Source: Aljazeera At least 56 civilians, including 11 children, have been killed in US-led air strikes against areas in Syria held by the Islamic State of Syria and the Levant group (ISIL, also known as ISIS), a monitoring group said. “We believe that the raids which were carried out Tuesday were by […]
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Another Day In The Empire: US-led air strikes kill 56 civilians in Syrian town
How ‘Institutionalized Science’ Can Be Easily Fabricated
Science, just like religion, has become a loaded term with all sorts of half-truth connotations connected to it in today’s society. When people say that “Science can’t be wrong,” what they really me is “Empiricism can’t be wrong,” and even this isn’t entirely true. Science is a school of thought that focuses on applying modern […]
They Are Afraid of Where the Rope Might Lead Them if They Tug at It
Christopher Jon Bjerknes I recall seeing numerous images of armed blacks carrying SKS rifles in the streets over the last several years. The SKS does not have detachable magazines, and is instead loaded with stripper clips. A larger capacity magazine may be substituted for the original, but rapid mag changes are not possible. It is […]
Financial Giants Funding The Production Of Cluster Bombs
The Bank of America, JP Morgan and many other global financial institutions have been funding the production of cluster bombs. The banned munitions are responsible for the deaths of thousands of civilians in Yemen. Sputnik news reports: A new report by Dutch organization PAX, titled “Stop Explosive Investments” has accused over 150 financial institutions of helping to fund the development […]
Hugo Chávez’s Daughter (age 36) Is Worth $4.2 Billion
The 35-year-old, whom embattled President Nicolás Maduro last year appointed an alternate ambassador to the United Nations, apparently holds most of her assets in accounts in the United States and Andorra, where they are not affected by Venezuela’s volatile economy and highly deflationary currency… During his lifetime, Chávez frequently denounced wealthy individuals, the Daily Mail […]
Dutch students intensify campaign for academic boycott of Israel
Adri Nieuwhof Activism and BDS Beat 12 February 2016 Students for Justice in Palestine at VU University in Amsterdam stepped up their campaign for an academic boycott of Israel last week. Two students dressed as Israeli soldiers “raided” the university accompanied by fellow activists who handed out leaflets about Israel’s occupation and others abuses of Palestinians. The “soldiers” summoned students to […]
Watch: Dad Uses Cannabis Oil To Treat Three Year Old Epileptic Daughter
Alex Repetski is your average dad, but to his three year old daughter, Gwenevere, he could be a hero. He’s spent the last 18 months and more than 800 hours reading through studies and medical journals, researching CBD and its healing properties, to help her with the tonic, myoclonic, and clinical seizures she was having — […]
Money pit – US plans to spend more money on the fancy F-35 that doesn’t work
What can you do with hundreds of billions of dollars? If you’re the wealthiest nation on earth with a 20% child poverty rate, the answer is beyond obvious: Let’s spend all that money on a fancy airplane that we don’t need and doesn’t work. (The money will eventually “trickle down” to America’s evaporating middle […]
Contaminated ‘food’: Walmart recalls 90,000 pounds of beef containing wood materials
Walmart announced this week that they will be recalling 90,000 pounds of beef because they could possibly contain “extraneous wood materials.” According to a press release from the USDA, The Sam’s Choice Black Angus Vidalia Onion items which were produced on various dates between Nov. 19, 2015, and Dec. 9, 2015 are at risk […]
If You See Something… Don’t Say Anything
If you see something, say something. The posters are everywhere in public, most noticeably at train stations and bus stops, and encourage Americans to report suspicious neighbors. Orwell would be rolling in his grave, but many Americans do not seem the least bit disturbed by overt calls by the government to subject each and every American to […]
The Likely Cause of Addiction Has Been Discovered – It’s Not What You Think
It is now one hundred years since drugs were first banned, and all through this long century of waging war on drugs, we have been told a story about addiction by our teachers and by our governments. This story is so deeply ingrained in our minds that we take it for granted. It seems obvious. […]
Air France to resume flights to Tehran after nuclear deal
PARIS (AP) — Air France will resume flights to Tehran for the first time in more than seven years, as part of resuming European trade with Iran following a hard-fought deal to curb its nuclear activities. The airline announced in a statement Tuesday that it “is supporting the resumption of commercial exchange with Iran” and […]
ISIS Terrorist Get’s Captured But What He Does Next Will Make You LOL! (VIDEO)
Dean James III% AMERICA’S FREEDOM FIGHTERS – It turns out that ISIS terrorists aren’t as tough as they would like you to believe! A video shows an ISIS fighter crying uncontrollably after he’s captured by Kurdish fighters in Iraq. The crying prisoner appears to have his hands bound behind his back and his eyes covered with […]
Great News: Nestlé To Be Sued For Californian Drought Crimes
Campaign group The Story Of Stuff Project have just announced they will be pursuing legal action against Nestlé for illegally extracting groundwater in California for its Arrowhead brand, which has been a key contributor to the State’s drought crisis. Thanks to generous donations from a huge number of furious citizens, The Story Of Stuff Project was […]
I’m Not Food to be Preyed Upon by the Police State
The “police” treat their fellow citizens as prey. The “police” are reliant on us allowing them to victimize us. They make eighty grand a year on the backs of politicians’ dictates and our refusal to resist. And the cop’s wife is reliant on us believing in the myth of “hero cops,” so her husband is […]
Mahmoud Abbas: Leader without glory
By Uri Avnery I first met Mahmoud Abbas in Tunis at the beginning of 1983. I knew that he was responsible for the Israel desk in the Palestine Liberation Organisation leadership. Said Hammami and Isam Sartawi, the PLO delegates with whom I had been in permanent contact since 1974, told me that he was in […]
Man found dead in Sydney shop
A man has been found dead in an antique shop in Sydney’s inner west. Emergency services were called to the Gleeson Avenue shop in Sydenham shortly before midnight on Thursday following reports a man had been injured. They arrived to find the body of a 58-year-old man, police said. According to the Inner West Courier, […]
U.S. Air Force Leads Raid on Las Vegas Gun Shop
8newsnow Aug 21, 2011 The U.S. Air Force led a rare raid against a Las Vegas gun shop Friday afternoon. Investigators removed pieces of evidence and took several people into custody. The initial raid lasted less than an hour. “These guys were in full get-up, automatic weapons,” said Bahama Mamas manager Joe Gold. Armored SWAT […]