worldtruthtv--2020-07-07--“Earth Has Shifted” Inuit Elders Issue Warning To Humanity

Global Climate Change : The Earth Has Shifted , Say Inuit Elders A new warning has come to NASA from the Inuits .
They are warning that the change in climate is not due to global warming but rather , because of the Earth shifting a bit .
The Inuits are local people that live in the Arctic regions of Canada , the United States and Greenland .
They are excellent weather forecasters and so were their ancestors .
Presently they are warning NASA that the cause of change in weather , earthquakes etc , are not due to global @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also report that They state that the earth has shifted or “ wobbled ” .
“ Their sky has changed !
” The elders declare that the sun rises at a different position now , not where it used to previously .
They also have longer daylight to hunt now , the sun is much higher than earlier , and it gets warmer much quickly .
Other elders across the north also confirmed the same thing about the sky changing when interviewed .
They also alleged that the position of sun , moon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the temperature .
This has also affected the wind and it is very difficult to predict the weather now and according to them predicting weather is necessary on Arctic .
All the elders confirmed that the Earth has shifted , wobbled or tilted toward the North .
This information provided by the Inuit Elders has caused a great concern in the NASA scientists .

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Global Climate Change: The Earth Has Shifted, Say Inuit Elders
A new warning has come to NASA from the Inuits. They are warning that the change in climate is not due to global warming but rather, because of the Earth shifting a bit.
The Inuits are local people that live in the Arctic regions of Canada, the United States and Greenland. They are excellent weather forecasters and so were their ancestors. Presently they are warning NASA that the cause of change in weather, earthquakes etc, are not due to global warming as the world thinks. They also report that
They state that the earth has shifted or “wobbled”. “Their sky has changed!”
The elders declare that the sun rises at a different position now, not where it used to previously. They also have longer daylight to hunt now, the sun is much higher than earlier, and it gets warmer much quickly. Other elders across the north also confirmed the same thing about the sky changing when interviewed.
They also alleged that the position of sun, moon and stars have all changed causing changes in the temperature. This has also affected the wind and it is very difficult to predict the weather now and according to them predicting weather is necessary on Arctic.
All the elders confirmed that the Earth has shifted, wobbled or tilted toward the North. This information provided by the Inuit Elders has caused a great concern in the NASA scientists.


worldtruthtv--2020-07-08--Did The Smithsonian Cover Up An Ancient Egyptian Colony In The Grand Canyon?

Did the Smithsonian Institute cover up the mind-boggling discovery of an ancient Egyptian Colony in the Grand Canyon ?
According to a news article from 1909 , the answer is YES .
Is it possible that the ancient Egyptian civilization developed technology to travel across the planet ?
I ’ m not talking spaceships , but transoceanic voyages made possible with their grandiose vessels ?
In recent years , more evidence has emerged which supports the idea that ancient civilizations like the Egyptians , the Chinese and even possibly the Olmec achieved trans-oceanic voyages before written history suggests .
While @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over time , most ideas which support this possibility have been treated with skepticism since such an idea radically opposes what we are told about history .
The idea that there is , or was an ancient colony in North America belonging to the ancient Egyptian civilization is something that according to many only occurs in Hollywood movies However , according to the front page of the April 5 , 1909 , edition of the Arizona Gazette , a bizarre discovery was made in the Marble region of the Grand Canyon that points @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America thousands of years ago .
According to the newspaper , two alleged Smithsonian-funded archaeologists Prof. S. A. Jordan and G.E .
Kinkaid made the fascinating discovery that according to many proves history is inaccurate .
Discoveries which almost conclusively prove that the race which inhabited this mysterious cavern , hewn in solid rock by human hands , was of oriental origin , possibly from Egypt , tracing back to Ramses .
If their theories are borne out by the translation of the tablets engraved with hieroglyphics , the mystery of the prehistoric @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arts , who they were and whence they came , will be solved .
Egypt and the Nile , and Arizona and the Colorado will be linked by a historical chain running back to ages which staggers the wildest fancy of the fictionist .
The article notes that the mysterious set of caverns was located in an extremely remote part of the Grand Canyon , dangerous and nearly inaccessible .
The alleged site is reportedly located 2 miles away from El Tovar Crystal Canyon .
According to the Arizona Gazette , the entrance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1500 feet below an abrupt cliff .
However , people believe all of this is part of an elaborate hoax and that the discovery was never made .
Furthermore , the Smithsonian Institute denied all claims indicating that no record of a so-called Kincaid or Professor Jordan exists in the Smithsonian ’ s Department of Anthropology .
Moreover , the Smithsonian denies there is any evidence of artifacts gathered .
In the book , Suppressed Inventions by Jonathan Eisen , a spokesperson from the Smithsonian Institute denies any ancient Egyptian artifacts were found @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the first thing I can tell you , before we go any further , is that no Egyptian artifacts of any kind have ever been found in North or South America .
Therefore , I can tell you that the Smithsonian Institute has never been involved in any such excavations .
Was this just another hoax ?
Can we conclude that the entire story is just an elaborate newspaper hoax as many indicate ?
Or is it possible that the Smithsonian Institute -which has been called out in the past for covering up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ discovery ?
Reading through the book Suppressed Inventions , we have found out fascinating details that give the story of an ancient Egyptian colony in North America an entirely new level .
“ …Historian and linguist Carl Hart , the editor of World Explorer , obtained a hiker ’ s map of the Grand Canyon from a bookstore in Chicago .
Poring over the map , we were amazed to see that much of the area of the north side of the canyon had Egyptian names .
For example , the area around @ @ @ @ @ @ @ areas with names like Tower of Set , Tower of Ra , Horus Temple , Osiris Temple and Isis Temple .
In the Haunted Canyon area are such names as the Cheops Pyramid , the Buddha Cloister , Buddha Temple , Manu Temple and Shiva Temple… ” Is this just a small worthless coincidence ?
Or is there more to the story than meets the eye ?
Interestingly , the area of the canyon where the Egyptian names are located is an area off limits .
It ’ s a forbidden zone .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and explore it .
The great question is why ?
Why is it off limits ?
Is it because the mysterious vaults and ancient Egyptian artifacts are real ?
And they are located there ?
Even today , the mysterious area of the canyon is a restricted zone , off-limits for hikers , explorers , and even park personnel .
The story of the mysterious ‘ lost ancient Egyptian colony ‘ in the Grand Canyon is filled with mystery .
What if professor Kincaid and his colleague professor Jordan did exist and worked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ name ?
Or is it possible that the story printed by the Arizona Gazette is an elaborate hoax , an attempt to increase sales for an ‘ unknown ’ local newspaper ?
after all , only the Arizona Gazette wrote about the alleged discovery .
If something of this magnitude was real , wouldn ’ t other newspapers have rushed and printed the magnificent story ?
While it is impossible to say for certain whether or not the caves exist , and ‘ someone ’ actually recovered ancient Egyptian artifacts fro the caves @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were capable of alot of things , and they could have had the ability to travel to the Americas .
Evidence of that an intriguing set of glyphs located in Australia ( another finding highly debated ) .
While the mysterious glyphs , known as the Gosford Glyphs , are considered as a hoax by mainstream scholars , many people believe that the Gosford Glyphs are just one of the many pieces which point towards Ancient Egyptian large-scale oceanic voyages .
But in addition to the above , there are quite a few @ @ @ @ @ @ @ around the planet and had the ability to perform large-scale oceanic voyages thousands of years ago .
Another intriguing fact that points towards ancient Egyptians traveling to the Americas or vice-versa are the mummified remains of Lady Henut Taui .
The mummy , analyzed by German scientists Svetla Balabanova , contained traces of cocaine and nicotine , something that had never before been found .
But why was the discovery a groundbreaking one ?
Well , cocaine and tobacco were only found in the Americas in the distant past .
These plants were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a fact that suggests that somehow , ancient Egyptians could have traveled in the Americas 3,000 years ago .

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Did the Smithsonian Institute cover up the mind-boggling discovery of an ancient Egyptian Colony in the Grand Canyon? According to a news article from 1909, the answer is YES.
Is it possible that the ancient Egyptian civilization developed technology to travel across the planet? I’m not talking spaceships, but transoceanic voyages made possible with their grandiose vessels?
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In recent years, more evidence has emerged which supports the idea that ancient civilizations like the Egyptians, the Chinese and even possibly the Olmec achieved trans-oceanic voyages before written history suggests.

