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top of the heap to third world status in one generation
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Much of what we have today was conceptualised in Germany long ago.
Brilliant and innovative culture.
The Bushes actually funded Hitler's campaign.From the books that I've read Himmler was actually the brain child and Hitler was a pawn.Himmler was the occultist.he was bat shit crazy.they had castles trying to summon demons or djinn or whatever.buncha sick fucks.
Many of the best and most successful members of our business community backed first the war in Spain, then Mussolini, and finally Hitler.
On the wall of Hitler's office, across from from his desk, so it was what he looked at the most, was a full length portrait of his dear friend and
primary source of financing, Henry Ford.
On the wall of Hitler's office, across from from his desk, so it was what he looked at the most, was a full length portrait of his dear friend and
primary source of financing, Henry Ford.
Have long thought they each were very gifted.
Cambridge Scientists Develop a Whole New Way to Harness Energy From Sunlight
Semi artificial photosynthesis takes a cue from plants.
One of the more long shot efforts to not only develop more renewable energy, but also to help mitigate climate change by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is a process called artificial photosynthesis. As the name suggests, this field encompasses efforts to do what plants to — split water molecules into energy-bestowing hydrogen and breathable oxygen using natural sunlight — ourselves in a way that’s more energy efficient.
If scientists can figure out how to recreate the process wherein plants convert climate-warming CO2 into clean energy, we could develop theoretically unlimited clean energy, not only for people here on planet Earth, but also for the people who will (hopefully) one day need clean air and energy in order to explore and develop livable structures in space. It’s an ambition that at least dates back to a 1912 Science paper, but there have been hurdles, namely that it requires the use of expensive, often polluting catalysts.
Fortunately, a group of researchers at the St. John’s College at the University of Cambridge say they may have discovered a workaround by successfully splitting the oxygen and hydrogen molecules in water using a mix of natural processes and manmade technologies. It’s a process they call semi-artificial photosynthesis, and they say it could help revolutionize the development of renewable power. Their findings were published Monday in Nature.
“Natural photosynthesis can be considered as the biological blueprint for the conversion of solar energy to chemical energy and solar fuels,” explained first author Katarzyna Sokó in an email to Inverse. “Compared to natural photosynthesis, this new system makes more efficient use of the solar light spectrum, delivers high conversion yields, and bypasses several competing metabolic pathways, which is not achievable using synthetic biology or materials science alone.”
What Is Semi Artificial Photosynthesis?
Semi artificial photosynthesis is a relatively new field of research which tries to re-create photosynthesis using a mix of synthetic biology and materials science with an eye to renewable energy applications. The Cambridge study focused on an enzyme found in algae called Hydrogenase, which used to split hydrogen and water molecules in a process that stopped occurring naturally because it’s no longer necessary for algae’s survival.
“Our work … provides the toolbox for developing future semi-artificial systems for energy conversion and ‘re-wiring’ other photosynthetic pathways,” Sokó added. “For example, the semi-artificial tandem system application could be expanded beyond water splitting reaction to photocatalyse a wide range of reactions, such as conversion of the greenhouse gas, CO2 into a fuel.”
For now, the device just a proof of concept. Sokó elaborated that it’s “relatively too fragile” for industrial applications. The most heartening takeaway, she said, might be the fact that so many different researchers with such wildly different areas of expertise were able to collaborate on solving such an important problem.
“It was surprisingly challenging how many different multi-disciplinary fields and areas of expertise were needed to develop this system, including materials science, nanotechnology, inorganic chemistry, synthetic chemistry and biochemistry,” she said. “It took many years of research and collaboration to gain enough knowledge.”
Researchers see innovations like these as essential not just for ensuring a renewable energy future but also for ensuring that space craft of the future can travel long distances. Back in July, an international group of scientists produced a paper about how to conduct photoelectrochemical experiments experiments in zero gravity environments.
The goal of that project is to look for ways that researchers can conduct experiments like that of the Cambridge team, but in Space.
https://www.inverse.com/article/4862...s-solar-energy
Semi artificial photosynthesis takes a cue from plants.
One of the more long shot efforts to not only develop more renewable energy, but also to help mitigate climate change by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is a process called artificial photosynthesis. As the name suggests, this field encompasses efforts to do what plants to — split water molecules into energy-bestowing hydrogen and breathable oxygen using natural sunlight — ourselves in a way that’s more energy efficient.
