The Minsk talks and the familiar scent of betrayal

The familiar scent of betrayal clouds just concluded Minsk ceasefire talks. Like previous times when hope exceeded reality.Donbass is Obama's war. Washington controls what's ongoing. It arms, funds, trains and directs Kiev's military.Neocons making policy want war, not peace. Chances for ending conflict are virtually nil. Obama didn't wage war to quit.Kiev violated last April's four-party agreement before the ink was dry. Hoped for peace was fantasy....

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Dr. Suzanne Humphries, M.D. - Vaccine strain of measles virus found in measles outbreaks

© YouTube Health Impact News Editor CommentsDr. Suzanne Humphries is a practicing nephrologist (kidney physician). In this lecture (video below), she addresses a study done in Croatia [1] where a child who was vaccinated with the MMR vaccine was tested positive for the measles vaccine strain Schwarz eight days after vaccination.This was a significant finding, because the child's symptoms were thought to be similar to rubella, and without testing,...

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How stupid do they think we are? Continued U.S. media lies about Russia

The cover of Newsweek, June 20, 2014: Another stark raving mad example of how black is white, up is down, and lies are truth in the world of major U.S. media news publications. Newsweek magazine headlined on February 5th, "'Biggest NATO Reinforcement Since Cold War' Sets Frontlines Against Russia," and reported that, "According to general Charles Wald, former-deputy commander of U.S. European Command, ... 'The question for Europe is: is Putin creeping...

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Big Pharma wants you! Psychotropic and other drug problems

Are you or your children on psychotropic drugs?If so, you may be interested in knowing what independent researchers are finding regarding ADHD drugs, Antidepressant drugs, Antipsychotic drugs, and Anti-Anxiety drugs. CCHR International—The Mental Health Watchdog online, publishes an extensive listing of those drugs risks and/or possible side effects here.ADHD drugs:Ritalin, Concerta, Adderall, Metadate, Vyvanse, Provigil. [1] Antidepressant drugs:Paxil,...

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Really? Media researchers find news outlets promote misinformation

© AFP Photo /Mohammed HuwaisReports about 'Rehana the ISIS slayer' seem 'entirely based on falsities', researchers say. It's true. Don't believe everything you read on the Internet.In fact, according to a study by media researchers, many news organizations fail to do enough to separate fact from fiction, and often help unverified rumors and reports to go viral online. "Rather than acting as a source of accurate information, online media frequently...

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Papers please! Airlines consider requiring proof of vaccination for domestic air travel

© AP Photo/Reed Saxon Traveling by air may get even more complicated if a reported plan by major carrier airlines requiring passengers to be vaccinated comes to fruition. After the increasing problem of unvaccinated individuals contracting and spreading communicable diseases, airlines hope to be a stopgap solution to preventing larger outbreaks. An inside source with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) suggests that, "Multiple major carriers...

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Individuals with neuro-developmental disorders compensate by using brain's declarative memory center

Individuals with five neurodevelopmental disorders -- autism spectrum disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, Tourette syndrome, dyslexia, and Specific Language Impairment -- appear to compensate for dysfunction by relying on a single powerful and nimble system in the brain known as declarative memory.This hypothesis being proposed by a Georgetown University Medical Center neuroscientist is based on decades of research. It is published online...

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The cosmological limits of information storage

© unknown An important part of long-term thinking is the never-ending search for very long-lived methods of information storage. A perfect, eternal storage medium still eludes us; most of the ones we've invented and used over the course of civilization have had their limitations - even stone, nickel, and sapphire have a shelf life.But new research by a team of physicists now suggests that searching for a storage medium that lives forever may be...

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Police departments blaming social media for declining recruitment rates

© unknown Police departments around the country are beginning to complain that widespread criticism of the institution of law enforcement is making it harder for them to find people who want to work as police officers.The recent events in Ferguson, they say, are partly to blame for the backlash against police.But many of us know that Ferguson is only the tip of the iceberg - underneath the surface, there are thousands of other cases of beating,...

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Operation Chokepoint: Small business RIP

Last fall, I got a strange request from the bank I've been doing business with for more than 10 years. For the first time ever, this bank asked to see our books. When we asked why, they told us that they needed to review our risk profile.It seemed odd to me, because we do everything by the book and are about as low-risk as a grocery store or a dry cleaning service. Not to mention the fact that, through all of the various fees we have to pay, our...

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