Thoughful Orators,
Charles Hugh Smith sets the stage for a play where the great majority of working people owe debt service to a wealthy few, and the economy can find no way out.
The Ratchet Effect: Easy to Spend More, Spending Less Triggers CollapseWhat's required is not just a revised spreadsheet but an entirely new culture and value system. https://charleshughsmith.substack.com/p/the-ratchet-effect-easy-to-spend
Gilbert Doctorow, Transcript of ‘Judging Freedom,’ 5 June edition
Napolitano: According to the readout of the Russian Foreign Ministry, or put out by the Russian Foreign Ministry, of the telephone call between President Putin and President Trump, President Trump told President Putin, the United States had no knowledge of the drone attack.
So let’s analyze the significance of whether this is credible, it clearly isn’t. How the Russians react when the President of the United States says something like this, and does Donald Trump have control over his own intel apparatus?
Doctorow: Well, I’d like to call attention to the time it took him to say that. Not to speak it over the phone, but why it took him two days to come forward and make a statement. And this was a question that was put to me by an Indian television station yesterday. So let’s analyze the significance of whether this is credible, it clearly isn’t. How the Russians react when the President of the United States says something like this, and does Donald Trump have control over his own intel apparatus?
And I tossed back, why did it take Putin so long to say anything about it also? I think both sides were checking to see who was involved in this attack. And I doubt that Trump would have dared to call Putin until he was personally satisfied that there was no way of pinning this on the United States during his time in office, which is critical.
That the United States was involved previously is a hundred percent certain, that this goes back 18 months when Joe Biden was still in the saddle, so to speak. Or anyway, his facilitators, his so-called subordinates, Jake Sullivan and Tony Blinken, were surely in cahoots with the Brits and with Kiev about staging this attack. But they weren’t in office when it took place. And I think Trump wanted to be certain that no one had subverted his intentions. There had been no rogue attack, no rogue participation in the people under him in this previously planned attack. Because it would be deadly to take this up with Putin if Putin had the goods on him and would point a finger.
Well, he was satisfied obviously that the United States was not involved in the implementation of a program which it had helped to hatch 18 months ago. As for Mr. Putin, clearly he also was in no rush to talk about this until he understood who were the likely responsible people for it happening.
That the United States was involved previously is a hundred percent certain, that this goes back 18 months when Joe Biden was still in the saddle, so to speak. Or anyway, his facilitators, his so-called subordinates, Jake Sullivan and Tony Blinken, were surely in cahoots with the Brits and with Kiev about staging this attack. But they weren’t in office when it took place. And I think Trump wanted to be certain that no one had subverted his intentions. There had been no rogue attack, no rogue participation in the people under him in this previously planned attack. Because it would be deadly to take this up with Putin if Putin had the goods on him and would point a finger.
Well, he was satisfied obviously that the United States was not involved in the implementation of a program which it had helped to hatch 18 months ago. As for Mr. Putin, clearly he also was in no rush to talk about this until he understood who were the likely responsible people for it happening.
But Trump did call, and I think that is very important to weigh in on the discussions that the airwaves are filled with on various programs, including your own. Is there rogue activity in the United States? Is the government really following Mr. Trump’s dictates? Is there still a deep state? My personal position is there isn’t a deep state. Not that as it was before... There isn’t a deep state after Mr. Trump threw 40,000 people out on the street. Closing of USAID, I think, was a stake through the heart of the Dracula. And the State Department’s being purged now...
..That’s the first extremely important part of what Trump said. The second part, which I think is equally important, I don’t hear a word about. Trump said that he discussed with Putin the negotiations for limiting uranium enrichment in Iran, the negotiations that are ongoing. It’s the first time I’ve heard Trump talk about that. And it is highly important. Why? This is a dog whistle to Mr. Trump’s allies in the Zionist group on both parties in Capitol Hill. He’s saying “Look you don’t like very much my being nice to Mr. Putin and the Russians, but the Russians are with us. We’re aligned completely on keeping the Iranians away from nuclear weapons...
..Napolitano: Right, right. Let’s get back to the attacks and President Putin’s likely response. What is the reaction as you’re able to put your finger on the pulse of Russian elites? What is the reaction of Russians in the streets? What is the reaction, if there is any public knowledge of this, of his inner circle?
Doctorrow: Well, I’ll start with the last, well, next to last. His inner circle will support him in all events. They will smile through gritted teeth as they did the evening before the launch of the special military operation. He had all of his top people there to sign on for responsibility for what he was about to do. They weren’t happy about it.
