( education / news / rss ) By now, many of us are aware of the importance of eating organic produce and other foods. Although we may often try our best, sometimes the organic ... read more
( education / news / rss ) Now more than ever before our society is seeing the need to take matters into our own hands and not rely on others to get the job done for us. The t ... read more
( education / news / rss ) Several years ago I remember coming across an old study from 2013 about caloric restriction, emphasizing how it extends life span and prevents as we ... read more
( education / news / rss ) In our modern day world, when something goes awry with our health, we often seek the advice of a medical professional to help understand what is goi ... read more
( education / news / rss ) A study published in 2018 discovered high amounts of aluminum in the brain tissue of people with autism. The picture you see above is from the study ... read more
( education / news / rss ) John Vibes - Rhinos are recognized as a critically endangered species, with less than 28,000 left on the entire planet. ... read more
( education / news / rss ) Azriel ReShel - With their extraordinary chanting and low throaty drone of ancient sacred texts, the Gyuto Monks of Tibet have kept audiences in the ... read more
( education / news / rss ) Sometimes the simplest things can have the most impact. In this case, it's a billboard with a powerful message. Standing tall at the Southeast c ... read more
( education / news / rss ) The billionaire Amazon founder announced the creation of his Bezos Earth Fund to fight climate change this week on Instagram. ... read more
( education / news / rss ) 28-year-old Rhys Darby deserves a "Dad of the Year" award after he successfully delivered his daughter with his arm in a cast due to a bro ... read more
( education / news / rss ) Jon Rappoport - As I've shown in recent articles, the virus hunters have fallen far short of proving a coronavirus is causing this "outbrea ... read more
( education / news / crime / travel ) This article is dated December 2018, and it's based on 2017 data, but whatever. :) RoadSnacks has a similar list here, and here's ... read more
( education / news / politics / humor ) This pretty well sums up the stupidity known as Russia-gate: russiagate cartoon.
And, can we please stop adding gate to the end of every scandal? Millennials are too young to remember Watergate, the original gate.
Thank you for your coope ... read more
( education / news / politics ) What a pinhead.
"King supports dog fighting because ... humans are allowed to fight, so dogs should be, too. The difference, obviously, is that humans can choose whether or not to fight, and dogs cannot. Also, many dog fights are to the death, or the loser is executed after their excruciating fight, anyway." ... read more
( education / news / crime ) "When you're next to the pump, try connecting to Bluetooth, and if you see a long string of numbers trying to connect... then that's probably not good, says Sid Miller."
via Cell phone might d ... read more
( education / news / politics ) "As a top propaganda outlet pushing the New Cold War, The New York Times paints life in Russia in the darkest hues, but this one-sided depiction misses the reality of the increasingly vibrant country that Gilbert Doctorow sees."
via ... read more
( education / news / crime ) Another phone scam to be aware of ...
"After the introduction comes the questions: 'can you hear me?'
All of us, our natural response is to say, yes, or sure, or yes I can, said Hughes, but she says this is exactly what you do not want to do.
Police say scammers record your 'yes' response, and then use it ... read more
( education / news / politics ) I'm sure it's just a coincidence! :)
Five months after Congress voted to remove country-of-origin labeling from pork and beef, the NFL is warning that meat produced in Mexico and China may contain a substanc ... read more
( education / news / politics ) "Further supporting the natural gas motive is the fact that it was Vice President Joe Biden who demanded that President Yanukovych pull back his police on Feb. 21, a move that opened the way for the neo-Nazi militias and the U.S.-backed coup. Then, just three months later, Ukraine's largest private gas firm, Burisma Holdings, ... read more
( education / news / politics ) "I asked the policeman for the ordinance number being violated, because they can't put handcuffs on you if they cannot tell you why they're detaining you."
via ... read more
( education / news / politics ) Everyone even remotely publicly thinking about running for President in 2016, in the link below.
2016 Presidential Candidates ... read more
( education / news / politics ) We received the following email from a friend, Diane, this morning: Subject: Another entry in the eternal third party candidate can't win debate There's a page on Facebook, the title of which is pretty much self-explanatory. Worth looking at just for the write-up on the manipulation of social media.
