wakingtimes--2020-01-11--Coincidence? Trump Admin Had Five Pentagon Officials Resign Prior To Assassination Of Iran General

There are many who accuse U.S. President Donald Trump of “ wagging the dog ” when it comes to the recent bombing that killed Al Quds commander Qassem Soleimani due to the fact he is facing impeachment .
While many media outlets have stated this accusation suggesting the assassination of Iran ’ s Soleimani was pre-planned , to this writer ’ s knowledge no one has pointed out that five total Pentagon officials resigned prior to the murder or Eric Trump ’ s strange tweet about “ opening a can of whoop ass , ” right before the New Year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from documents , it ’ s worth mentioning that prior to the assassination of Soleimani a total of five high-ranking Pentagon officials resigned , The Hill reported .
Those officials were — Ambassador Tina Kaidanow , senior adviser for international cooperation ; Randall Schriver , the top Asia policy official ; Jimmy Stewart , the acting undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness ; Steven Walker , head of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and Kari Bingen ; principal deputy undersecretary of defense for intelligence .
Many said they were resigning for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all resigning at once before a big move that could spark global conflict is slim to none .
This may be because the option for killing Soleimani was presented around this time which many saw as a potential “ war move ” and these Pentagon officials didn ’ t want to be involved with the next conflict .
Entirely speculation , but warranted , since if we dig even deeper we can see this option indeed was presented to Trump as an “ extreme measure ” according to government officials who spoke under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York Times .
Further , former National Security Adviser John Bolton , also tweeted that it was “ long in the making , ” congratulating his former administration .
Trump ’ s own son , Eric Trump , also issued a strange tweet on December 31st which suggested foreknowledge of the assassination of Soleimani .
This tweet is significant since on December 28th The Last American Vagabond reported : “ An American Was Just Killed In A Rocket Attack In Iraq Just After Pompeo Set The Stage To Blame Iran.
” It is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the Pentagon in the year 2001 planned 7 wars with 5 countries as 4-star U.S. General Wesley Clark stated .
In 2007 , Clark revealed that high top brass at the Pentagon in 2001 , mere weeks after 9/11 , planned to invade seven countries within five years with the last remaining country being , you guessed it : Iran !
Now why would war hawks suddenly want a war with Iran ?
Perhaps it is due to the fact that a new oil field which would increase Iran ’ s proven @ @ @ @ @ @ @ months ago , as the BBC reported .
This oil field would account for 53 billion barrels of crude oil , according to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani .
This is significant since when the U.S. looked to be ready to invade Venezuela , John Neo-con Bolton as the former National Security Adviser told the truth to the world when he slipped up on Fox News by stating it ’ s all about the oil , as TeleSur reported .
“ It will make a big difference to the United States economically if we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and produce the oil capabilities in Venezuela , ” Bolton told Fox News in an interview this week .
“ The reason is seizing the oil of Venezuela , because we have the largest oil reserves , we confirm that we have the largest reserves of gold in the world , we have the world ’ s fourth-largest gas ( reserves ) , have large reserves of coltan , diamonds , aluminum , iron , we have drinking water reserves throughout the national territory , we have energy and natural resources , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to have calmed down for now , with Trump declaring de-escalation efforts .
But the evidence of oil found in Iran prior to Soleimani ’ s assassination and the resignation of Pentagon officials can ’ t be ignored .
The House which is held by Democrats has passed a resolution to limit Trump ’ s military actions in Iran , using the 1973 War Powers Act .
The bill now heads to the Senate .
Another key fact that needs to be looked at is , ironically , U.S. Col Douglas Macgregor warned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him into war using his favorite TV network Fox News in 2019 .
“ I think the president needs to watch carefully for the potential for something like the Gulf of Tonkin incident , ” Col. Macgregor said .
“ Many of your viewers may not remember that it never happened and we could very well be treated to something like that in the Gulf .
We should watch for that , and this is an example of President Trump ’ s comments on fake news , he should not be sabotage by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a hell of a coincidence ; and as Joseph P. Kennedy ( John F. Kennedy ’ s father ) said to a reporter in the 1960s , “ There are no accidents in politics.
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Coincidence? Trump Admin Had Five Pentagon Officials Resign Prior To Assassination Of Iran General
Aaron Kesel, Activist Post
Waking Times
There are many who accuse U.S. President Donald Trump of “wagging the dog” when it comes to the recent bombing that killed Al Quds commander Qassem Soleimani due to the fact he is facing impeachment. While many media outlets have stated this accusation suggesting the assassination of Iran’s Soleimani was pre-planned, to this writer’s knowledge no one has pointed out that five total Pentagon officials resigned prior to the murder or Eric Trump’s strange tweet about “opening a can of whoop ass,” right before the New Year.
Wag the Dog was released one month before the outbreak of the Lewinsky scandal and the subsequent bombing of the Al-Shifa pharmaceutical factory in Sudan by the Clinton administration in August 1998, which prompted the media to draw comparisons between the film and reality. The comparison was also made in December 1998 when the administration initiated a bombing campaign of Iraq during Clinton’s impeachment trial over the Lewinsky scandal. – Wikipedia
Although the evidence is not directly from documents, it’s worth mentioning that prior to the assassination of Soleimani a total of five high-ranking Pentagon officials resigned, The Hill reported. Those officials were — Ambassador Tina Kaidanow, senior adviser for international cooperation; Randall Schriver, the top Asia policy official; Jimmy Stewart, the acting undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness; Steven Walker, head of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and Kari Bingen; principal deputy undersecretary of defense for intelligence.
Many said they were resigning for various different reasons but the probability of all resigning at once before a big move that could spark global conflict is slim to none. This may be because the option for killing Soleimani was presented around this time which many saw as a potential “war move” and these Pentagon officials didn’t want to be involved with the next conflict. Entirely speculation, but warranted, since if we dig even deeper we can see this option indeed was presented to Trump as an “extreme measure” according to government officials who spoke under the condition of anonymity to the New York Times. Further, former National Security Adviser John Bolton, also tweeted that it was “long in the making,” congratulating his former administration.
Congratulations to all involved in eliminating Qassem Soleimani. Long in the making, this was a decisive blow against Iran's malign Quds Force activities worldwide. Hope this is the first step to regime change in Tehran. — John Bolton (@AmbJohnBolton) January 3, 2020
Trump’s own son, Eric Trump, also issued a strange tweet on December 31st which suggested foreknowledge of the assassination of Soleimani. This tweet is significant since on December 28th The Last American Vagabond reported: “An American Was Just Killed In A Rocket Attack In Iraq Just After Pompeo Set The Stage To Blame Iran.”
Why (the better question is HOW) did @EricTrump know anything about this in advance…and why has he since deleted this tweet? pic.twitter.com/0xKbTweQVs — #TuckFrump (@realTuckFrumper) January 3, 2020
It is also worth noting that people high up in the Pentagon in the year 2001 planned 7 wars with 5 countries as 4-star U.S. General Wesley Clark stated.
In 2007, Clark revealed that high top brass at the Pentagon in 2001, mere weeks after 9/11, planned to invade seven countries within five years with the last remaining country being, you guessed it: Iran!
Those countries included — Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Iran.
Now why would war hawks suddenly want a war with Iran? Perhaps it is due to the fact that a new oil field which would increase Iran’s proven reserves by about a third was discovered months ago, as the BBC reported.
This oil field would account for 53 billion barrels of crude oil, according to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. This is significant since when the U.S. looked to be ready to invade Venezuela, John Neo-con Bolton as the former National Security Adviser told the truth to the world when he slipped up on Fox News by stating it’s all about the oil, as TeleSur reported.
“It will make a big difference to the United States economically if we could have American oil companies invest in and produce the oil capabilities in Venezuela,” Bolton told Fox News in an interview this week. “The reason is seizing the oil of Venezuela, because we have the largest oil reserves, we confirm that we have the largest reserves of gold in the world, we have the world’s fourth-largest gas (reserves), have large reserves of coltan , diamonds, aluminum, iron, we have drinking water reserves throughout the national territory, we have energy and natural resources,” said Venezuelan president Maduro.
Things seem to have calmed down for now, with Trump declaring de-escalation efforts. But the evidence of oil found in Iran prior to Soleimani’s assassination and the resignation of Pentagon officials can’t be ignored. The House which is held by Democrats has passed a resolution to limit Trump’s military actions in Iran, using the 1973 War Powers Act. The bill now heads to the Senate.
Another key fact that needs to be looked at is, ironically, U.S. Col Douglas Macgregor warned Trump about false flag attempts to get him into war using his favorite TV network Fox News in 2019.
“I think the president needs to watch carefully for the potential for something like the Gulf of Tonkin incident,” Col. Macgregor said. “Many of your viewers may not remember that it never happened and we could very well be treated to something like that in the Gulf. We should watch for that, and this is an example of President Trump’s comments on fake news, he should not be sabotage by fake news.”
All of this is a hell of a coincidence; and as Joseph P. Kennedy (John F. Kennedy’s father) said to a reporter in the 1960s, “There are no accidents in politics.”
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wakingtimes--2020-01-13--Willie Nelson Joins the Fight Against a Corporate Takeover of the Cannabis Industry

