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08/20/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

California’s hemp farms producing massive tonnage of toxic chemical runoff, polluting thousands of acres of land

Illegal marijuana farms in California have left acres of land so contaminated with toxic chemicals and fertilizers that a quarter-teaspoon could kill a bear. Already five law enforcement officers have been sent to the hospital for severe skin rashes and respiratory problems. This, after just touching a polluted area. Government officials say that the situation […]

08/06/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

Rise of the robots: Bricklaying human labor nearly obsolete by 2020

An estimated 500,000 construction jobs will be replaced by robots by 2020, concludes a troubling analysis published by the World Economic Forum. The report claims that out of the 5.1 million jobs expected to be lost due to automation, 10 percent will be focused in the construction industry. Experts say that this may be because […]

07/30/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

One million illegals managed to get driver’s licenses in California… and of course they illegally VOTE, too

The success of Assembly Bill 60 (AB 60) is astounding, with reports suggesting that nearly a million undocumented immigrants would have a driver’s license in California by the end of this year. AB 60, which only requires applicants to prove their true identity and California residency without checking for their legal presence, was lobbied for […]

07/25/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

4 Invaluable lessons from the Great Depression you need to remember

The Great Depression was a low point in our history (pun intended), but in our collective experience of it, there are life lessons to be learned. Regardless of whether or not we are heading towards the same conclusion (hello, crypto-currency crashes), it would do well to remember some basic life hacks. It is, after all, […]

07/06/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

Small towns are collapsing as retail jobs evaporate leaving thousands of workers with an uncertain future

HEADLINE: Murder. Jobs are being killed left and right — their lifeless bodies thrown rather haphazardly on the streets as onlookers watch meekly by the sidelines. Police suspect e-commerce stores and its accomplice, automation. Despite the outrage felt by the victims and their families, authorities say they are powerless to stop such a deadly (and […]

07/02/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

Teen unemployment rate hits a whopping 14%, we list two reasons why this might be so

Latest figures reflect conflicting views on the American economy. New, seasonally-adjusted data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows that while job opportunities in the U.S. have increased since the Trump administration, the rate of teen employment has dipped to a worrisome 14 percent. This may not seem so bad compared to 2009, where 27 […]

04/13/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

Just ONE robot eliminates SIX jobs, analysis finds… human labor rapidly becoming obsolete

Automation has led to the loss of 670,000 manufacturing jobs between 1990 and 2007, confirms a new report published in the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Authors of the study caution the U.S. local labor markets that this number is expected to rise as more industries transition to a more automated environment. This coincides […]

04/06/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

“Space weather” can cause cascading collapse across critical human civilization infrastructure, blocking rail transport, aviation, and food delivery

The European Commission’s Joint Research Center (JRC) warns that extreme space weather can damage critical infrastructure in the European Union (EU). In their new report, researchers at the JRC identified gaps found in current industry and science policies regarding the reduction of risks related to space weather and provided recommendations that would close these gaps. […]

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