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Monthly Archives: April 2017

“Wrong Choice Act” Will Return US to Financial System that Allowed Risky and Predatory Wall Street Practices that Crashed the Economy

April 30, 2017

“To date, over 130 groups have submitted letters opposing all or part of Chairman Hensarling’s Wrong Choice Act 2.0 ahead …

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Trump’s Executive Order Spree Explained: From Monuments to Oil Spills

April 30, 2017

Deepwater Horizon Response, 100727-G-9091S-43, USCG Photo by Dave Silva. cleaning tar balls in Florida, Pensacola, FL Dr. Brian Stacy, NOAA …

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Whirlpool: Quand Marine Le Pen Refusait de Lutter Contre les Délocalisations

April 30, 2017

Via BastaMag.net: “PRÉSIDENTIELLES 2017 Whirlpool: quand Marine Le Pen refusait de lutter contre les délocalisations PAR IVAN DU ROY 26 …

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Emmanuel Macron Devrait Ecouter les Perdants de sa « Mondialisation Heureuse »

April 30, 2017

Via BastaMag.net: “DÉBATTRE 7 MAI Emmanuel Macron devrait peut-être écouter les perdants de sa « mondialisation heureuse » PAR MAXIME COMBES 26 …

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100 Days of Pandemonium and Hell is Enough: Impeach Trump Now!

April 29, 2017

Americans need to learn from the Russian people. We’re Sick of Him! Enough already! Impeach Putin’s evil twin Trump! 100 …

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“We’re Sick Of Him”; “Enough!”: Dozens Detained In Nationwide Anti-Putin Protests In Russia

April 29, 2017

Americans need to learn from the Russian people. Enough already! Impeach Putin’s evil twin Trump! “Russians, in peaceful protest, call …

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Not to Be Outdone By Putin, Trump Signs Order Opening Arctic for Oil Drilling

April 29, 2017

Protesting Russian State owned Gazprom; Albertina Museum in Vienna Deepwater Horizon, BP oil spill, Gulf of Mexico From the VOA: …

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You’d Never Guess 2017 is the “Year Of Ecology” in Russia: 21 Environmental Groups in Russia Have Now Been Branded “Foreign Agents”

April 28, 2017

From Human Rights Watch: “APRIL 24, 2017 12:59PM EDT ‪Dispatches‬ You’d Never Guess 2017 is the ‘Year Of Ecology’ in …

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Russian Environmental NGOs: An Endangered Species

April 28, 2017

From Human Rights Watch: “JANUARY 18, 2017 12:22PM EST ‪Dispatches‬ Russian Environment NGOs: An Endangered Species Environmental Rights Center Labeled …

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Russian Prosecutors Call for 3 1/2 year Prison Sentence for Playing Pokemon Go in Orthodox Church; Verdict May 11th

April 28, 2017

“Pokemon Go’ Blogger ‘Shocked’ At Russia’s Call For 3 1/2-Year Prison Term” April 28, 2017 08:22 UTC RFE/RL “Russian prosecutors …

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Secretive South African Nuclear Deal Blocked by Court; Need for Vigilance Remains

April 28, 2017

Press Release from Earthlife Africa and SAFCEI: “NUCLEAR DEAL BLOCKED! JUDGEMENT MADE ON THE SOUTH AFRICAN GOVERNMENT’S SECRET TRILLION-RAND NUCLEAR …

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The Risks Attached to South Africa’s Nuclear Energy Strategy

April 28, 2017

As published by “The Conversation”, August 19, 2015: “The risks attached to South Africa’s nuclear energy strategy By Vladimir Slivyak, …

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Russian Federation Follows Nazi-Soviet Pattern: Persecutes Jehovah’s Witnesses in Apparent Violation of Russian Constitution; Jehovah’s Witnesses were first Christian Denomination Banned by Nazis

April 27, 2017

Matthew 22: “Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s; and unto God the things that are God’s.” For …

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Cumbria Life UK – “Chernobyl The Cloud Lingers On”

April 26, 2017

Originally posted on RADIATION FREE LAKELAND:
Cumbria Life and Chernobyl…a hard hitting article from 1996… The lifestyle magazine, Cumbria Life, is not…

Children Still Endangered by Chernobyl Radiation in Russia; Russia Pretends Area Has Improved; Removes Medical, Social Insurance and Compensation

April 26, 2017

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/Blogs/nuclear-reaction/chernobyl-fukushima-radiation-light-painting/blog/56178 “Stariye Bobovichi is one of thousands of communities in Russia, the Ukraine and Belarus officially declared contaminated by Chernobyl. …

