TIL that in 1946 John Boyd Orr, a Scottish scientist, proposed the creation of a World Food Board to repel world hunger and protect global peace. The proposal was rejected as UK and USA refused to support it. As he resigned from his role in the UN, he warned that “food is more than a commodity." (metode.org)
"I Voted for Mr. Trump... I'll Have to Follow You Now." | Andrew Yang isn’t a politician. He’s an entrepreneur who knows how the economy works—and he’s terrified about the growing automation of American jobs. That’s why he’s running for President as a Democrat in 2020. (youtube.com)
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We're creating the social media website SaidIt.net as a new anonymous social media alternative to Reddit and Voat. Reddit is dying and voat is a mess for various reasons. We've long believed someone should create another version of reddit, so after a lot of talking about it, we finally just did it. (patreon.com)
“Nearly 25% of mothers go back to work within two weeks of giving birth. To give you a sense of where human mothers fall on the legal protection hierarchy, it’s illegal to separate a dog from her newborn pups before 8 weeks in several states.” The law protects dogs more than human women. (theguardian.com)
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Trump is about to sign an appropriations bill that contains 140% more funding for Israel ($3.3 billion) than a Southern border barrier ($1.375 billion). Gee, I wonder if that reflects the influence of "pro-Israel" lobbyists in Washington. Nah, couldn't be (i.imgur.com)
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Andrew Yang: "I was invited to meet with Richard Branson, the founder of the Virgin Group, by a friend. Richard is one of the most prominent leaders who has already come out in favor of Universal Basic Income (others include Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Albert Wenger, and more)." (reddit.com)
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An original song. Although primarily about 9/11 it touches on other issues such as the dumbing down of the public, the bombings of 3/11 and 7/7, the global warming/carbon tax scam, the central banking scam, fluoridated water, toxins in vaccines, the Kennedy assassination, the Rockefellers, etc. (youtu.be)