As marijuana becomes legal across the country , a select few companies have come to dominate the market with some bad business practices .
But Willie Nelson is trying to stop them .
Thirty-five years ago , as Willie was playing his music at Live Aid , a benefit concert for those affected by the famine in Ethiopia , he had the idea for a benefit concert that supports local farmers .
But Bob Geldof , the organizer of Live Aid at the time , thought that his proposal was a “ crass , stupid , and nationalistic ” conflation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ listened to him downplay the importance of farmers affected by a drought , bankruptcy , and a corporate takeover of the industry , it only solidified his desire to start his own concert , thus Farm Aid was born .
In their first year , Farm Aid included artists such as Johnny Cash and B.B .
King and raised over $ 9 million for down-and-out American farmers .
“ We were losing like 300 farmers a week ” to suicide , Nelson recalls .
“ [ But ] things are a little better @ @ @ @ @ @ @ buying and growing sustainably.
” Since Farm Aid began , a paradigm shift has occurred .
People are now talking about sustainable agriculture , permaculture , and organic food , and the likes of Big Tobacco , Big Agriculture , and Big Biotech have become stains on American identity .
Willie Nelson was as much a player in this cultural shift as anybody , but he knows that the battle isn ’ t over yet .
In recent years , Willie has set his sights on something very near and dear to him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ smoker , Willie Nelson has a deep concern about the way that cannabis is grown and distributed .
Out of this passion for weed came the start-up company Willies Reserve , a company started by Willie and investor Andrew Davison that seeks to bring social responsibility into the pot market .
“ I really believe in the environmental aspect of this .
It ’ s a great way to revitalize small farms , and I want to make sure that any product we grow is as clean as we can make it and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re trying to lower the environmental impact of our operations.
’ ” – Andrew Davidson on Willie Nelson ’ s response to his proposal .
The legalization movement was founded on the values of justice , liberty , and health .
Many people , often disproportionately black , have been thrown in jail for victimless crimes relating to cannabis .
Although marijuana is now legal to smoke in many places , it is not always legal to grow or sell .
In order to do so , you must get a medical permit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , in which the government is handing out very few .
“ It looks a lot like the concentration of capital that we have seen with Big Alcohol and Big Tobacco .
I think that ’ s problematic for cannabis-law reformers , because it plays into our opposition ’ s strongest argument.
” – Alison Holcomb , drafter of the original cannabis legalization law in Washington State Big Pot has also begun using harmful pesticides , none of which cannabis activists and consumers ever desired to smoke .
Prior to legalization , black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pesticides because the quantity of plants tended to be low .
“ But when you ’ re investing millions of dollars in a large cultivation center , you can bet they are not going to take the risk of their crop getting wiped out by mold or mildew or insects.
” – Keith Stroup , founder of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws Oddly enough , there are no chemicals approved for use on the cannabis plant .
This tends to mean however , that companies are using whichever chemicals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chemicals include Avid , Floramite , myclobutanil , and imidacloprid , which professor of entomology at Colorado State University Whitney Cranshaw claims actually develops more mites on the plants .
To make matters worse , labels such as “ clean ” and “ natural ” have a striking resemblance to the Big Food term “ all natural , ” in that there are few regulatory requirements resulting in meaningless labeling used solely to market products as less dangerous than they actually are .
Although Willie Nelson has recently announced his retirement as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ charge of his company and is rumored to take edibles frequently .
However , he has stated before that he “ [ doesn ’ t ] like edibles that much.
” “ I had a bad experience the first time I did it .
This was 50 years ago .
I ate a bunch of cookies , and I lay there all night thinking the flesh was falling off my bones.
” – Willie Nelson Willie ’ s Reserve empowers local farmers by allowing them the Willie Nelson branding in exchange for particular @ @ @ @ @ @ @ restrictions on pesticide use and that they must be small companies .
This ensures quality weed and empowers small businesses seeking to compete with the big names like Privateer Holdings and Diego Pellicer .
“ They [ consumers ] want to know where the product comes from , they want to know it ’ s clean and cared for , they want to know it was local grown and that it has a connection to their community.
” – Andrew Davidson Willie has another enemy in the pot industry , GMO Marijuana .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ consolidate power in the cannabis industry to date , Bayer and Monsanto are maneuvering to take over the cannabis industry with genetically modified strains , which you can only grow if you have a license from the company .
“ These problems could have been fixed on the first day , but you have a lot of bureaucracy and bullshit , a lot of big corporations .
So that ’ s what we ’ re up against .
They ’ re trying to monopolize it all .
That ’ s horseshit .
That @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ll do everything we can to keep that from happening.
” – Willie Nelson Phillip Schneider is a student as well as a staff writer and assistant editor for Waking Times .
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Willie Nelson Joins the Fight Against a Corporate Takeover of the Cannabis Industry
Phillip Schneider, Staff Writer
Waking Times
As marijuana becomes legal across the country, a select few companies have come to dominate the market with some bad business practices. But Willie Nelson is trying to stop them.
Thirty-five years ago, as Willie was playing his music at Live Aid, a benefit concert for those affected by the famine in Ethiopia, he had the idea for a benefit concert that supports local farmers.
But Bob Geldof, the organizer of Live Aid at the time, thought that his proposal was a “crass, stupid, and nationalistic” conflation of the two issues. As Willie listened to him downplay the importance of farmers affected by a drought, bankruptcy, and a corporate takeover of the industry, it only solidified his desire to start his own concert, thus Farm Aid was born.
In their first year, Farm Aid included artists such as Johnny Cash and B.B. King and raised over $9 million for down-and-out American farmers.
“We were losing like 300 farmers a week” to suicide, Nelson recalls. “[But] things are a little better now. People have started thinking about buying and growing sustainably.”
Since Farm Aid began, a paradigm shift has occurred. People are now talking about sustainable agriculture, permaculture, and organic food, and the likes of Big Tobacco, Big Agriculture, and Big Biotech have become stains on American identity.
Willie Nelson was as much a player in this cultural shift as anybody, but he knows that the battle isn’t over yet. In recent years, Willie has set his sights on something very near and dear to him, marijuana.
As a life-long marijuana smoker, Willie Nelson has a deep concern about the way that cannabis is grown and distributed. Out of this passion for weed came the start-up company Willies Reserve, a company started by Willie and investor Andrew Davison that seeks to bring social responsibility into the pot market.
“I really believe in the environmental aspect of this. It’s a great way to revitalize small farms, and I want to make sure that any product we grow is as clean as we can make it and that, wherever possible, we’re trying to lower the environmental impact of our operations.’” – Andrew Davidson on Willie Nelson’s response to his proposal.
The legalization movement was founded on the values of justice, liberty, and health. Many people, often disproportionately black, have been thrown in jail for victimless crimes relating to cannabis. Although marijuana is now legal to smoke in many places, it is not always legal to grow or sell. In order to do so, you must get a medical permit, or a cannabis business license respectively, in which the government is handing out very few.
“It looks a lot like the concentration of capital that we have seen with Big Alcohol and Big Tobacco. I think that’s problematic for cannabis-law reformers, because it plays into our opposition’s strongest argument.” – Alison Holcomb, drafter of the original cannabis legalization law in Washington State
Big Pot has also begun using harmful pesticides, none of which cannabis activists and consumers ever desired to smoke. Prior to legalization, black market growers typically would not use any pesticides because the quantity of plants tended to be low.
“But when you’re investing millions of dollars in a large cultivation center, you can bet they are not going to take the risk of their crop getting wiped out by mold or mildew or insects.” – Keith Stroup, founder of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws
Oddly enough, there are no chemicals approved for use on the cannabis plant. This tends to mean however, that companies are using whichever chemicals they want without much oversight. These chemicals include Avid, Floramite, myclobutanil, and imidacloprid, which professor of entomology at Colorado State University Whitney Cranshaw claims actually develops more mites on the plants.
To make matters worse, labels such as “clean” and “natural” have a striking resemblance to the Big Food term “all natural,” in that there are few regulatory requirements resulting in meaningless labeling used solely to market products as less dangerous than they actually are.
Although Willie Nelson has recently announced his retirement as a weed smoker, he is still in charge of his company and is rumored to take edibles frequently. However, he has stated before that he “[doesn’t] like edibles that much.”
“I had a bad experience the first time I did it. This was 50 years ago. I ate a bunch of cookies, and I lay there all night thinking the flesh was falling off my bones.” – Willie Nelson
Willie’s Reserve empowers local farmers by allowing them the Willie Nelson branding in exchange for particular rules they must follow, such as restrictions on pesticide use and that they must be small companies. This ensures quality weed and empowers small businesses seeking to compete with the big names like Privateer Holdings and Diego Pellicer.
“They [consumers] want to know where the product comes from, they want to know it’s clean and cared for, they want to know it was local grown and that it has a connection to their community.” – Andrew Davidson
Willie has another enemy in the pot industry, GMO Marijuana. In one of the biggest moves to consolidate power in the cannabis industry to date, Bayer and Monsanto are maneuvering to take over the cannabis industry with genetically modified strains, which you can only grow if you have a license from the company.
“These problems could have been fixed on the first day, but you have a lot of bureaucracy and bullshit, a lot of big corporations. So that’s what we’re up against. They’re trying to monopolize it all. That’s horseshit. That ain’t right, and we’ll do everything we can to keep that from happening.” – Willie Nelson
Read more articles from Phillip Schneider.
About the Author
Phillip Schneider is a student as well as a staff writer and assistant editor for Waking Times. If you would like to see more of his work, you can visit his website, or follow him on the free speech social network Minds.
This article (Willie Nelson Joins the Fight Against a Corporate Takeover of the Cannabis Industry) as originally created and published by Waking Times and is published here under a Creative Commons license with attribution to Phillip Schneider and WakingTimes.com. It may be re-posted freely with proper attribution, author bio, and this copyright statement.


