Utah Apartment Building Changes Lease, Forcing Tenants to “Like” the Company on Facebook
I always love it when a sleazy, authoritarian plan backfires spectacularly.
The following story from CNET is simply mind-boggling:
I always love it when a sleazy, authoritarian plan backfires spectacularly.
The following story from CNET is simply mind-boggling:
By Patrick Howlett-Martin | CounterPunch | May 31, 2016 More than 30,000 Libyans died during seven months of bombing by an essentially tripartite force – France, Great Britain, United States – which clearly favored the rebels. “The most successful mission in NATO’s history”, in the imprudent words of NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, a […]
Taiwan has recalled Quaker Oats after a random inspection by the country’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) detected glyphosate in amounts exceeding the nation’s legal limits in 10 out of 36 products.
It has been a rough month for Quaker Oats. The company has been under intense public scrutiny since trace amounts of glyphosate, the toxic ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup, was detected in its products. A class action was filed in early May over the discovery by consumers who allege Quaker Oats’ “100% natural” label constitutes false advertising.
I have kept my mouth shut about the elections for a while, but in light of this weekend’s Libertarian Party National Convention I think it’s time to share my thoughts. First, for the uninformed, there is a large difference between the libertarian philosophy (Anti-state, anti-authoritarian, individual) that goes back hundreds of years, and the […]
Concerns over the potential cancer risk associated with cell phones is nothing new. Scientists and health experts have been trying to figure out just how worried we should be about the possible link since cell phones first took off in the U.S. in the 1990’s.
The Islamic State’s civil war has created havoc across the Middle East in terms of bombed out buildings and displacing millions of people. However, they have also developed the perfect breeding ground for cutaneous leishmaniasis, a disfiguring disease caused by bites from infected sand flies. And because of the mass movement of people due to the refugee crisis, this disfiguring disease may be on its way to southern Europe, officials warn.
and, yes, I love alligators too :-) Note: Seriously, while alligators can be as big and as powerful as the largest Nile or Saltwater crocs, they are not aggressive at
The BRICS Post | May 31, 2016 German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Tuesday hinted that the renewal of European Union sanctions against Moscow was not yet certain as many countries in the 28-member bloc have raised questions about its efficacy. “The sanctions are there to ensure a political solution. I don’t know what the […]
Monday was Revisionist History Day, what others call Memorial Day. Americans are supposed to remember the country’s war dead while being thankful that they protected our freedom and served our country. However, reading revisionist history (see a sampling below) or alternative news sites (start with Antiwar.com and don’t forget to listen to the Scott Horton Show) teaches that the fallen were doing no such thing.
Special Envoy of the UNHCR addresses the Security Council meeting on the continuing conflict in Syria. Credit: UN Photo/ Mark Garten/ flickr By Mark Taliano | American Herald Tribune | May 30, 2016 There’s really no excuse for supporting the NATO/terror position. We’ve seen the destruction of Iraq, Libya, Ukraine, now Syria, all built on […]
With California and other late primaries in view, Democrats face a fateful choice, whether to plunge ahead with status-quo Hillary Clinton or turn away at the last minute and go with hope-inspiring Bernie Sanders, as Lisa Pease urges in this open letter.…Read more →
In Part One, I discussed how the Rehumanizing Resistance has been winning scientific battles but losing the war against the expansion of influence of First-Order Psychiatry (which includes the American Psychiatric Association and Big Pharma), and how this is due in large part to the First-Order’s effectiv
By Said Al-Khalaki – Global Research – May 30, 2016 It’s been quite a while since the treaty on cease-fire in Syria was signed. We can say February 27 became the new anchor for the people of Syria who are tired of war and havoc. However, the situation doesn’t suit the main sponsors of the […]
The mainstream U.S. media rightly criticizes Donald Trump for his bigoted remarks about Mexicans and Muslims – and his know-nothing-ism on global warming – but wrongly ignores Hillary Clinton’s role in futile and bloody wars, Gilbert Doctorow notes. By Gilbert…Read more →
By Brian CLOUGHLEY | Strategic Culture Foundation | 31.05.2016 On May 6 a court in Istanbul, acting on the orders of Turkey’s President Recep Erdogan, sentenced the editor of the Cumhuriyet newspaper to five years and ten months in prison for publishing a report about illegal provision of weapons to Islamist terrorists in Syria by Turkey’s secret service. His […]
One- or two-year extension will be considered
Panel concluded glyphosate doesn’t pose a cancer risk through food, but members are linked with pesticide industry group ILSI
2016/05/31 13:00:01 Welcome to the ‘Moveable Feast Cafe’. The ‘Moveable Feast’ is an open thread where readers can post wide ranging observations, articles, rants, off topic and have animate discussions
Grassroots candidates CAN smash the corrupt machineWhen I met Alex Law for the first time last year he seemed like a smart kid with a big dream and a lot of idealism and no money. He kind of reminded me of New Hampshire progressive activist Carol Shea-Porter, circa 2006-- a full decade ago. Carol had an impossible dream.
Just the facts, bearing in mind I don't cheer for terrorists , nor do I support the annexation of Syrian territory- whether it's done by Israel or by PKK/YPG KurdsReuters- Civilians fleeing an Islamic State offensive in northwestern Syria have been prevented by Syrian Kurdish authorities from entering areas under their control - Civilians have been fleeing fighting between Syrian rebels and the Islamic State group that advanced into the opposition-held town of Marea- The United Nations has express
We have it on highest authority: the recent killing of Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour by a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan marks “an important milestone...
