A new study by the Good Food Institute (GFI), which represents the plant-based foods industry, found that sales of substitutes for animal products have exceeded $3.7 billion. While total US retail food sales grew just two percent over the last 12 months, retail sales of plant-based foods grew 17 percent during the same time period. […]
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WSJ: Kavanaugh Letter – ‘Timing Here Cannot Be Ignored’…
California Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein issued a statement on Thursday alluding to a letter she received that raised concerns about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh — but the Wall Street Journal’s Kimberley Strassel suggested that the whole scenario didn’t exactly add up. The letter, to which Feinstein referred in a vague statement, is believed to […]
5 Dead in NC as Florence Brings Heavy Flooding and Power Outages…
Hurricane Florence delivered a slow-motion assault to the coast of North Carolina early Friday, with catastrophic storm surge and torrential rains that will continue for days. The hurricane was also deadly, killing five people. Wilmington Police confirmed that a mother and her infant died when a tree fell on their home. The child’s father was […]
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Manafort’s Guilty Plea…
Paul Manafort’s guilty plea in the District of Columbia makes perfect sense. We’ve been speculating about its likelihood since Manafort was convicted three weeks ago on eight felony counts of bank and tax fraud in the Eastern District of Virginia. There was nothing to be gained for Manafort or Special Counsel Robert Mueller in a […]
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Gas Fires, Explosions Rock Boston Neighborhoods…
Dozens of fires and explosions broke out in Lawrence, Andover, and North Andover Thursday afternoon, and State Police advised all residents in those communities who get their gas service from Columbia Gas to evacuate their homes immediately. “Gas lines are currently being depressurized by the company,” but it will “take some time,” State Police said […]
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FDA Threatens to Stop Sales of Flavored E-Cigarettes…
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday announced it may force e-cigarette manufacturers to stop selling flavored products, citing what Commissioner Scott Gottlieb called an “epidemic” of youth use. Five companies, including JUUL Labs, Inc., maker of the popular, USB-drive shaped device with nicotine flavors, will have 60 days to give the FDA a strategy […]
Grassley Schedules Kavanaugh Vote for Sept. 20th – Feinstein Pulls Stunt Sending High School Harassment Allegation to Federal Authorities…
Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley has scheduled the committee vote on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh for Thursday September 20th. A full senate vote is anticipated prior to the end of this month. SCOTUS session begins October 1st. In a last ditch effort to come up with some scheme or roadblock, ranking member of the […]
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How Anti-Trump Leakers Moved From Offense to Defense…
A trail of evidence appearing in major news outlets suggests a campaign to undermine President Trump from within the government through illegal leaks of classified information, and then thwart congressional investigators probing the disclosures. On Monday the Justice Department released a handful of texts and other documents that included two former officials known for their […]
Judge: No Blanket Secrecy for 9/11 Documents Saudis Want Kept Secret…
With support rising in the Senate for a resolution urging a broad declassification of government records related to 9/11, a judge has ruled that Saudi Arabia isn’t entitled to blanket secrecy for documents it produces in court. U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn’s Aug. 27 ruling means that certain “highly sensitive” Saudi diplomatic and consular files, […]
More Than a Dozen Men Who Were Near Site of 9/11 Attacks Diagnosed with Breast Cancer…
The 9/11 attack has produced another health nightmare — at least 15 men who were in the vicinity of Ground Zero defied astronomical odds and have been stricken with breast cancer. Men account for only 1 percent of all breast cancers nationally. Jeff Flynn is one of the unlucky ones. Flynn, 65, was an account […]
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Always a MUST READ: Six Year Anniversary of The September 11th Attack in Benghazi Libya… #NeverForget…
The “Benghazi Brief” remains the most controversial research report we have ever produced. The brief contains over two years of research and hundreds of very specific factual citations supporting it. Four years after it was originally written, and not a single aspect outlined within the brief has ever been identified as inaccurate. We know from […]
#NeverForget: The Falling Man by Tom Junod…
In the picture, he departs from this earth like an arrow. Although he has not chosen his fate, he appears to have, in his last instants of life, embraced it. If he were not falling, he might very well be flying. He appears relaxed, hurtling through the air. He appears comfortable in the grip of […]
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Leaking Lovers and an FBI Smear Job of Carter Page?
Just last week I opined on how troubling it was that the FBI and Department of Justice (DOJ) apparently targeted and used media to further, in the court of public opinion, an as-yet-unproven Russia-collusion case against Donald Trump. Now, belatedly released information from the files of those favorite FBI lovebirds — Peter Strzok and Lisa […]
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Bayer Beware: Lawyers Claim to Have “Explosive” Monsanto Documents…
Lawyers involved in a California lawsuit against Monsanto claim to have “explosive” documents concerning the Bayer-owned agrochemical giant’s activities in Europe, according to Euronews – “What we have is the tip of the iceberg. And in fact we have documents now in our possession, several hundreds documents, that have not been declassified and some of […]
California Approves Goal for 100% Renewable Electricity by 2045…
Ahead of a summit this week meant to galvanize regional action on climate change, Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday signed legislation that would put California on the path to eliminating fossil fuels from its energy sector. Senate Bill 100 speeds up the state’s timeline for moving to renewable energy sources like solar and wind, and […]
NOAA: Latest Update on Hurricane Florence and Tropical Storms Isaac, Helene…
…FLORENCE BECOMES A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE… Data from a NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that Florence has continued to rapidly stregthen and has maximum sustained winds near 130 mph (195 km/h). The latest minimum central pressure based on data from the aircraft is 946 mb (27.93 inches).
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Homeless Philadelphia Man Johnny Bobbitt Will Get His $400G, GoFundMe Says…
Johnny Bobbitt, the homeless military veteran who had $400,000 raised for him by well-wishers, will receive the full amount of money even though those behind the fundraiser allegedly squandered it. GoFundMe, along with law firm Cozen O’Connor, said Thursday that Bobbitt will receive the balance of what he was not given of the hundreds of […]
STUDY: Teens Get More Nicotine With E-Cigarettes Than Traditional Cigs…
Teen users of popular “pod” vaping devices like JUUL brands are exposed to a higher amount of nicotine than with traditional cigarettes and older generations of e-cigarettes, according to a study published Friday in the journal Tobacco Control. The Food and Drug Administration is investigating JUUL’s popularity among teens and adolescents as part of a […]
Experts Advise Senate on Kavanaugh Nomination…
Concluding a four-day confirmation hearing, supporters of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh praised the judge’s temperament and legal mind Friday, while witnesses opposing him warned senators he would be a consistent vote against abortion, voting rights and affirmative action. The Senate Judiciary Committee finished their public questioning of Kavanaugh around 10 p.m. on Thursday, the […]
The Declassification Conundrum…
Today is likely to be a very busy news day. President Trump will appear on Fox and Friends at the same time the Bureau of Labor and Statistics releases the August jobs report. RESULTS: Total employment increased by 201,000 in August, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.9 percent. Additionally, there’s the congressional requests […]
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