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Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

Australia Just Had a Bad Flu Season. That May Be a Warning for the U.S.

In 2017, a terrible flu season in Australia presaged an American outbreak in which 79,000 died. Experts advise getting the shot soon.

Trump is the kid caught in the cookie jar – impeachment is imperative | Robert Reich

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Don’t assume the Senate won’t convict and remove a president who sees the danger and grows more desperate by the day

Donald Trump will almost certainly be impeached in the House, possibly as soon as Thanksgiving. The odds are rising that he’ll be convicted in the Senate.

Related: Did Trump commit a crime? The impeachment inquiry, explained

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Pharmaceutical Companies Are Luring Mexicans Across the U.S. Border to Donate Blood Plasma — ProPublica

Companies offer high payments and bring-a-friend bonuses to Mexicans who cross the border on temporary visas to donate blood plasma. The U.S. offers weaker health protections for donors than most countries.
— Read on www.propublica.org/article/pharmaceutical-companies-are-luring-mexicans-across-the-u.s.-border-to-donate-blood-plasma

This is done in every city in USA – poor people and addicts line up fail to sell themselves and billions are made off of the millions paid out!

Meet a guy who converts gas-guzzling cars into electric vehicles  | CBC News

In this week’s issue of our environment newsletter, we speak to a Toronto entrepreneur who converts gas-guzzling cars into electric vehicles and learn about climate communication from Canadian scientist and ‘Champion of the Earth’ Katharine Hayhoe.
— Read on www.cbc.ca/news/technology/what-on-earth-newsletter-converting-electric-cars-1.5307221