Disturbing details of “illegal” torture techniques used by the US government after the 9/11 attacks were revealed by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) following a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). More than 800 pages were released Tuesday, which the ACLU says highlights the “inhumanity of the […]
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Torture state: CIA forced to release post-9/11 torture evidence – will arrests follow?
Donald Trump Tweets Promise to Ask NRA Why Terrorists Can Buy Guns
Susanne Posel ,Chief Editor Occupy Corporatism | Media Spokesperson, HEALTH MAX Group Donald Trump has tweeted about “meeting with the NRA… about not allowing people on the terrorist watch list, or no fly list, to buy guns.” This admission that the National Rifle Association (NRA), and not our congressmen and senators, are in […]
Security forces nab ISIS-linked militants, tons of explosives seized in southern Russia
Three Islamic State-affiliated extremists who were plotting attacks in Russia have been arrested in southern republic of Dagestan, officials said, adding that police seized over 1 ton of explosives and 5 kg of TNT in homemade bombs.The fighters were detained in the village of Mutsalaul, 72 km from the republic’s capital, Makhachkala. All of […]
Russian Navy considers reviving semi-robotic attack sub
Russian naval experts believe the time has come for a reincarnation of highly automated, essentially robotic nuclear submarines that would take deployment of this craft to a new dimension. “We have a two-decade experience of running [highly automated] 705 Lyra subs in the 1970s-1990s,” a source working in the military-industrial area told the media outlet […]
Saudi Princess of the Royal Family Says Geoengineering is a ‘Weapon Of Mass Destruction’
A couple of months ago, HRH Princess Basmah Bint Saud, humanitarian and daughter of King Saud, compared geoengineering science and programs to weapons of mass destruction, arguing that their implementation is like setting off a bomb without the nuclear explosion. She also stressed that geoengineering threatens the world’s water and food supply, and is one […]
Fukushima medical survey confirms 16 new child thyroid cancer cases
The prefectural government is giving medical checkups to all 380,000 children aged 18 or younger at the time of the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in March 2011. Since the latest checkup began in April 2014, 16 children have been confirmed to have the potentially deadly condition that stems from radiation exposure, according to Japan […]
Australia Develop Mind Control Device That Sits Near Your Brain
Researchers in Australia have developed the “holy grail” of biotechnology – a device that is capable of mind control in humans. The device is the size of a paper clip, and it sits inside a blood vessel next to the brain. Researchers say the tiny device may help people with paralysis to walk again, amongst […]
Peru Creates ‘Yellowstone of the Amazon’ for Uncontacted Tribes & Endangered Wildlife
Home > Peru Creates ‘Yellowstone of the Amazon’ for Uncontacted Tribes & Endangered Wildlife Sierra del Divisor’s famed cone. Photo by Diego Pérez / El Taller.pe Rhett A. Butler, MongabayWaking Times After more than a decade of discussion and planning, Peru on Sunday will […]
San Francisco Police Seek Help Over Spiked Baseball Bats Mystery
San Francisco police are asking the public for help which may lead to the discovery of a mystery individual or individuals responsible for chaining spiked baseball bats to poles throughout the city. Since early on Thanksgiving morning, 27 wooden or metal bats have appeared throughout the city chained to poles and parking meters Spiked baseball […]
7 Reasons To Never Hold Back Your Opinion
Giving your opinion can be a frightening thing. This is especially true when your opinion is likely to be in contrast with the majority. If you are expressing disagreement with a superior, things can be downright terrifying. In spite of all of this, there are many benefits to voicing your opinion. So much so, that […]
8 ‘Paranormal’ Scientific Studies That Will Make You Question The True Nature Of Reality
If you google “parapsychology,” the first thing that will probably pop up is a Wikipedia entry loosely (and, in my opinion, rather offensively) defining it as a “pseudoscience.” This is unfortunate, because it distracts the reader from realizing that psychical research, also known as ‘psi’ (or parapsychology), is practiced by various scientists and reputable institutions all over the […]
New research may indicate life on Earth began ‘almost instantaneously’ 300 MILLION years earlier than originally thought
Electron microscope images taken during the analysis of the graphite specks, which were trapped within immensely old zircon crystals. Living organisms may have existed on Earth as long as 4.1bn years ago – 300m years earlier than was previously thought, new research has shown. If confirmed, the discovery means life emerged a remarkably short […]
These Cartoons Perfectly Illustrate What It’s Like To Be An Introvert
Am I an introvert? I ask that question sometimes because of what my lifestyle looks like, and what I enjoy and what I don’t enjoy. I also question at times whether my own characteristics or even the characteristics of introverts and extroverts are just a matter of other bits of programming. belief systems, or pain bodies, […]
Astronomers discover planet straight out of Star Wars
Rob HastingsThe Independent September 16, 2011 It’s enough to make Luke Skywalker feel homesick. A planet has been discovered 200 million light years away that orbits two stars rather than one, enjoying a double sunset just like the fictional world the Star Wars hero hails from. Unlike the imaginary desert planet Tatooine in George […]
Astronomers report seeing supermassive black hole swallowing star
Amina KhanLos Angeles Times August 27, 2011 For the first time, astronomers say they’ve borne witness to a supermassive black hole consuming a star. Two papers released Wednesday by the journal Nature describe powerful blasts of radiation whose brightness and behavior can be explained only by a sun-sized star being torn apart by the […]