Month: November 2016

Monsanto Celebrates Approval of New Dicamba Herbicide and Fights Dirty to Silence Cancer Scientists

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22 November 2016 — Dr Mercola

  • The U.S. EPA has approved Monsanto’s new weed killer, XtendiMax, which goes along with its Roundup Ready Xtend cotton and soybeans — GE plants designed to tolerate both glyphosate and dicamba
  • With this approval, use of dicamba on cotton and soy fields is expected to jump from less than 1 million pounds to more than 25 million pounds annually
  • Monsanto is ramping up its assault on World Health Organization (WHO) scientists that declared glyphosate a probable human carcinogen, by lobbying to strip the international cancer research agency of U.S. funding

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Media: Lashing Out at ‘Identity Politics,’ Pundits Blame Trump on Those Most Vulnerable to Trump

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21 November 2016 — FAIR

Over the past two weeks, pundits from all ends of the spectrum have been scrambling to explain Clinton’s unexpected loss, with reasons spanning from the plausible to the highly dubious; WikiLeaks, Bernie Sanders, fake news, Jill Stein, Russia, bad algorithms and the FBI have all been accused of having sole or part responsibility. Lately, however, a new, entirely bogus culprit has emerged from center and center-left circles: “identity politics” and its close cousin, “political correctness.”

Bill Maher on Real Time

Bill Maher on Real Time (8/11/16): “The Democratic Party…made the white working man feel like you’re problems aren’t real because you’re ‘mansplaining’ and check your privilege.”

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Where are Britain’s armed drones? And why it matters we are not allowed to know By Chris Cole

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21 November 2016 — Drone Wars

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In the dark: RAF Reaper drones

At the first stage of what is likely to be a lengthy appeals process, the Information Commissioner has upheld the Ministry of Defence’s refusal to reveal to Drone Wars UK the number of Britain’s armed drones currently deployed.

Despite the fact that the MoD are happy to give such details about other surveillance and attack aircraft taking part in operations against ISIS, the MoD insists that the number of drones deployed nor their location can be released for reasons of operational security.

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Standing Rock Success!

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20 November 2016 — SumOfUs

Huge news! Bank DNB announced it is going to sell its assets in the Dakota Access Pipeline project!

It’s clear our message is having an impact. On Tuesday, we delivered hundreds of thousands of signatures right to the Bank’s offices in Norway, and thousands of us flooded its Facebook page with messages in support of the Standing Rock Sioux Nation.

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Global Research Week in Review 19 November 2016: Shifting US-EU-Russia Relations?

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19 November 2016 — Global Research

  Bulgaria_Moldova-380x250False Promises of the European Dream: Moldova and Bulgaria Elect Pro-Russian Presidents

By Sergey Gladysh, November 14 2016

As the European Union continues to spiral towards an all-out disaster due to significant economic problems, the migrant crisis, cultural decay, and an overall loss of purpose, countries like Moldova and Bulgaria, which were once blinded by the false promises of the European dream, are beginning to shift course back towards the only nation in Europe today that is experiencing a remarkable renaissance – yes, Russia.

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Spinning Bannon as ‘Provocateur’ Who ‘Relishes Combativeness’

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19 November 2016 — FAIR

New York Times: New Strategist in White House a Provocateur From the Fringe“Provocative” is the word the New York Times (11/15/16) used to describe Steve Bannon’s website Breitbart.

There’s a difference between bad news and bad reporting. We’re seeing a lot of both these days, as each Trump Cabinet choice hurls us deeper into dystopia.

For example: How do you describe a man who propagates white supremacy, misogyny and antisemitism? If you’re the New York Times, you call him a “provocateur.”  If you’re the AP, you say his hire is evidence of Trump’s “brash, outsider instincts.”

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TV Pundits Eager to Make Trump the New ‘Normal’

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19 November 2016 — FAIR

Not Helping, by Jen Sorensen (used with permission)After wrongly predicting the election, political pundits are returning to TV talkshows to explain what will happen under a Trump presidency. But these predictions aren’t like TV anchors predicting the weather; these forecasts have a profound impact on the public reception to the Trump administration and the future course of US politics.