While scientific responses to pre-Colombian trans-oceanic contact vary over time, most ideas which support this possibility have been treated with skepticism since such an idea radically opposes what we are told about history.
The idea that there is, or was an ancient colony in North America belonging to the ancient Egyptian civilization is something that according to many only occurs in Hollywood movies
However, according to the front page of the April 5, 1909, edition of the Arizona Gazette, a bizarre discovery was made in the Marble region of the Grand Canyon that points towards an ancient Egyptian presence in North America thousands of years ago.
According to the newspaper, two alleged Smithsonian-funded archaeologists Prof. S. A. Jordan and G.E. Kinkaid made the fascinating discovery that according to many proves history is inaccurate.
The report -shrouded in mystery reads:
Discoveries which almost conclusively prove that the race which inhabited this mysterious cavern, hewn in solid rock by human hands, was of oriental origin, possibly from Egypt, tracing back to Ramses. If their theories are borne out by the translation of the tablets engraved with hieroglyphics, the mystery of the prehistoric peoples of North America, their ancient arts, who they were and whence they came, will be solved. Egypt and the Nile, and Arizona and the Colorado will be linked by a historical chain running back to ages which staggers the wildest fancy of the fictionist.
The article notes that the mysterious set of caverns was located in an extremely remote part of the Grand Canyon, dangerous and nearly inaccessible. The alleged site is reportedly located 2 miles away from El Tovar Crystal Canyon.
According to the Arizona Gazette, the entrance to the main cavern was located some 1500 feet below an abrupt cliff.
However, people believe all of this is part of an elaborate hoax and that the discovery was never made.
Furthermore, the Smithsonian Institute denied all claims indicating that no record of a so-called Kincaid or Professor Jordan exists in the Smithsonian’s Department of Anthropology.

Moreover, the Smithsonian denies there is any evidence of artifacts gathered.
In the book, Suppressed Inventions by Jonathan Eisen, a spokesperson from the Smithsonian Institute denies any ancient Egyptian artifacts were found in the Grand Canyon.
Well, the first thing I can tell you, before we go any further, is that no Egyptian artifacts of any kind have ever been found in North or South America. Therefore, I can tell you that the Smithsonian Institute has never been involved in any such excavations.
Was this just another hoax? Can we conclude that the entire story is just an elaborate newspaper hoax as many indicate? Or is it possible that the Smithsonian Institute -which has been called out in the past for covering up history changing discoveries- covered up the mind-boggling discovery?
Reading through the book Suppressed Inventions, we have found out fascinating details that give the story of an ancient Egyptian colony in North America an entirely new level.
“…Historian and linguist Carl Hart, the editor of World Explorer, obtained a hiker’s map of the Grand Canyon from a bookstore in Chicago. Poring over the map, we were amazed to see that much of the area of the north side of the canyon had Egyptian names. For example, the area around Ninety-four Mile Creek and Trinity Creek had areas with names like Tower of Set, Tower of Ra, Horus Temple, Osiris Temple and Isis Temple. In the Haunted Canyon area are such names as the Cheops Pyramid, the Buddha Cloister, Buddha Temple, Manu Temple and Shiva Temple…”
Is this just a small worthless coincidence? Or is there more to the story than meets the eye?
Interestingly, the area of the canyon where the Egyptian names are located is an area off limits. It’s a forbidden zone. No one is allowed to enter it and explore it. The great question is why? Why is it off limits? Is it because the mysterious vaults and ancient Egyptian artifacts are real? And they are located there? Even today, the mysterious area of the canyon is a restricted zone, off-limits for hikers, explorers, and even park personnel.
The story of the mysterious ‘lost ancient Egyptian colony‘ in the Grand Canyon is filled with mystery.
What if professor Kincaid and his colleague professor Jordan did exist and worked for the Smithsonian Institute but under another name?
Or is it possible that the story printed by the Arizona Gazette is an elaborate hoax, an attempt to increase sales for an ‘unknown’ local newspaper? after all, only the Arizona Gazette wrote about the alleged discovery.
If something of this magnitude was real, wouldn’t other newspapers have rushed and printed the magnificent story?

While it is impossible to say for certain whether or not the caves exist, and ‘someone’ actually recovered ancient Egyptian artifacts fro the caves, we know that the Ancient Egyptians were capable of alot of things, and they could have had the ability to travel to the Americas.
Evidence of that an intriguing set of glyphs located in Australia (another finding highly debated).
While the mysterious glyphs, known as the Gosford Glyphs, are considered as a hoax by mainstream scholars, many people believe that the Gosford Glyphs are just one of the many pieces which point towards Ancient Egyptian large-scale oceanic voyages.
But in addition to the above, there are quite a few indicators which suggest the ancient Egyptians sailed around the planet and had the ability to perform large-scale oceanic voyages thousands of years ago.
Another intriguing fact that points towards ancient Egyptians traveling to the Americas or vice-versa are the mummified remains of Lady Henut Taui. The mummy, analyzed by German scientists Svetla Balabanova, contained traces of cocaine and nicotine, something that had never before been found.
But why was the discovery a groundbreaking one? Well, cocaine and tobacco were only found in the Americas in the distant past. These plants were not exported until the 19th century, a fact that suggests that somehow, ancient Egyptians could have traveled in the Americas 3,000 years ago.


worldtruthtv--2020-07-08--15 of The 19 “HIJACKERS” On 9/11 Were CIA Agents, Never On The Plane

According to a newly released report , 15 of the 19 Saudi Arabian “ hijackers ” were actually CIA agents who were , at the time , covertly working with rogue factions of the U.S. Military Industrial Complex to carry out a sinister multifaceted , multi-vectored , plot to loot billions if not trillions of taxpayer dollars from the Corporation of the United States , later funneling the loot into private corporations through defense appropriated funding and numerous no-bid contracts related to the roll-out of the PATRIOT Act .
Additionally , the report concludes that the hijackers never physically boarded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which were purported to have crashed into the Pentagon and Towers 1 and 2 of the World Trade Center , which at the time was an iconic American monument in New York .
“ We know that the 15 hijackers who were Saudis , the alleged hijackers , because they were not on those planes – not one of the 19 hijackers , or any Arabs , were on any of the four planes , according to the passenger list , and according to all of the evidence that would be there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but has not been produced , ” Dr. Barrett said .
“ So these 15 Saudi patsies , who were set up to take the blame for 9/11 , were in fact CIA agents .
We know this – I had this confirmed directly by a CIA source that these 15 Saudis entered , and repeatedly reentered on these supposedly – they call them employment visas , but there ’ s a special number for employment visas that are only given to CIA assets as a reward for their service to the Central @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them to come to the US .
Typically they ’ re paid for their work for the CIA in Saudi Arabia , and then they are given this special kind of visa which is disguised as an employment visa but it ’ s of particular type , ” he stated .
“ And all 15 of these guys had that visa .
That shows that they were in fact Central Intelligence Agency agents .
Some of them were living with FBI people in California .
So these 15 Saudis were not working against @ @ @ @ @ @ @ working for the United States government , and they were set up so that Saudi Arabia could be potentially blamed for the September 11 attacks , which were actually perpetrated by Israel and its American assets , ” he pointed out .
While the report goes on to point out that the sole purpose of 9/11 “ was to destroy the seven countries in five years , ” it fails to link the funding and involvement of key U.S. assets and officials who were deeply involved with the operational aspects of the attack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which additionally may include the detonation of nuclear munitions inside a major U.S. city as I reported previously .
Additionally for the haters who say Press TV is not credible and that there is no way the hijackers were CIA operatives funded by the U.S. Government — here is an excerpt from a ‘ mainstream ’ Newsweek article released on Sept. 14 , 2001 , three days after the attacks , which shows the hijackers were trained on U.S. military installations : U.S. military sources have given the FBI information that suggests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ planes that were used in Tuesday ’ s terror attacks received training at secure U.S. military installations in the 1990s .
Three of the alleged hijackers listed their address on drivers licenses and car registrations as the Naval Air Station in Pensacola , Fla.-known as the “ Cradle of U.S. Navy Aviation , ” according to a high-ranking U.S. Navy source .
Another of the alleged hijackers may have been trained in strategy and tactics at the Air War College in Montgomery , Ala. , said another high-ranking Pentagon official .
The fifth @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio , Tex .
Both were former Saudi Air Force pilots who had come to the United States , according to the Pentagon source .
So that ’ s what ’ s up .
Now if you still want to believe the official story be my guest .

