wakingtimes--2020-11-09--Gardening More Meaningful than Voting in a Rigged Political System

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The most effective change-makers in our society aren ’ t waiting around for a new president to make their lives better , they ’ re planting seeds , quite literally , and through the revolutionary act of gardening , they ’ re rebuilding their communities while growing their own independence .
Every four years when the big election comes around , millions of people put their passion for creating a better world into an increasingly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if that energy was instead invested in something worthwhile , something that directly and immediately improved life , community , and the world at large ?
The simple act of growing our own food directly challenges the control matrix in many authentic ways , which is why some of the most forward-thinking and strongest-willed people are picking up shovels and defiantly starting gardens .
It has become much more of a meaningful political statement than supporting political parties and candidates .
Take , for example , Ron Finley , the ‘ Guerrilla Gardener @ @ @ @ @ @ @ world with no-nonsense truth about how the corporate food system enslaves us , while proving to us that the most effective weapon in this fight is fertile soil .
He makes growing veggies cool again , as it should be , because food sovereignty is the very foundation of personal independence .
Think about it .
Creating your own food supply challenges the status quo in a number of important ways .
Growing your own food : • Improves health and wellness by providing exercise and nutritious food , freeing us from dependence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Monsanto and the agro-chemical industry that is polluting our world and killing bees • Highlights issues of political control by pitting homeowners and gardeners against government and ordinance makers • Builds and heals community by providing a place and activity worth coming together over • Works to repair the damage we are doing to the environment with our consumer lifestyles • Protects us against insecurity and food unrest • Facilitates a greater awakening by setting an example for others to follow When united , awareness and action create the kind of changes that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and when extraordinary people like Ron Finley take the lead , a meaningful movement can take hold .
This is real action , it is very effective , and as it becomes more mainstream to set up gardens in your yard and on your block , we will witness the re-emergence of the kind of society we just can not create by playing by the rules of a rigged system .
Here ’ s Ron in a recent interview with Marc Angelo of the Superhero Academy : Just a few generations ago @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fringe activity that it has become in recent decades , because it was a basic daily act of survival .
One that will rise again as a controlled economy and engineered economic collapse will make it imperative to join forces with your community and defend your personal sovereignty .
What happens when you transform yourself by deepening your connection to nature ?
What happens when you then transform your community by bringing your neighbors together in the goal of providing something of immense value to all ?
What happens then when a nation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the boundaries of and limitations imposed on us by a corrupt system ?
The four year cycle of presidential politics in the US is far more effective at stealing the constructive energy of motivated people than it is at bringing about meaningful change to our lives , communities and to the nation as a whole .
Time to try something far more effective and rewarding .
Let ’ s overgrow the system , and transform our health and communities in the process .
For a sign that this movement is spreading across the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ video , ‘ Gardening is Gangsta , ’ by Mark Jankins and Sifu Paul Davis .
“ I don ’ t rely on new food stamps .
Cuz ’ every season got me harvesting some new plants.
” And here ’ s a recent conversation with Dylan Charles and Mark Jankins… Alex Pietrowski is an artist and writer concerned with preserving good health and the basic freedom to enjoy a healthy lifestyle .
He is a staff writer for WakingTimes.com and Offgrid Outpost , a provider of storable food and emergency kits .
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Gardening More Meaningful than Voting in a Rigged Political System
Alex Pietrowski, Staff
Waking Times
The most effective change-makers in our society aren’t waiting around for a new president to make their lives better, they’re planting seeds, quite literally, and through the revolutionary act of gardening, they’re rebuilding their communities while growing their own independence.
Every four years when the big election comes around, millions of people put their passion for creating a better world into an increasingly corrupt and absurd political contest. What if that energy was instead invested in something worthwhile, something that directly and immediately improved life, community, and the world at large?
The simple act of growing our own food directly challenges the control matrix in many authentic ways, which is why some of the most forward-thinking and strongest-willed people are picking up shovels and defiantly starting gardens. It has become much more of a meaningful political statement than supporting political parties and candidates.
“Propaganda gardening, a combination of guerrilla gardening and political protest, is about developing self-sufficiency while making a simple, yet bold statement about the world we all share, and the rules we choose to live by.” [Source]
Take, for example, Ron Finley, the ‘Guerrilla Gardener’ from Los Angeles who inspires the world with no-nonsense truth about how the corporate food system enslaves us, while proving to us that the most effective weapon in this fight is fertile soil. He makes growing veggies cool again, as it should be, because food sovereignty is the very foundation of personal independence.
“I live in a food prison.. It’s all by design just like prisons are by designed. I just got tired of being an inmate. So I figured, let me change this paradigm, let me grown my own food. This is one thing I can do to escape this predestined life that I have unwillingly subscribed to.” – Ron Finley
Think about it. Creating your own food supply challenges the status quo in a number of important ways. Growing your own food:
Decreases dependence on a polluted corporate food system
Improves health and wellness by providing exercise and nutritious food, freeing us from dependence on a for-profit medical system
Undermines Monsanto and the agro-chemical industry that is polluting our world and killing bees
Highlights issues of political control by pitting homeowners and gardeners against government and ordinance makers
Builds and heals community by providing a place and activity worth coming together over
Works to repair the damage we are doing to the environment with our consumer lifestyles
Protects us against insecurity and food unrest
Facilitates a greater awakening by setting an example for others to follow
When united, awareness and action create the kind of changes that a rigid control system cannot tolerate, and when extraordinary people like Ron Finley take the lead, a meaningful movement can take hold. This is real action, it is very effective, and as it becomes more mainstream to set up gardens in your yard and on your block, we will witness the re-emergence of the kind of society we just cannot create by playing by the rules of a rigged system.
“I had sixty people putting in an urban garden while you all were marching. Now who do you think was more effective?” – Ron Finley
Here’s Ron in a recent interview with Marc Angelo of the Superhero Academy:
Just a few generations ago, gardening for sustenance was not the fringe activity that it has become in recent decades, because it was a basic daily act of survival. One that will rise again as a controlled economy and engineered economic collapse will make it imperative to join forces with your community and defend your personal sovereignty.
““Why don’t you churches get together instead of with your ‘my religion is better than yours’ bullshit, and get together and put in a healthy food market… isn’t that doing good business? If your people live longer, don’t you get more money?” – Ron Finley
What happens when you transform yourself by deepening your connection to nature? What happens when you then transform your community by bringing your neighbors together in the goal of providing something of immense value to all? What happens then when a nation of transformed communities sees their world without the boundaries of and limitations imposed on us by a corrupt system?
The four year cycle of presidential politics in the US is far more effective at stealing the constructive energy of motivated people than it is at bringing about meaningful change to our lives, communities and to the nation as a whole. Time to try something far more effective and rewarding. Let’s overgrow the system, and transform our health and communities in the process.
For a sign that this movement is spreading across the nation, check out this homegrown music video, ‘Gardening is Gangsta,’ by Mark Jankins and Sifu Paul Davis. “I don’t rely on new food stamps. Cuz’ every season got me harvesting some new plants.”
And here’s a recent conversation with Dylan Charles and Mark Jankins…
Read more articles from Alex Pietrowski .
About the Author
Alex Pietrowski is an artist and writer concerned with preserving good health and the basic freedom to enjoy a healthy lifestyle. He is a staff writer for WakingTimes.com and Offgrid Outpost, a provider of storable food and emergency kits. Alex is an avid student of Yoga and life.
This article (Gardening More Meaningful than Voting in a Rigged Political System) was originally created and published by Waking Times and is published here under a Creative Commons license with attribution to Vic Bishop and WakingTimes.com. It may be re-posted freely with proper attribution, author bio, and this copyright statement. Please contact WakingTimes@gmail.com for more info.


wakingtimes--2020-11-09--Battered Souls #017 with Mark Jankins – Truth Bombs and the Art of Living Well

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wakingtimes--2020-11-09--JP Morgan Admits That More Economic Disaster & More Lockdowns Will Be Great For Stocks

