Archive for the 'Collapse' Category
64 Women to Sue in Three Japanese Courts Over Health Woes from Cervical Cancer Vaccines
July 13th, 2016Via: The Japan Times: A group of lawyers for 64 women who are suffering health problems from cervical cancer vaccines said Tuesday the victims will file damages lawsuits against the government and two drugmakers that produced the vaccines through four district courts on July 27. Of the 64 women, 28 will lodge their suit with […]
Photographer Sneaks Into Fukushima Exclusion Zone
July 13th, 2016Via: Daily Mail: More than five years after the devastating tsunami and the 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck north-eastern Japan, causing the explosion of the nuclear power plant in Fukushima, the Japanese town remains abandoned. Since April 22, 2011, an area within 20km (12.4miles) radius of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power plant has been cordoned off from the […]
Bernie: Vote for Hillary
July 12th, 2016Bernie probably held out so long because he thought Hillary was going to be prosecuted. Nope, didn’t happen. Now go vote for her. Via: CNN: Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders formally declared an end to their political rivalry Tuesday, joining forces to take on a shared enemy: Donald Trump.
Tens of Thousands of People Every Year Sent to Jail Based on Results from Ridiculously Flawed Roadside Drug Test
July 8th, 2016“Why are police departments and prosecutors still using them?” The article doesn’t go anywhere near the reason, which is that large Wall Street banks profit from the private gulag system in America: The prison industry as a whole took in over $5 billion in revenue in 2011. According to journalist Matt Taibbi, Wall Street banks […]
Woman Streams Aftermath of Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting
July 7th, 2016The video advice below isn’t just for black people! The few times I’ve had encounters with cops, they have always rested hands on guns and been ready to draw. I’m as white as can be. Just like the guy below says: Keep your hands up on the steering wheel. If the cop asks to see […]
Brazil: Army Deployed in Rio Before Olympics
July 6th, 2016Via: Guardian: Brazilian troops have begun patrolling Olympic venues in an attempt to reassure athletes and visitors about a public security situation that even the Rio de Janeiro mayor has described as “horrible, terrible”.
Top 5 Guns to Get Before an Election
July 6th, 2016I’ve got three honorable mentions. 1) SIG 556 Classic Swat 2) FN PS90 3) FN M249S *chortle* Via: Iraqveteran8888:
Americans Don’t Know Why They Celebrate 4th of July
July 4th, 2016Via: Mark Dice:
Mexico: Police, Troops ‘Routinely’ Rape Arrested Women
June 28th, 2016Via: AFP: Mexico’s police and armed forces routinely torture and mistreat women, sometimes using sexual violence during arrest and interrogation, Amnesty International wrote in a damning report released on Tuesday. The rights group interviewed 100 women who reported violence during arrest, all of whom described having been the victim of some form of sexual harassment […]
Inside the World of Large-Scale Food Heists
June 27th, 2016We just had all of the meat from our most recent home killed steer stolen from our butcher shop’s freezer. The thieves sawed a hole through the freezer and made off with our meat, another customer’s meat and some of the shop’s meat. (I assume it was multiple thieves because several hundred kilos of meat […]
