Oil surges 8 percent as U.S. rig count plunges, shorts scramble
Reuters | Oil prices roared back from six-year lows on Friday, rocketing more than 8 percent as a record weekly decline in U.S. oil drilling fueled a frenzy of short-covering.
McDonald’s will now accept selfies and hugs as payment
Business Insider | McDonald’s is going to start accepting a new form of payment next week.
End of an Era: Prospects Look Bleak for Slowing the Coming Food Crisis
Tess Pennington | By and large, the majority of the population have deluded themselves into believing a bright future is upon the horizon.
Feds to Unleash Hyper-Orwellian Police State at Super Bowl XLIX
‘Keeping with tradition, the Ministry of Homeland Security has decreed it will once again be implementing stringent, hyper-vigilant anti-terrorist security measures during this year’s Super Bowl. Since 9/11, the yearly event has devolved into a […]
The Future of Medicine? Forget Private Doctor Appointments, Group Medical Visits are Coming
Michael Krieger | Get ready, this is coming.
Judge: Power Company Can Refuse Electricity to Family that Removed Smart Meter
‘A Detroit family that removed their home’s “Smart Meter” has been forced to rely on a generator after a local power company shut off their electricity. The incident began last June when Andrea McNich and […]
Seattle’s Garbage Police Ticketing Those Who Throw Away Food
New American | Seattle residents, beware: The garbage police are on the prowl.
Cristina of Argentina: Target of Israeli ‘false flag’ attack?
Adrian Salbuchi, an expert on the twin Buenos Aires bombings of the Israeli Embassy (in 1992) and of the Jewish Community Center (in 1994) has now been featured by Russia Today for his analysis of […]
Bill would let Texas teachers legally kill students
‘Schoolteachers in Texas will be allowed to use lethal force against students without risking legal repercussions if a new bill being considered in the Lone Star State’s legislature becomes a law. The bill –HB 868, […]
San Francisco Public Defender Arrested for Defending Client from Intrusive Cops
‘A San Francisco public defender was arrested Wednesday for doing what many public defenders don’t have a good rap for doing. Defending her client. But police called that resisting arrest, the only charged they jailed […]
Greece’s solidarity movement: ‘it’s a whole new model – and it’s working’
‘Few in Greece, even five years ago, would have imagined their recession- and austerity-ravaged country as it is now: 1.3 million people – 26% of the workforce – without a job (and most of them […]
Greece will no longer work with troika : Finance minister
‘Greece’s newly-elected anti-austerity Finance Minister says his government will no longer cooperate with the troika of international lenders or seek aid extension. Yanis Varoufakis made the announcement on Friday, following a meeting with Eurogroup President […]
‘Suicide bomber’ camels, goats, cows and donkeys are being prepared to carry out attacks for Boko Haram, says Nigerian government
‘Camels, goats, cows and donkeys carrying explosives could be used in deadly attacks by Nigerian terror group Boko Haram. Intelligence reports gathered by Nigerian’s security agencies reveal the group is planning to use the livestock […]
The Governor of Wisconsin just cut $300M from its university system the day after he submitted a $220M proposal for a new sports arena
‘The latest news out of Madison isn’t good for students at Wisconsin’s public universities: Gov. Scott Walker just announced a plan to cut $300 million in state funding for the publicly funded UW system over […]