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After reading months of ridiculously goalseeked Wall Street commentary , where first a Trump victory was the best outcome for stocks ( at a time when Trump was seen as a favorite to win ) , then a Biden victory becoming the best-case outcome for risk assets ( this predictably emerged around the time Biden took a lead in the polls ) , then a Blue Wave emerging as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Democratic sweep became the most likely outcome according to polls ) , and then following a brief detour when Wall Street briefly freaked out about Congressional gridlock when a split Congress suddenly became an all too real possibility , we went full circle and a Trump victory once again became the most bullish outcome ( according to JPMorgan ) , traders and analysts would simply roll their eyes and snicker whenever a new “ scenario ” emerged from Wall Street ’ s strategy desks .
There was a simple reason for that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Peters explained earlier , ever since the arrival of MMT in March , the simple reality is that for stocks it no longer matters who is president , to wit : When stocks bottomed on March 23rd , Trump narrowly led Biden in betting markets .
But pandemics have consequences and this catastrophe hit a nation that had spent decades optimizing its economy to spur asset price appreciation .
America ’ s financial system was as overleveraged as it was unstable .
A depression was inevitable in the absence of something utterly unprecedented @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 2.2trln CARES Act , and this , combined with a breathtaking array of asset purchase programs marked the effective start of MMT ( Modern Monetary Theory ) – with the Fed and Treasury coordinating policy .
And ever since , it has mattered less who wins this election .
Because you see , once the link is broken between what the government must collect and what it can spend , who leads the nation is less consequential – at least to stock markets in the near-term .
Of course , cynics will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ago devolved into a mere symbolic figurehead position – stopped mattering for markets long before March , and the data will certainly back that up .
As the following chart from Ed Yardeni shows , no matter who is president or what whether Congress is united or divided , stocks go in just one direction : up .
Specifically , during the previously six “ Blue Wave ” periods , the S & P was up 56 % on average ; while during three prior “ red waves ” , the market rose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the “ dreaded ” divided government period – which Bloomberg hyperbolically trumpets today in “ Fund Manager Nightmare Is Biden Without Blue Wave Congress ” – well guess what , during the seven periods of divided government : the S & P up a whopping 60 % on average !
Based on this , one can argue that gridlock is the best thing for stocks .
Why ?
Because the more dysfunctional the presidency , and Congress , the more the Fed has to take matters into its own hands .
In fact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has allowed stocks to soar to all time highs even as the economy barely grew for the past decade and then cratered into the steepest contraction on record .
And for once , we had an honest , objective assessment from none other than JPMorgan , which in its latest Flows and Liquidity note published on Friday cuts to the chase and without any of the now ridiculous “ narratives ” writes that “ The equity bull market should resume post US election.
” Why ?
For two simple reasons : i ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stocks as it has for the past century , and ii ) if it ’ s bad the Fed will step in .
In fact , the worse it gets the better it will be for stocks , and in a moment of brutal honesty from the largest US commercial bank , JPMorgan ’ s Nick Panigirtzoglou who is clearly tired of goalseeking why every single political scenario would be bullish for stocks , admits that even another economic catastrophe such as a new round of lockdowns will be great for markets , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t believe us , here is the original : Yes – JPM did in fact state what “ tinfoil blogs ” had been saying for over a decade : that the worse the economy gets , the better it is for risk assets as the Fed has no choice but to step in and keep bailing out bulls as the alternative – a full-blown market crash – is simply an inconceivable scenario for a country where private sector financial assets now represent a record 6.2x the GDP… … and where household net @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , has never been larger .
Here is the full excerpt from JPMorgan : We believe that , similar to September , this month ’ s correction offers a good entry point to equity investors over the medium to longer term once US election uncertainty subsides next week .
As we explained before , our most holistic measure of equity positioning metrics based on global non-bank investors ’ holdings of bonds , equities and cash ( M2 ) , points to an equity allocation ( equity share ) of 39.73 % at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ period average of just over 42 % and well below the cycle high of 47.6 % in early 2018 .
The equity appreciation needed to shift the implied equity allocation of non-bank investors globally from the current 39.73 % share to the post Lehman high of 47.6 % ( Jan 2018 ) is 47 % for the MSCI AC World index and 54 % for the S & P500 ( given its higher 1.16 beta relative to the MSCI AC World index ) .
The above calculations assume the stock of cash or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from here and the stock of debt by another 5 % from here .
In other words , the upside for equities over the medium to longer term depends more on debt and liquidity creation and thus central bank QE than on fiscal stimulus .
This doesn ’ t mean that any fiscal stimulus post US election would not have implications for markets .
It would , but more in terms of how steep the yield curve or how broad the equity bull market is going to be post the US election , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and traditional cyclical sectors or continue to be more narrowly focused on high quality and growth oriented stocks .
It also means that the virus resurgence and the reemergence of lockdowns and growth weakness could bolster the above equity upside via inducing more QE and thus more liquidity creation .
And so , for all those wondering why the powers that be – certainly should Biden win the presidency – are rushing to enforce another full-scale lockdown of the economy , the answer is simple : they want to get even richer .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Americans who will certainly lose their jobs again , and all those proprietors of small and medium businesses who will see their companies snuffed out… well , for a handful of ultra rich to get even richer , others have to lose it all .
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JP Morgan Admits That More Economic Disaster & More Lockdowns Will Be Great For Stocks
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After reading months of ridiculously goalseeked Wall Street commentary, where first a Trump victory was the best outcome for stocks (at a time when Trump was seen as a favorite to win), then a Biden victory becoming the best-case outcome for risk assets (this predictably emerged around the time Biden took a lead in the polls), then a Blue Wave emerging as the most bullish outcome (around the time a Democratic sweep became the most likely outcome according to polls), and then following a brief detour when Wall Street briefly freaked out about Congressional gridlock when a split Congress suddenly became an all too real possibility, we went full circle and a Trump victory once again became the most bullish outcome (according to JPMorgan), traders and analysts would simply roll their eyes and snicker whenever a new “scenario” emerged from Wall Street’s strategy desks.
There was a simple reason for that: as One River’s Eric Peters explained earlier, ever since the arrival of MMT in March, the simple reality is that for stocks it no longer matters who is president, to wit:
When stocks bottomed on March 23rd, Trump narrowly led Biden in betting markets. But pandemics have consequences and this catastrophe hit a nation that had spent decades optimizing its economy to spur asset price appreciation. America’s financial system was as overleveraged as it was unstable. A depression was inevitable in the absence of something utterly unprecedented. On March 27th Trump signed the $2.2trln CARES Act, and this, combined with a breathtaking array of asset purchase programs marked the effective start of MMT (Modern Monetary Theory) – with the Fed and Treasury coordinating policy. And ever since, it has mattered less who wins this election. Because you see, once the link is broken between what the government must collect and what it can spend, who leads the nation is less consequential – at least to stock markets in the near-term.
Of course, cynics will say that the presidency – which long ago devolved into a mere symbolic figurehead position – stopped mattering for markets long before March, and the data will certainly back that up. As the following chart from Ed Yardeni shows, no matter who is president or what whether Congress is united or divided, stocks go in just one direction: up. Specifically, during the previously six “Blue Wave” periods, the S&P was up 56% on average; while during three prior “red waves”, the market rose 35% on average. As for the “dreaded” divided government period – which Bloomberg hyperbolically trumpets today in “Fund Manager Nightmare Is Biden Without Blue Wave Congress” – well guess what, during the seven periods of divided government: the S&P up a whopping 60% on average!
Based on this, one can argue that gridlock is the best thing for stocks.
Why? Because the more dysfunctional the presidency, and Congress, the more the Fed has to take matters into its own hands. In fact, it is this very logic that has allowed stocks to soar to all time highs even as the economy barely grew for the past decade and then cratered into the steepest contraction on record.
And for once, we had an honest, objective assessment from none other than JPMorgan, which in its latest Flows and Liquidity note published on Friday cuts to the chase and without any of the now ridiculous “narratives” writes that “The equity bull market should resume post US election.”
Why? For two simple reasons: i) a surge in debt which will boost stocks as it has for the past century, and ii) if it’s bad the Fed will step in.
In fact, the worse it gets the better it will be for stocks, and in a moment of brutal honesty from the largest US commercial bank, JPMorgan’s Nick Panigirtzoglou who is clearly tired of goalseeking why every single political scenario would be bullish for stocks, admits that even another economic catastrophe such as a new round of lockdowns will be great for markets, to wit:
Although it has had a negative impact in the short term, the reemergence of lockdowns and resultant growth weakness could bolster the above equity upside over the medium to longer term via inducing more QE and thus more liquidity creation.
For those who don’t believe us, here is the original:
Yes – JPM did in fact state what “tinfoil blogs” had been saying for over a decade: that the worse the economy gets, the better it is for risk assets as the Fed has no choice but to step in and keep bailing out bulls as the alternative – a full-blown market crash – is simply an inconceivable scenario for a country where private sector financial assets now represent a record 6.2x the GDP…
… and where household net worth which is mostly in financial assets, has never been larger.
Here is the full excerpt from JPMorgan:
We believe that, similar to September, this month’s correction offers a good entry point to equity investors over the medium to longer term once US election uncertainty subsides next week. As we explained before, our most holistic measure of equity positioning metrics based on global non-bank investors’ holdings of bonds, equities and cash (M2), points to an equity allocation (equity share) of 39.73% at the moment, still significantly below its post-Lehman period average of just over 42% and well below the cycle high of 47.6% in early 2018. The equity appreciation needed to shift the implied equity allocation of non-bank investors globally from the current 39.73% share to the post Lehman high of 47.6% (Jan 2018) is 47% for the MSCI AC World index and 54% for the S&P500 (given its higher 1.16 beta relative to the MSCI AC World index). The above calculations assume the stock of cash or money supply rises by another 7.5% from here and the stock of debt by another 5% from here. In other words, the upside for equities over the medium to longer term depends more on debt and liquidity creation and thus central bank QE than on fiscal stimulus. This doesn’t mean that any fiscal stimulus post US election would not have implications for markets. It would, but more in terms of how steep the yield curve or how broad the equity bull market is going to be post the US election, i.e. whether it would encompass value and traditional cyclical sectors or continue to be more narrowly focused on high quality and growth oriented stocks. It also means that the virus resurgence and the reemergence of lockdowns and growth weakness could bolster the above equity upside via inducing more QE and thus more liquidity creation.
And so, for all those wondering why the powers that be – certainly should Biden win the presidency – are rushing to enforce another full-scale lockdown of the economy, the answer is simple: they want to get even richer. Meanwhile, all those tens of millions of Americans who will certainly lose their jobs again, and all those proprietors of small and medium businesses who will see their companies snuffed out… well, for a handful of ultra rich to get even richer, others have to lose it all.