The danger is that by normalizing Trump—a candidate distinguished by an embrace of political violence and open appeals to ethnic nationalism who boasted of getting away with sexual assaults—these commentators will make racist and sexist bullying an acceptable way to run for public office.

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The Corrupt GMO and Pesticides Industry: Selected Articles

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18 November 2016 — Global Research

pesticides-spray-herbicide-735-350-722x350Why Are Public Officials Protecting GMO and the Pesticides Industry? Digging Down into the Cesspool of Corruption

By Colin Todhunter, November 18 2016

The ‘agrochemicals-agritech industry’ should not be regarded as some kind of faceless concept because that lets individuals off the hook. It is run by identifiable individuals who sell health-and environment-damaging products,co-opt scientists, control public institutions and ensure farmers are kept on a chemical treadmill. From CEOs and scientists to public officials and media/PR spin doctors, specific individuals can be identified and at some stage should be hauled into court for what amounts to ‘crimes against humanity’.

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Media Lens: Filtering The Election

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18 November 2016 — Media Lens

Introduction

When the likes of Saddam Hussein, Muammar Gaddafi, Bashar Assad, and now Donald Trump, are declared the latest ‘New Hitler’, we learn little except that they are enemies of the establishment. It means the ‘On’ button has been pressed on a propaganda machine designed for maximal demonisation, leaving no room for public doubt. This inevitably drives comparisons in the direction of Hitler and the Nazis.

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Black Agenda Report for Nov 16, 2016: None of Them Have Ever Been My President, Single Payer, Obama's Hollow Legacy

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16 November 2016 — Black Agenda Report

None of Them Have Ever Been My President

by BAR executive editor Glen Ford

Tens of thousands have demonstrated against the election of Donald Trump. Some are activists, continuing the struggle. Others are Democrats that are just “mad.” “The Black movement against police terror didn’t need a Donald Trump waiting in the vestibule of the White House to get “mad.” For those who fear Trump’s “fascism,” the threat level “depends on how he uses the arsenal of repressive tools bequeathed to him by the Obama administration.” Continue reading →

US, British ‘Clean House’ to Delete Syria Terror Links By Finian Cunningham

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15 November 2016

US President Barack Obama has just given the Pentagon orders to assassinate commanders of the Al Nusra terror network in Syria. American media reports over the weekend say the new urgency arises from US intelligence fears that al Qaeda-affiliated groups are preparing to mount terror attacks against Western targets from strongholds in Syria.

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Trump, the “Alt-right”, and “The Deep State” : Selected Articles

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16 November 2016 — Global Research

Trump électionsPresident-Elect Donald Trump and “The Deep State”: Vote Rigging by Both Sides… Key Appointments

By Peter Koenig, November 15 2016

The elections may have been rigged, probably by both sides, as the elusive elite, or what’s also called the ’Deep State’, may be divided. It looks like the better ‘rigger’ emerged as the winner. The final popular vote count indicates a slight advantage of Hillary over Trump. Never mind, the system was purposefully designed un-democratically in the 18th Century by the Founding Fathers, who never really had the intention to create a truly democratic United States of America of equal rights for all.

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Media: How Trump’s ‘Chief Strategist’ Provided a ‘Platform for the Alt-Right’

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16 November 2016 — FAIR

Stephen Bannon, the Trump campaign chief executive and the announced “Chief Strategist and Senior Counselor to the President” in the Trump administration, has declared of Breitbart, the website he still heads, “We’re the platform for the alt-right.” What did he mean by that?

Well, the alt-right, by Breitbart‘s own description, is a coalition of advocates of “scientific race differences”; people interested in “the preservation of their own tribe and its culture” who “believe that some degree of separation between peoples is necessary for a culture to be preserved”; online traffickers in racist and antisemitic stereotypes who “feel a mischievous urge to blaspheme”; and a significant fringe of hardcore, pro-Hitler neo-Nazis.

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Billionaires & Big Business Line Up To Help U.S. President Elect-Donald Trump By Pratap Chatterjee

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14 November 2016 — Corpwatch

Billionaire businessmen and lobbyists are lining up to help Donald Trump after his victory in the U.S. presidential election. Trump appears to be welcoming them with open arms, despite his claim to bring change to Washington DC and get rid of special interests. 

See http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=16100

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