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London Izabella-Ryén Gadd was just 12 years old when she died. She was a bright, empathetic, and deeply loved young girl who locked arms with her mom when they walked together and felt everything more deeply than most. Looking back at her life, it is clear that London was not a broken child. When she…Continue reading Not Broken, Betrayed: How the System Killed 12-Year-Old London Gadd
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Nobody in their right mind would seriously defend the puppy mill operations that exist in the United States. Yet, like so many other seemingly well-intentioned causes captured by the nonprofit industrial complex (which, let’s not forget, often profits from a problem rather than solving it), the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals…Continue reading The Puppy Mill Industrial Complex
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As of 2022, one in four emergency departments in the United States was staffed by a private equity-owned physician group. That figure is likely higher today, given the rapid pace of acquisitions since then. Here is an example. When ER physicians arrived for work at Valley Health in Winchester, VA, on April 2nd, they had…Continue reading The Private Equity Takeover of America’s Emergency Rooms
The Wall Street Journal’s headline reads Bayer Loses Roundup Weedkiller Appeal. While Bloomberg reports Bayer Roundup Verdict Slashed in California After Settlement. The appeals court loss for Bayer AG is yet another failure by the company to overturn a landmark 2018 loss to Dewayne Johnson, a California school groundkeeper alleging Monsanto’s glyphosate herbicide caused his…Continue reading Bayer Loses California Roundup Weedkiller Appeal
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By Jefferey Jaxen Back to school should be around the corner…in a typical year. But in 2020, authorities are insisting upon yet another ‘new normal.’ Definitive answers from officials are elusive, and any semblance of consistency is hard to come by. As it stands, Sunday, July 19, plans are all over the map, if a…Continue reading Fall School Openings Offer Latest Dystopian Twist
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Fox News is reporting: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is banning cities and counties from mandating that masks be worn in public to limit the spread of COVID-19. Kemp’s executive order is a revised extension of guidelines put in place during the start of the pandemic, which encouraged, rather than required, residents to wear masks in public. The governor has called implementing…Continue reading Georgia Gov. Kemp Bans Cities, Counties From Mandating Masks
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Business Insider is reporting: “Top officials with the World Health Organization said that further lockdowns are possible across the world as some regions track surges in coronavirus cases after relaxing quarantine measures. Dr. Michael Ryan, the organization’s Health Emergencies Program executive director, said at a Friday press conference that “there may be situations” in the near future…Continue reading WHO Says Second Wave of Full Lockdowns Possible
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After over a week of rumors from sources inside the White House, an apparent Trump-Fauci rift has spilled over into public view. After being absent from Trump’s coronavirus task force’s public forums, Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, stated in mid-June during a radio interview that he hadn’t spoken…Continue reading Trump Makes Public Break With Fauci
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By Jefferey Jaxen Recent headlines continue to tell the story: Bayer’s Roundup-Cancer Settlement Plan Hits Snag writes Bloomberg. Bayer’s Roundup Settlement Comes Up Short states the Wall Street Journal. It was widely reported in late June that Bayer AG reached a “$10.1 billion to $10.9 billion” deal to settle its current and future cancer litigation,…Continue reading RoundUp Scandal Still Plaguing Bayer
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