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Institutionalized Immorality: Banks

mattnatehoff — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:21:23 +0000

The 11 most evil things the banking industry did in 2011. List includes illegal debt collection methods.

The 6 Most Horrifying Lies The Food Industry is Feeding You

Karrde188 — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:37:59 +0000

If there's one thing in the world the food industry is dead set against, it's allowing you to actually maintain some level of control over what you eat. See, they have this whole warehouse full of whatever they bought last week when they were drunk that they need to get rid of -- and they will do so by feeding it all to you. And it doesn't matter how many pesky "lists of ingredients" and consumer protections stand between you and them.

Consumer Report: Verizon FiOS sometimes not ACTUALLY Fiber?

johnson — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 21:13:51 +0000

...I do some Googling around and confirm that in some multi dwelling units they run fiber to the building but not to the apartments. They use VDSL and the existing phonelines to get the data connection to the unit. I ask the installer why not use the existing coax. Especially since they had to run it anyway and it is spec’ed appropriately. He didn’t know.

What you already knew: college is a bad investment

wtfk — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 20:47:22 +0000

You are told that to make it in life, you must go to college. You work hard to get there. You or your parents drain savings or take out huge loans to pay for it all.

And you end up learning ... not much.

A study of more than 2,300 undergraduates found 45 percent of students show no significant improvement in the key measures of critical thinking, complex reasoning and writing by the end of their sophomore years....

DEA Bans 5 known substances used in the manfacture of Legal Highs.

GraftonPond4Life — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 18:17:17 +0000

The United States Drug Enforcement Agency has issued an emegergency ban on 5 chemicals used in Marijuana substitutes.
(JWH-018, JWH-073, JWH-200, CP-47,497, and cannabicyclohexanol)

The ban will take affect 30 days from 11-24-2010. The ban will last at minimum 1 year with a possible 6 month extension.

The truth about "fluoride"

BufordTJustice6 — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 12:21:10 +0000

An overview of the poisons known collectively as "sodium fluoride," which is added to the water supplies of most major population centers. Based on the government's own Material Safety Data Sheet, to which a link is provided.

George's Famous Baklava: civil disobedience never tasted so good!

MuslimNonarchist — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:38:00 +0000

Who doesn't love baklava? That decadent Mediterranean morsel historically beloved by Byzantine and Ottoman alike. Made with paper-thin leaves of fillo dough, hearty walnuts, and golden honey, now this succulent homemade treat is available on the internet for home delivery.

Prepare for what may the largest food recall in North American history

Grunco — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:20:01 +0000

Salmonella contamination at a Nevada food-flavoring plant may trigger the recall of as many as 10,000 products, according to a Consumers Union scientist.

PepsiCo Inc. joined Procter & Gamble Co., Nestle SA and McCormick & Co. yesterday in recalling food containing hydrolyzed vegetable protein, or HVP.

To date, there are no known illnesses associated with the contaminated HVP, which is sometimes referred to as a “natural flavor” on ingredient labels

http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/HVPCP/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid-hydrolyzed_vegetable_protein