wakingtimes--2020-11-09--Information War? Internet Archive To Rewrite History With Alerts For Sites That Have Been Fact Check

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According to an Archive.org blog post , you will now know if a page was pulled down or received an alert over what “ fact-checkers ” consider “ misinformation.
” This also includes “ dead ” web pages that were archived .
The Internet Archive has started adding fact checks and context to Wayback Machine pages to explain just why the pages were removed .
If a page @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pulled due to a policy violation , a distinct yellow banner will explain why .
The fact checks will come from a variety of mainstream outlets , including FactCheck.org , Politifact , the Associated Press , and the Washington Post .
Which absolutely in no way will be manipulated , right ?
Of course , that ’ s obvious sarcasm , as those controlling what is and isn ’ t disinformation will be the wolves guarding the hen house so to speak .
A good question to ask is how does Archive.org treat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about WMDs , the Al-Nayirah testimony lie that almost sunk us into a war with Afghanistan or the validated conspiratorial facts surrounding 9/11 , like the hijackers being given Visas from the Saudi Arabia consulate , as documented by Michael Springmann , who worked as the Head of the Visa Department at the CIA ’ s consulate in Jeddah , Saudi Arabia .
Springman isn ’ t the only intelligence official who alleges the attack was allowed to happen .
In addition , two veteran FBI investigators , FBI Agents Wright and John @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Saudis and Osama Bin Laden , who was a CIA tactician expert used against the Soviet Union in the 1980s .
If that ’ s not enough , what about former CIA PROMIS whistleblower Michael Riconosciuto warning Colin Powell from prison months prior that 9/11 was about to take place through a liaison , his friend and one of my former sources , former FBI senior agent Ted L. Gunderson .
All of these are factual holes in a story that if dared to be peeled back will reveal shocking secrets the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ How about the recently exposed lies about Syria ’ s chemical weapons attack in Douma 2018 whistleblown by several members of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons , revealed by WikiLeaks ?
The one thing in common all this information has is that it could harm the U.S. and what ’ s often reflected as “ National Security ” — in other words , inconvenient truths that could hurt the government ’ s narrative on a story .
Guess what ?
It was recently revealed this year amid all the CV-1984 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the attacks .
The Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) accidentally disclosed the name of a Saudi diplomat suspected of directing support to two al-Qaeda hijackers in the September 11 , 2001 attacks , Yahoo News reported .
Of course , if you follow Activist Post , we told you that court documents had revealed the Saudi Arabian embassy in Washington may have funded a “ dry run ” for the hijackings carried out by two Saudi employees years ago .
Archive.org hopes users will “ better understand what they are reading @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stooges who would likely flag this information as disinformation on 9/11 .
The website also says it strives for neutrality — one banner for context explained that including a page in the Wayback Machine “ should not be seen ” as endorsing the content .
However , if you are pushing your opinion on someone else you are effectively endorsing the ideas of one of your fact-checkers .
Fact-checkers have seen a lot of flak lately as they are exposed for doing nothing more than pushing their bias or information spinners for clicks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for The Mind Unleashed earlier this year that a scientific phenomenon known as an “ air burst ” was warned by NASA for near-passing asteroids above the Earth .
The fact-checker for Lead Stories then defamed this author by spinning a perfectly normal article going through what an “ air burst ” is , why an atmospheric explosion could occur if the asteroids came closer enough to Earth and what protections NASA was working on for the future .
Which , by doing so , they made a scientific article with more citations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up for their day jobs , into a malicious article .
When in reality the malicious article was actually the fact-checkers responding article which when confronted about their erroneous defamatory remarks they refused to correct it ; as such , this writer lost a job .
Giving someone the power to fact-check with no accountability to anyone is a lot like giving someone a badge and hoping for them not to abuse their power over others .
Oh wait , we have witnessed a lot of that this year .
While you may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ police brutality as silly , there ’ s actually no better comparison as the fact-checkers treat information and those putting out unfortunate dark truths exactly the same way that police treat civilians , by beating the shit out of them .
Albeit one is physical and the other is less direct , the fact still remains that fact-checkers bully their competition and act exactly as law enforcement does with a power mentality complex that they are above everyone else .
Implementing a fact-checking solution that is a centralized mechanism powered by journalists they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s wet dream , as a CIA director was once quoted stating that once the public ’ s perception is confused about what is real and what is propaganda then their mission would be complete .
Now you might think the CIA owning journalists is conspiratorial , but it happened with MKultra ’ s Operation Mockingbird and was showcased again in 2001 after 9/11 , with every media outlet and their grandmother saying Iraq had WMDs , a blatant blunt lie .
The other issue that is less conspiratorial , and one @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , what if the human doing the fact-checking lacks the proper skills to dig up information online , as not everyone is as skilled as this author when it comes to finding documents and data .
Activist Post has previously shown links between one such fact-checker , NewsGuard , and the intelligence community .
The fact that anyone wants to police information like they are the Ministry Of Truth should scare the living shit out of you .
However , the truth is scarier than you can even imagine .
Especially when it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want the truth add up all the available public information to determine what really happened , an attack that was not only allowed to happen but it was helped along and you would still have unanswered questions .
But of course , the fact-checkers have all the answers right ?
Let ’ s go to war fact-checkers .
Aaron Kesel writes for Activist Post where this article ( Information War ?
Internet Archive To Rewrite History With Alerts For Sites That Have Been Fact Checked ) was originally published .

Information War? Internet Archive To Rewrite History With Alerts For Sites That Have Been Fact Checked
Aaron Kesel, Activist Post
Waking Times
According to an Archive.org blog post, you will now know if a page was pulled down or received an alert over what “fact-checkers” consider “misinformation.”
This also includes “dead” web pages that were archived. The Internet Archive has started adding fact checks and context to Wayback Machine pages to explain just why the pages were removed. If a page was part of a disinformation campaign or pulled due to a policy violation, a distinct yellow banner will explain why.
The fact checks will come from a variety of mainstream outlets, including FactCheck.org, Politifact, the Associated Press, and the Washington Post. Which absolutely in no way will be manipulated, right?
Of course, that’s obvious sarcasm, as those controlling what is and isn’t disinformation will be the wolves guarding the hen house so to speak. A good question to ask is how does Archive.org treat verifiable information like the Bush administration lying about WMDs, the Al-Nayirah testimony lie that almost sunk us into a war with Afghanistan or the validated conspiratorial facts surrounding 9/11, like the hijackers being given Visas from the Saudi Arabia consulate, as documented by Michael Springmann, who worked as the Head of the Visa Department at the CIA’s consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Springman isn’t the only intelligence official who alleges the attack was allowed to happen. In addition, two veteran FBI investigators, FBI Agents Wright and John Vincent were told to back off investigating the Saudis and Osama Bin Laden, who was a CIA tactician expert used against the Soviet Union in the 1980s.
If that’s not enough, what about former CIA PROMIS whistleblower Michael Riconosciuto warning Colin Powell from prison months prior that 9/11 was about to take place through a liaison, his friend and one of my former sources, former FBI senior agent Ted L. Gunderson. All of these are factual holes in a story that if dared to be peeled back will reveal shocking secrets the U.S. government would rather keep hidden. How about the recently exposed lies about Syria’s chemical weapons attack in Douma 2018 whistleblown by several members of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, revealed by WikiLeaks?
The one thing in common all this information has is that it could harm the U.S. and what’s often reflected as “National Security” — in other words, inconvenient truths that could hurt the government’s narrative on a story.
Guess what? It was recently revealed this year amid all the CV-1984 chaos that Saudi Arabia was involved in the attacks. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) accidentally disclosed the name of a Saudi diplomat suspected of directing support to two al-Qaeda hijackers in the September 11, 2001 attacks, Yahoo News reported.
Of course, if you follow Activist Post, we told you that court documents had revealed the Saudi Arabian embassy in Washington may have funded a “dry run” for the hijackings carried out by two Saudi employees years ago.
Archive.org hopes users will “better understand what they are reading” in its archives run by government stooges who would likely flag this information as disinformation on 9/11. The website also says it strives for neutrality — one banner for context explained that including a page in the Wayback Machine “should not be seen” as endorsing the content. However, if you are pushing your opinion on someone else you are effectively endorsing the ideas of one of your fact-checkers.
Fact-checkers have seen a lot of flak lately as they are exposed for doing nothing more than pushing their bias or information spinners for clicks. For example, this author wrote for The Mind Unleashed earlier this year that a scientific phenomenon known as an “air burst” was warned by NASA for near-passing asteroids above the Earth. The fact-checker for Lead Stories then defamed this author by spinning a perfectly normal article going through what an “air burst” is, why an atmospheric explosion could occur if the asteroids came closer enough to Earth and what protections NASA was working on for the future. Which, by doing so, they made a scientific article with more citations than most of these fact-checkers can dig up for their day jobs, into a malicious article. When in reality the malicious article was actually the fact-checkers responding article which when confronted about their erroneous defamatory remarks they refused to correct it; as such, this writer lost a job.
Giving someone the power to fact-check with no accountability to anyone is a lot like giving someone a badge and hoping for them not to abuse their power over others. Oh wait, we have witnessed a lot of that this year. While you may view the metaphor of comparing fact-checking to police brutality as silly, there’s actually no better comparison as the fact-checkers treat information and those putting out unfortunate dark truths exactly the same way that police treat civilians, by beating the shit out of them. Albeit one is physical and the other is less direct, the fact still remains that fact-checkers bully their competition and act exactly as law enforcement does with a power mentality complex that they are above everyone else.
Implementing a fact-checking solution that is a centralized mechanism powered by journalists they could easily control is certainly the CIA’s wet dream, as a CIA director was once quoted stating that once the public’s perception is confused about what is real and what is propaganda then their mission would be complete. Now you might think the CIA owning journalists is conspiratorial, but it happened with MKultra’s Operation Mockingbird and was showcased again in 2001 after 9/11, with every media outlet and their grandmother saying Iraq had WMDs, a blatant blunt lie.
“We’ll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false.” CIA Director William Casey during the first meeting of President Ronald Reagan’s Cabinet, as cited by CounterPunch.
The other issue that is less conspiratorial, and one that needs to be highly considered is, what if the human doing the fact-checking lacks the proper skills to dig up information online, as not everyone is as skilled as this author when it comes to finding documents and data.
Activist Post has previously shown links between one such fact-checker, NewsGuard ,and the intelligence community. The fact that anyone wants to police information like they are the Ministry Of Truth should scare the living shit out of you. However, the truth is scarier than you can even imagine. Especially when it comes to 9/11, which if you want the truth add up all the available public information to determine what really happened, an attack that was not only allowed to happen but it was helped along and you would still have unanswered questions. But of course, the fact-checkers have all the answers right? Let’s go to war fact-checkers.
About the Author
Aaron Kesel writes for Activist Post where this article (Information War? Internet Archive To Rewrite History With Alerts For Sites That Have Been Fact Checked) was originally published.


