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Saturday, 13 December 2014

Kiss your grass-fed beef goodbye! GMO grass about to be approved

© Unknown While many of us rely on grass-fed beef as a source of healthful, properly raised meat, that option of healthy eating may just move down a peg. Why? Not because cattle may have to switch to GM grain, but rather because cattle may be forced to indulge in genetically modified grass.The Scotts 'Miracle-Gro' Company which created genetically modified RoundUp-Ready Kentucky Bluegrass has announced that it will conduct field trials at the homes...

Time lapse video shows massive amount of people who protested police brutality today

The whole country, and the world, stood up to police brutality and institutionalized racism today.This short time lapse video puts the protests into perspective. While the mainstream media may report hundreds or maybe a thousand, you need to know the truth. You are not alone, many many other young people around the country have also awaken to the injustices we face.Here's the proof:[embedded content].Want something else to read? How about 'Grievous Censorship' By The Guardian: Israel, Gaza And The Termination Of Nafeez Ahmed's Blog...

In the grips of psychopaths: Ferguson is Baghdad is New York is Kabul

© AP/Ted S. WarrenPolice with wooden sticks stand guard next to a protester with a sign that reads “Justice for Mike Brown, Eric Garner, and justice for us all” Monday in downtown Seattle. There is a pattern emerging in my Facebook feed this week. One group of friends has been posting stories of police brutality and protests accompanied by personal statements of outrage. Another group has been remarking on the disgusting revelations from the Senate...

CIA report: It's not just my body that America has tortured, but the truth as well

The world is busy expressing outrage and disbelief after revelations by the US Senate that the CIA used brutal torture methods against prisoners, allegedly to prevent further attacks on the USA in the wake of September 11.In reality everything that's been admitted in the CIA torture report has already been described by us, the victims of America - whether free or still imprisoned - in excruciating detail to our lawyers, to the media, academics, politicians and even to the police, from the day we were released. The greatest revelation to me at least...

Defense bill passes, giving sacred Native American sites to mining company

© Associated Press Washington-- The U.S. Senate passed a measure authorizing the nation's defense programs Friday, and along with it managed to give lands sacred to Native Americans to a foreign company that owns a uranium mine with Iran.The $585 billion National Defense Authorization Act of 2015 is one of the must-pass pieces of legislation that Congress moves every year. But like they did in attaching extraneous riders to the must-pass government...

In the grips of psychopaths: Ferguson Is Baghdad Is New York Is Kabul

© AP/Ted S. WarrenPolice with wooden sticks stand guard next to a protester with a sign that reads “Justice for Mike Brown, Eric Garner, and justice for us all” Monday in downtown Seattle. There is a pattern emerging in my Facebook feed this week. One group of friends has been posting stories of police brutality and protests accompanied by personal statements of outrage. Another group has been remarking on the disgusting revelations from the Senate...

Paying down U.S. debt is now almost mathematically impossible

© Cliffkule.com Exactly 199 years ago, in 1815, a "temporary" committee was established in the US Senate called the Committee on Finance and Uniform National Currency.It was set up to address economic issues and the debt accrued by the US government after the War of 1812.Of course, because there's nothing more permanent than a temporary government measure, the committee became a permanent one after just one year.It soon expanded its role from raising...

Lima climate change summit: Troubled climate talks scrabble for exit strategy

© Unknown Negotiations on forging a UN pact to fight climate change headed into an unscheduled 13th day on Saturday in a frantic quest to bridge a rift between rich and poor countries.Ministers and senior officials from 195 states were to examine a compromise for calming a bustup over who bears responsibility for fighting climate change.The talks in Lima had been scheduled to end at 6:00 pm (2300 GMT) Friday, but ran into the pre-dawn as countries...

Agence France Press: Putin most influential person on planet

© Sputnik. Sergey GuneevRussian President Vladimir Putin before delivering State of the Nation address, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin has topped the list of "most influential people of 2014," according to Agence France Presse news agency. About 380 journalists took part in compiling the list of most outstanding personalities of the outgoing year that the agency published on Friday."Vladimir Putin tops the chart of most important and influential...

