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Pennsylvania and the War in Ukraine by Sen. Doug Mastriano, PhD (Republican Candidate & Future Governor of PA)

May 19, 2022

Pennsylvania State Senator Doug Mastriano, PhD, will surely become Governor of Pennsylvania and may eventually become President of the United …

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Notes on WIC Contracts, Baby Formula Use, and Baby Formula Recall; Sharing the Economic Burden: Who Pays for WIC’s Infant Formula

May 14, 2022

(Click to enlarge) “Figure A.2. Breastfeeding Initiation Rates for 7- to 11-Month-Old Infants, 2014-2020 https://www.fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/resource-files/WICPC2020-Appendix.pdf This is about more than …

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DeLauro: 4+ Months Between Infant Formula Recall & When FDA First Learned of Potential Danger; Report Shows Falsification of Records, Untested Infant Formula, Hiding Information During 2019 FDA Audit at Abbott Facility; Babies Died – Updated

May 14, 2022

“Abbott Nutrition is the exclusive supplier for the majority of state WIC agencies, and this has a serious impact on …

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Does Section 230’s Sweeping Immunity Enable Big Tech Bad Behavior? US Senate Hearing

October 29, 2020

“Does Section 230’s Sweeping Immunity Enable Big Tech Bad Behavior? October 28, 2020 253 Russell Senate Office Building U.S. Sen. …

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Inflated Charges by Doctors is a Primary Reason for the High Cost of the US Medical System Compared to Other Countries; MDs Fleece Medicaid, Medicare & Private Insurance; Regulation (Cost/Fee Caps) & Monitoring for Fraud is the Only Solution

February 21, 2020

The inflated charges by medical doctors are a primary reason that the US medical system is so costly, and appears …

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River Bend Nuclear Station in Louisiana: Scram Due to Low Reactor Water Level; Still at Zero Power

June 4, 2019

Any loss of cooling water is a “near miss”. Some are just closer than others. Why do these “events” always …

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GAO Report Shows Unknown Taxpayer Costs for Oil and Gas Operations; Need for Updated Rules

January 8, 2019

“06.05.18 Grijalva Highlights GAO Report Showing Unknown Taxpayer Costs for Oil and Gas Operations, Need for Updated Rules Washington, D.C. …

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Greenpeace: Kavanaugh’s Appointment To The US Supreme Court Will Have Lasting Repercussions That Will Harm Our Environment

October 7, 2018

“Greenpeace: Kavanaugh’s appointment to the US Supreme Court will have lasting repercussions that will harm our environment October 6, 2018 …

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National Tribal Air Association Comment Opposing Proposed EPA Rule

August 15, 2018

Comment by Thursday night, 1159 US Eastern Time. It becomes public record. Comment here: https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EPA-HQ-OA-2018-0259 Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OA-2018-0259 Comment submitted …

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The President Of Harvard University’s Letter Opposing Proposed EPA Rule

August 15, 2018

Comment by Thursday night, 1159 US Eastern Time. It becomes public record. Comment here: https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=EPA-HQ-OA-2018-0259 Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OA-2018-0259 NB: Pruitt …

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“Do We Really Evaluate Each Being On The Basis Of A Monetary Value?”

August 13, 2018

Re: Cost Considerations in Rulemaking Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OA-2018-0107 Agency: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Proposed Rule Comment Deadline August 13th, 11.59 …

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“Only Our Environmental Protection Measures Stand Between Us And Disaster”

August 13, 2018

Re: Cost Considerations in Rulemaking Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OA-2018-0107 Agency: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Proposed Rule Comment Deadline Monday August 13th, …

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Trump Administration Taking The E And The P Out Of The EPA

August 13, 2018

Re: Cost Considerations in Rulemaking Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OA-2018-0107 Agency: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Proposed Rule Comment Deadline August 13th, 11.59 …

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Trump EPA Cost-Benefit Analysis Proposed Rule Comment Deadline Is Monday, August 13th, 11.59 pm Eastern Time

August 11, 2018

Re: Cost Considerations in Rulemaking Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OA-2018-0107 Agency: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Proposed Rule Comment Deadline August 13th, 11.59 …

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Louisiana River Bend Nuclear Power Station Comment Deadline In A Few Hours; Petition For Hearing By July 23rd

June 21, 2018

Comment by June 21, 2018, 11.59 pm (23.59) EDT (DC-NY). 10:59 pm in Louisiana (CDT). A request for a hearing …

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Entergy-River Bend Nuclear Want To Move Reactor Cooling Core Injection Point From The Reactor Head Spray Nozzle; Remove Some Oversight From NRC – Comment By Thurs. 11.59 PM/Request Hearing By July 23rd

June 19, 2018

Comments must be filed by June 21, 2018, 11.59 pm (23.59) EDT (DC-NY). A request for a hearing must be …

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Now Is Not The Time To Lay The Groundwork For Another Massive Financial Collapse – US Senator Bernie Sanders

