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

9 Whistleblowers and the secrets they uncovered – IFEX

What makes a whistleblower? Is it their unwavering dedication to exposing the truth? A desire to fight intolerable injustice? Perhaps they simply believe things could be better. Here we profile 9 whistleblowers and the injustices they uncovered.

Source: 9 Whistleblowers and the secrets they uncovered – IFEX

Wolf “explosion” in Liguria leads to calls for cull – The Local – {Spin and Excuse Lazy Farmers from Responsibilities to Shoulder Own Costs of Doing Business!}

In 2014, conservationists put the Ligurian wolf population at 50, but regional councillors say there are now many more – and they are killing and mauling many farmers’ animals.“In the last year the population has exploded. We think there are now as many as 200 wolves in the region,” Stefano Mai from the Northern League party told La Repubblica.“Starting to hunt them again is a solution we are looking at.”According to Mai, the region doesn’t have enough money to keep compensating farmers for all the sheep, goats and calves the wolves are taking. “Instances are multiplying too quickly,” he added.

Source: Wolf explosion in Liguria leads to calls for cull – The Local

Knesset bill to deport family members of Palestinian assailants gains massive support – {Collective punishment was popular with Germans in countries they invaded from 1939-1945 and has been popular in Israel for years.}

PNN/Jerusalem A bill was formally submitted to the Israeli Knesset on Wednesday by Israeli

Source: Knesset bill to deport family members of Palestinian assailants gains massive support

Settlers spray death threats over home walls, southern Bethlehem

PNN/ Bethlehem/ A group of Israeli settlers on Thursday have sprayed hate slogans and death threats on a Palestinian family home in Shushahla village south of Bethlehem, central West Bank. Local sources said that the settlers from Danial illegal settlement made a hole in the razor wire between the settlement and the village, broke in, and

Source: Settlers spray death threats over home walls, southern Bethlehem

Brushing teeth regularly could ward off Alzheimer’s disease – Telegraph

Brushing your teeth regularly could slow down the progression of Alzheimer’s disease after scientists found that gum disease speeds up mental decline by six times.Periodontitis, or gum disease, is common in older people and can get worse in old age as people struggle to maintain their oral hygiene. It is thought that periodontal bacteria increase levels of inflammation in the body, which has been linked to greater mental decline in people with Alzheimer’s disease. A new study by King’s College London and the University of Southampton followed 59 people with mild to moderate dementia for six months, monitoring the state of their gums.

Source: Brushing teeth regularly could ward off Alzheimer’s disease – Telegraph

Middle East – Questions raised over authenticity of ‘leaked’ IS group documents – France 24

“There would be big alarm bells for me, because when I’ve seen inconsistencies like that in the past they’ve been on really shoddily made forgeries,” Charlie Winter, a researcher at Georgia State University, told AFP. “With something as important as this, it’s important to look at it with as suspicious, discerning and cynical an eye as possible,” he added. Fake IS group documents have been circulated and distributed to media outlets several times over the past few years. A December 2015 document that purportedly called on IS group fighters to abandon the Iraqi city of Fallujah was tweeted by Colonel Steve Warren, spokesman for the US-led campaign in Iraq, before it was revealed to be a fake. “Many people on the border between Syria and Turkey are trying to sell almost anything with black flags, fake stamps of the Islamic State group and logos,” Nasr said. “Many journalists, including me, have confronted this reality.” In an interview with the Washington Post in December 2015, British analyst Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi noted that, “The fakes that have been circulated are largely poor in quality. The forgers seem to be ignorant of Islamic State labeling, there are recurring motifs, and we see some clear attempts to take jabs at certain actors perceived to be backing the Islamic State.”

Source: Middle East – Questions raised over authenticity of ‘leaked’ IS group documents – France 24

Trump Supporter Who Punched Protester: Next Time, We Might Have To Kill Him | 3CHICSPOLITICO

Donald Trump is dangerous for America. But what does the US media do? Continue to give him a platform to spread his hate. These people are wicked beyond description. If a black Presidential candidate was saying the things Trump says and had violence to break out, he/she would have BEEN shut down. But #whiteprivilege.

Source: Trump Supporter Who Punched Protester: Next Time, We Might Have To Kill Him | 3CHICSPOLITICO