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Shocking Numbers That Show The Media Is Lying About Unemployment In America
Did you know that the percentage of the U.S. labor force that is employed has continually been falling since 2006 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics? Did you know that the increase in the number of Americans “not in the labor force” during Barack Obama’s first four years in the White House was more than three times greater than the increase in the number of Americans “not in the labor...
Fluoride Lowers IQ and Causes Other Health Problems
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Preface: This post doesn’t discuss any conspiracy theories. It simply presents a scientific review of the studies by mainstream sources on fluoride.
Why do dentists push fluoride, even though an overwhelming number of scientific studies conclude that cavity levels are falling worldwide … even in countries which don’t fluoridate water?
World Health Organization...
25 Signs American Women Are Being Destroyed
Has the sexual revolution been good for American women? Not at all. In fact, when you look at the facts it becomes clear that the sexual revolution has been an absolute disaster for American women. In the United States today, men have been trained to primarily view women as sex objects, and our culture has become exceedingly promiscuous. As a result, the United States leads the world in teen pregnancy,...
Brits rate immigration as society's biggest issue - poll
The British public views immigration as the biggest issue facing society, but UK citizens are basically tolerant to immigration, as long as new arrivals are in work and integrate into society, it was revealed in a poll reported in The Observer.
The poll found that one in three people believes tension between immigrants and UK citizens is a major cause of division, while over half those questioned...
Up to 50 percent of all food on Earth left uneaten
No one eats nearly a half of all food – from 30% to 50% – grown and produced in the world, which is almost 2 billion tons a year, experts from the British Society of Mechanical Engineers said in their study, according to the BBC.
Excess food appears as a result of a combination of several factors: bad harvest collection, improper storage conditions, the absence of strict control over the...
New study says overweight people live longer
A new year has begun, and resolution-makers around the world are vowing to lose weight and get healthy. But a surprising new study says that being overweight leads to a longer life – providing encouraging news for food lovers everywhere.
The report, which was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), is the largest and most comprehensive review of how weight can influence...
Chicago murder rate sets new record
A Thursday evening shooting in the west side of Chicago marked a milestone for the Windy City: for the first time since 2008, the city can likely claim 500 homicides in a single year.
With still a few days to go until the new year, 40-year-old Nathaniel T. Jackson became the five-hundredth person killed in Chicago, Illinois since the start of 2012.
In 2011, the city saw only 435 homicides.
Superintendent...
Most Britons Disagree with Foreign Aid - poll
A new poll has found that only one in four people Britons support the coalition government’s international aid policy, with over 60 percent believing the money is being wasted, local media reported.
The survey commissioned by Ipsos-Mori found that only 6 percent of people strongly disagreed with the idea that foreign aid is wasted, The Daily Telegraph reported.
The survey follows a series of reports...
Bad financial score now 'the dating equivalent of an STD'
What your credit says about you: Banks steer clear of giving loans to people with scores below 660, while scores above 750 are considered good according to this graphic by Credit Karma
Asking for a date’s credit score has apparently eclipsed more traditional check-list questions like a good job and shared interests.
According to the New York Times, websites like Creditscoredating.com state that...
London homeless rate rises by over two-fifths
London’s homeless rate has increaed by more than two-fifths over the past year.
The number of rough sleepers on London’s streets has increased by more than two-fifths over the past year as many Britons are struggling to make ends meet within the country’s stagnate economy.
The number of people classed as homeless and in need of emergency accommodation has soared 43 percent in the British...
Thousands of Slovenians hold anti-austerity protest in Ljubljana
Demonstrators take part in an anti-government protest in Ljubljana, Slovenia on December 21, 2012.
Thousands of Slovenians have taken to the streets in the capital Ljubljana to express their anger over new austerity measures imposed by the government.
The demonstration, which was reportedly attended by more than 5,000 people, took place on Friday near the country’s parliament where protesters chanted...
New Studies Reconfirm That UNDER-Population Could be a Future Problem
While the ruling class continues to perpetuate the dehumanizing myth of “overpopulation”, a very different kind of situation is unfolding in the real world.
We are actually quickly approaching the point where the birth rate will drop so tremendously that under-population will be revealed as the true threat.
This fact has been discussed for years in the alternative media and among brave scientists...
New Google Transparency Report Says Government Surveillance and Censorship is on the Rise
It should come as no surprise to anyone who uses the internet that government surveillance and censorship has been increasing in intensity by the day.
This week everyone’s suspicions have been confirmed by Google’s new transparency report.
Twice a year Google releases a report which shows how many take down requests they receive from government agencies or organizations worldwide.
The report also...
EU jobless rate to peak at about 12% in 2013
Reuters polls show that the global economy is expected to improve only slightly in 2013.
New projections on unemployment in eurozone show that the jobless rate among member countries will hit a new peak at about 12 percent next year.
The European Union’s autumn forecast on Wednesday said that unemployment would hit a new peak at 11.8 percent among the 17-nation EU in 2013 and go down slightly to...
Voter turnout in 2012 US presidential elections 9% lower than 2008
Latest figures show that 117 million Americans, less than 50 percent of the eligible voters, have taken part in the presidential polls, showing a reduction of about nine percent compared to the 2008 election turnout of 131 million.
Preliminary figures indicate only 95 percent of precincts have so far reported their results and the number could change when more votes are counted.
“By and large, people...