http://www.projectcensored.org/category/top-25-of-2013/
Courtesy of Project Censored.
2014-02-28
2014-02-27
Get ready for more bullshit - literally.
No - seriously.
http://www.alternet.org/food/mad-cow-eye-cancer-feces-your-food-price-cutting-back-meat-inspectors
"The USDA is cutting back on federal meat inspectors, allowing slaughterhouses to self-police, and already questions about the program are surfacing. This month, USDA recalled 8.7 million pounds of beef products processed at Rancho Feeding Corp. which included Nestle's Philly Steak and Cheese and Croissant Crust Philly Steak and Cheese Hot Pockets, Walmart Fatburgers, Kroger Ground Beef Mini Sliders and other well-known brands."
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"Soon after HACCP was implemented in 2000, 62 percent of meat inspectors in a survey admitted that they had allowed feces, vomit and metal shards in food on a daily or weekly basis, which had not happened before HACCP. Almost 20 percent of inspectors said they’d been told not to document violations. Eighty percent of 451 inspectors said that HACCP interfered with their ability to enforce the law and the public’s right to know about food safety. (No wonder HACCP has been dubbed “Have a Cup of Coffee and Pray.”)"
http://www.alternet.org/food/mad-cow-eye-cancer-feces-your-food-price-cutting-back-meat-inspectors
"The USDA is cutting back on federal meat inspectors, allowing slaughterhouses to self-police, and already questions about the program are surfacing. This month, USDA recalled 8.7 million pounds of beef products processed at Rancho Feeding Corp. which included Nestle's Philly Steak and Cheese and Croissant Crust Philly Steak and Cheese Hot Pockets, Walmart Fatburgers, Kroger Ground Beef Mini Sliders and other well-known brands."
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"Soon after HACCP was implemented in 2000, 62 percent of meat inspectors in a survey admitted that they had allowed feces, vomit and metal shards in food on a daily or weekly basis, which had not happened before HACCP. Almost 20 percent of inspectors said they’d been told not to document violations. Eighty percent of 451 inspectors said that HACCP interfered with their ability to enforce the law and the public’s right to know about food safety. (No wonder HACCP has been dubbed “Have a Cup of Coffee and Pray.”)"
2014-02-25
The Internet just became a "pay-to-play" industry today.
Like Pay-TV now.
"Cogent, which in internet parlance is known as a "backbone provider," routs Netflix's content through to Comcast, which then sends that content to millions of homes across the country.
But with its new megadeal, Netflix will get to avoid Cogent altogether and send its content straight to Comcast, and, from there, to TV fans like you and me.
In the short term, this means that Netflix users who get their internet from Comcast will get to stream movies and TV shows at faster speeds than they did before.
Sounds pretty good, right?
Well, not really.
While Comcast customers will now able to watch House of Cards without having to worry about annoying lag time and loading screens, this deal sets a terrible precedent for the future of the internet.
When the next startup Hulu or the next startup Netflix comes along and tries to break into the streaming market, it will have to fork over millions of dollars to Comcast if it wants the same access to Comcast's broadband networks that Netflix will now have.
If you're thinking of starting a net-based business in your garage, good luck. If you're not an oligarch, you won't have a chance.
Sure, Netflix would prefer not to have to pay Comcast, but by doing so it pretty much guarantees itself a safe spot at the top of the TV streaming market."
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/22084-net-neutrality-died-with-the-comcast-netflix-deal
"Cogent, which in internet parlance is known as a "backbone provider," routs Netflix's content through to Comcast, which then sends that content to millions of homes across the country.
But with its new megadeal, Netflix will get to avoid Cogent altogether and send its content straight to Comcast, and, from there, to TV fans like you and me.
In the short term, this means that Netflix users who get their internet from Comcast will get to stream movies and TV shows at faster speeds than they did before.
Sounds pretty good, right?
Well, not really.
While Comcast customers will now able to watch House of Cards without having to worry about annoying lag time and loading screens, this deal sets a terrible precedent for the future of the internet.
When the next startup Hulu or the next startup Netflix comes along and tries to break into the streaming market, it will have to fork over millions of dollars to Comcast if it wants the same access to Comcast's broadband networks that Netflix will now have.
If you're thinking of starting a net-based business in your garage, good luck. If you're not an oligarch, you won't have a chance.
Sure, Netflix would prefer not to have to pay Comcast, but by doing so it pretty much guarantees itself a safe spot at the top of the TV streaming market."
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/22084-net-neutrality-died-with-the-comcast-netflix-deal
2014-02-24
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame='music elitists and biased journalists'
What it really is all about -
"... this is a cash grab to profit off the dysfunction of rock's greatest groups. While reeking in the disappointment of millions of fans, there is a hidden agenda to discredit these bands publicly despite their musical bodywork."
I couldn't have said it better.
http://www.baeblemusic.com/musicblog/2-24-2014/The-Rock-and-Roll-Hall-of-Fame-Profits-Off-Dysfunction.html
Must fucking corporations destroy everything in life?
"... this is a cash grab to profit off the dysfunction of rock's greatest groups. While reeking in the disappointment of millions of fans, there is a hidden agenda to discredit these bands publicly despite their musical bodywork."
I couldn't have said it better.
http://www.baeblemusic.com/musicblog/2-24-2014/The-Rock-and-Roll-Hall-of-Fame-Profits-Off-Dysfunction.html
Must fucking corporations destroy everything in life?
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