If scientists can figure out how to recreate the process wherein plants convert climate-warming CO2 into clean energy, we could develop theoretically unlimited clean energy, not only for people here on planet Earth, but also for the people who will (hopefully) one day need clean air and energy in order to explore and develop livable structures in space. It’s an ambition that at least dates back to a 1912 Science paper, but there have been hurdles, namely that it requires the use of expensive, often polluting catalysts.
Fortunately, a group of researchers at the St. John’s College at the University of Cambridge say they may have discovered a workaround by successfully splitting the oxygen and hydrogen molecules in water using a mix of natural processes and manmade technologies. It’s a process they call semi-artificial photosynthesis, and they say it could help revolutionize the development of renewable power. Their findings were published Monday in Nature.
“Natural photosynthesis can be considered as the biological blueprint for the conversion of solar energy to chemical energy and solar fuels,” explained first author Katarzyna Sokó in an email to Inverse. “Compared to natural photosynthesis, this new system makes more efficient use of the solar light spectrum, delivers high conversion yields, and bypasses several competing metabolic pathways, which is not achievable using synthetic biology or materials science alone.”
What Is Semi Artificial Photosynthesis?
Semi artificial photosynthesis is a relatively new field of research which tries to re-create photosynthesis using a mix of synthetic biology and materials science with an eye to renewable energy applications. The Cambridge study focused on an enzyme found in algae called Hydrogenase, which used to split hydrogen and water molecules in a process that stopped occurring naturally because it’s no longer necessary for algae’s survival.
“Our work … provides the toolbox for developing future semi-artificial systems for energy conversion and ‘re-wiring’ other photosynthetic pathways,” Sokó added. “For example, the semi-artificial tandem system application could be expanded beyond water splitting reaction to photocatalyse a wide range of reactions, such as conversion of the greenhouse gas, CO2 into a fuel.”
For now, the device just a proof of concept. Sokó elaborated that it’s “relatively too fragile” for industrial applications. The most heartening takeaway, she said, might be the fact that so many different researchers with such wildly different areas of expertise were able to collaborate on solving such an important problem.
“It was surprisingly challenging how many different multi-disciplinary fields and areas of expertise were needed to develop this system, including materials science, nanotechnology, inorganic chemistry, synthetic chemistry and biochemistry,” she said. “It took many years of research and collaboration to gain enough knowledge.”
Researchers see innovations like these as essential not just for ensuring a renewable energy future but also for ensuring that space craft of the future can travel long distances. Back in July, an international group of scientists produced a paper about how to conduct photoelectrochemical experiments experiments in zero gravity environments.
The goal of that project is to look for ways that researchers can conduct experiments like that of the Cambridge team, but in Space.
https://www.inverse.com/article/4862...s-solar-energy
Enslaved Icelander Describes Horror of Ottoman Slave Market (1627) // Diary of Ólafur Egilsson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2EJChRdxL0
Extracts taken from The Travels of Reverend Olafur Egilsson: The Story of the Barbary Corsair Raid on Iceland in 1627. by Olafur Egilsson (Author), Karl Smari Hreinsson (Translator), Adam Nichols (Translator) . Just under 19 minutes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2EJChRdxL0
Extracts taken from The Travels of Reverend Olafur Egilsson: The Story of the Barbary Corsair Raid on Iceland in 1627. by Olafur Egilsson (Author), Karl Smari Hreinsson (Translator), Adam Nichols (Translator) . Just under 19 minutes.
Three Berries
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My Danish grandmother when she was around 7 and in the 1870s was sold off to another family in a neighboring 'country' in what is now Germany to be an indentured servant. Times were hard. The story goes they just went over to visit and left here there.
Susceptibility to Mental Illness May Have Helped Humans Adapt Over the Millennia
Mental illness may have nothing to do with a genetic flaw or a traumatic events
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/...t-over-the-millennia?utm_source=pocket-newtab
Mental illness may have nothing to do with a genetic flaw or a traumatic events
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/...t-over-the-millennia?utm_source=pocket-newtab
Hospitals Bombed and Apartments Destroyed: Mapping Incidents of Civilian Harm in Ukraine
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/202...apping-incidents-of-civilian-harm-in-ukraine/
https://www.bellingcat.com/news/202...apping-incidents-of-civilian-harm-in-ukraine/
Three Berries
Active member
This is from someone on another forum. Been involved with the Nuclear Power industry all his working life, since retired and a private consultant.
