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Astroturfing

Can there ever be a sensible discussion about vaccines & why they are not safe?

What one learns as the most important and irreversible axiom of U.S. law is that FACT or TRUTH is the ultimate legal defense, which cannot be nullified! However, that principle apparently does not apply to pharmacological science where FRAUD and corporate ve…

bubmagApril 27, 2019

Climate Change

Snow in Chicago this close to May is unusual, but we’re getting numb to abnormal weather

Yes, it is snowing in Chicago and other parts of the Midwest. Yes, it is April 27 a mere four days until May. Yes, people are heading to Twitter and social media to freak out. And finally, yes, we'll forget our shock as soon as the next extreme weather ev…

bubmagApril 27, 2019

Skateboard

Palace 2019 Summer Lookbook

London-based skate label Palace is back once again for a Juergen Teller-shot lookbook, this time featuring a bevy of sportswear-focused outfits for this Summer 2019 season. Staying true to its youthful and active aesthetic, the label welcomes the warmer month…

bubmagApril 27, 2019

AR-15

Federal Appeals Court Rejects Challenge to Massachusetts Assault Weapons Ban

In the absence of any meaningful action from Washington to address the increase in American mass shootings involving assault weapons, some states, like Massachusetts, have taken measures of their own to ban high-capacity guns within their borders. And a recen…

bubmagApril 27, 2019

CCTV

How eight ‘bad grandpas’ pulled off a daring $20 million jewel heist

Some senior citizens with too much time on their hands pick up bocce or dominoes as a hobby. And then there are the Bad Grandpas: Eight old men who pulled off one of Britains most audacious jewel heists, capturing some $20 million in precious goods. The plan…

bubmagApril 27, 2019

Silk Road

Who will benefit from China’s Belt and Road Initiative?

Ramped-up efforts to rebrand China's mammoth Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) were in full swing this week as the country hosted a giant forum and President Xi Jinping touted the benefits of multinational cooperation and sustainable infrastructure while pointin…

bubmagApril 27, 2019

Putin

Maria Butina: Putin ‘outraged’ at sentencing of Russian spy

Image copyrightReutersImage caption Russian President Vladimir Putin says the sentencing of Maria Butina is "an outrage" Russian President Vladimir Putin has hit out at a US court's sentencing of agent Maria Butina, dubbing it "an outrage" and a "travesty …

bubmagApril 27, 2019

Silk Road

Xi speaks of 283 deliverables as BRF ends, many with India’s neighbours

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan, front center, attend a group photo session with other leaders at a welcoming banquet for the Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, Friday, April 26, 2019. AP/PTI(AP4_26…

bubmagApril 27, 2019

Yellow Vests

French police clash with yellow vests protesters in Strasbourg

PARIS (Reuters) - French police fired tear gas to push back protesters who tried to march towards the European Parliament building in the eastern city of Strasbourg on the 24th consecutive weekend of protests against President Emmanuel Macron's policies. The…

bubmagApril 27, 2019

VR

Man Spends 24 Hours Inside Minecraft VR

A YouTuber decided to experience another world and to do this, he loaded up Minecraft in VR on his PC and spent 24 hours inside the game. He then shared the results of his experiment in a recently released short documentary, revealing what happens to the brai…

bubmagApril 27, 2019

Can there ever be a sensible discussion about vaccines & why they are not safe?

Snow in Chicago this close to May is unusual, but we’re getting numb to abnormal weather

Palace 2019 Summer Lookbook

Federal Appeals Court Rejects Challenge to Massachusetts Assault Weapons Ban

How eight ‘bad grandpas’ pulled off a daring $20 million jewel heist

Who will benefit from China’s Belt and Road Initiative?

Maria Butina: Putin ‘outraged’ at sentencing of Russian spy

Xi speaks of 283 deliverables as BRF ends, many with India’s neighbours

French police clash with yellow vests protesters in Strasbourg

Man Spends 24 Hours Inside Minecraft VR

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