I think the situation today is that they also are probably going to smile through gritted teeth, that is his inner circle. But what about the broad public? The table talk across Russia as people break bread, I think will be highly critical to Putin.
I don’t think the Russians are the least bit happy with these whole series of attacks. It’s more than just the headline attack on the air bases. There’s also a general who was blown up in Moscow, as I understand, yesterday. There was an attack on some bridge in Moscow. There was, of course, the attack, the attempt to blow up, with several thousand pounds of explosives to blow up the Kerch Bridge in the last few days.
And, of course, there was murderous attacks on civilian trains in Bryansk and Kursk. So the Russians have had a lot to discuss over the table in their kitchen talk, and I don’t suppose that any of it was favorable to Mr. Putin and his go-slowly approach.
Napolitano: What do you expect President Putin to do?
Doctorow: Well, he won’t satisfy the hardliners. That’s a hundred percent sure. Whether he will satisfy the general grumbling that surely is going on, as I say, at breakfast and dinner tables across Russia, that remains to be seen. I don’t imagine that he’s going to depart from his slowly, slowly approach, which will leave a lot of the broad public questioning and unhappy. https://gilbertdoctorow.com/2025/06/05/transcript-of-judging-freedom-5-june-edition/
Doctorrow: Well, I’ll start with the last, well, next to last. His inner circle will support him in all events. They will smile through gritted teeth as they did the evening before the launch of the special military operation. He had all of his top people there to sign on for responsibility for what he was about to do. They weren’t happy about it.
I think the situation today is that they also are probably going to smile through gritted teeth, that is his inner circle. But what about the broad public? The table talk across Russia as people break bread, I think will be highly critical to Putin.
I don’t think the Russians are the least bit happy with these whole series of attacks. It’s more than just the headline attack on the air bases. There’s also a general who was blown up in Moscow, as I understand, yesterday. There was an attack on some bridge in Moscow. There was, of course, the attack, the attempt to blow up, with several thousand pounds of explosives to blow up the Kerch Bridge in the last few days.
And, of course, there was murderous attacks on civilian trains in Bryansk and Kursk. So the Russians have had a lot to discuss over the table in their kitchen talk, and I don’t suppose that any of it was favorable to Mr. Putin and his go-slowly approach.
Napolitano: What do you expect President Putin to do?
Doctorow: Well, he won’t satisfy the hardliners. That’s a hundred percent sure. Whether he will satisfy the general grumbling that surely is going on, as I say, at breakfast and dinner tables across Russia, that remains to be seen. I don’t imagine that he’s going to depart from his slowly, slowly approach, which will leave a lot of the broad public questioning and unhappy. https://gilbertdoctorow.com/2025/06/05/transcript-of-judging-freedom-5-june-edition/
6/5/25 Simplicius, Another PR Stunt Dies Down as Russia Tightens Vise on Sumy
– Ukraine is suffering huge losses and is retreating along the entire front line, so it is trying to intimidate Russia with terrorist attacks
– The Kiev regime, already illegitimate, is degenerating into a terrorist organization, and its sponsors are becoming accomplices of terrorists
– The terrorist attack on the train in the Bryansk region is a targeted attack on civilians
– The Kyiv regime “does not need peace at all”, since it would mean a loss of power for them
– A lull in military action would be used by Kyiv for forced mobilization, pumping up weapons, and preparing terrorist attacks...
..Putin seems to have hardened in his stance that it would be pointless to allow Ukraine any long ceasefire respites.
Those expecting a furious Russian response—i.e. carpet bombing Kiev with Oreshniks, and the like—were bound to be disappointed in Russia’s reaction. And even more so by the statements of certain Russian officials, in this case from the Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov, who claimed that not a single Russian plane was ‘destroyed’ in Ukraine’s long-planned drone raid:
The planes damaged during the terrorist attack of the Kiev regime on June 1 will be restored. This was stated in an interview with TASS by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov. Those expecting a furious Russian response—i.e. carpet bombing Kiev with Oreshniks, and the like—were bound to be disappointed in Russia’s reaction. And even more so by the statements of certain Russian officials, in this case from the Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov, who claimed that not a single Russian plane was ‘destroyed’ in Ukraine’s long-planned drone raid:
It’s a bit of a head-scratcher and only serves to discredit Russian authorities, given that we’ve seen fresh satellite photos of planes that clearly appear beyond repair. That being said, so many fake AI-generated versions were interspersed as to legitimately raise questions as to ‘how many’ Russian planes were really lost...
