#BoycottGoyaFoods is not a “suppression of speech”. It’s actually an act of free speech, as well as our right to avoid companies that support Trump’s racist policies. The Goya Foods CEO, Robert Unanue, joins a long list of CEOs that have praised Trump, and donated to his campaign. Part of me wonders if they truly…
Category: Economy
Ridiculous! “EU declared Monsanto weedkiller safe after intervention from controversial US official” | The Guardian
We need to insist on impartiality by preventing outside actors from influencing investigations, especially when the outside actors (and their products) are the ones being investigated. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/may/24/eu-declared-monsanto-weedkiller-safe-after-intervention-from-controversial-us-official
NYC Property Taxes
Ok so here’s my latest government run amok gripe. I received my property assessment and guess what? My property taxes are going up! Here’s what I don’t get…NYC has a budget. The tax burden amongst us property owners should be shared. If more property is being built, and there are certainly plenty of condos going…
Wars, Wars, and More Wars
Let’s face it. There will never be peace in the Middle East. Or any where for that matter. Why? Because the vast military–industrial complex needs wars and conflicts to continue to make money. Tanks, jets, missiles, arms, ammunition, etc, don’t get sold to countries that are at peace. They get sold to countries in battle….
GOOD: A Few Things to Remind People Quoting That Organic Food Study
FINALLY!! Some sensible comments about THAT organic food study. Yes, the one all those websites were posting and reposting and copying from one another about yesterday: Whoa, slow down, internet and television news! Man, one document says organic food might not be worth the dollar and you’d think an organic vegetable had held up a…
Same FUD, Different Site: io9 – “No, organic foods aren’t more nutritious than other kinds”
In their “Debunkary” section, io9 follows along NPR‘s footsteps and posts an article about how ORGANIC FOODS ARE NOT MORE NUTRITIOUS!! [ that’s me shouting to present my sarcastic shock and awe ]. They even claim that “A recent study suggests the $27 billion organic food industry is based on a myth.“ OK, ok. I…
CSMonitor.com – US Postal Service cut: Do we really want another bailout?
So if the USPS goes out of business this year, I guess I’ll have to change my Netflix subscription to streaming only and make ALL of my bill payments online. The most urgent $5.5 billion that’s needed is to finance retirees’ future health care. So we’re not talking about the post office needing the dough…
NationalJournal.com – Ag Committee Supports Cuts to Food Assistance, Not Farm Subsidies
Of course I’m not surprised: The House Agriculture Committee endorsed a letter this week to Budget Chairman Paul Ryan arguing that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which helps low-income Americans purchase food, would make a better target for cuts than automatic subsidies to farms. I have a better idea. Let’s quit the ethanol nonsense, and…
Irving Picard hits Securities and Exchange Commission’s top lawyer with Bernie Madoff lawsuit
Why am I not surprised by this: The family of the top lawyer at the Securities and Exchange Commission invested with Bernie Madoff and earned more than $1.5 million in ill-gained profits, according to trustee Irving Picard, who has named the lawyer, David M. Becker, as a defendant in a clawback lawsuit, a Daily News…
BP Admits Lobbying for Libyan Prisoner Exchange – Gothamist
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again – It’s always about the money. BP has released a statement denying that the company had any specific role in his release, but acknowledging that they lobbied the British government to enter into a prisoner transfer agreement with Libya. Read more…