the stories the mainstream news slept through.
Siding With the Bosses
In its latest ruling, the Supreme Court made the fight against workplace sexual harassment even more difficult.
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Solar Minimum For 2018 – 2020 Could Be Unprecedented In Modern Astronomy
The story thus far… and the curious drama that is solar cycle #24.
Fantastic Didactic Weekend Flick Pick (May 25-27, 2018): ‘Coups R US’ – RT documentary looks at US ‘humanitarian’ interventions & regime changes
In the new RT documentary Coups R US, prominent American journalist Stephen Kinzer examines the rationale and impact of Washington’s interventions, from complacent colonialism in Hawaii to regime change in Libya.
SCIENCE NEWS IN BRIEF: A Black Hole Gorging on Stars and Spirit Simulation, Scientists Transfer Data Between Snails, etc.
Giant black hole has been eating a ‘star every two days’, scientists transfer memory between snails, child’s mummified hand mystery solved, and more.
Here's the hidden carbon cost behind everyday products
The modest targets set in the Paris Agreement on climate change are ambitious but necessary. Though nonbinding, failure to meet them will lead to widespread drought, disease and desperation in Read More…
The Day That Guccifer 2.0 Quit Hacking The DNC
In November 2017, the DNC quietly changed their Russian hacking narrative via an Associated Press report, invalidating the circumstantial evidence that had been used to support the DNC’s Russian hacking claims, and representing a groundbreaking contradiction that has gone unobserved by establishment press outlets.
Work of Satan? Sinkhole opens on White House lawn, Twitter in turmoil over its meaning (PHOTOS)
The #sinkhole isn't from Me. It's from Satan. It's his way of telling Trump the contract is expiring. — God (@TheTweetOfGod) May 23, 2018 A sinkhole has opened up near Read More…
IDF Snipers Ordered to Shoot Children, Israeli General Confirms
An Israeli general has confirmed that when snipers stationed along Israel’s boundary with Gaza shoot at children, they are doing so deliberately, under clear and specific orders.
Israel Continues Recycling Tired Myths to Divert Blame For Its Own Repeated War Crimes & Massacres in Occupied Palestine
Whether or not the protesters in Gaza The only legitimate struggle for Palestinians, it seems, is keeping quiet, allowing their lands to be plundered, and their children to be starved.
UN To Launch War Crimes Probe Into Israeli Forces’ Shooting Of Protesters In Gaza
The UN Human Rights Council has voted in favor of sending an international war crimes probe to Gaza after the body’s leading human rights official slammed Israel‘s reaction to the protests along the Gaza border that killed over 60 people and injured 2,700 in one day as “wholly disproportionate.”
Fantastic Didactic Weekend Flick Pick (May 18-20, 2018): ‘Palestine Is Still The Issue’ (2002) – Timeless Truth: The John Pilger Film That Defied a Campaign to Ban It
With the present-day massacre of Palestinians by Israeli snipers along the border fence with Gaza, this 2002 film by renowned journalist and filmmaker John Pilger tells a timeless truth.
Theresa May Faces Parliamentary Probe For Lying About Novichok
British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a possible Parliamentary probe for misleading MPs about the source of the nerve agent allegedly used to poison the Skripals.
Cannabis used to grow wild in Europe but went extinct before first farmers arrived, research finds
The growth of wild cannabis was rife in Europe during the Stone Age, but the plant disappeared from the continent before the first farmers had a chance to cultivate it, Read More…
The great impeachment billboard battle in Palm Beach
An anonymous buyer paid $2,500 for a competing “Impeachment” billboard to troll the adjacent one in support of Trump, on the drive to Mar-a-Lago, Florida.
Selfish Ledger: Leaked video reveals Google’s vision of ‘total data collection’
A leaked internal video from Google portrays the company’s vision of “total data collection.”