wakingtimes--2020-11-11--Rudolf Steiner Describes the Hostile Spiritual Beings Who Feed Off Your Fear and Anxiety

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Anxiety , depression , and fear ravage so many today , but few pause to consider that in addition to the material influences in our lives , we may be also under the influence of beings which exist in dimensions outside of our ordinary perception .
But there is much more to reality than what we can see .
feel , hear , taste and touch .
In fact , an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the universe reveals that some 73 % of it is made up of dark energy , and another 23 % is made up of dark matter , neither of which can we see , nor understand .
Furthermore , the human eye is only capable of seeing around .0035 % of the entire spectrum of electromagnetic ( EM ) radiation .
When we look into the heavens , 96 % of it is invisible to us .
Include in this the spiritual realms and there is an entire universe of possibilities which exists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scientists today are willing to explore metaphysics to examine life beyond ordinary perception in order to make a connection between the seen and the unseen .
Rudolf Steiner , though , one of the most prolific and gifted scientists , philosophers , and esotericists of his time , devoted much of his work to the task of peering behind the veil , sharing his insight into the deeper nature of life and of the world beyond .
Regarding anxiety and depression , Steiner spoke of hostile beings in the spiritual world which influence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a concept flatly rejected by most today .
Yet this also analysis holds true for shamans and others who access the spiritual dimensions in order to alleviate mental suffering for their patients .
Many are familiar with the notion of energy vampires , or people who suck your energy and feed off your negative emotions .
On the existence of similar entities which exist in other dimensions , Steiner wrote : “ There are beings in the spiritual realms for whom anxiety and fear emanating from human beings offer welcome food .
When @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then these creatures starve .
People not yet sufficiently convinced of this statement could understand it to be meant comparatively only .
But for those who are familiar with this phenomenon , it is a reality .
If fear and anxiety radiates from people and they break out in panic , then these creatures find welcome nutrition and they become more and more powerful .
These beings are hostile towards humanity .
Everything that feeds on negative feelings , on anxiety , fear and superstition , despair or doubt , are in reality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cruel attacks on human beings , while they are being fed .
Therefore , it is above all necessary to begin with that the person who enters the spiritual world overcomes fear , feelings of helplessness , despair and anxiety .
But these are exactly the feelings that belong to contemporary culture and materialism ; because it estranges people from the spiritual world , it is especially suited to evoke hopelessness and fear of the unknown in people , thereby calling up the above mentioned hostile forces against them.
” ~Rudolf Steiner A @ @ @ @ @ @ @ readily accepted into the everyday conversation steered by rigid skepticism and scientific materialism .
The traditions of today have sought to expel ancient metaphysical wisdom and its practical application from our lives , and though scientific inquiry is exceptionally valuable , spiritual perception has always been a part of our experience .
Dealings with extra-sensory or hyper-dimensional beings have long been a part of our history , and are directly accessible to any of us when proper practice and attention is given to the matter .
I know this to be true from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is entirely possible to enter into states of consciousness where entire cosmologies of life exist and are available to interact with .
Finding oneself in the rut of spiraling negative self-talk , depression , crippling anxiety , or uncontrollable , irrational fear , is a sign , as Steiner points out , of a disconnection from our true spiritual nature , exacerbated by beings who operate in the spiritual realms .
This is why some consider disorders like this to be spiritual illnesses , and until the rift is healed with proper @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the feelings tend to exacerbate and drive one further into distress .
Dylan Charles is the editor of Waking Times and host of The Battered Souls Podcast , both dedicated to ideas of personal transformation , societal awakening , and planetary renewal .
His personal journey is deeply inspired by shamanic plant medicines and the arts of Kung Fu , Qi Gong and Yoga .
After seven years of living in Costa Rica , he now lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains , where he practices Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and enjoys spending @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hundreds of articles , reaching and inspiring millions of people around the world .
This article ( Rudolf Steiner Describes the Hostile Spiritual Beings Who Feed Off Your Fear and Anxiety ) was originally created and published by Waking Times and is published here under a Creative Commons license with attribution to Dylan Charles and WakingTimes.com .
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Rudolf Steiner Describes the Hostile Spiritual Beings Who Feed Off Your Fear and Anxiety
Dylan Charles, Editor
Waking Times
Anxiety, depression, and fear ravage so many today, but few pause to consider that in addition to the material influences in our lives, we may be also under the influence of beings which exist in dimensions outside of our ordinary perception.
But there is much more to reality than what we can see. feel, hear, taste and touch. In fact, an accounting of the matter that makes up the universe reveals that some 73% of it is made up of dark energy, and another 23% is made up of dark matter, neither of which can we see, nor understand. Furthermore, the human eye is only capable of seeing around .0035% of the entire spectrum of electromagnetic (EM) radiation. When we look into the heavens, 96% of it is invisible to us. Include in this the spiritual realms and there is an entire universe of possibilities which exists beyond our five senses.
Very few scientists today are willing to explore metaphysics to examine life beyond ordinary perception in order to make a connection between the seen and the unseen.
Rudolf Steiner, though, one of the most prolific and gifted scientists, philosophers, and esotericists of his time, devoted much of his work to the task of peering behind the veil, sharing his insight into the deeper nature of life and of the world beyond.
Regarding anxiety and depression, Steiner spoke of hostile beings in the spiritual world which influence and feed off of human emotion; a concept flatly rejected by most today. Yet this also analysis holds true for shamans and others who access the spiritual dimensions in order to alleviate mental suffering for their patients.
Many are familiar with the notion of energy vampires, or people who suck your energy and feed off your negative emotions. On the existence of similar entities which exist in other dimensions, Steiner wrote:
“There are beings in the spiritual realms for whom anxiety and fear emanating from human beings offer welcome food. When humans have no anxiety and fear, then these creatures starve. People not yet sufficiently convinced of this statement could understand it to be meant comparatively only. But for those who are familiar with this phenomenon, it is a reality. If fear and anxiety radiates from people and they break out in panic, then these creatures find welcome nutrition and they become more and more powerful. These beings are hostile towards humanity. Everything that feeds on negative feelings, on anxiety, fear and superstition, despair or doubt, are in reality hostile forces in supersensible worlds, launching cruel attacks on human beings, while they are being fed. Therefore, it is above all necessary to begin with that the person who enters the spiritual world overcomes fear, feelings of helplessness, despair and anxiety. But these are exactly the feelings that belong to contemporary culture and materialism; because it estranges people from the spiritual world, it is especially suited to evoke hopelessness and fear of the unknown in people, thereby calling up the above mentioned hostile forces against them.” ~Rudolf Steiner
Negative emotions are food for inimical spirits.
A concept such as this isn’t readily accepted into the everyday conversation steered by rigid skepticism and scientific materialism. The traditions of today have sought to expel ancient metaphysical wisdom and its practical application from our lives, and though scientific inquiry is exceptionally valuable, spiritual perception has always been a part of our experience.
“And yet, despite the cynical skepticism, all of the ancient mystery schools, true shamanic insights, and esoteric teachings (much of which have been suppressed and/or distorted over thousands of years for obvious reasons) have conveyed this truth for ‘the ones with eyes to see and ears to hear’, using their own language and symbolism, be it “The General Law” (Esoteric Christianity), Archons (Gnostics), “Lords of Destiny” (Hermeticism), Predator/Fliers – “The topic of all topics” (Shamanism, Castaneda), “The Evil Magician” (Gurdjieff), The Shaitans (Sufism), The Jinn (Arabian mythology), Wetiko (Native American Spirituality), Occult Hostile Forces (Sri Aurobindo & The Mother, The Integral Yoga), etc.” ~Bernhard Guenther
Dealings with extra-sensory or hyper-dimensional beings have long been a part of our history, and are directly accessible to any of us when proper practice and attention is given to the matter. I know this to be true from my experiences with plant medicine shamanism where it is entirely possible to enter into states of consciousness where entire cosmologies of life exist and are available to interact with.
Finding oneself in the rut of spiraling negative self-talk, depression, crippling anxiety, or uncontrollable, irrational fear, is a sign, as Steiner points out, of a disconnection from our true spiritual nature, exacerbated by beings who operate in the spiritual realms. This is why some consider disorders like this to be spiritual illnesses, and until the rift is healed with proper attention given to the development of spirit, the feelings tend to exacerbate and drive one further into distress.
“When humans have no anxiety and fear, then these creatures starve.” ~Rudolph Steiner
Read more articles by Dylan Charles .
About the Author
Dylan Charles is the editor of Waking Times and host of The Battered Souls Podcast, both dedicated to ideas of personal transformation, societal awakening, and planetary renewal. His personal journey is deeply inspired by shamanic plant medicines and the arts of Kung Fu, Qi Gong and Yoga. After seven years of living in Costa Rica, he now lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains, where he practices Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and enjoys spending time with family. He has written hundreds of articles, reaching and inspiring millions of people around the world.
This article (Rudolf Steiner Describes the Hostile Spiritual Beings Who Feed Off Your Fear and Anxiety) was originally created and published by Waking Times and is published here under a Creative Commons license with attribution to Dylan Charles and WakingTimes.com. It may be re-posted freely with proper attribution, author bio, and this copyright statement.