... read more
( education / news / politics ) US is an oligarchy not a democracy, says scientific study
Of course, astute observers have known this for years. Still, it's nice to see it officially recognized.
Then again, this country NEVER WAS a democracy, it's a republic. An actual democracy ... read more
( education / news / politics ) "Many hemp supporters feel that the DEA has been used as an attack dog of sorts to prevent competition with major industries where American-grown hemp products would create serious market competition: Cotton, Paper/Lumber, Oil, and others."
via ... read more
( education / news ) I used to think Putin was a thug/autocrat I should say I assumed he must be, but that's what it takes sometimes.That being said, he does seem to have Russia's (and his own) interests at heart.I like what he's done to the oligarchs internally and his management of the Russian ship of state internationally ... so far, especially regarding ... read more
( education / news / politics ) Cool! But I suppose the city of Yakima might in this case have veto power?"... Washington to refuse material support, participation, or assistance to any federal agency which claims the power, or with any federal law, rule, regulation, or order which purports to authorize, the collection of electronic data or metadata of any p ... read more
( education / news / politics ) "The text of the agreement has been shrouded in secrecy. But we know from leaked documents that the TPP would let corporations monitor our online activities, cut off our Internet access, delete content and impose fines."
via ... read more
( education / news / politics ) via guardianlv.com/2013/12/icelanders-overthrow-government-and-rewrite-constitution-after-banking-fraud-no-word-from-us-media
"Icelanders forced their entire government to ... read more
( education / news / politics ) "... the main issue here is that it is delusional if not moronic for persons who describe themselves as progressive to insist upon copping out to the Lesser-Evil candidate for fear of losing an election, rather than to support — whatever the odds — a candidate they will admit to possessing superior intelligence, m ... read more
( education / news / politics ) via Chris Hedges: Imploding the Myth of Israel.
"... a state whose real goal is, and always has been, the transfer, forced immigration or utter subjugation and impoverishment of Palestinians inside Israel and the occupied territ ... read more
( education / news / politics ) "Bolshakov smuggled a letter, the first of 21 declassified in 1993, to JFK's press secretary, Pierre Salinger, in a folded newspaper. In it, Khrushchev expressed regret about Vienna and embraced JFKs proposal for a path to peace and disarmament."
via ... read more
( education / news / crime ) I'd never fall for this (I hope) because our only wired number is through the Internet, not AT&T or any major provider.Here's a link to the FCC's page: fcc.gov/guides/90-telephone-scam.
"I received a telephone call last evening from an in ... read more
( education / news / politics ) A Simple Reform Could Save America From Wall Street and Boost the Economy: What's Washington Waiting For?
"We're talking about a financial tran ... read more
( education / news / politics / health ) The article's title, below in link, is misleading — which I hate no matter whose side you're on — but the facts/results are true.
"After registering, she lamented that 'every plan is going to cost more than what I pay now, and what I pay now is ridiculous.'"
via ... read more
( education / news / politics ) "Both conservative Republican voters and liberal Democrat voters wash their consciences by blaming the other party for the evils of American politics. But they are the only ones to blame, because they keep electing to public office people like McCain, the Bushes, the Clintons and Obama"
via ... read more
( education / news / politics ) "Prevented from passing out free copies of the Constitution to his fellow students. Free copies. Of the Constitution. On Constitution Day."
via ABombazine: WTF?? Constitution Banned on Constitution Day ... read more
( education / news / politics ) Be every politician's (and their henchmen's) worst nightmare, an informed citizen!
Someone else has probably already said this, and said it better. Oh well, it's still true. ... read more
( education / news / politics ) Activist Post: Spot the Psycho Before They Spot You.
We hang the petty thieves, and appoint the great ones to public office. — Aesop ... read more
( education / news / politics ) ... on purpose, is what he seems to be implying without saying so in so many words.
? Ruling Elite Destroying Our Economies - Robin Hahnel - YouTube.
