wakingtimes--2020-08-19--NEEDED: Vision and Leadership for the Family of Man

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One can not fail to recognise the ubiquitous crisis in all forms of leadership that exists on the planet today .
Qualities of wisdom , courage and statesmanship , once admired and emulated by aspiring people of principle , have been undermined and sterilised via collective slavery to the prescribed money and power agenda , which reflects the default position of society .
Today , little people claim to be big and ‘ big ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The higher values of society have been corrupted and put into reverse , replaced by a centrally directed pandemic of fear and confusion ; leaving nobody sure what direction society needs to move in .
Out of this chaos a new type of leadership will need to emerge and its primary value must be Spiritual Wisdom .
It is the prima facia lack of spiritual aspiration in the great body of humanity which has allowed the anti-life corruptive forces to gain such a wide ranging control over everyday life .
There are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ formal religion and the narcissistic meditator .
These have replaced the deeper calling of true individual spiritual evolution : confronting injustice and giving service to humanity .
In the former case , by replacing prophetic teachings with dogma and control , and in the latter , by using bona fide Eastern practices as a personal escape mechanism .
A closing of the eyes to the need to face up to the injustices of the world and working to expose and change them .
READ : The 2020 Imperative – Cease Being Mesmerized by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which exists in all humanity has been grossly undernourished , leaving many having no ‘ belief ’ in the existence of a greater force for good and no sense of deeper purpose associated with ‘ being alive ’ .
What might be described as living in a permanent void .
How can life on Earth improve while such a state prevails ?
How can people be uplifted when the spark of life has died in them ?
The starting point for reversing this dystopian state of affairs is to recognise that this spark @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that it is simply buried and suffocated by continuous confirmation to the long-running fake plan for society , and could re-emerge from its enforced hibernation if the right conditions were set in place to bring about such a transformation .
Since we are all blessed with receiving ‘ life ’ ( being born ) it becomes a question of admitting to a Source of this life state which comes before and extends beyond the individual ‘ you ’ and ‘ I ’ .
Provided one has some sense of wonderment about this greater @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intact and onward one can go to develop the values of courage , dignity and statehood I mentioned at the start .
If there is no wonderment , but moral and ethical values are nevertheless expressed , this will suffice in upholding the basic dignity associated with being human , but will not give creative impetus to the evolution of human society .
But if there is no dignity and no wonderment – and the capitulation to slavery has been complete – then only a radical form of redress could come to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to life and the lost souls trapped into laying their lives at the feet of our planetary oppressors .
That radical form of redress is what is now needed .
It means the rise into positions of respected leadership of individuals ( and groups of individuals ) who are dedicated to advancing the cause of human emancipation , whatever the odds that stand against them .
And since it is dogma and indoctrination that are the first two hurdles to stand in their way , these must be the first to come under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ branch reform of the entire education system and a radical rebuilding of the teacher pupil relationship .
A transformation founded upon the natural human propensity for social bonding , the insight that leads to ‘ vision ’ and a sharing of the work-load that life places in all our laps .
The goals that have been set for new arrivals on this planet are false .
That is the first lesson for any ‘ real ’ education .
A child arrives on Earth as a bright and beautiful human being , full of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expression of the divine source from whence the child has come .
But the figureheads of the society into which that child arrives have the ambition of turning this new human being – into a robot .
Something a bit wrong here , wouldn ’ t you agree ?
Computer technology and the digitalised images such technology conveys , are not compatible with the human condition .
They are alien to true humanity and represent a disconnect between body , mind a spirit .
A distortion of our deeper bond with the greater @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as real people , only as fake lookalikes .
The emerging ‘ true leadership ’ will recognise this fact and ensure that the body , mind and spirit unity is redeemed as the first and most fundamental condition of the new education .
It will also recognise that the same distortion of truth lies at the heart of the financial institutions that control the global money supply , ensuring the ever greater disparity between poverty and wealth .
The new education will therefore elucidate an economic principle whereby the wealth of the planet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and poverty is eradicated .
It will note that there is no proper justice left within the decisions and processes of national and international law , and will advise a fair system of trial accompanied by ‘ a corrective ’ process rather than the ‘ coercive ’ process of the existing prison system .
