Link: http://www.blacklistednews.com/_%E2%80%98Long-haul%E2%80%99_Afghan_war_to_turn_into_%E2%80%98generational_struggle%E2%80%99_involving_US_troops_%E2%80%93_Petraeus_/59194/0/38/38/Y/M.html

Americans may stay on Afghan soil for a “long-haul” mission that could evolve into several decades of “generational struggle,” General David Petraeus, ex-commander of US troops in Afghanistan “This is not something that is going to be won in a few years. We’re not going to take a hill, plant a flag, go home to a victory parade.

Link: http://govtslaves.info/scientists-tracking-earthquake-swarm-in-northern-yellowstone-park/

The small earthquake that struck Yellowstone National Park on Thursday night was part of a swarm that has been hitting the area since Monday, scientists say. Yellowstone gets about 1,500 to 2,000 earthquakes every year. About half of those come in earthquake swarms — lots of earthquakes in a small area in a short amount of time.

Link: https://www.rt.com/business/392574-amazon-whole-foods-billion-deal/

Amazon has announced plans to acquire leading US organic food grocer Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion. The e-commerce giant is making a huge bet on physical stores and the business of food.

Link: http://www.activistpost.com/2017/06/japan-imposes-new-pre-crime-surveillance-law-ahead-2020-olympics.html

Germany to eradicate basic civil liberties by forcing the surveillance of smartphone apps and communications as well as absurdly permitting children as young as 6-years-old to be fingerprinted. England moving to completely curtail Internet freedom. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government passed controversial legislation that gives prosecutors the power to monitor and arrest people in the planning stages of crimes; the new measures will apply to 277 types of crimes which include copyright violations.

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/392386-qatar-buys-us-warplanes/

Qatar has signed a $12-billion contract to buy F-15 fighter jets from the US, the country’s defense ministry reported. The deal was announced just days after US President Trump accused Doha of supporting terrorism.

Link: http://govtslaves.info/2017-is-going-to-be-the-worst-retail-apocalypse-in-u-s-history-more-than-300-retailers-have-already-filed-for-bankruptcy/

8,640 stores will close in America this year.. Most of those filings were for small companies — the proverbial Mom & Pop store with a single location, going to put an incredible amount of stress on shopping mall owners. In order to meet their financial obligations, those mall owners need tenants, number of potential tenants is shrinking rapidly. Retail industry employs millions of Americans, those jobs disappearing.

Link: https://www.rt.com/usa/392293-5-officials-flint-indicted-manslaughter/

Michigan’s attorney general has filed new, more serious charges of involuntary manslaughter against five officials in the Flint Water Crisis investigation, among them the head of Michigan’s health department. Heath chief Nick Lyon was charged with two felonies, involuntary manslaughter and misconduct in office, for failing to alert the public about an outbreak in Legionnaires’ disease in the Flint area.

Link: https://www.rt.com/politics/392259-duma-passes-moscow-renovation-bill/

The Russian Lower House passed a bill calling for the demolition of old Moscow buildings, and the residents to be resettled, despite protests from people claiming the construction program could violate citizens’ rights. 8,000 apartment blocks will be torn down and about 1.6 million people will have to be resettled.

Link: http://www.blacklistednews.com/TSA_is_now_using_fingerprints_as_boarding_passes/59126/0/38/38/Y/M.html

The Transportation Security Administration announced on Tuesday that it will begin a new program that allows a travelers’ fingerprints to replace their boarding pass and identification documents.

Link: https://sputniknews.com/us/201706131054571389-israeli-contractor-jailed/

The US Department of Justice announced that a former executive of an Israeli-based defense contractor has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison for falsifying documents in the US Department of Defense Foreign Military Financing (FMF) program.

Link: http://www.activistpost.com/2017/06/congress-passes-bill-throw-parents-sexting-teens-jail-15-years.html

The United States House of Representatives has passed a bill to criminalize “sexting” among teenagers, also punishes their parents by making them face a 15-year mandatory, minimum sentence.

Link: http://govtslaves.info/holistic-doctor-gunned-down-outside-organic-restaurant-in-colorado-as-war-on-natural-health-continues/

In just over one year, more than 60 holistic doctors and researchers have been found dead, most of them in suspicious circumstances. Christopher Bayley King of San Marcos, California, was a well-respected physician and researcher who focused on the connection between diet and disease.

Link: http://www.thedailysheeple.com/scientists-at-mit-have-developed-color-changing-tattoos-which-monitor-health_062017

Researchers at the Massechecets Institute of Technology have developed a new tattoo ink. The ink alters it’s color to reflect the changing levels of sodium or blood sugar, glucose levels in the body and can be used to monitor health.

Link: http://www.thedailysheeple.com/shocking-study-finds-water-of-15-million-americans-contains-deadly-cancerous-dupont-chemical_062017

The study focused on drinking water contaminated by particular types of perfluorochemicals also called PFCs, a group of manufactured compounds” that are primarily used to make surfaces resist stains, water, and grease found in stain-resistant carpeting, non-stick cookware, firefighting equipment, and food packaging.

Link: https://www.rt.com/business/392091-bitcoin-rules-pot-business/

With financial institutions shunning the marijuana industry, cannabis growers are turning to the world’s most popular digital currency bitcoin to offload piles of green bills. Pot businesses in the US have to operate using large amounts of cash as they have no ability to access bank accounts, accept credit cards, or write checks. That’s a logistical headache and constant security threat.

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/392080-eu-legal-action-refugees/

Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka slammed Brussels’ decision and called its plan to deal with migrants “dysfunctional.” Warsaw has also reacted to Brussels’ decision, saying it intends to carry on with its current migration policy and does not intend to accept its quota of refugees. It is ready to defend its right to not take in refugees in an EU court.

Link: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/06/nasa-to-create-colorful-fake-clouds-over-new-york/

NASA is set to launch a rocket that will create colorful artificial clouds over the U.S. East Coast to study part of the Earth’s atmosphere. The clouds should be visible from New York down to North Carolina, and as far west as Charlottesville, Virginia.

Link: http://govtslaves.info/ted-cruz-suggests-u-s-military-response-to-mexican-cartels/

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz suggested that the U.S. military should be used against Mexican transnational criminal groups (cartels).The senator made clear that he was not suggesting unilateral U.S. military action in Mexico, but rather a cooperative effort, as seen in Colombia.

Link: http://govtslaves.info/venezuelan-dictatorship-turns-to-chile-as-it-runs-out-of-anti-riot-gear-to-quash-protests/

After more than 60 days of protests, President Nicolás Maduro’s dictatorship is running out of supplies to Local media is reporting that the regime has become desperate to acquire anti-riot gear and tear gas, and their efforts have so far proven unsuccessful. Maduro and his ministers of Interior and Defense have tried to buy tear gas from companies in China and Brazil but due to debt, they have been unable to complete a deal.

Link: http://www.blacklistednews.com/Scientists_Now_Testing_%E2%80%98Vaccine%E2%80%99_to_%E2%80%98Inoculate%E2%80%99_People_Against_Climate_Change_Denial/59086/0/38/38/Y/M.html

Two preliminary studies were recently conducted to test the effects of ‘inoculating’ people against believing a certain way in regards to climate change. The studies were carried out as a means of combating the existing information and disinformation that challenges the scientific consensus over the risks of climate change — using information ‘vaccines.’