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( education / news / crime ) Click below for more info:
fija.org
"FIJA works to:
Inform potential jurors of their traditional, legal authority to refuse to enforce unjust laws
Inform potential jurors that they cannot be required to check their consciences at the courthouse door
Inform poten ... read more
( education / news / politics ) Obama himself says, The odds of dying in a terrorist attack are a lot lower than they are of dying in a car accident. And he's right, for a change. Yet he/they want us all to be constantly afraid of this bogeyman, these nebulous terrorists, which nowadays includes just about everyone.
I get tired of retarded people (emotionally and morall ... read more
( education / news / politics ) "... those 217 no voters received twice as much campaign financing from the defense and intelligence industry as the 205 yes voters."
via Lawmakers Who Upheld NSA Phone Spying Received Double the Defense Industry Cash ... read more
( education / news / politics ) via Wouldn't It Just Be Easier to Change Our Foreign Policy?.
"... it would lessen the supposed need to spy on Americans, which is unacceptable under any circumstances, but can only be sold with endless fear-mongering about terrorism. So it's a win ... read more
( education / news / politics / conspiracies ) Told ya! :)
via New studies: 'Conspiracy theorists' sane; government dupes crazy, hostile.
"In short, the new study by Wood and Douglas suggests the negative stereotype of conspiracy theorists — a host ... read more
( education / news / politics ) "Essentially, pretend the Soviets won the Cold War and then conquered the United States — that's how the government is operating."
via How to know if your coworker is a threat to national security ... read more
( education / news / politics ) Lyrics from a Frank Zappa song:
You will obey me while I lead you
And eat the garbage that I feed you
Until the day that we don't need you
Don't go for hel...no one will heed you
Your mind is totally controlled
It has been stuffed into my mold
And you will do as you are told
Until the rights to you are so ... read more
( education / news / politics ) via 12 Real Patriots Brave Enough to Fight for Truth and Justice Alternet.
"Who are the true patriots of today? Not the flag-wrapped politicians who send other people's children off to be killed or dis ... read more
( education / news / politics ) People are embedded in these institutions, they are blinkered in these ways that means they're making decisions outside the bounds of democratic accountability. Which can lead to corruption — like, moral transgression — but also, at the least, incompetence, because they're literally not seeing the whole problem.and ... read more
( education / news / politics ) "This whole Snowden affair is an op. It's the kind of op that works because people are prepared to believe anything."
via Activist Post: Ed Snowden, NSA, and fairy tales a child could see through ... read more
( education / news / politics / health ) "Dr. Diane Harper was the lead researcher in the development of the human papilloma virus vaccines, Gardasil and Cervarix. She is the latest to come forward and question the safety and effectiveness of these vaccines."
via ... read more
( education / news / politics ) "Lord help our fing scam?.?.?.?this has to be the stupidest place I have worked at, writes one Standard & Poor's executive. As you know, I had difficulties explaining 'HOW' we got to those numbers since there is no science behind it, confesses a high-ranking S&P analyst. If we are just going to make it up in order to rate d ... read more
( education / news / health ) "... most of the people in America who are diagnosed by doctors with the flu have no flu virus in their bodies. So they don't have the flu."
via Activist Post: A new giant vaccine scandal exposes governm ... read more
( education / news / politics ) "We have become a surveillance society, and this is exactly the sort of thing that the Fourth Amendment was supposed to protect us against. The government is only supposed to invade our privacy and investigate us when there is probable cause to do so."
via ... read more
( education / news / politics ) "PRISM looks like that Cronkite moment: The moment when even the staunchest Obama supporter admits they've been taken for a ride."
via Has the US war on terror just had its Cronkite moment?
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( education / news / politics ) Got a 2013 Priority Issues Survey from Nancy Pelosi today! First of all, I'm not a Democrat (nor a Republican). Second of all, why are they sending me actual physical mail? This is 2013, it says so right there on the survey! Direct me to a website! Save the taxpayers millions of dollars! Hopefully it's being paid for by the Democratic Party, not ... read more
( education / news / politics ) Glenn Greenwald asks in his latest column, Why is Boston 'terrorism' but not Aurora, Sandy Hook, Tucson and Columbine? Can it be because the suspects in this one are Muslim? Can only Muslims commit terrorism? What have we ... read more
( education / news / politics ) 'I'm sick to my stomach': anger builds in Illinois at Bain's latest outsourcing plan"The Sensata plant in Freeport is profitable and competitive, but its majority owner, Bain Capital, has decided to ship jobs to China &m ... read more
( education / news / politics ) Nice!