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According to a newly released report, 15 of the 19 Saudi Arabian “hijackers” were actually CIA agents who were, at the time, covertly working with rogue factions of the U.S. Military Industrial Complex to carry out a sinister multifaceted, multi-vectored, plot to loot billions if not trillions of taxpayer dollars from the Corporation of the United States, later funneling the loot into private corporations through defense appropriated funding and numerous no-bid contracts related to the roll-out of the PATRIOT Act.
Additionally, the report concludes that the hijackers never physically boarded any the alleged “hijacked” airliners, which were purported to have crashed into the Pentagon and Towers 1 and 2 of the World Trade Center, which at the time was an iconic American monument in New York.
Press TV reports:
“We know that the 15 hijackers who were Saudis, the alleged hijackers, because they were not on those planes – not one of the 19 hijackers, or any Arabs, were on any of the four planes, according to the passenger list, and according to all of the evidence that would be there if they were on the planes, but has not been produced,” Dr. Barrett said.
“So these 15 Saudi patsies, who were set up to take the blame for 9/11, were in fact CIA agents. We know this – I had this confirmed directly by a CIA source that these 15 Saudis entered, and repeatedly reentered on these supposedly – they call them employment visas, but there’s a special number for employment visas that are only given to CIA assets as a reward for their service to the Central Intelligence Agency, and this visa allows them to come to the US. Typically they’re paid for their work for the CIA in Saudi Arabia, and then they are given this special kind of visa which is disguised as an employment visa but it’s of particular type,” he stated.
“And all 15 of these guys had that visa. That shows that they were in fact Central Intelligence Agency agents. Some of them were living with FBI people in California. So these 15 Saudis were not working against the United States government, they were working for the United States government, and they were set up so that Saudi Arabia could be potentially blamed for the September 11 attacks, which were actually perpetrated by Israel and its American assets,” he pointed out.
While the report goes on to point out that the sole purpose of 9/11 “was to destroy the seven countries in five years,” it fails to link the funding and involvement of key U.S. assets and officials who were deeply involved with the operational aspects of the attack and a subsequent cover-up of the events, which additionally may include the detonation of nuclear munitions inside a major U.S. city as I reported previously.
Additionally for the haters who say Press TV is not credible and that there is no way the hijackers were CIA operatives funded by the U.S. Government — here is an excerpt from a ‘mainstream’ Newsweek article released on Sept. 14, 2001, three days after the attacks, which shows the hijackers were trained on U.S. military installations:
U.S. military sources have given the FBI information that suggests five of the alleged hijackers of the planes that were used in Tuesday’s terror attacks received training at secure U.S. military installations in the 1990s.
Three of the alleged hijackers listed their address on drivers licenses and car registrations as the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Fla.-known as the “Cradle of U.S. Navy Aviation,” according to a high-ranking U.S. Navy source.
Another of the alleged hijackers may have been trained in strategy and tactics at the Air War College in Montgomery, Ala., said another high-ranking Pentagon official. The fifth man may have received language instruction at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Tex. Both were former Saudi Air Force pilots who had come to the United States, according to the Pentagon source.
So that’s what’s up. Now if you still want to believe the official story be my guest.
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worldtruthtv--2020-07-08--Your Cat Can See Things That Are Invisible To You

Cats are considered by many as symbols of mysticism because of their elegant and flexible body , as well as their gaze that can “ magnetize ” anyone… Indeed , as recent scientific data shows , there is another reason why cats have a title of ‘ mysterious ’ creatures .
It ’ s all because cats see things we can not see with our eyes !
Cats , like some other animals , have the ability to see psychedelic stripes on flowers or fancy patterns on the wings of birds , which are invisible to human vision .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ four-legged friends is the UV light .
According to a recent study cats , as well as dogs and other animals , can perceive this type of light which humans can ’ t .
“ There are plenty of things that reflect UV radiation , which some sensitive animals are able to see , while we are not , ” said Ronald Douglas , professor of biology of the City University of London and co-author of the study .
“ For example , these may be certain patterns on flowers that show where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ urine of an animal .
Also , reindeer can and see polar bears as the snow reflects UV radiation , while white fur does not.
” Therefore , cats , dogs and reindeer can detect with their eyes animals with white fur , while most people will only see… white snow .
Douglas , who specializes in optics , and Glen Jeffery , professor of neuroscience of the University College London , argue that cats , dogs , hedgehogs , rodents , bats , weasels and the okapis can detect significant levels of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we have known that many invertebrates such as bees see ultraviolet light , ” continued Douglas , saying that even birds , fish and some reptiles were recently added to the same list .
“ However , scientists believed that most mammals can not see ultraviolet light because they have no visual pigment with maximum sensitivity to ultraviolet light , but instead have lenses like those of humans , preventing ultraviolet light from penetrating into the retina , ” he said .
The professor explained that the visual pigments are those that absorb @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which , in turn , is transmitted through nerve cells .
It seems that it is not always necessary for sensitivity to ultraviolet radiation .
Instead , transparent parts of the eye such as the cornea and the crystalline lens in some animals transmit wavelengths of ultraviolet light .
This ability allows more light to pass to the retina , “ something that would be very useful for a nocturnal cat “ , he continued .
It could also explain why cats show so much interest to ordinary objects , such as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ substances are added to paper , textiles , laundry detergents , shampoos and cosmetics in order to make objects look brighter .
Once these optical brighteners absorb the ultraviolet light , they may look differently in the eyes of animals that are sensitive to UV rays .
Some people , for example , those who have undergone cataract surgery , also can see some of the UV light , but most can not .
“ We all know that ultraviolet radiation can be harmful , ” said Jeffery in Discovery News .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , where the UV radiation levels are too high as there is much snow and ice .
The surfaces reflect 90 % of UV radiation , with the result that animals are exposed to it .
If you do not wear goggles , your eyes will hurt within the first 15 minutes.
” However , studies on reindeer have shown that repeated exposure to ultraviolet light does not bother them at all .
It is possible that cats , deer and some other animals that can detect UV rays have a protective mechanism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ light tends to create more blur .
“ Humans are good at one thing : they can see more details , ” added Douglas and concluded : “ Maybe that ’ s why we have a lens that ‘ blocks ’ ultraviolet light .
If you do not have it , the world might appear more blurred .
”

Cats are considered by many as symbols of mysticism because of their elegant and flexible body, as well as their gaze that can “magnetize” anyone…
Indeed, as recent scientific data shows, there is another reason why cats have a title of ‘mysterious’creatures. It’s all because cats see things we cannot see with our eyes!
Cats, like some other animals, have the ability to see psychedelic stripes on flowers or fancy patterns on the wings of birds, which are invisible to human vision.
The secret behind the super vision of our four-legged friends is the UV light. According to a recent study cats, as well as dogs and other animals, can perceive this type of light which humans can’t.
“There are plenty of things that reflect UV radiation, which some sensitive animals are able to see, while we are not,” said Ronald Douglas, professor of biology of the City University of London and co-author of the study. “For example, these may be certain patterns on flowers that show where the nectar is, or traces of urine of an animal. Also, reindeer can and see polar bears as the snow reflects UV radiation, while white fur does not.”
Therefore, cats, dogs and reindeer can detect with their eyes animals with white fur, while most people will only see… white snow.
Douglas, who specializes in optics, and Glen Jeffery, professor of neuroscience of the University College London, argue that cats, dogs, hedgehogs, rodents, bats, weasels and the okapis can detect significant levels of ultraviolet radiation.
“For decades, we have known that many invertebrates such as bees see ultraviolet light,” continued Douglas, saying that even birds, fish and some reptiles were recently added to the same list.
“However, scientists believed that most mammals cannot see ultraviolet light because they have no visual pigment with maximum sensitivity to ultraviolet light, but instead have lenses like those of humans, preventing ultraviolet light from penetrating into the retina,” he said.
The professor explained that the visual pigments are those that absorb light and turn it into electrical activity, which, in turn, is transmitted through nerve cells. It seems that it is not always necessary for sensitivity to ultraviolet radiation. Instead, transparent parts of the eye such as the cornea and the crystalline lens in some animals transmit wavelengths of ultraviolet light.
This ability allows more light to pass to the retina, “something that would be very useful for a nocturnal cat“, he continued.
It could also explain why cats show so much interest to ordinary objects, such as a piece of paper. Sometimes chemical substances are added to paper, textiles, laundry detergents, shampoos and cosmetics in order to make objects look brighter. Once these optical brighteners absorb the ultraviolet light, they may look differently in the eyes of animals that are sensitive to UV rays.
Some people, for example, those who have undergone cataract surgery, also can see some of the UV light, but most cannot.
“We all know that ultraviolet radiation can be harmful,” said Jeffery in Discovery News. “I work a lot in the Arctic, where the UV radiation levels are too high as there is much snow and ice. The surfaces reflect 90% of UV radiation, with the result that animals are exposed to it. If you do not wear goggles, your eyes will hurt within the first 15 minutes.”
However, studies on reindeer have shown that repeated exposure to ultraviolet light does not bother them at all.
It is possible that cats, deer and some other animals that can detect UV rays have a protective mechanism. Also, scientists believe that UV light tends to create more blur.
“Humans are good at one thing: they can see more details,” added Douglas and concluded: “Maybe that’s why we have a lens that ‘blocks’ ultraviolet light. If you do not have it, the world might appear more blurred.”
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worldtruthtv--2020-07-08--‘Hidden Epidemic’ After Covid-19: Scientists Sound Alarm As Strokes, Nerve Damage Reported Even In M

‘Hidden Epidemic’ After Covid-19: Scientists Sound Alarm As Strokes, Nerve Damage Reported Even In Mild and Recovering Cases

