geeky science quotyou039re such a pigquot has new meaning
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lets get geeked out on some science new research suggests that methycillin resistant staphyloccus aureus - better known as the highly antibiotic resistant superbug mersa - the flesh-eating bacteria that has killed so many people - may have evolved its defenses to antibiotics on a factory farm a paper published by the american society for microbiology lays out how a human strain of mersa was originally drug-defeatable - but then transferred into a pig population where it developed its resistance to antibiotics - and bounced back into the human population like most forms of livestock - pigs are often fed antibiotics to help them grow faster and prevent the infections that come with the crowding and horrible conditions in factory farms as a result - any infection they may have - like mersa - becomes immune to the high levels of antibiotics in their systems the fact that pigs have played a role in creating a human superbug shouldn039t come as any surprise considering pigs and humans are biologically quite similar until a human insulin drug was made in 1978 - pig insulin was routinely used to treat diabetes in humans new studies also suggest that implanting embryonic pig insulin cells in diabetes patients may help them produce their own insulin hypothyroidism - one of the most common health ailments in women - is often treated with help from a hormone extracted from pig thyroid glands but the similarities between man and pig don039t stop thereresearchers have even been able to produce pigs that were able to generate human blood cells by injecting human blood stem cells into pig fetuses similarly - scientists have also suggested that human organs could be grown inside pigs for use in transplant surgeries all of which highlights how insane it is to use factory farm techniques - where animals live in tiny pens soaked in their own excrement unable to move or ever see sunlight - all the while being injected with hormones and antibiotics peta is right about the cruelty and inhumanity of this kind of behavior toward our fellow mammals - and if we keep it up we may well start seeing epidemics of killer bugs that no antibiotic can treat - effectively throwing us back to the 19th century when it comes to dealing with infectious diseases

north korea - food for nukes
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george bush wanted to attack north korea president obama chose a different approach how has traditional diplomacy helped the president score a major win

how scott brown really got his mojo back
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scott brown is back on top in the heated massachusetts senate race why is the mainstream media committed to ignoring karl rove039s roll in brown039s resurgence

conversations wgreat minds dr michael mann - the climate wars p1
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dr michael mann climate scientist professor ampamp director-penn state earth system science center author-quotdire predictionsquot and quotthe hockey stick and the climate warsquot joins thom hartmann despite clear evidence of climate change occurring - the number of climate change deniers in this country is on the rise who is bankrolling the phony science behind the deniers - and why is there a war on scientific freedom underway in america

public workers get a pay freeze amp banksters get bonuses
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john gage american federation of government employees afge joins thom hartmann traditional morality tells us to take care of the poor the sick and the elderly paul ryan039s new budget however does none of that what does it say about that conservative vision for america when public workers have to suffer a pay freeze - but banksters on wall street are free to rake hundreds of millions of dollars in bonuses

lone liberal rumble - romney wants an etch-a-sketch
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vince coglianese daily caller ampamp lachlan markay heritage foundation join thom hartmann romney trounces santorum and tennessee takes up arms in the war against science and more in tonight039s lone liberal rumble

the good the bad and the very very limnophilously ugly
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the good elaine johnson johnson - a second-grade teacher in sacremento california - is truly devoted to her job of teaching and caring for young children the bad minnesota republicans republicans in the minnesota house of representatives helped pass a voter id measure today that would require voters to show government-issued identification at the polls when they vote and the very very ugly fox news fox news has created an audience filled with racist hatred after an article about the trayvon martin death was posted on the fox news website - a flurry of comments began to pop up - and most were marked by racism and intolerance

republican chickenhawk039s new plan to send prez obama packing
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so guess what039s the latest right-wing ploy to crash the economy before the election war with iran on tuesday - international monetary fund chief christine lagarde warned that a military strike on iran could disrupt oil supplies around the world - causing the price of oil to spike 30 lagarde said quotclearly it would be a shock to economies if there was a major shortage of exports of oil out of irana sudden and brutal rise in the price of oil would have serious consequences on the global economyquotright now - oil is the lifeblood of our economy all economic production - from how our food is grown to how our products are manufactured to how our pharmaceuticals are made to how our buildings and infrastructure are constructed to how our workers get to and from their jobs - to how we power our homes - it nearly all depends on oilcurrently - brent crude oil prices are about 123 a barrel a 30 increase - would push the price to well near 160 a barrel that039s higher than where the price of oil peaked in 2008 - at 147 a barrel - just months before the entire global economy went into full meltdown

should we ditch the shoot to kill law
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a man with a history of violence against police was legally issued a gun and used it to murder a harmless teen how is this allowed to happen in american society today since this koch brother039s alec-endorsed nra-inspired law was signed by jeb bush the quotjustifable homicidequot rate in florida has more than tripled so isn039t it time we rethink these infamous quotlicense to killquot laws so we can prevent more murders and better yet - shouldn039t we be asking ourselves how a man who was previously arrested for violence and battery against a cop was able to get a gun at all while trayvon martin039s death is a tragedy - we don039t have to let him die in vainit039s time we stopped the needless crime that plagues america039s streets - and enact tougher gun control legislation that will prevent deaths like trayvon039s from ever occuring again joining thom hartmann to discuss the case is josh horwitz executive director of the national coalition to stop gun violence and john manuelian a pro-nra criminal defense attorney

crazy alert are you dying for a ride on a harley
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are you dying for a ride on a harley

full show 32112: paul ryan039s radical budget
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thom takes a deeper look into paul ryan039s radical budget that only benefits the 1 tonight039s quotlone liberal rumblequot panel discusses ryan039s budget last night039s illinois primary and a law in tennessee that would force public schools to teach the quotcontroversyquot over global warming and evolution in tonight039s quotdaily takequot thom looks at the severe economic implications of a potential war with iran

conversations wgreat minds - david rothkopf - power inc p1
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david rothkopf author of the new book quotpower inc:the epic rivalry between big business and government--and the reckoning that lies aheadquot joins thom hartmann striking a balance between private and public power is a major goal for society today - and correctly reaching it will help us prosper in the 21st century so how do we achieve this balance

if you cause an oil spill in brazil - you039re a criminal
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but - if you cause an oil spill in america - you039re given a first-class ticket back to your mansion in england what039s with our government039s laissez-faire attitude about corporate crime

the big picture rumble - even birthers don039t want romney
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caroline may daily caller ampamp tina dupuy crooks ampamp liars ampamp dan bongino candidate for us senate r-md all join thom hartmann

conversations wgreat minds - david rothkopf - power inc p2
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david rothkopf author of the new book quotpower inc:the epic rivalry between big business and government--and the reckoning that lies aheadquot joins thom hartmann striking a balance between private and public power is a major goal for society today - and correctly reaching it will help us prosper in the 21st century so how do we achieve this balance