thewakingtimes--2020-10-23--EPA Reapproves Dozens Of Pesticides, Despite Evidence Of Harm To People, Wildlife

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) yesterday reapproved dozens of toxic pesticides known to cause serious harm to people , wildlife and the environment .
The pesticide reapprovals , known as interim decisions , finalize the EPA ’ s own assessments of human and environmental impacts , which have found far-ranging harms from these chemicals .
The hasty reapprovals include paraquat , which is extremely toxic to people and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Parkinson ’ s disease in farmworkers .
They also include most of the extremely dangerous pyrethroid insecticides that are linked to autism , Alzheimer ’ s and Parkinson ’ s diseases and are highly toxic to pollinators and fish .
The EPA has steadfastly refused to complete legally required analyses of the impacts of these herbicides , insecticides and fumigants on endangered plants and animals .
Today ’ s blitz of reapprovals will allow the agency to keep these pesticides on the market until 2035 .
• Paraquat , which has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of developing Parkinson ’ s disease in farmworkers and others suffering occupational exposure • Most pyrethroid insecticides , linked to autism , Alzheimer ’ s and Parkinson ’ s diseases and known to be highly toxic to pollinators and fish • Methomyl , a neurotoxic insecticide in the carbamate class very similar to organophosphates such as chlorpyrifos , which the EPA recently found was likely to harm more than 1,100 endangered species —– including highly endangered whooping cranes , San Joaquin kit foxes and all species of protected salmon .
Paraquat is one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the United States that is either banned or being phased out in the European Union , China and Brazil .
It ’ s the most acutely lethal herbicide still in use today and has resulted in the death of at least 30 people in the United States in the past 30 years .
In addition , occupational paraquat exposure has been associated with an increased risk of developing Parkinson ’ s disease .
In response to the EPA ’ s proposal to reapprove paraquat , 52 farmworker , public health , environmental justice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ letter urging the EPA to ban the chemical because of its substantial and demonstrated risks .
Despite its well-documented harms , paraquat use in the U.S. is higher than it ’ s been in the past 25 years , with use rising nearly 200 % since 2009 .
The increase has been triggered by its use on superweeds that have developed resistance to glyphosate , commonly sold as Bayer ’ s ( formerly Monsanto ) Roundup weedkiller .
For pyrethroids , insecticides that are known to cause serious harms to human health , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ initially considered a 66-foot-wide buffer of permanent vegetation between fields sprayed with the pesticides and any water body , as well as a 10 mph wind-speed cutoff for spraying .
But with today ’ s interim decision the agency slashes its own proposed protections , mandating only a 10- to 25-foot-wide buffer and a wind-speed cutoff of 15 mph .
Today ’ s decision follows the EPA ’ s announcement last year that it had granted a pesticide industry request to end long-running safeguards legally mandated to protect young children from pyrethroids , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deficiencies .
The agency ’ s decision to increase threefold the amount of pyrethroid exposure considered safe for children relied almost exclusively on confidential pesticide-industry studies and a model developed by a group of pesticide companies that sell pyrethroids .
It ignored contradictory evidence from peer-reviewed , independent studies and advice from two separate scientific advisory panels in making the decision .
Its decision on 1,3-D ( dichloropropene ) has downgraded the pesticide ’ s cancer rating from “ likely to be a carcinogen ” to “ suggestive evidence of carcinogenic potential.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ probable carcinogen in 1985 by the EPA , a finding that was reconfirmed in 1989 and 2005 .
Today ’ s downgrade means the agency does not have to analyze the true cancer risk to people , especially farmworkers , exposed to this poison .
The United States uses about 40 million to 50 million pounds of 1,3-D each year , making it the fourth-most used pesticide in agriculture .
1,3-D is still listed as known to cause cancer under California ’ s Proposition 65 .
Published with permission from Center for Biological @ @

EPA Reapproves Dozens Of Pesticides, Despite Evidence Of Harm To People, Wildlife
Center for Biological Diversity, Children’s health Defense
Waking Times
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday reapproved dozens of toxic pesticides known to cause serious harm to people, wildlife and the environment.
The pesticide reapprovals, known as interim decisions, finalize the EPA’s own assessments of human and environmental impacts, which have found far-ranging harms from these chemicals.
The hasty reapprovals include paraquat, which is extremely toxic to people and has been shown to double the risk of Parkinson’s disease in farmworkers. They also include most of the extremely dangerous pyrethroid insecticides that are linked to autism, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases and are highly toxic to pollinators and fish.
“The EPA’s reckless reapproval of all these extremely toxic, old pesticides will cause serious long-term harm to people and wildlife,” said Nathan Donley, a senior scientist at the Center for Biological Diversity. “We should be banning many of these dangerous pesticides. Instead the EPA has actually loosened its own prior restrictions for some of them, imperiling farmworkers and children and our crashing pollinator populations.”
The EPA has steadfastly refused to complete legally required analyses of the impacts of these herbicides, insecticides and fumigants on endangered plants and animals.
Today’s blitz of reapprovals will allow the agency to keep these pesticides on the market until 2035.
Today’s interim decisions include:
Paraquat, which has been shown to more than double the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease in farmworkers and others suffering occupational exposure
Most pyrethroid insecticides, linked to autism, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases and known to be highly toxic to pollinators and fish
1,3-Dichloropropene, a highly toxic fumigant linked to respiratory problems and cancer
Methomyl, a neurotoxic insecticide in the carbamate class very similar to organophosphates such as chlorpyrifos, which the EPA recently found was likely to harm more than 1,100 endangered species —– including highly endangered whooping cranes, San Joaquin kit foxes and all species of protected salmon.
Paraquat is one of only two pesticides still used in the United States that is either banned or being phased out in the European Union, China and Brazil. It’s the most acutely lethal herbicide still in use today and has resulted in the death of at least 30 people in the United States in the past 30 years.
In addition, occupational paraquat exposure has been associated with an increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. In response to the EPA’s proposal to reapprove paraquat, 52 farmworker, public health, environmental justice, conservation and farmer advocates joined a letter urging the EPA to ban the chemical because of its substantial and demonstrated risks.
Despite its well-documented harms, paraquat use in the U.S. is higher than it’s been in the past 25 years, with use rising nearly 200% since 2009. The increase has been triggered by its use on superweeds that have developed resistance to glyphosate, commonly sold as Bayer’s (formerly Monsanto) Roundup weedkiller.
For pyrethroids, insecticides that are known to cause serious harms to human health, pollinators and waterways, the EPA had initially considered a 66-foot-wide buffer of permanent vegetation between fields sprayed with the pesticides and any water body, as well as a 10 mph wind-speed cutoff for spraying. But with today’s interim decision the agency slashes its own proposed protections, mandating only a 10- to 25-foot-wide buffer and a wind-speed cutoff of 15 mph.
Today’s decision follows the EPA’s announcement last year that it had granted a pesticide industry request to end long-running safeguards legally mandated to protect young children from pyrethroids, which have been shown to cause learning deficiencies.
The agency’s decision to increase threefold the amount of pyrethroid exposure considered safe for children relied almost exclusively on confidential pesticide-industry studies and a model developed by a group of pesticide companies that sell pyrethroids. It ignored contradictory evidence from peer-reviewed, independent studies and advice from two separate scientific advisory panels in making the decision.
Its decision on 1,3-D (dichloropropene) has downgraded the pesticide’s cancer rating from “likely to be a carcinogen” to “suggestive evidence of carcinogenic potential.” The pesticide was initially listed as a probable carcinogen in 1985 by the EPA, a finding that was reconfirmed in 1989 and 2005. Today’s downgrade means the agency does not have to analyze the true cancer risk to people, especially farmworkers, exposed to this poison. The United States uses about 40 million to 50 million pounds of 1,3-D each year, making it the fourth-most used pesticide in agriculture. 1,3-D is still listed as known to cause cancer under California’s Proposition 65.
“The EPA’s pesticide office has sunk to a despicable new low in allowing farmworkers, small children and the environment to be sacrificial pawns in the profit schemes of its friends in the pesticide industry,” said Donley. “In rushing to reapprove these deadly chemicals, it’s ignored its own scientists and independent researchers, refused to protect human health and the environment, and shown itself to be the panting lapdog of a morally bankrupt industry.”
Published with permission from Center for Biological Diversity.


