The collector of stolen children – the hyper superstitious SCOTUS “judge” Amy Coney Barrett is dirty. And thanks to Democrats the Supreme Court is still owned by Charles Koch who apparently is ok with depraved behavior:
“‘People of Praise leaders failed me’: Christian group tied to Justice Amy Coney Barrett faces reckoning over sexual misconduct”
Religion is often a cover for sexual deviants and crimes. When I worked for foster care oversight, I was shocked at the higher rates in evangelical regions. As a therapist, I know that wife swapping and sexual preoccupation was rampant in our local mega-church.
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“How the United States Must Help Sharks Around the World
American fisheries feed an intense global demand for shark fins. A new bill could help close several critical gaps in the rules.”
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“The Myth of the Good Billionaire | The Agenda”
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“Google Earth can now show you how much the planet has changed in 37 years.”
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Social Murder:
The paltry cash value of their lives assigned to them by the Rich and their politicians was liquidated into the hands of the Democrats and Republicans fueling the military complex:
“Not to mention the uncountable thousands of innocent civilian casualties behind their nightmares.
“According to Brown University's Costs of War Project—established in 2010 to account for the loss of lives and taxpayer dollars spent on U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan—an estimated 30,177 veterans and service members have killed themselves over the last nearly two decades, compared with 7,057 members of the military who have been killed in combat.”
“Over 30,000 US Veterans of Post-9/11 Wars Have Killed Themselves Since 2001
"As we come closer to the twentieth anniversary of the September 11th attacks, we must reflect on the mental health cost of the Global War on Terror."”
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“the easiest way to reduce crime is to reduces poverty.”
“Politicians know this. And yet, rather than spending our taxpayer money on ending unnecessary poverty, medical bankruptcy and homelessness they would rather give the money to the people who exploit human suffering for profit.”
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“Almost a quarter of the mass of the world’s forests, shrublands and grasslands is stored underground, according to a new global map. This previously understudied biomass contains a total amount of carbon on a par with a decade’s worth of human carbon dioxide emissions, meaning it could play an important role in efforts to combat climate change.
While the biomass and carbon locked up in plants above ground is well known from field surveys and satellite observations, how much extends below the surface is only understood at very local levels, rather than regionally or globally.”
“Global vegetation stores decade of human carbon emissions underground
Read more: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2282133-global-vegetation-stores-decade-of-human-carbon-emissions-underground/#ixzz6ytoJ56yn”
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“Loss of biodiversity in streams threatens vital biological process”
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PRISON:
“It was a curious time for Sonny Perdue to close a real estate deal.”
“The land was worth millions. A Big Ag corporation sold it to Sonny Perdue’s company for $250,000.”
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“America’s Nuclear Spending Spree
Defense industry CEOs were paid $100 million last year — now CBO says the U.S. is on track to spend $600 billion on nuclear weapons.”
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“We really have to look over our shoulders sometimes to check on the good things we have thrown out!”
“Cleaner air has boosted U.S. corn and soybean yields, Stanford-led research shows”
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“6 Things to Know About Climate Change and Heat Waves
The deadliest weather event is often the most overlooked.”
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“Arctic’s ‘Last Ice Area’ May Be Less Resistant to Global Warming
The region, which could provide a last refuge for polar bears and other Arctic wildlife that depends on ice, is not as stable as previously thought, according to a new study.”
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“#ECOCIDE
Water is life. Water, with sky high levels of nitrates due to fertilizer runoff, is death.
Des Moines faces extreme measures to find clean water”
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“57 percent of Republicans say coronavirus death toll is 'acceptable'”
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“Brown trout become addicts in waters polluted with methamphetamine”
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“Your Immune System Can't Deal With All the Plastic You're Eating”
“Microplastics—tiny fragments of plastic, less than five millimeters in diameter—pollute our environment and, according to scientists, also adversely affect animal health. Research also points to a connection between the ingestion of microplastics present in food and water and its toll on the human immune system.
We are consuming about a teaspoon of microplastics on a weekly basis, estimate scientists. Once ingested, these particles get red-flagged by macrophages, specialized immune cells that “gobble up” and eliminate invading pathogens and foreign bodies.
In an article featured in the journal Cell Biology and Toxicology, immunologist Eliseo Castillo and colleagues at the University of New Mexico studied the impact of polystyrene microplastics on macrophage biology. Once the pieces of plastic were internalized by these cells, they began churning out a suite of pro-inflammatory molecules, triggers for chronic conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease.
According to Castillo, this points to the theory that microplastics are altering and disrupting macrophage metabolism.
“During intestinal inflammation – states of chronic illness such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease, both forms of IBD – these macrophages become more inflammatory, and they’re more abundant in the gut,” commented Castillo.
The bad news is that this is not an isolated phenomenon. There are likely knock-on effects on other aspects of the immune system as well, given that it is part of an intricate, interconnected network of cells.
The authors explain that our immune systems have not evolved to deal with these relatively “new” threats present in our environment. The risk is that chronic exposure to these particles could leave us vulnerable to the development of autoimmune conditions.
What’s clear is that there are no quick fixes to shield against the effects of microplastics on human health. Preliminary studies from the research team indicate that biodegradable plastics could be even worse for our health, leaching toxic chemical compounds as they break down.”
“Your Immune System Can't Deal With All the Plastic You're Eating”
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