Tag: brazil
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#MorningMonarchy: February 3, 2016
Zika freakout, ‘Who Owns Organic’ and breakfast all-day + this day in history w/the Day The Music Died and our song of the day by Field Music on your Morning Monarchy for February 3, 2016.
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BRICS Against Washington Consensus
by Pepe Escobar | atimes.com: The headline news is that this Tuesday in Fortaleza, northeast Brazil, the BRICS group of emerging powers (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) fights the (Neoliberal) World (Dis)Order via a new development bank and a reserve fund set up to offset financial crises. The devil, of course, is in the…
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The Geopolitics of the #WorldCup
from atimes.com: One of the defining images of the World Cup – so far – has been the sight of the Mannschaft – aka the German team – fraternizing with Pataxo Indians a few hundred meters away from the spot where Brazil was “discovered” in 1500. Call it a European re-discovery of the exotic tropics.…
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‘Need Food, Not Football’: Brazilian Graffiti Art Expresses Outrage Over World Cup
from RT.com: With just two weeks remaining until the World Cup kicks off in Brazil, those who believe the global event is too much of a burden for the country’s struggling economy have found a new way to channel their protest energy – with graffiti. Street artists have covered walls in Rio de Janeiro and…
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Brazil Finds Expired Food at Hotels Hosting World Cup Teams
Brazilian authorities have confiscated food “not fit for consumption” from two hotels that will host the English and Italian national teams during the upcoming World Cup competition in Brazil.
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#NewWorldNextWeek: Episode193 – World Cup Crime, 9/11 Memorial, Good News
NewWorldNextWeek.com: Episode193 – World Cup Crime, 9/11 Memorial, Good News Welcome to New World Next Week – the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news. This week: Story #1: Brazil Tells World Cup Attendees “Don’t Scream When Robbed” Brazil Crime Bosses…
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Brazil Skirts Organizational Disaster With Most Expensive World Cup Ever
from ibtimes.com: When it comes to soccer, Brazil is a country of superlatives. Its fabled national team, whose skills with the ball are proverbial, has won the most World Cups, appeared in more finals than anybody else, and is the only squad to have qualified for every tournament since the competition began in 1930. But,…
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#NSA Fallout Hits American Defense Contractors To The Tune Of $4b
from falkvinge.net: Brazil ditches Boeing’s F/A-18 in favor of SAAB’s JAS 39 Gripen over the NSA’s rogue behavior. In a press conference tonight, Brazil’s defense department announces that Brazil will buy the Swedish fighter jet, according to multiple Brazilian sources. The direct reason for rejecting Boeing’s F/A-18 was the United States’ hostile and unacceptable spying…
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New World Next Week: Episode158 – Protest Rising, Hastings Murdered, TWA 800 Update
NewWorldNextWeek.com: Episode158 – Protest Rising, Hastings Murdered, TWA 800 Update Welcome to New World Next Week – the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in open source intelligence news. This week: Story #1: Brazil Protests Erupt Over Public Services And World Cup Costs Peevski Protests…
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#Video: Brazilian Farmers Fight Back
from therealfoodchannel.com: Is Monsanto invulnerable? Some might think that. But 5 million small farmers in Brazil have a different opinion.
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Christ Turns ‘Green’ at U.N. Earth Summit – Literally
Green guru James Lovelock was right. He warned last week that “the green religion is now taking over from the Christian religion.” Now at the U.N. Earth Summit, even the image of Christ has been made a forcible convert to the eco-faith.
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Scientists Predict Imminent Planetary Collapse
A prestigious group of scientists from around the world is warning that population growth, widespread destruction of natural ecosystems and climate change may be driving Earth toward an irreversible change in the biosphere, a planet-wide tipping point that would have destructive consequences absent adequate preparation and mitigation.
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apple juice made in america? think again
from inquirer: Americans are finding some surprises lurking in U.S. government about where the food they eat comes from. One food revelation came when low levels of a fungicide that isn’t approved in the U.S. were discovered in some orange juice sold here. It was then revealed that Brazil, where the fungicide-laced juice originated, produces…
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threataganda, warnings & rumors
now updated with 40% more terronoia! most dangerous week ever* warnings about this coming week* bank holiday rumors swirl amidst currency crisis* update: atm’s crash across the country after ‘bank holiday’ warning* flight school arrests raise terrorism fears* video update: illegals say tsa approved their flight training* obama, gates & clinton in asia: US expands…
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Police State Updates: Innocent People & Violent Crowds
Police & military working together to oppress US // California storing DNA of innocent people // Feds admit storing body scanner images // ‘See Something Say Something’ campaign expands to DC // Is your detergent stalking you?: Brazil’s OMO uses GPS to follow consumers home