wakingtimes--2020-01-13--Libertarian Congressman Blasts Trump for ‘Selling Troops’ to Country Who Helped Carry Out 9/11

During President Donald Trump ’ s interview with Fox News ’ Laura Ingraham on Friday , the commander in chief boasted about using U.S. military troops as bargaining chips across the planet by quite literally selling them .
Naturally , anyone who is paying attention came out raging against it , including yours truly .
Reread that statement if you need to .
“ I ’ m going to send them to you , but you ’ ve got to pay us ” directly refers to the act of selling our troops .
He then says he ’ s already @ @ @ @ @ @ @ absolutely nothing in the constitution to which both Trump and I swore an oath to uphold that says anything about selling troops to countries who give us money .
This is not foreign aid , this is transforming the military into a group of mercenaries that can be traded by powerful countries .
This is not only unconstitutional , but it ’ s a disgrace and one of the most egregious moves ever made by a president .
Trump also told Ingraham that both Saudi Arabia and South Korea have already deposited money @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exchange for more U.S. troops .
Exactly who this supposed “ bank account ” belongs to , Trump did not elaborate .
Referring to U.S. troops like they are mercenaries to be sold on the open market , Trump continued , “ We are going to help them , but these rich countries have to pay for it .
South Korea gave us $ 500 million… I said , ‘ You got ta help us along .
We have 32,000 soldiers in South Korea protecting you from North Korea .
You ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but very libertarian congressman Justin Amash took the president to task for such a disgusting policy .
Amash has been one of the few voices on the right to have the courage to stand up to Trump ’ s tyrannical and freedom-depleting moves .
Back in October , on Meet the Press , Amash called out Trump for lying during his campaign , falsely claiming — just like his predecessor Obama did — he would “ bring the troops home.
” Veterans and active duty alike took to Twitter over the weekend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ troops .
No one in their right mind should support a policy of selling troops to foreign governments for money — regardless of party affiliation and especially to the terrorist nation of Saudi Arabia .
What ’ s more , this move to sell troops on the open market comes after Trump already pledged his support to Saudi Arabia and vowed to obey their commands .
Last September , after an oil field was bombed in Saudi Arabia , President Donald Trump tweeted that “ we are waiting to hear from the Kingdom… @ @ @ @ @ @ @ terms we would proceed ” to send them our military assets .
The president of the United States admitted that he was waiting on orders to be handed down from a theocratic dictatorship in Saudi Arabia on how to use the men and women in the US armed forces .
Naturally , this prompted backlash from all sides , and for good reason .
Saudi Arabia is the largest state sponsor of terrorism in the world and they were behind the largest terror attack ever carried out on American soil , 9/11 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ funded the terrorists who flew planes into two world trade center towers that fateful day back in 2001 , presidents George W. Bush , Barack Obama , and Donald Trump have bowed down to the dictatorial regime , quite literally .
The support the United States establishment pledges to the terrorist dictatorship in Saudi Arabia is an insult to every single person who has served or is serving in the armed forces and on Friday it got much worse .
The U.S. is now selling troops to Saudi Arabia despite knowing Saudi Arabian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Saudi Arabia also murders journalists , imprisons and executes citizens for religious beliefs and sexual orientation and treats women like slaves .
They have also been caught funding the very people the troops are said to be fighting , Al Qaeda .
For those who don ’ t recall , it is also a fact that 15 out of the 19 hijackers on 9/11 were from Saudi Arabia .
Naturally , we should be selling them our troops , right ?
Wrong .
This country deserves no help from the United States and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interests , paid or not .
If you are a republican and sit idly by as the president talks about selling the men and women of our armed forces to terrorist nations , you are part of the problem .
This policy goes far beyond party lines and those who support it as not to offend their party are complicit in this treason .
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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 .

Libertarian Congressman Blasts Trump for ‘Selling Troops’ to Country Who Helped Carry Out 9/11
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project
Waking Times
During President Donald Trump’s interview with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham on Friday, the commander in chief boasted about using U.S. military troops as bargaining chips across the planet by quite literally selling them. Naturally, anyone who is paying attention came out raging against it, including yours truly.
“Listen, you’re a very rich country,” he told Saudi officials, Trump recounted on Fox News. “You want more troops? I’m going to send them to you, but you’ve got to pay us. They’re paying us. They’ve already deposited $1 billion in the bank.”
Reread that statement if you need to. “I’m going to send them to you, but you’ve got to pay us” directly refers to the act of selling our troops. He then says he’s already gotten paid for it! There is absolutely nothing in the constitution to which both Trump and I swore an oath to uphold that says anything about selling troops to countries who give us money. This is not foreign aid, this is transforming the military into a group of mercenaries that can be traded by powerful countries. This is not only unconstitutional, but it’s a disgrace and one of the most egregious moves ever made by a president.
Trump also told Ingraham that both Saudi Arabia and South Korea have already deposited money into a “bank account” in exchange for more U.S. troops. Exactly who this supposed “bank account” belongs to, Trump did not elaborate.
Referring to U.S. troops like they are mercenaries to be sold on the open market, Trump continued, “We are going to help them, but these rich countries have to pay for it. South Korea gave us $500 million… I said, ‘You gotta help us along. We have 32,000 soldiers in South Korea protecting you from North Korea. You’ve gotta pay.’”
Registered independent, but very libertarian congressman Justin Amash took the president to task for such a disgusting policy.
“He sells troops,” Amash Tweeted on Saturday.
He sells troops. “We have a very good relationship with Saudi Arabia—I said, listen, you’re a very rich country. You want more troops? I’m going to send them to you, but you’ve got to pay us. They’re paying us. They’ve already deposited $1B in the bank.” pic.twitter.com/rc1f7heyCP — Justin Amash (@justinamash) January 11, 2020
Amash has been one of the few voices on the right to have the courage to stand up to Trump’s tyrannical and freedom-depleting moves. Back in October, on Meet the Press, Amash called out Trump for lying during his campaign, falsely claiming — just like his predecessor Obama did — he would “bring the troops home.”
“He’s not bringing home the troops. He’s just moving them to other parts of the Middle East,” Amash said. “He’s moving … troops into Saudi Arabia and using our forces almost as mercenaries, paid mercenaries. As long as Saudi Arabia pays us some money, it’s good to go,” he added sarcastically.
Veterans and active duty alike took to Twitter over the weekend to call the president out for selling troops. No one in their right mind should support a policy of selling troops to foreign governments for money — regardless of party affiliation and especially to the terrorist nation of Saudi Arabia.
What’s more, this move to sell troops on the open market comes after Trump already pledged his support to Saudi Arabia and vowed to obey their commands. Last September, after an oil field was bombed in Saudi Arabia, President Donald Trump tweeted that “we are waiting to hear from the Kingdom…” to find out “under what terms we would proceed” to send them our military assets.
The president of the United States admitted that he was waiting on orders to be handed down from a theocratic dictatorship in Saudi Arabia on how to use the men and women in the US armed forces. Naturally, this prompted backlash from all sides, and for good reason. Saudi Arabia is the largest state sponsor of terrorism in the world and they were behind the largest terror attack ever carried out on American soil, 9/11.
Despite knowing that the Saudis aided and funded the terrorists who flew planes into two world trade center towers that fateful day back in 2001, presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump have bowed down to the dictatorial regime, quite literally. The support the United States establishment pledges to the terrorist dictatorship in Saudi Arabia is an insult to every single person who has served or is serving in the armed forces and on Friday it got much worse.
The U.S. is now selling troops to Saudi Arabia despite knowing Saudi Arabian officials aided the hijackers on 9/11. Saudi Arabia also murders journalists, imprisons and executes citizens for religious beliefs and sexual orientation and treats women like slaves. They have also been caught funding the very people the troops are said to be fighting, Al Qaeda. For those who don’t recall, it is also a fact that 15 out of the 19 hijackers on 9/11 were from Saudi Arabia.
Naturally, we should be selling them our troops, right? Wrong. This country deserves no help from the United States and our troops have no business protecting Saudi interests, paid or not.
If you are a republican and sit idly by as the president talks about selling the men and women of our armed forces to terrorist nations, you are part of the problem. This policy goes far beyond party lines and those who support it as not to offend their party are complicit in this treason.
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.


