Seed sharing is illegal in nearly 30% of US states

© Natural Society It is time for some outdated, unconstitutional laws to be scrapped. Informally sharing seed with a neighbor who gardens down the street is illegal in multiple states in the US. The penalty for violating this ridiculous law is a fine of up to $7,500 a day. Like so many other senseless laws, this rule needs to be put to rest.You can't even give away seeds to someone in your own neighborhood under certain laws. For example, in Minnesota,...

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Interview: The Saker speaks with Gilad Atzmon

© Gilad Atzmon It has been already 6 years since I interviewed Gilad for the first time and when a friend recently suggested that it was time for a new conversation, I immediately agreed, as did Gilad who, in spite of his over-booked and hectic lifestyle took the time to reply to my questions. Gilad is, in my opinion, not only the most original and talented jazz musician currently composing and playing (make sure to get his latest CD "The Whistle...

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BigAg lobbying hard to keep consumers in the dark about what's in their products

Last year, Michelle Obama proposed a requirement that food companies disclose "added sugar" to their products. Ever since, corporations have upped their lobbying efforts. Their arguments against labeling the number of teaspoons of added sugar in their products range from predictable dents in their profit margins to a feigned concern that Americans would be confused. They claim Americans could actually become obese.These impassioned responses from...

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Cops tase father multiple times as he tries to save his 3-year-old son from house fire in Louisiana

© Free Thought Project Missouri — On October 31, 2013, the house of Ryan and Cathy Miller caught fire. In that fire, their 3-year-old son, Riley Miller was killed.The 9-1-1 call came in at 12:58 am and firefighters showed up just 5 minutes later.Ryan Miller knew his 3-year-old stepson was trapped inside, and he was going to do whatever it took to get him out.However, as he kicked in the front door to the home in an attempt to save his child, police...

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Vladimir Putin Proposes "Eurasian" Currency Union

While the distraction that is the stock market continues to enthrall most Americans, the big shots in the global monetary which for now are taking place behind the scenes, are getting ever louder. Several recent cases in point:One person who is paying attention to the failure of the US to grasp that the unipolar world of the 1980s is long gone, is Russia's Vladimir Putin, who earlier today proposed creating a "Eurasian" currency union which would...

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Even some cops are telling people to mistrust other police

About six years ago I had pretty disturbing run-in with law enforcement and the justice system, which I talk about some in my author profile. During the course of these events, my bicycle was taken into custody and put into police storage. It took a few days before I was willing to go and face those horrifying monsters again in order to get my bike back. When I did walk all the way to the station to get it, I was told that it was 'actually probably'...

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SOTT FOCUS: Full-spectrum chaos: US Empire in freefall as crises pile up

Remind me again, what is US policy in the Middle East Southwest Asia? Confused by the US' contradictory 'handling' of Iran? The Obama administration appears to be courting Iran, while the Republican and AIPAC-dominated Congress is pushing for war. The struggle lies in the efforts of the US government to keep Iran 'on side' lest it be lost to Eurasian integration. They think they have 'a good read' on Iran and that they can entice it by resolving...

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SOTT FOCUS: The Rise of Russia and the 'End of the World'

"What the darkness cannot possess, it seeks to destroy" Core member of the early US banking elite John D. Rockefeller (accurately) portrayed in an early 20th century cartoon. You've probably read all sorts of theories that seek to explain the causes of the 'new cold war' in which we find ourselves. From the embarrassingly simplistic "Putin's a Hitler" offered by the Western press to the more nuanced idea of an 'energy war' between US-Europe-Russia....

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