Robert F Kennedy Jr claims seed oils are ‘poisoning’ us. Here’s why he’s wrong

For example, more than 15 randomised control trials, a type of trial typically considered the gold standard in nutrition and health research, have shown that refined seed oils have no effect on inflammation – and in fact, linoleic acid, which is found in sunflower and grapeseed oils, among others, typically lowers inflammation...

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/jan/13/robert-f-kennedy-jr-claims-seed-oils-are-poisoning-us-heres-why-hes-wrong

A third of Americans agree with Trump that immigrants ‘poison the blood’ of US

Founder of polling firm that conducted survey says: 'That language is straight out of Mein Kampf … it's Nazi rhetoric'…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/18/election-trump-immigration-poll

Neo-Nazi leader charged over alleged plot to poison New York Jewish children

Prosecutors said since September 2021, Chkhikvishvili has distributed a manifesto titled the "Hater's Handbook" in which he states that he has "murdered for the white race" and encourages others to do the same. 

"For example, and among other things, the handbook encourages its readers to commit school shootings and to use children to perpetrate suicide bombings and other mass killings targeting racial minorities," the justice department statement said.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/16/neo-nazi-charged-new-york

Republican tries to defend Trump on air, FALLS ON HER FACE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8jxmbz8n3c

America’s Drinking Water Is Surprisingly Easy to Poison — ProPublica

... The experts say the sorts of rudimentary vulnerabilities revealed in the breach — including the lack of an internet firewall and the use of shared passwords and outdated software — are common among America's 151,000 public water systems...

https://www.propublica.org/article/hacking-water-systems

The secretive government agency planting 'cyanide bombs' across the US

Wildlife Services kills thousands of animals at ranchers and farmers’ behest. But it operates with little oversight – and critics describe it as out of control https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jun/26/cyanide-bombs-wildfire-services-idaho

Christopher Hitchens vs. David Berlinski | Does Atheism Poison Everything? Debate

In front of a sold-out crowd of 1,200 in Birmingham, Alabama, Christopher Hitchens, famed atheist and author of "God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything," debates Dr. David Berlinski, Paris mathematician and author of "The Devil's Delusion: Atheism and its Scientific Pretensions." https://youtu.be/MBZXqsC89RY

Chinese metal mines feed the global demand for gadgets. They’re also poisoning China’s poorest regions - The Washington Post

Toxic dust and runoff bring soaring levels of dangerous metals such as cadmium and lead.....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/chinese-metal-mines-feed-the-global-demand-for-gadgets-theyre-also-poisoning-chinas-poorest-regions/2019/12/29/c90eac2c-0bcb-11ea-8054-289aef6e38a3_story.html

Revealed: water company and city officials knew about Flint poison risk

Executives at one of the world’s largest utilities companies knew that families in Flint, Michigan, might be at risk of being poisoned by lead in their tap water months before the city publicly admitted the problem, according to internal company emails. ....
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/10/water-company-city-officials-knew-flint-lead-risk-emails-michigan-tap-water

Trump 'Injected a Poison' Into Politics, MSNBC Guest Says - Newsweek

The commentator Mike Barnicle said President Donald Trump has "injected a poison" into America's political system by using the White House to attack the free media and the concept of objective truth. Barnicle, a veteran columnist, was taking part in a panel discussion on MSNBC's Morning Joe program on Tuesday morning. ....
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-injected-poison-politics-msnbc-morning-joe-1457393

Russian Flag Flies on Cathedral in English Town Where Ex-Spy Was Poisoned - NYTimes

The stunt came two weeks before the anniversary of a nerve-agent attack on a former Russian spy in Salisbury, England...
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/17/world/europe/russia-flag-salisbury-cathedral-uk.html

Four things people who support the troops should be upset about (that aren't Nike) - Daily Kos

The United States has faced a lot of polarizing issues in its history, but few have been as significant as the current conversation around the realities of unjust treatment in the form of police violence against black Americans. ....
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/1794802

These Invincible 'Super Rats' Are Genetically Resistant to Poison - VICE

Japan met up with a handful of experts studying super rats—genetically mutated rodents humans can't seem to kill. ....
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qvn8q7/these-invincible-super-rats-are-genetically-resistant-to-poison

Liquid nicotine is a poison, so why is it being packaged like junk food? - The Verge

The appetizing packaging could put lives at risk ....
https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/1/17309184/e-cigarette-liquids-nicotine-flavors-packaging-poisoning-children-fda-ftc

Putin Already Has Trump in a Soviet Sleeper Hold - Vanity Fair

We should be deeply troubled by the attempted murders in Salisbury, and we should ask the president, our would-be tsar, what he plans to do when the real tsar launches a similar attack here. ....
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/03/putin-already-has-trump-in-a-soviet-sleeper-hold

Exclusive: Seymour Hersh Dishes on New Exposé Upending the Official Story About Trump and Syrian Chemical Attacks | Alternet

The veteran investigative reporter is turning the narrative upside down with his latest investigation.
http://www.alternet.org/grayzone-project/seymour-hersh-syria-bombshell

Christopher Hitchens Debate: Religion Poisons Everything? Part 2

Christopher Hitchens debates Alister Mcgrath on the question "Religious Belief. Poison or Cure?"...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab6Lm4qkgXs&feature=youtu.be

Maybe Lead Causes Autism Too

How do you measure exposure to lead? The usual—and most accurate—way is a blood test. The problem is that lead disappears from the bloodstream pretty quickly, so this only tells us about lead exposure in the past few months.

What if you want to know about lead exposure several years ago? Well, lead builds up in teeth, so you can take a look at that....
http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2017/06/maybe-lead-causes-autism-too

‘We have been poisoning ourselves’: has ice analysis revealed the truth about lead?

Analysis of an ice cores taken from the Swiss Alps together with records dating from the time of the Black Death have revealed that there is no "natural" level of lead in the air, researchers have claimed.

Once in the body, lead is known to have harmful impacts on health, from behavioural to neurological, reproductive and cardiovascular effects....
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/may/30/we-have-been-poisoning-ourselves-has-ice-analysis-revealed-the-truth-about-lead