wakingtimes--2020-01-13--Australia is Dropping Vegetables From Choppers to Feed Wildlife Starved by Fires

As Australia ’ s bushfire crisis continues to impact wildlife , aircraft have been deployed to feed thousands of starving wild animals who have been stranded by the blazes .
The government of the hard-hit state of New South Wales ( NSW ) has begun a campaign of airdrops across scorched regions , delivering thousands of pounds of root veggies —like carrots and sweet potatoes —from choppers flying above in a bid to sate the appetites of hungry colonies of brush-trailed rock wallabies , reports Daily Mail .
Dubbed “ Operation Rock Wallaby , ” the NSW National Parks and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to help save the threatened marsupials from the growing danger of mass starvation .
Over the past week , the agency has conducted the food drops for rock wallaby colonies in various regions across the state .
Nearly 5,000 pounds ( 2,200 kg ) of fresh vegetables have already been delivered to the hungry native creatures .
NSW Environment Minister Matt Kean said that although the wallabies have escaped the threat of the monstrous fires , their food sources remain scarce—or simply nonexistent .
The official explained : “ The wallabies typically survive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ left stranded with limited natural food as the fire takes out the vegetation around their rocky habitat .
The wallabies were already under stress from the ongoing drought , making survival challenging for the wallabies without assistance.
” Kean added that they plan to follow up on how the animals progress as they continue recovery efforts following the raging bushfires .
He said : Since the fire crisis broke out in September , at least 28 people have been killed and countless others forced to evacuate—often repeatedly—as the historic wave of bushfires ripped @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hectares ) of land , an area equal to the size of South Korea .
Ecologists at the University of Sydney estimate that over 1 billion animals have been killed in the bushfires .
Because the fires have extended to wetlands , dry eucalyptus forests , and even rainforests , many animals have been unable to find refuge in neighboring regions .
Even prior to the fires , rock wallabies had been deemed an at-risk species due to the destruction of their habitats .
Experts have warned that the massive loss of life @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a tipping-point for entire species of animals and plants on an island continent where 87 percent of wildlife is endemic to the country , meaning it can only be found on Australia .
Conservationist group the World Wildlife Fund Australia estimates that 1.25 billion animals have died due to the bushfire crisis .
In a statement Tuesday , WWF-Australia CEO Dermot O ’ Gorman said : Like Waking Times on Facebook .
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Australia is Dropping Vegetables From Choppers to Feed Wildlife Starved by Fires
Elias Marat, The Mind Unleashed
Waking Times
As Australia’s bushfire crisis continues to impact wildlife, aircraft have been deployed to feed thousands of starving wild animals who have been stranded by the blazes.
The government of the hard-hit state of New South Wales (NSW) has begun a campaign of airdrops across scorched regions, delivering thousands of pounds of root veggies —like carrots and sweet potatoes —from choppers flying above in a bid to sate the appetites of hungry colonies of brush-trailed rock wallabies, reports Daily Mail.
Dubbed “Operation Rock Wallaby,” the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service’s campaign is meant to help save the threatened marsupials from the growing danger of mass starvation.
Over the past week, the agency has conducted the food drops for rock wallaby colonies in various regions across the state. Nearly 5,000 pounds (2,200 kg) of fresh vegetables have already been delivered to the hungry native creatures.
NSW Environment Minister Matt Kean said that although the wallabies have escaped the threat of the monstrous fires, their food sources remain scarce—or simply nonexistent. The official explained:
“The wallabies typically survive the fire itself, but are then left stranded with limited natural food as the fire takes out the vegetation around their rocky habitat. The wallabies were already under stress from the ongoing drought, making survival challenging for the wallabies without assistance.”
Kean added that they plan to follow up on how the animals progress as they continue recovery efforts following the raging bushfires. He said:
“When we can, we are also setting up cameras to monitor the uptake of the food and the number and variety of animals there.”
Since the fire crisis broke out in September, at least 28 people have been killed and countless others forced to evacuate—often repeatedly—as the historic wave of bushfires ripped through 25.5 million acres (10.3 million hectares) of land, an area equal to the size of South Korea.
Operation Rock Wallaby 🦘- #NPWS staff today dropped thousands of kgs of food (Mostly sweet potato and carrots) for our Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby colonies across NSW 🥕🥕 #bushfires pic.twitter.com/ZBN0MSLZei — Matt Kean MP (@Matt_KeanMP) January 11, 2020
Ecologists at the University of Sydney estimate that over 1 billion animals have been killed in the bushfires. Because the fires have extended to wetlands, dry eucalyptus forests, and even rainforests, many animals have been unable to find refuge in neighboring regions.
Even prior to the fires, rock wallabies had been deemed an at-risk species due to the destruction of their habitats.
Experts have warned that the massive loss of life due to the fires threatens to cross a tipping-point for entire species of animals and plants on an island continent where 87 percent of wildlife is endemic to the country, meaning it can only be found on Australia.
NSW Fires: Staff from the NSW National Parks and Wildlife conducted a food drop for brush-tailed rock wallaby colonies across the state yesterday. Sweet potato and carrots were dropped as part of 'Operation Rock Wallaby'. https://t.co/OF81oZFF1j #NSWfires #7NEWS pic.twitter.com/yw0YxJm0PN — 7NEWS Sydney (@7NewsSydney) January 12, 2020
Conservationist group the World Wildlife Fund Australia estimates that 1.25 billion animals have died due to the bushfire crisis. In a statement Tuesday, WWF-Australia CEO Dermot O’Gorman said:
“This heart-breaking loss includes thousands of precious koalas on the mid-north coast of NSW, along with other iconic species such as kangaroos, wallabies, gliders, potoroos, cockatoos and honeyeaters. Many forests will take decades to recover and some species may have tipped over the brink of extinction. Until the fires subside, the full extent of damage will remain unknown.”
Australia's iconic wildlife is being hit hard as bushland continues to be destroyed. Millions of animals are being killed, injured and displaced. Help us get emergency funds to care for injured and displaced wildlife 👉 https://t.co/ZwuLZS43ot#AustraliaBurns pic.twitter.com/i7mhpdualO — WWF_Australia (@WWF_Australia) January 12, 2020
By Elias Marat | Creative Commons | TheMindUnleashed.com


wakingtimes--2020-01-13--Britain’s First Astronaut Says Aliens Definitely Exist and May Already Be Living Among Us

