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People shout slogans during a protest in Barcelona, Spain, Sept. 21, 2017. Thousands have gathered at the gates of Catalonia's judiciary body in Barcelona to demand the release of a dozen officials arrested in connection with a vote on independence that Spanish central authorities are challenging as illegal. (AP/Manu Fernandez)
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Calling Kaepernick ‘Son Of A Bitch,’ Trump Urges NFL To Fire All Protesting Players

‘This is the President of the United States referring to an American who has exercised his right to protest racial injustice.’

Jon Queally
بواسطة Jon Queally
The Real Reason Why the NFL Banned National Anthem Protests

Civil libertarians, racial justice advocates, and NFL players from across the league expressed outrage overnight after President Donald Trump called on owners of professional football teams to fire players who express their political views. In a veiled reference to quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who last season started a wave of protest by

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American Dental Association Untroubled By Study Pointing To Fluoride’s Negative Health Impacts

Fluoridation was sold to Americans by none other than the father of public relations himself, Edward Bernays — a nephew of Sigmund Freud, who applied his uncle’s ideas on psychological persuasion for the benefit of industry and government propaganda.

Whitney Webb
بواسطة Whitney Webb
A Denver water treatment plant is shown. (Photo: Denver Water)

For decades, many groups have fought against the inclusion of fluoride in publicly supplied water, arguing that the risks of mass fluoride consumption outweigh the purported benefits. Now, a new study published in Environmental Health Perspectives has added to the scientific literature that suggests that fluoride negatively impacts human

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Amidst Universal Opposition To KRG Referendum, Israel Stands By Kurds

By aligning with the Kurds, Israel gains eyes and ears in Iran, Iraq, and Syria.

Sarah Abed
بواسطة Sarah Abed

With the September 25th scheduled Kurdish Referendum in Iraq less than a week away, nations worldwide including; the US, UK, France, UN, Iran, and Iraq have expressed their objection and dissent and are calling for its suspension. All except for Israel, a lone supporter, and longtime friend of the Kurds. However, this doesn’t seem to have any

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Federal Employees Ordered To Attend Anti-Leaking Classes

EPA employees are attending mandatory training sessions this week to reinforce their compliance with against leaking sensitive government information.

Michael Biesecker
بواسطة Michael Biesecker
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Employees at the Environmental Protection Agency are attending mandatory training sessions this week to reinforce their compliance with laws and rules against leaking classified or sensitive government information. It is part of a broader Trump administration order for anti-leaks training at all executive branch agencies. The

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As Putin Takes Aim At Petrodollar, Hollywood Takes Aim At Putin

Hollywood is no stranger to war propaganda but the U.S. Establishment saw no need to wait for an actual war before sending Morgan Freeman out to tell Americans that they “have been attacked” and are “at war” with Russia–whose sin has been an “attack” on the U.S. petrodollar.

Whitney Webb
بواسطة Whitney Webb
Vladimir Putin | Poland

On Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin dealt another blow to the flagging petrodollar system – a crucial component of U.S. economic “superiority” that creates artificial demand for the U.S. dollar by pricing oil and other goods on the international market in that currency. Putin instructed the Russian government to approve legislation that

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Israel Moves To Thwart UN List Of Companies Complicit In Illegal Settlements

Efforts are taking place in parallel to significant initiatives by figures within and outside of the Israeli government to normalize the presence of the settlements.

Ben White
بواسطة Ben White
Palestinian protesters carry national flags and plant olive trees facing the Israeli settlement of Beitar Illit during a protest marking Land Day, in the village of Wadi Fukin, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, March 30, 2015.

The Israeli government and its allies are mobilizing to try and thwart a United Nations list of companies complicit in illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt). These efforts are taking place in parallel to significant initiatives by figures within and outside of the Israeli government to normalize the presence of the

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