Neurologists in the UK are warning of a potential “ hidden epidemic ” of brain disorders after dozens of recovering Covid-19 patients presented with brain inflammation , delirium , nerve damage , and strokes .
The research , published Wednesday in the journal Brain , makes for sobering reading as doctors may be missing signs of potentially fatal brain disorders developing in mild and recovering Covid-19 patients .
The appearance and severity of the brain conditions did not necessarily correlate with severe respiratory symptoms associated with Covid-19 .
“ It ’ s a concern if some hidden epidemic could occur @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to see delayed effects on the brain , because there could be subtle effects on the brain and slowly things happen over the coming years , but it ’ s far too early for us to judge now , ” Michael Zandi , a senior author on the study and a consultant at the institute and University College London Hospitals NHS foundation trust , said .
The study looked at 43 UK Covid-19 patients aged 16 to 85 , many of whom did not experience any of the respiratory symptoms typically associated with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as their primary symptoms .
Of the 43 , a dozen patients had inflamed central nervous systems , 10 had brain disease with delirium or psychosis , eight had strokes , and a further eight had peripheral nerve damage in the form of Guillain-Barré syndrome , in which the immune system attacks the nerves causing paralysis .
Among the patients studied , the researchers reported that one 55-year-old woman with no history of psychiatric illness began hallucinating and reported seeing lions and monkeys in her house and was prescribed antipsychotic medication upon readmission @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a rise in a life-threatening condition called acute disseminated encephalomyelitis ( ADEM ) : instances rose from just one a month prior to the pandemic to two or three per week in April and May .
ADEM is fatal in five percent of cases , and one 59-year-old woman in the patient group studied died from the condition .
“ We ’ re seeing things in the way Covid-19 affects the brain that we haven ’ t seen before with other viruses , ” Zandi says .
“ What we ’ ve seen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and in other patients , is you can have severe neurology , you can be quite sick , but actually have trivial lung disease.
” The full range of neurological disorders associated with Covid-19 has yet to be determined , as many patients are simply too sick to scan in MRI or other machines .
The research compounds fears about the long-term effects of Covid-19 as recovering patients report numbness , weakness , memory loss and fatigue , with Zandi citing “ the encephalitis lethargica outbreak in the 1920s and 1930s after the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a potentially impending ‘ hidden epidemic ’ which might await humanity in the years after the coronavirus has subsided .
Another 47-year-old woman was admitted with a headache and numbness in her right hand roughly a week after developing a cough and a fever .
She later required emergency surgery to remove part of her skull to relieve pressure on her swollen brain .
In yet another worrying case note , the researchers highlight that SARS-CoV-2 was not detected in the brain or spinal fluid of the patients with brain disorders , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cause the neurological symptoms but may instead provoke our immune response to such a degree that we attack ourselves in numerous ways .
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Neurologists in the UK are warning of a potential “hidden epidemic” of brain disorders after dozens of recovering Covid-19 patients presented with brain inflammation, delirium, nerve damage, and strokes.
The research, published Wednesday in the journal Brain, makes for sobering reading as doctors may be missing signs of potentially fatal brain disorders developing in mild and recovering Covid-19 patients. The appearance and severity of the brain conditions did not necessarily correlate with severe respiratory symptoms associated with Covid-19.
“It’s a concern if some hidden epidemic could occur after Covid where you’re going to see delayed effects on the brain, because there could be subtle effects on the brain and slowly things happen over the coming years, but it’s far too early for us to judge now,” Michael Zandi, a senior author on the study and a consultant at the institute and University College London Hospitals NHS foundation trust, said.
The study looked at 43 UK Covid-19 patients aged 16 to 85, many of whom did not experience any of the respiratory symptoms typically associated with the disease, instead presenting neurological disorders as their primary symptoms.
Of the 43, a dozen patients had inflamed central nervous systems, 10 had brain disease with delirium or psychosis, eight had strokes, and a further eight had peripheral nerve damage in the form of Guillain-Barré syndrome, in which the immune system attacks the nerves causing paralysis.
Among the patients studied, the researchers reported that one 55-year-old woman with no history of psychiatric illness began hallucinating and reported seeing lions and monkeys in her house and was prescribed antipsychotic medication upon readmission to hospital.
Worryingly, doctors noted a rise in a life-threatening condition called acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM): instances rose from just one a month prior to the pandemic to two or three per week in April and May. ADEM is fatal in five percent of cases, and one 59-year-old woman in the patient group studied died from the condition.
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“We’re seeing things in the way Covid-19 affects the brain that we haven’t seen before with other viruses,” Zandi says.
“What we’ve seen with some of these Adem patients, and in other patients, is you can have severe neurology, you can be quite sick, but actually have trivial lung disease.”
The full range of neurological disorders associated with Covid-19 has yet to be determined, as many patients are simply too sick to scan in MRI or other machines.
The research compounds fears about the long-term effects of Covid-19 as recovering patients report numbness, weakness, memory loss and fatigue, with Zandi citing “the encephalitis lethargica outbreak in the 1920s and 1930s after the 1918 influenza pandemic” as a precedent for a potentially impending ‘hidden epidemic’ which might await humanity in the years after the coronavirus has subsided.
Another 47-year-old woman was admitted with a headache and numbness in her right hand roughly a week after developing a cough and a fever. She later required emergency surgery to remove part of her skull to relieve pressure on her swollen brain.
The enemy within
In yet another worrying case note, the researchers highlight that SARS-CoV-2 was not detected in the brain or spinal fluid of the patients with brain disorders, indicating that the virus did not directly cause the neurological symptoms but may instead provoke our immune response to such a degree that we attack ourselves in numerous ways.
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Monsanto’s Dirty Dozen

