From Jenna Orkin  

 

Japan Puts Military On Alert For Possible North Korea Missile Launch 

French Jews flee Paris suburbs over rising anti-Semitism

Protestors in Ireland claim Apple's proposed data centre is too close to nuclear facilities

The Fascinating Story Of How The Petrodollar Was Born And Lived In Secrecy For Over 40 Years
Another conspiracy theory gets nod from the mainstream. 

NATO Ally Erdogan Says "Contraception Is Treason, Women Not Equal To Men, Muslims Must Multiply Descendants" 

FEMA Preparing For Magnitude 9.0 Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake, Tsunami 

Brazil's New Anti-Corruption Minister Quits After Leak Exposes His Involvement In Corruption Scandal 

Great Barrier Reef Suffers Worst-Ever Bleaching Event 

 

And...

NAKED AMBITION: Libertarian Candidate Strips On C-SPAN

History of the Universe and Everything Else in Four Minutes

From Jenna Orkin  

 

Putin Vows Retaliation Over US Missile Shield; Warns Poland, Romania Now In The "Cross Hairs"

Fact Checkers Prove That 91% of the Things Donald Trump Says Are False  

Bartenders are winning Cuba's embrace of capitalism — and doctors are losing

2 high-schoolers designed huts for the homeless that cost less than $3,000 

It looks like super-bugs have finally built resistance to our 'drug of last resort'

THE CONSPIRACY CANDIDATE? 13 outlandish theories Donald Trump has floated on the campaign trail 

Oil discoveries haven't been this low since 1952 

Cash-Strapped ISIS Is Selling Sex Slaves On Facebook: Asking Price $8,000 Each 

Venezuela's Gold Reserves Plunge To Lowest Ever As Maduro Repays Debt With Gold 

 

And...

A Chinese Mask Factory Has Already Picked The Next US President 

This Guy Removed All His Teeth To Beat Record For Straws In Mouth

From Jenna Orkin  

 

'THE END OF THE ROAD FOR ANTIBIOTICS'  

A note to our readers about a reporter who breached our trust

Why cancer is more deadly if you're black

The law firm behind the Panama Papers is closing its Jersey, Isle of Mann, and Gibraltar offices

First "Shocking" Deposition In Clinton Email Case Reveals She Did Not Use A Password 

Clinton Foundation Snafu: Video Footage Catches FBI Probe Suspects Arriving At Hillary's House 

Trump Outlines ‘America First’ Energy Plan: Coal, Oil, Gas  

Magic 8-Ball Future Crime Predictor Influencing Decisions About Prison Sentences 

 

And...

If You Put Your Glasses Down In A Museum, People Will Think They're Art

Friday Humor: "Wesley's Boobie Trap" Replaces Strippers With Robots

From Jenna Orkin  

 

"Did We Go To War?" Terrified Indiana Residents Woken By Unannounced Military Exercise 

This Is The Maximum Amount Of Cash You Can Take Out At A Venezuela ATM

Meet The Syrian Al-Qaeda Linked Rebel Who Freely Visited America Last Year

Monetary Lunacy: The ECB Could End Up Funding Bayer's Purchase Of Monsanto 

France Goes Dark? Staff In 19 French Nuclear Power Plants To Go On Strike Tomorrow 

Detroit, Fresh Out Of Bankruptcy, Discovers $195M Pension Shortfall 

The Return Of Fracking To UK? First Permit Issued In Five Years 

Gold Made by Bacteria 

Five Years Later, TEPCO Still Can't Locate 600 Tons Of Melted Radioactive Fuel 

 

And... 

Peak Idiocracy? Students Demand End To Midterms, Abolish Grades 'C' Or Below 

From Jenna Orkin  

 

China Is Executing To Plan: Foxconn Replaces 60,000 Workers With Robots

That'll cut down on the suicides - on campus, anyway. 

