New CDC Report Raises Alarm About Growing Threat of ‘Nightmare Bacteria’

Adding to mounting concerns about widespread antibiotic resistance, U.S. public health officials detected more than 220 cases of what they described as "nightmare bacteria" across more than half the country last year, according to a new government report. In just nine months of surveillance during 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found "nightmare bacteria" with "unusual" resistance in 27 states, fueling the agency's warnings that "antibiotic-resistant germs can spread like wildfire."

We reviewed Kevin Williamson’s past work. The Atlantic hiring him is even worse than you think.

After The Atlantic hired former National Review writer Kevin Williamson, Media Matters and a number of others called out Williamsons' history of problematic commentary -- including his belief that "the law should treat abortion like any other homicide" and, as Rewire.News characterized it, that "women who have had abortions should face capital punishment, namely hanging." It turns out there are plenty of other reasons that The Atlantic should feel bad about the new hire and his self-proclaimed commitment to "raising a brand new kind of hell."

As pressure over his scandals builds, Scott Pruitt blacklists reporters from EPA announcement

Reporters from Politico , Buzzfeed, and other outlets noted that Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt barred them from his April 3 announcement about loosening automobile fuel economy standards. Pruitt is currently under fire for a slew of scandals and seemingly corrupt activities, including a sweetheart deal he got to rent a D.C. condo from the wife of an energy lobbyist.

RSS: The Fixening?

Also, any other RSS users out there having issues? I need to know the service/company name so we can narrow our search, but all things should be humming smoothly. I'm stuck in tax and estate things all day instead of being on my fishing getaway because when the lake's 30 feet too full there's not much fishing gonna happen and I might as well be productive.

Trump’s Census Whitewash

The featured image under 'Immigration' at the White House website has nothing to do with what made America great-its immigrants-but with the heavily armed policing of the border. The Declaration of Independence's idea of all men being created equal was almost accurate in so far as the wording is concerned: if you were a man, if you owned property and if you were white, you were pretty much set.

Is Saudi Crown Prince’s ‘Recognition’ of Israel anything New or Positive?

Former Israeli prison guard at the notorious Ktzi'ot Prison camp for Palestinians and now editor-in-chief of the Atlantic, Cpl. Jeffrey Goldberg, breathlessly reported that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman told him that both the Jews and the Palestinians have a right to their own state.

Five Questions USDA Secretary Perdue Should Ask Before Lunch at the…

Secretary to visit hog slaughter facility piloting controversial privatized inspection model; documents obtained by Food & Water Watch raise serious questions about facility. , new documents obtained by Food & Water Watch raise serious questions about safety at a new "state of the art" hog slaughter plant in Michigan that is seeking to partially privatize its inspections process.

Shooting Protesters in Cold Blood: How Israel became a Typical Middle Eastern Dictatorship

The Israeli army snipers who were ordered to shoot unarmed Palestinian protesters last Friday at the Gaza border, killing 17 outright and wounding hundreds of others, were acting according to the contemporary script of Middle Eastern dictators. The Israeli army initially admitted in a tweet that the tactic was premeditated and preceise, but then deleted the tweet, as the Israeli peace group B'tselem pointed out: Thanks to @btselem for capturing this deleted tweet, revealing the pride the IDF feels about the casualties they inflicted on unarmed protesters yesterday.

Saudi Prince: War with Iran in 10-15 Years w/out new Sanctions

The Arabic press is reacting to remarks of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the Wal Street Journal warning of war with Iran unless more severe economic and military sanctions are applied to that country. He is licking his wounds after having been outmaneuvered by Iran in Syria ; Iraq, where Iranian forces were key to defeating ISIL while the Saudis offered almost no help; Qatar, where the illegal Saudi blockade gave Iran the opportunity to strengthen ties with Doha; and Lebanon, where Bin Salman's brazen kidnapping of the sitting prime minister late last year failed to dislodge him or to weaken the political clout of Iran-Allied Hizbullah.

John Bolton Skewed Intelligence, Say People Who Worked With Him

Former colleagues say the next national security adviser - whose job is to marshal information and present it to the president fairly - resists input that doesn't fit his biases and retaliates against people he disagrees with. In early 2002, as the Bush administration hunted for Osama bin Laden, pressed its war in Afghanistan and set its sights on Saddam Hussein's Iraq, John Bolton saw another looming threat: that Cuba was secretly developing biological weapons.

Swampy McSwampface: EPA Chief Ruining Environment Living in Polluter Lobbyist Condo

As key figures of the Trump administration face mounting concerns about conflicts of interest, a growing number of critics are calling for the resignation of Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt after ABC News revealed that last year he rented a D.C. condo owned by the wife of a top energy lobbyist, in what some are describing as "a sweetheart deal." "This deal stinks like the swamp Scott Pruitt is mired in.