March 8, 2018

US Senator “Sanders Statement on Banking Bill Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement on legislation up for a …

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US Senator Warren Releases 17 Amendments Filed to Senate Bank Deregulation Bill

March 8, 2018

ALL Republican Senators and 1/3rd of Democratic Senators Voted to Move Forward the Bank Deregulation Bill Without the Proposed Amendments …

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Negative Impact of Bank Deregulation Bill on American Consumers – US Senator Warren

March 7, 2018

100% of Republican Senators and 34% of Democratic Senators voted to move forward legislation to deregulate big banks, endangering both …

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Protection of US Veterans and Service Members From Predatory Financial Practices Undermined By HR 10 Financial Choice Act of 2017; VFW Letter Opposing HR 10

June 7, 2017

Republican (majority) Congressman Hensarling is selling out US Service Members and Veterans; the general population, and greenlighting a new financial …

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Why We Need the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Why Republicans Want It Dead

June 7, 2017

Republican (majority) Congressman Hensarling is selling out Americans and greenlighting a new financial crisis, all apparently for a little over …

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US Congressman Kildee: Republican Dodd-Frank Repeal Gives Massive Handout to Wall Street on the Backs of Hardworking Americans

June 7, 2017

This attempted repeal of Dodd-Frank was apparently bought by a little over $4.5 million in campaign donations to Republican (majority) …

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US Congressman Hensarling Greenlights Next Financial Crisis For Approximately $4.5 Million In Campaign Donations?

June 6, 2017

So it seems: Industry Total Securities & Investment $1,431,361 Commercial Banks $1,375,580 Misc Finance $994,718 Finance/Credit Companies $705,304 Total, approximately …

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US NRC Rulemaking Needed Because Union Wants Nuclear Workers to Have Right to Drink Green Beer and More! Webinar on Wednesday Afternoon

November 15, 2016

Green beer on St. Patrick’s Day, CC-BY SpaceAgeSage, Cropped From the NRC: “This meeting has two purposes: (1) provide information …

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“Fitness for Duty” Reports: Drug-Alcohol Use at Nuclear Facilities

November 4, 2016

Tell the US NRC by November 4th 11.59 pm US Eastern (DC-NY) Time that they need to keep monitoring and …

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US Nuclear Facilities: Operating Under the Influence of Drugs-Alcohol

November 4, 2016

Tell the US NRC by November 4th 11.59 pm US Eastern (DC-NY) Time that they need to keep monitoring and …

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Marijuana Found in 2 Nuclear Power Station Protected Areas within 2 Weeks – Tell NRC to Keep Monitoring-Investigating Drugs-Alcohol; Deadline Friday 11.59 pm Eastern

November 2, 2016

In one instance it was an already smoked butt of a marijuana joint (Oct. 11th). In the other it is …

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Tell US NRC to Keep Monitoring-Investigating Nuclear Workers for Drugs and Alcohol – Deadline Friday 4th Nov 11.59 ET

October 31, 2016

Tell the US NRC by November 4th 11.59 pm ET that they need to keep monitoring and investigating nuclear workers …

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US EPA had Authority, Sufficient Info to Issue Emergency Order Protecting Flint Residents from Lead-Contaminated Water by June 2015; Delayed until Jan. 21, 2016 (Office of Inspector General)

October 21, 2016

The US EPA Office of Inspector General (OIG) states that the US “EPA had authority, sufficient information to issue emergency …

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Areva Creusot Forge: French Regulator Published List of Defects at Flamanville Nuclear and Elsewhere One Week AFTER French Nuclear Reactors Approval Announced for Britain (Hinkley Pt.); Still No News From US NRC re Potentially Defective Areva-Le Creusot Nuclear Parts

September 29, 2016

According to the French Regulator, ASN: “To date, Areva NP has identified 87 irregularities concerning EDF reactors in operation, 20 …

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Overview of Areva Le Creusot Nuclear Parts Defects; Impact on Flamanville; Japan Possibly Implicated

September 29, 2016

Areva Le Creusot Forge, US NRC, 2009 Thank you Greenpeace France for commissioning this study! On vous remercie! Thank you …

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Researchers Helped Uncover a Public Health Crisis in Flint, but Learned there are Costs to Doing Good Science

August 9, 2016

From “The Conversation“: We helped uncover a public health crisis in Flint, but learned there are costs to doing good …

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US NRC on Areva-Le Creusot Potentially Defective Parts in US Reactors – Feigning Ignorance?

