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Amsterdam now has the first plastic-free supermarket in the world

March 27, 2018 -

Shoppers at the Jan Pieter Heijestraat branch of Ekoplaza, a Dutch supermarket chain, can now choose from more than 700 plastic-free products such as cereals, chocolate, dairy, fresh fruit, meat, rice, sauces, snacks, vegetables, and yogurt.

All items at the supermarket are packed in either compostable materials or cardboard, glass, and metal instead of plastic. In a statement, Erik Does, chief executive of Ekoplaza, said, "Plastic-free aisles are an important stepping ...

CHILD ROBBERS targeting NYC bars, bragging that police CAN’T ARREST them

September 13, 2023 -

One bar owner came forward and recounted his experience with the child robbers. Jacob Rabinowitz, who owns the Amsterdam Ale House on West 76th Street, was at his bar on the evening of Sept. 9. He spotted a child who victimized his patrons in February panhandling outside his business, prompting him to chase the boy away.

He went on to warn other businesses about the child's criminal actions but was threatened by the young culprit. "He said he was going to ...

War on CHRISTIANITY: West is mum on Ukraine’s proposed legislation to ban Ukrainian Orthodox Church over alleged Russian ties

November 06, 2023 -

The law was overwhelmingly approved with a vote of 267-15. A second vote on the bill is necessary before being presented to Zelensky for final approval as a law. For observers, not only would this legislation deny the freedom of worship to millions of Ukrainians, it would also undermine a core pillar of Ukraine's defense against Russian aggression, being on the right side of the law.

The Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) is part of the greater Eastern Orthodox Church ...

Studies show ULTRA-PROCESSED FOODS put millions of people in the U.K. at risk of cardiovascular disease

September 14, 2023 -

The first study, which tracked 10,000 Australian women for 15 years, found that those with the highest proportion of UPF in their diet were 39 percent more likely to develop high blood pressure than those with the lowest. This was the case even after academics adjusted for the effect of fat, salt and sugar, according to the British Heart Foundation.

High blood pressure, or hypertension, increases the risk of serious conditions, such as aortic aneurysms, heart disease, ...

Nolte: Disney groomers lost $258 million on woke ‘Lightyear,’ ‘Strange World’

May 01, 2023 -

(Article by John Nolte republished from Breitbart.com)

Better still, no movie lost more money last year than the woke Strange World. And other than Strange World and Amsterdam, Lightyear was last year’s biggest money loser.

According to a detailed analysis at the far-left Deadline, after everything is totaled up, from the box office to home video, Lightyear lost $106 million and Strange World lost a whopping $152 million.

Yes, the sickos at Disney ...

Illegals who beat cops in liberal NYC seem to face ZERO CONSEQUENCES and get free bus rides out of town

February 12, 2024 -

This is what happened in a recent incident in which a group of illegal migrants from Venezuela were caught on video assaulting a pair of NYPD officers in Times Square near the New Amsterdam Theater. One of the suspects kicked an officer twice in the head, while another one kicked the officer in the back, with several others joining in as the violence escalated. Following multiple kicks aimed at the officers, the suspects ran off. The officers, who remain unidentified, ...

STUDY: 33% of biological women on testosterone therapy may still ovulate

2 months ago -

The small study, conducted on 52 transmasculine participants (biological women who are using hormones to "transition" into artificial men), all of whom had undergone testosterone therapy for at least a year before receiving oophorectomy, sought to investigate the impact of testosterone on ovulation. Oophorectomy is a surgical procedure that involves the removal of one or both ovaries.

Surprisingly, despite not experiencing periods before the procedure, 33 percent of participants ...

COVID-19 testing firm’s unsecured database exposes 1.3 million patient records, including names, birthdays, emails and passport numbers

February 01, 2024 -

Medical data leaks have increased in the COVID-19 era. During the pandemic, data protection and privacy concerns took center stage as governments and organizations worldwide implemented various overreaching measures to control the spread of the virus.

The database that had its data leaked was operated by CoronaLab, which is owned by Microbe & Lab, an ISO-certified lab based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

The leak was discovered on Jan. 22 by security ...

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation trying to undermine British report that details the dangers of transgender interventions on children

2 days ago -

Cass Review is the world's largest review into transgender interventions for minors. Hilary Cass, a pediatrician commissioned by the U.K.'s NHS to review available transgender services for dysphoric minors, found that "gender medicine" is "built on shaky foundations" and that while these drastic interventions should be done with extreme vigilance, "quite the reverse happened in the field of gender care for children." (Related: Top North Carolina health systems push transgender mutilation ...

Poland does not plan to donate its own F-16 fighter jets and Patriot air defense systems to Ukraine, but urges other nations to do so

June 05, 2023 -

"We have too few F-16 aircraft. So at the moment today, there are no such expectations from us," Morawiecki said during a June 1 press conference on the first day of the European Political Community Summit in Moldova. Polskie Radio reported that the Polish leader also noted Warsaw's lack of Patriot air defense systems to send to Kyiv.