thewakingtimes--2020-10-26--Birds Around The Lighthouse

Birds Around The Lighthouse

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It is said that there ’ s a thin line between love and hate , good and evil , right and wrong .
There may be a thin line… we could call it the everyday decision point .
If we look at it that way , the line helps us lay out the coordinates of an inner guidance system for self reliance .
There is the story of the afterlife and reincarnation of a pious Tibetan monk .
When the monk made his journey , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and chanted for 21 days , using crystal balls , and communicating with their brother in order to help his soul stay near the monastery and on the spiritual path .
At one point during this process , the monks became unsettled… they saw that their brother couldn ’ t proceed .
He was caught under a rock and was asking for help .
They asked him why he was under the rock , and he answered that he didn ’ t know .
They encouraged him to figure it out , otherwise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He did look into the reason he was under the rock , and came back with a particular memory .
He remembered being in the kitchen one morning and seeing a cockroach .
He put his foot on it .
In his spiritual practice , taking any life is forbidden .
The monk had disobeyed on that morning , and he never came to terms with it .
There it remained .
In order to continue on his journey , the monk had to face and work through the unresolved wrong .
That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ perception of our own wrongdoings .
Who knows better about wrongdoing : we… our higher selves , accessed within , or the social conditioning systems that human beings have structured to tell us what is wrong and right… those networks of control we call the matrix ?
It also tells us a tale about ‘ purgatory ’ , there is no Catholicism purgatory .
They hijacked it for the purpose of control .
The real Purgatory is within our consciousness , whether being still in the flesh or setting out for the Afterlife @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should very well account for .
We are very much used to the concept of ‘ falling from Grace ’ from the outside – God , in other words .
But since we don ’ t subscribe to judgment by the SkyGods , we must recognize that it ’ s more of an internal affair .
If we fall from our own Grace , the results can be devastating .
Sickness kicks in , on every scale imaginable .
We simply ‘ get sick inside ’ – of ourselves… and that will spread @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Not degraded by disobeying God , the matrix , but by the convenience of choosing solutions where we simply know better .
‘ I knew I shouldn ’ t have done that ’ , and so on .
I am not talking about the right to make mistakes , I am merely stating the fact of : when we evolve within ourselves , our hearts , our wisdom , and if we don ’ t listen to our own evolution , we take the fall .
We might , as mentioned , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ God context , but that ’ s a matrix mechanic reminiscent of an outside judge still , so no : Instead we target the God-force inside .
The silent observer .
The soul .
The dark and gloomy side of wrongdoing holds our gridlock and the key to our inner freedom .
Where the angel – meets the dark side in us .
If we look at how we degrade ourselves and lower our resonance , then we can also look at how we refuse to fall inside , how we resonate more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ come to terms with our past actions .
When we hear the thought , “ I won ’ t go there anymore ” change to “ I can ’ t do that to myself , ” it will be accompanied by a feeling – the return to self .
How does it feel… this little decision I am making ?
Asking how it feels is a good place to start with regard to our internal guidance system .
We are manipulated to think we don ’ t have inner wisdom , and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not true .
Our feeling – the resonance inside – holds our wisdom and our knowledge at a deeper level .
Let ’ s also make a distinction between ethics and self guidance – ethics being those directions given to us by systems within the matrix , and self guidance being the connection with our higher self… our inner divinity .
The external directives of the matrix are everywhere – in every culture , every religion , every government , every corporation , every business , every family .
It is a universal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ external matrix dynamic , we can look at the egoistic , bloody , jealous God ( Ego ) of the Old Testament meeting up with the higher perspective of ‘ Self ’ .
We have already grown past looking for Ego solutions , and that ’ s a good reason to be proud , but we got ta stick to the soul-utions if we want this heart-based movement that we ’ re involved in to prevail .
Today we are taking on the evolutionary task again – learning by doing , doing by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ find in all the ethical and philosophical teachings with the information coming from metaphysicians traveling in celestial dimensions .
Sorting as we go… asking our inner compass… how does it feel ?
Now we can look more closely at how the external directives work against us : there are likely millions who wish they could obey their own compassion and disobey a workplace policy or procedure that is cold-hearted and repugnant to them .
But to keep the job , or advance themselves , they may make a very small agreement to compromise @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agreements every day – one pearl after another on the string .
In the beginning , when we take the fall inside we know .
But after some time , business as usual will begin to muffle the sound of the inside voice , justifications will be believed , and the compassionate heart will become a few degrees colder .
So many exist within compromising positions… it could be the police officer , the military man , the woman who signs off on evictions , the laborer spraying the roundup .
If they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wrong , there will be no dilemma .
But if they do… and if they make an agreement , they are in both a sad state and a beautiful state .
The sad is that they took a fall ; the beauty is that they can feel the thin line… for it is never too late to decide not to fall .
We ’ ve heard it said that what we chose defines us , and it does .
But could there be more… as the fall continues and agreements that are even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ freeze over .
We see in today ’ s world , and we have seen throughout history , human beings discarding their inborn blueprint , becoming deaf to their inner voice , making mockery of soulful wisdom , and even re-writing the rules of the matrix to accommodate a descent .
Basically , that is the programming of the matrix .
Womb until tomb , how low can you go ?
Well… we watch .
And , as we watch , we wonder… are these people human ?
Perhaps not so much anymore @ @ @ @ @ @ @ resonance of our celestial or ethical compass .
In order to return to that inner compass and become familiar with its knowledge , we must wake up to the world and what the world means , and we must to go inside and wake up to our true selves .
Both of these self-empowering steps constitute an inner awaking .
This does not mean that we should immediately ignore external messages of right and wrong and go inside for all coordinates .
When we begin this work , most of what we ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ego ’ s opinion mixed with conditioning and programming .
Sorting out ‘ what is what ’ is part of the process of waking up to what the world means and waking up to our true selves .
We are a feeling… a resonance… and not an opinion of right and wrong , love and hate , good and evil .
On a social scale , good ethics and right and wrong messages are very much tied to the religious dictates , the economy , and to herd programming .
For that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ accept and learn from mentors and teachers who are able to help us tune in and adjust our coordinates .
As we watch layers and layers of lies peel off the false reality we believed in , we separate from the herd mentality , and we see consuming for what it is and war for what it is .
Eyes wide open , millions of us are sharing experiences , sharing thoughts – not pushing them or trying to persuade – just sharing .
This realignment to the warm heart , the human @ @ @ @ @ @ @ warrior ’ s strength .
It ’ s also the matrix ’ s weakness .
In doing this – confronting the matrix – we strengthen each other , and encourage each other to no longer make agreements .
Every moment that the inner knowing is listened to over and above the outer dictates , the inner coordinates become stronger .
Eventually a person with a very good connection to the heart will have a default setting .
It ’ s important to remember that these settings will not be one-size-fits-all .
There will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ respect our differences when they are soul-based .
For example , the ethical directive to not destroy life must be extended to include not destroying life psychologically .
Allowing and non-judgment belong in our coordinates .
People have a right to do whatever they feel they need to do , without harming others .
From the vegetarian who wants a hamburger , to the sister who wants a cigarette , to the husband who wants a divorce , to the neighbor who wants to keep the uncomfortable job , we are not called @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ethical .
Our life is our own , and certainly a warm heart can observe and love without judgment .
If we refuse to take the fall inside when confronted by the matrix – friends , spouse , whatever – we start to become self-empowered : not saved , not holy , not wanting everybody to see how spiritual we are… just humans working on warming the heart and standing their ground .
Specialness can not exist for very long in a warrior , for they come to know their own darkness as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if you do encounter someone with a celestial resonance , they ’ ll likely not know it or care to speak of it .
Finally , ‘ self ’ is embedded in the blueprint .
The self-empowered person has no need to be right or to be seen as being right .
‘ Self ’ does not exclude , and one ’ s own happiness becomes tied in with the prosperity of others – happy to be here in life , happy to discover something new , happy to feel the love of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our own string of pearls… some dark , some light and shades of golden .
It ’ s the final walk from the Status Quo of Discontent .
Outer guidance system dissolving – inner guidance systems up and running .
Soon settling steadfast in the Light… This article ( Birds Around The Lighthouse ) was originally created and published by Soren Dreier and is re-posted here with permission .
© 2020 Soren Dreier