Putin with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the Kremlin, Moscow, Russia on 23 March 2016 [PPIO]German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Tuesday hinted that the renewal of European Union sanctions against Moscow was not yet certain as many countries in the 28-member bloc have raised questions about its efficacy.
“The sanctions are there to ensure a political solution. I don’t know what the European Council will decide on Russia sanctions,” Steinmeier said.
The African Union helped establish the Extraordinary African Chambers which convicted Habré [Xinhua]
Human rights advocates and campaigners have lauded a special court’s conviction of a former African dictator on charges of crimes against humanity, and say this will pave the way to bring other abusers of power on the continent to justice.
The Extraordinary African Chambers court in the Senegalese Capital Dakar sentenced former Chadian President Hissène Habré to life in prison for murder, torture, rape and crimes against humanity committed during his 1982-1990 rule.
4.75/5 (4) In the light of today's maiinblog, this offering by Mr. V.T.. is worth pondering. While I certainly am not on board with the usual attempt to explain everything in terms of "prophecy", this does…
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4.88/5 (8) This article was shared by Mr. V.T., and I've simply got to blog about it, given all the concerns about CERN's large hadron collider:
Archives Profile Subscribe "Cosmic Leapfrog" --Will China's Enormous 'Super Collider'…
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India’s global competitiveness rank rose three notches to 41 from a year ago although neighbouring China beat it to the top spot among BRICS.
China at 25 was the highest ranked BRICS country in the 2016 IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook, even though it slipped from 22 in 2015 followed by India, which improved to 41 from 44, Russia 44 from 45, South Africa 52 from 53 and Brazil 57 from 56 out of 61 countries surveyed.
Weeks after the deadline has passed, the GMO regulator GEAC still hasn’t relsed biosafety data on GM crop trialsea
An engineered drama unfolds along the Turkish-Syrian border as terrorists armed and backed by a US-led coalition including NATO-member Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar allegedly battle both the self-proclaimed “Islamic State” (ISIS) and Syrian-backed “Syrian Democratic Forces” (SDF) near and around the Syrian city of Azaz.
The long-bemoaned gap between generations is sometimes accepted as inevitable. But as Lauren Razavi discovers, initiatives in the US and UK are uniting the young and old with impressive resultsThe post The learning initiatives bridging the generation gap appeared first on Positive News.
If it comes down to Godzilla and Hillary in November, the lizard has my vote. Mike Rivero
#Cruel Hillary
As the nation once again honors American war dead on Memorial Day, instead of spouting the usual nationalistic platitudes that U.S. soldiers fought to keep the country "safe and free," perhaps we should analyze whether that is really true. Since the 9/11 attacks, more than double the number of Americans killed in those terrorist attacks […]
The breakout of World War I upended many lives, including those of two great thinkers: the Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises and the American journalist Randolph Bourne. The young Mises had just revolutionized the economics of money and the business cycle. And he was on the verge still more breakthroughs when his career was […]
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The 99-year lease of the port of Darwin to Chinese firm Landbridge has been criticised by Washington [Image: NT Government]The Chinese company which purchased the 99-year leasing right for the Port of Darwin announced on Tuesday a $25 million expansion of its operations, just months after taking control of the port in Australia’s Northern Territory.
Landbridge Group, owned by Chinese billionaire Ye Cheng, said it would be expanding its operation in Darwin, with a one-km extension of its quay line among the planned upgrades.
At least 259 people were killed in Iraq on Monday. Bombers attempted to draw attention away from the front lines in Khazar and Fallujah by attacking Baghdad.
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Over the weekend, the NY Times speculated that the "early optimism" in the Clinton camp for an easy landslide win against a Trump campaign weighed down with so much baggage "is evaporating." The hopeless party hacks and mercenary lobbyists who control her dull, utterly conventional campaign have no idea how to fight Trump.
As the mass media report, Donald Tramp, a candidate running for the president of the United States, expressed his willingness to discuss the nuclear issue with the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. In his interview with Reuters he particularly stated that he would be willing to talk to the North Korean leader and had no problems with that, although he did not propose a detailed plan on the resumption of a dialog with Pyongyang.
May 31, 2016
By Stephen Gowans
On, March 2, 2016 the United Nations Security Council imposed sanctions on North Korea, citing the DPRK’s:
• Nuclear test of January 6, 2016;
• Its satellite launch of February 7, 2016, which the Security Council said relied on ballistic missile technology which could be used as a nuclear weapons delivery system. (Is it possible to launch a satellite without ballistic missile technology?)
It's always worth hearing what people across the world are are listening to about our country. And when it comes to mainstream Arab coverage, al-Arabiya's Hisham Melhem's analysis is especially worthwhile. Melhem has been trying to explain the Trump phenomenon to folks in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Morocco, Jordan, Palestine, Algeria and Kuwait. He explains Trump's rise in terms of angry masses of Republican voters.
Mark Devlin comes on the show to discuss his book Musical Truth. We talk about the true nature of the music industry and sinister forces that have been manipulating mainstream music for decades. We also discuss various conspiracy theories related to the music industry and how entertainment in general has been weaponized by the powers-that-be.
Mark Devlin comes on the show to discuss his book Musical Truth. We talk about the true nature of the music industry and sinister forces that have been manipulating mainstream music for decades. We also discuss various conspiracy theories related to the music industry and how entertainment in general has been weaponized by the powers-that-be.