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FBI Wiretapped Trump Tower in Search of ‘Russian Mobster’ – Report Claims
The FBI did spy on Donald Trump’s flagship high-rise in New York while looking for Russians, but the operation took place four years ago and not during the 2016 presidential campaign, according to a report by ABC News. Federal agents spied on what they described as an “international money laundering, sports gambling and extortion ring” that operated out of unit … Continue reading
Trump’s Proposed Increase in US Military Spending is Almost as Big as Russia’s ENTIRE Defense Budget
As US president Donald Trump was proposing a $54 billion defense spending hike on March 16, something rather different was happening in Russia. With its economy sputtering, there are reports that it could slash its military budget by 25%. The actual figure is actually more likely to be around 5%, explains Mark Galeotti, a Russian security expert at the Institute … Continue reading
Billionaire Banker David Rockefeller Dies at Age 101
Former Chase Manhattan Chief Executive David Rockefeller has died at the age of 101. Rockefeller died in his sleep at home in Pocantico Hills, New York, on Monday morning as a result of congestive heart failure, according to a family spokesperson Fraser P. Seitel. The businessman, who had an estimated fortune of $3 billion, retired as head of Chase Manhattan … Continue reading
Trump Axes NASA’s Planet-Saving Asteroid-Smasher Program Leaving Earth More Prone to Impacts
AN AMBITIOUS NASA plan to change the course of earth-bound asteroids potentially averting an EXTINCTION LEVEL catastrophe is being scrapped by Donald Trump. Four more space programs, largely collecting and analysing climate data, have also been axed. The controversial Asteroid Redirect Mission was an Obama-era project and would have seen robotic space probes grabbing a block from a speeding asteroid … Continue reading
Two Bills Quietly Slipping through Congress Will Allow Big Pharma to Gain Unlimited Power & Zero Accountability
If you’re hurt by a pharmaceutical, you can sue the company that made the drug, and be compensated for your losses, right? Most people assume that is the way the justice system works, but the reality is that it’s difficult, and in many cases impossible, for victims of pharmaceutical companies (and other big corporations/industries) to gain compensation or justice. There … Continue reading
SPECIAL REUTERS REPORT-Russian Elite Invested Nearly $100 Million in Trump Buildings, Records Show
During the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald J. Trump downplayed his business ties with Russia. And since taking office as president, he has been even more emphatic. “I can tell you, speaking for myself, I own nothing in Russia,” President Trump said at a news conference last month. “I have no loans in Russia. I don’t have any deals in Russia.” … Continue reading
Nuclear Fuel Still Burning through Bottom of Fukushima Plant? — Expert: Corium Likely Melted into Earth…
Report: Nuclear fuel still burning through bottom of Fukushima plant? — Expert: Corium likely melted into earth… Will pour highly radioactive waste into ocean “for rest of time” — NYTimes: Fuel may never be removed, reactors to be entombed like Chernobyl NY Times, Mar 11, 2017 (emphasis added): Some say the radioactive material may prove impossible to remove safely and … Continue reading
Court Rules that Japan Govt & Tokyo Power Firm Liable for ‘Preventable’ Fukushima Meltdown
Negligence by the government and Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) contributed to the Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011, a court in Japan has ruled, saying the catastrophe could have been avoided, and marking the first time the state has been held liable. The district court in Maebashi, north of Tokyo, said the government and plant operator were to blame for … Continue reading
‘Death by Robot’ Lawsuit Waged Against Robot Makers
As more autonomous robots are being designed, built and released into the general public, more are going rogue … and worse. Can a lawsuit stop them? We’re about to find out. The widower of a Michigan manufacturing plant worker is suing the makers of the industrial robot worker that killed his wife. The results of this suit will affect industrial … Continue reading
The Tax Reform Donald Trump is Pushing Would Have Saved Him $31 Million in Taxes in 2005
US president Donald Trump earned nearly $153 million in 2005, according to a report by The Daily Beast and the Rachel Maddow show on MSNBC. Trump and his wife Melania paid $38.4 million in tax on the income, a tax rate of some 25%, according to the tax return that MSNBC posted online (pdf). That’s about the tax bracket for … Continue reading