Birds Around The Lighthouse
Soren Dreier, Guest
Waking Times
It is said that there’s a thin line between love and hate, good and evil, right and wrong. There may be a thin line… we could call it the everyday decision point. If we look at it that way, the line helps us lay out the coordinates of an inner guidance system for self reliance.
There is the story of the afterlife and reincarnation of a pious Tibetan monk. When the monk made his journey, his brothers carefully followed the spiritual tradition and chanted for 21 days, using crystal balls, and communicating with their brother in order to help his soul stay near the monastery and on the spiritual path.
At one point during this process, the monks became unsettled… they saw that their brother couldn’t proceed. He was caught under a rock and was asking for help. They asked him why he was under the rock, and he answered that he didn’t know. They encouraged him to figure it out, otherwise, that would be his purgatory.
He did look into the reason he was under the rock, and came back with a particular memory. He remembered being in the kitchen one morning and seeing a cockroach. He put his foot on it. In his spiritual practice, taking any life is forbidden. The monk had disobeyed on that morning, and he never came to terms with it. There it remained. In order to continue on his journey, the monk had to face and work through the unresolved wrong.
That little story tells a lot about our perception of our own wrongdoings. Who knows better about wrongdoing: we… our higher selves, accessed within, or the social conditioning systems that human beings have structured to tell us what is wrong and right… those networks of control we call the matrix?
It also tells us a tale about ‘purgatory’, there is no Catholicism purgatory. They hijacked it for the purpose of control. The real Purgatory is within our consciousness, whether being still in the flesh or setting out for the Afterlife. As the example with the Monk should very well account for.
We are very much used to the concept of ‘falling from Grace’ from the outside – God, in other words. But since we don’t subscribe to judgment by the SkyGods, we must recognize that it’s more of an internal affair.
If we fall from our own Grace, the results can be devastating. Sickness kicks in, on every scale imaginable. We simply ‘get sick inside’ – of ourselves… and that will spread like a blizzard through the immune system. Not degraded by disobeying God, the matrix, but by the convenience of choosing solutions where we simply know better.
‘I knew I shouldn’t have done that’, and so on.
I am not talking about the right to make mistakes, I am merely stating the fact of: when we evolve within ourselves, our hearts, our wisdom, and if we don’t listen to our own evolution, we take the fall. We might, as mentioned, want to put that into an external God context, but that’s a matrix mechanic reminiscent of an outside judge still, so no: Instead we target the God-force inside. The silent observer. The soul.
The dark and gloomy side of wrongdoing holds our gridlock and the key to our inner freedom. Where the angel – meets the dark side in us.
If we look at how we degrade ourselves and lower our resonance, then we can also look at how we refuse to fall inside, how we resonate more closely with the higher self, and come to terms with our past actions. When we hear the thought, “I won’t go there anymore” change to “I can’t do that to myself,” it will be accompanied by a feeling – the return to self.
How does it feel… this little decision I am making? Asking how it feels is a good place to start with regard to our internal guidance system. We are manipulated to think we don’t have inner wisdom, and the outside source has it… but that is not true. Our feeling – the resonance inside – holds our wisdom and our knowledge at a deeper level.
Let’s also make a distinction between ethics and self guidance – ethics being those directions given to us by systems within the matrix, and self guidance being the connection with our higher self… our inner divinity.
The external directives of the matrix are everywhere – in every culture, every religion, every government, every corporation, every business, every family. It is a universal grid. For a taste of the external matrix dynamic, we can look at the egoistic, bloody, jealous God (Ego) of the Old Testament meeting up with the higher perspective of ‘Self’.
We have already grown past looking for Ego solutions, and that’s a good reason to be proud, but we gotta stick to the soul-utions if we want this heart-based movement that we’re involved in to prevail.
Today we are taking on the evolutionary task again – learning by doing, doing by valor, and mixing whatever we can find in all the ethical and philosophical teachings with the information coming from metaphysicians traveling in celestial dimensions. Sorting as we go… asking our inner compass… how does it feel?
Now we can look more closely at how the external directives work against us: there are likely millions who wish they could obey their own compassion and disobey a workplace policy or procedure that is cold-hearted and repugnant to them. But to keep the job, or advance themselves, they may make a very small agreement to compromise ethics. People make these types of agreements every day – one pearl after another on the string.
In the beginning, when we take the fall inside we know. But after some time, business as usual will begin to muffle the sound of the inside voice, justifications will be believed, and the compassionate heart will become a few degrees colder. So many exist within compromising positions… it could be the police officer, the military man, the woman who signs off on evictions, the laborer spraying the roundup.
If they don’t know there is a wrong, there will be no dilemma. But if they do… and if they make an agreement, they are in both a sad state and a beautiful state. The sad is that they took a fall; the beauty is that they can feel the thin line… for it is never too late to decide not to fall.
We’ve heard it said that what we chose defines us, and it does. But could there be more… as the fall continues and agreements that are even more compromising begin to make the heart freeze over.
We see in today’s world, and we have seen throughout history, human beings discarding their inborn blueprint, becoming deaf to their inner voice, making mockery of soulful wisdom, and even re-writing the rules of the matrix to accommodate a descent. Basically, that is the programming of the matrix. Womb until tomb, how low can you go? Well… we watch. And, as we watch, we wonder… are these people human? Perhaps not so much anymore.
Self Reliant: this is the resonance of our celestial or ethical compass. In order to return to that inner compass and become familiar with its knowledge, we must wake up to the world and what the world means, and we must to go inside and wake up to our true selves. Both of these self-empowering steps constitute an inner awaking.
This does not mean that we should immediately ignore external messages of right and wrong and go inside for all coordinates. When we begin this work, most of what we’ll find on the inside will be the ego’s opinion mixed with conditioning and programming. Sorting out ‘what is what’ is part of the process of waking up to what the world means and waking up to our true selves. We are a feeling… a resonance… and not an opinion of right and wrong, love and hate, good and evil.
On a social scale, good ethics and right and wrong messages are very much tied to the religious dictates, the economy, and to herd programming. For that reason it can be very beneficial to accept and learn from mentors and teachers who are able to help us tune in and adjust our coordinates.
As we watch layers and layers of lies peel off the false reality we believed in, we separate from the herd mentality, and we see consuming for what it is and war for what it is. Eyes wide open, millions of us are sharing experiences, sharing thoughts – not pushing them or trying to persuade – just sharing. This realignment to the warm heart, the human soul, the guide within… is the warrior’s strength. It’s also the matrix’s weakness.
In doing this – confronting the matrix – we strengthen each other, and encourage each other to no longer make agreements. Every moment that the inner knowing is listened to over and above the outer dictates, the inner coordinates become stronger.
Eventually a person with a very good connection to the heart will have a default setting. It’s important to remember that these settings will not be one-size-fits-all. There will be differences, and we want to respect our differences when they are soul-based. For example, the ethical directive to not destroy life must be extended to include not destroying life psychologically. Allowing and non-judgment belong in our coordinates.
People have a right to do whatever they feel they need to do, without harming others. From the vegetarian who wants a hamburger, to the sister who wants a cigarette, to the husband who wants a divorce, to the neighbor who wants to keep the uncomfortable job, we are not called to judge or lecture on what is ethical. Our life is our own, and certainly a warm heart can observe and love without judgment.
If we refuse to take the fall inside when confronted by the matrix – friends, spouse, whatever – we start to become self-empowered: not saved, not holy, not wanting everybody to see how spiritual we are… just humans working on warming the heart and standing their ground. Specialness cannot exist for very long in a warrior, for they come to know their own darkness as well as their light. So, if you do encounter someone with a celestial resonance, they’ll likely not know it or care to speak of it.
Finally, ‘self’ is embedded in the blueprint. The self-empowered person has no need to be right or to be seen as being right. ‘Self’ does not exclude, and one’s own happiness becomes tied in with the prosperity of others – happy to be here in life, happy to discover something new, happy to feel the love of friends, and happy to look at our own string of pearls… some dark, some light and shades of golden.
It’s the final walk from the Status Quo of Discontent.
Outer guidance system dissolving – inner guidance systems up and running.
Soon settling steadfast in the Light…
This article (Birds Around The Lighthouse) was originally created and published by Soren Dreier and is re-posted here with permission. © 2020 Soren Dreier


