Erdogan vows to ‘chop off heads of traitors’ at coup anniversary rally - Video
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to “chop off the heads” of traitors during a speech in Istanbul commemorating the victims of last year’s botched coup attempt and celebrating the government’s victory. All suspects who are currently being… more »
Russian Fighters Scrambled Six Times to Chase Off Spy Jets Over Week
Last week the ministry informed about four cases when Russian military aircraft intercepted foreign jets. The number of air incidents involving Russian and NATO planes has increased in the past years after the US-led alliance ratcheted up its presence… more »
Nevada is so unprepared for pot legalization they are allowing liquor stores to sell it
As Nevadans worry that they may run out of pot just two weeks after it became legal, their state legislature has provided a solution — allowing liquor stores to sell the same marijuana products that had previously only been available at dispensaries. more »
Fish Farming Is So Filthy That Salmon Are Getting Lice
Last year, wholesale salmon prices rose by 50 percent due to an outbreak of sea lice from Sweden to Norway and Chile, according to The Guardian. A sea louse, or common salmon louse, is a parasite that feeds on the blood, skin, and slime of salmon. Sea… more »
Swiss bank becomes first to offer bitcoin to its richest clients
A Swiss bank is now offering to buy bitcoins for its clients. As of Wednesday, investors can ask their asset manager at Falcon Private Bank, a boutique investment firm headquartered in Zurich, to purchase and store bitcoin on their behalf – a first for… more »
Visa Begins Bribing Merchants To Stop Taking Cash
Visa Inc. has a new offer for small merchants: take thousands of dollars from the card giant to upgrade their payment technology. In return, the businesses must stop accepting cash.The company unveiled the initiative on Wednesday as part of a broader… more »
China Now Home to the World’s Largest Floating Solar Plant Read more: http://naturalsociety.com/china-home-worlds-largest-floating-solar-plant-4581/#ixzz4mmTplnj2 Follow us: @naturalsociety on Twitter | NaturalSociety on Facebook
June 2017, workers brought a solar energy plant online capable of producing 40 megawatts of power, floats on a manmade lake in China’s Anhui province, the largest floating solar project in the world; can produce enough energy to power 15,000 homes.… more »
GMOs Just Got a Lot More Frightening With Approval of New Monsanto Product
The EPA just told Monsanto they could go ahead and bypass spraying our crops with carcinogenic chemicals like Round Up and breed them right into the crops themselves. Using a process called RNA interference, Monsanto’s RNAi plant will supposedly kill… more »
Macron: Eliminating terrorist threat now more important than ousting Assad
France has shifted its priorities from ousting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to defeating terrorism and seeking political stability at home, French President Emmanuel Macron said at a joint press conference with US President Donald Trump; fighting… more »
This Video from Venezuela Shows Us Society Really DOES Go Mad Max After a Collapse
Group of motorcyclists attacks a truck carrying sugar by surrounding the vehicle and tossing grenades in front of it. more »
Environmental Nightmare! Dozens Of Highly Toxic Substances Have Been Found In Tap Water All Over America
EPA has estimated 36 million Americans are drinking tap water that contains dangerous levels of arsenic. pesticide “atrazine” is often found in tap water supplies; most common in drinking water across the Midwest and the southern United States.… more »
Brazil's ex-president Lula sentenced to prison after corruption conviction
Former Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who rose from childhood poverty to become a two-term president, has been convicted on corruption charges in the first of five graft trials he faces. He was sentenced to nine and a half years in prison,… more »
List of ‘dirty’ Los Angeles sheriff’s deputies to remain secret
The names of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies who’ve lied, stolen, used excessive force or falsified reports cannot be handed over to prosecutors, even in pending criminal cases, a California appeals court ruled. more »
US approves $3.9bn Patriot missile systems sale to Romania
The US State Department has approved a potential foreign military sale for Patriot air defense systems, as well as supporting equipment and training to Romania, a Pentagon agency announced. more »
Say goodby to your Sears PENSION
Sears has a court hearing next week where the company will request permission to halt both its retiree benefit payments along with special payments it has made for some time to top up the underfunded pension fund. Many of Sears’ 16,000 retirees fear if… more »
Israeli Nuke Whistleblower Sentenced Again for Talking to Foreigners
Whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu, who in 1986 exposed Israel’s nuclear weapons program and spent 18 years in jail for his revelations, has been sentenced again, this time for violating terms of his parole. more »
MSM Runs with Claim of Russia Hacking Nuclear Plants Despite Admitting to Zero Evidence
“Russians hacking nuclear plants”,The report originating from the Washington Post ran the headline “U.S. officials say Russian government hackers have penetrated energy and nuclear company business networks.The report from E & E News has been used by… more »
Russia to continue cooperation with US on de-escalation zones in Syria – Lavrov
Russia will continue cooperation with the US on de-escalation zones in southern Syria, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, adding that although a ceasefire agreement came into force on Sunday, it needs to be consolidated. more »
For the First Time in History, State Moves To Decriminalize All Drugs Even Heroin & Meth
House Bill 2355 seeks to decriminalize at least six hard drugs, as long as the user does not have any prior felonies or more than two prior drug convictions. It passed in the state House with a vote of 36-23, and in the Senate with a vote of 20-9.:… more »
Chinese purchase billions of dollars’ worth of real estate in Australia annually
China’s investment in foreign real estate reached a record $133.7 billion last year, according to property website Juwai.com. Australia stayed very much in demand with Chinese buyers last year. Chinese buyers purchased $23.8 billion worth of Australian… more »
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