via Bitcoin vs. Big Government
"Interest in Bitcoin has surged along with its valuation. Last week saw its exchange rate soar past $100 for the first time ever, landing the virtual currency on the front pages of The Washington P ... read more
( education / news / politics ) Instead of analysing actions, checking through the consequences of those actions and chatting through the decisions made, leaders too often rely on impulsive decision-making - and this is when hubris can set in.
via The psychology of the powerful.
This describes almost e ... read more
( education / news / politics ) Public social banking works, even for otherwise conservative people.
via Why Is Socialism Doing So Darn Well in Deep-Red North Dakota?
"North Dakota's thriving state ... read more
( education / news / politics ) via rt.com/usa/monsanto-bill-blunt-agriculture-006/
"Obama signs Monsanto protection act, which makes Monsanto immune from governmental prosecu ... read more
( education / news / politics ) anonymous says: I'm sure the powers that be are busy buying up properties and companies in Cyprus right now, as happened here with the real estate collapse. Prices will be fixed beyond the reach of the middle class, impoverishing the masses. So don't fear, all is proceeding according to plan. :-) The time to buy is when blood is running in the ... read more
( education / news / politics ) Never heard of this guy before, but I'm glad people are speaking out ... at least occasionally.
via Jeff Monson: US a police state, George Orwell's 1984 happening before us — RT Op-Edge.
"They want to scare us, saying they are out t ... read more
( education / news / politics ) From zerohedge.com, I like this graphic showing this nation's descent into totalitarianism.From this article here. ... read more
( education / news / politics ) via Anna Lappé & Food MythBusters, Do we really need industrial agriculture to feed the world?
In a word, no. ... read more
( education / news / politics ) @holmes3804We need a new Sherman Antitrust Act! (or enforce the one we've got).Limit, by statute, the allowed size of any company.Having too much of the economy controlled by too few corporations tran ... read more
( education / news / politics ) The Post-Election Project: Should America Have a National Popular Vote?
Seems like a good idea, at first glance, at least.
UPDATE (November 2016): Upon further review, it's fairly clear the Electoral College ... read more
( education / news / politics ) The elites are adept at fooling themselves into thinking they know best.This superiority that they bestow upon themselves is a convenient justification for keeping us commoners in the dark, and keeping themselves in power. ... read more
( education / news / politics ) "Reuters states ... Putin ... has pushed through laws which critics say can be used to stifle dissent - tightening controls of the Internet ... and broadening the definition of treason."
via Activist Post ... read more
( education / news / politics ) AP's dangerous Iran hoax demands an accounting and explanation Glenn Greenwald Comment is free guardian.co.uk.
The problem is that EVERY other news source in the western world quotes AP verbatim witho ... read more
( education / news / politics ) Instead of joining one more group, walking on one more march, giving to one more money bomb, sending one more breathless email about how important this issue is, do me a favor, go to the mirror and say to yourself...
via You Are the ... read more
( education / news / politics ) These political leaders throughout the world, including the US, are not leaders.
They're just power players. ... read more
( education / news / politics ) Big business would starve if deprived of state-organized central banking, transport, electricity, water, sewage, courts, zoning, police, environmental remediation, customs and labor regulation. Pick an industry and youll find tailored public aid.
via ... read more
( education / news / politics ) Start your own petition by clicking the link below
via petitions.moveon.org.
"People Powered Petitions.There are more than 8 million MoveOn members. Tap into our shared people power and create progressive change." ... read more
( education / news / politics ) Another great idea!
via Strike Debt! Debt Resistance for the 99%.
"Strike Debt is a nationwide movement of debt resisters fighting for economic justice and democratic freedom." ... read more
( education / news / politics ) Rolling Jubilee.
Great idea!