'Biodegradable' Plastics Are A Big Fat Lie

Almost A Third Of 2015 Mass Shooting Deaths Linked To Domestic Violence

SCOTUS Overturns Death Sentence Because Black Jurors Were Barred

Grizzlies and polar bears are mating for an alarming reason

Feds Probing Potential Insider Trading By Senator Bob Corker 

A sinkhole the length of a cruise ship swallowed an entire car park in Florence 

Here's The Full List Of Organizations That Paid Hillary Clinton From 2013-2015 

The Global Monetary System Has Devalued 47% Over The Last 10 Years 

CNN Lashes Out At Trump Over Vince Foster "Conspiracy", Rushes To Hillary's Defense 

From Jenna Orkin  

 

Vote all you want. The secret government won’t change - Boston Globe(!). 

From FAS (Federation of American Scientists) SOME STATE SECRETS CASES MAY STAY SECRET
A definitive accounting of the number of lawsuits in which the U.S. Government has invoked the state secrets privilege cannot be provided because some of those cases may be too sensitive to acknowledge or disclose, the Department of Justice told Congress in newly released correspondence from 2013. 

Columbia law professor shreds the 'don't ask, don't tell' code of insider trading in NYT op-ed

Brazil minister ousted after secret tape reveals plot to topple President Rousseff

A conspiracy theory-loving Texas candidate might be unstoppable

Hyperinflation might cause Venezuela to use the US dollar

FBI's Own Report Exposes "War On Cops" As Pure Propaganda 

Ron Paul: Much Ado About Restrooms

 

And...

Can You Use Student Loans to Go on Spring Break?  

Some Geniuses Made Vodka With San Francisco's Fog

From Jenna Orkin  

 

Wyoming GOP Law Criminalizes Collecting Evidence of Environmental Pollution on Public Land

EgyptAir Was Aware of Threats to Security, Including One Scribbled on Plane 

Everything you need to know about 'Austria's Donald Trump' — the far-right candidate about to become president 

France Hit By Gas Shortages, Rationing After Refinery Workers Go On Strike 

A British company made thirsty concrete that swallows 880 gallons of water per minute

Rare photos show life inside North Korea's top-secret military 

Mad About Rigged Elections? Mainstream Media Says "You" Are The Problem 

Erdogan Nears Absolute Power With Appointment Of Puppet Premier, Stripping MPs Of Immunity 

These Americans Are Preparing For War With Their Own Government 

Sweden's Holy War On Children's Books

From Jenna Orkin  

 

No laughing matter: documentary on endurance tickling runs into legal issues

How Technology Hijacks People’s Minds – from a Magician and Google’s Design Ethicist

Lake Mead Declines to Lowest Level in History

A Third of Cash Is Owned by 5 U.S. Companies

Venezuela: ‘We Want Food!’

Lockheed Martin Wants Orbital Laboratory for Mars

Visitor Logs Show Google’s Unrivaled White House Access

American companies are 'masking' a $6.6 trillion mountain of debt

Ominous graffiti was scribbled on the bottom of the crashed EgyptAir flight 

The TSA is in a full-blown meltdown

From Jenna Orkin  

Israel's ex-defense minister: 'Extremist and dangerous elements have overrun Israel'

Demand For Small Arms 'Protection' In Germany Explodes As Immigrant Fear Rises 

Former Hedgeye And Business Insider Employee Arrested For Robbing Three Banks

Thus far, not a word on this from BI.

Oil-For-Drugs Swap: India's Answer To Venezuela's Unpaid Bills 

India Records Its Hottest Temp Ever 

Scientists Talk Privately About Creating a Synthetic Human Genome

407,000 Workers Stunned As Pension Fund Proposes 60% Cuts, Treasury Says "Not Enough" 

Man-eating crocodiles surface in Florida swamps

Guantánamo US releases prisoner after 14 years and no conviction

 

And...

Former London Mayor Wins Most Offensive Erdogan Poem Contest

From Jenna Orkin  

 

A tiny firm at the center of one of Wall Street's ugliest lawsuits just landed a spot advising Monsanto on a huge deal

Intelligence official warns of wave of planned ISIS attacks in France

Bayer is making a move for Monsanto

Google has patented a self-driving car that will glue people to the hood if you crash into them

Greek Pipeline Breakthrough To Challenge Russian Gas Dominance In Europe

Malvinas War 2.0? - Independent Audit Confirms The Falkland Islands Are A Billion-Barrel Basin

In other words, enough to keep the world going for eleven (count 'em) days.

