Claire Bernish
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What Are You Actually Celebrating This Fourth of July?
Is “freedom” nothing more than a propagandic bait-and-switch to distract from the systematic dwindling of essential human rights? → Read More
Never Forget, 50 Years Ago the US Slaughtered 500 Unarmed Men, Women, & Children
US troops raped, murdered, pillaged, and tortured the villagers in one of the most heinous massacres of civilians to date, only one person was charged. → Read More
6 Years Ago Today, the US Helped Murder Gaddafi to Stop the Creation of Gold-Backed Currency
Six years ago today, the US helped successfully overthrow Gaddafi because his gold Dinar-backed pan-African currency threatened Western central banks. → Read More
The Evangelical Agenda And Its Avatar, Mike Pence, A Heartbeat Away
While Trump exhibits flaws and is an ineffective leader, Mike Pence’s evangelical agenda is focused on making the U.S. a Christian theocracy. → Read More
Yes, Black Holes Really Could Delete the Universe: WATCH
Black holes have been pondered over and theorized for ages — but did you know they could delete the Universe? → Read More
Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli Discovers Wu-Tang Clan Ain’t Nothin’ to F**k With
Pharma Bro, Martin Shkreli, earned the consternation of millions in hiking prescription drug prices — which made jury selection an interesting affair. → Read More
That Obnoxious Telemarketing Call Might Have Earned YOU $900 — Here’s How
A class action lawsuit over obnoxious telemarketing robocalls means you could be $900 richer. → Read More
No Rage. No Violence. Just a Bar Owner Spontaneously Saving a Stranger from Homelessness.
A bar owner's seemingly small act of kindness wound up saving a total stranger's home. → Read More
What 4th Amendment? DOJ Wants Info On 1.3 Million People Because They Visited a Website
The DOJ is trying to force a web hosting company to fork over detailed personal information on more than 1.3 million people — who simply visited one website. → Read More
America, Charlottesville Shows We Are Being Led Into a Civil War, Do Not Follow
Charlottesville proves how close we are to civil war in the US — and politicians want it that way. → Read More
Federal Court Rules Citizens Have No Right to Film Politicians & Police in Public
In a stunning departure from lengthy precedent, a federal appeals court has ruled citizens have no right to film politicians and police in public. → Read More
SOURCE: Wonder Woman Movie Had Millions in Funding from the Notorious Koch Brothers
Millennials might not be thrilled to find out the notorious Koch Brothers helped secretly fund blockbuster movies — including Wonder Woman. → Read More
An Outdated Legal System Is Punishing Minor Offenses With Decades Of Jail Time
America is, when viewed against the global backdrop, egregiously overcriminalized. Whatever the motive behind it, the relentless expansion of the U.S. criminal code has caused the wasting of countless lives in America’s prisons and more violent encounters between police and citizens. → Read More
Cards Against Humanity’s Weed Pack Is The One Party Favor That Can Help Illinois Legalize
Cards Against Humanity jumped into the Illinois cannabis legalization campaign, creating a ‘Weed Pack’ supplemental deck, and donating tens of thousands to the cause. → Read More
Researchers Believe They've Found a Unicorn: The Literal Mother of All United States Coins
Researchers believe they’ve found the very first coin ever minted in the United States — and they say it’s more than likely Alexander Hamilton, himself, once held it. → Read More
Federal Judge Rules It Doesn't Really Matter If Police Kill Unlicensed Pets
A federal judge has ruled unlicensed dogs do not fall under protections of the Fourth Amendment — thus, police cannot be held responsible for killing unlicensed family pets. → Read More
Criminalized Freedom: Couple Fined Hundreds, Face Possible Jail, for Feeding Stray Cats
A Kansas couple is appealing their conviction and consequent fines for, of all things the State doesn't need to meddle in, feeding stray cats. → Read More
Dems Call on FERC to Investigate DAPL Pipeline Company Over Multi-State List of Complaints
Congress members have now called for a full investigation of Energy Transfer Partners, the company responsible for the DAPL and Mariner East 2 pipelines, over questionable practices. → Read More
EU Proposes Freezing Bank Accounts to Bailout Megabanks
By Claire Bernish After nervous customers panicked and drained their accounts, ultimately causing the collapse of Spanish bank, Banco Popular, equally jittery European Union officials are debating the merits of freezing access — preventing anyone from → Read More
Forget Bezos & Gates: The Real Richest Man in the World Is Worth More than Both — Combined
Amazon's Jeff Bezos and Microsoft's Bill Gates might be vying for the title of richest man in the world, but someone else's fortune trounces theirs — combined. → Read More