Author: KJ McElrath

Hospital Infections Are Killing 75,000 Americans Every Year

Hospital Infections Are Killing 75,000 Americans Every Year

Posted by | Aug 6, 2015 | |

Recently, Ring of Fire brought you a story about the 3M Bair Hugger Blanket – a device intended to maintain a patient’s body temperature during surgery that has been shown to increase the risk of infection, especially hip and knee infections. Physician and inventor Dr. Scott Augustine has been trying to get the Bair Hugger pulled off the market, but 3M subsidiary Arizant, which owns the patent and design, has been fighting him at every turn. These devices are used primarily for patients undergoing orthopedic implant surgery – and 10,000 of these patients wind up with infections every year....

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The Gulf of Mexico “Dead Zone” – Larger Than Two States and Growing: Thank You Polluters

The Gulf of Mexico “Dead Zone” – Larger Than Two States and Growing: Thank You Polluters

Posted by | Aug 6, 2015 | |

Several media sources as well as the scientific community have reported that a “dead zone” in the northern Gulf of Mexico has grown to the size of Connecticut and Rhode Island combined. Concentrated around the mouth of the Mississippi River, the zone extends along the Texas and Louisiana coast. In 1988, the Gulf hypoxia zone  covered an area of only 15 square miles. This year, it covers approximately 6,500 square miles – up from a little over 5,000 square miles last year at this time. The scientific term is hypoxia zone. Literally, hypoxia  means “not enough oxygen.”  This is...

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Koch Brothers Compare Their ‘Conservative Activism’ to Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement

Koch Brothers Compare Their ‘Conservative Activism’ to Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement

Posted by | Aug 6, 2015 | , |

Holding court at a very exclusive ocean front resort in Southern California last weekend, King Charles Koch made his royal proclamation to his princes, nobles and vassals of the Great American Billionaire Class: History demonstrates that when the American people get motivated by an issue of justice that they believe is just, extraordinary things can be accomplished. Look at the American Revolution, the anti-slavery movement, the women’s suffrage movement, the civil rights movement. All of these struck a moral chord with the American people. They all sought to overcome an injustice. And we, too, are seeking to right injustices...

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DoD Deputy Inspector and Accountant Have Relationship: $800 Million Missing From Marine Corps

DoD Deputy Inspector and Accountant Have Relationship: $800 Million Missing From Marine Corps

Posted by | Aug 6, 2015 | |

They are the few…the proud…and apparently really bad at bookkeeping.  For some reason, the United States Marine Corps has misplaced a whopping $800 million of the taxpayers’ money – and they cannot explain where it went. In fact, the entire Department of Defense (DoD) has been having difficulty balancing its books for years – and the Pentagon keeps putting it off. Under the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990, every federal agency is required to pass an audit of its accounts every six months. However, the DoD is apparently exempt from this requirement. Every time an audit comes up,...

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Breaking News: Bill Clinton Called and Persuaded Trump to Enter GOP Pres. Race Two Months Ago

Breaking News: Bill Clinton Called and Persuaded Trump to Enter GOP Pres. Race Two Months Ago

Posted by | Aug 6, 2015 | |

According to a recent report in the Washington Times, Bill Clinton and Donald Trump had a cozy little chat over the telephone sometime toward the end of May (meaning just two months ago). The timing was significant; about three weeks after that phone conversation, Trump announced his candidacy for President. Although one of Clinton’s aides says that the former US President didn’t actually advise Trump to enter the race, sources close to both parties state that Clinton was encouraging Trump to “play a larger role in the Republican Party,” giving his old buddy some personal insights on current politics....

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