An alliance with cosmic law ( God ’ s law ) – known and practised as Common Law – will become the medium for judging and redirecting the antisocial acts of others .
As all humans need good food @ @ @ @ @ @ @ new leadership will ensure everybody has the right to such nourishment in their daily lives .
A pro-ecological agriculture and farming practice , in the hands of humane and sensitive practitioners , will therefore be recognised as the proper basis for planetary equilibrium and proper nourishment of humanity as a whole .
READ : Permaculture – Reconnecting with Nature , Supply Your Own Resources Within this emerging new paradigm , the emphasis will move away from a globalized marketing regime , to local and regional production and distribution systems based on the principle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Human scale ’ will be the watchword for industry of all sorts .
Where there is to be an overriding central body concerned with ensuring the course for the emergent new society is set fair , it will comprise ‘ a council of the wise and true ’ .
Offering a sound template for living in harmony with fellow humans and with nature , is the work that those of us who share this vision , need to do at this time .
It is a very exciting time to be alive .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the challenges we face , the human spirit , reconnected to its divine origins and true sense of purpose , will overcome all attempts to consign it to prison .
Instead it will bring about a renaissance .
A renaissance far exceeding any temporary upturns in creative expression witnessed in previous centuries .
But there is one inadmissible factor without which we can not ensure this metamorphosis reaches its full potential ; a recognition that we are simultaneously both truly individual and innately social beings – who place on an equal footing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ never loose touch with our roots as brothers and sisters within the great family of man .
Holding this vision in front of us , we will surely overcome all that stands in the way of the great emancipation of life on Earth .
Julian Rose is an early pioneer of UK organic farming , writer , international activist , entrepreneur and teacher .
His latest book ‘ Overcoming the Robotic Mind – Why Humanity Must Come Through ’ is particularly prescient reading for this time : see www.julianrose.info

NEEDED: Vision and Leadership for the Family of Man
Julian Rose, Contributor
Waking Times
One cannot fail to recognise the ubiquitous crisis in all forms of leadership that exists on the planet today. Qualities of wisdom, courage and statesmanship, once admired and emulated by aspiring people of principle, have been undermined and sterilised via collective slavery to the prescribed money and power agenda, which reflects the default position of society.
Today, little people claim to be big and ‘big’ people seem to want to be invisible. The higher values of society have been corrupted and put into reverse, replaced by a centrally directed pandemic of fear and confusion; leaving nobody sure what direction society needs to move in.
Out of this chaos a new type of leadership will need to emerge and its primary value must be Spiritual Wisdom. It is the prima facia lack of spiritual aspiration in the great body of humanity which has allowed the anti-life corruptive forces to gain such a wide ranging control over everyday life.
There are two predominantly fake versions of spirituality: formal religion and the narcissistic meditator. These have replaced the deeper calling of true individual spiritual evolution: confronting injustice and giving service to humanity.
In the former case, by replacing prophetic teachings with dogma and control, and in the latter, by using bona fide Eastern practices as a personal escape mechanism. A closing of the eyes to the need to face up to the injustices of the world and working to expose and change them.
The deeper calling which exists in all humanity has been grossly undernourished, leaving many having no ‘belief’ in the existence of a greater force for good and no sense of deeper purpose associated with ‘being alive’. What might be described as living in a permanent void.
How can life on Earth improve while such a state prevails? How can people be uplifted when the spark of life has died in them?
The starting point for reversing this dystopian state of affairs is to recognise that this spark is not actually beyond redemption. But that it is simply buried and suffocated by continuous confirmation to the long-running fake plan for society, and could re-emerge from its enforced hibernation if the right conditions were set in place to bring about such a transformation.
Since we are all blessed with receiving ‘life’ (being born) it becomes a question of admitting to a Source of this life state which comes before and extends beyond the individual ‘you’ and ‘I’. Provided one has some sense of wonderment about this greater life force one’s spirit is intact and onward one can go to develop the values of courage, dignity and statehood I mentioned at the start.
If there is no wonderment, but moral and ethical values are nevertheless expressed, this will suffice in upholding the basic dignity associated with being human, but will not give creative impetus to the evolution of human society.
