A new report estimates the public cost of underwriting U.S. plastics industry growth and the environmental violations that followed. Source
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How $9 billion from taxpayers fueled plastics production – and illegal pollution


Fauci Admits Orwellian Mandates Fueled Anti-Vax Sentiment


Anthony Fauci has admitted that government vaccine mandates he championed fueled vaccine hesitancy, and were ‘counterproductive.’ Source
UN envoy admits fabricating claim of Viagra-fueled rape as ‘Russian military strategy’


UN Special Representative Pramila Patten has been exposed for fabricating her claim that Russia was supplying its troops with Viagra as a part of its “military strategy” in the Ukraine conflict. The widely publicized lie was recycled from baseless NATO propaganda deployed during its 2011 Libyan regime change war. Source
How Christian Nationalism Fueled the Insurrection and Threatens Democracy


Public hearings by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection have given Americans a much clearer understanding of all the ways then-President Donald Trump and his allies tried to keep him in power by overturning the results of the presidential election. Another public hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 28, with the […]
Third Prosecutor Assassinated in Wave of Drug-Fueled Violence in Ecuador


Military and police maintain control on the Ecuador / Colombia border. Drug-related violence has surged in Ecuador in recent years, tied largely to the international cocaine trade. Photo by Carlos Arias/Press South/NurPhoto via Getty Images. Ecuador’s descent into drug-fueled violence hit another low this week when a prosecutor was gunned down outside his office in […]
Third Prosecutor Assassinated in Wave of Drug-Fueled Violence in Ecuador


Military and police maintain control on the Ecuador / Colombia border. Drug-related violence has surged in Ecuador in recent years, tied largely to the international cocaine trade. Photo by Carlos Arias/Press South/NurPhoto via Getty Images. Ecuador’s descent into drug-fueled violence hit another low this week when a prosecutor was gunned down outside his office in […]
Third Prosecutor Assassinated in Wave of Drug-Fueled Violence in Ecuador


Military and police maintain control on the Ecuador / Colombia border. Drug-related violence has surged in Ecuador in recent years, tied largely to the international cocaine trade. Photo by Carlos Arias/Press South/NurPhoto via Getty Images. Ecuador’s descent into drug-fueled violence hit another low this week when a prosecutor was gunned down outside his office in […]
Third Prosecutor Assassinated in Wave of Drug-Fueled Violence in Ecuador


Military and police maintain control on the Ecuador / Colombia border. Drug-related violence has surged in Ecuador in recent years, tied largely to the international cocaine trade. Photo by Carlos Arias/Press South/NurPhoto via Getty Images. Ecuador’s descent into drug-fueled violence hit another low this week when a prosecutor was gunned down outside his office in […]
Third Prosecutor Assassinated in Wave of Drug-Fueled Violence in Ecuador


Military and police maintain control on the Ecuador / Colombia border. Drug-related violence has surged in Ecuador in recent years, tied largely to the international cocaine trade. Photo by Carlos Arias/Press South/NurPhoto via Getty Images. Ecuador’s descent into drug-fueled violence hit another low this week when a prosecutor was gunned down outside his office in […]
Third Prosecutor Assassinated in Wave of Drug-Fueled Violence in Ecuador


Military and police maintain control on the Ecuador / Colombia border. Drug-related violence has surged in Ecuador in recent years, tied largely to the international cocaine trade. Photo by Carlos Arias/Press South/NurPhoto via Getty Images. Ecuador’s descent into drug-fueled violence hit another low this week when a prosecutor was gunned down outside his office in […]
A historic climate-fueled drought in Europe revealed ominous, centuries-old ‘hunger stones’ warning of hardship


A historic climate-fueled drought in Europe revealed ominous, centuries-old ‘hunger stones’ warning of hardship Paola Rosa-Aquino A child stands on one of the “hunger stones” revealed by the low level of water in the Elbe River in 2018. REUTERS Carved boulders used to record historic droughts have emerged in Europe’s shrinking rivers. […]
4,000 Years Ago, Chinese Advances Were Fueled By Mass Beer Production!


What were the important forces and factors that led to notable evolutionary leaps in Chinese culture more than 4,000 years ago? New research identifies one major cultural development that helped initiate Read more Section: Artifacts Ancient Technology News History & Archaeology Read Later
FT Says “Anti-Vax Sentiment” in the West Being Fueled by Russia & China


In a report that advocates governments using “psychological operations” against their own population, the Financial Times asserts, with no proof, that Russia and China are responsible for pushing “anti-vax sentiment” and criticism of lockdown measures in the west. The article quotes Mikael Tofvesson, head of the Swedish Navy’s new Psyops division, who says “foreign aggressors” […]
Covid Fueled By Neoliberal Austerity


Above Photo: Covid test distribution in Brooklyn, New York New York Post, Getty Images. The neo-liberal austerity model of governance ensures that Covid-19 will continue spreading and producing new variants. Only people focused public health remedies will end the pandemic. On December 31, 2019 Chinese media told the world about a newly discovered disease cluster […]
Coca-Cola paid scientists to downplay how sugary beverages fueled the obesity crisis between 2013-2015


Coca-Cola’s work with scientists to downplay the role sugar plays in contributing to obesity has been called a ‘low point in this history of public health.’ The beverage company donated millions of dollars to a team of researchers at a non-profit claiming to look into causes of excess weight gain in the US. However, the […]
Pandemic Lockdowns Fueled Massive Rise in Gaming and Addiction, Experts Say


During the pandemic, nationwide stay-at-home orders handed gaming companies a golden opportunity. Under restrictive nationwide COVID-19 lockdowns, for many people, gaming was one of the few active recreations, social activities, and creative outlets available. From 2020 to 2021, revenue for gaming companies skyrocketed. (Getty Images) Video game maker Activision Blizzard saw revenues on the first-person shooter […]
The porn industry turns to K Street to fight Trump-fueled internet regulations


The Free Speech Coalition, a trade organization for the adult entertainment industry, has enlisted two lobbyists at Clarity Consulting, a D.C.-based lobbying firm: Keith Nelson, a former Republican Hill staffer and Bush White House alumnus, along with Shawn Delaney, a longtime lobbyist with Democratic ties. In doing so, it became the first group to register […]