..As for Russia’s response, one Russian analyst worded it best: “Zelensky is in desperate need of a loud tragedy.” Obviously, all such attacks are designed to goad Russia into something which can be sold as an ‘unprecedented massacre’, or the like.
That being said, tonight Russian Tu-95s and Kalibr-launching ships staged a new attack which could be amongst Russia’s ‘responses’. https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/sitrep-6525-another-pr-stunt-dies
That being said, tonight Russian Tu-95s and Kalibr-launching ships staged a new attack which could be amongst Russia’s ‘responses’. https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/sitrep-6525-another-pr-stunt-dies
Open mouth; Insert foot: Kremlin Says Threat Is 'Existential' After Trump Likens Ukraine War To 'Two Kids Fighting In The Park'
The Kremlin on Friday responded to President Trump's prior day's comments which likened the Ukraine war to a schoolyard fight.
"Sometimes you see two young children fighting like crazy, they hate each other and they're fighting in a park," Trump said on Thursday. "Sometimes you're better off letting them fight for a while and then pulling them apart," he added. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/kremlin-says-threat-existential-after-trump-likens-ukraine-war-two-kids-fighting-parkMike Mihajlovic explains this offensive missile system very well. Iskander and the "Iskanderization", One of the key weapons used in the Ukrainian conflict. https://bmanalysis.substack.com/p/iskander-and-the-iskanderization
Brussels will bend and break its own rules to ensure Ukraine joins the EU
Marta Kos, the European Commission’s commissioner for enlargement, spoke to the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday, where she made it clear that they want to complete the enlargement process for Ukraine by the end of the next EU term, which is 2029.
“We must and will succeed in the next phase of European unification. We have a realistic chance of bringing one or more candidate countries to the finish line in this cycle,” said Kos. https://rmx.news/article/ukraine-will-join-the-eu-by-2029-and-hungarys-veto-wont-matter-says-eus-enlargement-commissioner/
“We must and will succeed in the next phase of European unification. We have a realistic chance of bringing one or more candidate countries to the finish line in this cycle,” said Kos. https://rmx.news/article/ukraine-will-join-the-eu-by-2029-and-hungarys-veto-wont-matter-says-eus-enlargement-commissioner/
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul pledged additional arms deliveries to Israel on Wednesday, ahead of his Israeli counterpart Gideon Saar’s visit to Berlin. https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250604-germany-vows-to-continue-sending-arms-to-israel/
Left Party MP Cansin Köktürk was thrown out of a German parliament plenary chamber on Wednesday for wearing a t-shirt with the word "Palestine" printed on it, a move deemed a political statement by the parliamentary leadership. https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/06/04/left-party-mp-expelled-from-german-parliament-for-wearing-palestine-t-shirt
The two countries are reportedly gearing up to recognise Palestine at a UN conference in late June https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/exclusive-us-warned-uk-and-france-against-palestine-recognition-month
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a widely criticised US-Israeli initiative accused of facilitating Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, has appointed an evangelical Christian Zionist, Rev Johnnie Moore, a close ally of Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu, as its new executive director.
Moore’s appointment follows the abrupt resignation of Jake Wood, a former US marine and humanitarian aid leader, who left the role citing the GHF’s inability to operate “while upholding humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence.” https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250604-controversial-christian-zionist-appointed-to-lead-us-israel-gaza-aid-scheme-ghf/
Moore’s appointment follows the abrupt resignation of Jake Wood, a former US marine and humanitarian aid leader, who left the role citing the GHF’s inability to operate “while upholding humanitarian principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence.” https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250604-controversial-christian-zionist-appointed-to-lead-us-israel-gaza-aid-scheme-ghf/
UNICEF: Gaza aid distribution 'a veneer' for displacement
People in Gaza have been pushed to the absolute limits of survival, says James Elder, UNICEF spokesperson in Gaza. The new system of aid distribution installed by Israel is about forcing a population to move to the south, using food as bait, he says. https://www.dw.com/en/unicef-james-elder-gaza-aid-displacement/video-72792684Lula criticises Israel during Paris visit, as German FM voices rare criticism of onslaught in Gaza and West Bank settlements. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/5/premeditated-genocide-brazils-lula-slams-israel-over-gaza
Greta Thunberg Speaks from Aid Ship Heading to Gaza Despite Israeli Threats: It’s My Moral Obligation https://scheerpost.com/2025/06/05/greta-thunberg-speaks-from-aid-ship-heading-to-gaza-despite-israeli-threats-its-my-moral-obligation/
The army is using an algorithm it knows to be inaccurate to declare Gaza neighborhoods as “green,” or cleared of residents, and carry out airstrikes — killing hundreds of civilians in recent weeks, a joint investigation reveals. https://www.972mag.com/israel-gaza-empty-neighborhoods-airstrikes/
The United States was the only country to vote against text urging immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/4/us-vetoes-unsc-ceasefire-resolution-as-death-starvation-consume-gaza
At the direction of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the State of Israel is arming an ISIS-aligned Jihadist gang in Gaza, unnamed Israeli defense officials confirmed to the Times of Israel on Thursday. While refraining from validating that particular characterization of the weapon recipients, Netanyahu confirmed that Israel is "activating clans in Gaza that oppose Hamas." Significantly, the prime minister is accused of green-lighting the weapon handovers without securing his cabinet's permission.