But if there is no dignity and no wonderment – and the capitulation to slavery has been complete – then only a radical form of redress could come to the rescue of the values that give meaning to life and the lost souls trapped into laying their lives at the feet of our planetary oppressors.
That radical form of redress is what is now needed. It means the rise into positions of respected leadership of individuals (and groups of individuals) who are dedicated to advancing the cause of human emancipation, whatever the odds that stand against them. And since it is dogma and indoctrination that are the first two hurdles to stand in their way, these must be the first to come under sustained attack.
This means root and branch reform of the entire education system and a radical rebuilding of the teacher pupil relationship. A transformation founded upon the natural human propensity for social bonding, the insight that leads to ‘vision’ and a sharing of the work-load that life places in all our laps.
The goals that have been set for new arrivals on this planet are false. That is the first lesson for any ‘real’ education. A child arrives on Earth as a bright and beautiful human being, full of the innocent spontaneity which is a direct expression of the divine source from whence the child has come. But the figureheads of the society into which that child arrives have the ambition of turning this new human being – into a robot. Something a bit wrong here, wouldn’t you agree?
Computer technology and the digitalised images such technology conveys, are not compatible with the human condition. They are alien to true humanity and represent a disconnect between body, mind a spirit. A distortion of our deeper bond with the greater whole without which we cannot operate as real people, only as fake lookalikes.
The emerging ‘true leadership’ will recognise this fact and ensure that the body, mind and spirit unity is redeemed as the first and most fundamental condition of the new education.
It will also recognise that the same distortion of truth lies at the heart of the financial institutions that control the global money supply, ensuring the ever greater disparity between poverty and wealth. The new education will therefore elucidate an economic principle whereby the wealth of the planet is to be shared amongst all peoples and poverty is eradicated.
It will note that there is no proper justice left within the decisions and processes of national and international law, and will advise a fair system of trial accompanied by ‘a corrective’ process rather than the ‘coercive’ process of the existing prison system.
An alliance with cosmic law (God’s law) – known and practised as Common Law – will become the medium for judging and redirecting the antisocial acts of others.
As all humans need good food and water to be healthy, the new leadership will ensure everybody has the right to such nourishment in their daily lives. A pro-ecological agriculture and farming practice, in the hands of humane and sensitive practitioners, will therefore be recognised as the proper basis for planetary equilibrium and proper nourishment of humanity as a whole.
Within this emerging new paradigm, the emphasis will move away from a globalized marketing regime, to local and regional production and distribution systems based on the principle of co-operating rather than competition. ‘Human scale’ will be the watchword for industry of all sorts.
Where there is to be an overriding central body concerned with ensuring the course for the emergent new society is set fair, it will comprise ‘a council of the wise and true’.
Offering a sound template for living in harmony with fellow humans and with nature, is the work that those of us who share this vision, need to do at this time.
It is a very exciting time to be alive. In spite of the daunting nature of the challenges we face, the human spirit, reconnected to its divine origins and true sense of purpose, will overcome all attempts to consign it to prison. Instead it will bring about a renaissance. A renaissance far exceeding any temporary upturns in creative expression witnessed in previous centuries.
But there is one inadmissible factor without which we cannot ensure this metamorphosis reaches its full potential; a recognition that we are simultaneously both truly individual and innately social beings – who place on an equal footing the ability to lead wisely and yet to never loose touch with our roots as brothers and sisters within the great family of man.
Holding this vision in front of us, we will surely overcome all that stands in the way of the great emancipation of life on Earth.
About the Author
Julian Rose is an early pioneer of UK organic farming, writer, international activist, entrepreneur and teacher. His latest book ‘Overcoming the Robotic Mind – Why Humanity Must Come Through’ is particularly prescient reading for this time: see www.julianrose.info
Image: Unsplash


wakingtimes--2020-08-19--Police Are Buying Your Data From Private Companies To Avoid Getting A Warrant

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It is now pretty much common knowledge that everything we do online and on our smartphones is being tracked and cataloged by various government agencies and international corporations , but there are a lot of people who take comfort in the fact that their information is being stored with trusted entities , and that authorities would not be able to spy on them personally without a warrant .
However , warrants for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and in some cases , law enforcement agencies have been caught purchasing social media information from data companies to avoid going through the courts .