According to the first Briton to go into space , Dr. Helen Sharman , extraterrestrials do exist , and it could even be possible that they are among us here on Earth .
Sharman recently spoke with Observer Magazine about her beliefs on the possibility of other intelligent life in the universe , and had some very surprising things to say .
She seemed extremely confident in her beliefs , saying with certainty : Sharman surmised that aliens could even walk among us , but perhaps they are just invisible to our senses .
Aliens were not actually the primary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , it was a discussion about her career and experiences as the first Briton in space .
Sharman also noted her frustration about the media regularly referring to her as “ the first British woman in space , ” instead of simply “ the first Briton .
Sharman is currently a chemist , who works at Imperial College in London , and was recognized in the 2018 New Year ’ s honors list last year .
And in May of 1991 , Sharman traveled to the Soviet space station Mir , becoming the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ space .
Others who were connected with previous space programs have also come forward with similar claims in recent years .
Former NASA scientist Gilbert Levin has recently published an opinion piece on his long-held belief that evidence of alien life was discovered on Mars in the 1970s .
Gilbert Levin worked with NASA on the Viking missions to Mars , and he claims that evidence of life was found on the Red Planet during those missions .
Samples taken from the soil on Mars during these missions were later found to contain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that carbon dioxide was contained in the samples , which they believed was being “ regenerated , possibly by microorganisms as on Earth.
” Levin says that NASA should have followed up and conducted more research on this incredible finding , but the space agency ultimately concluded that they only found a “ substance mimicking life , but not life.
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Britain’s First Astronaut Says Aliens Definitely Exist and May Already Be Living Among Us
John Vibes, The Mind Unleashed
Waking Times
According to the first Briton to go into space, Dr. Helen Sharman, extraterrestrials do exist, and it could even be possible that they are among us here on Earth. Sharman recently spoke with Observer Magazine about her beliefs on the possibility of other intelligent life in the universe, and had some very surprising things to say.
She seemed extremely confident in her beliefs, saying with certainty:
“Aliens exist, there’s no two ways about it.“ “There are so many billions of stars out there in the universe that there must be all sorts of different forms of life,” she added.
Sharman surmised that aliens could even walk among us, but perhaps they are just invisible to our senses.
“Will they be like you and me, made up of carbon and nitrogen? Maybe not. It’s possible they’re here right now and we simply can’t see them,” Sharman explained.
Aliens were not actually the primary focus of the interview, but rather, it was a discussion about her career and experiences as the first Briton in space. Sharman also noted her frustration about the media regularly referring to her as “the first British woman in space,” instead of simply “the first Briton.
“It’s telling that we would otherwise assume it was a man. When Tim Peake went into space, some people simply forgot about me. A man going first would be the norm, so I’m thrilled that I got to upset that order,” she said.
Sharman is currently a chemist, who works at Imperial College in London, and was recognized in the 2018 New Year’s honors list last year. And in May of 1991, Sharman traveled to the Soviet space station Mir, becoming the first Briton to take the trip into space.
Others who were connected with previous space programs have also come forward with similar claims in recent years.
Former NASA scientist Gilbert Levin has recently published an opinion piece on his long-held belief that evidence of alien life was discovered on Mars in the 1970s. Gilbert Levin worked with NASA on the Viking missions to Mars, and he claims that evidence of life was found on the Red Planet during those missions.
Samples taken from the soil on Mars during these missions were later found to contain organic compounds. NASA scientists even suspected that carbon dioxide was contained in the samples, which they believed was being “regenerated, possibly by microorganisms as on Earth.”
Levin says that NASA should have followed up and conducted more research on this incredible finding, but the space agency ultimately concluded that they only found a “substance mimicking life, but not life.”
By John Vibes | Creative Commons | TheMindUnleashed.com


wakingtimes--2020-01-13--India’s Tiger Population is Rising and This Photo Provides Brilliant Proof

India ’ s population of wild tigers is quickly rising after the government put its efforts behind strong conservationist policies defending the country ’ s wildlife .
A new census from the Indian government shows that the country ’ s tiger population has grown by about 33 percent since 2014 .
At present , the country ’ s wild Bengal tiger population stands at 2,967—mainly due to a ban on hunting and strict implementation of protections .
The South Asian country can now be proud of its role as one of the largest and most stable habitats for tigers worldwide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in India – 2018 report by the National Tiger Conservation Authority ( NTCA ) .
Proof of the tigers ’ healthy numbers are apparent in a photo by an Indian Forest Service ( IFS ) officer that has gone viral .
In the photo snapped by IFS official Siddharth Singh and shared by his colleague Parveen Kaswan , a tigress can be seen walking through a path in the northern Indian region of Terai alongside her five cubs .
Along with the image shared on Twitter , Kaswan wrote : The Terai region @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Circle forests have registered the highest growth in tigers , with the large cat ’ s numbers growing from 79 in 2014 to at least 119 adults in 2018 , reports India Times .
In response to the photo , a fellow forest manager wrote : In 1973 , the Bengal tiger was declared the national animal of India .
That same year , the country ’ s government under then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi initiated Project Tiger , a tiger conservation program that sought to preserve the tiger ’ s natural habitats , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and protect the country ’ s biodiversity .
The government has also established Special Tiger Protection Force ( STPF ) around big cat habitats as well as the world ’ s largest animal underpass , according to Nature .
In 2019 , the country invested 3.5 billion rupees ( $ 49.4 million ) toward conservation efforts .
However , some critics warn that tigers ’ forest corridors continue to face a grave threat from continued infrastructure development in rural zones , posing a potentially fatal threat to the tiger population .
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India’s Tiger Population is Rising and This Photo Provides Brilliant Proof
Elias Marat, The Mind Unleashed
Waking Times
India’s population of wild tigers is quickly rising after the government put its efforts behind strong conservationist policies defending the country’s wildlife.
A new census from the Indian government shows that the country’s tiger population has grown by about 33 percent since 2014. At present, the country’s wild Bengal tiger population stands at 2,967—mainly due to a ban on hunting and strict implementation of protections.
The South Asian country can now be proud of its role as one of the largest and most stable habitats for tigers worldwide, according to the Status of Tigers in India – 2018 report by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).
Proof of the tigers’ healthy numbers are apparent in a photo by an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer that has gone viral.
In the photo snapped by IFS official Siddharth Singh and shared by his colleague Parveen Kaswan, a tigress can be seen walking through a path in the northern Indian region of Terai alongside her five cubs.
Along with the image shared on Twitter, Kaswan wrote:
”This is a magical picture. Count the #cubs with #tigress. I know for a reason how few people will be elated after seeing this. Efforts are helping in making this species bounce back from the verge of extinction. PC Siddharth Singh. Magical Terai.”
http://twitter.com/ParveenKaswan/status/1214048610150600705
The Terai region of the Uttarakhand state’s Western Circle forests have registered the highest growth in tigers, with the large cat’s numbers growing from 79 in 2014 to at least 119 adults in 2018, reports India Times.
In response to the photo, a fellow forest manager wrote:
“Terai is one of the most ecological productive ecosystems of the globe. It bounces back very soon in case given due to protection and slightly intervened with habitat inputs. Results have been extremely encouraging in Katerniaghat, Pilibhit and Dudhwa as I could see.”
http://twitter.com/ParveenKaswan/status/1214048610150600705
In 1973, the Bengal tiger was declared the national animal of India. That same year, the country’s government under then-Prime Minister Indira Gandhi initiated Project Tiger, a tiger conservation program that sought to preserve the tiger’s natural habitats, fight back against threats to the creature, and protect the country’s biodiversity.
The government has also established Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF) around big cat habitats as well as the world’s largest animal underpass, according to Nature. In 2019, the country invested 3.5 billion rupees ($49.4 million) toward conservation efforts.
However, some critics warn that tigers’ forest corridors continue to face a grave threat from continued infrastructure development in rural zones, posing a potentially fatal threat to the tiger population.
By Elias Marat | Creative Commons | TheMindUnleashed.com


wakingtimes--2020-01-13--Birth Control Pills May Shrink Brain, Increase Anger and Depression

