USDA Lets Fake “Organic” Slide

USDA Lets Fake “Organic” Slide

Under pressure from big agribusiness, the USDA is deliberately refusing to take action against factory farm dairy feedlots who are unethically selling their products as “organic.” This blatant labeling fraud is compounded by a loophole in federal organic regulations that is allowing unscrupulous organic dairy farms to import young calves from non-organic conventional farms (where the animals have been weaned on cow blood, injected or medicated with antibiotics, and fed genetically engineered corn, soybeans and cotton seeds, laced with slaughterhouse…

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2000 US Dead in Iraq

2000 US Dead in Iraq

The number of reported U.S. military casualties in Iraq has reached 2000. Not one more day, not one more dollar, not one more life. Wage Peace. Join or organize an event in your community to honor the dead and call for the troops to come home. American Friends Service Committe, Cosponsored by Gold Star Families for Peace, Iraq Veterans Against the War, and Military Families Speak Out

What adorable animal?

What adorable animal?

You Are A: Monkey! Monkeys are intelligent and agile, well-adapted for jungle life as they swing happily from tree to tree. As a monkey, you are a social animal who eats a wide range of food, is quick to learn new things and loves to climb. A monkey’s tiny primate features are irresistable, as is her gregarious personality! You were almost a: Pony or a PuppyYou are least like a: Turtle or a GroundhogDiscover What Cute Animal You Are! (via…

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Who will the US invade next?

Who will the US invade next?

So – in your opinion which country will be the next one to be invaded by the US? Will it be an on the ground attack? Air only? Nukes? Or just a corporate takeover? I’m thinking Syria, possibly Iran? In advance, now: What will be the reasons given to the American people to justify another illegal war? What will be the secret reasons (given Iraq, I think we are probably somewhat safe in thinking they won’t be identical)? Discuss among…

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Miers’ Superfund Site Profits

Miers’ Superfund Site Profits

Report: Texas Overpaid Miers in Land Sale – for part of a superfund pollutions cleanup site (that’s when it’s really really a bad piece of land), no less. Texas officials paid Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers’ family more than $100,000 for a small piece of land in 2000 — 10 times the land’s worth — despite the state’s objections to the way the price was determined.” Nice to have insider knowledge that can’t be revealed. All kinds of good stuff…

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New Depeche Mode

New Depeche Mode

New Depeche Mode!!! Yay! Playing The Angel, an astonishingly fresh, exuberant release, marks the 25th anniversary of Depeche Mode, the innovative, influential recording unit. The band have sold upwards of 50 million records worldwide and amassed a staggering 38 hit singles in the UK. With each successive release they have managed to progress musically and lyrically, establishing themselves as, alongside U2, the most consistently successful British band of the post-punk period. Playing The Angel, released October 18, conveys a sense…

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