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Jay Syrmopoulos

Jay Syrmopoulos is a geopolitical analyst, freethinker, and ardent opponent of authoritarianism. He is currently a graduate student at the University of Denver pursuing a masters in Global Affairs and holds a BA in International Relations. Jay's writing has been featured on both mainstream and independent media.

Proposed Congress Bill Would Legalize Cannabis On Federal Level

In an effort to push back against repressive federal control of cannabis policy, bipartisan legislation was introduced in Congress to fight the status quo.

March 2nd, 2017
Jay Syrmopoulos
March 2nd, 2017
By Jay Syrmopoulos
Farmworkers transport newly-harvested marijuana plants, at Los Suenos Farms, America's largest legal open air marijuana farm, in Avondale, southern Colorado, Oct. 4, 2016. (AP/Brennan Linsley, File)

Washington, D.C. (REPORT) – In an effort to push back against repressive federal control of marijuana policy, bipartisan legislation was introduced in Congress by representatives Tom Garrett (R-VA) and Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) to exclude cannabis from the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA), which absurdly lists marijuana as a Schedule 1 substance

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Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard To Join Fellow Veterans At Standing Rock Protest

U.S. Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, who served two tours of duty in the Middle East, will be joining fellow veterans at Standing Rock.

December 2nd, 2016
Jay Syrmopoulos
December 2nd, 2016
By Jay Syrmopoulos
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-HI., nominates Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-VT., for President of the United States during the second day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia , Tuesday, July 26, 2016. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Washington, D.C. – In a show of solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux, U.S. Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, a Hawaii Democrat who served two tours of duty in the Middle East, and who continues to serve as a Major in the Army National Guard, announced that she will be joining thousands of veterans coming from across the country to protest the

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Religious Doctrine That “Legalized” Columbus’ Native Genocide Went On To Become US Federal Law

Virtually all American school children are taught about Columbus’ “discovery” as some type of mythical adventure. However, few are aware of the religious doctrine that underpins his taking “possession” of the newly arrived upon land, which has come to be known as the Doctrine of Discovery. Fewer yet are aware that currently – over five hundred years later – the U.S. government still uses this doctrine to uniformly deny Native Americans’ their rights.

October 10th, 2016
Jay Syrmopoulos
October 10th, 2016
By Jay Syrmopoulos
trans mountain pipeline

Origins of the Doctrine of Discovery Analysis -- To understand the  Christian principle of discovery’s connection to the current laws of the United States, one must examine a papal document issued forty years before Columbus’ historic voyage. In 1454, the Bull Romanus Pontifex was issued by Pope Nicholas V to King Alfonso V of Portugal, which

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DEA Proves Loyalty To Big Pharma, Maintains Cannabis Has ‘No Medicinal Value’

“The DEA’s decision is strictly a political one. There is nothing scientific about willful ignorance.”

August 11th, 2016
Jay Syrmopoulos
August 11th, 2016
By Jay Syrmopoulos
Former U.S. Marine Sgt. Ryan Begin smokes medical marijuana at his home in Belfast, Maine. Begin had endured 35 surgeries after having his right elbow blown off by a roadside bomb in 2004. He is a proponent of legalizing pot for recreational use and allowing individual citizens the right to grow six plants. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Washington, D.C. – The federal government has once again revealed itself as nothing more than puppets to the big pharma industry. On Thursday, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) moved to deny any changes to marijuana under its federal drug schedule, keeping the drug in the most restrictive category for U.S. law enforcement purposes. For

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Audit: Pentagon Cannot Account for $6.5 Trillion Dollars in Taxpayer Money

Adding to the appearance of impropriety is the fact that thousands of documents that should be on file have been removed and disappeared without any reasonable explanation.

August 8th, 2016
Jay Syrmopoulos
August 8th, 2016
By Jay Syrmopoulos
Pentagon

A new Department of Defense Inspector General’s report, released last week, has left Americans stunned at the jaw-dropping lack of accountability and oversight. The glaring report revealed the Pentagon couldn’t account for $6.5 trillion dollars worth of Army general fund transactions and data, according to a report by the Fiscal Times. The

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CIA Press Conference Looks Like SNL Skit As Official Refuses To Answer Questions On Stolen Arms

The utter contempt shown by our government, by failing to inform the populace about activities undertaken in the name of the American people, should raise serious red flags about how little the federal government is actually beholden to the people they claim to serve.

July 1st, 2016
Jay Syrmopoulos
July 1st, 2016
By Jay Syrmopoulos
A Lebanese army soldier inspects a rifle at the Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Aug. 29, 2014. The United States delivered the first shipment of weapons to Lebanon to help bolster its military as it faces a growing threat from Islamic militants amid the fallout from neighboring Syria's civil war. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

https://youtu.be/3pmbCjNZAfs After coming into the White House with statements about being the most transparent administration in history, the Obama administration has done anything but operate with transparency. The CIA has been operating a covert weapons program in Syria, buying Kalashnikov assault rifles, mortars and rocket-propelled

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Mass Shooting Myth — U.S. Homicide Rate Hits 51-year Low As Gun Ownership Increased 141%

Contrary to what the public has been led to believe; as the homicide rate in the U.S. has fallen to a 51-year low, gun ownership has increased drastically.

June 29th, 2016
Jay Syrmopoulos
June 29th, 2016
By Jay Syrmopoulos
In this March 15, 2016 photo, guns for rent are on display at a shooting range and retail store in Cherry Creek, Colo. . Across the U.S., suicides account for nearly two-thirds of all gun deaths, with 21,334 gun deaths by suicide in 2014, according to federal data. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

In the wake of the Orlando nightclub massacre, politicians have attempted to use the tragedy as means of garnering public support for increased gun control measures. Four pieces of knee-jerk gun control legislation were defeated in Congress yesterday, but the debate surrounding gun rights continues unabated. The new narrative is that “mass

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