thewakingtimes--2020-10-26--The Light Side Of A Dark Age

The Light Side Of A Dark Age

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By apparent design , everything is crumbling into dystopian madness in the social matrix .
From a gas lighting media now dutifully swallowed and parroted by a brainwashed majority , like expanding ice in the cracking pavement of the social fabric , to mind blowing cognitive dissonant once-basic reasonable thoughts being inverted one atop the other .
This is an increasingly dark and ever deepening morass of insanity that society is very cleverly being steered into .
Not by force , but with its own @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pockets of awake and aware individuals .
But is it really “ caused ” , or was it dormantly waiting to be revealed ?
There ’ s Nothing New Under the Sun Just try to tell that to anyone , never mind the obvious non-sequiturs about the abject con job going on ?
Even to friends and relatives ?
Brace yourself .
You ’ ll have mindless , irrational , emotionally driven programming to deal with and it will be a total waste of time and just further the division , and your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ already see it don ’ t need it anyway , although it ’ s nice to find a kindred spirit and open mind now and again in the midst of this tornado .
This intense , comprehensive polarization ( well , really a culmination of polarization that ’ s been going on for ages ) now bespeaks social civil war .
We ’ ve seen this playing out incrementally for a long time , but we ’ re embarking on new kinds of crazy by the day now .
Civil wars are darkly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other , even to the death of loved ones .
Scriptures worldwide have spoken of such divisions manifesting when truth meets aroused , mass electified ignorance .
“ And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death , and the father the child : and the children shall rise up against their parents , and cause them to be put to death.
” Matthew 10:21 That ’ s serious stuff .
And this disintegrating worldwide society is on the verge of such things , sorry to say .
Here are some gems @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( from his talk , “ Do You Do It or Does It Do You ?
” ) The principle of growth always has and always will continue – because that ’ s what ’ s going on… At the moment we stand at a time in history where we ’ re beginning to think of a great countdown on the whole human race – the terrifying possibility that through atomic energy we may obliterate this planet… [ translate into this latest technocratic takeover stuff via whatever ridiculous scam du jour.. ] It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you realize that ’ s that what it is and that it doesn ’ t really matter if the whole human race may blow itself up , then there ’ s a chance that it won ’ t do it .
That ’ s the only chance we have not to do this thing that attracts us like a kind of vertigo , like a person that looks over a precipice and is all set to throw himself over .
Or a person who jumps out of a plane when they ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ring because he gets fascinated with the target , called target fascination .
Just so , we can get absolutely fascinated with disaster , with doom , and all the news , which is invariably bad news .
It ’ s very important to realize that ’ s what we ’ re doing or we might get all panicky about it .
The fascination for this doom might be neutralized if we would say , ‘ Well , why bother about that ?
It ’ s just another fluctuation in this huge , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and our own energy going on.
’ So What the Heaven or Hell is Going On ?
We appear to be at a periodic culmination of an ongoing stage play in the drama of human asleepness .
Humanity as a whole is a long way from waking up , despite the fact that some have told us what was really go on to varying degrees for ages , but it never goes anywhere .
I defer to Jed McKenna to flesh this out as he so aptly does – written 12 years ago @ @ @ @ @ @ @ probably won ’ t like it as it challenges the root cause to the bone .
And we are the bone in the soup , the elephant in the room .
Infantile , Unawakened Humanity is the Elephant in the Room The reign of Big Brother is so firmly established that no alternative exists in the minds of men .
The very concept of freedom has been so thoroughly abolished , is so absent from our collective worldview , that it is , literally , unthinkable .
This is no possibility of human @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t exist in theory .
There ’ s no such thing as a radical or revolutionary anymore .
There is no insurgency , no rebellion .
There may be a few isolated pockets of plotters , but nothing even likely to arouse Maya ’ s [ illusion ’ s ] notice .
There is no interest in freedom ; it ’ s all been hammered safely into non-threatening , ego-gratifying avenues ; career and family , religion and spirituality , hobbies and addictions .
Freedom has been effectively wiped out of existence .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ game is over .
It ’ s 1984 for mankind now , and probably will be forever .
The real message we can take from Orwell ’ s book has nothing to do with anything so trivial as political oppression or the erosion of privacy rights .
It has to do with the reduction of man ’ s perceptual faculties to a narrow field of vision , like blinders on a beast of burden , rendering us unaware of alternatives .
knowing nothing other than slow , pointless plodding toward our own burial @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pronouncement is nothing new , but it ’ s all taking on amazing new dimensions .
The point , if we ’ re so directed , is to see past this illusory whirled , as has been continually available .
Not many are truly willing to go there for many reasons .
Basically , going all the way costs everything .
Ironically enough , when anyone dares to go there , way more than “ everything ’ appears and what we thought we ’ d “ lose ” is nothing at all .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ whether we “ get it ” or not , it ’ s all part of it and always fine the way it is .
Let that bake your noodle and hopefully bring some comfort .
Zen Gardner is an impactful and controversial author and speaker with a piercing philosophical viewpoint .
His writings have been circulated to millions and his personal story has caused no small stir amongst the entrenched alternative pundits .
His book “ You Are The Awakening ” has met rave reviews and is available on amazon.com .

The Light Side Of A Dark Age
Zen Gardner, Contributor
Waking Times
By apparent design, everything is crumbling into dystopian madness in the social matrix. From a gas lighting media now dutifully swallowed and parroted by a brainwashed majority, like expanding ice in the cracking pavement of the social fabric, to mind blowing cognitive dissonant once-basic reasonable thoughts being inverted one atop the other.