June 22, 2016

From an NRC Report, October 6 – 8, 2009, by Kerri Kavanagh In the US, nuclear reactors having potentially defective …

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US Senate Hearing: Cost of Predatory Lending to the Public; More Protections, Not Less, Needed; Sen. Warren Goes After Witnesss Chanin Whose Failure to Regulate Led to Economic Crisis; Now Chanin Advises Big Banks

April 7, 2016

“It is impossible to overstate the damage done to the families and communities most impacted by the worst financial crisis …

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TPP – Sacrificing the Environment for Corporate Interests

June 16, 2015

Canada mining giant Cameco’s Crow Butte ISL uranium mine in Nebraska, USA. From wikileaks: “TPP – Sacrificing the Environment for …

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Friends of the Earth Urges US House to Reject TAA-Fast Track for a Second Time

June 16, 2015

For Immediate Release Monday, June 15, 2015 – 2:00pm Friends of the Earth Friends of the Earth Urges House to …

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Investor-State Arbitration Foretaste of TPP: Philip Morris Asia vs. Australia; Who pays for medical costs?

June 12, 2015

Smoking is estimated to cost Australia $31.5 billion (In the US it costs an est. $300 billion a year, including …

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TPP and Intellectual Honesty

June 12, 2015

From: openDemocracy “TPP and intellectual honesty CONOR J. LYNCH 11 June 2015 Basically, big corporations discovered how valuable the ISDS …

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International Radiological Standards Decided by Cameco Uranium and other Nuclear Advocates

November 16, 2014

The International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) chooses standards which are largely used for radiological “protection” in the nuclear and …

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Recent Posts

  • Nigerian Security Expert Wonders About the Influence of Rishi Sunak’s Indian Heritage & Wife, Since India’s “Seemingly Supporting the Russians”; Boris Johnson Departure is “a Win for the Russians” August 12, 2022
  • Russian Forces Again Attacked Nuclear Power Station: “Only the Complete Withdrawal of Russians from the Zaporizhzhia NPP Guarantees the Restoration of Nuclear Safety for the Whole of Europe” – President Zelenskyy of Ukraine August 12, 2022
  • US Justice Dept. Moved to Unseal Mar-a-Lago Search Warrant; Feds Sought Docs on Nuclear Weapons According to News Report August 12, 2022
  • Majority Black County Grand Jury Decides Not Enough New Evidence to Indict Carolyn Bryant-Donham in Emmet Till Abduction and Murder August 11, 2022
  • Greenpeace Investigation Challenges IAEA Nuclear Agency on Chornobyl Radiation Levels; Concerns that IAEA Compromised by Russian Deputy Director-Ties to Russia’s Nuclear State Agency, ROSATOM August 11, 2022
  • Greenpeace Calls for IAEA to Suspend Deputy over Ties to Russian State Nuclear Corporation (Rosatom) August 11, 2022
  • Potential Nuclear Disaster at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Station Threatens the World (Including Russia) August 10, 2022
  • EcoHealth Alliance-Daszak Worked with Russian Coronavirus Researchers as well as the Wuhan Lab (WIV) August 9, 2022
  • Trump Says Mar-a-Lago Home in Florida Raided by FBI August 9, 2022
  • Remembering Chris Hedges’ Role in Leading the US into the Second Iraq War August 8, 2022
  • Russian Troops Again Opened Fire on Zaporizhzhia NPP; Worker Injured; Rockets Hit Close to Spent Fuel Dry Storage August 8, 2022
  • Ambassador Zalkaliani Statement on the 14th Anniversary of Russia’s Invasion of Georgia August 7, 2022
  • DW Journalist in Ukraine Discusses Amnesty International Report: How Do You Defend a City Without Being in a City? Amnesty Ukraine Head Resigns in Protest Over Amnesty Report August 7, 2022
  • Fourteen Years Ago, Russia Invaded Georgia August 7, 2022
  • Largest Import-Export Partners A-Z List of Countries is Full of Surprises August 7, 2022
  • Taiwan: China is Biggest Import-Export Partner; Disputes Over Oil & Gas; Fishing; Shipping Routes August 7, 2022
  • MEP (Poland) Fotyga: The Russo-Georgian War Already Showed that We Cannot Rely on Negotiations with the Kremlin August 6, 2022
  • Largest Oil & Gas Companies by Revenue are China’s Sinopec; PetroChina, and Saudi’s ARAMCO August 6, 2022
  • A Brief History of Russian Genocide August 6, 2022
  • Russia Fired Upon Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station and Hit Transformer; Unit 4 on Backup Diesel Generator August 6, 2022
  • US Senator Tom Cotton Speech on Finland & Sweden Joining NATO; US Senate Ratifies: 95 Yes; Hawley Votes No; Rand Paul Votes “Present”; Cornyn, Leahy, Merkley Don’t Vote August 5, 2022
  • Ukrainian President Zelenskyy on Amnesty International Amnestying Russia August 5, 2022
  • Russia to Launch Spy Satellite for Iran; Israel Concerned August 5, 2022
  • Lord Cruddas Letter to UK Conservative Party Over Cyber-Attack Warnings (on British Leadership Campaign); Bring Back Boris Ballot August 4, 2022
  • US Belatedly Imposes New Sanctions on Russian Elites, Including Putin’s Alleged Baby Mama August 4, 2022

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