EU-Turkey Migrant Deal Unravels Turning Greece Into Massive Refugee Camp 

Shame On The Supreme Court For Making A Mockery Of The First Amendment 

Congress Is Using Zika To Weaken Truck Safety 

Proof that the news is scripted 

Maryland Trump delegate indicted on weapons and child pornography charges

From Jenna Orkin    
 
Senate Passes Bill That Would Expose Saudi Arabia's Role In Sept. 11: Obama Veto ImminentHuman Activity Is Wiping Out The West's Natural Land, Report Finds 
Zika Virus May Spread To Europe In Coming Months, WHO Warns
There are already notices about it in the subway here in NYC:  .The Zika Virus: Pandemic Preparedness Is Needed Now!
GMOs Ruled Safe To Eat, But They Aren't Solving World Hunger
Zero emission milestone Portugal runs for four days straight on renewable energy alone
An EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo has reportedly crashed
A terrorist attack is the most likely explanation for the EgyptAir flight disappearance, experts say
This suit is filled with mushrooms that were trained to eat you when you die
That's better than worms? 
Theranos voids 2 years' worth of blood-test results from its flagship product
Physicists have discovered a new form of light
A Dutch design company invented an underground fridge that requires no electricity

From Jenna Orkin    

 

A megatsunami may soon strike Hawaii with devastating consequences 

Burlington College Closing Due To "Crushing Debt" Incurred Under Presidency Of Bernie Sanders' Wife 

"What Is Worrisome Is The Increasing Scale Of Violence" - Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric Turns To Arson In Germany

Islamists Infiltrate The Swedish Government 

Nassim Taleb's "Shillary vs The Donald" Cheat Sheet

"Better the devil you don't know," seems to be his inclination. 

Multi-Service Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Tactical Employment of Biometrics in Support of Operations, ATP 2-22.85, May 2016. 

Researchers built a robot hand that mimics human dexterity and learns on its own 

A global intelligence analyst explains why the ‘real’ China is not the China we think of

British Spymaster Fears The EU Has "Run Its Historical Course"; Warns Of "Populist Uprising"
CIA "Accidentally" Deletes Only Copy Of Confidential 6,700-Page Torture Report

From Jenna Orkin    

 

NASA temperature data shows last month was hottest April on record 

"We're Going To Do It, F**k It" - Venezuela's Maduro Orders Military Exercises For Next Weekend

Zuckerberg To Meet Conservative Media Figureheads As Facebook Censorship Scandal Escalates

Libya's Central Bank Has $184 Million In Gold In Its Vault... It Just Doesn't Know The Combination

"It's Pretty Much Open Season" - Shoplifting Runs Rampant In California After Rule Changes

Is Homeland Security Creating Travel Havoc To Force People Into Precheck Programs?

This Is Why America Is Bringing "Freedom" To The Middle East

Here are the 7 cheapest Greek islands for sale right now

Hong Kong is literally gluing down pavement bricks so they can't be used as weapons during a top Chinese official's visit

Something disturbing is happening to honey bee colonies and scientists can't explain why 

 

 

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A Texas woman domesticated a bison and then sold it on Craigslist for $5,960

From Jenna Orkin     

 

Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s Immigration Records Reveal FBI Bombshell 

Hidden Microphones Exposed As Part of Government Surveillance Program In The Bay Area

UK Establishment Stunned As Over 300 CEOs Back Brexit: "Business, Not Government, Creates Wealth"

Google has trained its AI to write creepy short stories 

PEER-TO-PEER LENDING MARKETS: The leading countries for alternative finance and the next high-growth markets

How Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos reinvented The Washington Post, the 140-year-old newspaper he bought for $250 million

ICYMI: American Public Can't See The Full Senate Torture Report

What Recovery? Poultry Workers Denied Bathroom Breaks, Wear Diapers On The Job 

The Rand Is Crashing As South African FinMin Arrest Looms 

Two More US Energy Companies Go Bankrupt: Breitburn, Sandridge File Chapter 11