Women who fill a prescription for Ortho Tri-Cyclen® , a popular form of oral birth control , will note the inclusion in the pill pack of a lengthy insert detailing grave risks , along with side effects that are considered “ not serious ” such as nausea , vomiting , bleeding between menstrual cycles , weight gain , breast tenderness and difficulty wearing contact lenses .
[ i ] A study of birth control pills has found risks that aren ’ t yet detailed in these inserts , but are grave enough to make any woman taking or considering taking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Presented in December 2019 at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America ( RSNA ) , the as-yet unpublished study found that women taking birth control pills had significantly smaller hypothalamus volume , compared to women not taking the pill .
Located at the base of the brain above the pituitary gland , the hypothalamus is responsible for critical bodily functions , including hormone production , mood , appetite and body temperature regulation , quality of sleep and heart rate .
[ ii ] This small but important brain region @ @ @ @ @ @ @ responses or mood , as well as sexual drive .
[ iii ] In this eye-opening study , a team of researchers headed by Michael L. Lipton , M.D.
, Ph.D. , FACR , professor of radiology at the Gruss Magnetic Resonance Research Center at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and medical director of MRI Services at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City , assembled 50 healthy women , 21 of whom were taking oral contraceptives .
In his presentation , Dr. Lipton announced that “ a dramatic difference ” was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brain structures between women who were taking oral contraceptives and those who were not .
Commercial contraceptives have a brief and disturbing history in the U.S .
Initial versions of intrauterine devices ( IUDs ) and birth control pills were introduced in the 1960s and subsequently pulled from the market due to safety concerns and legal challenges from women using and being harmed by them .
[ vi ] Complications such as blood clots , infections and even documented deaths [ vii ] led to lawsuits and subsequent reformulations of these original methods @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of oral contraceptives had women receiving hormones in doses as high as 150 micrograms ( µg ) of estrogen and 10 milligrams ( mg ) of progestin .
[ viii ] In 1989 , following a recommendation by its Fertility and Maternal Health Drugs Advisory Committee , the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) ordered the removal from the market of all oral contraceptives with estrogen contents greater than 50 µg .
[ ix ] Current formulations use 20 to 35 µg of estrogen and 1.5 mg or less of progestin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of these “ low-dose ” contraceptives is high ( generally less than one pregnancy per 100 woman-years [ xi ] ) , there remain serious risk potential when taking hormonal birth control .
Potential complications from the pill include breast cancer , blood clots , heart attack , stroke , migraines , high blood pressure , diabetes and liver disease .
[ xii ] According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) , 12.6 % of women aged 15 to 49 years , or approximately 6 million women @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pill as their preferred method of birth control .
[ xiii ] Oral contraceptives can be prescribed for a variety of off-label uses such as acne , irregular periods , menstrual cramps and endometriosis-associated pain , [ xiv ] indicating that the overall number of women potentially affected by negative side effects is even greater .
There were other disturbing findings in our focus study , which Dr. Lipton described as “ preliminary , ” linking smaller hypothalamic volume to negative emotional states , specifically increased anger and depression .
[ xv ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not causation , prior medical studies have amassed evidence supporting negative mood-altering effects of hormonal birth control .
Published in May 2016 in the peer-reviewed journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience , researchers concluded that hormonal contraceptives suppress oxytocin-induced “ brain reward responses ” to a woman ’ s romantic partner ’ s face .
[ xvi ] Previous research by the authors of this study showed that oxytocin release in men ’ s brains biased them toward perceiving their female partners as more attractive and elicited increased activity in neural reward regions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ study showed was happening in the brains of women taking hormonal birth control .
[ xvii ] The peer-reviewed paper supports these disturbing findings , summarizing , “ Current evidence supports a negativity bias in emotion recognition and reactivity in HC [ hormonal contraception ] -users.
” Until natural , hormone-free methods of birth control are taught to every person of reproductive age , it is imperative to be aware of the risks associated with hormonal contraception .
Stay abreast of the dangers of pharmaceutical drugs and the benefits of natural health by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ largest natural health database .
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Birth Control Pills May Shrink Brain, Increase Anger and Depression
GMI Research Group, Guest
Waking Times
Women who fill a prescription for Ortho Tri-Cyclen®, a popular form of oral birth control, will note the inclusion in the pill pack of a lengthy insert detailing grave risks, along with side effects that are considered “not serious” such as nausea, vomiting, bleeding between menstrual cycles, weight gain, breast tenderness and difficulty wearing contact lenses.[i]
A study of birth control pills has found risks that aren’t yet detailed in these inserts, but are grave enough to make any woman taking or considering taking the pill, pause in concern. Presented in December 2019 at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), the as-yet unpublished study found that women taking birth control pills had significantly smaller hypothalamus volume, compared to women not taking the pill.
Located at the base of the brain above the pituitary gland, the hypothalamus is responsible for critical bodily functions, including hormone production, mood, appetite and body temperature regulation, quality of sleep and heart rate.[ii] This small but important brain region is also responsible for regulation of emotional responses or mood, as well as sexual drive.[iii]
Study Shows Link Between Birth Control Pills and Brain Shrinkage
In this eye-opening study, a team of researchers headed by Michael L. Lipton, M.D., Ph.D., FACR, professor of radiology at the Gruss Magnetic Resonance Research Center at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and medical director of MRI Services at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City, assembled 50 healthy women, 21 of whom were taking oral contraceptives.
Participants were given functional MRI scans, allowing researchers to analyze the structural effects of extrinsic sex hormones like birth control pills on the brain’s grey matter. According to Dr. Lipton in a news release, “We validated methods for assessing the volume of the hypothalamus and confirm, for the first time, that current oral contraceptive pill usage is associated with smaller hypothalamic volume.”[iv]
In his presentation, Dr. Lipton announced that “a dramatic difference” was found in the size of the hypothalamic brain structures between women who were taking oral contraceptives and those who were not.
He further explained that there is a lack of research on the effects of contraceptives on this “small but essential part of the living human brain,” but his study shows “a strong association and should motivate further investigation into the effects of oral contraceptives on brain structure and their potential impact on brain function.”[v]
The Pill’s ‘Dangerously Unsexy’ History
Commercial contraceptives have a brief and disturbing history in the U.S. Initial versions of intrauterine devices (IUDs) and birth control pills were introduced in the 1960s and subsequently pulled from the market due to safety concerns and legal challenges from women using and being harmed by them.[vi] Complications such as blood clots, infections and even documented deaths[vii] led to lawsuits and subsequent reformulations of these original methods of mass-market birth control.
Original formulations of oral contraceptives had women receiving hormones in doses as high as 150 micrograms (µg) of estrogen and 10 milligrams (mg) of progestin.[viii] In 1989, following a recommendation by its Fertility and Maternal Health Drugs Advisory Committee, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ordered the removal from the market of all oral contraceptives with estrogen contents greater than 50 µg.[ix] Current formulations use 20 to 35 µg of estrogen and 1.5 mg or less of progestin.[x]
While the effectiveness of these “low-dose” contraceptives is high (generally less than one pregnancy per 100 woman-years[xi]), there remain serious risk potential when taking hormonal birth control. Potential complications from the pill include breast cancer, blood clots, heart attack, stroke, migraines, high blood pressure, diabetes and liver disease.[xii]
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 12.6% of women aged 15 to 49 years, or approximately 6 million women in the U.S., currently use the pill as their preferred method of birth control.[xiii] Oral contraceptives can be prescribed for a variety of off-label uses such as acne, irregular periods, menstrual cramps and endometriosis-associated pain,[xiv] indicating that the overall number of women potentially affected by negative side effects is even greater.
Research Confirms Mood-Altering Effects of Hormonal Birth Control
There were other disturbing findings in our focus study, which Dr. Lipton described as “preliminary,” linking smaller hypothalamic volume to negative emotional states, specifically increased anger and depression.[xv] While rigorous science mandates that correlation is not causation, prior medical studies have amassed evidence supporting negative mood-altering effects of hormonal birth control.
Published in May 2016 in the peer-reviewed journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, researchers concluded that hormonal contraceptives suppress oxytocin-induced “brain reward responses” to a woman’s romantic partner’s face.[xvi]
Previous research by the authors of this study showed that oxytocin release in men’s brains biased them toward perceiving their female partners as more attractive and elicited increased activity in neural reward regions, the inverse of what their subsequent study showed was happening in the brains of women taking hormonal birth control.[xvii]
Further confirmation of the negative mood effects of hormonal birth control comes via a 2019 study published in the journal Current Psychiatry Reports, titled, “Effects of Hormonal Contraceptives on Mood: A Focus on Emotion Recognition and Reactivity, Reward Processing, and Stress Response.”
The peer-reviewed paper supports these disturbing findings, summarizing, “Current evidence supports a negativity bias in emotion recognition and reactivity in HC [hormonal contraception]-users.”
Their report further states that some data indicates “a trend towards a blunted reward response and a potential dysregulation of the stress response in some HC-users.”[xviii] Finally, a 2018 study published in Frontiers in Neuroscience summarizes their bleak findings in the name of their report, titled, “Oral Contraceptives Impair Complex Emotion Recognition in Healthy Women.” The study authors caution that the growing body of evidence supporting the negative-mood effects of hormonal contraception “should be taken into account when informing women about the side-effects of [oral contraception] use.”[xix]
Until natural, hormone-free methods of birth control are taught to every person of reproductive age, it is imperative to be aware of the risks associated with hormonal contraception. Stay abreast of the dangers of pharmaceutical drugs and the benefits of natural health by following GreenMedInfo.com, the world’s largest natural health database.
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[viii] Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on the Relationship Between Oral Contraceptives and Breast Cancer. Oral Contraceptives & Breast Cancer. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 1991. C, The Evolving Formulations of Oral Contraceptives. Bookshelf ID: NBK234350
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wakingtimes--2020-01-14--The Trump Administration Wants to Reverse Round-Up Verdict, Protecting Bayer and Monsanto

