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#MorningMonarchy: October 16, 2026
Breaking badly, stepping into horror and maximum overdrive + this day in history w/hustling up Trump dirt and our song of the day by George Harrison on your #MorningMonarchy for Shocktober 16, 2026.
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#MorningMonarchy: October 3, 2016
Endless war, flying robots and a basket of currencies + this day in history w/Pope protest and our song of the day by Sylvan Esso on your Morning Monarchy for October 3, 2016.
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#MorningMonarchy: August 1, 2016
American arms, general purge and pocket politics + this day in history w/The Riot Act and our song of the day by Hot Hot Heat on your Morning Monarchy for August 1, 2016.
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U.S. Aid Workers Given Experimental #Ebola Drug
from japantimes.com: Two American aid workers infected with Ebola are getting an experimental drug so novel it has never been tested for safety in humans and was only identified as a potential treatment earlier this year, thanks to a research program by the U.S. government and the military. The workers, Nancy Writebol and Dr. Kent…
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Bangladeshi farmers caught in row over $600,000 GM aubergine trial
from theguardian.co.uk: Farmers growing a landmark genetically modified food crop in Bangladesh – Bt brinjal, or aubergine – have found themselves at the centre of a power struggle between the government and activists trying to prevent the technology getting a hold in the region. The growers say they have been subjected to intimidation and misinformation…
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US Farmers Flood Fields With Dangerous Poison to Fight Monsanto Superweeds
You’re a farmer. Season after season, you watch your fields being taken over by Monsanto superweeds, which are resistant to the herbicide Roundup. What are you going to do? You’re locked in.
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How the US Sold Africa to Multinationals Like Monsanto, Cargill, DuPont, PepsiCo and Others
The New Alliance was announced in conjunction with the G8 meeting last Friday. Under the scheme, some 45 corporations, including Monsanto, Syngenta, Yara International, Cargill, DuPont, and PepsiCo, have pledged a total of $3.5 billion in investment in Africa.
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hillary holds first-ever mass meeting of US ambassadors
from politico: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called top envoys from U.S. embassies to gather in Washington on Monday (feb1) for a wide-ranging foreign policy meeting. Ambassadors from almost all 260 U.S. embassies, consulates and other posts in more than 180 countries are expected to convene at the State Department for what’s being billed…
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Reports Suggest White House Pressured Vilsack to Approve GM Alfalfa
from grist: As I reported last week, the USDA announced late Thursday it would allow the planting of genetically modified alfalfa, the nation’s fourth-largest crop, without restriction. Was the decision based on a careful weighing of the evidence by the USDA — or on political consideration emanating from the White House? Two recent media reports…