News of Netanyahu's latest provision of aid to Sunni extremists in the Middle East first came via remarks made by opposition Knesset member and former defense minister Avigdor Lieberman. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/netanyahu-arming-isis-aligned-jihadis-gaza-israeli-defense-sources-confirm
News of Netanyahu's latest provision of aid to Sunni extremists in the Middle East first came via remarks made by opposition Knesset member and former defense minister Avigdor Lieberman. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/netanyahu-arming-isis-aligned-jihadis-gaza-israeli-defense-sources-confirm
First acknowledgement Israel using armed gangs, which aid groups have accused of stealing aid from trucks. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/5/netanyahu-admits-israel-backed-armed-rivals-of-hamas-in-gaza
“They dressed me in military uniform, and asked me to search in homes for explosives.” https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/palestinian-gaza-human-shield-three-months
The Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, which runs the hospital, condemned the attack as an 'unprovoked assault against civilians' https://news.antiwar.com/2025/06/05/israeli-strike-on-christian-run-hospital-in-gaza-kills-four-journalists/
The WHO said the Nasser Medical Complex and Al-Amal Hospital risk becoming “non-functional” because of restrictions on aid and access routes, further damaging a health system already battered by months of war.
“There are already no hospitals functioning in the north of Gaza. Nasser and Amal are the last two functioning public hospitals in Khan Younis, where currently most of the population is living,” the UN agency said in a statement on X.
“Without them, people will lose access to critical health services,” it said. https://www.arabnews.com/node/2603568/middle-east
“There are already no hospitals functioning in the north of Gaza. Nasser and Amal are the last two functioning public hospitals in Khan Younis, where currently most of the population is living,” the UN agency said in a statement on X.
“Without them, people will lose access to critical health services,” it said. https://www.arabnews.com/node/2603568/middle-east
Israel's defense industry has increased its profits in recent years, selling weapons to European countries supporting Ukraine in its war against Russia https://thecradle.co/articles/despite-gaza-backlash-israeli-arms-exports-hit-a-record-148-billion-in-2024-as-europe-boosts-purchases
US secretary of state cites ‘illegitimate actions’ of court that issued arrest warrants against Israeli officials https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/05/marco-rubio-sanctions-icc-judges-israel-gaza
Whining about pro-Palestine protesters interrupting a Palantir event at the SCSP AI Expo in DC when he was on stage, Gallagher said: "They are not interested in free speech or freedom of exchange, they were intending to disrupt a free exchange of ideas."
"These people are both incredibly uninformed, they're brainwashed, but now they've become something much more, which is a dangerous movement -- a domestic terrorist movement," he said. https://www.informationliberation.com/?id=64945
"These people are both incredibly uninformed, they're brainwashed, but now they've become something much more, which is a dangerous movement -- a domestic terrorist movement," he said. https://www.informationliberation.com/?id=64945
“In 20 of the 24 countries surveyed, around half of adults or more have an unfavorable view of Israel,” Pew reported on 3 June. “Around three-quarters or more hold this view in Australia, Greece, Indonesia, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Turkey.”
Pew says it last asked the question in 10 of the countries included in its new survey in 2013. “In seven of these countries, the share of adults with a negative view of Israel has increased significantly.”
Israel was most unpopular in Turkey, with 93 percent of respondents viewing it unfavorably. Turkey was the only country in the immediate region of Palestine to be surveyed by Pew.