Did you know Monsanto got started because of an artificial sweetener ?
John Francisco Queeny founded Monsanto Chemical Works in St. Louis , Missouri with the goal of producing saccharin for Coca-Cola .
In stark contrast to its sweet beginnings , studies performed during the early 1970s , * including a study by the National Cancer Institute in 1980 , showed that saccharin caused cancer in test rats and mice .
After mounting pressure from consumers , the Calorie Control Council , and manufacturers of artificial sweeteners and diet sodas , along with additional studies ( several conducted by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flaws in the 1970s studies , saccharin was delisted from the NIH ’ s Carcinogen List .
A variety of letters from scientists advised against delisting ; the official document includes the following wording to this day : “ although it is impossible to absolutely conclude that it poses no threat to human health , sodium saccharin is not reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen under conditions of general usage as an artificial sweetener.
” During the early 1920s , Monsanto began expanding their chemical production into polychlorinated biphenyls ( PCBs ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , capacitors , and electric motors .
Fifty years later , toxicity tests began reporting serious health effects from PCBs in laboratory rats exposed to the chemical .
After another decade of studies , the truth could no longer be contained : the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) published a report citing PCBs as the cause of cancer in animals , with additional evidence that they can cause cancer in humans .
Additional peer-reviewed health studies showed a causal link between exposure to PCBs and non-Hodgkin Lymphoma , a frequently fatal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the United States Congress recognized PCBs as a significant environmental toxin and persistent organic pollutant , and banned its production in the U.S. By then Monsanto already had manufacturing plants abroad , so they weren ’ t entirely stopped until the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants banned PCBs globally in 2001 .
And that ’ s when Monsanto ’ s duplicity was uncovered : internal company memos from 1956 surfaced , proving that Monsanto had known about dangers of PCBs from early on .
In 2003 , Monsanto paid out over $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Alabama , who experienced severe health problems including liver disease , neurological disorders and cancer after being exposed to PCBs — more than double the payoff that was awarded in the case against Pacific Gas & Electric made famous by the movie “ Erin Brockovich.
” And yet the damage persists : nearly 30 years after PCBs have been banned from the U.S. , they are still showing up in the blood of pregnant women , as reported in a 2011 study by the University of California San Francisco .
In 1941 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ polystyrene , which is still widely used in food packaging and ranked 5th in the EPA ’ s 1980s listing of chemicals whose production generates the most total hazardous waste .
Shortly after acquiring Thomas and Hochwalt Laboratories , Monsanto turned this division into their Central Research Department .
Between 1943 to 1945 , this department coordinated key production efforts of the Manhattan Project—including plutonium purification and production and , as part of the Manhattan Project ’ s Dayton Project , techniques to refine chemicals used as triggers for atomic weapons ( an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the deadliest industrial accident ) .
In 1944 , Monsanto became one of the first manufacturers of the insecticide DDT to combat malaria-transmitting mosquitoes .
Despite decades of Monsanto propaganda insisting that DDT was safe , the true effects of DDT ’ s toxicity were at last confirmed through outside research and in 1972 , DDT was banned throughout the U.S .
In 1945 , Monsanto began promoting the use of chemical pesticides in agriculture with the manufacture of the herbicide 2,4,5-T ( one of the precursors to Agent Orange ) , containing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chemically-related compounds that since become known as one of the “ Dirty Dozen ” — persistent environmental pollutants that accumulate in the food chain , mainly in the fatty tissue of animals .
In the decades since it was first developed , Monsanto has been accused of covering up or failing to report dioxin contamination in a wide range of its products .
During the early 1960s , Monsanto was one of the two primary manufacturers of Agent Orange , an herbicide / defoliant used for chemical warfare during the Vietnam War .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ levels many times higher than the Agent Orange produced by Dow Chemicals , the other manufacturer ( which is why Monsanto was the key defendant in the lawsuit brought by Vietnam War veterans in the United States ) .
As a result of the use of Agent Orange , Vietnam estimates that over 400,000 people were killed or maimed , 500,000 children were born with birth defects , and up to 1 million people were disabled or suffered from health problems—not to mention the far-reaching impact it had on the health of over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Internal Monsanto memos show that Monsanto knew of the problems of dioxin contamination of Agent Orange when it sold it to the U.S. government for use in Vietnam .
Despite the widespread health impact , Monsanto and Dow were allowed to appeal for and receive financial protection from the U.S. government against veterans seeking compensation for their exposure to Agent Orange .
In 2012 , a long 50 years after Agent Orange was deployed , the clean-up effort has finally begun .
Yet the legacy of Agent Orange , and successive generations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ orphanages throughout VietNam for decades to come .
Think that can ’ t happen here ?
Two crops were recently genetically engineered to withstand a weedkiller made with one of the major components of Agent Orange , 2,4-D , in order to combat “ super weeds ” that evolved due to the excessive use of RoundUp . )
In 1955 , Monsanto began manufacturing petroleum-based fertilizer after purchasing a major oil refinery .
Petroleum-based fertilizers can kill beneficial soil micro-organisms , sterilizing the soil and creating a dependence , like an addiction , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ best addiction to have , considering the rising cost and dwindling supply of oil .
During the early 1970s , Monsanto founded their Agricultural Chemicals division with a focus on herbicides , and one herbicide in particular : RoundUp ( glyphosate ) .
Because of its ability to eradicate weeds literally overnight , RoundUp was quickly adopted by farmers .
Its use increased even more when Monsanto introduced “ RoundUp Ready ” ( glyphosate-resistant ) crops , enabling farmers to saturate the entire field with weedkiller without killing the crops .
While glyphosate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and is widely used , concerns about its effects on humans and the environment persist .
RoundUp has been found in samples of groundwater , as well as soil , and even in streams and air throughout the Midwest U.S. , and increasingly in food .
It has been linked to butterfly mortality , and the proliferation of superweeds .
Studies in rats have shown consistently negative health impacts ranging from tumors , altered organ function , and infertility , to cancer and premature death .
Reference the above “ GMO Risks ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these statements .
An accidental discovery during research on gastrointestinal hormones resulted in a uniquely sweet chemical : aspartame .
During the clinical trials conducted on 7 infant monkeys as part of aspartame ’ s application for FDA approval , 1 monkey died and 5 other monkeys had grand mal seizures—yet somehow aspartame was still approved by the FDA in 1974 .
In 1985 , Monsanto acquired the company responsible for aspartame ’ s manufacture ( G.D. Searle ) and began marketing the product as NutraSweet .
Twenty years later , the U.S. @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a report listing 94 health issues caused by aspartame .
( Watch a quick video here . )
This genetically modified hormone was developed by Monsanto to be injected into dairy cows to produce more milk .
Cows subjected to rBGH suffer excruciating pain due to swollen udders and mastitis , and the pus from the resulting infection enters the milk supply requiring the use of additional antibiotics .
rBGH milk has been linked to breast cancer , colon cancer , and prostate cancer in humans .
In the early 1990s , Monsanto @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and canola with DNA from a foreign source to achieve one of two traits : an internally-generated pesticide , or an internal resistance to Monsanto ’ s weedkiller RoundUp .
Despite decades of promises that genetically engineered crops would feed the world with more nutrients , drought resistance , or yield , the majority of Monsanto ’ s profits are from seeds that are engineered to tolerate Monsanto ’ s RoundUp—an ever-rising , dual income stream as weeds continue to evolve resistance to RoundUp .
Most sobering however , is that the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s “ safe ” claims .
Just like the early days of PCBs , DDT , Agent Orange , Monsanto has successfully fooled the general public and regulatory agencies into believing that RoundUp , and the genetically modified crops that help sell RoundUp , are “ safe.
” Except Monsanto has learned a thing or two in the past 100+ years of defending its dirty products : these days , when a new study proving the negative health or environmental impacts of GMOs emerges , Monsanto attacks the study and its scientist @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with counter claims from “ independent ” organizations , scientists , industry associations , blogs , sponsored social media , and articles by “ private ” public relations firms—frequently founded , funded and maintained by Monsanto .
Unfortunately , few of us take the time to trace the members , founders , and relationships of these seemingly valid sources back to their little Monsanto secret .
Fooling the FDA required a slightly different approach : click on the below chart compiled by Millions Against Monsanto to see how many former Monsanto VPs and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the FDA .
And don ’ t forget Clarence Thomas , former Monsanto attorney who is now a Supreme Court Justice , ruling in favor of Monsanto in every case brought before him .
In the late 1990s , Monsanto developed the technology to produce sterile grains unable to germinate .
These “ Terminator Seeds ” would force farmers to buy new seeds from Monsanto year after year , rather than save and reuse the seeds from their harvest as they ’ ve been doing throughout centuries .
Fortunately this technology never came @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to require farmers to sign a contract agreeing that they will not save or sell seeds from year to year , which forces them to buy new seeds and preempts the need for a “ terminator gene.
” Lucky for us… since the terminator seeds were capable of cross-pollination and could have contaminated local non-sterile crops .
What ’ s the Result of our Monsanto Legacy ?
Between 75 % to 80 % of the processed food you consume every day has GMOs inside , and residues of Monsanto ’ s RoundUp herbicide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just processed food—fresh fruit and vegetables are next : genetically engineered sweet corn is already being sold at your local grocer , with apples and a host of other “ natural ” produce currently in field trials .
How is it that Monsanto is allowed to manipulate our food after such a dark product history ?
How is it they are allowed to cause such detrimental impact to our environment and our health ?
According to the Organic Consumers Association , “ There is a direct correlation between our genetically engineered food supply @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spends annually on medical care , namely an epidemic of diet-related chronic diseases .
Instead of healthy fruits , vegetables , grains , and grass-fed animal products , U.S. factory farms and food processors produce a glut of genetically engineered junk foods that generate heart disease , stroke , diabetes and cancer—backed by farm subsidies—while organic farmers receive no such subsidies .
Monsanto ’ s history reflects a consistent pattern of toxic chemicals , lawsuits , and manipulated science .
Is this the kind of company we want controlling our world ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s not alone .
Other companies in the “ Big Six ” include Pioneer Hi-Bred International ( a subsidiary of DuPont ) , Syngenta AG , Dow Agrosciences ( a subsidiary of Dow Chemical , BASF ( which is primarily a chemical company that is rapidly expanding their biotechnology division , and Bayer Cropscience ( a subsidiary of Bayer ) .
Here is List Of Politicians Accepting “ Bribes ” From Monsanto

