Link: https://www.rt.com/news/386959-iran-islamic-control-saudi/

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman al-Saud, the kingdom’s defense minister: We know that the aim of the Iranian regime is to reach the focal point of Muslims [Mecca] and we will not wait until the fight is inside Saudi Arabia and we will work so that the battle is on their side, inside Iran, not in Saudi Arabia,”

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/387005-rabobank-guards-atm-bombings/

Rabobank in the Netherlands is hiring security personnel to stand guard at its ATMs at night to reduce the number of bombing attacks on cash machines. The move comes after a spate of robberies targeting the bank’s ATMs. 79 ATMs were hit last year, criminals using increasingly powerful explosives to blow open the machines and take the cash inside; following a blast at a shopping center in the eastern city of Doetinchem on April 17.Six homes had to be evacuated, bomb disposal team was called after authorities discovered that thieves had left some explosives behind. Part of a Rabobank branch in the small town of Vinkel collapsed after a bomb attack in the early hours of the morning.

Link: http://naturalsociety.com/un-urges-action-microplastics-ocean-outnumber-stars-1343/

there are more microscopic pieces of plastic in our oceans than there are stars in the Milky Way; as many as 51 trillion microplastic particles in the oceans – 500 times more than stars in the galaxy, estimated that oceans will have more plastic than fish if changes are not made.The UN wants to eliminate 2 major sources of plastic pollution by 2025: microbeads in cosmetic products, and single-use plastics like water bottles and plastic bags

Link: https://www.democraticunderground.com/10141765515

A Texas police officer who fired a rifle into a car full of teenagers in a Dallas suburb on Saturday night, killing a black teenager, was fired on Tuesday, the police chief of the Balch Springs Police Department said. Chief Jonathan Haber: officer, Roy Oliver, had violated numerous department policies and terminated his employment after an internal investigation into the shooting. Prosecutors are investigating the shooting and could bring charges.

Link: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/05/cleveland-police-union-to-sue-toy-gun-producers-media/

Cleveland’s police union will file a lawsuit in the coming months against toy gun manufacturers, an attempt to restrict production of realistic designs like the one a child was playing with before he was fatally shot by officers in the city. Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson and former county prosecutor Tim McGinty previously blamed the toy gun, in part, for the shooting.“These fake weapons put the community at risk, put law enforcement at risk, something has to be done,

Link: https://www.rt.com/news/386828-china-thaad-south-korea/

Beijing has called for an immediate stop to the deployment of the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system to South Korea and is ready to protect its interests, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

Link: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-05-02/us-deploys-high-altitude-drone-spy-north-korean-nuclear-facilities

The US Air Force deployed an RQ-4 Global Hawk high-altitude surveillance drone at Yokota Air Base on Monday night, starting a five-month operation in Tokyo, Japan Times reports. The drone, the first of five to arrive in Japan, is tasked to survey ballistic missiles and nuclear facilities in North Korea,

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."

Link: http://www.activistpost.com/2017/05/congress-agrees-give-jeff-sessions-0-wage-war-medical-marijuana.html

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.

Link: http://investmentwatchblog.com/unexpectedly-connecticut-income-tax-revenue-collapses-malloy-says-taxing-the-rich-doesnt-work/

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.

Link: http://www.naturalnews.com/2017-04-30-100-of-honeybee-colony-food-found-to-be-heavily-contaminated-with-toxic-pesticides.html

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.

Link: http://investmentwatchblog.com/all-hell-breaks-loose-in-brazil-as-first-general-strike-in-21-years-paralyzes-nation/

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.