controversies
It seems every time one racially-charged incident ends, a gender or religious controversy takes its place; Ruminate on the issues dividing our nation and world.
Pain Medication List:
Prescription opioids are some of the most commonly used drugs to treat pain. However, consistent misuse of these drugs continues to be an ongoing epidemic in the U.S. and elsewhere. More than 191 million opioid prescriptions were dispensed to Americans in 2017, and in 2018, about 9.9 million Americans over the age of 12 reported misusing prescription pain relievers in the past year.1,2 Not surprisingly, an estimated 1.7 million Americans were addicted to pain relievers and two million had an opioid use disorder in 2018.2
Mathew GormanPublished 4 years ago in The SwampCurbing the excesses: Considerations on the 'financialization' of housing and how it is addressed
Disclaimer: This short essay was written as an assignment for an online course (my favorite activities during quarantine time). The goal was analyzing briefly a UN special report on housing and Human Rights (either agreeing or not with the contents). Hopefully we'll have time in the future for further research on the topic.
María López RamosPublished 4 years ago in The SwampJust sit back, shut up, and let the experts handle it
frAs you can see from the picture above this is pretty much how Trump might as well be handling the Covid-19 virus. Before the quarantine, he was told about the dangers of Covid-19.
Johann HollarPublished 4 years ago in The SwampChina getting sued??
According to multiple sources China is facing at least four class action lawsuits in regards to the spread of the deadly coronavirus outbreak in North America.The combined litigation against China would possibly exceed Trillions of Dollars.California,Missouri,Florida and others are leading the charge alleging negligence on China's part for not disclosing the outbreak to the international community.Larry Klayman who is a lawyer and founder of the group Freedom Watch claims that China released a "biological weapon" and also asserts that China has no immunity because of certain violations of international law according to Newsweek.Being that China is a important trade partner with the U.S. and holds a significant amount of America's debt obligations this could cause some tension for years to come.Foreign minister spokesman Geng Shuang of China thinks the lawsuit brought by the State of Missouri is "absurd" and it lacks any legal basis.In the complaint filed by the Berman Law Group a firm based in Boca Raton Florida it gives a brief explanation on where the virus may have stemmed from , it cites "Furthermore, there are only two known Chinese government bio-weapon
Bayano AliPublished 4 years ago in The SwampCanada Grieves For Nova Scotia
As if living in the middle of a global pandemic isn’t enough, Sunday morning Canadians woke to an unfolding story of tragedy in the province of Nova Scotia.
ShadowsPubPublished 4 years ago in The SwampPlanet Earth Is Detoxing
It is difficult to extract a positive reading when a good part of our world is collapsing, and yet each one of us is capable of doing so: it is impressive how strong we are.
HowToFind .comPublished 4 years ago in The SwampDon't Rock The Boat
As I sit here in my seventh week of Isolation, I’m finding time to work on my art, cleaning, reading books I had lined up over the years, for when I had time, and reading the multitudes of poor me Facebook posts about being in lock down. One post struck me and provoked a streak of anger, I could not pinpoint.
Janalee GagePublished 4 years ago in The Swamp'Covid' Ops: Lies, damned lies and statistics
I find the level of deception being perpetrated by the UK government despicable. Following the latest ONS (Office for National Statistics) figures the mainstream media has been putting out all sorts of stories suggesting the number of deaths so far could be higher than those in the actual statistics, but in fact if you look at the topic logically you’d quickly see the reverse is probably so.
Steve HarrisonPublished 4 years ago in The Swamp'Covid' Ops: History of eugenics and sterilization
Once you start digging into what this “global pandemic” is all about and following the dots that spring up everywhere, it becomes very difficult to decide what road to follow next.
Steve HarrisonPublished 4 years ago in The SwampReason Why Iran and Israel Are In Enimity With Each Other
Note: Before I begin, I would love to thank my teacher; Dr. James Ukeme, a lecturer of history and international studies, University of Nigeria Nsukka who helped me when I was making detailed research about the Conflict between Iran and Israel, I owe him a lot.
Ivar'slovezonePublished 4 years ago in The SwampStupid Old Men With Conspiracy Theories
Stupid Old Men With Conspiracy Theories With this self-isolation we are all suffering, I am spending too much time on Facebook. I purposefully do not have the app on my phone, nor do I subscribe to getting notifications from the site when I am not directly accessing it. Up until a few weeks ago I accessed the site for only a couple of times each day, but recently I have found myself perusing the site more often and for longer. I have put this down to being locked up inside more than I used to be, but it is a trend I must try to diminish.
Ian McKenziePublished 4 years ago in The SwampYou Are On Stolen Land
Something that gets missed a lot in the conversation about Indigenous peoples around the world and the land that was taken from them is that even the most well meaning people are still on stolen land. Australia, Canada, The USA, the Congo, even most of Mexico was all stolen. Now to a lot of people this doesn't matter, but to some people it does or at least it should.
Jessica RifflePublished 4 years ago in The Swamp