The Polish Air Force officially has 48 F-16 fighter jets, 12 of which are training variants. It has ordered 48 KAI T-50 Golden Eagle jets ...

FLIRTING WITH DISASTER: Biden clears way for Ukraine to obtain F-16 fighter jets

May 23, 2023 -

A senior Biden administration official confirmed the move to the Messenger, but clarified that the announcement does not mean Washington will send its own F-16s to Ukraine. The aircraft will come from several European countries that have it in their respective arsenals.

Meanwhile, another person familiar with the discussions told POLITICO that Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands all have surplus F-16s that could be donated to Ukraine. That person added that the F-16s have ...

Are microplastics invading the male reproductive system?

May 02, 2023 -

(Article by Huanjia Zhang republished from EHN.org)

While experts believe more data are needed to confirm the findings, this study sheds light on the possible penetration of microplastics into the human reproductive system and the urgency for understanding their potential health impact.

Led by researchers from Peking University in China, the small-scale study analyzed six testis and 30 semen samples for the presence of microplastics using two different laboratory ...

Why the dollar is finished

July 23, 2023 -

(Article by Alasdair Macleod republished from ConservativePlaybook.com)

There is strong evidence that planning for this new trade settlement currency has been in the works for some time and has been properly considered. That being so, we are witnessing the initial step away from fiat to gold backed currencies. Without the burden of expensive welfare commitments, all the attendees in Johannesburg can back or tie their currency values to gold with less difficulty than our ...

Study finds LAUGHTER THERAPY offers benefits for people with coronary artery disease

October 27, 2023 -

The study's remarkable findings were presented at the annual meeting of the European Society of Cardiology – the world's largest heart conference – in Amsterdam last August.What laughter can do for your heart

Having a sense of humor is good for your heart. When you laugh, you don't just increase your oxygen intake, which is great for your lungs, you also provide exercise for your heart. And people whose hearts are weakened by heart disease can greatly benefit ...

Anti-vaccine protesters in Amsterdam brutalized by law enforcement, police dogs

January 04, 2022 -

Footage of the violent dispersal circulated on social media, with most featuring several protesters being severely beaten. Participants were also bitten by trained police dogs. Another video showed a protester being hit on the head with a baton until they fall to the ground dazed.

Dutch lawmaker Pepijn van Houwelingen of the Forum for Democracy (FvD) party posted pictures of a bus full of protesters, which was pulled over by KMar officers. An officer yelled at the bus ...

Dutch protesters march on the streets of Amsterdam to protest COVID lockdowns

January 19, 2022 -

Anti-lockdown demonstrators packed the streets of the capital carrying banners and yellow umbrellas. They played music, chanted slogans and marched along major thoroughfares. Dutch farmers also joined the Jan. 16 protests, driving to Amsterdam and parking their tractors along the Museumplein public square.

According to Al Jazeera correspondent Step Vassen, the protests were peaceful despite the mood being "quite heated." She said: "There's a wide range of people ...

“Large amount of unwellness” at Amsterdam Marathon part of wider trend of heart problems among athletes since COVID-19 vaccine rollout

October 26, 2022 -

Marathon organizers were not prepared for the high volume of problems, and traffic police in The Hague were called in to provide assistance to the Amsterdam unit. Six ambulances from other areas were escorted by motorcyclists to Amsterdam hospitals to deal with the problem, and it appears to be part of a growing trend involving healthy athletes experiencing heart problems in the wake of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

When the police tweeted that they ...

Dutch city bans meat advertising, claiming animal foods cause climate change

September 22, 2022 -

The first city in the world to do such a thing, Haarlem has decided that residents should never be allowed to see billboards promoting hamburger, for instance, because then they will eat more of these things and harm the environment.

Set to go into effect in 2024, Haarlem's meat advertising ban was concocted by GroenLinks, a "green" political party in The Netherlands. Councilor Ziggy Klazes is credited with putting it together, and here is what he told the Dutch newspaper ...

Could bioplastics be a more sustainable option for 3D printed buildings?

January 27, 2019 -

Zoubeir Lafhaj of the École Centrale de Lille (ECL) explained that 3D printing is one of the pillars of the current industrial revolution. He predicted that the manufacturing process will not only improve the efficiency and speed of construction, but will also reduce waste and remedy many other environmental challenges of the sector.

According to Lafhaj's analysis, the construction sector needs to move away from concrete. Instead, it should adopt building materials that require ...

Farmers across EU rise up against tyrannical “green” mandates that threaten food supply

July 12, 2022 -

Dutch farmers have protested for weeks against Amsterdam's plan to forcibly close farms. The Dutch government's climate change measures sought to reduce emissions in some provinces by 95 percent. However, this means that the way of life of about 30 percent of farmers could meet its end.

Under Amsterdam's climate plan, farmers will give up their farms voluntarily. They will receive compensation for doing so on the condition that they will never return to ...