The madness continues to metastasize.
This is an increasingly dark and ever deepening morass of insanity that society is very cleverly being steered into. Not by force, but with its own permission, despite muffled outcries from small pockets of awake and aware individuals.
But is it really “caused”, or was it dormantly waiting to be revealed?
There’s Nothing New Under the Sun
Just try to tell that to anyone, never mind the obvious non-sequiturs about the abject con job going on? Even to friends and relatives?
Brace yourself. You’ll have mindless, irrational, emotionally driven programming to deal with and it will be a total waste of time and just further the division, and your own frustration.
Besides, those who already see it don’t need it anyway, although it’s nice to find a kindred spirit and open mind now and again in the midst of this tornado.
This intense, comprehensive polarization (well, really a culmination of polarization that’s been going on for ages) now bespeaks social civil war. We’ve seen this playing out incrementally for a long time, but we’re embarking on new kinds of crazy by the day now.
Civil wars are darkly famous for turning family members against each other, even to the death of loved ones. Scriptures worldwide have spoken of such divisions manifesting when truth meets aroused, mass electified ignorance. “And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.” Matthew 10:21
That’s serious stuff. And this disintegrating worldwide society is on the verge of such things, sorry to say.
It’s just manifesting. That’s all.
Steer Clear of Panic – It’s Just Stuff Manifesting
Here are some gems from Alan Watts from the 1960s: (from his talk, “Do You Do It or Does It Do You?”)
The principle of growth always has and always will continue – because that’s what’s going on… At the moment we stand at a time in history where we’re beginning to think of a great countdown on the whole human race – the terrifying possibility that through atomic energy we may obliterate this planet…[translate into this latest technocratic takeover stuff via whatever ridiculous scam du jour..] It doesn’t really matter. When you realize that’s that what it is and that it doesn’t really matter if the whole human race may blow itself up, then there’s a chance that it won’t do it. That’s the only chance we have not to do this thing that attracts us like a kind of vertigo, like a person that looks over a precipice and is all set to throw himself over. Or a person who jumps out of a plane when they’re skydiving and forgets to pull the parachute ring because he gets fascinated with the target, called target fascination. Just so, we can get absolutely fascinated with disaster, with doom, and all the news, which is invariably bad news. It’s very important to realize that’s what we’re doing or we might get all panicky about it. The fascination for this doom might be neutralized if we would say, ‘Well, why bother about that? It’s just another fluctuation in this huge, marvelous endless chain of our own selves and our own energy going on.’
So What the Heaven or Hell is Going On?
We appear to be at a periodic culmination of an ongoing stage play in the drama of human asleepness. Humanity as a whole is a long way from waking up, despite the fact that some have told us what was really go on to varying degrees for ages, but it never goes anywhere.
I defer to Jed McKenna to flesh this out as he so aptly does – written 12 years ago. But I warn you, you probably won’t like it as it challenges the root cause to the bone.
And we are the bone in the soup, the elephant in the room.
Infantile, Unawakened Humanity is the Elephant in the Room
From “Spiritual Warfare” by Jed McKenna:
The reign of Big Brother is so firmly established that no alternative exists in the minds of men. The very concept of freedom has been so thoroughly abolished, is so absent from our collective worldview, that it is, literally, unthinkable. This is no possibility of human development in practice because it doesn’t exist in theory. There’s no such thing as a radical or revolutionary anymore. There is no insurgency, no rebellion. There may be a few isolated pockets of plotters, but nothing even likely to arouse Maya’s [illusion’s] notice. There is no interest in freedom; it’s all been hammered safely into non-threatening, ego-gratifying avenues; career and family, religion and spirituality, hobbies and addictions. Freedom has been effectively wiped out of existence. The idea no longer exists. The game is over. It’s 1984 for mankind now, and probably will be forever. The real message we can take from Orwell’s book has nothing to do with anything so trivial as political oppression or the erosion of privacy rights. It has to do with the reduction of man’s perceptual faculties to a narrow field of vision, like blinders on a beast of burden, rendering us unaware of alternatives. knowing nothing other than slow, pointless plodding toward our own burial ground. 1984 isn’t a future possibility; it’s a present fact. (Jed McKenna, “Spiritual Warfare”, 2008)
The Flip Side
Much of that ominous sounding pronouncement is nothing new, but it’s all taking on amazing new dimensions. The point, if we’re so directed, is to see past this illusory whirled, as has been continually available. Not many are truly willing to go there for many reasons. Basically, going all the way costs everything. Ironically enough, when anyone dares to go there, way more than “everything’ appears and what we thought we’d “lose” is nothing at all.
McKenna goes on:
Science is just another belief system, and a fundamentalist belief system at that. No understanding means anything unless it translates into action; change, actual progress. Otherwise, it’s just another evasive tactic. It’s because we accept our meager illumination as full sunlight that we don’t possess the explosive and self-destructive levels of discontent necessary to make a break. Not until we begin hacking away at our mental and emotional entanglement can we swim up and break the surface into the full light of wakefulness. And not until we do that can we understand in what a cold and miserable darkness mankind dwells. That’s personal revolution, spiritual warfare, That’s the only point there is to this whole business, and it doesn’t look all that bleak to me.
I’ll leave it there.
All the best. No worries, whether we “get it” or not, it’s all part of it and always fine the way it is.
Let that bake your noodle and hopefully bring some comfort.
Love, Zen
About the Author
Zen Gardner is an impactful and controversial author and speaker with a piercing philosophical viewpoint. His writings have been circulated to millions and his personal story has caused no small stir amongst the entrenched alternative pundits. His book “You Are The Awakening” has met rave reviews and is available on amazon.com.


