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Author: Andy Corbley

USDA Teams Up with Big Soy to Fund Study to Show How to Meet Nutrient Needs with Ultra-Procesed Foods
Nutrition

USDA Teams Up with Big Soy to Fund Study to Show How to Meet Nutrient Needs with Ultra-Procesed Foods

August 11, 2023August 14, 2023

  US taxpayer dollars recently funded a study to be included in the upcoming USDA Dietary Guidelines of America…

There Was a Cable That Showed US Official Pushing for Imran Khan’s Ousting—it’s been Leaked
Foreign Policy

There Was a Cable That Showed US Official Pushing for Imran Khan’s Ousting—it’s been Leaked

August 10, 2023

Large quotations in this story were only possible because of The Intercept’s publishing of a secret cable. To read…

‘Staggering’ Losses Bullet Reports of Ukraine’s ‘Extremely Unlikely’ Chances to Take Back Any Territory
War

‘Staggering’ Losses Bullet Reports of Ukraine’s ‘Extremely Unlikely’ Chances to Take Back Any Territory

August 9, 2023

CNN spoke to a quartet of unnamed defense and diplomacy officials since the start of the Ukrainian counterattack, who…

Was This Primitive Whale the Largest Animal Ever to Live? Scientists Think So
Earth Sciences

Was This Primitive Whale the Largest Animal Ever to Live? Scientists Think So

August 2, 2023August 2, 2023

Peru isn’t typically associated with ocean habitat, containing as it does the Andes and the Amazon. However, a beast…

8/01 End of the Empire: China Establishes Commercial and Strategic Ties with Key Targets of Washington
End of the Empire

8/01 End of the Empire: China Establishes Commercial and Strategic Ties with Key Targets of Washington

August 1, 2023August 1, 2023

End of the Empire is a twice-monthly feature on all news relating to the transition from the unipolar world…

While Seemingly Normal, New $345 Million Weapons Transfer to Taiwan is Anything But
Foreign Policy

While Seemingly Normal, New $345 Million Weapons Transfer to Taiwan is Anything But

July 31, 2023July 31, 2023

While the US has sold weapons to Taiwan ever since 1979, the most recently-announced effort by a US president…

History’s First Placebo-Controlled Trial of Pure Cannabinol Proves Groundbreaking
Medicine

History’s First Placebo-Controlled Trial of Pure Cannabinol Proves Groundbreaking

July 28, 2023July 31, 2023

Conducted by two private companies beyond the scope of universities, hospitals, or government agencies, the world’s first trial of…

Webb Detects Water Vapor Just Hanging Out in Space in a Fascinating Star’s Goldilocks Zone
Space

Webb Detects Water Vapor Just Hanging Out in Space in a Fascinating Star’s Goldilocks Zone

July 27, 2023August 1, 2023

In a fascinating star system 370 light-years from Earth, scientists studying with the James Webb Space Telescope have found…

There Is Simply No Newborn Baby Formula that Doesn’t Contain Industrial Seed or Vegetable Oils
Nutrition

There Is Simply No Newborn Baby Formula that Doesn’t Contain Industrial Seed or Vegetable Oils

July 26, 2023July 30, 2023

For the proud parents of any child aged 1-9 months, there is no baby bottle formula that doesn’t use…

Biden Officials Knew Ukraine Couldn’t Fight Effectively with the Weapons and Training They Had
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Biden Officials Knew Ukraine Couldn’t Fight Effectively with the Weapons and Training They Had

July 24, 2023July 24, 2023

  If any Ukrainian were under the impression that the White House and Pentagon were their allies, the last…

Historic $886 Billion Pentagon Budget Passes House Amidst Largest Critical Recruiting Crisis
Foreign Policy

Historic $886 Billion Pentagon Budget Passes House Amidst Largest Critical Recruiting Crisis

July 20, 2023

Almost completely along partisan lines, the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed the House of Reps. 219-210. It…