"A bailout of the people by the people
Rolling Jubilee is a Strike Debt project that buys debt for pennies on the dollar, but instead of collecting it, abolishes it. Together we can liberate debtors at random through a campaign of mutu ... read more
( education / news / politics ) "... the low 2011 real median household income is the summation, in most cases, of two household earners, whereas in 1967-68 one earner could produce the same real income.... when both husband and wife have to work in order to maintain the same purchasing power, household income from the wife's in-kind household services is ... read more
( education / news / politics ) Activist Post: Monsanto Funded Anti-GMO Labeling Campaign Gets Away with Impersonating Govt. Agencies.
Corporate scum at their worst, or is this merely typical?"Misuse of a United States government seal can lead to a $2 ... read more
( education / news / politics ) "I think Gov. Romney maybe hasn't spent enough time looking at how our military works. You mentioned the Navy, for example. And that we have fewer ships that we had in 1916. Well, governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets because the nature of our military has changed. We have these things called aircraft carriers where ... read more
( education / news / politics ) "When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty, and there is nothing more to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader." ~ Plato ... read more
( education / news / politics ) Hacking Democracy on YouTube.
"The disturbingly shocking HBO documentary HACKING DEMOCRACY bravely tangles with our nation's ills at the heart of democracy. The film the Diebold ..." ... read more
( education / news / politics ) Here is a timeline of dire warnings since 1979"For more than quarter of a century Western officials have claimed repeatedly that Iran is close to joining the n ... read more
( education / news / politics ) via Coal Miners Stand with Mitt Because Theyre Forced To Common Dreams."Coal miners in Ohio - who work for a company that's given almost $1 million to the GOP - say they feared they'd lose their jobs if ... read more
( education / news / politics ) ... the GOP presidential hopeful was a key architect of what has become known as the Bain model. And as president, it can be expected that he would govern the country using the values that governed Bain Capital.
see The Bain Legacy for the entire story ... read more
( education / news / politics ) Activist Post: White House removes petition with over 22,000 signatures calling for the TSA to follow the law."Yet again, the Obama administration has made it quite clear that they couldn't care less about the law, separati ... read more
( education / news / politics ) 34 lawmakers — including Speaker of the House John Boehner — got inside information during the 2008 financial crisis — and immediately changed their investment portfolios — 12160." ... read more
( education / news / politics ) via Roseanne Barr on Presidential Run: Two Major Parties Are a Bunch of Prostitutes Who Work for Big Money
"RB: I thi ... read more
( education / news / politics ) JP Morgan Chase Is Biggest Campaign Contributor to the Senator Who's Chairing the Investigation of JP Morgan Chase."Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of rich guys to fund campaigns ... read more
( education / news / politics ) Maybe. Or, this might just be another purposely shocking headline. Both sides tend to blow things out of proportion, unfortunately.
via The List OF 75 US Senators Who Voted To Let 30,000 ... read more
( education / news / politics ) Bush Found Guilty Of War Crimes
Too bad nothing will come of it, but it's nice to see, anyway."In what is the first ever conviction of its kind anywhere in the world, the former US President and seven key members of his administration ... read more
( education / news / politics ) Great video ... and idea.Thrive!
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Buy the DVD w/ 50 minutes of bonus features: http://www.thrivemo ... read more
( education / news / politics ) ... political elites represent only the powerful special interests that write the country's laws in exchange for funding the political campaigns of lawmakers.
via Unplugging Americans from the Matrix"The West passes judgment on the rest of t ... read more
( education / news / politics ) This inspiring film has the power to transform your health! — Anthony Robbins, World Renowned Peak Performance Expert.
via Hungry For Change — Part 1 HUNGRY FOR CHANGE®. ... read more
( education / news / politics ) ... a cartoon character was written in and won by a landslide, thanks to the hard work of hackers ...
via Activist Post: Hackers elect cartoon character to Washington DC school board thanks to electronic voting."I ... read more
( education / news / politics ) via The Daily Bell - What If Democracy Is Bunk?
"What if you are only allowed to vote because it doesn't make a difference? What if no matter how you vote, the elites get to have it their way? What if one person, one vote is ju ... read more
( education / news / politics ) Indiana OfficialWorried About Voter Fraud Is Convicted of Voter Fraud
"Irony Still Not Dead Dept: Indiana's ousted top elections official, former GOP Secretary of State Charlie White has been convicted of six felony counts of voter fraud - an almo ... read more
( education / news / politics ) RP Supporter Chairman of Belfast Maine Caucus Calls State GOP to Confirm Vote Tally, result not even close to the actual vote!