wakingtimes--2020-11-11--Money Spent By Both Parties In 2020 Election Could’ve Nearly Ended Homelessness In US

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Because Donald Trump and Joe Biden are the antitheses of what the supposed “ leader of the free world ” should look like , they had to spend billions of dollars to convince people to vote for them .
As a result of running who could be considered the two worst candidates in US history against each other , the total cost of the 2020 election nearly reached a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ child sniffer against a p***y grabber resulted in the most expensive election ever .
To put it into perspective , in 2016 , those terrible candidates spent just half of what was spent this time .
To be clear , this is the total money spent by all elected positions , not just the presidential candidates .
However , the presidential campaigns accounted for a large portion of the spending .
According to OpenSecrets.org , a political funding watchdog , Democratic candidates and groups have spent $ 6.9 billion , compared to $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spending falls to $ 5.5 billion when excluding spending by billionaire presidential candidates Michael Bloomberg and Tom Steyer .
As billions of dollars poured into campaigns for people to rule you , thanks to COVID-19 mandates , millions of Americans slid into poverty and the homeless population skyrocketed .
Instead of helping those in need , Americans got a one-time $ 1,200 check and were told to kick rocks as tyrannical governors forced them out of work .
According to an estimate by the Department of Housing and Urban Development , or HUD @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to end homelessness .
Obviously there are many facets to ending widespread homelessness like drug treatment programs and mental health rehabilitation , but $ 14 billion would have been a massive aid in that fight .
As there are currently around a half million homeless people in the country at any given time , the amount of money spent on 2020 elections could ’ ve given every homeless person over $ 25,000 .
Perhaps the most ironic aspect of money spent on attaining your vote is the fact that when these elected officials @ @ @ @ @ @ @ proceed to further the national debt by trillions over the next several years until the next election .
Both parties will continue to expand the US empire , the police state , and the military industrial complex .
Both parties will oversee and approve hundreds of billions of dollars flowing into the Middle East in the form of bombs , troops , and oppression .
This money will make the money spent on campaigning look like a drop in the bucket .
This is why weapons companies like Lockheed Martin spent millions during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ both parties to ensure their place in the US war machine .
While the $ 14 billion spent on elections could have nearly ended homelessness in the United States , the money Americans are forced to give the government to spend on war dwarfs that number .
As of 2019 , the annual Pentagon base budget , plus war budget , plus nuclear weapons in the Department of Energy , plus Homeland Security and other military spending totaled well over $ 1 trillion — not counting what ’ s “ lost.
” Those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and false patriotism , see the inevitable results of such a propensity for spending on war .
We see domestic infrastructure crumbling , a national debt increasing by record amounts each year , more conflict around the globe , and countless veterans suffering from PTSD .
When will it all end ?
At this pace , it won ’ t end until the empire falls .
And , no matter which puppet you put in the White House , unless something drastic changes , both parties will oversee and support this fall .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ as there are people waging a campaign to prevent further war and subsequent deficit spending .
They are paying to put up billboards showing just how much of your money the US steals to blow up brown people in foreign countries .
The group is World Beyond War and their efforts are massive .
For the last several years , they ’ ve been putting up powerful billboards all over the country .
As TFTP reported , just 3 % of what the US spends annually on war , or $ 30 billion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Imagine that .
Sadly , the United States is so entrenched in the two party paradigm that they are blind to war devastation when it is their guy carrying it out .
Until Americans break free from the cognitive dissonance that controls their thoughts , we can only expect this problem to get worse .
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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 ( Money Spent By Both Parties In 2020 Election Could ’ ve Nearly Ended Homelessness In US ) was originally published at The Free Thought Project and is re-posted here with permission .
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Money Spent By Both Parties In 2020 Election Could’ve Nearly Ended Homelessness In US
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project
Waking Times
Because Donald Trump and Joe Biden are the antitheses of what the supposed “leader of the free world” should look like, they had to spend billions of dollars to convince people to vote for them. As a result of running who could be considered the two worst candidates in US history against each other, the total cost of the 2020 election nearly reached a historic $14 billion.
Running a child sniffer against a p***y grabber resulted in the most expensive election ever. To put it into perspective, in 2016, those terrible candidates spent just half of what was spent this time. To be clear, this is the total money spent by all elected positions, not just the presidential candidates. However, the presidential campaigns accounted for a large portion of the spending.
“Donors poured record amounts of money into the 2018 midterms, and 2020 appears to be a continuation of that trend — but magnified,” said Sheila Krumholz, executive director of the Center for Responsive Politics. “Ten years ago, a billion-dollar presidential candidate would have been difficult to imagine. This cycle, we’re likely to see two.”
According to OpenSecrets.org, a political funding watchdog, Democratic candidates and groups have spent $6.9 billion, compared to $3.8 billion for Republicans. Democrats’ spending falls to $5.5 billion when excluding spending by billionaire presidential candidates Michael Bloomberg and Tom Steyer.
As billions of dollars poured into campaigns for people to rule you, thanks to COVID-19 mandates, millions of Americans slid into poverty and the homeless population skyrocketed. Instead of helping those in need, Americans got a one-time $1,200 check and were told to kick rocks as tyrannical governors forced them out of work.
According to an estimate by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, it would cost $20 billion to end homelessness. Obviously there are many facets to ending widespread homelessness like drug treatment programs and mental health rehabilitation, but $14 billion would have been a massive aid in that fight.
As there are currently around a half million homeless people in the country at any given time, the amount of money spent on 2020 elections could’ve given every homeless person over $25,000.
Perhaps the most ironic aspect of money spent on attaining your vote is the fact that when these elected officials make it to Washington, they will proceed to further the national debt by trillions over the next several years until the next election.
Both parties will continue to expand the US empire, the police state, and the military industrial complex. Both parties will oversee and approve hundreds of billions of dollars flowing into the Middle East in the form of bombs, troops, and oppression. This money will make the money spent on campaigning look like a drop in the bucket.
This is why weapons companies like Lockheed Martin spent millions during the 2020 cycle, giving money to both parties to ensure their place in the US war machine.
While the $14 billion spent on elections could have nearly ended homelessness in the United States, the money Americans are forced to give the government to spend on war dwarfs that number.
As of 2019, the annual Pentagon base budget, plus war budget, plus nuclear weapons in the Department of Energy, plus Homeland Security and other military spending totaled well over $1 trillion — not counting what’s “lost.”
Those of us not blinded by the propaganda and false patriotism, see the inevitable results of such a propensity for spending on war. We see domestic infrastructure crumbling, a national debt increasing by record amounts each year, more conflict around the globe, and countless veterans suffering from PTSD. When will it all end? At this pace, it won’t end until the empire falls. And, no matter which puppet you put in the White House, unless something drastic changes, both parties will oversee and support this fall.
These numbers have been getting attention recently as there are people waging a campaign to prevent further war and subsequent deficit spending. They are paying to put up billboards showing just how much of your money the US steals to blow up brown people in foreign countries. The group is World Beyond War and their efforts are massive. For the last several years, they’ve been putting up powerful billboards all over the country.
As TFTP reported, just 3% of what the US spends annually on war, or $30 billion, could end starvation on earth. Imagine that.
Sadly, the United States is so entrenched in the two party paradigm that they are blind to war devastation when it is their guy carrying it out. Until Americans break free from the cognitive dissonance that controls their thoughts, we can only expect this problem to get worse.
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 (Money Spent By Both Parties In 2020 Election Could’ve Nearly Ended Homelessness In US) was originally published at The Free Thought Project and is re-posted here with permission.**


