and set up one of the nation’s most notorious speed traps. You can use the ticket money to build up a mighty police force — an officer for every 25 people in town — and, residents say, let drugs run rampant while your cops sit out by the highway on lawn chairs, pointing radar guns at everybody who passes by.   Continue reading “Speed trap city accused of corruption, threatened with extinction”

Rebels stand guard at the entrance of the Es Sider export terminal where a North Korean-flagged tanker has docked in Ras LanufYahoo News – by Ulf Laessing and Feras Bosalum

TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya threatened on Saturday to bomb a North Korean-flagged tanker if it tried to ship oil from a rebel-controlled port, in a major escalation of a standoff over the country’s petroleum wealth.

The rebels, who have seized three major Libyan ports since August to press their demands for more autonomy, warned Tripoli against staging an attack to halt the oil sale after the tanker docked at Es Sider terminal, one of the country’s biggest. The vessel started loading crude late at night, oil officials said.   Continue reading “Libya threatens to bomb North Korean tanker if it ships oil from rebel port”

ABC News

AMHERST, Mass. — A pre-St. Patrick’s Day celebration near the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts spiraled out of control, pitting police in riot gear against thousands of drunken and unruly revelers at the annual “Blarney Blowout.” There were more than 70 arrests and four officers were injured in the clashes that included some students throwing beer bottles, cans and snowballs, officials said.

Amherst police said early Sunday that 73 people had been arrested after authorities spent most of the day Saturday attempting to disperse several large gathering around the UMass campus for the party traditionally held the Saturday before spring break. The partying carried through Saturday evening into early Sunday, and Amherst Police Capt. Jennifer Gundersen said in a statement that police were busy with numerous reports of fights, noise and highly intoxicated individuals.   Continue reading “73 arrested at Massachusetts pre-St. Pat’s blowout”

After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans was placed under martial law. Residents were forcibly disarmed and forcibly evacuated. (Source: Shannon Stapleton / Reuters)Police State USA

In the deepest fears of every freedom-loving American is the sinister thought of government following through with a mass confiscation of firearms — the tools of independence and self-preservation.

Some envision a proverbial “house-to-house” confiscation effort.  Police — perhaps soldiers — would be given an order to collect guns and they would literally go to every house in the country to find the guns and seize them.   Continue reading “What would a large-scale gun confiscation look like?”

Washington’s Blog

Americans Are Sick of War

Polls show that Americans are overwhelmingly opposed to U.S. military involvement in:   Continue reading “Americans Overwhelmingly Oppose US Intervention in Ukraine, Syria, Iran … Or Anywhere Else”

Video Rebel’s Blog

In the first few phases of Wall Street’s exploitation of the American people and of the world, terrible things were done to common folk like you and me. The Federal Reserve gave banks the right to charge us interest on money  they created out of nothing. The Internal Revenue Service was needed to make us pay taxes for the interest on the money the bankers created out of nothing.

In the old days they ran the stock market way up and then let it drop like a rock. That 3 million Americans starved to death in the Great Depression was of no interest to them. That 58 million people were killed in WW II after the German military and the Japanese Emperor tried to surrender cannot be mentioned in the Corporate  media. The deaths of more than 60 million under the Jewish controlled Soviet Regime is a forbidden topic. After WW II North Korea was given to Joe Stalin so we could have a profit making war and kill the anti-Communists who wanted to defend us.   Continue reading “America Has Entered The Silly Season. Destruction To Follow?”

Occupy – by Carl Gibson and Steve Horn, 12/2/13

Serbia’s Srdja Popovic is known by many as a leading architect of regime changes in Eastern Europe and elsewhere since the late-1990s, and as one of the co-founders of Otpor!, the U.S.-funded Serbian activist group which overthrew Slobodan Milošević in 2000.

Lesser known, an exclusive Occupy.com investigation reveals that Popovic and the Otpor! offshoot CANVAS (Centre for Applied Nonviolent Action and Strategies) have also maintained close ties with a Goldman Sachs executive and the private intelligence firm Stratfor (Strategic Forecasting, Inc.), as well as the U.S. government. Popovic’s wife also worked at Stratfor for a year.   Continue reading “Exposed: Globally Renowned Activist Srdja Popovic Collaborated With Intelligence Firm Stratfor”

snowdenThe Rundown Live – by Kristan T. Harris

New Edward Snowden leaks have surfaced showing us how American intelligence agencies are attempting to manipulate and control online behavior even going to the extremes of setting people up using what the  GCHQ calls ”Honey Traps“. They then go on to force you into behavior you may not otherwise of been in and use the information to discredit American patriots who oppose the current establishment.

Glenn Greenwald who leaked the information has stated:   Continue reading “New Snowden Leak: Documents Expose Government False Flag Internet Strategy”

Tenth Amendment Center

EDITOR’S NOTE: Rarely do you get to witness a battle with the line between right and wrong so clearly drawn. The Maryland House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Fourth Amendment Protection Act afforded such an opportunity. One one side, everyday Americans yearning to stop the violations of their rights and the rights of others. On the other side, those concerned only about advancing their own self-interest, and who care nothing about the principles trampled in the process. Following is the story of that hearing. It will take you behind the curtain into a drama most never see play out. It will make you cheer. It will make you scream. But in the end, you will clearly see the triumph of good ideas over evil.   Continue reading “A Clear Divide: Surveillance State on Display During Maryland Fourth Amendment Hearing”

Recent U.S. snowstorms found to contain elements of entomological warfare being conducted on American populaceIntellihub – by Shepard Ambellas

“Entomological warfare (EW) is a type of biological warfare that uses insects to attack the enemy. The concept has existed for centuries and research and development have continued into the modern era. EW has been used in battle by Japan and several other nations have developed and been accused of using an entomological warfare program.” – Wikipedia.   Continue reading “Recent U.S. snowstorms found to contain elements of entomological warfare being conducted on American populace”

Mercola. com – by Dr. Mercola

Last month, the restaurant chain Chipotle launched an online show on Hulu calledFarmed and Dangerous, a four-part satire aimed at revealing the “outrageously twisted and utterly unsustainable world of industrial agriculture” by poking fun at it.

Each of the four episodes is being published by the Huffington Post.1 The first episode, featured above, ran on Monday, February 17.    Continue reading “Farmed and Dangerous… Chipotle Takes Aim at Unsustainable Industrial Agriculture in New Mini-Series”