It's not the votes that count, it's who counts the votes. — JosefStalin ... read more
( education / news / politics ) from The 1930?s Chicago Plan Vs. The American Monetary Act.
"If the purpose of money and credit were to discourage the exchange of goods and services, to destroy periodically the wealth produced, to frustrate and trip ... read more
( education / news / politics ) via Taxpayers lose $1.3 billion as gov't exits Chrysler
"U.S. taxpayers likely lost $1.3 billion in the government bailout of Chrysler, the Treasury Department announced Thursday." ... read more
( education / news / politics ) Some possible good news, for a change:"... any federal law purporting to require local or state law enforcement agencies to act at the direction of the federal government or the United States military is beyond the authority granted to the federal government pursuant to the United States Constitution, is not recognized by this ... read more
( education / news / politics ) Voters' Idea: Replace Congress — Washington Wire — WSJ."Finally, there's a cause that Americans of all political persuasions can rally behind: It's time to dump every member of Congress.&qu ... read more
( education / news / politics ) Newt Gingrich Promises Palin a Presidential Appointment and Commits a Felony.
And Gingrich thinks he's the intellectual one among his competition."...I wa ... read more
( education / news / politics ) We were protesting SOPA and PIPA. The latest attempt is CISPA. Click here for more info:
americancensorship.org/ ... read more
( education / news / politics ) Applicants must get 6 answers out of 10 in an oral exam to pass the test.
via Could you pass a US citizenship test? ... read more
( education / news / politics ) The candidacy of Newt Gingrich presents a historic opportunity for a new, bigger form of failure that could clarify to most Americans just how broken the electoral system is.
via Don't Mute Newt : Information Clearing House.& ... read more
( education / news / politics ) Paul Craig Roberts: Congress is Repealing the Constitution : Information Clearing House."There is a bill in the Senate that is attempting to keep torture alive as an interrogation technique. The National Defense Authorization Act is being debat ... read more
( education / news / politics ) "Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until it becomes a source of terror to all its citizens and creates a country where everyone lives in fear. —Harry S. Truman" ... read more
( education / news / politics ) "... injecting water into deep rock formations causes earthquakes ..."via U.S. Government Confirms Link Between earthquakes and "fracking" ... read more
( education / news / politics ) "... everybody had to be on board in order for a lot of these fraud schemes to work."
via Finally, a Judge Stands Up to Wall Street. ... read more
( education / news / politics ) via How the US Government Secretly Reads Your Email
"Somewhere, a US government official is reading through a list of those who sent or received an email from Jacob Appelbaum, a 28-year-old computer science researcher at the University of Washington who v ... read more
( education / news / politics ) What sort of democracy are we living in when the government can refuse to even say how it's interpreting its own law? That's not democracy at all.
"We've been covering for a while now how Senators Ron Wyden and Mark Udall have been very concerned over the secret interpretation the feds have of one piece of the PATRIOT Act. They've ... read more
( education / news / politics ) Copied from Liberty Underground:
Thirteen doctors and nurses who treated anti-government protesters during demonstrations in Bahrain earlier this year have been jailed for 15 years for crimes against the state. Seven other medical professionals were given sentence ... read more
( education / news / politics ) Gary Johnson, Republican Presidential Candidate: Politics: GQ."If you're seeking the presidency but no one notices, are you still seeking the presidency? Gary ... read more
( education / news / politics ) veteranstoday.com/2011/09/19/brzezinski-opens-up-the-last-american-cowboy/
"He goes two steps further, taking America's political loonies as he calls them to the woodshed and, avoiding the term class war, speak ... read more
( education / news / politics / health ) ... his former chief of staff was a lobbyist for Merck and ... his chief of staff's mother-in-law ... was the state director of an advocacy group bankrolled by Merck ...