A company called Babel Street has millions of dollars worth of contracts with US law enforcement agencies for their surveillance product called “ Locate X ” which allows police to draw a digital fence around an address or area , pinpoint mobile devices that were within that area , and see where else those devices have traveled , going back months , according to Protocol .
Babel @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to law enforcement either , it appears that different agencies and local police departments are purchasing large troves of data that they would not be able to obtain legally otherwise , and using it for their investigations .
According to the Wall Street Journal , border and immigration agents have been purchasing data from a company called Venntel Inc. Police are not allowed to use most of the information that they obtain through these companies in court , but it is often used as a shortcut when narrowing down suspects .
The companies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ron Wyden , who has promised to introduce legislation to prevent law enforcement from buying data that they would otherwise need a warrant to obtain .
John Vibes is an author and journalist who takes a special interest in the counter culture , and focuses solutions-oriented approaches to social problems .
He is also a host of The Free Your Mind Conference and The Free Thought Project Podcast .

Police Are Buying Your Data From Private Companies To Avoid Getting A Warrant
John Vibes, Truth Theory
Waking Times
It is now pretty much common knowledge that everything we do online and on our smartphones is being tracked and cataloged by various government agencies and international corporations, but there are a lot of people who take comfort in the fact that their information is being stored with trusted entities, and that authorities would not be able to spy on them personally without a warrant.
However, warrants for surveillance are not very difficult to obtain, and in some cases, law enforcement agencies have been caught purchasing social media information from data companies to avoid going through the courts.
A company called Babel Street has millions of dollars worth of contracts with US law enforcement agencies for their surveillance product called “Locate X” which allows police to draw a digital fence around an address or area, pinpoint mobile devices that were within that area, and see where else those devices have traveled, going back months, according to Protocol.
Babel is not the only company providing data to law enforcement either, it appears that different agencies and local police departments are purchasing large troves of data that they would not be able to obtain legally otherwise, and using it for their investigations. According to the Wall Street Journal, border and immigration agents have been purchasing data from a company called Venntel Inc.
Police are not allowed to use most of the information that they obtain through these companies in court, but it is often used as a shortcut when narrowing down suspects.
The companies are currently being investigated by US Senator Ron Wyden, who has promised to introduce legislation to prevent law enforcement from buying data that they would otherwise need a warrant to obtain.
In a statement to MotherBoard, Wyden said, “It is clear that multiple federal agencies have turned to purchasing Americans’ data to buy their way around Americans’ Fourth Amendment Rights. I’m drafting legislation to close this loophole, and ensure the Fourth Amendment isn’t for sale.”
About the Author
John Vibes is an author and journalist who takes a special interest in the counter culture, and focuses solutions-oriented approaches to social problems. He is also a host of The Free Your Mind Conference and The Free Thought Project Podcast.


wakingtimes--2020-08-20--Doctor Expresses Concern Over Transhumanism and New mRNA and DNA Vaccine Technology

Doctor Expresses Concern Over Transhumanism and New mRNA and DNA Vaccine Technology Get the latest Waking Times articles delivered to your inbox .
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Editor ’ s Note to Fact-Checkers : We are presenting this information for our audience in the interest of informed medical consent .
The doctor mentioned here is a credible , reputable professional who expresses factual and well-documented information in support of her concern over this issue .
With her video are numerous references .
The science on mRNA and DNA vaccines is most definitely not settled , not even by Moderna , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a Covid vaccine , who has directly stated that there is a real possibility that this new class of vaccines may permanently alter human DNA .
They just don ’ t yet know .
Additionally , it is a well-documented fact that mRNA and DNA vaccines have never been approved for human use , and that leading experts , including Bill Gates , have publicly stated that a Covid-19 vaccine will likely use this technology .
Please see this report : Moderna Vaccine White Paper – “ DNA Vaccines Have a Risk of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” .
The following is a direct quote from a 2017 Moderna Biotechnology white paper : “ DNA vaccine work began thirty years ago , but as yet there are no licensed DNA vaccines and most remain in Phase 1 testing .
The key challenge associated with DNA vaccines is that they must penetrate the cell nucleus ( crossing two membranes ; the cytoplasm and the nucleus ) .