wakingtimes--2020-11-11--The Nine Veils that Shroud the Human Soul

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Any dedicated seeker of truth eventually stumbles upon the incredible symmetry and structure of mathematics , which is especially true in fractal geometry involving the integers 1-9 .
For a most basic example , just take a look at these nine equations : Amazing , isn ’ t it ?
I find it very interesting , furthermore , that all of the great philosophers in history such as Archimedes , Copernicus , Socrates and DaVinci all were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that everything from biblical prophecy to DNA strands are built and based on quite simple mathematical formulas and patterns – but I am getting ahead of the story , for understanding the role of mathematics is in itself one of the nine hidden veils .
Consider also the so-called “ mystery schools ” of antiquity .
In shadowy temples in Sumer and Babylon – the Kabala showed the way to the ultimate “ Holy of Holies ” – the re-veil-a-tions ( revelation , i.e .
the parting of the veils ) of life @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when embraced in honor and truth , the very Origins of Man .
This involved systematically piercing and embracing 9 levels of understanding or “ Truth Plateaus ” before finally entering “ Nirvana ” ( or the ultimate unity with God ) as depicted in modern “ tracing boards ” .
Like a giant Sudoku Puzzle board , the human experience we call life truly revolves around the numbers 1 – 9 in so many remarkable ways .
Everything has a place in the system , and everything fits neatly and precisely in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This then , is but one definition of Truth – hidden , arcane knowledge that fits completely in the mathematical grid called logic .
Yeshua ( aka Jesus of Nazareth ) declared this to His disciples : “ Ye shall know the Truth , and the Truth shall set you free .
WHY CAN ’ T PEOPLE SEE THE TRUTH ?
This question is best answered by Don Harkins ’ wise words written in 2001 : “ Over the last several years I have evolved and discarded several theories in an attempt @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people can not see truth — even when it smacks them in the face .
Those of us who can see “ the conspiracy ” have participated in countless conversations amongst ourselves that address the frustration of most peoples´ inability to comprehend the extremely well-documented arguments which we use to describe the process of our collective enslavement and exploitation .
The most common explanation to be arrived at is that most people just “ don´t want to see ” what is really going on .
Extremely evil men and women who make up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virtual pasture so grass green that few people seldom , if ever , bother to look up from where they are grazing long enough to notice the brightly colored tags stapled to their ears .
The same people who can not see their enslavement for the pasture grass have a tendency to view as insane “ conspiracy theorists ” those of us who can see the past the farm and into the parlor of his feudal lordship´s castle .
It´s not that those who don´t see that their freedom is vanishing under the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to see it ” — they simply can´t see what is happening to them because of the unpierced veils that block their view .
All human endeavors are a filtration process .
Sports are one of the best examples .
We play specific sports until we get kicked off the playground .
The pro athletes we pay big bucks to watch just never got kicked off the playground .
Where millions of kids play little league each spring , they are filtered out until there are about 50 guys who go to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first veil : There are over six billion people on the planet .
Most of them live and die without having seriously contemplated anything other than what it takes to keep their lives together .
Ninety percent of all humanity will live and die without having pierced the first veil.
” Indeed it can be said that less than 1 % of the world ’ s 6 billion humans ever pierce all nine veils , and it would appear that even this small minority is ever-shrinking .
In order to keep the “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ elite also successfully bribe many who have pierced multiple veils , in order to misdirect others who may be approaching truth in many areas .
I call this simply intellectual prostitution – selling the birthright of Universal Truth for a worthless mess of pottage .
The gilded glitz of wealth , fame and social elevation have seduced many a gifted intellectual .
With full credit given to Don Harkins , here now are the newly updated “ Nine Veils ” .
The first veil : Ten percent of us will pierce the first @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We will vote , become active and develop an opinion .
Our opinions will be shaped by the physical world around us ; we will have been “ conditioned ” from our days in public education to accept that government officials , network media personalities and other “ experts ” are the primary voices of authority .
Ninety percent of the people in this group will live and die without having pierced the third veil .
The second veil : Ten percent of us will also pierce the second veil to explore @ @ @ @ @ @ @ between man and government and the meaning of self-government through constitutional and common law .
Ninety percent of the people in this group will live and die without having pierced the third veil .
The third veil : Ten percent of those who pierce the second veil , will eventually pierce the third veil to conclusively find that the resources of the world , including people , are controlled by extremely wealthy and powerful families whose incorporated old world assets have , with modern extortion strategies , become the foundation upon which the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ninety percent of the people in this group will live and die without having pierced the fourth veil .
The fourth veil : Ten percent will then pierce the fourth veil to discover the Illuminati , Freemasonry , and the other secret societies .
These societies use symbols and perform ceremonies that perpetuate the generational transfers of arcane knowledge that is used to keep the ordinary people in political , economic and spiritual bondage to the oldest bloodlines on earth .
Ninety percent of the people in this group will live and die @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The fifth veil : Ten percent will progress to pierce the fifth veil to learn that the secret societies are so far advanced technologically that time travel and interstellar communications have no boundaries and controlling the very thoughts and even the very actions of people is what their members do as offhandedly as we tell our children when they must go to bed .
As in the days of Noah , this technology is even creating synthetic life forms , as man seeks to displace God .
Ninety percent of the people in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ having pierced the sixth veil .
The sixth veil : Ten percent will progress to pierce the sixth veil where we learn the dragons and lizards and aliens we thought were the fictional monsters of childhood literature are real indeed and are in reality the actual controlling forces behind the secret societies uncovered in the fourth veil .
Ninety percent of the people in this group will live and die without piercing the seventh veil .
The seventh veil : Ten Percent will progress to pierce the 7th veil where the incredible world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of numbers will be fully understood and embraced .
The creative force of the entire universe will be shown to be linked to numerical code formulas and sequences , and all “ mysteries ” including the very fabric of time , space , parallel universes , and access therein is unlocked .
Those whose intellects allow them to pierce the seventh veil often succumb to the lure and promise of massive wealth offered by the ruling elite , and thus over ninety percent of the people in this group will live and die @ @ @ @ @ @ @ eighth veil : Piercing the eighth veil reveals God and the pure energy known as LOVE that is the pure life force in all living things – which are one and the same .
Deep-seated Humility is needed in order to ever pierce this veil .
The ninth veil : Piercing the ninth veil means perfecting the pure energy known as love and thereby becoming truly one with God and His formulations .
By perfecting this pure energy , one then fully embraces charity and therein gains full understanding of the universal plan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ; life itself then becomes complete and one truly comes full circle and looks at the world through the eyes of an innocent child , yet with the deepest wisdom born of pure LOVE from the eighth veil .
Consider this : If this theory is correct , there are only about 60,000 people on the planet who have successfully pierced the sixth veil .
The irony here is too incredible : Those who are stuck behind veils one through five have little choice but to view the people who have pierced the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ With each veil pierced , exponentially shrinking numbers of increasingly enlightened people are deemed insane by exponentially increasing masses of decreasingly enlightened people .
Adding to the irony , the harder a “ sixth or better veiler ” tries to explain what he is able to see to those who can´t , the more insane he appears to them .
This truth is self-evident .
Moreover , institutions such as the venerable “ Southern Poverty Law Center ” are formed and financed by the ruling elite to effectively label many such awakened individuals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Behind the first two veils we find the great majority of people on the planet .
They are tools of the state : Second veilers are the gullible voters whose ignorance justify the actions of politicians who send untold millions of first veilers off to die in foreign lands as cannon fodder — their combined stations in life are simply to believe that the self-serving machinations of the power-elite are matters of national security and are worth dying for .
Third , fourth , fifth and sixth veilers are of increasing liability @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ability to be used as tools to consolidate power and wealth of the many into the hands of the power-elite few .
It is common also , for these people to sacrifice more of their relationships with friends and family , their professional careers and personal freedom with each veil they pierce .
Albert Jay Nock ( 1870-1945 ) , author of “ Our Enemy , the State ” ( 1935 ) , explained what happens to those who find and embrace the final two veils : “ What was the best that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an actual Socrates and an actual Jesus when it had them ?
Merely to poison one and crucify the other , for no reason but that they were too intolerably embarrassing to be allowed to live any longer.
” As Don Harkins has written : “ And so now we know that it´s not that our countrymen are so committed to their lives that , “ they don´t want to see , ” the mechanisms of their enslavement and exploitation .
They simply “ can ’ t see ” it as surely as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ other side of a closed curtain.
” The purpose of this essay is threefold : To help the handful of people in the latter veils to understand why the masses have little choice but to interpret their clarity as insanity ; 2 .
To help people behind the first two veils understand that living , breathing and thinking are just the beginning and ; 3 .
Show people that the greatest adventure of our life is behind the next veil because that is just one less veil between ourselves and God .
( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” ) Nearly a decade ago , a dear friend and colleague of mine named Don Harkins authored a wonderfully thought-provoking piece entitled “ Slavery and the eight veils .
Prior to Harkins ’ untimely death , we discussed this “ Eight-veils theory ” for literally hours together – and in the end , Don asked me to write a piece about this for his newspaper , “ The Idaho Observer.
” He did this , because I had shared much of my research with Don , and we together came to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ actually NINE veils placed on the human soul ( i.e .
intelligence ) , and that spiritual progression and thus a full knowledge of TRUTH would require the piercing of these Nine Veils .
I joked with Don that this topic would take an entire edition of The Idaho Observer , and then it would only scratch the surface .
That was one of Don ’ s editorial talents – taking a complex story and compressing it to a more readable format .
In memory of Don Harkins , here is the writing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ format as possible .