Organizations Start Small and Local in Effort to Protect and Save the Silvery Gibbon on Java
Conservation

Organizations Start Small and Local in Effort to Protect and Save the Silvery Gibbon on Java

July 19, 2023July 19, 2023

With so many of the world’s charismatic tropical animals fighting for conservation dollars, it’s easy for a small primate…

Pentagon Intelligence Chief Calls Ukraine A “Stalemate”–Doubts that New Weapons Will Help
Coffee Break Reads

Pentagon Intelligence Chief Calls Ukraine A “Stalemate”–Doubts that New Weapons Will Help

July 17, 2023

In an interview at Bloomberg, Chief of Staff for the Defense Intelligence Agency described the Ukraine war as a “stalemate” before…

Zelenskyy Enraged After NATO Ambiguity, But He Probably Shouldn’t Be Surprised
War

Zelenskyy Enraged After NATO Ambiguity, But He Probably Shouldn’t Be Surprised

July 14, 2023

Story at a glance… The NATO Summit in Vilnius saw no immediate membership for Ukraine. A new mechanism was…

Russian Embassy Confirms Creation of BRICS Currency Backed by Gold Without a Timetable
Political Economy

Russian Embassy Confirms Creation of BRICS Currency Backed by Gold Without a Timetable

July 13, 2023July 14, 2023

In this political climate, no one should take what the employees of a single Russian embassy say as gospel,…

Cluster Bombs for Ukraine Could Come More Than a Month After Counteroffensive
World & Conflict

Cluster Bombs for Ukraine Could Come More Than a Month After Counteroffensive

July 12, 2023

Yet again, it seems the US has folded on previous restrictions on the transfer of weapons to Ukraine after…

Nutrient Deficiencies Put You in the 90th Percentile for Risk of Myriad of Diseases
Nutrition

Nutrient Deficiencies Put You in the 90th Percentile for Risk of Myriad of Diseases

July 11, 2023

Among individuals who prefer to form their eating patterns around maximizing nutrient intake, there’s an urge to proclaim that,…

Idaho Legislature Demands their Senators to Find Rapid End to Forever Wars in First-of-its Kind Resolution
Coffee Break Reads

Idaho Legislature Demands their Senators to Find Rapid End to Forever Wars in First-of-its Kind Resolution

July 10, 2023

Last Saturday the Idaho Republican Central Committee passed resolutions demanding an end to US military operations in Syria and…

7/05 End of the Empire: Gulf Oil Giants Look Eastward to Escape US Hegemony
End of the Empire

7/05 End of the Empire: Gulf Oil Giants Look Eastward to Escape US Hegemony

July 5, 2023July 5, 2023

End of the Empire is a twice-monthly feature on all news relating to the transition from the unipolar world…

Perserverance Rover Captures First Ever Photos of a Powerful River on Another Planet
Space

Perserverance Rover Captures First Ever Photos of a Powerful River on Another Planet

July 4, 2023

In its most recent discovery, NASA’s Perseverance rover is surveying the curvilinear flow of a wild river that bears…

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Long-Range ATACMS Missiles Poised to Go to Ukraine Also Drop 300-900 Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley September 27, 2023

The Washington Post has reported that the US is close to giving Kyiv long-range ATACMS missiles that have a 200-mile…

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But of Course the Ukrainian Army Is Not Keeping Track of Where They’re Dropping Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley August 22, 2023

When President Biden signaled his intention to bypass American law and send cluster munitions to Ukraine, Kyiv quickly provided…

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Biden Officials Knew Ukraine Couldn’t Fight Effectively with the Weapons and Training They Had

Andy Corbley July 24, 2023

  If any Ukrainian were under the impression that the White House and Pentagon were their allies, the last…

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Long-Range ATACMS Missiles Poised to Go to Ukraine Also Drop 300-900 Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley September 27, 2023
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Long-Range ATACMS Missiles Poised to Go to Ukraine Also Drop 300-900 Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley September 27, 2023
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