After Bayer AG , which recently acquired the Round-Up herbicide in a $ 63 billion buyout of Monsanto , has once again been found guilty in a California court for not informing customers that their product can cause cancer .
The Trump Administration on the other hand , wants that ruling overturned .
In August of 2018 , Monsanto lost their first big lawsuit alleging that the active ingredient of their Round-Up herbicide causes cancer .
Dewayne Johnson , a groundskeeper in California , successfully argued that Monsanto had hidden evidence of a link to cancer in past documents and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of his non-Hodgkin ’ s lymphoma .
The California jury decided that the Monsanto company had acted with “ malice ” and was ordered to pay $ 289 million in damages , still arguing that glyphosate , the active ingredient in Round-Up “ does not cause cancer.
” Ever since that day , thousands of plaintiffs have began suing Monsanto for causing their non-Hodgkin ’ s lymphoma .
One of those plaintiffs is Edwin Hardeman , who was the first to challenge Monsanto in a federal court .
The judge overseeing Edwin ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Monsanto ’ s past , Hardeman ’ s “ personal history ” , and information about regulatory decisions , barring him from talking about anything besides whether Round-Up caused his cancer .
Despite what his attorneys argued was a huge disadvantage , he was still able to get his point across , won the suit against Monsanto , and was awarded $ 25 million .
“ Although the evidence that Roundup causes cancer is quite equivocal , there is strong evidence from which a jury could conclude that Monsanto does not particularly care @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people cancer , focusing instead on manipulating public opinion and undermining anyone who raises genuine and legitimate concerns about the issue.
” – Edwin Hardeman However , the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) and Justice Department want to see that ruling overturned by a higher court , according to a Ninth Circuit court brief filed in December .
Bayer ’ s stock soared immediately thereafter .
This decision isn ’ t surprising seeing as though Trump ran his whole campaign on the economy , not environmental or health safety .
According @ @ @ @ @ @ @ almost half of Trump ’ s EPA appointees have previous industry ties , with about one-third previously working as lawyers or lobbyists for chemical or fossil fuels companies like Monsanto .
Twenty-four ethics waivers were signed by Trump pick Don McGahn allowing former industry members to oversee the industries they used to work for .
During Obama ’ s administration , almost seventy of those waivers were signed .
In November , a three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Trump Administration had unlawfully excluded millions of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ review , including common products such as fire retardant , house paint , and insulation .
The Trump Administrations argument as to why the Hardman case should be ignored is that the Trump EPA does not classify glyphosate as a carcinogen , and therefor Bayer and Monsanto have no need to label it as such .
However , a plethora of research shows the opposite .
In a recent 2019 meta-analysis , scientists found that glyphosate exposure could raise the risk of developing non-Hodgkin ’ s lymphoma cancer by as much as 41 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with findings from experimental animal and mechanistic studies , our current meta-analysis of human epidemiological studies suggests a compelling link between exposures to GBHs and increased risk for NHL.
” – Luoping Zhang , Study Author Another recent study from Environmental Sciences Europe found that the EPA generally bases their conclusions on studies done by regulatory agencies , while ignoring independent and peer-reviews studies , “ of which 70 % were positive ” for a glyphosate-cancer link .
“ EPA ’ s evaluation was focused on typical , general population dietary exposures assuming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not take into account , nor address generally higher occupational exposures and risks.
” – Charles M. Benbrook , Study Author It doesn ’ t appear that the Trump Administration will allow Bayer ’ s stock to go down without a fight , but I have a feeling that isn ’ t going to stop victims of Round-Up from seeking justice .
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The Trump Administration Wants to Reverse Round-Up Verdict, Protecting Bayer and Monsanto
Phillip Schneider, Staff Writer
Waking Times
After Bayer AG, which recently acquired the Round-Up herbicide in a $63 billion buyout of Monsanto, has once again been found guilty in a California court for not informing customers that their product can cause cancer. The Trump Administration on the other hand, wants that ruling overturned.
In August of 2018, Monsanto lost their first big lawsuit alleging that the active ingredient of their Round-Up herbicide causes cancer. Dewayne Johnson, a groundskeeper in California, successfully argued that Monsanto had hidden evidence of a link to cancer in past documents and that Round-Up was the only possible cause of his non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
The California jury decided that the Monsanto company had acted with “malice” and was ordered to pay $289 million in damages, still arguing that glyphosate, the active ingredient in Round-Up “does not cause cancer.”
Ever since that day, thousands of plaintiffs have began suing Monsanto for causing their non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. One of those plaintiffs is Edwin Hardeman, who was the first to challenge Monsanto in a federal court.
The judge overseeing Edwin’s suit even restricted him from discussing Monsanto’s past, Hardeman’s “personal history”, and information about regulatory decisions, barring him from talking about anything besides whether Round-Up caused his cancer. Despite what his attorneys argued was a huge disadvantage, he was still able to get his point across, won the suit against Monsanto, and was awarded $25 million.
“Although the evidence that Roundup causes cancer is quite equivocal, there is strong evidence from which a jury could conclude that Monsanto does not particularly care whether its product is in fact giving people cancer, focusing instead on manipulating public opinion and undermining anyone who raises genuine and legitimate concerns about the issue.” – Edwin Hardeman
However, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Justice Department want to see that ruling overturned by a higher court, according to a Ninth Circuit court brief filed in December. Bayer’s stock soared immediately thereafter.
This decision isn’t surprising seeing as though Trump ran his whole campaign on the economy, not environmental or health safety. According to a 2017 Associated Press analysis, almost half of Trump’s EPA appointees have previous industry ties, with about one-third previously working as lawyers or lobbyists for chemical or fossil fuels companies like Monsanto.
Twenty-four ethics waivers were signed by Trump pick Don McGahn allowing former industry members to oversee the industries they used to work for. During Obama’s administration, almost seventy of those waivers were signed.
In November, a three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Trump Administration had unlawfully excluded millions of tons of toxic materials from undergoing safety review, including common products such as fire retardant, house paint, and insulation.
The Trump Administrations argument as to why the Hardman case should be ignored is that the Trump EPA does not classify glyphosate as a carcinogen, and therefor Bayer and Monsanto have no need to label it as such.
However, a plethora of research shows the opposite. In a recent 2019 meta-analysis, scientists found that glyphosate exposure could raise the risk of developing non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma cancer by as much as 41%.
“Overall, in accordance with findings from experimental animal and mechanistic studies, our current meta-analysis of human epidemiological studies suggests a compelling link between exposures to GBHs and increased risk for NHL.” – Luoping Zhang, Study Author
Another recent study from Environmental Sciences Europe found that the EPA generally bases their conclusions on studies done by regulatory agencies, while ignoring independent and peer-reviews studies, “of which 70% were positive” for a glyphosate-cancer link.
“EPA’s evaluation was focused on typical, general population dietary exposures assuming legal, food-crop uses, and did not take into account, nor address generally higher occupational exposures and risks.” – Charles M. Benbrook, Study Author
It doesn’t appear that the Trump Administration will allow Bayer’s stock to go down without a fight, but I have a feeling that isn’t going to stop victims of Round-Up from seeking justice.
Read more articles from Phillip Schneider.
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Phillip Schneider is a student as well as a staff writer and assistant editor for Waking Times. If you would like to see more of his work, you can visit his website, or follow him on the free speech social network Minds.
This article (The Trump Administration Wants to Reverse Round-Up Verdict, Protecting Bayer and Monsanto) as originally created and published by Waking Times and is published here under a Creative Commons license with attribution to Phillip Schneider and WakingTimes.com. It may be re-posted freely with proper attribution, author bio, and this copyright statement.