But Illinois is a third world country due to it's political corruption. Just now coming to a head with the indictment of Michael Madigan for bribing ComEd officials and shepherding favorable legislation their way. He was the longest serving Speaker of the House for any state before forced retirement and also controlled the Dem party. Nothing went through he Illinois Legislature without his approval. Left us a smoldering ruins. He even scuttle his own daughter's (she was IL State Attorney General) reform bill.
Michael Madigan’s indictment: How he pushed for allies to get ComEd jobs and his own daughter’s legislation was killed.
https://news.yahoo.com/michael-madig...100000718.html
Nearly four years ago, legislation that aimed to help low-income electricity customers was making its way to the floor of an Illinois House chamber tightly controlled by its longtime speaker, Michael Madigan.
The bill’s main advocate: Madigan’s daughter, then-Attorney General Lisa Madigan. One of its primary opponents: Commonwealth Edison, the state’s largest electric utility.
By the time the Illinois General Assembly’s spring session was over, ComEd won — because, according to federal prosecutors, Michael Madigan paved the way.
In what may be one of the most intriguing chapters of the federal indictment filed earlier this month against ex-Speaker Madigan, prosecutors alleged he greenlighted efforts to kill his own daughter’s legislation as he pressed ComEd to give jobs to two political allies, including a coveted position on the utility’s board of directors.
But Illinois is a third world country due to it's political corruption. Just now coming to a head with the indictment of Michael Madigan for bribing ComEd officials and shepherding favorable legislation their way. He was the longest serving Speaker of the House for any state before forced retirement and also controlled the Dem party. Nothing went through he Illinois Legislature without his approval. Left us a smoldering ruins. He even scuttle his own daughter's (she was IL State Attorney General) reform bill.
Michael Madigan’s indictment: How he pushed for allies to get ComEd jobs and his own daughter’s legislation was killed.
https://news.yahoo.com/michael-madig...100000718.html
Nearly four years ago, legislation that aimed to help low-income electricity customers was making its way to the floor of an Illinois House chamber tightly controlled by its longtime speaker, Michael Madigan.
The bill’s main advocate: Madigan’s daughter, then-Attorney General Lisa Madigan. One of its primary opponents: Commonwealth Edison, the state’s largest electric utility.
By the time the Illinois General Assembly’s spring session was over, ComEd won — because, according to federal prosecutors, Michael Madigan paved the way.
In what may be one of the most intriguing chapters of the federal indictment filed earlier this month against ex-Speaker Madigan, prosecutors alleged he greenlighted efforts to kill his own daughter’s legislation as he pressed ComEd to give jobs to two political allies, including a coveted position on the utility’s board of directors.
Three Berries
Active member
Illinois has been politically corrupt all my long life. Blago was quite guilty but the only reason he went up the river is because of Madigan. And I would just bet a silver eagle that Blago has something to do with Madigan's indictment.
4d chess an all....
These six corporations are financing an assault on reproductive rights in six states
https://popular.info/p/these-six-corporations-are-financing-5af?s=r
By the end of June, the Supreme Court is expected to rule on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a case challenging the constitutional right to an abortion that has existed for decades. The ruling is expected to curtail or overturn the legal framework in place since Roe v. Wade, which established the right to an abortion up to the point of fetal viability, or about 23 weeks.
Such a decision would be an extraordinary reversal of reproductive rights and the level of autonomy women are afforded over their own bodies. Instead of relying on constitutional protections, women would be subject to the whims of state legislatures.
Meanwhile, opponents of abortion rights are not waiting for the Supreme Court's decision. Instead, anti-abortion legislators are seeking to pass legislation dramatically restricting access to abortion right now.
On Wednesday, Idaho Governor Brad Little (R) signed legislation banning most abortions after six weeks. The ban is enforceable through private lawsuits that can be filed against abortion providers for tens of thousands of dollars. It is modeled after Texas' law, which took effect in September 2021. The Supreme Court has allowed the Texas law to remain in effect even before it has formally overruled Roe v. Wade and its progeny.
