The biggest radioactive spill in US history never ended – By Ranjani Chakraborty and Melissa Hirsch Oct 13, 2020, 1:40pm EDT | Just Sayin’

For decades, Navajo Nation was a primary source for the United States’ uranium stockpile during the nuclear arms race. It was home to more than 700 uranium mines, which provided jobs to Navajo residents. But the mining industry came with impending peril. Cases of lung cancer and other diseases began cropping up in a community that had previously had few of them. Land, air, and water was poisoned. And on July 16, 1979, the mining led to the biggest radioactive spill in US history.

Watch the video above to hear from residents in Church Rock, New Mexico, who’ve lived with the effects of the spill. More than 40 years later, the site still hasn’t been properly cleaned up, and residents continue to face illnesses, tainted water, and the loss of livestock. Today, with the Environmental Protection Agency’s new plan for cleanup, they’re worried it could wipe out their entire community.

Source: The biggest radioactive spill in US history never ended – By Ranjani Chakraborty and Melissa Hirsch Oct 13, 2020, 1:40pm EDT | Just Sayin’

Sanctions, What Are They Good For?

In Saner Thought

I see that Donald the Orange has once again used his favorite tool for international situations….sanctions.

This time it is sanctions used against Iran….again.

The US slapped new sanctions on Iran’s financial sector on Thursday in an attempt to further isolate the Islamic Republic’s economy. The new measures target 18 Iranian banks and subjects foreign, non-Iranian institutions to penalties for doing business with them.

“Today’s action to identify the financial sector and sanction 18 major Iranian banks reflects our commitment to stop illicit access to US dollars,” US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement.

The move comes after Washington’s European allies have been warning of the humanitarian consequences sanctions can have on Iran. The country is already facing an economic crisis due to previous US sanctions, which has been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.

European countries have been at odds with the Trump administration over its…

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Time is running out for the planet, another world is mandatory En/Esp/Pt — The Free

by CNT..Ciudad Real Every day we see negative news in the media, where a few have a bad time, together with others where they communicate the great benefits that large corporations have obtained. The bombardment of information we receive means that this has become something natural, something accepted by all, which does not produce more […]

Time is running out for the planet, another world is mandatory En/Esp/Pt — The Free

“It is time to change things and be people rather than a simple cog in this money factory, to be in solidarity and to mobilize to try to prevent the human race from being reduced to slavery by a few. We must do it for ourselves, for our children, for the planet and for social justice.”

Britain Takes a Beating…From Itself: Brexit, Covid, Tories, and Horrible Weather — The Free

October 14, 2020 Britain Takes a Beating…From Itself by Kenneth Surin Photograph Source: Bradley Howard – CC BY 2.0 The week’s political headlines around the world were dominated by a member of the species Muscina stabulans *the Fly) descending on the immaculately tended white top– smooth enough to merit comparison to an Astroturf pitch– of […]

Britain Takes a Beating…From Itself: Brexit, Covid, Tories, and Horrible Weather — The Free

La Fundación Cartier encarna la práctica insidiosa de utilizar una fundación “artística” para seducir al público, haciéndoles creer que su mercancía y su modelo de negocio son en realidad lo contrario de su verdadera relación con la naturaleza y los intereses de los pueblos indígenas…

The Cartier Foundation embodies the insidious practice of using an “artistic” foundation to seduce the public, making them believe that its merchandise and its business model are actually the opposite of its true relationship with nature and the interests of indigenous peoples …

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“La verdadera relación de la Fundación Cartier con la naturaleza” – Foto-montaje -Barbara Crane Navarro
fotos: Exposición de la Fundación Cartier “Nosotros los árboles” – Luc Boegly / mina de oro – João Laet

Las empresas que dicen tener “generosidad desinteresada” mientras “patrocinan” a los pueblos indígenas y la biosfera que su modelo de negocio destruye son dudosas … al igual que las ONG y otras que las sancionan.

Claudia Andujar, La Lutte Yanomami, 2020, Fondation Cartier, Paris. LUC BOEGLY 2020 (detalle)

Cartier es la única empresa de artículos de lujo que utiliza a los Yanomami como portavoces (¿vendedores?) De su negocio de joyas de oro y diamantes.

Pero usted … Si compra joyas de oro y diamantes, relojes y accesorios de Cartier y otros en la industria del lujo, o mercancía de oro y diamantes en puntos de venta o tiendas de descuento, también es cómplice de la destrucción…

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Totally Under Control Trailer

a timely and must-see documentary makes its debut. Totally Under Control, directed and produced by Academy Award winner Alex Gibney, Ophelia Harutyunya, and Suzanne Hillingers, chronicles the United States government’s abysmal failure at dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Today, a timely and must-see documentary makes its debut. Totally Under Control, directed and produced by Academy Award winner Alex Gibney, Ophelia Harutyunya, and Suzanne Hillingers, chronicles the United States government’s abysmal failure at dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic. You can see it today via NEON’s digital store, YouTube, Vudu, Apple TV/iTunes, FandangoNow, and GooglePlay. And if you don’t want to rent it, it will be available to Hulu subscribers on October 20. If you don’t have Hulu you can sign up for a free month trial. I strongly encourage everyone to watch this if you can, especially in light of Mr. Trump and his administration’s continued reckless determination to not only put his supporters lives in danger, but any innocent people they go on to infect. It’s become obvious in the days following his diagnosis that he and many Republicans have no intention of learning from their mistakes and…

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Break free!

CuriousNarrator

Innocent heart yearns warmth,
Help it Embrace,

Frazzled body mourns flaws,
Help it Heal,

Anxious mind strives peace,
Help it Reap,

Curious soul aspires serenity,
Help it Seek,

Life is too short to rue,
Celebrate and Break free!

“Put your Heart, Mind & Soul into it and your Body will follow” It will be an immense pleasure to learn about your valued viewpoint on this subject. Do share your thoughts in the comment section.

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Listen!

CuriousNarrator

I strongly believe that your inner voice always guides you to the correct path. Whether we choose to listen to it or ignore it, is what entirely decides our destiny. If we ponder deeply inner voices correspond to the echo from our soul and our soul in the true sense is the iota of almighty.

Think about it! When we watch a movie or read a novel there often is this random character who due to some circumstantial developments is forced to rob or kill someone. On the contrary his instincts always guide him otherwise and he stands still at the spot for a couple of minutes but does it anyway which leads to the whole trail of wrong happenings. The same character submerged in retrospection later conveys his story to others guiltily repeating ‘only if I had listened to my inner voice…’

In today’s world where we humans unwisely…

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