Tag: alcohol
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econocrash: liquor, gold & a new world order
US economic decline forges new world order* US unemployment rate reaches 9.8%*fdic seizes 3 banks, taking tally for year to 98*economics of undocumented immigrants: myth & reality*1000s line up in detroit for stimulus money*liquor, restaurants & computers up; most other retail classes down* US govt gold manipulation document declassified: download pdf here*video: ‘when you own…
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9/24 binge & purge: farms, feds, beer & burgers
farmwars: amish premise id case to get court hearing*michael pollan: big food vs big insurance*guinness turns 250*video: just ridiculous: mcdonald’s locations on map*
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pot may protect brain from booze
brain scans show less damagefrom internet broadcasting: Marijuana may protect the brain from some of the damage caused by binge drinking, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of California San Diego performed brain scans on 16- to 19-year-olds in three groups: binge drinkers, binge drinkers who also smoke pot, and those with…
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8/27 binge & purge: suing bayer, UN plans & boycotting big beer
farmers suing german-based bayer cropscience over gm ricefrom ap: Nearly 1,500 rice farmers are suing the German conglomerate Bayer Cropscience and affiliated companies over a genetically engineered strain of rice. The lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court in Little Rock claims the farmers’ crops were corrupted by the rice that was produced by Bayer. The…
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9/11 updates: lawsuits, licenses & liquor
…the more things change…obama administration shuts down 9/11 families lawsuitfrom steve watson: The Obama administration has effectively ended the efforts of families of victims of the September 11th attacks to bring lawsuits against members of the Saudi Royal family for financial links to the conspiracy. The Supreme Court today ruled that it will not allow…
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6/25 binge & purge
nestle recalls all refrigerated toll house dough*supermarket suppliers ‘helping destroy amazon rainforest’*re-engineering a food poisoning microbe to carry medicines & vaccines*medical group issues bpa intake warning*10 ‘big duh’ realizations about our world that need to be stated*san fran signs nation’s 1st mandatory composting law*food, inc: michael pollan & friends reveal food industry’s darkest secrets*woman faces…
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warwhores: alcohol, ambitions & future combat systems
alcohol abuse by soldiers soars since ’03*neo-nazis are in the army now*video: corps of engineers used internet to attack katrina critics*it’s official: fcs cancelled*pilot in utah f16 crash dies*stars & stripes embed booted by army*US army corps of engineers awards $10m contract to saic*US lawmakers pass $550b pentagon budget, ignore veto threat*prince william hints at…
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congress ‘drinks a lot of alcohol’ but won’t legalize pot
ron paul & stephen baldwin debate marijuana legalizationfrom raw story: Members of Congress like to guzzle the booze, but when it comes to the questions of drugs and states’ rights, don’t ask them for a friendly ear. That’s the overriding message carried by Texas Republican Congressman Ron Paul on a Friday night appearance with Stephen…
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real time w/ ron paul: america’s war on drugs must end
from raw story: Congressman Ron Paul is the most conservative, grandfatherly man to ever be admired by America’s marijuana enthusiasts. On Friday night’s episode of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, he reminded those who may have been suffering an impaired short-term memory at that late hour why, exactly, they should like him. Speaking live…
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econocrash: hoarding, seizing, drinking & cashless
this is all starting to sound like a bad country song…economist says hoard gold & scotch outrage brewing in oregon over proposed 1900% beer taxfrom kgw: Five Oregon state lawmakers want to impose a hefty tax on beer and have introduced a bill that brewers say would cripple them. Four Portland legislators joined a Springfield…
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police state int’l: scanners, chips, checkpoints & promis
your isp is watching you google offers to track you by your cell phonefrom cbsnews: Google is releasing free software Wednesday that enables people to keep track of each other using their cell phones. CNET got a sneak peek at it, and CNET-TV Senior Editor and Early Show contributor Natali Del Conte explained how it…
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ghost of new year’s past: oregon governor declares martial law
in doing some recent research about oregon, i discovered something amazing: on new year’s eve in 1913, governor oswald west declared martial law in oregon in order to stop the sale of alcohol… oswald west, prohibition advocatefrom wikipedia: [Oswald] West was a fervent prohibitionist. He believed so strongly in the idea that he once declared…
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obamessiah: tests, challenges, cfr cabinet, monsanto & more
dc’s metro system can’t handle incoming obamazoidsfrom washington post: Even if only half of the projected 2 million to 4 million people show up for next month’s presidential inauguration, the Washington region’s roadways and transit systems will be too pressed to handle the crush, planners say. Officials are working out details of their transportation plan…
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2 unrelated & unsurprising stories: paedophiles & pot
buckingham butler ‘ran paedophile sex ring while working for the royal family’from daily mail: A former Buckingham Palace butler has been unmasked as a sexual predator who ran a paedophile ring while serving the Royal Family. Bachelor Paul Kidd, 55, groomed at least one of his teenage victims for sex by taking him for tea…
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budweiser goes foreign; mom & apple pie next
belgians buy budweiser brewerfrom ap: Anheuser-Busch, the maker of Budweiser and Bud Light, has agreed to a takeover by a giant Belgian brewer, a union that creates a global beer leader and brings to an end one of the most iconic names in American business. The board of directors of Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. on Sunday…