The Nine Veils that Shroud the Human Soul
A. True Ott, PhD., Guest
Waking Times
Any dedicated seeker of truth eventually stumbles upon the incredible symmetry and structure of mathematics, which is especially true in fractal geometry involving the integers 1-9. For a most basic example, just take a look at these nine equations:
(1 x 8) + 1= 9
(12 x 8) + 2 = 98
(123 x 8) + 3 = 987
(1234 x 8) + 4 = 9876
(12345 x 8) + 5 = 98765
(123456 x 8) + 6 = 987654
(1234567 x 8) + 7 = 9876543
(12345678 x 8) + 8 = 98765432
(123456789 x 8) + 9 = 987654321
Amazing, isn’t it? I find it very interesting, furthermore, that all of the great philosophers in history such as Archimedes, Copernicus, Socrates and DaVinci all were mathematicians first and foremost. I submit that everything from biblical prophecy to DNA strands are built and based on quite simple mathematical formulas and patterns – but I am getting ahead of the story, for understanding the role of mathematics is in itself one of the nine hidden veils.
Consider also the so-called “mystery schools” of antiquity. In shadowy temples in Sumer and Babylon – the Kabala showed the way to the ultimate “Holy of Holies” – the re-veil-a-tions (revelation, i.e. the parting of the veils) of life, the creation, of God and when embraced in honor and truth, the very Origins of Man. This involved systematically piercing and embracing 9 levels of understanding or “Truth Plateaus” before finally entering “Nirvana” (or the ultimate unity with God) as depicted in modern “tracing boards”.
Like a giant Sudoku Puzzle board, the human experience we call life truly revolves around the numbers 1 – 9 in so many remarkable ways. Everything has a place in the system, and everything fits neatly and precisely in the eternal grid of time and space. This then, is but one definition of Truth – hidden, arcane knowledge that fits completely in the mathematical grid called logic. Yeshua (aka Jesus of Nazareth) declared this to His disciples: “Ye shall know the Truth, and the Truth shall set you free.
WHY CAN’T PEOPLE SEE THE TRUTH?
This question is best answered by Don Harkins’ wise words written in 2001:
“Over the last several years I have evolved and discarded several theories in an attempt to explain why it is that most people cannot see truth — even when it smacks them in the face. Those of us who can see “the conspiracy” have participated in countless conversations amongst ourselves that address the frustration of most peoples´ inability to comprehend the extremely well-documented arguments which we use to describe the process of our collective enslavement and exploitation. The most common explanation to be arrived at is that most people just “don´t want to see” what is really going on.
Extremely evil men and women who make up the world´s power-elite have cleverly cultivated a virtual pasture so grass green that few people seldom, if ever, bother to look up from where they are grazing long enough to notice the brightly colored tags stapled to their ears.
The same people who cannot see their enslavement for the pasture grass have a tendency to view as insane “conspiracy theorists” those of us who can see the past the farm and into the parlor of his feudal lordship´s castle.
Finally, I understand why.
It´s not that those who don´t see that their freedom is vanishing under the leadership of the power-elite “don´t want to see it” — they simply can´t see what is happening to them because of the unpierced veils that block their view.
All human endeavors are a filtration process. Sports are one of the best examples. We play specific sports until we get kicked off the playground. The pro athletes we pay big bucks to watch just never got kicked off the playground. Where millions of kids play little league each spring, they are filtered out until there are about 50 guys who go to the World Series in October.
Behind the first veil: There are over six billion people on the planet. Most of them live and die without having seriously contemplated anything other than what it takes to keep their lives together. Ninety percent of all humanity will live and die without having pierced the first veil.”
Indeed it can be said that less than 1% of the world’s 6 billion humans ever pierce all nine veils, and it would appear that even this small minority is ever-shrinking. In order to keep the “virtual pasture” green, the global elite also successfully bribe many who have pierced multiple veils, in order to misdirect others who may be approaching truth in many areas. I call this simply intellectual prostitution – selling the birthright of Universal Truth for a worthless mess of pottage. The gilded glitz of wealth, fame and social elevation have seduced many a gifted intellectual.
With full credit given to Don Harkins, here now are the newly updated “Nine Veils”.
The first veil: Ten percent of us will pierce the first veil and find the world of politics. We will vote, become active and develop an opinion. Our opinions will be shaped by the physical world around us; we will have been “conditioned” from our days in public education to accept that government officials, network media personalities and other “experts” are the primary voices of authority. Ninety percent of the people in this group will live and die without having pierced the third veil.
The second veil: Ten percent of us will also pierce the second veil to explore the world of history, the relationship between man and government and the meaning of self-government through constitutional and common law. Ninety percent of the people in this group will live and die without having pierced the third veil.
The third veil: Ten percent of those who pierce the second veil, will eventually pierce the third veil to conclusively find that the resources of the world, including people, are controlled by extremely wealthy and powerful families whose incorporated old world assets have, with modern extortion strategies, become the foundation upon which the entire world´s economy is currently indebted. Ninety percent of the people in this group will live and die without having pierced the fourth veil.
The fourth veil: Ten percent will then pierce the fourth veil to discover the Illuminati, Freemasonry, and the other secret societies. These societies use symbols and perform ceremonies that perpetuate the generational transfers of arcane knowledge that is used to keep the ordinary people in political, economic and spiritual bondage to the oldest bloodlines on earth. Ninety percent of the people in this group will live and die without having pierced the fifth veil.
The fifth veil: Ten percent will progress to pierce the fifth veil to learn that the secret societies are so far advanced technologically that time travel and interstellar communications have no boundaries and controlling the very thoughts and even the very actions of people is what their members do as offhandedly as we tell our children when they must go to bed. As in the days of Noah, this technology is even creating synthetic life forms, as man seeks to displace God. Ninety percent of the people in this group will live and die without having pierced the sixth veil.
The sixth veil: Ten percent will progress to pierce the sixth veil where we learn the dragons and lizards and aliens we thought were the fictional monsters of childhood literature are real indeed and are in reality the actual controlling forces behind the secret societies uncovered in the fourth veil. Ninety percent of the people in this group will live and die without piercing the seventh veil.
The seventh veil: Ten Percent will progress to pierce the 7th veil where the incredible world of fractal geometry and the universal law of numbers will be fully understood and embraced. The creative force of the entire universe will be shown to be linked to numerical code formulas and sequences, and all “mysteries” including the very fabric of time, space, parallel universes, and access therein is unlocked. Those whose intellects allow them to pierce the seventh veil often succumb to the lure and promise of massive wealth offered by the ruling elite, and thus over ninety percent of the people in this group will live and die without piercing the eighth veil.
The eighth veil: Piercing the eighth veil reveals God and the pure energy known as LOVE that is the pure life force in all living things – which are one and the same. Deep-seated Humility is needed in order to ever pierce this veil.
The ninth veil: Piercing the ninth veil means perfecting the pure energy known as love and thereby becoming truly one with God and His formulations. By perfecting this pure energy, one then fully embraces charity and therein gains full understanding of the universal plan of sacrifice, death, and redemption; life itself then becomes complete and one truly comes full circle and looks at the world through the eyes of an innocent child, yet with the deepest wisdom born of pure LOVE from the eighth veil.
Consider this: If this theory is correct, there are only about 60,000 people on the planet who have successfully pierced the sixth veil. The irony here is too incredible: Those who are stuck behind veils one through five have little choice but to view the people who have pierced the veils beyond them as dangerously insane. With each veil pierced, exponentially shrinking numbers of increasingly enlightened people are deemed insane by exponentially increasing masses of decreasingly enlightened people.
Adding to the irony, the harder a “sixth or better veiler” tries to explain what he is able to see to those who can´t, the more insane he appears to them. This truth is self-evident. Moreover, institutions such as the venerable “Southern Poverty Law Center” are formed and financed by the ruling elite to effectively label many such awakened individuals “hate-mongers” and “terrorists”.
OUR ENEMY, THE STATE
Behind the first two veils we find the great majority of people on the planet. They are tools of the state: Second veilers are the gullible voters whose ignorance justify the actions of politicians who send untold millions of first veilers off to die in foreign lands as cannon fodder — their combined stations in life are simply to believe that the self-serving machinations of the power-elite are matters of national security and are worth dying for.
Third, fourth, fifth and sixth veilers are of increasing liability to the state because of their decreasing ability to be used as tools to consolidate power and wealth of the many into the hands of the power-elite few. It is common also, for these people to sacrifice more of their relationships with friends and family, their professional careers and personal freedom with each veil they pierce.
Albert Jay Nock (1870-1945), author of “Our Enemy, the State” (1935), explained what happens to those who find and embrace the final two veils: “What was the best that the state could find to do with an actual Socrates and an actual Jesus when it had them? Merely to poison one and crucify the other, for no reason but that they were too intolerably embarrassing to be allowed to live any longer.”
Conclusions
As Don Harkins has written: “And so now we know that it´s not that our countrymen are so committed to their lives that, “they don´t want to see,” the mechanisms of their enslavement and exploitation. They simply “can’t see” it as surely as I cannot see what´s on the other side of a closed curtain.”
The purpose of this essay is threefold:
To help the handful of people in the latter veils to understand why the masses have little choice but to interpret their clarity as insanity;
2. To help people behind the first two veils understand that living, breathing and thinking are just the beginning and;
3. Show people that the greatest adventure of our life is behind the next veil because that is just one less veil between ourselves and God. (I would say ‘The Highest Vibration”)
Author’s Note:
Nearly a decade ago, a dear friend and colleague of mine named Don Harkins authored a wonderfully thought-provoking piece entitled “Slavery and the eight veils. Prior to Harkins’ untimely death, we discussed this “Eight-veils theory” for literally hours together – and in the end, Don asked me to write a piece about this for his newspaper, “The Idaho Observer.” He did this, because I had shared much of my research with Don, and we together came to the conclusion that in reality, there were actually NINE veils placed on the human soul (i.e. intelligence), and that spiritual progression and thus a full knowledge of TRUTH would require the piercing of these Nine Veils.
I joked with Don that this topic would take an entire edition of The Idaho Observer, and then it would only scratch the surface. That was one of Don’s editorial talents – taking a complex story and compressing it to a more readable format. In memory of Don Harkins, here is the writing we discussed, in as compressed a format as possible.