thewakingtimes--2020-10-27--WATCH: Congresswoman Says She’ll Break The Law If Her Daughter Needs Medical Cannabis

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In the United States , cannabis is legal for recreational use in 11 states while 33 other states allow some form of medical use .
One would think that with this widespread legalization , which seems to be speeding up , that police officers would start concentrating their efforts elsewhere and arrest actual criminals who hurt people — not kidnap and cage innocent people for using a plant .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ arresting cannabis users are too addictive and the police state marches on , laying waste to all the lives it touches along the way .
Despite a massive number of anecdotal accounts coupled with an equally massive amount of research on the medical benefits of using cannabis as medicine , most states in the “ land of the free ” still kidnap and cage people for using it .
Sadly , in the land of the free , realizing the true benefits of cannabis is limited by the plant ’ s schedule 1 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cops continue to kidnap and cage people for cannabis , this plant ’ s life-saving potential is hindered .
This seems especially egregious knowing the plant ’ s promise for alleviating the horrific opioid epidemic we are currently facing along with its numerous other potential treatments .
The good news is that most people now see cannabis prohibition for the tyrannical horse manure that it is and are willing to disobey .
After all , most positive change comes — not in the form of begging politicians — but when good people choose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seems to be spreading too — all the way to Congress , aparently .
In a short video published on Facebook , Rep. Elaine Luria ( D-VA ) — who is a retired US Navy commander — meets with a mother whose child died from a rare form of brain cancer but benefited from cannabis before her tragic death .
In the video the pair discusses the absurdity of cannabis being a schedule 1 drug as the mother of the girl said she can simply take “ cocaine out of a drawer ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ From the federal level , I think the key thing that we can do to make an impact is immediately just remove it from the Schedule I list , ” congresswoman Luria said .
“ I think we need to bring it into a system where it ’ s prescribable by doctors , there ’ s better research and understandability of it , there ’ s regulation of the actual product.
” In a quiet voice , the congresswoman then whispered to the mother , implying that she would break the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for her daughter too .
“ I ’ d want to do the same thing for my daughter if I ever had to make that choice , ” she said .
Luria then tweeted out the video , along with her support for the Medical Marijuana Research Act after publishing it to the website , https : //www.littlebutfiercefilm.com .
According to the Marijuana Moment , the bipartisan bill which was approved in a house committee last month , the bill would accomplish two goals : First , it would establish a simplified registration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , in part by reducing approval wait times , minimizing costly security requirements and eliminating additional layers of protocol review .
Second , it would expand the sources of research-grade cannabis that certified scientists would be able to obtain the products .
That could resolve an issue identified by researchers and lawmakers , who complain that marijuana produced at the only existing federally authorized facility at the University of Mississippi is difficult to access and is chemically closer to hemp than cannabis available on the commercial market .
Luria ’ s words about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But , as TFTP reported before , a congressman in Georgia went further than Luria by actually breaking the law .
Starting in at least 2015 , a Georgia lawmaker bravely defied the law to bring medical cannabis into his state , to help children suffering from debilitating conditions such as chronic seizures .
Rep. Allen Peake ’ s campaign of civil disobedience evolved into an extensive distribution network .
Peake , who is a self-described conservative Christian who says moral principles guide him in this endeavor , paved the way for reform @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to a hospital bed , after all the ‘ legal ’ prescription medications had failed them , was a compelling reason to challenge unjust prohibition and bring these patients medicine that works — risking his career and years behind bars to do it .
This is how progress is made .
Matt Agorist is an honorably discharged veteran of the USMC and former intelligence operator directly tasked by the NSA .
This prior experience gives him unique insight into the world of government corruption and the American police state .
Agorist has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and has been featured on mainstream networks around the world .
Agorist is also the Editor at Large at the Free Thought Project .
Follow @ MattAgorist on Twitter , Steemit , and now on Minds .
**This article ( WATCH : Congresswoman Says She ’ ll Break the Law If Her Daughter Needs Medical Cannabis ) was originally published at The Free Thought Project and is re-posted here with permission .
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WATCH: Congresswoman Says She’ll Break The Law If Her Daughter Needs Medical Cannabis
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project
Waking Times
In the United States, cannabis is legal for recreational use in 11 states while 33 other states allow some form of medical use. One would think that with this widespread legalization, which seems to be speeding up, that police officers would start concentrating their efforts elsewhere and arrest actual criminals who hurt people — not kidnap and cage innocent people for using a plant. Sadly, however, the incentives for arresting cannabis users are too addictive and the police state marches on, laying waste to all the lives it touches along the way.
Despite a massive number of anecdotal accounts coupled with an equally massive amount of research on the medical benefits of using cannabis as medicine, most states in the “land of the free” still kidnap and cage people for using it.
Sadly, in the land of the free, realizing the true benefits of cannabis is limited by the plant’s schedule 1 classification by the federal government. As cops continue to kidnap and cage people for cannabis, this plant’s life-saving potential is hindered. This seems especially egregious knowing the plant’s promise for alleviating the horrific opioid epidemic we are currently facing along with its numerous other potential treatments.
The good news is that most people now see cannabis prohibition for the tyrannical horse manure that it is and are willing to disobey. After all, most positive change comes — not in the form of begging politicians — but when good people choose to disobey bad laws.
This disobedience seems to be spreading too — all the way to Congress, aparently.
In a short video published on Facebook, Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA) — who is a retired US Navy commander — meets with a mother whose child died from a rare form of brain cancer but benefited from cannabis before her tragic death.
In the video the pair discusses the absurdity of cannabis being a schedule 1 drug as the mother of the girl said she can simply take “cocaine out of a drawer” at her job as a medical worker.
“From the federal level, I think the key thing that we can do to make an impact is immediately just remove it from the Schedule I list,” congresswoman Luria said. “I think we need to bring it into a system where it’s prescribable by doctors, there’s better research and understandability of it, there’s regulation of the actual product.” In a quiet voice, the congresswoman then whispered to the mother, implying that she would break the law if it meant getting the medicine for her daughter too. “I’d want to do the same thing for my daughter if I ever had to make that choice,” she said.
Luria then tweeted out the video, along with her support for the Medical Marijuana Research Act after publishing it to the website, http://www.littlebutfiercefilm.com.
According to the Marijuana Moment, the bipartisan bill which was approved in a house committee last month,
the bill would accomplish two goals: First, it would establish a simplified registration process for researchers interested in studying cannabis, in part by reducing approval wait times, minimizing costly security requirements and eliminating additional layers of protocol review. Second, it would expand the sources of research-grade cannabis that certified scientists would be able to obtain the products. That could resolve an issue identified by researchers and lawmakers, who complain that marijuana produced at the only existing federally authorized facility at the University of Mississippi is difficult to access and is chemically closer to hemp than cannabis available on the commercial market.
Luria’s words about breaking the law are certainly encouraging. But, as TFTP reported before, a congressman in Georgia went further than Luria by actually breaking the law.
Starting in at least 2015, a Georgia lawmaker bravely defied the law to bring medical cannabis into his state, to help children suffering from debilitating conditions such as chronic seizures. Rep. Allen Peake’s campaign of civil disobedience evolved into an extensive distribution network.
Peake, who is a self-described conservative Christian who says moral principles guide him in this endeavor, paved the way for reform in the state. Seeing children confined to a hospital bed, after all the ‘legal’ prescription medications had failed them, was a compelling reason to challenge unjust prohibition and bring these patients medicine that works — risking his career and years behind bars to do it.
“We’re going to do whatever it takes to be able to help get product to these families, these citizens who have debilitating illnesses,” Peake said in an interview with the Associated Press back in 2017.
This is how progress is made.
About the Author
Matt Agorist is an honorably discharged veteran of the USMC and former intelligence operator directly tasked by the NSA. This prior experience gives him unique insight into the world of government corruption and the American police state. Agorist has been an independent journalist for over a decade and has been featured on mainstream networks around the world. Agorist is also the Editor at Large at the Free Thought Project. Follow @MattAgorist on Twitter, Steemit, and now on Minds.
**This article (WATCH: Congresswoman Says She’ll Break the Law If Her Daughter Needs Medical Cannabis) was originally published at The Free Thought Project and is re-posted here with permission.**


