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Wednesday, March 30, 2016

North Korea Tells its People to Prepare For Famine

North Korea Tells its People to Prepare For Famine

North Korea Tells its People to Prepare For Famine

'The road to revolution is long and arduous,' an editorial in the state-run newspaper read.

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

#Flintwatercrisis timeline and the question of new waterworks


"Apr 14 In an effort to save money,(emergency mgr?) Flint water dept. doesn’t add chemicals ($140/day – phosphates)-city water and DEQ don’t realize this will destroy protection to keep lead pipes safe (why?)"
Apparently, not adding anti-corrosives to the water doomed the money saving project.
Now what?
"An aggressive plan to remove Flint's lead-contaminated pipes from the water distribution system was announced Tuesday (Feb. 2, 2016) by city officials..." Even though water from the Flint River no longer flows through the city water works, the damage is apparently done. Etched are the Flint pipes, leaching lead into the current water source from Detroit. Damaged pipes leaching lead is said to be the reason why the people of Flint still need water donations.

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

The Rev. Jesse Jackson's facebook post on a behind-the-scenes look at Flint water crisis


Behind Flint water horror, a corrosive cynicismBY JESSE JACKSONFebruary 2, 2016The basic story of the poisoning of...

Posted by Chinta Strausberg on Tuesday, February 2, 2016
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Telegraph Barack Obama

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