NaturalNews – Mike Adams – Why The Attack On Doctor Oz Was Such A Farce: 600 Million Prescriptions A Year Are Backed By No Scientific Evidence At All – 29 April 2015

(NaturalNews) Hilariously, the Washington Post, USA Today, NPR, Fox News and even the Associated Press often get their science talking points from convicted felons, fraudsters and hucksters who claim to have a monopoly on “science.”

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NaturalNews – L.J. Devon – Starving Sea Lions Now Fight U.S. Fishermen For Food As West Coast Ecosystem Collapses – 29 April 2015

(NaturalNews) The West Coast ecosystem is in a state of dire collapse. The Southern California sea lion population is dwindling to new lows as countless hungry and emaciated pups wash ashore. There’s simply not enough food to go around for the mammals. Some believe the acidity of the waters is intensifying, not allowing certain species of fish to survive. The sudden decline in sardine biomass off the West coast is directly impacting larger animals in the food chain like the Southern California sea lions. A record number of these beautiful sea mammals have been rescued since 2013, when an unusual “mortality event” was declared. As the animals struggle to find food, some appear to be getting vicious and may now attack humans for food.

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NaturalNews – Jonathan Benson – Italy Plans to cut down thousands Of Olive Trees To Fight Infections; Counterfeit Oil Surge Expected To Hit Market – 28 April 2015

(NaturalNews) Olive tree growers in Italy, where a bulk of the world’s olive oil is produced, are protesting a government plan to chop down thousands of olive trees in an attempt to stop the spread of xylella fastidiosa. The bacterium, which causes olive trees to shrivel and stop bearing fruit, threatens to substantially reduce olive oil production in the Puglia region, which currently generates some 11 million tons of olives per year.

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NaturalNews – L.J. Devon – These Three Books Reveal The Sinister Agenda Of Big Pharma, Big Food And Big Biotech – 28 April 2015

(NaturalNews) Filling the media with constant waves of advertisement, pharmaceutical companies train consumers to accept disease as a normal way of life. As Big Pharma’s messages infiltrate minds everywhere, they convince people to accept drug management for life. A continuous loop of side effects keeps consumers struggling.

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Steve Lendman – Congressional Legislation Targets BDS Initiatives – 28 April 2015

AIPAC-promoted/anti-BDS measures were attached as amendments to House and Senate fast track legislation introduced earlier in April.

Its purpose is to ram through Congress Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) bills global justice advocates call NAFTA on steroids – stealth corporate coup d’etats.

The House measure “discourage(s) politically motivated actions to boycott, divest from, or sanction Israel and seek(s) the elimination of politically motivated non-tariff barriers on Israeli goods, services, or other commerce imposed on the State of Israel.”

The Senate amendment hasn’t been made public. Its language is similar to S. 619: United States-Israel Trade Enhancement Act of 2015. It states in part:

“To include among the principal trade negotiating objectives of the United States regarding commercial partnerships trade negotiating objectives with respect to discouraging activity that discourages, penalizes, or otherwise limits commercial relations with Israel, and for other purposes.”

It “discourage(s) politically motivated actions by foreign countries, non-member states of the United Nations, international organizations, and affiliated agencies of international organizations, that are intended to penalize or otherwise limit commercial relations specifically with –

A. Israel;

B. persons doing business in Israel or in territories controlled by Israel (namely, Occupied Palestine and Golan); or

C. successor entities to persons described in subparagraph B.”

AIPAC prioritizes enacting anti-BDS legislation. Its provisions would apply to all trade agreements.

On April 23, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) issued a statement saying:

It “strongly opposes proposed trade legislation intended to institutionalize support for the Israeli occupation and attempt to criminalize non-violent human rights boycotts of Israel.”

Legislative language “comes in response to growing grassroots support in the United States and across the globe for using boycotts, divestment and sanctions tactics as tools to further justice, equality, and human rights for Palestinians.”

“If passed, the legislation would reverse the long standing US policy of opposing the illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied Territories by de facto recognizing all settlements as part of a ‘greater Israel.’ ”

“The proposed legislation would also mandate US government actions to track and penalize commercial boycotts, a violation of constitutionally protected political speech.”