The DNA must then be transcribed in the nucleus into mRNA before moving to the cytoplasm to stimulate antigen production .
This core complex @ @ @ @ @ @ @ special , often painful delivery devices using electric shocks or gold microspheres into person ’ s skin to deliver the DNA vaccine .
Once inside the nucleus , DNA vaccines have a risk of permanently changing a person ’ s DNA.
” ~ Moderna Biotech White Paper Please consider that discussing this issue , and quoting concerned doctors and scientists , is not misinformation , it is factual reporting on the current and very important debate about vaccines amid this pandemic .
We present this information here as a public service , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to make their own conclusions about how this may impact theirs or their family ’ s health .
Censoring this or restricting us for publishing this would be a disservice to human health and an affront to free speech and informed medical consent , and could potentially lead to more lawsuits against Facebook and it ’ s fact-checking contractors .
The transhumanist movement believes that human beings , as we exist in our current form , do not represent the complete evolution of our species , which , over time , should evolve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Doing so will supposedly give us longevity and ability far beyond what is possible today .
Highly controversial , transhumanism is moving forward without much of a debate , without consensus , and without regulation , and the singularity is rapidly approaching , whether you like it or not .
There are concerned scientists and doctors whose understanding of the human body and medical developments leads them to believe that the risks of such a future are worth discussing now .
Dr. Carrie Madej is one such physician , and in a recent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what it means to go from Human 1.0 to Human 2.0 , describes transhumanism , and voices her concern over the risks of mRNA and DNA vaccines .
On the journey towards transhumanism is the possibility of genetically modifying human beings through vaccines , which goes above and beyond any implantable or wearable technology in this pursuit .
If these vaccines indeed lead to any genetic modification , the altered genetic code of the host would be passed on to subsequent generations , which is highly controversial Bill Gates has recently pointed out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will likely use mRNA and DNA technology , which again , has never been approved for human use .
In regards to potential side effects of these vaccines , even Modern , the leading developer for a Covid vaccine , has directly expressed their concern in a white paper on the subject .
In Dr. Madej ’ s presentation she thoughtfully and clearly explains the reasons for her concern .
“ I investigated the proposed Covid-19 vaccine , and this is my alarm call to the world .
I looked at the pros @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and I want you to know about this , you need to be very well informed because this new vaccine is not like your normal flu vaccine .
This is something very different .
This is something brand new .
This is something completely experimental on the human race .
And it ’ s not just about being a different vaccine , there are technologies that are being introduced with this vaccine that can change we live , who we are , and what we are , very quickly.
” ~Dr .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ how these vaccinations can be administered without the traditional use of an injection , instead possibly being deployed with stickers , similar to band-aids , and how this connects to associated patents and other emerging technology .
Watch the following video if you ’ re interested in better understanding this complex issue , and please decide for yourself Given the current climate of fact-checking , censorship and deplatforming alternative news outlets , we Dylan Charles is the editor of Waking Times and host of Battered Souls : A Podcast About Transformation , both @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 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 .
Dylan is available for interviews and podcasts , and offers his services as a professional life @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the patterns and programming that hold them back in life .
Contact Dylan at WakingTimes @ gmail.com .
This article ( Doctor Expresses Concern Over Transhumanism and New mRNA and DNA Vaccine Technology ) 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 .

Doctor Expresses Concern Over Transhumanism and New mRNA and DNA Vaccine Technology
Dylan Charles, Editor
Waking Times
Editor’s Note to Fact-Checkers: We are presenting this information for our audience in the interest of informed medical consent. The doctor mentioned here is a credible, reputable professional who expresses factual and well-documented information in support of her concern over this issue. With her video are numerous references.
The science on mRNA and DNA vaccines is most definitely not settled, not even by Moderna, the leading developer in the race for a Covid vaccine, who has directly stated that there is a real possibility that this new class of vaccines may permanently alter human DNA. They just don’t yet know.
Additionally, it is a well-documented fact that mRNA and DNA vaccines have never been approved for human use, and that leading experts, including Bill Gates, have publicly stated that a Covid-19 vaccine will likely use this technology.