wakingtimes--2020-11-13--Congress To Cast Vote Next Month That Will Legalize Cannabis Nationwide, Expunge Arrests

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On November 3 , 2020 , history was made in the American war on drugs .
Drugs won .
Oregon moved to decriminalize all drugs , even hard ones like meth and heroin as five other states moved to legalize cannabis in some form .
Fast forward to this week and a top leader in the US House of Representatives announced that Congress will be holding a historic vote to end @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
As the left and the right argue over which crazy old white man they want in the White House , laws — or rather the removal of laws — are being passed and proposed that increase the freedom of all Americans and deal a death blow to the racist and violent war on drugs .
Although the president-elect Joe Biden claimed he will “ pursue modest marijuana reform ” after he gets in the White House , these claims ring entirely hollow given his lust for locking brown and black people in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Washington .
The prohibition of cannabis is a major tool used by the police state to go after communities of color and the poor and those who profit from preying on these groups will not give up that power easily which is why Biden has refused to even consider legalization .
However , House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer ( D-MD ) confirmed on Monday that marijuana legalization is still on the table before the presidential transition and will get a vote in December .
The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement ( MORE ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for a vote in September but was shelved by Democrats who were worried about how it would look to pass a legalization bill without passing another coronavirus relief package .
Well , since that relief package never came , the MORE act is up for vote once more , and will take place next moth .
The MORE Act would remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act ( CSA ) .
But that is not all .
It would go one step further and seek to undo the horrific damage caused by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by expunging the records of those persecuted by cannabis prohibition .
Federally descheduling cannabis would have a massive effect on bringing cannabis prohibition to its knees .
It will also bring in revenue to cash strapped states who are going in debt amid COVID-19 lockdowns .
According to the legislation , the act would : provide for expungement and resentencing of prior convictions and prevent federal agencies from using cannabis as a reason to deny access to benefits or citizenship status for immigrants .
It would also impose a five percent federal tax @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Some of that revenue would be directed toward a new Opportunity Trust Fund aimed at supporting grant programs to provide job training and legal aid for people impacted by prohibition enforcement , loans for small marijuana businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals and efforts to minimize barriers to licensing and employment in the legal industry .
Some of these efforts would be run through a new Cannabis Justice Office in the Department of Justice .
Even though the bill has bipartisan support in the House , Senate Majority Leader @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his reefer madness stance clear and he will likely convince many in the Senate to oppose its passage .
Nevertheless , the symbolic nature of a bill passing the House to legalize cannabis on a national level can not be understated .
It is also important to point out that this legislation was presented last year and approved by a majority in the House Judiciary Committee .
However , a vote by Congress has been delayed multiple times .
In August , however , the organization formerly known as Law Enforcement Against Prohibition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Law Enforcement Action Partnership , along with the National Black Police Association , and Fair and Just Prosecution signed onto a revolutionary letter to Congress urging the federal government to legalize marijuana and expunge all past convictions relating to marijuana .
This provided the impetus for the vote in December .
Those who continue denying the evidence , while continuing to lock people in cages for a plant , will ultimately be judged by history .
They will not be the heroes they claim to be now .
They will be remembered as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fostering the police state , and dealing a near-death blow to freedom .
The time for change is now .
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 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and now on Minds .
**This article ( Congress To Cast Vote Next Month That Will Legalize Cannabis Nationwide , Expunge Arrests ) was originally published at The Free Thought Project and is re-posted here with permission .
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Congress To Cast Vote Next Month That Will Legalize Cannabis Nationwide, Expunge Arrests
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project
Waking Times
On November 3, 2020, history was made in the American war on drugs. Drugs won. Oregon moved to decriminalize all drugs, even hard ones like meth and heroin as five other states moved to legalize cannabis in some form. Fast forward to this week and a top leader in the US House of Representatives announced that Congress will be holding a historic vote to end federal cannabis prohibition once and for all.
As the left and the right argue over which crazy old white man they want in the White House, laws — or rather the removal of laws — are being passed and proposed that increase the freedom of all Americans and deal a death blow to the racist and violent war on drugs.
Although the president-elect Joe Biden claimed he will “pursue modest marijuana reform” after he gets in the White House, these claims ring entirely hollow given his lust for locking brown and black people in cages in his past four decades in Washington. The prohibition of cannabis is a major tool used by the police state to go after communities of color and the poor and those who profit from preying on these groups will not give up that power easily which is why Biden has refused to even consider legalization.
However, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) confirmed on Monday that marijuana legalization is still on the table before the presidential transition and will get a vote in December.
The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, was supposed to go up for a vote in September but was shelved by Democrats who were worried about how it would look to pass a legalization bill without passing another coronavirus relief package. Well, since that relief package never came, the MORE act is up for vote once more, and will take place next moth.
The MORE Act would remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). But that is not all. It would go one step further and seek to undo the horrific damage caused by the state’s war on this plant by expunging the records of those persecuted by cannabis prohibition.
The House will “vote on the MORE Act to decriminalize cannabis and expunge convictions for non-violent cannabis offenses that have prevented many Americans from getting jobs, applying for credit and loans, and accessing opportunities that make it possible to get ahead in our economy,” Hoyer said in a Dear Colleague letter to House members.
Federally descheduling cannabis would have a massive effect on bringing cannabis prohibition to its knees. It will also bring in revenue to cash strapped states who are going in debt amid COVID-19 lockdowns.
According to the legislation, the act would:
provide for expungement and resentencing of prior convictions and prevent federal agencies from using cannabis as a reason to deny access to benefits or citizenship status for immigrants. It would also impose a five percent federal tax on the sales of marijuana products. Some of that revenue would be directed toward a new Opportunity Trust Fund aimed at supporting grant programs to provide job training and legal aid for people impacted by prohibition enforcement, loans for small marijuana businesses owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals and efforts to minimize barriers to licensing and employment in the legal industry. Some of these efforts would be run through a new Cannabis Justice Office in the Department of Justice.
Even though the bill has bipartisan support in the House, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has made his reefer madness stance clear and he will likely convince many in the Senate to oppose its passage.
Nevertheless, the symbolic nature of a bill passing the House to legalize cannabis on a national level cannot be understated. It is also important to point out that this legislation was presented last year and approved by a majority in the House Judiciary Committee. However, a vote by Congress has been delayed multiple times.
In August, however, the organization formerly known as Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), now known as Law Enforcement Action Partnership, along with the National Black Police Association, and Fair and Just Prosecution signed onto a revolutionary letter to Congress urging the federal government to legalize marijuana and expunge all past convictions relating to marijuana. This provided the impetus for the vote in December.
Those who continue denying the evidence, while continuing to lock people in cages for a plant, will ultimately be judged by history. They will not be the heroes they claim to be now. They will be remembered as the ones responsible for mass incarceration, fostering the police state, and dealing a near-death blow to freedom.
The time for change is now.
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 (Congress To Cast Vote Next Month That Will Legalize Cannabis Nationwide, Expunge Arrests) was originally published at The Free Thought Project and is re-posted here with permission.**