By Catherine J. Frompovich Daily, I receive requests for information, help and even stories documenting how utility customers, who refuse AMI Smart Meters, are being abused by utility companies, but with the apparent ‘blessings’ of state public utility commissions, which turn blind eyes and deaf ears to the harassments and abuses. Now it’s […]
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Israel Ramps Up Support For Over 7 Syrian Rebel Factions In Desperate Bid to Expand Reach
GOLAN, SYRIA — As the acute phase of civil warfare in Syria winds down while the government of President Bashar al-Assad increasingly gains the upper hand over foreign-funded insurgents, regional powers are desperately boosting aid for local proxies in a last-ditch attempt to rekindle the nearly seven-year-long conflict and gain a strategic foothold in the […]
Crime Syndicate Ramps Up ‘Conspiracy Theorist’ Gaslighting Campaign
By Russ Winter Handling of the Las Vegas mass shooting was so badly botched that the Crime Syndicate is resorting to a series of gaslighting news articles to try to put the genie back in the bottle. Gaslighting essentially means calling someone crazy for being a “conspiracy theorist” (CT). This method is fairly effective when used […]
Direct Action Ramps Up Resistance To Line 3
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North Korea Ramps up International Rancor with H-Bomb Threat
Experts warn of potentially dire consequences if Kim Jong Un detonates a hydrogen bomb over the Pacific Ocean North Korea’s latest threat—to detonate a hydrogen bomb over the Pacific Ocean—if carried through would mark a new level of defiance in the face of warnings from the U.S. and the international community. Pyongyang has notched milestone […]
Internet Censorship Ramps up as Second “White Nationalist” Website has DNS Seized
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Settler vehicle ramps Palestinian car, kills 7 people
With his armoured vehicle, an extremist Israeli settler rammed private Palestinian car, killing seven Palestinians, including five children, their mother and driver. The attack took place in the central occupied West Bank on Route 60 –the main highway that runs north and south in the territory. Medical sources said that the dead included five children, […]
Putin Reads Israel The Riot Act
Russian President Vladimir Putin has slammed Israeli Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for suggesting that Israel should determine the future of Syria. Netanyahu’s recent visit to Moscow to conduct foreign policy talks with Putin were deemed an ‘absolute failure’ for Israel, according to the Kremlin. Pravdareport.com reports: In an official statement for the press, President Putin spoke about […]
Brazil in the cross-hairs: Drug-resistant "super bacteria" found in Rio de Janeiro areas hosting Olympic games
Scientists have found dangerous drug-resistant “super bacteria” off beaches in Rio de Janeiro that will host Olympic swimming events and in a lagoon where rowing and canoe athletes will compete when the Games start on Aug. 5. The findings from two unpublished academic studies seen by Reuters concern Rio’s most popular spots for tourists […]
As Iran’s oil exports surge, international tankers help ship its fuel
More than 25 European and Asian-owned supertankers are shipping Iranian oil, data seen by Reuters shows, allowing Tehran to ramp up exports much faster than analysts had expected following the lifting of sanctions in January. Iran was struggling as recently as April to find partners to ship its oil, but after an agreement on a […]
Palestinians say ‘let us move’ as Bethlehem Marathon kicks off amidst severe movement restrictions
Runners woke up at dawn on Friday in the southern occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem, ready to take on the Freedom of Movement Marathon in the city. The marathon has taken place for the past four years in Bethlehem, with a distinct message – give us movement. The marathon stretches across the city, quite […]
Maryland First State To Ban Bee-Killing Pesticides For Consumer Use
Print Friendly Above Photo: From ecowatch.com In an effort to curb its plummeting honeybee population, Maryland is about to become the first state in the nation to pass strict restrictions on neonicotinoids for consumer use. ICYMI: #Pollinator Protection Act passed the Senate 32-14! Next up, House of Delegates! #BeeSafe #MDGA16 pic.twitter.com/6SKocH70yr — Smart on Pesticides (@PesticidesSmart) March 10, 2016 Neonicotinoids are […]
Use of banned pesticide not isolated event in US territories
In this Aug, 12, 2005 file photo, a sign, required by law, warns of a pesticide application of methyl bromide on a field near Watsonville, Calif. Nine months after a vacationing family was nearly killed by exposure to methyl bromide on the island of St. John, authorities have come to at least one troubling conclusion: […]
War, Repression and International Gangsterism: U.S. State Policy from Benghazi to Baltimore
When it comes to maintaining U.S. imperial power and the rule of the rich, impunity is absolute. The congressional Benghazi hearings exposed not a single official crime, while suppressing vast violations of U.S. and international law. The domestic Obama doctrine makes inner city teenage “rioting” a federal concern, but the people that supply weapons to […]