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Link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4465150/Air-circulating-planes-TOXIC.html
Known as 'aerotoxic-syndrome', it can lead to blurred vision, seizures, headaches, nausea, diarrhoea and even breathing difficulties. Last year, three airline crews at the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport have received emergency medical care with such symptoms. Most of today’s planes have systems in which the cabin contains a mix of recycled air and warm compressed air drawn from their engines.There are seals designed to keep oil and bleed air apart, but they can leak or fail and organophosphates contained in heated engine oil can contaminate the unfiltered bleed air that is pumped into the aircraft cabin.The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is the only aircraft where this does not occur, as it uses electric compressors that take their air from the atmosphere.
Link: http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=56685
More than 20 immigrant workers in Michigan were stunned to find themselves out of a job after they skipped work to attend a “Day Without Immigrants” rally in February. The former employees of Detroit-area auto parts maker EZ Industrial Solutions LLC say they were wrongfully fired, despite warnings from company management that there would be repercussions for missing work without permission.They are now taking their case to federal labor regulators, charge filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the immigrant workers from Mexico and Central America claim EZ Industrial Solutions unjustly fired them for taking part in a political protest.
Link: http://www.alternet.org/drugs/chris-christie-deranged-reefer-madness-rant
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie unleashed a diatribe against the push to legalize recreational marijuana in New Jersey, warningit's "not time for us to be cool and say, 'Pot's O.K;.' has long been opposed to legalizing marijuana, "We are in the midst of the public health crisis on opiates, has been tapped by President Trump to chair a commission to fight the opioid abuse epidemic in America; "warned marijuana is a gateway to harder substances;, noted that 52,000 people died from opioid overdoses in the U.S. last year."I am the only thing that has stood between legalized pot in this state and you for seven years," Democratic-controlled state Legislature plan to introduce a bill next year that would make New Jersey the latest U.S. state to legalize, tax, and regulate recreational marijuana use. Eleven states and Washington D.C.voted to make pot legal..
Link: https://www.rt.com/usa/386911-clinton-comey-wikileaks-loss/
Hillary Clinton emerged from her relatively low profile since losing to President Donald Trump to claim she would have won the election were it not for FBI Director James Comey and “Russian WikiLeaks” creating doubt in her supporters’ minds. Speaking at a Women on Women luncheon Tuesday, Clinton accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of interfering in the election and claimed, "If the election had been on October 27, I would be your president."
Multiple bills in Congress in recent months aiming to protect medical marijuana and reschedule cannabis.The most recent development comes in the form of Congress’ recently unveiled budget, which allots exactly zero dollars to the Department of Justice to wage medical marijuana crackdowns across the country.
Connecticut’s state budget woes are compounding with collections from the state income tax collapsing, despite two high-end tax hikes in the past six years.Connecticut depends too much on its wealthy residents, and wealthy residents are leaving, and the ones that are staying are making less.
Link: https://www.rt.com/news/386882-putin-trump-speak-by-phone/
Russian President Vladimir Putin and , Donald Trump, held a phone call in which they have agreed to cooperate on promoting diplomatic progress in dealing with tensions on the Korean peninsula and in Syria, according to the Kremlin.“Vladimir Putin has called for restraint and decreasing of the level of tensions” on the Korean peninsula, “It has been agreed to work jointly on a diplomatic solution that will settle the crisis.”Putin and Trump have spoken about coordinating Russia’s and US efforts aimed against terrorism in Syria,“activate dialogue between the foreign ministries of both countries who will seek to secure the ceasefire regime, stabilize it and control it.“The goal is to launch a real peace process in Syria.
Link: https://www.rt.com/news/386843-erdogan-turkey-eu-membership/
Turkey will say goodbye to the EU if it refuses to “open new chapters” on its accession into the bloc, President Erdogan has stated. It comes after an EU commissioner said Ankara’s actions and policies have made it impossible to meet EU criteria to join.