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When you take a moment to reflect on the history of product development at Monsanto, what do you find? Here are twelve products that Monsanto has brought to market. See if you can spot the pattern.
#1 – Saccharin
Did you know Monsanto got started because of an artificial sweetener? John Francisco Queeny founded Monsanto Chemical Works in St. Louis, Missouri with the goal of producing saccharin for Coca-Cola. In stark contrast to its sweet beginnings, studies performed during the early 1970s,* including a study by the National Cancer Institute in 1980, showed that saccharin caused cancer in test rats and mice.
After mounting pressure from consumers, the Calorie Control Council, and manufacturers of artificial sweeteners and diet sodas, along with additional studies (several conducted by the sugar and sweetener industry) that reported flaws in the 1970s studies, saccharin was delisted from the NIH’s Carcinogen List. A variety of letters from scientists advised against delisting; the official document includes the following wording to this day: “although it is impossible to absolutely conclude that it poses no threat to human health, sodium saccharin is not reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen under conditions of general usage as an artificial sweetener.”
#2 – PCBs
During the early 1920s, Monsanto began expanding their chemical production into polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) to produce coolant fluids for electrical transformers, capacitors, and electric motors. Fifty years later, toxicity tests began reporting serious health effects from PCBs in laboratory rats exposed to the chemical.
After another decade of studies, the truth could no longer be contained: the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a report citing PCBs as the cause of cancer in animals, with additional evidence that they can cause cancer in humans. Additional peer-reviewed health studies showed a causal link between exposure to PCBs and non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, a frequently fatal form of cancer.
In 1979, the United States Congress recognized PCBs as a significant environmental toxin and persistent organic pollutant, and banned its production in the U.S. By then Monsanto already had manufacturing plants abroad, so they weren’t entirely stopped until the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants banned PCBs globally in 2001.
And that’s when Monsanto’s duplicity was uncovered: internal company memos from 1956 surfaced, proving that Monsanto had known about dangers of PCBs from early on.
In 2003, Monsanto paid out over $600 million to residents of Anniston, Alabama, who experienced severe health problems including liver disease, neurological disorders and cancer after being exposed to PCBs — more than double the payoff that was awarded in the case against Pacific Gas & Electric made famous by the movie “Erin Brockovich.”
And yet the damage persists: nearly 30 years after PCBs have been banned from the U.S., they are still showing up in the blood of pregnant women, as reported in a 2011 study by the University of California San Francisco.
#3 – Polystyrene
In 1941, Monsanto began focusing on plastics and synthetic polystyrene, which is still widely used in food packaging and ranked 5th in the EPA’s 1980s listing of chemicals whose production generates the most total hazardous waste.
#4 – Atom bomb and nuclear weapons
Shortly after acquiring Thomas and Hochwalt Laboratories, Monsanto turned this division into their Central Research Department. Between 1943 to 1945, this department coordinated key production efforts of the Manhattan Project—including plutonium purification and production and, as part of the Manhattan Project’s Dayton Project, techniques to refine chemicals used as triggers for atomic weapons (an era of U.S. history that sadly included the deadliest industrial accident).
#5 – DDT
In 1944, Monsanto became one of the first manufacturers of the insecticide DDT to combat malaria-transmitting mosquitoes. Despite decades of Monsanto propaganda insisting that DDT was safe, the true effects of DDT’s toxicity were at last confirmed through outside research and in 1972, DDT was banned throughout the U.S.
(This chart illustrates how much dioxin an average American consumes per day)
#6 – Dioxin
In 1945, Monsanto began promoting the use of chemical pesticides in agriculture with the manufacture of the herbicide 2,4,5-T (one of the precursors to Agent Orange), containing dioxin. Dioxins are a group of chemically-related compounds that since become known as one of the “Dirty Dozen” — persistent environmental pollutants that accumulate in the food chain, mainly in the fatty tissue of animals. In the decades since it was first developed, Monsanto has been accused of covering up or failing to report dioxin contamination in a wide range of its products.
#7 – Agent Orange
During the early 1960s, Monsanto was one of the two primary manufacturers of Agent Orange, an herbicide / defoliant used for chemical warfare during the Vietnam War. Except Monsanto’s formula had dioxin levels many times higher than the Agent Orange produced by Dow Chemicals, the other manufacturer (which is why Monsanto was the key defendant in the lawsuit brought by Vietnam War veterans in the United States).
(Pictured at left, Anh and Trang Nhan, with their father, when they first arrived at the Hoi An Orphanage; below are the same brothers shortly before Trang’s death.)
As a result of the use of Agent Orange, Vietnam estimates that over 400,000 people were killed or maimed, 500,000 children were born with birth defects, and up to 1 million people were disabled or suffered from health problems—not to mention the far-reaching impact it had on the health of over 3 million American troops and their offspring.
Internal Monsanto memos show that Monsanto knew of the problems of dioxin contamination of Agent Orange when it sold it to the U.S. government for use in Vietnam. Despite the widespread health impact, Monsanto and Dow were allowed to appeal for and receive financial protection from the U.S. government against veterans seeking compensation for their exposure to Agent Orange.
In 2012, a long 50 years after Agent Orange was deployed, the clean-up effort has finally begun. Yet the legacy of Agent Orange, and successive generations of body deformities, will remain in orphanages throughout VietNam for decades to come.
Think that can’t happen here? Two crops were recently genetically engineered to withstand a weedkiller made with one of the major components of Agent Orange, 2,4-D, in order to combat “super weeds” that evolved due to the excessive use of RoundUp.)
8 – Petroleum-Based Fertilizer
In 1955, Monsanto began manufacturing petroleum-based fertilizer after purchasing a major oil refinery. Petroleum-based fertilizers can kill beneficial soil micro-organisms, sterilizing the soil and creating a dependence, like an addiction, to the synthetic replacements. Not the best addiction to have, considering the rising cost and dwindling supply of oil.
#9 – RoundUp
During the early 1970s, Monsanto founded their Agricultural Chemicals division with a focus on herbicides, and one herbicide in particular: RoundUp (glyphosate). Because of its ability to eradicate weeds literally overnight, RoundUp was quickly adopted by farmers. Its use increased even more when Monsanto introduced “RoundUp Ready” (glyphosate-resistant) crops, enabling farmers to saturate the entire field with weedkiller without killing the crops.
While glyphosate has been approved by regulatory bodies worldwide and is widely used, concerns about its effects on humans and the environment persist. RoundUp has been found in samples of groundwater, as well as soil, and even in streams and air throughout the Midwest U.S., and increasingly in food. It has been linked to butterfly mortality, and the proliferation of superweeds. Studies in rats have shown consistently negative health impacts ranging from tumors, altered organ function, and infertility, to cancer and premature death. Reference the above “GMO Risks” page which includes countless references to support these statements.
#10 – Aspartame (NutraSweet / Equal)
An accidental discovery during research on gastrointestinal hormones resulted in a uniquely sweet chemical: aspartame. During the clinical trials conducted on 7 infant monkeys as part of aspartame’s application for FDA approval, 1 monkey died and 5 other monkeys had grand mal seizures—yet somehow aspartame was still approved by the FDA in 1974. In 1985, Monsanto acquired the company responsible for aspartame’s manufacture (G.D. Searle) and began marketing the product as NutraSweet. Twenty years later, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a report listing 94 health issues caused by aspartame. (Watch a quick video here.)
#11 – Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH)
This genetically modified hormone was developed by Monsanto to be injected into dairy cows to produce more milk. Cows subjected to rBGH suffer excruciating pain due to swollen udders and mastitis, and the pus from the resulting infection enters the milk supply requiring the use of additional antibiotics. rBGH milk has been linked to breast cancer, colon cancer, and prostate cancer in humans.
#12 – Genetically Modified Crops / GMOs
In the early 1990s, Monsanto began gene-splicing corn, cotton, soy, and canola with DNA from a foreign source to achieve one of two traits: an internally-generated pesticide, or an internal resistance to Monsanto’s weedkiller RoundUp. Despite decades of promises that genetically engineered crops would feed the world with more nutrients, drought resistance, or yield, the majority of Monsanto’s profits are from seeds that are engineered to tolerate Monsanto’s RoundUp—an ever-rising, dual income stream as weeds continue to evolve resistance to RoundUp.
Most sobering however, is that the world is once again buying into Monsanto’s “safe” claims.
Just like the early days of PCBs, DDT, Agent Orange, Monsanto has successfully fooled the general public and regulatory agencies into believing that RoundUp, and the genetically modified crops that help sell RoundUp, are “safe.”
Except Monsanto has learned a thing or two in the past 100+ years of defending its dirty products: these days, when a new study proving the negative health or environmental impacts of GMOs emerges, Monsanto attacks the study and its scientist(s) by flooding the media with counter claims from “independent” organizations, scientists, industry associations, blogs, sponsored social media, and articles by “private” public relations firms—frequently founded, funded and maintained by Monsanto.
Unfortunately, few of us take the time to trace the members, founders, and relationships of these seemingly valid sources back to their little Monsanto secret.
Fooling the FDA required a slightly different approach: click on the below chart compiled by Millions Against Monsanto to see how many former Monsanto VPs and legal counsel are now holding positions with the FDA. And don’t forget Clarence Thomas, former Monsanto attorney who is now a Supreme Court Justice, ruling in favor of Monsanto in every case brought before him.
(Click on the link to see full size picture)
A Baker’s Dozen: #13 – Terminator Seeds
In the late 1990s, Monsanto developed the technology to produce sterile grains unable to germinate. These “Terminator Seeds” would force farmers to buy new seeds from Monsanto year after year, rather than save and reuse the seeds from their harvest as they’ve been doing throughout centuries. Fortunately this technology never came to market. Instead, Monsanto chose to require farmers to sign a contract agreeing that they will not save or sell seeds from year to year, which forces them to buy new seeds and preempts the need for a “terminator gene.” Lucky for us… since the terminator seeds were capable of cross-pollination and could have contaminated local non-sterile crops.
What’s the Result of our Monsanto Legacy?
Between 75% to 80% of the processed food you consume every day has GMOs inside, and residues of Monsanto’s RoundUp herbicide outside. But it’s not just processed food—fresh fruit and vegetables are next: genetically engineered sweet corn is already being sold at your local grocer, with apples and a host of other “natural” produce currently in field trials.
How is it that Monsanto is allowed to manipulate our food after such a dark product history? How is it they are allowed to cause such detrimental impact to our environment and our health?
According to the Organic Consumers Association, “There is a direct correlation between our genetically engineered food supply and the $2 trillion the U.S. spends annually on medical care, namely an epidemic of diet-related chronic diseases.
Instead of healthy fruits, vegetables, grains, and grass-fed animal products, U.S. factory farms and food processors produce a glut of genetically engineered junk foods that generate heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer—backed by farm subsidies—while organic farmers receive no such subsidies.
Monsanto’s history reflects a consistent pattern of toxic chemicals, lawsuits, and manipulated science. Is this the kind of company we want controlling our world’s food supply?
P.S. Monsanto’s not alone. Other companies in the “Big Six” include Pioneer Hi-Bred International (a subsidiary of DuPont), Syngenta AG, Dow Agrosciences (a subsidiary of Dow Chemical, BASF (which is primarily a chemical company that is rapidly expanding their biotechnology division, and Bayer Cropscience (a subsidiary of Bayer).
Here is List Of Politicians Accepting “Bribes” From Monsanto
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worldtruthtv--2020-07-08--McDonald’s French Fries Found To Contain Silly Putty and Toxic Petroleum Chemical

