Tag: michigan
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Michigan Congressman Says ‘No Emergency Plan for Alien Invasion’
Chuckling, Upton replied, ‘I can tell you, on scout’s honor, I have had many classified meetings, and none of them include an alien invasion plan. So the answer is ‘no’.’
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11/3 pop occulture: pilgrims, prophets & secret messages
2.5m pilgrims arrive in mecca for annual hajj that begins nov4* french satirical weekly firebombed after portrays prophet mohammad* ireland closes embassies in vatican, iran as cost-saving measures* scientology leader miscavige fed gourmet meals every few hours* detroit official who owns church charged by feds* stolen phoenix jesus statue returned* william peter blatty on ‘exorcist’…
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11/3 binge & purge: stamps, pantries & the car connection
$15t in debt, 45m on food stamps & zero solutions* US seeks china aid on food safety* cupboard is bare at staten island’s food pantries* people eat more fast-food as income rises* video: michigan rethinks food stamp-car connection*
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Michigan Dumps 30k College Students From Food Stamps, Saves $75M
About 30,000 college students are getting a real-world lesson in economics after cash-hungry Michigan kicked them off of food stamps to save roughly $75 million per year.
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7/14 Binge & Purge: Gardens, Floodgates & Playgrounds
Record 1 in 6 now on food stamps as depression escalates // 12 signs that the world is running out of food // Police state in action: woman faces 93 days in jail for planting vegetables in her front yard // Bureaucrats in Michigan threaten woman with jail time for vegetable garden // Nestle to…
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health alert: 32% of organic produce contains perchlorate
from anthony gucciardi: It is common knowledge that conventional produce contains a whole list of questionable chemicals and harmful pesticides. Linked to birth defects and lower IQ in children, conventional pesticides are known to be health disruptors. But what about organic produce? Perchlorate, a pollutant and powerful endocrine disruptor that is a key ingredient in…
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US ‘Approaching’ Insolvency, Fix To Be ‘Very Painful’
The United States is on a fiscal path towards insolvency and policymakers are at a “tipping point,” a Federal Reserve official said on Tuesday.
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animal farms get bigger & bigger
from allgov: The last two decades witnessed the continued disappearance of small- and medium-sized farms, thanks to the ever-expanding presence of corporate-owned “factory” farms, according to Food and Water Watch. In a new report, the agricultural watchdog organization found the number of dairy cows on factory farms (those with more than 500 cows) nearly doubled,…
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Secret-Spilling Sources At-Risk Following Cryptome Breach
cryptome says: Wired complicit in federal crimes by hacker from threat level: Secret-spilling site Cryptome was hacked over the weekend, possibly exposing the identities of whistleblowers and other confidential sources, according to a hacker who contacted Wired.com and claimed responsibility for the breach. The hacker said two intruders from the group Kryogeniks breached the long-running…
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Sun Storms May Bring Northern Lights South
The sun may be about to put on a colorful light show. That’s because of two minor solar storms that flared on Sunday and are shooting tons of plasma directly at Earth.
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Biowars/Envirohealth: Dark Marks & 100 Days of Oil
Video: Dark mark – 100 days of oil* Corexit sprayed by BP tops 1m gallons* BP caught exploiting cheap prison labor to clean up oil spill* BP hires prison labor to clean up spill while coastal residents struggle* BP CEO Hayward out; Russia job in works* BP plans deep-water drilling off Libya* US expert: China…
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#NewWorldNextWeek: Food Bubble, Government Weed, Competing Currencies
Story#1: Food Bubble: How Wall Street Starves Millions & Gets Away With It // Story#2: Oakland Marijuana Law Passes; ‘Pot Factories’ Coming to Bay Area // Story#3: Competing Currency Being Accepted in Michigan
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Econocrash Updates: Competing Currencies & Scary Graphs
New types of money are popping up across Mid-Michigan and supporters say, it’s not counterfeit, but rather a competing currency.
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Defcon 6/9: Wikileaked, Registered & Artificials
State Dept anxious about diplomatic secrets Bradley Manning allegedly downloaded // DHS would be cyber power center under Lieberman/Collins proposal // Wireless signals to be jammed in Canada for G8 summit // Calls increase for govt to regulate net journalists & bloggers // More active sun means nasty solar storms ahead
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Class Warfare: 100s Protest Outside Banksters Houses In DC
Huge raucous crowds converged outside bank employees’ houses on Sunday afternoon to demand banks stop lobbying against Wall Street reform. “Bank of America: bad for America!” shouted community leaders outside the house of Bank of America deputy general counsel Gregory Baer.