Similar legislative efforts are underway in other states.
In Tennessee, State Representative Rebecca Alexander (R) has introduced HB 2779, a bill that would outright ban all abortions. According to Alexander, “this bill is modeled directly after the legislation passed in Texas last year.” Under the bill, private residents can sue abortion providers or anyone who helps with an abortion service.
But, unlike Texas’ law, Alexander's bill does not allow abortions during the first six weeks of pregnancy. There are also no exceptions for rape or incest. When asked during a hearing if “family members, friends, spouses, and neighbors” of a victim’s rapist could also sue, Alexander responded, “my assumption is that they could, other than the rapist.” The bill is currently under consideration in the Tennessee State House.
In Oklahoma, lawmakers have introduced three different abortion bans: HB 4327 bans abortions at any point in the pregnancy and allows private residents to sue abortion providers. The bill passed the House and is headed to the Senate. Similarly, SB 1503 bans abortions after a "heartbeat" is detected and also allows private residents to sue. The bill passed the Senate and is moving to the House. Another bill, SB 1553, prohibits abortions 30 days after a woman’s last menstrual period. The bill also passed the Senate floor and is headed to the House for consideration.
In Florida, state lawmakers have passed a bill, HB 5, banning abortions after 15 weeks. The bill provides exceptions that involve “serious risk” and fatal fetal abnormalities, but does not provide exceptions “for victims of rape, incest or human trafficking.” Governor Ron DeSantis (R) is expected to sign the bill soon. The law would go into effect July 1.
Lawmakers in West Virginia and Arizona are also advancing 15-week abortions bans. In West Virginia, HB 4004 has passed the House and is now advancing to the Senate. In Arizona, the state Senate voted to pass a 15-week abortion ban, SB 1164.
The legislators pushing these severe restrictions on reproductive rights are financially backed by some of the nation's most prominent companies — including companies that present themselves as champions of women's rights.
CVS donated $27,600 to lawmakers behind abortion bans in Arizona, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Idaho, and Florida
On March 2, in celebration of Women's History Month, CVS tweeted that it is “dedicated to achieving #GenderEquity both in our workforce and within the communities we serve.”
CVS also specifically boasts about its commitment to women’s healthcare. In 2021, CVS tweeted: “We’re working together to support the unique health needs of women at every age,” stating that the company’s “overall mission is to make care more accessible, more affordable, more personal, and more local.”
AT&T donates $42,850 to lawmakers behind abortion bans in Florida, Arizona, Tennessee, Oklahoma, and Idaho
In AT&T's 2020 Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Report, CEO John Stankey said one of the company's "core values" was "gender equity and the empowerment of women." This month, AT&T's Chief Diversity & Development Officer, Corey Anthony said that AT&T "support all women" and will "continue to be an ally by advocating for and honoring women."
Since 2020, AT&T has given a total of $40,100 to 33 co-sponsors of 15-week abortion bans in Florida and Arizona; and 10 co-sponsors of 6-week abortion bans in Tennessee, Oklahoma, and Idaho.
AT&T also donated more than $300,000 to the co-sponsors of Texas’ abortion ban. At the time, an AT&T spokesperson told CNBC that the company “has never taken a position on the issue of abortion, and the Texas legislation was no exception.”
AT&T did not respond to a request for comment.
Merck donates $44,000 to lawmakers behind abortion bans in Florida, Tennessee, and West Virginia
In Merck’s latest Environmental, Social & Governance report, the pharmaceutical company boasts that it has been a signatory of the United Nations Women’s Empowerment Principles since 2009. In the report, the company also details how its “improving health systems for women today and for the long term.”
"Women and girls are at the center of our communities." Carmen Villar, Merck's Vice President for Social Business Innovation, said in 2020. "When we empower them with agency and give them the opportunity to create their own path in life, we empower not only the individual, but her entire community."
Since 2020, however, the company has donated at least $44,000 to 38 co-sponsors of 15-week abortion bans in Florida and West Virginia and one co-sponsor of a 6-week abortion ban in Tennessee.
Merck did not respond to a request for comment.
