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The Bulletin: November 14-20, 2024
The Bulletin: November 14-20, 2024 What We Refuse to Believe | how to save the world “That’s Bait…” Chumming the Media Waters Doesn’t Work Like it Used To – Gold Goats ‘n Guns US Deficit Explodes: Blowout October Deficit Means 2nd Worst Start To US Fiscal Year On Record | ZeroHedge When The Show Is […]
The Bulletin: November 7-13, 2024
The Bulletin: November 7-13, 2024 Thousands Of Californians Lose Power After PG&E Protects Grid As Wildfire Risks Soar | ZeroHedge The Possible Relevance of Joseph Tainter – by Brink Lindsey The Recession of 2025 Will Be Backdated | The Epoch Times ‘Ecosystems are collapsing’: one of Australia’s longest rivers has lost more than half its […]
The Bulletin: September 13-19
The Bulletin: September 13-19 Popular Narratives That Do Not Hold Up Under Scrutiny Environmental Impacts of Human Migration Did Putin Just Issue the Most Serious Warning to Date? – Global Research Putin Warns of ‘Direct’ War as US Mulls Letting Ukraine Use Long-Range Western Missiles | Common Dreams It’s Also “Disinformation” When Our Government Does […]
July 7, 2024 Readings
July 7, 2024 Readings War is Peace: Andrew Carnegie’s “Temple of Peace” in the Hague–Dr. Jacob Nordangard GOP Senate Farm Bill Framework, Similar to House Bill, Elevates Threat to Health, Biodiversity, and Climate – Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog Crash Or Bear Market, Either Way Stocks Going “Down, A Lot”: Mark Spiegel–Quoth the Raven 150 […]
July 4, 2024 Readings
July 4, 2024 Readings Petrodollar Panic: Separating Fact From Fiction – RIA The Politics of Exhaustion–Aurelien “Gaza Is Complicated.” No It Isn’t, Grow Up.–Caitlin Johstone Germany expanding intelligence services amid its “preparation for war” with Russia–InfoBRICS Large Maneuvers of War in Europe Under US Command. Manlio Dinucci – Global Research The meme that is destroying […]
July 1, 2024 Readings
Common Household Cleaning Product Found To Release Trillions of Microplastic Fibers Widespread floods in Bangladesh leave over 2 million people stranded – The Watchers Neo-Nazi Junta’s F-16s Flying From NATO Countries – Great Way to Start WW3 – Global Research Amazon Sparks Outrage with “Do Not Promote” Book Ban List Following Biden Admin Pressure Russia […]
Plastics are everywhere — but mostly in places they shouldn’t be
Plastics are everywhere — but mostly in places they shouldn’t be Turns out, maybe we should have been a bit more responsible with how we used plastics. A new study in Toxicological Sciences has millions of people searching the Internet to find out: “are microplastics stored in the balls”? The short answer is yes, with the understanding “balls” […]
Microplastics make their way from the gut to other organs, researchers find
Microplastics make their way from the gut to other organs, researchers find Visualization of systemic polystyrene microsphere translocation. Visualization of polystyrene microspheres resuspended from isolated pellet in 100% EtOH. The black arrow indicates polystyrene microspheres. Credit: Environmental Health Perspectives (2024). DOI: 10.1289/EHP13435 It’s happening every day. From our water, our food and even the air we breathe, […]
From the Recycling Bin to the Landfill: The Major Flaw in Plastic Recycling
From the Recycling Bin to the Landfill: The Major Flaw in Plastic Recycling Reports estimate that less than 6 percent of plastic in the United States is recycled, pointing to the impracticality of recycling on a large scale. People may be putting plastic into recycling bins, but most of it generally ends up in landfills […]
Polar plastic: 97% of sampled Antarctic seabirds found to have ingested microplastics
Polar plastic: 97% of sampled Antarctic seabirds found to have ingested microplastics Global distribution of study sites and relative 13 species considered (red dots = Arctic sites; red line = Arctic species and samples; yellow dots = Antarctica sites; yellow line = Antarctica species and samples). For each species, the matrices analyzed are shown in […]
Scientists Discover Toxic Microplastics in Every Human Placenta Tested in Study
Scientists Discover Toxic Microplastics in Every Human Placenta Tested in Study Such widespread microplastic prevalence in human tissue could explain the puzzling rise in colon cancer among younger people. Harmful microplastics have been found in human placenta, with some of them known to trigger asthma, damage the liver, cause cancer, and impair reproductive function. The […]
Tire Dust Makes Up the Majority of Ocean Microplastics, Study Finds
Tire Dust Makes Up the Majority of Ocean Microplastics, Study Finds Researchers say tire emissions pose a threat to global health, and EVs could make the problem worse. When contemplating the emissions from road vehicles, our first thought is often about the various gases coming out of the tailpipe. However, new research shows that we should be […]
How microplastics are infiltrating the food you eat
How microplastics are infiltrating the food you eat (Image credit: Nailia Schwarz/Alamy) Plastic pollution is one of the defining legacies of our modern way of life, but it is now so widespread it is even finding its way into fruit and vegetables as they grow. Microplastics have infiltrated every part of the planet. They have been […]