Poland: Tens of thousands of Poles protest in Warsaw over alleged election rigging

© Reuters/Adam Stepien/Agencja GazetaProtesters gather during a demonstration march in Warsaw, December 13, 2014. Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Warsaw to protest recent election results. Law and Justice party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski says the ballots were falsified with almost 20 percent of the votes being declared invalid.Kaczynski's supporters are marching under the slogan in support of democracy.The organizers of the rally...

Farmer attacked and killed by cattle in Northern Ireland

A 71-year-old man has died after he was attacked by cattle in County Fermanagh.Robert Brown was killed at his farm at Knockmanoul, near Ballinamallard.It is believed that it happened on Saturday night as he was preparing cows for a routine TB test.He was found in his cattle yard by a neighbour after a family member could not get in touch with him. The Health and Safety Inspectorate is carrying out an investigation.Ulster Unionist MLA Tom Elliott...

Ranch hand hospitalized after cow attack in Cuyama Valley, California

A 65-year-old ranch hand is in the hospital after a cow attacked him during a branding operation at a ranch on Wednesday in the Cuyama Valley.Shortly after 10 a.m., the cow charged the man and pinned him against a corral causing chest and upper body injuries. Firefighters responded to the ranch near the intersection of Highway 166 and Cottonwood Canyon Road to find the man having difficulty breathing.Emergency medical personnel then transported...

Landslides destroy village in Indonesia, killing at least 17 people

© REUTERS/Idhad Zakaria/Antara FotoIndonesian soldiers and rescue team members lift a cattle trapped in the mud after a landslide hit the village of Sampang in Banjarnegara, December 13, 2014 A landslide destroyed a remote village in Indonesia, killing at least 17 people, an official said on Saturday, as rescuers used their bare hands and sticks to search through the mud for scores of missing in the absence of heavy-lifting equipment.Hundreds have...

The number of U.S. children living in poverty this Christmas at record high

© Theeconomiccollapseblog.com Did you know that 65 percent of all children in the United States live in a home that receives aid from the federal government? We live at a time when child poverty in America is exploding. Yes, the U.S. economy is experiencing a temporary bubble of false stability for the moment, but even during this period of false stability the gap between the wealthy and the poor continues to rapidly expand and the middle class...

On the brink of war and economic collapse

© www.wired.com On occasion a reader will ask if I can give readers some good news. The answer is: not unless I lie to you like "your" government and the mainstream media do. If you want faked "good news," you need to retreat into In exchange for less stress and worry, you will be led unknowingly into financial ruin and nuclear armageddon.If you want to be forewarned, and possibly prepared, for what "your" government is bringing you, and have some...

Do they really oppose torture?

© Common Dreams The Senate Intelligence Committee released its long-awaited report on CIA torture of detainees and the reaction has been strong. While some still maintain that torture is justified, the emerging details of the program have left most of the country disgusted and ashamed.Many in the current Administration blame the Bush people for this dark chapter, claiming that President Obama finally put an end to what his predecessor started.Senator...

Criminal entity CIA's 9/11 inside job used to justify torture; torture report a complete whitewash

The words "possible criminal actions" by CIA employees are used in the report.The terms unethical and immoral are mentioned. The criminality of those who ordered these actions at the highest levels of government, however, is not acknowledged.The actions directed against alleged jihadists are categorized as ineffective in the process of revealing intelligence. This in itself is a red herring. The objective of torture was not to reveal intelligence.What...

FLASHBACK: Monkey attack terror: Tears testicle off baby, eats it

A horrific zoo attack saw a monkey rip off a small boy's testicle, run off and eat it.The eight-month-old was reportedly having his dirty diaper changed by his mom at Guiyang Qianling Wildlife Park, in south west China, when the animal attacked.State media reports that the monkey pounced on the youngster and hacked off a chunk of his genitals.It dropped the flesh on the ground, allowing an elderly passerby to pick it up.But the aggressive ape quickly...

Ferguson Protesters Filed Restraining Order Against Cops. It Worked! Tear Gas Use Restricted

A federal judge ordered St. Louis-area police to grant warnings before firing tear gas in order to give crowds “reasonable” time to disperse, following a lawsuit over wanton use of tear gas by militarized police during race-related protests in Ferguson.US District Judge Carol Jackson ruled after hearing arguments in a lawsuit against local and state law enforcement officials that stemmed from police action in Ferguson, a suburb in St. Louis County,...
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