...Having started in poorer areas of London, the riots have now spread to other major cities including Bristol, Nottingham, Liverpool and Manchester...
...There can be little doubt that the vast majority of the rioters are products of the country’s broken society, nihilistic youths who care little about political grievances and are primarily focused with exploiting the chaos to steal as much booty as they possibly can while getting off on mindless violence. This behavior ensures the public will overwhelmingly support whatever measures are proposed to deal with them, even to the point of outright martial law...
...We have been predicting the onset of widespread rioting and civil unrest for years, particularly in the UK. Last year we wrote that crippling austerity cuts would force the economically deprived to “take to the streets with a mind set of nothing to lose if the government handouts they have become dependent on are drastically reduced.”
14 Film Scenes That Honestly Horrified Us
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"Had literal nightmares from this scene and woke up in sweat and was near
tears."
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New telescope opens window to southern sky
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A powerful new telescope has captured its first glimpse of the cosmos, and
could transform our understanding of how stars, galaxies and black holes
evolve.
Find Your Land And Your Freedom
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The Best and Worst States for Off-Grid Living in America Thinking about
cutting ties with the grid and carving out a patch of freedom? All across
America, ...
Sanae Takaichi: Japan’s First Woman Prime Minister
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Will anything be done about Japan’s unbelievably dire inverted population
pyramid? I don’t see it turning around. With this election, Japanese have
(wisely...
What Does a Government Shutdown Mean for FOIA?
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The government is shut down – and so is the public’s right to know. As in
previous shutdowns, FOIA offices are being adversely affected by the
government’s...
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The Hemp Industry / Staying Positive
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Air Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2020
Doug Fine discussed the many amazing properties of hemp. Followed by Eldon
Taylor on staying positive in the COVID-19 era.
The Alzheimer’s Drug that Might Unlock Your Dreams
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As excited as I get about the potentiality of psychedelic drugs, I get far
more amped about pushing the boundaries of dreams as I’m not sure there are
an...
DOJ Stumbles at Hearing on Detaining Immigrants
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Criticizing an attorney for the government for arguing issues he never
raised in briefing, the First Circuit seemed likely at a hearing Wednesday
to u...
Mom Has Stacked Dinner Party Roster
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GOLDEN, CO—Their eyes widening in amazement as the 43-year-old rattled off
the names of heavy hitter after heavy hitter, impressed members of the
Dreesh...
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