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

Smoke Pall Spans the United States

Fire and smoke in Northwest and Irma in the Southeast! Hang on folks!

Smoke Pall Spans the United States
Smoke from fires in the Pacific Northwest stretched across the United States.

Leaked document reveals UK Brexit plan to deter EU immigrants

Murder of democracy most foul!

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Exclusive: Home Office paper sets out detailed proposals including measures to drive down number of low-skilled migrants from Europe

Britain will end the free movement of labour immediately after Brexit and introduce restrictions to deter all but highly-skilled EU workers under detailed proposals set out in a Home Office document leaked to the Guardian.

The 82-page paper, marked as extremely sensitive and dated August 2017, sets out for the first time how Britain intends to approach the politically charged issue of immigration, dramatically refocusing policy to put British workers first.

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Indian journalist critical of Hindu extremists is shot dead in Bangalore | World news | The Guardian – “Fascist Pseudo-Hindus assassinate an opponent and police say they don’t know what happened”

A senior Indian journalist and activist has been shot dead outside her home in Bangalore.Gauri Lankesh was the editor of a Kannada-language tabloid that has frequently been critical of Hindu extremists.Police said Lankesh, who was in her 50s, was shot by three assailants as she was entering the property on Tuesday evening and died shortly after. Officers said it was too early to speculate on the motive.

Source: Indian journalist critical of Hindu extremists is shot dead in Bangalore | World news | The Guardian

Hookworm, a disease of extreme poverty, is thriving in the US south. Why? | US news | The Guardian

“We now need to find how widespread hookworm is across the US,” said Dr Peter Hotez, dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine, who along with Rojelio Mejia led the research team. Hotez, who has estimated that as many as 12 million Americans could be suffering from neglected tropical diseases in poor parts of the south and midwest, told the Guardian the results were a wake-up call for the nation.“This is the inconvenient truth that nobody in America wants to talk about,” he said. “These people live in the southern United States, and nobody seems to care; they are poor, and nobody seems to care; and more often than not they are people of color, and nobody seems to care.”

Source: Hookworm, a disease of extreme poverty, is thriving in the US south. Why? | US news | The Guardian