Good thing you gave up on their fries a long time ago .
If you haven ’ t , what are you waiting for ?
These ingredients are downright unhealthy , a Franken-food that can wreak havoc on the body .
Let ’ s take a closer look .
Brain damage and cancer with your fries ?
According to Vani Hari , more commonly known as the “ Food Babe ” who helped bring Subway ’ s bread ingredients into the spotlight in 2014 for their use of a substance that ’ s also used in yoga mats , dimethylpolysiloxane @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s french fry ingredient is the same as what ’ s found in aquarium tank sealants , mold release agents and hair conditioners .
In some cases , she explains that it even contains formaldehyde , a highly toxic chemical associated with brain damage , cancer , allergies and auto-immune disorders .
( 2 ) Interestingly , Hari notes that McDonald ’ s fries are worse than those made in Europe .
She writes that , compared to the U.S. , french fries in the UK are primarily made of a few basic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and some sugar and salt .
( 2 ) “ How can McDonald ’ s make french fries with such an uncomplicated list of ingredients all over Europe , but not over here ?
” she asked .
“ Why do McDonald ’ s french fries in the U.S. have to have an ‘ anti-foaming ’ agent ?
Do the [ B ] rits like extra foam ?
No , they don ’ t , Europe actually regulates this ingredient because they know this man-made chemical was never intended to be consumed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ McDonald ’ s ] has known about this and chooses to continue to serve [ its U.S. ] citizens silly putty.
” ( 2 ) Safe to eat , even though it ’ s the same ingredient found in lacquers Then there is the issue of tertiary butylhydroquinone ( TBHQ ) .
Those involved in making the chemical casually applaud its so-called virtues .
For example , the site TBHQTertiaryButylhydroquinone.com says that it ’ s a “ type of phenol ” that is “ used to stabilize foods , fats and vegetable oils @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their storage life .
Unfortunately , the site also says that it ’ s found in everything from perfumes to biodiesel .
Worse , it claims that it ’ s safe to ingest .
( 3 ) It is also used as a corrosion inhibitor in biodiesel .
In perfumery , it is used as a fixative to lower the evaporation rate and improve stability .
It is also added to varnishes , lacquers , resins , and oil field additives .
Both the European Food Safety Authority ( EFSA ) and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ FDA ) have evaluated TBHQ and determined that it is safe to consume at the concentration allowed in foods .
( 3 ) Finally , let ’ s take a look at hydrogenated soybean oil .
Like TBHQ , it ’ s used in the food industry to prolong shelf life .
It ’ s also referred to as the “ Silent Killer , ” and for good reason .
A report put out by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health and the Brigham and Women ’ s Hospital in Boston @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that take place annually in the United States could have been prevented “ if people replaced trans fat with healthier non hydrogenated polyunsaturated or monounsaturated oils.
” These are all chemicals that are bad for people ’ s health .
They ’ re not natural , are found in Silly Putty and added to resins , and play a role in destroying heart health .
Be sure to steer clear of McDonald ’ s french fries , and foods from other fast food restaurants for that matter .
In doing so , you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

Good thing you gave up on their fries a long time ago. If you haven’t, what are you waiting for?
These ingredients are downright unhealthy, a Franken-food that can wreak havoc on the body. Let’s take a closer look.
Brain damage and cancer with your fries?
According to Vani Hari, more commonly known as the “Food Babe” who helped bring Subway’s bread ingredients into the spotlight in 2014 for their use of a substance that’s also used in yoga mats, dimethylpolysiloxane should be avoided.
The McDonald’s french fry ingredient is the same as what’s found in aquarium tank sealants, mold release agents and hair conditioners.
In some cases, she explains that it even contains formaldehyde, a highly toxic chemical associated with brain damage, cancer, allergies and auto-immune disorders.(2)
Interestingly, Hari notes that McDonald’s fries are worse than those made in Europe. She writes that, compared to the U.S., french fries in the UK are primarily made of a few basic ingredients such as potatoes, vegetable oil, and some sugar and salt.(2)
“How can McDonald’s make french fries with such an uncomplicated list of ingredients all over Europe, but not over here?” she asked.
“Why do McDonald’s french fries in the U.S. have to have an ‘anti-foaming’ agent? Do the [B]rits like extra foam? No, they don’t, Europe actually regulates this ingredient because they know this man-made chemical was never intended to be consumed by humans. This whole time [McDonald’s] has known about this and chooses to continue to serve [its U.S.] citizens silly putty.”(2)
Safe to eat, even though it’s the same ingredient found in lacquers
Then there is the issue of tertiary butylhydroquinone (TBHQ).
Those involved in making the chemical casually applaud its so-called virtues.
For example, the site TBHQTertiaryButylhydroquinone.com says that it’s a “type of phenol” that is “used to stabilize foods, fats and vegetable oils against oxidative deterioration,” which extends their storage life.
Unfortunately, the site also says that it’s found in everything from perfumes to biodiesel. Worse, it claims that it’s safe to ingest.(3)
It states:
It is also used as a corrosion inhibitor in biodiesel. In perfumery, it is used as a fixative to lower the evaporation rate and improve stability. It is also added to varnishes, lacquers, resins, and oil field additives.
Both the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have evaluated TBHQ and determined that it is safe to consume at the concentration allowed in foods.(3)
Sinking your teeth into a “silent killer”
Finally, let’s take a look at hydrogenated soybean oil.
Like TBHQ, it’s used in the food industry to prolong shelf life. It’s also referred to as the “Silent Killer,” and for good reason.
A report put out by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston noted that at least 100,000 cardiac deaths that take place annually in the United States could have been prevented “if people replaced trans fat with healthier non hydrogenated polyunsaturated or monounsaturated oils.”
These are all chemicals that are bad for people’s health. They’re not natural, are found in Silly Putty and added to resins, and play a role in destroying heart health.
Be sure to steer clear of McDonald’s french fries, and foods from other fast food restaurants for that matter. In doing so, you’ll be vastly improving overall health.
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worldtruthtv--2020-07-09--Fmr Senator Murdered In Her Home After Reportedly Uncovering Gov’t Child Trafficking Ring

A former Arkansas state senator , Linda Collins-Smith was found murdered in her home last week in Pocahontas , Arkansas .
According to reports , Collins-Smith was closing in on a child trafficking ring which was being run by the Arkansas government .
According to police , last week , Collins-Smith was shot and killed outside of her home in Pocahontas , about 130 miles northeast Little Rock .
She died of a gunshot wound and her body was found wrapped in a blanket .
Her death is being investigated as a homicide .
No other information has been publicly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A VERIFIED SOURCE CLOSE TO COLLINS-SMITH TOLD CD MEDIA THAT SHE WAS ABOUT TO GO PUBLIC WITH INCRIMINATING INFORMATION ON SITTING JUDGES IN ARKANSAS , WHO WERE INVOLVED IN TAKING CHILDREN FROM POOR WOMEN VIA THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES ( CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES ) IN ARKANSAS AND SELLING THEM TO WEALTHY INDIVIDUALS .
THE SOURCE ALSO DISCLOSED THAT COLLINS-SMITH BELIEVED THE PERPETRATORS WERE USING ILLEGAL ALIENS TO FACILITATE THE CRIMES WHICH INCLUDED MURDERING THE MOTHERS OF THE STOLEN CHILDREN .
Indeed , during her time in the Senate , Linda Collins-Smith had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sponsor of HB1923 , which became Act 922 .
The bill was drafted specifically to prevent human trafficking .
A release by the National Foundation for Women Legislators acknowledged Collins-Smith work on the legislation .
ARKANSAS STATE REPRESENTATIVE CHARLOTTE DOUGLAS WAS RECOMMENDED TO ATTEND THE SUMMIT BY HER COLLEAGUE , NFWL STATE DIRECTOR ARKANSAS STATE SENATOR LINDA COLLINS-SMITH .
SENATOR COLLINS-SMITH SUGGESTED REPRESENTATIVE DOUGLAS , DESCRIBING HER AS A LEADER IN THE FIGHT TO END HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN ARKANSAS .
UPON RETURNING HOME FROM THE SUMMIT , REPRESENTATIVE DOUGLAS BEGAN WORKING ON LEGISLATION @ @ @ @ @ @ @ DRIVERS WITH THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING AS THEY WITNESS ITS OCCURRENCE .
TO RECEIVE A CLASS A COMMERCIAL DRIVER ’ S LICENSE , NEW ARKANSAS LEGISLATION OUTLINES THAT DRIVERS MUST COMPLETE A BRIEF ONLINE COURSE ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION .
ARKANSAS IS THE FIRST STATE TO ENACT THIS LEGISLATION , AND NFWL IS IMMENSELY PROUD THAT OUR SUMMIT LED TO THIS LEGISLATIVE VICTORY .
Adding to the suspicious nature of her death , officials have reportedly issued a gagging order over the investigation into her murder .
“ Third @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an order sealing the documents and statements obtained by police during the pendency of this investigation , ” Prosecuting Attorney Henry H. Boyce said , according to KAIT .
Philip Smith , Linda Collins-Smith ’ s ex-husband was also a judge , who was forced to resign amid controversy .
Even more disturbing is the fact that just two days after Collins-Smith was killed , former Oklahoma State Sen. Jonathan Nichols was found dead in his home in Norman , 20 miles south of Oklahoma City .
Like Collins-Smith , he died of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , their source says the deaths are related .
While Collins-Smith ’ s work to expose the child trafficking ring is not confirmed , her record of being a thorn in the side of corrupt politicians is no theory .
During her time as state senator , she made many enemies while trying to stop corruption in the government .
While a conspiracy by CPS to kidnap children and sell them to traffickers may sound outlandish , the Arkansas Department of Human Services has been implicated in multiple lawsuits for stealing children from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the suit says that the department has subjected hundreds of families to this practice for years and that it isn ’ t only these individual caseworkers at fault .
It seeks class-action status to represent all families similarly affected by Human Services Department actions .
“ This is just the tip of the iceberg , ” one of the families ’ attorneys , Lucian Gillham of Benton , said .
“ There are so many cases like this where parents lost their kids.
” “ These kids are being ripped away from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he added .
While deniers will claim that child sex trafficking is not a problem and that it doesn ’ t happen , experts , data , law enforcement , the federal government , advocacy groups , and statistics all disagree with them and note that there is indeed an epidemic of child sex trafficking in this country .
In just the US foster system , 18,000 children go “ missing ” every year .
Many of those children are then sold into sex slavery .
Not only in Arkansas , but across @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to pull children from their families for ridiculous reasons and turn them over to for profit systems—funded by your tax dollars—that use these children as cash cows and have no incentive to keep them safe .
In 1984 , the United States Congress established the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children ( NCMEC ) , and , as part of Missing Children ’ s Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2013 they receive $ 40 million to study and track missing and trafficked children in the United States .
In 2017 , NCMEC assisted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ missing children , the majority who were considered endangered runaways .
According to their most recent report complied from FBI data and their own , of the nearly 25,000 runaways reported to NCMEC in 2017 , one in seven were likely victims of child sex trafficking .
Of those , 88 percent were in the care of social services when they went missing .
Showing the scope of the abuse , in 2017 alone , NCMEC ’ s CyberTipline , a national mechanism for the public and electronic service providers to report instances @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over 10 million reports .
According to NCMEC , most of these tips were related to the following : Other governmental organizations have corroborated this horrifying trend .
In a 2013 FBI 70-city nationwide raid , 60 percent of the victims came from foster care or group homes .
In 2014 , New York authorities estimated that 85 percent of sex trafficking victims were previously in the child welfare system .
In 2012 , Connecticut police rescued 88 children from sex trafficking ; 86 were from the child welfare system .
Equally as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trafficked kids come from within the system is the fact that the FBI discovered in a 2014 nationwide raid that many foster children rescued from sex traffickers , including children as young as 11 , were never reported missing by child welfare authorities .
Even high-level government officials have been ensnared in these foster care abuse scandals .
As reported , multiple victims came forward and accused Seattle Mayor Ed Murray of sexually abusing them when they were children in Washington ’ s foster care system .
Former Speaker of the House , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ jail time for raping children .
Last year , U.S. District Judge Timothy DeGiusti handed down a 15 year sentence to Ralph Shortey , a former senator from Oklahoma who was caught on camera with a child in a hotel room who he had sex with .
The fact of the matter is that child sex abuse in this country takes place on a massive scale and many within the system are some of the worst abusers .
Those who speak out against it and attempt to expose the system , are often @ @ @ @ @

