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Wednesday, 25 February 2015

State Department seeks billions to beef up propaganda programs amid declining US influence

© Reuters / Yuri GripasU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Citing RT's influence, Secretary of State John Kerry asked US lawmakers for more money for propaganda and "democracy promotion" programs around the world."Russia Today (sic) can be heard in English, do we have an equivalent that can be heard in Russian? It's a pretty expensive proposition. They are spending huge amounts of money," Kerry told the House Appropriations Subcommittee,He had also...

Coalition of police officers heads to D.C. to demand the broken and brutal police system be fixed

© NCLEO Washington, D.C. - The National Coalition of Law Enforcement Officers for Justice, Reform and Accountability (NCLEO) is a contingent of current and retired law enforcement officers and whistleblowers. NCLEO will be meeting with a congressional delegation that includes civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday to discuss policing reform.These former officers seek to assist in helping to reform a system that is severely...

America's think tank policy was never meant to include the 'little people'

Zbigniew Brzezinski, former US National Security Adviser The world seems more volatile, dangerous, and chaotic than it was even a year ago. The smoldering embers of a potential holocaust are nearly everywhere. With the America-EU-Russia divide, potential EU-Russia integration has been rethought by the West.In this report I will show one major reason for this course reversal. I will also illustrate in so doing, that the policy forgers in America,...

Is this the most important chart for the future of the World's reserve currency?

When it comes to the future of the dollar status as the world's reserve currency, the most important chart may be the fact that the US is now so woefully buried in debt that another global military conflict appears inevitable... ... or that it now takes virtually unlimited monetization of the debt shown above to preserve the illusion that the US is not bankrupt, pushing the S&P to record highs in the process... ... or that the marginal impact...

25 facts about vaccines and the pharmaceutical industry coverup

During the recent measles outbreak, the mainstream media blamed the epidemic solely on non vaccinated children, even though people who were vaccinated caught the disease and some vaccines have proven to be inefficient in the past. Without the slightest nuance, the mainstream media constantly portrays people reluctant to accept just any vaccine as "anti-vaxers", irresponsible and misinformed people, relying on irrational fears and the one and only...

Rare quake shakes Kalimantan

© News Asia One Kalimantan is among the regions in the archipelago known to be free of earthquakes, but a recent series of light to strong quakes recorded in North Kalimantan have shaken that belief.The latest quake was one recorded measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale that hit Tarakan on Tarakan Island in North Kalimantan at 9.31 a.m. local time on Wednesday.Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) Balikpapan station head Mudjianto...

Rogue owl terrorizing Dutch town

© Wikimedia Commons/AlvesgasparA European eagle owl in Portugal is shown in captivity. One of its breed has been wreaking havoc in the Dutch town of Purmerend. The northern Dutch town of Purmerend has advised residents to arm themselves with an umbrella when going out at night after a mysterious spate of bloody rogue owl attacks.Over the last three weeks, the European eagle owl has silently swooped on dozens of residents of the usually peaceful...

Pharaoh brutally killed in battle, analysis shows

© Josef WegnerAxe wounds to the front and back of the skull. Pharaoh Senebkay, one of the earliest kings of a forgotten Abydos Dynasty, was brutally killed in battle more than 3,600 years ago, says a study that has reconstructed, blow by blow, the king's last moments.The research identified 18 wounds on the pharaoh's bones. It also established that Senebkay is the earliest Egyptian pharaoh to have died in battle.Woseribre Senebkay was unknown to...

Rumination makes bad events feel closer

© John Gomez/iStockphotoHow do emotions affect our psychological sense of time? Ruminating about something bad that happened to you can make it feel like the event happened 'just yesterday', say researchers.Their new study gives insight into a concept known as 'psychological distance', and could help in the treatment of conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder."If you're constantly having intrusive unwanted thoughts about an emotional event...

A practical alternative to Measles hysteria

With all the uproar over a recent outbreak of measles in the U.S. it is important to know that there is effective treatment for this illness. What was once considered a routine childhood condition not that long ago has morphed into a deadly microbial specter in the minds of the general public. Regardless of the hype, there is treatment available to those willing to keep an open mind.This overblown reaction to the threat of measles has been made...

Amnesty International UK: 'Britain is leading the war against human rights'

© Reuters/Suzanne Plunkett Ramped up surveillance in Britain against a backdrop of dwindling legal protection has contributed to the most rattling assault on human rights in Europe since the fall of the Berlin Wall, human rights experts warn.In its annual 'State of the World's Human Rights' report, Amnesty International heavily criticized the British government's record at home.The NGO condemned the coalition government for rushing counter-terror...

Television news and mind control through cognitive dissonance

(The Underground, Jon Rappoport) © Ranchodinero.com From the viewpoint of elite television news, controlling the minds of its audience depends on what's politely called "cognitive dissonance":As the anchor recites a news story, the viewer sees an obvious hole through which he could drive a truck.The story makes no sense, yet it's being presented as bland fact. The trusted anchor clearly has no problem with it.What's the viewer to do? He experiences...

Depression is an allergic reaction to inflammation - new research discovers

© American Heart Association New research is revealing that many cases of depression are caused by an allergic reaction to inflammation. Tim de Chant of NOVA writes: "Inflammation is our immune system's natural response to injuries, infections, or foreign compounds. When triggered, the body pumps various cells and proteins to the site through the blood stream, including cytokines, a class of proteins that facilitate intercellular communication....

CIA to increase spying on Twitter and Facebook

Buried in a news article Tuesday is a nugget of a story that could send privacy advocates reeling: the CIA is planning to increase spying on Facebook pages and tweets.What's more, the plan to increase cyber espionage has set of an intradepartmental feud. According to the Washington Post, the head of the agency's clandestine service recently resigned, in part over objections to the plan. CIA director John Brennan "quickly replaced him with a longtime...

Chinese rocket breaks up over Western U.S.

Donny Mott photographed the glowing debris from Spirit Lake, Idaho. The green glow in the treetops is an aurora. Monday night (February 23-24, 2015), observers across the western half of North America witnessed a cluster of bright lights slowly moving south to north across the dark night sky. Some mistook it for a meteor, but it was the re-entry and disintegration of a Chinese rocket body, specifically stage 3 of the CZ-4B rocket that launched the...
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