wakingtimes--2020-01-14--Drug War-Addicted Cops Raid Hemp Farm, Bulldoze Struggling Farmer’s Million Dollar Crop

Because government is the antithesis to freedom , industrial hemp has been banned nationwide since 1937 ostensibly due to the plant ’ s similarities to marijuana .
Many have speculated that this move was also due to the fact that cannabis is in direct competition with the pharmaceutical industry by providing far safer alternative treatments as well as directly competing with the petrochemical industry .
However , all this changed in December 2018 after President Donald Trump signed the Agriculture Improvement act of 2018 , legalizing industrial hemp on a national scale .
Despite this move , law enforcement across @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legal businesses for selling this THC-free version of the cannabis plant .
However , they are quickly being exposed for the tyrants that they are .
Even the mainstream media—who have long suppressed and ignored the benefits of the hemp plant—are now forced to cover its benefits .
In spite of knowingly forging a name for themselves on the wrong side of history by prosecuting innocent farmers , tyrants in the enforcement class wage on .
A struggling farmer in South Carolina just learned this the hard way when dozens of cops raided @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crop , he says was worth several million dollars .
After hemp was legalized with the farm bill , John Pendarvis got to work plowing it into his fields last year .
Unfortunately , his crop was in the path of hurricane Dorian last year and took a massive hit .
The plants were flattened and the land was flooded so he was then forced to use land that wasn ’ t officially permitted for hemp by the state agriculture department .
According to WaPo , he called the agency to ask whether @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prop up the 25,000 plants .
“ They said , ‘ Keep doing what you ’ re doing , ’ ” he remembers .
Days later a platoon of militarized police showed up and raided his farm , handcuffing and arresting him for illegal hemp cultivation on his own property .
These hero public servants then bulldozed his crop .
Pendarvis first ran into trouble after raising a first round of seedlings in a greenhouse in May and realizing that the water supply for his permitted field was insufficient .
With a limited @ @ @ @ @ @ @ field and another two acres in a field owned by a colleague 100 miles north .
He says he called the state agriculture department and was told to submit an amendment form .
According to agency spokeswoman Eva Moore , he did not complete the form until after officials inspected his property .
Weeks before the hurricane hit , they reported him to the law enforcement division that handles state-level drug crimes for willfully planting on an unpermitted field .
His attorney , state Sen. Brad Hutto ( D ) , contends that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the officers who showed up and that his crop was destroyed despite the South Carolina attorney general saying judicial review should first be sought in such cases .
Citing pending litigation , the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division declined to comment on the case or its execution of hemp law .
Because cops still kidnap , cage , or even kill people for marijuana and because marijuana smells like hemp , the state is still very addicted to eradicating the plant and people who dare grow it without flawlessly jumping through every @ @ @ @ @ @ @ states across the country have moved to ban the consumption of the hemp flower and only allow the oils and subsequent health products .
Otherwise , officer ‘ weed hater ’ wouldn ’ t be able distinguish between someone smoking entirely legal hemp , or its cousin , the devil ’ s lettuce .
South Carolina is making a name for itself when it comes to tyrannical hemp enforcement .
Earlier this month , police in South Carolina seized a 183-pound shipment of hemp they thought was marijuana .
Despite the paperwork clearly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s police chief , David Green stands by his decision to seize the product , going so far as to give out his cell phone number saying , “ I will talk to any one who questions what we did and why.
” In New York , TFTP has reported on similar tyranny in which a company ’ s legal hemp was seized by cops who then took to social media to brag about it .
It took the company several months and an intense legal battle to finally get back their product @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claiming to ‘ protect us.
’ This is the state of the land of the free .
Citizens can not even grow a plant which our forefathers cultivated for a century because government claims the authority to kidnap and cage people who use the psychoactive version of that same plant .
Freedom !
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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 .

Drug War-Addicted Cops Raid Hemp Farm, Bulldoze Struggling Farmer’s Million Dollar Crop
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project
Waking Times
Because government is the antithesis to freedom, industrial hemp has been banned nationwide since 1937 ostensibly due to the plant’s similarities to marijuana. Many have speculated that this move was also due to the fact that cannabis is in direct competition with the pharmaceutical industry by providing far safer alternative treatments as well as directly competing with the petrochemical industry. However, all this changed in December 2018 after President Donald Trump signed the Agriculture Improvement act of 2018, legalizing industrial hemp on a national scale.
Despite this move, law enforcement across the country continue to go after entirely legal businesses for selling this THC-free version of the cannabis plant. However, they are quickly being exposed for the tyrants that they are. Even the mainstream media—who have long suppressed and ignored the benefits of the hemp plant—are now forced to cover its benefits.
In spite of knowingly forging a name for themselves on the wrong side of history by prosecuting innocent farmers, tyrants in the enforcement class wage on. A struggling farmer in South Carolina just learned this the hard way when dozens of cops raided his farm and bulldozed his entire hemp crop, he says was worth several million dollars.
After hemp was legalized with the farm bill, John Pendarvis got to work plowing it into his fields last year. Unfortunately, his crop was in the path of hurricane Dorian last year and took a massive hit. The plants were flattened and the land was flooded so he was then forced to use land that wasn’t officially permitted for hemp by the state agriculture department.
According to WaPo, he called the agency to ask whether he should hire a crew to manually prop up the 25,000 plants. “They said, ‘Keep doing what you’re doing,’ ” he remembers. Days later a platoon of militarized police showed up and raided his farm, handcuffing and arresting him for illegal hemp cultivation on his own property. These hero public servants then bulldozed his crop.
“It must have been 30 of them coming from everywhere,” Pendarvis said. “Now it’s just all rotted up.”
As WaPo reports:
Pendarvis first ran into trouble after raising a first round of seedlings in a greenhouse in May and realizing that the water supply for his permitted field was insufficient. With a limited planting window, he utilized an adjacent field and another two acres in a field owned by a colleague 100 miles north. He says he called the state agriculture department and was told to submit an amendment form. According to agency spokeswoman Eva Moore, he did not complete the form until after officials inspected his property. Weeks before the hurricane hit, they reported him to the law enforcement division that handles state-level drug crimes for willfully planting on an unpermitted field. His attorney, state Sen. Brad Hutto (D), contends that Pendarvis was treated like a drug trafficker by the officers who showed up and that his crop was destroyed despite the South Carolina attorney general saying judicial review should first be sought in such cases. Citing pending litigation, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division declined to comment on the case or its execution of hemp law.
Because cops still kidnap, cage, or even kill people for marijuana and because marijuana smells like hemp, the state is still very addicted to eradicating the plant and people who dare grow it without flawlessly jumping through every single hoop. For this reason, states across the country have moved to ban the consumption of the hemp flower and only allow the oils and subsequent health products. Otherwise, officer ‘weed hater’ wouldn’t be able distinguish between someone smoking entirely legal hemp, or its cousin, the devil’s lettuce.
South Carolina is making a name for itself when it comes to tyrannical hemp enforcement. Earlier this month, police in South Carolina seized a 183-pound shipment of hemp they thought was marijuana. Despite the paperwork clearly showing it was hemp, Wellford’s police chief, David Green stands by his decision to seize the product, going so far as to give out his cell phone number saying, “I will talk to any one who questions what we did and why.”
In New York, TFTP has reported on similar tyranny in which a company’s legal hemp was seized by cops who then took to social media to brag about it. It took the company several months and an intense legal battle to finally get back their product that was stolen from them by people claiming to ‘protect us.’
This is the state of the land of the free. Citizens cannot even grow a plant which our forefathers cultivated for a century because government claims the authority to kidnap and cage people who use the psychoactive version of that same plant. Freedom!
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.