Among European publics surveyed, Israel was viewed most negatively in the Netherlands (78 percent), a remarkable fact in a country whose governments have traditionally been staunchly pro-Israel. https://scheerpost.com/2025/06/05/revulsion-for-israel-surges-worldwide-new-survey-finds/
Pew says it last asked the question in 10 of the countries included in its new survey in 2013. “In seven of these countries, the share of adults with a negative view of Israel has increased significantly.”
Israel was most unpopular in Turkey, with 93 percent of respondents viewing it unfavorably. Turkey was the only country in the immediate region of Palestine to be surveyed by Pew.
Among European publics surveyed, Israel was viewed most negatively in the Netherlands (78 percent), a remarkable fact in a country whose governments have traditionally been staunchly pro-Israel. https://scheerpost.com/2025/06/05/revulsion-for-israel-surges-worldwide-new-survey-finds/
A long grooming project, taking well over a decade, explains Kit Klarenberg, How MI6 Helped HTS Seize Syria https://www.kitklarenberg.com/p/how-mi6-helped-hts-seize-syria
Ukrainian drones with sim cards reportedly carried out the strikes on Russian airfields, using local cel. networks. Russia prepping drones that call home, hide and start fires: Russia reconfiguring Iranian Shahed drones to carry SIM cards and incendiary warheads for more potent strikes on Ukraine https://asiatimes.com/2025/06/russia-prepping-drones-that-call-home-hide-and-start-fires/
30 miles of fiber-optic cable spooling out to avoid electronic countermeasures: Russian drones gain 50-km fiber edge in Ukraine battlefield https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2025/06/05/russian-drones-gain-50-km-fiber-edge-in-ukraine-battlefield/
Robo-Lasers to shoot down drones: Trial by fire: Chinese laser weapon reputedly in Russian service
China’s possible export of laser weapons to Russia isn’t just arms sales—it’s live-fire rehearsal for a showdown over Taiwan https://asiatimes.com/2025/06/trial-by-fire-chinese-laser-weapon-reputedly-in-russian-service/#AI drone-killer drones: TRL Drones Czechia introduces Interceptor AI powered autonomous kinetic C UAS for drone defense. https://armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2025/idet-2025-trl-drones-czechia-introduces-interceptor-ai-powered-autonomous-kinetic-c-uas-for-drone-defense
"That's not a bug..." Trump's Tariffs Would Cut US Deficits by $2.8T over 10 Years and Shrink the Economy, CBO Says https://ground.news/article/trumps-tariffs-would-cut-us-deficits-by-28t-over-10-years-and-shrink-the-economy-cbo-says
Threats and accusations drama: The Day After: Trump 'Not Interested' In Talking As Musk Continues To Make Case Against BBB https://www.zerohedge.com/political/day-after-trump-not-interested-talking-musk-continues-make-case-against-bbb
President Donald Trump held a highly anticipated 90-minute phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday. Trump described the conversation as "very good" and mentioned that a potential visit to China is being planned — though Beijing or Washington has not confirmed the trip. https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/china-grants-rare-earth-export-licenses-top-three-us-automakers
FDA Approved Hundreds of Drugs With No Evidence They Work A two-year investigation by The Lever found the FDA approved hundreds of drugs over the last several decades with little to no evidence that they work. The investigation found that many of the approved drugs that provided no benefit were allowed to stay on the market, despite evidence that they cause serious harm. https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/fda-approved-hundreds-drugs-no-evidence-they-work/
Dr. Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos, a pediatric infectious disease expert who helped promote the COVID-19 vaccine to pregnant women, resigned today from her position as co-leader of a CDC working group on the COVID-19 vaccine and is leaving the agency, Reuters reported. https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/cdc-adviser-resigns-covid-vaccines-pregnant-women-lakshmi-panagiotakopoulos/
Naomi Wolf provides an email at the end, but nobody seems to answer it:
An Open Letter to HHS Secretary Kennedy and FDA Commissioner Marty Makary: Deliver on MAHA Agenda https://naomiwolf.substack.com/p/an-open-letter-to-hhs-secretary-kennedy Meryl Nass MD: Free movie that goes into the WHO, UN, Climate scam, Attack on food, Transgenderism, etc--extremely well done documentary titled The Agenda: Their Vision - Your Future (2 hours) https://merylnass.substack.com/p/free-movie-that-goes-into-the-who
Walter M. Chesnut: Confirmation of My Early Hypothesis that the Spike Protein Induces an “Alzheimer’s of the Body”