“From South Africa to the grape boycott to the Montgomery Bus Boycott, boycotts, divestment and sanctions (BDS) tactics have been essential tools used to create a more just society.”

JVP’s Federal Policy Organizer Rabbi Joseph Berman explained:

“This legislation, which actually encourages illegal settlement building while strengthening the far right in Israel, shows that BDS is an increasingly powerful means to challenge Israel’s impunity when it comes to Palestinian rights. We urge Congress to reject this legislation.”

The measure, if enacted, contravenes official US policy with regard to Occupied Palestinian Territories.

It aims to criminalize efforts to boycott Israeli products and services. Nothing under international law prevents nations, businesses, groups or individuals from doing so.

The legislation effectively considers all parts of occupied Judea and Samaria Israel covets part of its territory – including privately owned Palestinian land it steals for exclusive Jewish development.

It violates core First Amendment rights. It makes Washington more complicit than already with Israeli high crimes against peace.

The Senate Finance Committee passed the amendment unanimously. House Ways and Means Committee passage followed a day later.

Senate co-sponsor Rob Portman (R. OH) said the measure “sends a clear message that if you want to be an economic partner with the United States, you cannot support politically motivated boycotts of Israel.”

“We must make clear that the United States will not stand with those who attempt to weaken Israel.”

The amendment specifically targets European nations and companies – to pressure them in trade negotiations against supporting BDS initiatives.

It’s the only region where BDS efforts gained traction. Boycotting Israel is more important now than ever.

It’s the single most effective way to hold it accountable for collectively punishing Palestinians lawlessly.

Congressional legislation won’t derail BDS activism. It’s a vital global initiative whose time has come. Grassroots movements must lead the way.

Global justice advocates urge international civil society organizations and supporters everywhere to impose broad boycotts – to implement divestment initiatives against Israel similar to those applied to apartheid South Africa.

Pressure is needed for embargoes and sanctions – for equity, justice and peace.

It’s long past time for Israel to be held accountable for high crimes too grave to ignore. Anti-BDS congressional legislation won’t stop its eventual day of reckoning from arriving.

Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at lendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net.

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NaturalNews – Mike Adams – SB 277 Will Unleash “Medical Civil War” In California As Parents Demand Doctors Be Arrested For Felony Assault – 27 April 2015

(NaturalNews) It is a fundamental and non-debatable scientific truth that all vaccines have inherent health risks. The spectrum of harm varies widely, from small skin rashes to full-blown neurological damage and lifelong debilitation. Some children have even been killed by vaccines, and the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program has paid out nearly $3 billion to families of children who were provably injured by vaccines in America.

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NaturalNews – Mike Adams – BAM! Chipotle Goes 100% Non-GMO; Flatly Rejecting The Biotech Industry And Its Toxic Food Ingredients – 27 April 2015

(NaturalNews) The free market victories against the sleazy biotech industry are coming at a rapid pace now, and the latest announcement is a real game changer: Chipotle Mexican Grill has outright rejected all GMOs and, as of today, is now serving all non-GMO ingredients in its foods.

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NaturalNews – P.A. Watson – McDonald’s Getting Crushed By Healthier Fast Food Companies Like Chipotle – 26 April 2015

(NaturalNews) In what can only be chalked up to karma, McDonald’s and its artery-clogging menu are taking a nasty hit in sales, with overall global sales reported to be down 2.6 percent from a year ago for comparable outlets. Sales in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East region fell by 8.3 percent, which played a significant role in the overall decrease.

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NaturalNews – Jonathan Benson – Robert Kennedy, Jr. Is Right About Vaccines: A Medically Induced ‘Holocaust’ Is Now Upon Us – 26 April 2015

(NaturalNews) At a recent screening of the powerful new documentary film Trace Amounts, which exposes the scientific connection between mercury in vaccines and autism, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. warned an audience of supportive viewers that vaccines are essentially poison vials causing a “holocaust” in our country.

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NaturalNews – J.D. Heyes – Why does Washington Post, USA Today, NPR And The AP Get Its ‘Science’ Talking Points From A Convicted Felon Who Went To Prison For Medicaid Fraud? – 24 April 2015

(NaturalNews) In recent days, Columbia University’s School of Journalism announced its 2015 Pulitzer Prize winners, and the list contained many of the usual suspects.

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