Comcast donates $124,000 to lawmakers behind Florida abortion ban
Three years ago, Comcast/NBCUniversal spoke out against a Georgia law that would have banned abortions once a fetal heartbeat was detected, normally about six weeks into pregnancy. "If any of these laws are upheld, it would strongly impact our decision-making on where we produce our content in the future,” the company said at the time.
Since 2020, however, the company has donated at least $124,000 to 38 co-sponsors of Florida’s 15-week abortion ban.
Comcast/NBCUniversal did not respond to a request for comment.
UnitedHealth donates $23,500 to lawmakers behind abortion bans in Idaho, Arizona, and Oklahoma
UnitedHealth says March, Women's History Month, is "a time for appreciation and advocacy." The company pledged to "encourage and empower the women in our workplace and our lives and promote equality for all women."
Since 2020, UnitedHealth donated at least $23,500 to state legislators pushing abortion bans, including eight co-sponsors of a 15-week abortion ban in Arizona, and 12 co-sponsors of 6-week abortion bans in Idaho and Oklahoma.
UnitedHealth did not respond to a request for comment.
Anheuser-Busch donates $15,000 to lawmakers behind abortion ban in Idaho
On International Women’s Day earlier this month, Anheuser-Busch said it was “celebrating the accomplishments of women in the beer industry as we look toward a more equitable future for all.” The company also said it was “proud to celebrate and support women every day.”
Since 2020, Anheuser-Busch donated $15,000 to 34 co-sponsors of Idaho’s 6-week abortion ban.
Anheuser-Busch did not respond to a request for comment.
https://popular.info/p/these-six-corporations-are-financing-5af?s=r
By the end of June, the Supreme Court is expected to rule on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a case challenging the constitutional right to an abortion that has existed for decades. The ruling is expected to curtail or overturn the legal framework in place since Roe v. Wade, which established the right to an abortion up to the point of fetal viability, or about 23 weeks.
Such a decision would be an extraordinary reversal of reproductive rights and the level of autonomy women are afforded over their own bodies. Instead of relying on constitutional protections, women would be subject to the whims of state legislatures.
Meanwhile, opponents of abortion rights are not waiting for the Supreme Court's decision. Instead, anti-abortion legislators are seeking to pass legislation dramatically restricting access to abortion right now.
On Wednesday, Idaho Governor Brad Little (R) signed legislation banning most abortions after six weeks. The ban is enforceable through private lawsuits that can be filed against abortion providers for tens of thousands of dollars. It is modeled after Texas' law, which took effect in September 2021. The Supreme Court has allowed the Texas law to remain in effect even before it has formally overruled Roe v. Wade and its progeny.
Similar legislative efforts are underway in other states.
In Tennessee, State Representative Rebecca Alexander (R) has introduced HB 2779, a bill that would outright ban all abortions. According to Alexander, “this bill is modeled directly after the legislation passed in Texas last year.” Under the bill, private residents can sue abortion providers or anyone who helps with an abortion service.
But, unlike Texas’ law, Alexander's bill does not allow abortions during the first six weeks of pregnancy. There are also no exceptions for rape or incest. When asked during a hearing if “family members, friends, spouses, and neighbors” of a victim’s rapist could also sue, Alexander responded, “my assumption is that they could, other than the rapist.” The bill is currently under consideration in the Tennessee State House.
In Oklahoma, lawmakers have introduced three different abortion bans: HB 4327 bans abortions at any point in the pregnancy and allows private residents to sue abortion providers. The bill passed the House and is headed to the Senate. Similarly, SB 1503 bans abortions after a "heartbeat" is detected and also allows private residents to sue. The bill passed the Senate and is moving to the House. Another bill, SB 1553, prohibits abortions 30 days after a woman’s last menstrual period. The bill also passed the Senate floor and is headed to the House for consideration.
In Florida, state lawmakers have passed a bill, HB 5, banning abortions after 15 weeks. The bill provides exceptions that involve “serious risk” and fatal fetal abnormalities, but does not provide exceptions “for victims of rape, incest or human trafficking.” Governor Ron DeSantis (R) is expected to sign the bill soon. The law would go into effect July 1.
Lawmakers in West Virginia and Arizona are also advancing 15-week abortions bans. In West Virginia, HB 4004 has passed the House and is now advancing to the Senate. In Arizona, the state Senate voted to pass a 15-week abortion ban, SB 1164.
