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Friday, 8 May 2015

40,000 year old bracelet made by extinct human species found

© Anatoly Derevyanko and Mikhail Shunkov, Vera Salnitskaya The Denisovan bracelet made of chlorite.      In what is quite an amazing discovery, scientists have confirmed that a bracelet found in Siberia is 40,000 years old. This makes it the oldest piece of jewelry ever discovered, and archeologists have been taken aback by the level of its sophistication. The bracelet was discovered in a site called the Denisova Cave in Siberia,...

US reacts to Russian-Indian military cooperation

© Alexey Danichev, RIA Novosti      Russo-Indian military collaboration has seemingly become a thorn in the United States' side as Washington has decided to bolster US-Indian defense ties. It is expected that during his upcoming visit to India US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter will offer New Delhi a new US tactical aircraft and sign a 10-year bilateral India-US Defense Framework Agreement, Franz-Stefan Gady, an expert in military...

Rejoice with the 'new' House of Saud

© YouTube/CaspianReport King Salman's palace coup and the Saudi royal politics.      It's fascinating to watch the vast, well-rewarded western army of Saudi lobbyists/stenographers singing the praises of a "traditional and conservative institution", a.k.a. the House of Saud, now embarking on a new, "assertive foreign policy." As this concerns the ideological matrix of all Salafi-jihadi variations in the demented galaxy of Wahhabi...

Forced engagement: Police force women to touch them then charge with sexual assault

     Teaming up with the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI, police in Hawaii have caused controversy after arresting sixteen women at local massage parlors and relaxation spas for sexual assault after goading, and even forcing them to engage in sexual activity. Until just a year ago, Hawaii police officers were legally allowed to have sex with prostitutes as part of investigations. After intense public pressure however,...

​Putin: Russia & China worst affected by WW II, reject rehabilitation of Nazism & militarism

© Reuters/Alexander Zemlianichenko Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia May 8, 2015.      Russia and China suffered the worst casualties during World War II and thus have the greatest reasons to oppose attempts to rehabilitate Nazism and militarism, Russian President Vladimir Putin said after meeting China's President Xi Jinping. Xi...

Taxing the rich: Minnesota has become a conservative's hellscape of high employment, improved social services, fair taxation & budget surpluses

© Jim Mone/Associated Press Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton smiles at a question as he addressed a news conference after state officials presented the upcoming 2016-17 Minnesota budget forecast, Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, in St. Paul, Minn.      Since 2011, Minnesota has been doing quite well for itself. The state has created more than 170,000 jobs, according to the Huffington Post. Its unemployment rate stands at 3.6% — the fifth-lowest...

BEST OF THE WEB: Chaos - not victory - is the Empire's 'name of the game'

     This is precisely the point: The Washington / NATO strategy is not to 'win' a war or conflict, but to create ongoing - endless chaos. That's the way (i) to control people, nations and their resources; (ii) to assures the west a continuous need for military - troops and equipment - remember more than 50% of the US GDP depends on the military industrial complex, related industries and services; and (iii) finally, a country...

Modern life depletes your gut microbes in a number of different ways

Your intestinal microflora—aka your microbiome—is an integral part of your immune system, and over the past several years, research has revealed that microbes of all kinds—bacteria, fungi, and even viruses—play instrumental roles in the functioning of your body. For example, beneficial bacteria, also known as probiotics, have been shown to: Counteract inflammation and control the growth of disease-causing bacteria Produce vitamins, amino acids (protein precursors), absorb minerals, and eliminate toxins Control asthma and reduce risk of allergies Benefit...

Fake cactii spy on Arizona town

     The otherwise quiet Arizona town of Paradise Valley recently attained the kind of surveillance you would expect to find in the city, albeit with a design that is made to blend in with the desert. The townspeople have been shocked to find that the city has been installing cameras hidden in fake cacti along the roadways of the city limits. A local Fox affiliate was sent to investigate the cameras and found that the town leaders...

'Put on your raping shoes and find this b*tch': Abby Martin is the latest target of crazed Chris Kyle sycophants

© RT Abby Martin on her RT show 'Breaking the Set' (Screenshot)      Fans of "American Sniper" Chris Kyle have threatened to rape and kill former RT anchor Abby Martin for criticizing the deceased Navy SEAL and creating a T-shirt they find offensive. "Some psychotic Chris Kyle fan just doxxed me & my family's personal information on a bunch of sniper forums. If anything happens to me or them you know who to blame. These...

Did the media just buckle from biotech industry pressure?

     How else to explain the extraordinary, coordinated attack on Chipotle for going GMO-free? After announcing that Chipotle would make the switch to using exclusively non-GMO ingredients in their food, the restaurant chain was slammed hard by major news media outlets. Here's a sampling of some of the headlines: "Why Chipotle Mexican Grill Going GMO-Free is Terrible News" (); "Chipotle's GMO Gimmick Is Hard to Swallow" ();...

Massive tornado hits town of Rhome

© KYTX19 Images Tornado damage in Rhome, Texas (WFAA)      A trail of damage was left behind by tornadoes in Wise County. The town of Rhome was hit hard, with some residents waking up homeless. [embedded content] The EF-1 twister tore Greg and Nanette Pickenpaws' home apart, but they say they feel lucky to have their lives. Twisted metal, broken wood, even a refrigerator, were found toppled on the ground. Personal belongings...

Artificial Sweeteners: Avoid them at all costs for breast health

     If you are on the natural healing path because of a breast cancer diagnosis or you are simply living a lifestyle that promotes Breast Cancer prevention, then you probably already know the drill when it comes to sugar. What is cancer's best friend? You guessed it- sugar. "It's been known since 1923 that tumor cells use a lot more glucose than normal cells," says says Don Ayer, Ph.D., a Huntsman Cancer Institute investigator...

Chinese war child recalls life in Soviet Union during WWII

© Sputnik/ Yulia Kozlova      Liu was sent to Ivanovo, about 300 kilometers northeast of Moscow, in 1939, in the midst of Japan's war of aggression against China, which began in 1937. Her mother, a revolutionary, had died earlier in a Kuomintang prison, and her father, an officer fighting in the Chinese Red Army against the Japanese, had no time to take care of her and her two brothers. "One day he told us that on the northern...

Obama wants US to write global economy rules to avoid China taking lead

© AP Photo/ Saul LOEB I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house down.      The United States needs to set the rules on trade while its economy is still strong before China does, US President Barack Obama said during a news conference to promote his Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal at the Nike headquarters in Oregon on Friday. "We have to make sure America writes the rules of the global economy and we should...

Dam Bureaucrats!

© Wikimedia Commons      Henry P sends me this amusing piece of correspondence! This is an actual letter sent to a man named Ryan DeVries regarding a pond on his property. It was sent by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Quality, State of Pennsylvania. This guy's response is hilarious, but read the State's letter before you get to the response letter, you won't stop once you start. WOW Love this man. This is an actual...
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