thewakingtimes--2020-10-27--Scientists Genetically Engineer Meat With Plant Nutrients

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Researchers at Tufts University have created a way for health-conscious meat lovers to get plant nutrients when chowing down on a juicy steak .
The landmark historic study was published in the journal Metabolic Engineering .
The scientists genetically engineered cow muscle cells to produce the same nutrients found in plants , including beta carotene .
“ Cows don ’ t have any of the genes for producing beta carotene , ” says lead author Andrew Stout in a press release .
“ We engineered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other phytonutrients , which in turn allows us to impart those nutritional benefits directly onto a cultured meat product in a way that is likely infeasible through animal transgenics and conventional meat production.
” The study authors also discovered that through this process there was a lack of cancer-causing agents in the meat .
“ We saw a reduction in lipid oxidation levels when we cooked a small pellet of these cells when they were expressing and producing this beta carotene , ” Stout reports .
Stout says that there is a compelling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ proteins could reduce the risk of cancer .
“ I think that there is a pretty compelling argument to be made that this could potentially reduce that risk.
” It ’ s important to note the researchers didn ’ t slaughter cows , instead they cultured meat , which is created by harvesting muscle cells from living cows .
Because of this process , the group argues that they face one obstacle when it comes to putting the nutritious genetically modified meat on everyone ’ s plate , the cost .
“ It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be competitively priced with factory-farmed meat right out of the gate , ” Stern Family Professor of Engineering David Kaplan says .
“ A value-added product which provides consumers with added health benefits may make them more willing to pay for a cultured meat product .
”

Scientists Genetically Engineer Meat With Plant Nutrients
Justin MacLachlan, The Mind Unleashed
Waking Times
Researchers at Tufts University have created a way for health-conscious meat lovers to get plant nutrients when chowing down on a juicy steak. The landmark historic study was published in the journal Metabolic Engineering. The scientists genetically engineered cow muscle cells to produce the same nutrients found in plants, including beta carotene.
“Cows don’t have any of the genes for producing beta carotene,” says lead author Andrew Stout in a press release. “We engineered cow muscle cells to produce this and other phytonutrients, which in turn allows us to impart those nutritional benefits directly onto a cultured meat product in a way that is likely infeasible through animal transgenics and conventional meat production.”
The study authors also discovered that through this process there was a lack of cancer-causing agents in the meat. “We saw a reduction in lipid oxidation levels when we cooked a small pellet of these cells when they were expressing and producing this beta carotene,” Stout reports.
Stout says that there is a compelling argument that genetically modified meat with plant proteins could reduce the risk of cancer. “I think that there is a pretty compelling argument to be made that this could potentially reduce that risk.”


thewakingtimes--2020-10-27--Not All Heroes Wear Capes: Ohio Mayor Goes To Court, Dismisses All Traffic Tickets