McCairn et al. show Spike Protein exposure induces amyloid aggregation which has also been observed in a three-year-old. https://wmcresearch.substack.com/p/confirmation-of-my-early-hypothesis Nicolas Hulscher: mRNA Shots Induce Cancer-Linked Bone Marrow Reprogramming Within Weeks
New study analyzed leukemia patients who developed cancer within weeks of mRNA injection—their bone marrow showed distinct cancer-associated metabolic alterations. https://www.thefocalpoints.com/p/breaking-mrna-shots-induce-cancer Not Doritos! ‘Not Fit for Human Consumption’: Texas Could Require Warning Labels on Popular Snack Foods
If passed, Senate Bill 25, which has bipartisan support and the support of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., would empower the Texas Attorney General’s Office to fine the makers of brands like Doritos, Froot Loops, M&Ms, Oreo cookies, Skittles, Gatorade and Mountain Dew $50,000 per day per product plus reimbursement of enforcement costs. https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/not-fit-for-human-consumption-texas-warning-labels-popular-snack-foods/ In a brazen bid to shield itself from a tsunami of lawsuits over its toxic Roundup herbicide, Monsanto (acquired by Bayer Pharmaceutical) has unleashed a multi-state lobbying blitz to secure immunity from liability, with Missouri as a key battleground.
The agrochemical giant, reeling from over $8.68 billion in pre-reduction jury verdicts and $11 billion in settlements, is pushing state legislatures to pass bills that would block "failure-to-warn" claims tied to glyphosate, Roundup's cancer-linked ingredient. https://www.zerohedge.com/food/bayers-push-state-level-roundup-immunity-sparks-backlash-heartland
The agrochemical giant, reeling from over $8.68 billion in pre-reduction jury verdicts and $11 billion in settlements, is pushing state legislatures to pass bills that would block "failure-to-warn" claims tied to glyphosate, Roundup's cancer-linked ingredient. https://www.zerohedge.com/food/bayers-push-state-level-roundup-immunity-sparks-backlash-heartland
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has urged the state to allow limits on 1,4-dioxane pollution into the water supply.
Environmental groups sued the City of Asheboro, North Carolina, on Tuesday, claiming that it was collaborating with manufacturers to discharge carcinogenic materials into the drinking water of nearly 900,000 residents.
According to Cape Fear River Watch and the Haw River Assembly in their suit, the City of Asheboro's wastewater treatment plant has been discharging 1,4-dioxane into the Haskett Creek, upstream of drinking water supplies.
“Asheboro has, for at least a decade, allowed StarPet and other industrial users to send highly contaminated wastewater into the city’s wastewater plant,” the groups said. “The city welcomed this pollution despite knowing it would flow straight through its wastewater plant and into downstream drinking water supplies.” https://www.courthousenews.com/north-carolina-city-accused-of-discharging-cancer-causing-chemicals-into-drinking-water/
According to Cape Fear River Watch and the Haw River Assembly in their suit, the City of Asheboro's wastewater treatment plant has been discharging 1,4-dioxane into the Haskett Creek, upstream of drinking water supplies.
“Asheboro has, for at least a decade, allowed StarPet and other industrial users to send highly contaminated wastewater into the city’s wastewater plant,” the groups said. “The city welcomed this pollution despite knowing it would flow straight through its wastewater plant and into downstream drinking water supplies.” https://www.courthousenews.com/north-carolina-city-accused-of-discharging-cancer-causing-chemicals-into-drinking-water/
Meryl Nass MD has very good illustrations and graphics here: My talk at the Freedom Food Fest in Hudson, NY: Photos, Powerpoints and a prepared talk https://merylnass.substack.com/p/my-talk-at-the-freedom-food-fest
Casual riders and pedestrians are not ready for 30 mph collisions: It’s official: NYC will impose a new 15 MPH speed limit on electric bikes https://electrek.co/2025/06/05/its-official-nyc-will-impose-a-new-15-mph-speed-limit-on-electric-bikes/
The world’s groundwater is disappearing at a rate so great as to knock the Earth off its axis. Like any global threat, though, while we may all be affected by the problem, some places are feeling it more than others – and this time, it’s the southwest US that’s feeling the heat. https://www.iflscience.com/the-colorado-river-basin-has-lost-enough-groundwater-alone-to-fill-lake-mead-79484
Drip-Watering (pictured with some pears)
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