“Cannabis is the most widely used illicit drug on the planet, and now a quasi-legal industry worth billions of dollars is booming.”
“Innocent Families Negatively Impacted by FATCA. Treasury Dept. Says We Are A ‘Myth’.”
http://we-are-not-a-myth.tumblr.com/
“From pre-Columbian Taino-Indian petroglyphs to Spanish fortresses; gorgeous beaches to rainforest adventure parks: Puerto Rico is the kind of destination that draws thrill-seekers and history buffs alike. Better yet? La Isla Del Encanto is an unincorporated US territory, so no US passport needed if you’re a citizen! And while most travelers flock to Old San Juan, I personally recommend you venture out of its Metro area in order to experience a more unique, adventurous trip. My favorite beach town in the vicinity? LUQUILLO! It’s only 45 minutes east of the capital, an easy ride whether you rent a car or go with a tour operator.”
http://wanderingtrader.com/travel-blog/puerto-rico-travel-blog/luquillo-puerto-rico/
“You are about to learn one of the biggest secrets in the history of the world…it’s a secret that has huge effects for everyone who lives on this planet. Most people can feel deep down that something isn’t quite right with the world economy, but few know what it is. Gone are the days where a family can survive on just one paycheck…every day it seems that things are more and more out of control, yet only one in a million understand why. You are about to discover the system that is ultimately responsible for most of the inequality in our world today. The powers that be DO NOT want you to know about this, as this system is what has kept them at the top of the financial food-chain.”
“The Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) is a long-range, all-weather, subsonic cruise missile. Introduced by General Dynamics in the 1970s, it was designed as a medium- to long-range, low-altitude missile that could be launched from a submerged submarine. It has been improved several times and, by way of corporate divestitures and acquisitions, is now made by Raytheon.”
“Today, ’empire’ is a dirty word. But the gin and tonic lives on. The drink went from a bitter medicinal tipple in tropical outposts to a mainstay of British clubs and bars by World War I. In postwar America, the gin and tonic became synonymous with WASP summer retreats and country club lounges. Then, in the ’70s and ’80s, gin was almost forgotten as first classic cocktails went out of fashion and then vodka began to explode in popularity. Now the gin and tonic is back, especially at the very high end, where artisanal gins from Brooklyn, San Francisco, and all parts in between can be mixed with special tonics like Fever-Tree (get it?) or Fentimans.”
“The US and British forces are preparing to leave Afghanistan for good (officially, by the end of 2014), and my time in the country over the last six years has convinced me that our legacy will be the exact opposite of what Allen posits—not a stable Afghanistan, but one at war with itself yet again. Here are a few encapsulated snapshots of what I’ve seen and what we’re leaving behind.”
http://www.vice.com/vice-news/this-is-what-winning-looks-like-full-length
“Over the past year, I wasn’t able to capture all the reactions I’ve experienced from others whilst wearing Glass. So, I thought I’d re-enact some of them instead. Shot entirely through Glass.”
“The first in a series of exclusive commissions for Protein TV, Chi Raq is an intimate video portrait of life in South and West Chicago. For the past decade, Chicago has been enduring a violence epidemic, with a death toll in the thousands and casualties mirroring the losses experienced by the US army in Iraq war over the same period. Allowing its subjects to take centre stage and tell their stories in their own words, Robson-Scottʼs film is unflinchingly honest in its depiction of life on the streets of one of the most dangerous cities in America.”
“Fifty-two Americans were held hostage for 444 days (November 4, 1979 to January 20, 1981), after a group of Iranian students supporting the Iranian Revolution took over the American Embassy in Tehran. Gary Sick wrote both an editorial for The New York Times in April of 1990 and a book on the subject: In October 1980 officials in Ronald Reagan’s presidential campaign made a secret deal with Iran to delay the release of the American hostages until after the election and in return for this, the U.S. purportedly arranged for Israel to ship weapons to Iran. Sick had interviewed a witness who saw members of the Reagan election team in Paris in negotiations with the Iranian government.”
http://www.cpflorida.com/2013/08/19/what-really-happened-during-the-iran-hostage-crisis/