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In the land of the free , millions of traffic tickets are issued each year in which people are issued a threat of extortion for any number of arbitrary and victimless infractions .
In fact an average of 125,000 people in the U.S. receives a traffic citation every day — more than one every single second .
The average extortion fee will cost you around $ 150 , but @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fined up to $ 2000 or more depending on the offense and the state laws .
Given that many of these fines are for infractions which have no victim , it is literal highway robbery .
A traffic ticket can ruin anyone ’ s day , and in some instances end their life .
Given the sheer number of traffic citations issued every day , one would think that this may have some effect on safety .
However , one would be wrong .
There are approximately 196,000,000 licensed drivers in America today @ @ @ @ @ @ @ receive a speeding ticket this year , roughly 41 million speeding tickets and this number stays roughly the same year over year .
Over 95 % of people who receive a speeding ticket will not contest the citation and pay the fine .
The 5 % who actually make an effort to fight their ticket usually have their case dismissed or receive reduced charges .
The total number of speeding tickets paid each year is $ 6,232,000,000 which breaks down to around $ 300,000 generated per police officer for speeding alone .
Tack @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lights , window tint , rolling stop signs , and expired state-mandated documents and that number sky rockets .
It is literally highway robbery conducted on behalf of the ones who claim to keep us “ safe ” and it has no effect on safety at all , as shown by the number of traffic fatalities every year .
Libertarian Mayor Cassaundra Fryman likely knows these statistics and she is using her position as mayor to attempt to reverse them .
In Plymouth , Ohio , the mayor has a ridiculous amount of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ limit that power by attempting to dismantle the Plymouth Mayor ’ s Court .
According to the town of Plymouth , the mayor ’ s court is to provide the community with a local judicial forum to rule on misdemeanor cases that are alleged to be in violation of the Ordinances of the Village of Plymouth .
The Mayor ’ s Court also provides a Violation Bureau to collect payments for violations that do not require a court appearance .
While that sounds reasonable to some , according to Fryman , it is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grants the mayor a rather large influence of power — that she wanted to eliminate .
After becoming elected , Fryman explained that the “ police chief persuaded me to keep it.
” So , she used it to her advantage and decided to wipe clean all the traffic tickets issued to the citizens of Plymouth .
After hearing about her dismissing the tickets , the Free Thought Project reached out to the Mayor ’ s office but have yet to receive a response .
However , in an interview with Libertarian Candidate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ I saw that you and the council just threw out city traffic tickets ?
” the outlet asked her .
“ Just me , lol .
I dismissed all speeding tickets last week , ” she explained .
“ How does that work ?
” they asked .
“ It ’ s a standard mayors court as laid out by the Ohio Dept of Justice .
It ’ s a wild concept , ” she said .
“ Since your election and beginning office , how has the learning curve been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ?
” LC News asked .
Fryman then explained how she set out to dismantle the court but ended up using it to prevent the extortion of Plymouth citizens instead .
It is a learning curve indeed .
But we feel that Madam Fryman is doing an exceptional job at applying that libertarian government .
Other mayors could serve to learn a thing or two from her .
Matt Agorist is an honorably discharged veteran of the USMC and former intelligence operator directly tasked by the NSA .
This prior experience gives him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ corruption and the American police state .
Agorist has been an independent journalist for over a decade and has been featured on mainstream networks around the world .
Agorist is also the Editor at Large at the Free Thought Project .
Follow @ MattAgorist on Twitter , Steemit , and now on Minds .
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Not All Heroes Wear Capes: Ohio Mayor Goes To Court, Dismisses All Traffic Tickets
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project
Waking Times
In the land of the free, millions of traffic tickets are issued each year in which people are issued a threat of extortion for any number of arbitrary and victimless infractions. In fact an average of 125,000 people in the U.S. receives a traffic citation every day — more than one every single second. The average extortion fee will cost you around $150, but in some states a driver can be fined up to $2000 or more depending on the offense and the state laws. Given that many of these fines are for infractions which have no victim, it is literal highway robbery.
A traffic ticket can ruin anyone’s day, and in some instances end their life. Given the sheer number of traffic citations issued every day, one would think that this may have some effect on safety. However, one would be wrong.
There are approximately 196,000,000 licensed drivers in America today. One in every six drivers will receive a speeding ticket this year, roughly 41 million speeding tickets and this number stays roughly the same year over year.
Over 95% of people who receive a speeding ticket will not contest the citation and pay the fine. The 5% who actually make an effort to fight their ticket usually have their case dismissed or receive reduced charges.
The total number of speeding tickets paid each year is $6,232,000,000 which breaks down to around $300,000 generated per police officer for speeding alone. Tack on seat belt violations, license plate lights, window tint, rolling stop signs, and expired state-mandated documents and that number sky rockets.
It is literally highway robbery conducted on behalf of the ones who claim to keep us “safe” and it has no effect on safety at all, as shown by the number of traffic fatalities every year.
Libertarian Mayor Cassaundra Fryman likely knows these statistics and she is using her position as mayor to attempt to reverse them. In Plymouth, Ohio, the mayor has a ridiculous amount of power. Fryman ran for office to limit that power by attempting to dismantle the Plymouth Mayor’s Court.
According to the town of Plymouth, the mayor’s court is to provide the community with a local judicial forum to rule on misdemeanor cases that are alleged to be in violation of the Ordinances of the Village of Plymouth. The Mayor’s Court also provides a Violation Bureau to collect payments for violations that do not require a court appearance.
While that sounds reasonable to some, according to Fryman, it is a “wild concept,” that grants the mayor a rather large influence of power — that she wanted to eliminate.
After becoming elected, Fryman explained that the “police chief persuaded me to keep it.” So, she used it to her advantage and decided to wipe clean all the traffic tickets issued to the citizens of Plymouth.
After hearing about her dismissing the tickets, the Free Thought Project reached out to the Mayor’s office but have yet to receive a response. However, in an interview with Libertarian Candidate News, Fryman explained how it unfolded.
“I saw that you and the council just threw out city traffic tickets?” the outlet asked her. “Just me, lol. I dismissed all speeding tickets last week,” she explained. “How does that work?” they asked. “It’s a standard mayors court as laid out by the Ohio Dept of Justice. It’s a wild concept,” she said. “Since your election and beginning office, how has the learning curve been of your city’s elected executive?” LC News asked.
Fryman then explained how she set out to dismantle the court but ended up using it to prevent the extortion of Plymouth citizens instead.
“It’s a lot since my initial goal was to get rid of the mayor’s court entirely. My police chief persuaded me to keep it. It is a process, and there has been a lot of learning how to apply libertarian governance to a small municipality and work within the existing system,” said.
It is a learning curve indeed. But we feel that Madam Fryman is doing an exceptional job at applying that libertarian government. Other mayors could serve to learn a thing or two from her.
About the Author
Matt Agorist is an honorably discharged veteran of the USMC and former intelligence operator directly tasked by the NSA. This prior experience gives him unique insight into the world of government corruption and the American police state. Agorist has been an independent journalist for over a decade and has been featured on mainstream networks around the world. Agorist is also the Editor at Large at the Free Thought Project. Follow @MattAgorist on Twitter, Steemit, and now on Minds.
**This article (Not All Heroes Wear Capes: Ohio Mayor Goes To Court, Dismisses All Traffic Tickets) was originally published at The Free Thought Project and is re-posted here with permission.**