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A former Arkansas state senator, Linda Collins-Smith was found murdered in her home last week in Pocahontas, Arkansas. According to reports, Collins-Smith was closing in on a child trafficking ring which was being run by the Arkansas government.
According to police, last week, Collins-Smith was shot and killed outside of her home in Pocahontas, about 130 miles northeast Little Rock. She died of a gunshot wound and her body was found wrapped in a blanket. Her death is being investigated as a homicide. No other information has been publicly presented.
According to CD Media: A VERIFIED SOURCE CLOSE TO COLLINS-SMITH TOLD CD MEDIA THAT SHE WAS ABOUT TO GO PUBLIC WITH INCRIMINATING INFORMATION ON SITTING JUDGES IN ARKANSAS, WHO WERE INVOLVED IN TAKING CHILDREN FROM POOR WOMEN VIA THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES (CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES) IN ARKANSAS AND SELLING THEM TO WEALTHY INDIVIDUALS. THE SOURCE ALSO DISCLOSED THAT COLLINS-SMITH BELIEVED THE PERPETRATORS WERE USING ILLEGAL ALIENS TO FACILITATE THE CRIMES WHICH INCLUDED MURDERING THE MOTHERS OF THE STOLEN CHILDREN.
Indeed, during her time in the Senate, Linda Collins-Smith had worked on legislation and was the primary sponsor of HB1923, which became Act 922. The bill was drafted specifically to prevent human trafficking.
A release by the National Foundation for Women Legislators acknowledged Collins-Smith work on the legislation.
ARKANSAS STATE REPRESENTATIVE CHARLOTTE DOUGLAS WAS RECOMMENDED TO ATTEND THE SUMMIT BY HER COLLEAGUE, NFWL STATE DIRECTOR ARKANSAS STATE SENATOR LINDA COLLINS-SMITH. SENATOR COLLINS-SMITH SUGGESTED REPRESENTATIVE DOUGLAS, DESCRIBING HER AS A LEADER IN THE FIGHT TO END HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN ARKANSAS. UPON RETURNING HOME FROM THE SUMMIT, REPRESENTATIVE DOUGLAS BEGAN WORKING ON LEGISLATION WITH TRUCKERS AGAINST TRAFFICKING TO PROVIDE TRUCK DRIVERS WITH THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING AS THEY WITNESS ITS OCCURRENCE. TO RECEIVE A CLASS A COMMERCIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE, NEW ARKANSAS LEGISLATION OUTLINES THAT DRIVERS MUST COMPLETE A BRIEF ONLINE COURSE ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION. ARKANSAS IS THE FIRST STATE TO ENACT THIS LEGISLATION, AND NFWL IS IMMENSELY PROUD THAT OUR SUMMIT LED TO THIS LEGISLATIVE VICTORY.
Adding to the suspicious nature of her death, officials have reportedly issued a gagging order over the investigation into her murder.
“Third Judicial District Court Judge Harold Erwin issued an order sealing the documents and statements obtained by police during the pendency of this investigation,” Prosecuting Attorney Henry H. Boyce said, according to KAIT.
Philip Smith, Linda Collins-Smith’s ex-husband was also a judge, who was forced to resign amid controversy.
Even more disturbing is the fact that just two days after Collins-Smith was killed, former Oklahoma State Sen. Jonathan Nichols was found dead in his home in Norman, 20 miles south of Oklahoma City. Like Collins-Smith, he died of a gunshot. According to CD Media, their source says the deaths are related.
While Collins-Smith’s work to expose the child trafficking ring is not confirmed, her record of being a thorn in the side of corrupt politicians is no theory. During her time as state senator, she made many enemies while trying to stop corruption in the government.
While a conspiracy by CPS to kidnap children and sell them to traffickers may sound outlandish, the Arkansas Department of Human Services has been implicated in multiple lawsuits for stealing children from caring families.
According to Arkansas online, the suit says that the department has subjected hundreds of families to this practice for years and that it isn’t only these individual caseworkers at fault. It seeks class-action status to represent all families similarly affected by Human Services Department actions.
“This is just the tip of the iceberg,” one of the families’ attorneys, Lucian Gillham of Benton, said. “There are so many cases like this where parents lost their kids.”
“These kids are being ripped away from everything they have ever known,” he added.
While deniers will claim that child sex trafficking is not a problem and that it doesn’t happen, experts, data, law enforcement, the federal government, advocacy groups, and statistics all disagree with them and note that there is indeed an epidemic of child sex trafficking in this country.
In just the US foster system, 18,000 children go “missing” every year. Many of those children are then sold into sex slavery.
Not only in Arkansas, but across the county, systems are set up to pull children from their families for ridiculous reasons and turn them over to for profit systems—funded by your tax dollars—that use these children as cash cows and have no incentive to keep them safe.
In 1984, the United States Congress established the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), and, as part of Missing Children’s Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2013 they receive $40 million to study and track missing and trafficked children in the United States.
In 2017, NCMEC assisted law enforcement with over 27,000 cases of missing children, the majority who were considered endangered runaways.
According to their most recent report complied from FBI data and their own, of the nearly 25,000 runaways reported to NCMEC in 2017, one in seven were likely victims of child sex trafficking. Of those, 88 percent were in the care of social services when they went missing.
Showing the scope of the abuse, in 2017 alone, NCMEC’s CyberTipline, a national mechanism for the public and electronic service providers to report instances of suspected child sexual exploitation, received over 10 million reports. According to NCMEC, most of these tips were related to the following:
Apparent child sexual abuse images.
Online enticement, including “sextortion.”
Child sex trafficking.
Child sexual molestation.
Other governmental organizations have corroborated this horrifying trend. In a 2013 FBI 70-city nationwide raid, 60 percent of the victims came from foster care or group homes. In 2014, New York authorities estimated that 85 percent of sex trafficking victims were previously in the child welfare system. In 2012, Connecticut police rescued 88 children from sex trafficking; 86 were from the child welfare system.
Equally as disturbing as the fact that most sex trafficked kids come from within the system is the fact that the FBI discovered in a 2014 nationwide raid that many foster children rescued from sex traffickers, including children as young as 11, were never reported missing by child welfare authorities.
Even high-level government officials have been ensnared in these foster care abuse scandals. As reported, multiple victims came forward and accused Seattle Mayor Ed Murray of sexually abusing them when they were children in Washington’s foster care system.
Former Speaker of the House, Dennis Hastert was also arrested and served jail time for raping children.
Last year, U.S. District Judge Timothy DeGiusti handed down a 15 year sentence to Ralph Shortey, a former senator from Oklahoma who was caught on camera with a child in a hotel room who he had sex with.
The fact of the matter is that child sex abuse in this country takes place on a massive scale and many within the system are some of the worst abusers. Those who speak out against it and attempt to expose the system, are often times killed or silenced.
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thefreethoughtproject