Matt Agorist

Amid Surge In Drug Prices, Pharma-Hackers Turn To DIY Solutions

Pharmaceuticals are all too often controlled and hoarded by mega corporations who charge exorbitant fees to obtain them.

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By Matt Agorist
Photo: Stephen Cass The Alpha Version: This automated vessel for pharmaceutical reactions was made from a mason jar. A later prototype adds an Arduino-controlled syringe to introduce reagents and catalysts to in-progress reactions at timed intervals.

Pharmaceutical company Mylan has made news recently by raising the price of a popular and important drug. Mylan acquired a product by the name of EpiPen in 2007. At the time, the price of the product was approximately $100 per unit. And, thanks to their government-granted monopoly, the price quickly shot up to $600 after Mylan’s acquisition.

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Pipeline Standoff Continues As Questions Of Legality, Corruption Surface

The fate of the pipeline now rests in the hands of a federal judge who will rule on the legality of the Dakota Access Pipeline on September 9.

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By Matt Agorist
An Eagle Staff is held up as Native Americans gather during a rally outside U.S. District Court in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016, in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in their lawsuit against the Army Corps of Engineers to protect their water and land from the Dakota Access Pipeline. A federal judge in Washington considered a request by the Standing Rock Sioux for a temporary injunction against an oil pipeline under construction near their reservation straddling the North Dakota-South Dakota border.

Bismarck, ND — Earlier this month, a few dozen Native Americans showed up to protest the $3.8 billion, 1,172-mile-long pipeline that would cross right through their sacred land. As word spread, however, the few dozen turned into more than 4,000 native Americans. Because of the large turnout, a brief victory ensued for the people after the

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Leaked FBI Alert: Hackers Penetrated US Election Systems

“Two state election boards have been popped, and data has been taken. This certainly should be concerning to the common American voter.”

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By Matt Agorist
Voters arrive during the first day of early voting at a Travis County mega voting site Monday, Oct. 20, 2008, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck)

On Monday, an official FBI alert from August 18 was leaked to Yahoo News. The alert stated the FBI had uncovered evidence showing that at least two state election systems were penetrated by hackers in recent weeks. The FBI quickly issued warnings to election officials across the country to ramp up security on their systems. It appears from the

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Leaked FBI Alert Admits Hackers Penetrated US Election Systems

The fact that the FBI is now admitting to the vulnerability of the election should raise serious concern for Americans. Before 2016, talk of vote rigging, or hacking elections, remained on the fringe — in spite of whistleblowers showing the easily provable insecure nature of electronic voting machines.

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By Matt Agorist
This May 3, 2010 file photo shows a "vote here" sign near a polling place open for early voting in downtown Little Rock, Ark. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File)

On Monday, an official FBI alert from August 18 was leaked to Yahoo News. The alert stated the FBI had uncovered evidence showing that at least two state election systems were penetrated by hackers in recent weeks. The FBI quickly issued warnings to election officials across the country to ramp up security on their systems. It appears from the

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Following Outcry From Citizens, Cop Who Killed Philando Castile Suspended For Second Time

Just as Philando Castile’s death triggered massive protests, so did his killers return to police duty.

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By Matt Agorist
Officer Jeronimo Yanez (pictured), the cop who shot Philando Castile Wednesday night during a traffic stop, has claimed he was reacting to the man's gun - not his race

In a blow to the family and friends of Philando Castile, the officer who is responsible for his death, Jeronimo Yanez was allowed to return to work last week. However, his return was met with such a firestorm of complaints, anger, and protests, Yanez was put back on paid administrative leave. After only one week on the job, Yanez is now back at

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Vietnam Vet Arrested For Hanging US Flag Upside Down

When a society becomes more concerned with a piece of cloth than the freedom it is meant to represent, it’s time to wake up.

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By Matt Agorist
Upside down flag

Somers, IA — Homer Martz is a 63-year-old Vietnam veteran who’s never committed a crime. He is so dedicated to protecting and practicing his rights that he stood up for the rights of people to protest the Vietnam war — even after they spat on him. So, when Homer Martz is arrested for doing nothing other than practicing the very rights he stands to

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Federal Court Bans Govt From Prosecuting Medical Marijuana Users And Growers

The Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals’ three-judge panel has ruled that the Department of Justice (DOJ) cannot spend budget money to prosecute people who grow, sell or use medical marijuana — if they comply with state law.

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By Matt Agorist
A bag of medical marijuana

Last week, the tyrannical DEA doubled down on their asinine and immoral decision to classify marijuana as having no medical value — promising to continue to kidnap, cage, and kill people for possessing it. However, in a major victory, and a well-deserved slap to the face of the DEA, a federal appeals court just ruled that prosecuting medical

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