Odds ‘n Sods:

Bill from Ohio sent this: Hunger Prompting Desperate Acts

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Reader David D. mentioned this article by Ellen Brown: The Secret Bailout of JP Morgan. One is naturally led to ask: Cui bono?

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Elisha R. mentioned a handy state of Texas PDF on rainwater catchment

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CDR sent us this link: China quake survivors scavenge amid the ruins–They search for scrap metal to sell so they can buy food for their families