Tag: Advertising
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2/25 Binge & Purge – Corn, Codex, Hot Dogs & Walmart
3m acres of GMO corn illegally planted in US // 10yrs of bribery & bad tomatoes // McCain’s dietary supplement bill: An attempt to implement ‘Codex Alimentarius’ // ‘Pop artist’ pleads guilty to misbranding
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drugwar persists despite mixed messages & propaganda
despite obama promise, dea still raids medical pot growers from raw story: On Thursday, a Denver news station interviewed Chris Bartkowicz about his medical-marijuana operation in the basement of his home. Bartkowicz, confident of his compliance with state laws, boasted of its size and profitability. “I’m definitely living the dream now,” he told 9News. The…
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aspartame renamed ‘aminosweet’ – being marketed as natural sweetener
from natural news: In response to growing awareness about the dangers of artificial sweeteners, what does the manufacturer of one of the world’s most notable artificial sweeteners do? Why, rename it and begin marketing it as natural, of course. This is precisely the strategy of Ajinomoto, maker of aspartame, which hopes to pull the wool…
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food industry continues to market junk food to children
from natural news: A study conducted by Children Now, a California-based child advocacy group, has been released that indicts the food industry for continuing to market unhealthy food to children. Despite many food companies’ expressed willingness in years prior to self-regulate themselves and shift their advertising efforts towards more healthy fare, little change has been…
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an unfortunate twitter billboard in alabama
from cnet: Sometimes ingenuity doesn’t quite lead you to a comfortable place. The enterprising folks at WPMI TV in Mobile, Ala., decided that they should reach out on a real-time basis to their viewers. They erected a billboard, adorned it with an image of three of its most photogenic anchors, and added a live Twitter…
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econocrash updates: black friday, back home & in the red
goodbye jobs, hello mom & dad, say young adults* fdic insurance fund closes quarter $8.2b in debt*fdic insurance fund falls into the red* dollars steepest drop since july*uk poised to lose jobs as £10bn nuclear power plant contract goes to US* german ‘robin hood’ borrowed from rich, loaned to poor*want a stock tip? buy stocks…
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monsanto guilty in france on false advertising charges
from bbc: France’s highest court has ruled that US agrochemical giant Monsanto had not told the truth about the safety of its best-selling weed-killer, Roundup. The court confirmed an earlier judgment that Monsanto had falsely advertised its herbicide as “biodegradable” and claimed it “left the soil clean”. The company was fined 15,000 euros (£13,800; $22,400).…
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7/10 binge & purge
strange martial law via food control: hr2749*oscar mayer dies at 95*fears for the world’s poor countries as the rich grab land to grow food*burger king removes denigrating hindu goddess lakshmi advertisement in spain*flashback: memphis burger kings serve up global warming ‘baloney’*
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lemonheads’ dando sues general motors over alleged song copy
from ap: Lemonheads founder Evan Dando (DAN’-doh) is suing General Motors, saying the auto giant copied one of his songs for an ad. Dando sued GM and advertising and licensing firms in federal court Thursday, claiming the automaker violated his copyright on The Lemonheads song “It’s a Shame About Ray.” The complaint alleges the song…
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memphis burger kings serve up global warming ‘baloney’
from memphis flyer: The Burger King Corporation (BKC) seems to be in denial regarding the decision by Mirabile Investment Corporation (MIC), a Memphis-based management company with more then 40 Burger King locations across the Mid-South, to place the words “Global Warming is Baloney” on many of not all of its exterior signs. BKC distanced itself…
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corbett report: episode088 – you are being programmed
from corbett report: We’ve talked about Edward Bernays and we know all about propaganda, but there’s more to media control than corporate advertising. Public opinion and attitudes are shaped through the media we consume, from television and movies to books and music. Join us this week as we explore some of the TV shows and…
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the cheerios kid is eating drugs for breakfast
from afp: Popular US breakfast cereal Cheerios is a drug, at least if the claims made on the label by its manufacturer General Mills are anything to go by, the US Food & Drug Administration has said. “Based on claims made on your product’s label, we have determined that your Cheerios Toasted Whole Grain Oat…
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police state int’l: skype, shop, cyber katrina & operation arcadia
eu agency supports wiretapping skype conversationsfrom eu observer: EU’s judicial cooperation agency Eurojust will take the lead in finding ways to help police and prosecutors across Europe to wiretap computer-to-computer phone conversations enabled by programs such as Skype. “We will sit together with all member states to see how this can be done technically and…
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collateral news: what if pro-choice people made ads?
from collateral news: This is our answer to the pro-life ad released by catholicvote.com.
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phelps unites pot smokers
from raw replay: CNN’s Jeanne Moos reported that the photo of Michael Phelps smoking a bong has united pot smokers on the internet. This video is from CNN’s American Morning, broadcast Feb. 4, 2009. related: phelps takes a hitflashback: a positive drug story update: kellogg drops phelps over pot smoking photofrom ap: Cereal and snack…