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Chernobyl “Study” Contaminated by US-UK Nuclear Funding

April 26, 2017

Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
http://science.energy.gov/~/media/ber/berac/powerpoint/Bertsch.ppt http://www.cell.com/current-biology/pdf/S0960-9822(15)00988-4.pdf “The Savannah River Site was constructed during the early 1950s to produce the basic…

At Chernobyl and Fukushima, Radioactivity Has Seriously Harmed Wildlife

April 26, 2017

From “The Conversation”: “At Chernobyl and Fukushima, radioactivity has seriously harmed wildlife By Timothy A. Mousseau, University of South Carolina …

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When “Energy” Drinks Actually Contained Radioactive Energy

April 26, 2017

From “The Conversation”: “When ‘energy’ drinks actually contained radioactive energy By Timothy J. Jorgensen, Georgetown University Modern life have you …

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The Ongoing Saga 80: News, Updates, & More

April 25, 2017

This post ran from 25 April 2017 to 17 May 2017. Most recent updates are on top. It continues here: …

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On Sanctions Waivers, Trump’s Word Not Enough

April 25, 2017

From Congresswoman Maxine Waters: “Waters: On Sanctions Waivers, Trump’s Word Not Enough Washington, DC, April 22, 2017 In response to …

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Violence in Mexico Linked to Mining as well as Drugs

April 24, 2017

The violence is not just about drugs, as the Reuters report (23 April 2017) implies: “The region, especially Guerrero state, …

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Russia’s Shadow-War in a Wary Europe

April 24, 2017

From Propublica.org: “Russia’s Shadow-War in a Wary Europe by Sebastian Rotella ProPublica, April 20, 2017, 8 a.m. As the French …

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Everyday Needs to Be Earth Day

April 23, 2017

April 22nd was officially Earth Day. Everyday needs to be Earth Day. NASA Earth-Rise Christmas Eve 1968 The human population …

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Russia Continues Crusade Against Environmental Groups in Run-up to Earth Day

April 22, 2017

Norwegian NGO Bellona reports: “Another Russian non-profit tarred as a foreign agent for little more than existing. In a continuing …

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Why Crimea-Ukraine is Scottish, Not Russian: Move Over Vladimir, Here Come the Scythians

April 22, 2017

Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
Vladimir Putin, who appears to fancy himself as some nationalist reincarnation of Vladimir Lenin mit Vladimir…

Pater Noster-Mater Nostra: Marriage of Putin-Russian State and the Orthodox Church for Social Control is Blasphemous and Idolatrous

April 21, 2017

Matthew 22: 20-21: “And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? They say unto him, Caesar’s. Then …

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Russian Journalist Dies After Severe Beating (April 20, 2017): Putin Critic Known for Reporting Corruption and Human Rights Abuses

April 21, 2017

By CPJ (Committee to Protect Journalists): “Russian journalist dies after severe beating New York, April 20, 2017– Russian federal authorities …

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No Woman Has Ever Been Allowed to Run For Iranian President; Will Azam Teleghani Be The First?

April 21, 2017

From RFERL: http://www.rferl.org/a/iran-taleghani-woman-president-election/28439661.html: “No Woman Has Ever Run For Iranian President. Will Azam Taleghani Be The First? April 19, 2017, …

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Russia’s Secretive, Floating, Old Style Nuclear Reactor: Fueling and Testing in St. Petersburg on the Baltic?

April 20, 2017

Russian President Putin trying to nuke his hometown? As Trump would say: “Sad”! Rosatom, the Russian State owned company which …

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Putin and the $100 million Deal that Disappeared; Investigator Died of “Natural Causes” Weeks After Talking to Journalists

April 20, 2017

From the Bureau of Investigative Journalism: “Putin and the $100 million deal that disappeared Published April 19 2012 By Maeve …

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Trump Wants Study of How to Give Best Jobs to Immigrants Using H1B; O Visas Exist for the Talented; H1B is an Unneeded Backdoor to Green Cards; Citizenship; and to Lower American Wages

April 19, 2017

Trump is in stiff competition with the media for confusing and muddling immigration issues. Now he pretends that he will …

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Over 1 Million Signed Petition for Trump to Release Tax Returns; Over 100,000 Marched

April 18, 2017

In a White House petition open for only one month, well over one million people requested that Trump release his …

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US Senator Van Hollen Writes Deutsche Bank on Trump-Kushner Conflicts of Interest with Bank

April 18, 2017

From the Office of Senator Van Hollen: “Wednesday, April 12, 2017 Today U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen wrote to the …

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Of Easter Eggs, Russian Oligarchs, and a US Congressman Hunting for Trump-Russia Clues in Cyprus