Please see this report: Moderna Vaccine White Paper – “DNA Vaccines Have a Risk of Permanently Changing a Person’s DNA”. The following is a direct quote from a 2017 Moderna Biotechnology white paper:
“DNA vaccine work began thirty years ago, but as yet there are no licensed DNA vaccines and most remain in Phase 1 testing. The key challenge associated with DNA vaccines is that they must penetrate the cell nucleus (crossing two membranes; the cytoplasm and the nucleus). The DNA must then be transcribed in the nucleus into mRNA before moving to the cytoplasm to stimulate antigen production. This core complex pathway often requires both larger doses and special, often painful delivery devices using electric shocks or gold microspheres into person’s skin to deliver the DNA vaccine. Once inside the nucleus, DNA vaccines have a risk of permanently changing a person’s DNA.” ~ Moderna Biotech White Paper
Please consider that discussing this issue, and quoting concerned doctors and scientists, is not misinformation, it is factual reporting on the current and very important debate about vaccines amid this pandemic.
We present this information here as a public service, and we trust the ability of our readers to make their own conclusions about how this may impact theirs or their family’s health. Censoring this or restricting us for publishing this would be a disservice to human health and an affront to free speech and informed medical consent, and could potentially lead to more lawsuits against Facebook and it’s fact-checking contractors.
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The transhumanist movement believes that human beings, as we exist in our current form, do not represent the complete evolution of our species, which, over time, should evolve to include a merger with technology. Doing so will supposedly give us longevity and ability far beyond what is possible today. Highly controversial, transhumanism is moving forward without much of a debate, without consensus, and without regulation, and the singularity is rapidly approaching, whether you like it or not.
There are concerned scientists and doctors whose understanding of the human body and medical developments leads them to believe that the risks of such a future are worth discussing now.
Dr. Carrie Madej is one such physician, and in a recent video, she shares her perspective on what it means to go from Human 1.0 to Human 2.0, describes transhumanism, and voices her concern over the risks of mRNA and DNA vaccines.
A short bio on Dr. Madej:
“Dr. Carrie Madej, DO is a Internal Medicine Specialist in McDonough, GA and has over 19 years of experience in the medical field. She graduated from Kansas City Univ Of Medicine Bioscience College Of Osteopathic Medicine medical school in 2001. She is affiliated with medical facilities Piedmont Fayette Hospital and Southern Regional Medical Center.” [Source]
On the journey towards transhumanism is the possibility of genetically modifying human beings through vaccines, which goes above and beyond any implantable or wearable technology in this pursuit. If these vaccines indeed lead to any genetic modification, the altered genetic code of the host would be passed on to subsequent generations, which is highly controversial
Bill Gates has recently pointed out that new vaccines being developed for Covid-19 will likely use mRNA and DNA technology, which again, has never been approved for human use. In regards to potential side effects of these vaccines, even Modern, the leading developer for a Covid vaccine, has directly expressed their concern in a white paper on the subject.
In Dr. Madej’s presentation she thoughtfully and clearly explains the reasons for her concern.
“I investigated the proposed Covid-19 vaccine, and this is my alarm call to the world. I looked at the pros and cons, and it frightens me, and I want you to know about this, you need to be very well informed because this new vaccine is not like your normal flu vaccine. This is something very different. This is something brand new. This is something completely experimental on the human race. And it’s not just about being a different vaccine, there are technologies that are being introduced with this vaccine that can change we live, who we are, and what we are, very quickly.” ~Dr. Carrie Madej
She goes on to explain how these vaccinations can be administered without the traditional use of an injection, instead possibly being deployed with stickers, similar to band-aids, and how this connects to associated patents and other emerging technology.
Watch the following video if you’re interested in better understanding this complex issue, and please decide for yourself.
Read more articles by Dylan Charles .
About the Author
Dylan Charles is the editor of Waking Times and host of Battered Souls: A Podcast About Transformation, 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.
Dylan is available for interviews and podcasts, and offers his services as a professional life coach to people looking to break free from the patterns and programming that hold them back in life. Contact Dylan at WakingTimes@gmail.com.
This article (Doctor Expresses Concern Over Transhumanism and New mRNA and DNA Vaccine Technology) 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--2020-08-20--The Siamese Twins Of Technocracy And Transhumanism

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Technocracy and Transhumanism have always been joined at the hip .