... read more
( education / news / politics ) rawstory.com/rs/2011/08/18/wall-street-firms-donated-11-2-million-to-members-of-debt-super-committee/"The bipartisan super committee created by the debt ceiling dea ... read more
( education / news / politics ) Why is the US Government borrowing money at interest from a private bank (the Fed) when Article 1, Section 8 of the US Constitution allows the US Government to create its own money, interest-free? ... read more
( education / news / politics ) Mayors of America Unite to tell Obama and Congress: End the Wars and Keep The Money at Home."Any nation that year after year continues to raise the Defense budget while cutting social programs to the neediest is a nation approaching sp ... read more
( education / news / politics ) James Grant: Life Behind Bars For Bernanke — Home — The Daily Bail."Ben S. Bernanke doesn't know how lucky he is. Tongue-lashings from Bernie Sanders, the populist senator from Vermont, are one thing. The hangman's noo ... read more
( education / news / politics ) Ellsberg: All the crimes Nixon committed against me are now legal"Pentagon Papers leaker Daniel Ellsberg said Tuesday that disgraced former Republican President Richard M. Nixon would admire Presid ... read more
( education / news / politics ) via Top 10 Corrupt Politicians of 2010 Economy Watch.
"Judicial Watch released its 2010 list of Washington's Ten Most Wanted Corrupt Politicians. While there may be some surprises, readers will note that neit ... read more
( education / news / politics ) "Debt vs. debt as a percentage of GDP: Some economists will tell you that it's not the size of the debt per se, but rather the size of the debt relative to the nation's gross domestic product. This helps minimize the complicating effect of economic cycles and inflation. So how do those numbers stack up? Using OMB statis ... read more
( education / news / politics ) "... we need to go on offense and make Wall Street pay for the trillions it stole from us."
via This Can Be Our Moment ... read more
( education / news / politics ) "Minnesota Republicans are pushing legislation that would make it a crime for people on public assistance to have more $20 in cash in their pockets any given month."
So that's what they mean by the War on ... read more
( education / news / politics ) The Skeleton Closet.Good stuff!
"All the Scandals on All the Candidates for President
—Since 1995—
Because character DOES matter.
You've come to the right place for dirt, attitude and opinionated character reviews of all the presidential c ... read more
( education / news / politics ) US foreclosures in new legal trouble.And remember those politicians who are in the banks' back pocket (hint:it's most of them)."Backing a lower court ruling made in 2009, it said two foreclosure sales were invalid because the banks did not prove that th ... read more
( education / news / politics ) The tyrants of the Left and Right like Stalin and Hitler had to destroy trade unionism in order to create totalitarian governments. Independent labor unions are an essential countervailing power in a democratic society. Unions allow people — be they police officers, firefighters, teachers, janitors, or auto workers — to organize and bar ... read more
( education / news / politics ) dailybail.com/home/gore-vidal-our-only-political-party-has-two-right-wings-one.html"Our only political party has two right wings, one called Republican, the other Democratic. But Henry Adams figured all that out ... read more
( education / news / politics ) U.S. officials pushed products deemed unsafe by China"When it comes to protecting consumers, American politicians in China don't always practice what they preach, unpublished U.S. diplomatic cables show." ... read more
( education / news / politics ) via What a 'Liberal Media' Might Look Like.