April 17, 2017

Fabergé Resurrection Egg owned by Russian Oligarch Viktor Vekselberg Photo by Testus, CC-BY-SA-4.0, cropped. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resurrection_(Fabergé_egg) While the US Congress was …

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The Problem of Money Laundering in the Art World

April 17, 2017

Excerpts from an article on the problem of money laundering and art, followed by links to a couple of related …

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Beatrix Potter’s Beloved Lake District Still Endangered by Proposed New Nuclear Reactors and Nuclear Waste

April 16, 2017

Beatrix Potter, best known as the author-illustrator of “The Tale of Peter Rabbit“, “supported the efforts of the National Trust …

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This Easter, an Ancient Branch of Christianity Faces a Threat to its Very Existence

April 15, 2017

From “The Conversation”: “This Easter, an ancient branch of Christianity faces a threat to its very existence By Mariz Tadros, …

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Will Turkey’s Referendum Mark the End of Democracy and the Birth of ‘Erdoğanistan’?

April 15, 2017

From The Conversation: “Will Turkey’s referendum mark the end of democracy and the birth of ‘Erdoğanistan’? by Simon P. Watmough, …

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Russian Govt Owned Gas Pipeline Nord-Stream 2 Undermines European Independence-Security; Threatens International Nature Preserve in Baltic

April 14, 2017

Russian State owned Gazprom is the majority owner at over 50% of the proposed Nord-Stream 2 gas pipeline, but Germany’s …

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Trump-Tillerson Concerned that Assad is “Bad”; “Unreliable” for Russia; Tillerson Dumps US Press Corps to Meet with Putin; Russian Foreign Minister Insults Journalist

April 13, 2017

In the Kremlin it is springtime… there’s bromance in the air so they say… (Parody adaptation of Tina Turner’s “Foreign …

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Eastern Mediterranean Oil and Gas; EU Med Gas Pipeline to Reduce Dependency Upon Russia – Lest Europe Freeze Again as in 2009

April 12, 2017

Russia State owned Gazprom cut off gas to Europe in the dead of an especially cold winter 8 years ago. …

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Trump Notified Russia Before Attacking Syria; Trump Formally Notified the US Congress on Saturday; 100 years Ago US President Wilson Asked Congress Before Entering WWI

April 11, 2017

April 2, 1917, US President Woodrow Wilson asking Congress for a declaration of war before entering World War I on …

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US NRC Webinar on Wed (sign up by Tues 2 pm): Global Nuclear Fuels Americas Performance Review – Putin Must Think It’s Great; Trying to Get an Exemption to Run His Nuclear Fuel in Illinois

April 10, 2017

While it’s not what the US NRC appears to have in mind when discussing GNF-A’s performance review, it’s been within …

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Russian Opposition Leader Aleksei Navalny Released After 15 Days in Jail

April 10, 2017

“The Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is being detained on Tverskaya street in Moscow Date 26 March 2017, 14:16:02” By …

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Conveniently Timed Russian Terrorist Attacks Being Used as Excuse for Proposals to Stifle Dissent

April 9, 2017

“The power vertical is a concept introduced by Putin to explain the re-centralisation of the power of the presidency and …

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Cameco Crow Butte Uranium Mine Evaporation Pond Requirements Amendment-Teleconference Tuesday 2.30 to 3.30 PM EDT (DC Time)

April 9, 2017

Crow Butte Evaporation Impoundment (“Pond”). “PUBLIC MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT Title: Evaporation pond requirements amendment April 11, 2017, 02:30 PM to 03:30 …

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Patronage, Nepotism, Diversion, and Trump’s Missile Strikes Against Syria (When Rats are Cornered they Jump?)

April 7, 2017

When rats are cornered they jump? US President Trump and Israeli PM Netanyahu appear to have the same talking points …

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Russian Oligarch Roman Abramovich Building Israeli Residence

April 7, 2017

Photo by Dekel E, Statue of Roman Abramovich in a mall in Eilat, Israel, next to the sea, CC-BY-SA-2.0, via …

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High Level Nuclear Waste Interim Parking Lot Storage in Texas Comment to April 28th

April 6, 2017

Comment Deadline April 28th, https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=NRC-2016-0231 Most US high level nuclear waste appears to be kept in open air parking-lot like …

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US Senator Merkley Holds the Floor for More Than 15 Hours Against Extreme Supreme Court Nominee Gorsuch

April 6, 2017

Link of speech, apparently compressed: http://youtu.be/LeC3VgCS25o Senator Merkley was supported by Senator Durbin: http://youtu.be/QKvuwLDF3uE. The original Common Dreams article has …

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