The legislators pushing these severe restrictions on reproductive rights are financially backed by some of the nation's most prominent companies — including companies that present themselves as champions of women's rights.
CVS donated $27,600 to lawmakers behind abortion bans in Arizona, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Idaho, and Florida
On March 2, in celebration of Women's History Month, CVS tweeted that it is “dedicated to achieving #GenderEquity both in our workforce and within the communities we serve.”
CVS also specifically boasts about its commitment to women’s healthcare. In 2021, CVS tweeted: “We’re working together to support the unique health needs of women at every age,” stating that the company’s “overall mission is to make care more accessible, more affordable, more personal, and more local.”
AT&T donates $42,850 to lawmakers behind abortion bans in Florida, Arizona, Tennessee, Oklahoma, and Idaho
In AT&T's 2020 Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Report, CEO John Stankey said one of the company's "core values" was "gender equity and the empowerment of women." This month, AT&T's Chief Diversity & Development Officer, Corey Anthony said that AT&T "support
Since 2020, AT&T has given a total of $40,100 to 33 co-sponsors of 15-week abortion bans in Florida and Arizona; and 10 co-sponsors of 6-week abortion bans in Tennessee, Oklahoma, and Idaho.
AT&T also donated more than $300,000 to the co-sponsors of Texas’ abortion ban. At the time, an AT&T spokesperson told CNBC that the company “has never taken a position on the issue of abortion, and the Texas legislation was no exception.”
AT&T did not respond to a request for comment.
Merck donates $44,000 to lawmakers behind abortion bans in Florida, Tennessee, and West Virginia
In Merck’s latest Environmental, Social & Governance report, the pharmaceutical company boasts that it has been a signatory of the United Nations Women’s Empowerment Principles since 2009. In the report, the company also details how its “improving health systems for women today and for the long term.”
"Women and girls are at the center of our communities." Carmen Villar, Merck's Vice President for Social Business Innovation, said in 2020. "When we empower them with agency and give them the opportunity to create their own path in life, we empower not only the individual, but her entire community."
Since 2020, however, the company has donated at least $44,000 to 38 co-sponsors of 15-week abortion bans in Florida and West Virginia and one co-sponsor of a 6-week abortion ban in Tennessee.
Merck did not respond to a request for comment.
Comcast donates $124,000 to lawmakers behind Florida abortion ban
Three years ago, Comcast/NBCUniversal spoke out against a Georgia law that would have banned abortions once a fetal heartbeat was detected, normally about six weeks into pregnancy. "If any of these laws are upheld, it would strongly impact our decision-making on where we produce our content in the future,” the company said at the time.
Since 2020, however, the company has donated at least $124,000 to 38 co-sponsors of Florida’s 15-week abortion ban.
Comcast/NBCUniversal did not respond to a request for comment.
UnitedHealth donates $23,500 to lawmakers behind abortion bans in Idaho, Arizona, and Oklahoma
UnitedHealth says March, Women's History Month, is "a time for appreciation and advocacy." The company pledged to "encourage and empower the women in our workplace and our lives and promote equality for all women."
Since 2020, UnitedHealth donated at least $23,500 to state legislators pushing abortion bans, including eight co-sponsors of a 15-week abortion ban in Arizona, and 12 co-sponsors of 6-week abortion bans in Idaho and Oklahoma.
UnitedHealth did not respond to a request for comment.
Anheuser-Busch donates $15,000 to lawmakers behind abortion ban in Idaho
On International Women’s Day earlier this month, Anheuser-Busch said it was “celebrating the accomplishments of women in the beer industry as we look toward a more equitable future for all.” The company also said it was “proud to celebrate and support women every day.”
Since 2020, Anheuser-Busch donated $15,000 to 34 co-sponsors of Idaho’s 6-week abortion ban.
Anheuser-Busch did not respond to a request for comment.
Lol is that Rod Blagoyovich or however the hell you spell it? Illinois is corrupted alright.and it's getting worse.out by me Rita cromwell stole $54 million for her horses and other properties from the town.sentenced to 19 years and got out early.thats the most in US history.woulndt build the town a pool but stole the money and built herself a pool instead.fucking bitch.i know she's got lots of money stashed too
