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WikiLeaks: USAID Has Been Funding Over 6,000 Journalists Worldwide Across Nearly 1000 Platforms

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Yesterday’s report that the US government has been funding outlets such as Politico, the Associated Press, the BBC, and others raised more questions than it answered – though the obvious implication is that the US government has effectively been propping up regime-friendly media, which then peddles regime-friendly coverage – and spent years attacking independent outlets such as ZeroHedge, The Federalist, […]

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The Story of Aspartame

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Aspartame, the sweetener used as an ingredient in approximately 6,000 consumer foods and beverages sold worldwide has a dark history of controversy, political influence, and questionable science. Let’s dive into the scandal that shaped one of the most consumed food additives in the world. Discovered accidentally in 1965 by James Schlatter at G.D. Searle, aspartame […]

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Go Figure: Walgreens CEO Admits Locking Up Merchandise Makes It Hard To Sell

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What genius retail executive mind could have figured this one out – that locking up merchandise in stores actually makes its more difficult for honest, paying customers to get to, and buy what they want? Walgreens – facing a significant drop in year-over-year earnings – just announced plans to close 450 more stores nationwide, according to Futurism/The Byte. These […]

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Trump Administration To Lobby Ukraine To Lower Age Of Conscription To 18 Years Old

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On the heels of Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th President Of The United States, emerging news regarding a rapidly advancing ceasefire between Israel and Hamas offers an auspicious omen of his new administration’s forthcoming foreign policy. During his presidential campaign, Trump was replete with political ammunition to attack his opponent’s administration with. The mass geopolitical instability […]

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Why Property Tax Is Illegal

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by Tyler Durden, ZeroHedge Submitted by Mitch Vexler, President G.P. of Mockingbird Properties “I sincerely believe that the principle of spending money to be paid by posterity under the name of funding is but swindling futurity on a large scale” – Thomas Jefferson, 1816 “They who can give up essential Liberty to obtain a little temporary Safety, […]