The stated purpose of the 1991 FDA public hearings was “a scientific investigation into suicidal ideation, suicidal acts, and other violent behavior reported to occur in association with the pharmacological treatment of depression.” In other words, the FDA was trying to determine whether this new class of mind-altering drugs was causing people to commit suicide […]
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70 percent of Americans are being treated for a depression they DON’T HAVE, says award-winning investigative journalist
4.5K academic professors petition for impartial probe into Regeni affair
TCP : More than 4,500 academic professors and teachers, particularly from the U.K. and Italy, signed a petition to President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, calling for an impartial probe into the torture and murder of Cambridge PhD student Guilio Regeni. Giulio Regeni “We therefore call on the Egyptian authorities to cooperate with an independent and impartial […]
4.5K academic professors petition for impartial probe into Regeni affair
TCP : More than 4,500 academic professors and teachers, particularly from the U.K. and Italy, signed a petition to President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, calling for an impartial probe into the torture and murder of Cambridge PhD student Guilio Regeni. Giulio Regeni “We therefore call on the Egyptian authorities to cooperate with an independent and impartial […]
Why Is My Kindergartner Being Groomed for the Military at School?
Military recruitment efforts, whether societal or sponsored directly by the US military, reach children as young as preschool, priming them to think of war and soldiering as cool and exciting, without any discussion of the trauma and death they bring. (Image: Jared Rodriguez / Truthout) When he got home from Iraq, Hart Viges […]
Iran nuclear negotiators nominated for 2016 Nobel Peace Prize
Oslo, Feb 1, IRNA – Iranian nuclear negotiators are nominated for 2016 Noble Peace Prize, head of Noble Peace Prize Research and publicity department said in Oslo on Monday. The head of the independent, private not-profit organization Kristian Berg Harpvicken who is among the jurors of the organization that nominates individuals for the annual prize […]
Chinese researchers develop inexpensive ‘invisible ink’ for increased data security
Ciphers and invisible ink – many of us experimented with these when we were children. A team of Chinese scientists has now developed a clever, high-tech version of “invisible ink”. As reported in the journal Angewandte Chemie, the ink is based on carbon nitride quantum dots. Information written with this ink is not visible […]
How the US’ homeless population is changing: it’s older and sicker
Margot Kushel (TC) : On any given night in the United States, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, over half a million people are without a home. That number may have decreased nationwide in the past few years, but California remains on the forefront of the problem, accounting for 20 percent of the […]
Erdogan Declares Himself ISIS Leader, Hopes To Start World War 3
Russian military intelligence have warned that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is travelling to Saudi Arabia in order to declare himself as the “leader” of ISIS and the entire Islamic world. The Ministry of Defense say that Erdogan plans on igniting a World War III between Russia and Nato (and its allies) so that he […]
Sheldon Adelson meet with Trump to discuss Israel
From: jta.org The casino magnate and Republican Party donor Sheldon Adelson praised Donald Trump’s charm following a meeting, in which the two men discussed Israel, among other subjects. Adelson met Trump, the front-runner for the Republican nomination for the presidential elections, earlier this week in Las Vegas, Reuters reported Friday. Adelson […]
ISIS Are Funded By CIA To Advance Zionist Agenda, Says Scholar
ISIS are a US funded mercenary organisation trained and funded by the CIA in order to overthrow the Syrian government and advance a Zionist agenda, according to American scholar Dr. Kevin Barrett. Mr Barrett says that the U.S. government and its allies “armed, trained and organized” ISIS in order to oust Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as […]
Leaked Video Shows Cops Executing Innocent Man
Long Beach, CA – A profoundly disturbing video is going viral online, showing two officers execute an innocent man. The manner in which they executed the man is absolutely chilling. The incident began when Noel Aguilar was riding his bike with headphones on. Apparently, police ordered him to stop […]
This Teen Wanted to Join the Army, He Can’t After Police Beat Him and Charged Him With “Assaulting Officer”
A teenager in the United Kingdom is pleading people all over the world to sign a petition to plead the police to erase three charges that he says he received unlawfully. To substantiate his claim Antonio Pollio has posted two videos on YouTube capturing his encounter with the police […]
The cats of Ariel and the deranged politics of Israel’s far-far right
By Uri Avnery Every time you think we have reached the limit, something else pops up and the limit moves. One might have thought that the Hitler-mufti story was the absolute limit of craziness. But here comes Uri Ariel (pictured above), and proves one wrong. Ariel’s cats top Netanyahu’s mufti. Ariel is a cabinet minister. […]
Processed Meats Pose Severe Cancer Risk, Says WHO
Processed meats have been placed in the same health risk category as smoking and asbestos by the cancer research body of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday. Products that have been salted, cured, or otherwise processed to enhance flavor are “carcinogenic to humans,” the Paris-based International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) […]
Scientists claim they can change your belief on immigrants and God – with Magnets
From: express.co.uk Attitudes towards God and immigrants can be changed by beaming magnetic waves into the brain, scientists have claimed. A bizarre experiment claims to be able to make Christians no longer believe in God and make Britons open their arms to migrants in experiments some may find a threat to […]
New processing system aims to improve behaviour of detainees
Video Video Tony Abbott is refusing to accept blame for the government’s decision to abandon offshore processing. Julia Gillard has conceded the government can’t implement its controversial Malaysian people swap deal. IMMIGRATION authorities are scrambling to put in place new asylum-seeker processing arrangements that are expected to see most new arrivals out of detention within […]
Government Aims to Build a ‘Data Eye in the Sky’
JOHN MARKOFF NY Times October 13, 2011 More than 60 years ago, in his “Foundation” series, the science fiction novelist Isaac Asimov invented a new science — psychohistory — that combined mathematics and psychology to predict the future. Now social scientists are trying to mine the vast resources of the Internet — Web searches and […]
Rio+20: New Proposal Aims To Put More Green Shackles On Developing Nations
By Nitin SethiTimes of India September 6, 2011 NEW DELHI: The meeting was meant to review the work done two decades after the famed Rio summit or the UN meet on Environment and Development at Rio de Janeiro in 1992. But the Rio+20 conference is turning into another global ground to put green fetters on […]