The history of the U.S. government's attacks, intimidation, and murder of whistleblowers

With 2014 fresh in our rear view mirror, an honest examination of events and developments of what's been happening in America to whistleblowers and journalists since 9/11 under the Bush-Obama regime seems a worthwhile review, however disturbing ands foreboding. By definition a whistleblower is an individual who reports an employer's misconduct. The Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (WPA) is a law that protectsfederal government employees in...

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Hawaii breaks 122-year old cold weather record

© W.M. Keck Observatory WebcameraIcicles covered part of the lens of a webcamear at the W.M. Keck Observatory at Mauna Kea Monday morning as snow remained on the ground from a storm over the weekend. The unusually cold weather over the last two days continued to break records in Hawaii, including a record for this date that goes back over 122 years in Honolulu.The National Weather Service said Monday morning's low temperature of 57 degrees beat...

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Jeffrey Epstein: International Moneyman of Mystery

He's pals with a passel of Nobel Prize–winning scientists, CEOs like Leslie Wexner of the Limited, socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, even Donald Trump. But it wasn't until he flew Bill Clinton, Kevin Spacey, and Chris Tucker to Africa on his private Boeing 727 that the world began to wonder who he is. He comes with cash to burn, a fleet of airplanes, and a keen eye for the ladies -- to say nothing of a relentless brain that challenges Nobel Prize–winning...

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Atlantis' legendary metal found in shipwreck

© Superintendent of the Sea Office, SicilyA team of divers recovered nearly 40 ingots off the sea floor near Sicily, from a ship that was lost in the sixth century. Gleaming cast metal called orichalcum, which was said by Ancient Greeks to be found in Atlantis, have been recovered from a shipwreck that sunk 2,600 years ago off the coast of Sicily.The lumps of metal were arriving to Gela in southern Sicily, possibly coming from Greece or Asia Minor....

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Snowmobilers rescue moose from avalanche in Alaska

© Marty Mobley’s Facebook pageThis moose was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Luckily his human friends were in the right place at the right time. When three snowmobilers were recently cruising through Hatcher Pass, just 55 miles northeast of Anchorage, Alaska, they were surprised to discover moaning and groaning coming from some avalanche debris as well as the snout of a moose. As the moose was still expelling air, the crew stopped their sleds...

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This is the face of the U.S.: Couple facing murder charges in infant's starvation death

A couple is charged with a crime that Lakeland Assistant Police Chief Mike Link said is one of the worst he's seen in his 30-year police career.[embedded content]The shocking developments were announced Tuesday at a press conference in Lakeland, where detectives said the duo is charged with murder in the death of an infant child.The 22-day-old baby, Betsey Kee Stephens, was found dead in the couple's custody after detectives say she starved to death.Ruby,...

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A letter from America: Living with GMOs

© Liam Wilde via FlickrWith GMO agriculture, a walk in the countryside could be like this in the future. NGOs, scientists, anti-GM groups, celebrities, food manufacturers, and others representing 57 million Americans today publish an Open Letter to the UK and the entire EU warning of the serious and manifold hazards of GMO crops - and promising their support in our fight against them.We are writing as concerned American citizens to share with you...

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