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Forty-eight hours after hosting a massive march under the banner of free expression, France opened a criminal investigation of a controversial French comedian for a Facebook post he wrote about the Charlie Hebdo attack, and then this morning, arrested him for that post on charges of “defending terrorism.” The comedian, Dieudonné (above), previously sought elective office in France on what he called an “anti-Zionist” platform, has had his show banned by numerous government officials in cities throughout France, and has been criminally prosecuted several times before for expressing ideas banned in that country. The apparently criminal viewpoint he posted on Facebook declared: “Tonight, as far as … Continue reading →

In his 2007 Noble Prize acceptance speech, former Vice President  Al Gore warned that the “Arctic ice could be gone in as little as seven years.” Last week, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution reported: “The North and South Poles are not melting.” In that report, oceanographer Ted Maksym noted that polar ice “is much more stable than climate scientists once predicted and could even be much thicker than previously thought.” That Woods Hole study was confirmed by today’s NOAA  Arctic radar map which shows the Arctic Ice Cap at more than 4,000,000 square miles, larger than on any December 28 … Continue reading →

Well that didn’t take long. Just three days after the French government hosted dozens of foreign leaders in a “unity rally” to defend free speech in the wake of last week’s shooting at the Charlie Hebdo magazine, France has begun arresting its citizens for actually exercising free speech. According to news reports, more than 50 French citizens were arrested today and charged with offensive speech — the same kind of speech that was the trademark of of the Charlie Hebdo publication. None of those arrested were charged with links to terrorism or any real crime. Instead, they are facing up to seven … Continue reading →

The right of people to express their opinions publicly without governmental interference, subject to the laws against libel, incitement to violence or rebellion, etc. The right, guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, to express beliefs and ideas without unwarranted government restriction. The right to express information, ideas, and opinions free of government restrictions based on content and subject only to reasonable limitations… There is only speech, and government opposition to it. The protests in France and elsewhere – supposedly in support of free speech – are laughable.  France, having some of the more draconian speech laws, is … Continue reading →

The neocons are flipping out over a column at the Ron Paul Institute that suggests the Charlie Hebdo Massacre was a false flag operation. Here’s neocon Field Commander Bill Kristol: So what is this? How often does Commander Kristol click over to RPI? There is less than a 60 minute difference  between the 2 tweets. I hope the commander is making a donation, though I don’t expect him to come in at the Hero of Peace  level. As for the column run by RPI, it was written by Paul Craig Roberts, PCR is a  a former Assistant Secretary of the US Treasury … Continue reading →

It has long been the modus operandi of dieters around the world – cut the fat and opt for ‘lighter’ foods to try to shift the pounds. The NHS itself recommends eating plenty of potatoes, bread, rice and pasta with some milk and diary foods, but advises opting for low-fat options. But now a growing body of evidence is turning the tide on that advice. A vast collection of studies are changing the dieting landscape, as experts open their eyes to the real enemy targeting our waistlines – carbohydrates. Now one dietitian, Dr Trudi Deakin, has revealed her diet is … Continue reading →

The world entered a new epoch on July 16 1945 when humans detonated the first atomic bomb, scientists have concluded. Human behaviour now has such an enormous impact on Earth that it has even altered the geology of the planet and tipped us into a new era, the Anthropocene. Although humans have been leaving traces of their actions for thousands of years, it was not until the mid-19th century that they began to affect the entire globe, in what scientists have termed ‘the Great Acceleration.’ Since then the world has experienced a huge boom in population, environmental upheaval on land … Continue reading →