"Editor's Note: For decades now, the American Right has pushed the myth it's not a myth that the national U.S. news media is liberal, even though the owners are mostly wealthy corporations run by rich execu ... read more
( education / news / politics ) via dinarvets.com/forums/index.php?/topic/52464-do-not-use-safety-deposit-boxes/#ixzz1CWy8y1SC
"According to in-house memos now circulating, the DHS has issued orders to banks across America which announc ... read more
( education / news / politics ) via judicialwatch.org/blog
"Last Updated: Wed, 01/05/2011 - 12:24pm
Reminiscent of the scandal in which she used military aircraft as her personal taxi, Nancy Pelosi stuck it to U.S. t ... read more
( education / news / politics ) from Senate Ethics Committee Will Not Punish Senator Dodd for Corrupt Real Estate Deal; Dismisses JW's Ethics Complaint
"Judicial Watch, the ... read more
( education / news / politics ) via judicialwatch.org/blog/2011/01/feds-blow-off-recovering-643-mil-in-fraudulent-payments/
"As if it weren't enraging enough that the U.S. government made $125 billion in faulty payments last year, a ne ... read more
( education / news / politics / transportation ) via judicialwatch.org/blog/2010/12/tsa-persecutes-critics-ignores-security-threats/
"While the Department of Homeland Security investigates a commercial airline pilot for exposing security flaws at a major U.S. ... read more
( education / news / politics / travel ) While the government agency responsible for securing the nations transportation system harasses honest citizens with invasive, genital-groping personal searches, guns and bombs regularly get past inept Homeland Security screeners.At major airports throughout the United States undercover agents have slipped a shocking number of weapons ... read more
( education / news / politics / travel ) Last Updated: Wed, 12/29/2010 - 1:18pmDespite a $98 million infusion for state-of-the-art baggage screening machines, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) somehow missed a suitcase filled with explosives that blasted after a three-hour domestic flight.The shameful gaffe is simply the latest of many for the b ... read more
( education / news / politics ) dailybail.com/home/absolute-genius-make-this-go-viral-quantitative-easing-expla.html"The truth about quantitative easing. I just watched this again and laughed my a$$ off. Now with a ridiculous 5.2 million views ... read more
( education / news / politics ) By Staff, Fox NewsDecember 10, 2010Republicans who captured the House last month in part on the strength of a promise to rein in government spending have tapped a veteran lawmaker known as the prince of pork to head the powerful House Appropriations Committee. And the decision's not sitting so well among some conser ... read more
( education / news / politics ) By Editorial Staff, New York Times
December 6, 2010
The Department of Justice has ended a criminal investigation without making charges in the case of Senator John Ensign, his mistress and the conveniently doled-out political favors.
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( education / news / politics ) While local governments work to curb the ravaging effect of illegal immigration, a major U.S. city is helping its undocumented aliens by creating an alternative banking system and giving them official government identification cards.
The northern California city of Oakland will join a few other municipalities across the U.S. that giv ... read more
( education / news / politics ) Previous argument/post, continued:
FIRST POINT OF VIEW:
Yes, it's an excellent justification for not paying attention to what is going on in politics right now.I think W. proved very nicely that they are NOT all alike, and not making even a small effort to select who might be a little less worse is abdicating one's responsibility as a citi ... read more
( education / news / politics ) ONE POINT OF VIEW:
Thanks to the Tea Party, and to all of you who voted to throw the bums out.We have far worse bums now.
nytimes.com/2010/11/14/us/politics/14coats.html?r1
Third World America, here we come.
SOMEONE'S RESPONSE:
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( education / news / politics ) By his own admission, Cantor appears to be a traitorous dumb ass:
crooksandliars.com/susie-madrak/his-own-standard-did-eric-cantor-just ... read more
( education / news / politics ) via thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/senate-races/126193-sen-vitter-admits-to-serious-sins-in-new-orleans-debate
"By Sean J. Miller, The Hill, October 28, 2010 ... read more
( education / news / politics ) Fresh start! Reboot! Recycle! Whatever you want to call it.
Sure, the 5% who are good will have to find a real job for 2-6 years, but they can run again next time. It'll keep them from screwing up the economy because they know they soon be back in it.
It's the best way to stop the corruption, also known as cronyism. Government (especi ... read more
( education / news / politics ) These aren't wars for freedom. They're wars for resources, drugs and profit.
It's war for the sake of war. I feel sorry for the troops, who are just political and corporate pawns.
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( education / news / politics ) Rep Alan Grayson Introduces the War Is Making You Poor Act
May 21, 2010 - Uploaded by Alan Grayson
Grayson v. Broun on the Constitution ... Watch the Speech the Republicans Don't Want You to See
youtube.com/watch?vt0TtYQEDTo ... read more
( education / news / crime ) Attorney's Advice - No Charge
Read this and make a copy for your files in case you need to refer to it someday. Maybe we should all take some of his advice! A corporate attorney sent the following out to the employees in his company:
Do not sign the back of your credit cards. Instead, put 'PHOTO ID REQUIRED.'
When y ... read more
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