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offsite link US to Fund Drone-Bombing of Western Russ... Thu Oct 31, 2024 17:21 | Marko Marjanović

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Human Rights in Ireland
Promoting Human Rights in Ireland

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Lockdown Skeptics

The Daily Sceptic

offsite link Why Politicians and Bureaucrats Always Double-Down and Cover-Up Mon Nov 18, 2024 19:00 | David Craig
With Net Zero, with Covid vaccines and in countless other instances the instinct of politicians and bureaucrats is always to double-down and cover-up when a radical course correction is needed, says David Craig.
The post Why Politicians and Bureaucrats Always Double-Down and Cover-Up appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link French Farmers Block Roads With Tractors in Protest at EU Trade Deal Mon Nov 18, 2024 17:34 | Will Jones
Farmers are staging protests across France against the possible signing of a trade deal between the European Union and four South American countries which they fear will ruin their livelihoods.
The post French Farmers Block Roads With Tractors in Protest at EU Trade Deal appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Band Aid Song Perpetuates ?Damaging Stereotypes? of Africa and I Wish I Wasn?t On It, Says Ed Sheera... Mon Nov 18, 2024 15:40 | Will Jones
Ed Sheeran is unhappy his vocals have been used on a Band Aid 40th anniversary single, claiming the initiative perpetuates "damaging stereotypes" of Africa.
The post Band Aid Song Perpetuates “Damaging Stereotypes” of Africa and I Wish I Wasn’t On It, Says Ed Sheeran appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link Hundreds March on Wembley for Teenage Girl Banned From Football for Asking ?Bearded? Transgender Opp... Mon Nov 18, 2024 13:26 | Will Jones
Hundreds marched on Wembley on Sunday for a teenage girl banned from football for asking a "bearded" transgender opponent "Are you a man?" as a second protest is planned.
The post Hundreds March on Wembley for Teenage Girl Banned From Football for Asking “Bearded” Transgender Opponent “Are You a Man?” as Second Protest Planned appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

offsite link While the West Surrenders its Energy Security on the Altar of Net Zero, China Secures 80% of the Wor... Mon Nov 18, 2024 11:18 | Sallust
While the West surrenders its energy security on the altar of Net Zero, China secures 80% of the world's solar market with its coal-fired economy. This is craziness, says Sallust, and Australia is waking up.
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Voltaire Network
Voltaire, international edition

offsite link Voltaire, International Newsletter N°108 Sat Nov 16, 2024 07:06 | en

offsite link The Trump Administration's Three Goals Fri Nov 15, 2024 14:47 | en

offsite link Trump's re-election redistributes the cards , by Thierry Meyssan Wed Nov 13, 2024 04:05 | en

offsite link Voltaire, International Newsletter N°107 Sat Nov 09, 2024 14:52 | en

offsite link Russia's view of the situation in Ukraine Sat Nov 09, 2024 14:34 | en

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GM Crops & Food

Genetically Modified (GM) crops and Food have been forced on us for years although the public have been very slow to uptake them and for good reason because they don't deliver any of the promises and they are actually dangerous to human health and very very damaging to the environment in a very broad number of ways.The GM industry has spent billions over the past few decades with not much to show in terms of human benefits but a lot to show in terms of damage to environment, far greater use of dangerous pesticides and herbicides -the very opposite of what they promises, nil increase in food production from GM technology. Any increase has come from traditional breeding methods. They have tried many different tactics over the years to push their agenda and demonize the opposition and trying and continuing to use many of the same tricks used by the Tobacco industry for years.This page will serve as a starting off point for those who want to get behind the shameless promotion by the mainstream media and others.

10 years of GM Watch

This article is as good as any for a pretty comprehensive review of how things have developed over the past 10 years.
http://www.gmwatch.org/latest-listing/1-test/6172-10-years-of-gm-watch-422008

Links

www.gmwatch.org - GM Watch

GM Free Ireland

GM-Free Ireland - Canada's covert attack on Ireland's GM-free policy -Ireland was briefly GM free in 2009 but it was quickly over turned as soon as the Greens were out of government. The GM industry has the power, money and resources to pound away at things for years on end and do and will over turn any victories. However the public are becoming more skeptical. And this explains why the recent: Monsanto Act was promoted and passed in the US whereby it decrees that Monsanto and other biotech seed and food companies can never be sued or taken to the courts for any of their products from now and indefinitely into the future.
'Monsanto Protection Act' adopted in the US
Monsanto Protection Act Signed By Obama, GMO Bill Written By Monsanto Itself Signed Into Law

Ecologist Magazine: Some GM questions answered

Institute for Responsible Technology -See GM section

Institue of Science in Society -this is one of the few institutes not bought off or connected to big money and big business

GM Crops Facing Meltdown in the USA

Bayer (Biotech firm) Admits GMO Contamination is Out of Control -this is from 2009 and nothing much has changed except it has got worse.

New Report Shows GMO Crops are Destroying the Food System

Mexico's GM Corn Shocks Scientists
Researchers baffled as ancient variety of maize tests positive for modified organisms in area where no engineered crops are grown.

Monsanto India: GM Foods, Crops - Preparing for Worldwide Genetic Control

GM rice contamination disaster spirals out of control as a THIRD contamination incident is identified.

It's on! Farmers begin suing Monsanto over genetic pollution of wheat crops -June 2013

5 Million Farmers Sue Monsanto for $7.7 Billion -June 2012

Launching a lawsuit against the very company that is responsible for a farmer suicide every 30 minutes, 5 million farmers are now suing Monsanto for as much as 6.2 billion euros (around 7.7 billion US dollars). The reason? As with many other cases, such as the ones that led certain farming regions to be known as the ‘suicide belt’, Monsanto has been reportedly taxing the farmers to financial shambles with ridiculous royalty charges. The farmers state that Monsanto has been unfairly gathering exorbitant profits each year on a global scale from “renewal” seed harvests, which are crops planted using seed from the previous year’s harvest.

The practice of using renewal seeds dates back to ancient times, but Monsanto seeks to collect massive royalties and put an end to the practice. Why? Because Monsanto owns the very patent to the genetically modified seed, and is charging the farmers not only for the original crops, but the later harvests as well. Eventually, the royalties compound and many farmers begin to struggle with even keeping their farm afloat. It is for this reason that India slammed Monsanto with groundbreaking ‘biopiracy’ charges in an effort to stop Monsanto from ‘patenting life’......Full Text

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