Link: https://sputniknews.com/asia/201705021053200889-china-cyber-security-authorities/
Chinese cybersecurity authorities on Tuesday announced plans to tighten rules for the country's online news service providers by requiring official licenses and state-sanctioned editors for all outlets.
Cornell University examined 120 honeybee colonies placed near 30 apple orchards around New York state. The bees were allowed to forage for a few days during the flowering season. The research team then assessed each colony’s beebread to check for pesticide residues; found that 73 percent of colonies displayed chronic pesticide exposure
Link: http://investmentwatchblog.com/ice-arresting-dozens-of-hispanic-criminals/
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO) Miami Field Office conducted a law enforcement action targeting individuals who pose a threat to public safety from April 18-24, 2017. The operation was a targeted enforcement operation conducted across Florida and Puerto Rico, with a goal to apprehend removable aliens with a history of domestic violence and sexual predator offenses and other egregious crimes.
Brazil’s economy continues to deteriorate at an alarming pace. Friday Brazilian police tear-gassed demonstrators and rioters burned buses in the violent conclusion of a general strike – the first in 21 years – that shut down transport, schools and banks in protest against the government’s austerity reforms.
Link: http://www.4thmedia.org/2017/04/washington-plans-to-nuke-russia-and-china/
It is extremely dangerous to all of mankind for Washington to convince two nuclear powers that Washington is preparing a preemptive nuclear strike against them. It is impossible to imagine a more reckless and irresponsible act. Yet this is precisely what Washington has done.
Link: http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=56675
Australia's 9 News released a shocking report Monday showing how the African Apex street gang is terrorizing Melbourne and spawning a right-wing resistance movement demanding all criminal migrants be deported.
Wages are unacceptable for American workers $450, per month.“Even if they relocate factories to the U.S. they’d replace workers with robots. Pegatron already uses robots to apply cameras to iPhones, and drop batteries into the devices. Robots, are more precise than human workers, precision is particularly important for those two components. If President Trump wants iPhones manufactured in the U.S., Apple will need to pay much higher wages,consumers will have to pay more, or it will have to rely a lot more on machines, which won’t create jobs, and might end up taking them.
David Stockman former director of the Office of Management and Budget under President Reagan:“Wall Street is totally misreading Washington,” and President Trump’s promises of tax reform will be “dead before arrival.”Of the proposed tax bill announced this week, he said, “It’s a wonderful fantasy…but there’s no way to pay for the $7.5 trillion cost of the main features.”
South Korea's Korea Times reports a Chinese town near the border with North Korea is "urgently" recruiting Korean-Chinese interpreters, speculation China is bracing for an emergency situation involving a possible military clash between the United States and North Korea;"might trigger a huge exodus of North Koreans to border towns in China." Chinese government ordering the town of Dandong to recruit an unspecified number of Korean-Chinese interpreters to work at 10 departments in the town, including border security, public security, trade, customs and quarantine.
Link: http://govtslaves.info/austria-seeks-to-tax-google-searches/
Austria is seeking ways to make digital services like Alphabet Inc.’s Google or Facebook Inc. pay taxes for transactions with the nation’s internet users, trying to plug gaps in a tax system still designed for brick-and-mortar business.
According to HCG's latest press release this morning, the "less than prime" Canadian mortgage lender held HISA deposits of only $391 million as of Monday, May 1; this is down C$130 million from Friday, or a reduction in the total amount by 25%. It is also down 72% from the C$1.4 billion reported one week ago. the company has another C$12.8 billion in Guaranteed Investment Certificate deposits, or GICS. As these 30- and 60-day deposits come due in the coming weeks, depleting HCG's already tapped out liquidity, and forcing even more emergency loans. Without a deposit base, Home Capital can’t fund new mortgages.
Link: https://www.rt.com/news/386707-turkey-may-day-arrests-gas/
May Day rallies in Tukey’s most populous city descended into clashes with the police, as several activist groups tried to get into cordoned-off areas of the city. Over 200 people have been detained, and at least one man was reportedly killed. 40 Molotov cocktails, 17 hand grenades, 176 fireworks ... and lots of illegal posters have been seized.”
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