Now finding itself a leading European decision-maker when it comes to provocative actions such as NATO allies sending main battle tanks for Ukraine, Germany is all too aware it is poking the Russian bear. And now as part of a drastic ramping up in defense spending, a complete about-face compared to just one year ago, Germany is looking to establish a nation-wide missile defense shield, at an immense... 

A ‘Guardian for International Peace and Security‘ sits on the Visitor’s Plaza outside UN Headquarters. The guardian is a fusion of jaguar, bear and eagle and was donated by the Government of Oaxaca, Mexico. Just when you think that things can’t get any more ‘end timey’ than they are right now, guess what? They do, in spades. This demonic figure you’re looking at is right now... 

If the Sarah Mclachlan ASPCA ad for abused animals makes your heart sink, the idea of caged bears kept under inhumane conditions to have their gall bladders milked daily for use as a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) might bring you to tears. Even more heart wrenching is a recent report of a mother bear killing her cub and herself to stop a life of continued torture and pain. A bile farm worker in...