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BBC’s fake vitamin news

Typical B vitamin supplement tablets (Ragesoss) COGwriter The BBC put out a report out about the dangers of the typical vitamin supplements that many people: Why Vitamin pills don’t work and may be bad for you We dose up on antioxidants as if they are the elixir of life. At best, they are probably ineffective. [...]

NATO, Europe, Russia, and Donald Trump

NATO in Green; Russia in Orange COGwriter A reader tipped me off to some of the following: Trump’s election ‘could spell the end of NATO’ claims former chief in chilling warning THE days of Nato could be numbered if member states do not start contributing more to the alliance as Donald Trump prepares to become [...]

Archbishop Fulton Sheen on the ‘last days’

Archbishop Fulton Sheen COGwriter Catholic Archbishop Fulton Sheen died on December 9, 1979. He was known for his preaching and especially his work on television and radio. He is someone that is a candidate for Roman Catholic ‘sainthood.’ Years ago, Zenit.org, a pro-Vatican website, reported: The “World’s Preacher” Remembered … Archbishop Sheen’s Death I have [...]

Italy Opposition Looks to Exploit Migrant Crisis After PM Resignation

No on Italy’s Constitution Change committee logo COGwriter Italians may take steps against immigrants: Italy Opposition Looks to Exploit Migrant Crisis After PM Resignation December 8, 2016 LONDON —Italy is gearing up for possible fresh elections following the resignation of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi after the “no” vote in a referendum on constitutional change. Economic [...]

Twelve ‘grey swans’ to watch for in 2017?

COGwriter Are there things to look out for in 2017? And what do swans have to do with anything? Swans are birds. Generally speaking, birds with white feathers. A ‘black swan’ event is supposedly a major event that occurs that was not considered possible or predictable. For 2017, the Japanese financial holding company Normura came [...]

Ken Westby died

Ken Westby from Godward.org COGwriter Received a report today from Dixon Cartwright, editor of The Journal: News of the Church of God, that Ken Westby died: Our good friend Ken Westby died this morning, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, at 3:50 Pacific time. He had been under hospice care at home for about a week. He [...]

ZH: ‘Here’s What Happens When A Currency Completely Breaks Down’

Hungary 1946 sweeping up hyperinflation currency notes COGwriter Zero Hedge reported the following: Here’s What Happens When A Currency Completely Breaks Down December 8, 2016 In Venezuela, hyperinflation has become so pitiful that shopkeepers are no longer bothering to actually count money. Instead, they’re weighing it… … as in literally pulling out a scale and [...]

Dibar Apartian, me, and LCG

COGwriter and Dibar Apartian COGwriter Dibar Apartian died on December 8, 2010. For those unfamiliar with him, he had been an evangelist in the Church of God (COG) for decades. He was born of Armenian parents and his family had to flee when he was quite young because of persecution from the Turks (known as [...]

UK Parliament approves BREXIT talks to start with Europe in March 2017

(Source: http://masterinvestor.co.uk/category/...) COGwriter The Parliament of the United Kingdom gave tacit endorsement to triggering Article 50 for the departure of the UK from the European Union: 7 December 2016 MPs have voted to back the government’s plan to start formal talks on Brexit by the end of March next year. They also supported a Labour [...]

This Is the Purge We All Knew Was Coming: “Shutting Down Extremist Content”

Ancient text of the Book of Amos COGwriter Major internet players have agreed to more censorship: This Is the Purge We All Knew Was Coming: “Shutting Down Extremist Content” December 7, 2016  The potential to reach a global audience with important information, and the idea that it could be in the hands of anyone is [...]