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The Innocents Abroad: Episode 1 — The Introduction

Intro to the Innocents Abroad, Mark Twain, Being an Expat, Brexit, European cultures, Language, Cigars, Poland, and more. SHOWNOTES: The Good, the Bad, and Brexit: The United Kingdom Never Fit in the EU in the First Place Nigel Farage: 20 years ago you laughed at me, you are not laughing now Christian Amanpour interviews MEP Dan Hannan Music: Shane Ó Fearghail – Gael (Stand Up and…

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Canada Libertarians Say No to Nanny State on World No Tobacco Day

Prompted by World Tobacco Day, members of the international grassroots activist group Students For Liberty took to Parliament Hill on Tuesday to hand out their “No Nanny” plain-packaged chocolate bars to legislators and federal employees. Plain packaged chocolate bars handed out by Students For Liberty on World No Tobacco Day. The chocolate bar labels warn that chocolate “severely raises the risk of obesity” and therefore…

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S’attaquer enfin aux racines de la tuberculose

En étendant leur action à la prévention de la tuberculose, les responsables de la santé publique peuvent faire baisser le nombre d’infections, permettre aux gens de prendre leur santé en main, et progresser encore dans l’élimination de la tuberculose en France. La tuberculose est devenue la maladie infectieuse la plus meurtrière du monde, selon l’OMS (l’Organisation mondiale de la santé). Cette maladie bactérienne transmise par…

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Who is watching WHO’s watch towers?

Who is watching WHO’s watch towers?

Tobacco Monitoring First Step To Increased Sin Industry Scrutiny

The World Health Organization is pulling out all the stops in its effort to turn public opinion against the tobacco industry. Its campaign will launch “monitoring centres” in cities across the world, tasked with unmasking the tactics of the tobacco industry and its attempts to “interfere” with public health policy. Using the image of a puppet pulled by strings from above by a mysterious figure,…

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Tobacco Monitoring First Step To Increased Sin Industry Scrutiny

By Yaël Ossowski | Huffington Post Canada Using the image of a puppet pulled by strings from above by a mysterious figure, the World Health Organization is pulling out all the stops in its effort to turn public opinion against the tobacco industry. The oft-used trope is a popular one in modern conspiracy theories, that of the puppet master behind the scenes controlling world affairs…

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Austria is leagues beyond its past: So stop invoking it

A modern visitor to the vibrant Alpine Republic of Austria can be forgiven for succumbing to its charm, beauty, and permanent sense of order.  From the stunning Alps in the west to the cobblestoned streets of the Imperial City of Vienna in the east, it’s a majestic country which boasts great pride from its 8.5 million inhabitants. It’s delightful in spirit, neutral in foreign affairs,…

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