Technocracy uses its “ science of social engineering ” to merge technology and society .
Transhumanism uses its field of NBIC to merge technology directly into humans .
To put it another way , Technocracy is to society what Transhumanism is to the humans that live in it .
Transhumanism as a philosophy has been growing for centuries , but only in the metaphysical realm .
Its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ death and live forever in a state of immortality .
With the advancement of science in the last 30 years , Transhumans naturally migrated from the metaphysical to the physical in order to convert their beliefs into reality .
Crackpot , you say ?
Be careful what you ridicule because both Technocracy and Transhumanism are in control of the course of human history at this very moment .
As I have written extensively about both for many years , this has been brewing for a very long time .
NBIC stands for Nano @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) , Info ( information technology ) and Cogno ( cognitive sciences ) .
These four scientific disciplines remained separate avenues of study in Universities around the world until the early 1970s .
Today , NBIC has become an established discipline of its own in most major universities with personnel contributed from each separate department .
Why NBIC ?
Because the underlying language of each field is digital in nature .
Genetics ( DNA , RNA ) is expressed in digital terms .
The brain ( Cogno ) is considered digital , like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as scientists discover how to manipulate matter itself with computer technology .
All together , NBIC offers a scientific cauldron to Transhumans in their quest to create Humans 2.0 .
When NBIC is understood , it is no surprise that Technocrat Elon Musk founded Neuralink .
Musk ’ s reality is to connect computing technology ( Info ) directly into the brain ( Bio ) using microscopic threads ( Nano ) that are sewn into the skull .
This is technology that grew out of the science of NBIC .
It ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for COVID-19 being produced by Moderna is also using NBIC science to accomplish a merging of the human body with advanced technology .
The Trump Administration has contracted with Moderna to deliver 100 million doses of its investigational vaccine , ostensibly to be kitted and transported to the nation by the U.S. Military .
Moderna ’ s vaccine has modified RNA ( Bio ) , the precursor to the formation of DNA , to be delivered with micro-needles ( Nano ) in order place the vaccine plus permanent digital markers into the skin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Info ) .
According to its website , In the video below , Dr. Carrie Madej gives a medical perspective on Moderna ’ s upcoming vaccine and the fact that it is Transhuman agenda driving it .
Note that the name Moderna is a contraction of “ Mod ” and “ RNA ” .
Researchers at Moderna hot wired this process by packing their vaccine with mRNA , the genetic material that comes from DNA and makes proteins .
Moderna ’ s idea is to load its coronavirus vaccine with mRNA that codes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inject that into the body .
Immune cells in the lymph can process that mRNA and start making the protein in just the right way for other immune cells to recognize them so they can mount a response against an actual viral infection .
Dr. Stephen Hoge , president of Moderna , explains that “ mRNA is really like a software molecule in biology.
” “ So our vaccine is like the software program to the body , which then goes and makes the [ viral ] proteins that can generate an immune @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is also noteworthy that Moderna ’ s “ Strategic Collaborators ” include the Pentagon ’ s DARPA ( Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ) , its civilian counterpart , BARDA ( Biomedical Advanced Research and Development ) and the non-governmental Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation .
Independently , the Gates Foundation funded the development of the so-called “ Quantum Dot Tattoo ” technology at MIT that could track who had received the vaccination or not .
The point of this article is to raise awareness of the joint goals of Technocracy and Transhumanism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ both .
Technocrats are driving the pandemic as the “ Great Panic of 2020 ” to shut down the global economy to make way for the Great Reset into Sustainable Development , aka Technocracy .
Transhumans are piggybacking their own goals on to the pandemic to trigger Humans 2.0 .
To repeat my statement above , “ Technocracy is to society what Transhumanism is to the humans that live in it.
” Both are extremely dangerous for all of humankind and must be rejected before it is too late to stop them .

The Siamese Twins Of Technocracy And Transhumanism
Patrick Wood, Guest
Waking Times
Technocracy and Transhumanism have always been joined at the hip. Technocracy uses its “science of social engineering” to merge technology and society. Transhumanism uses its field of NBIC to merge technology directly into humans.
To put it another way, Technocracy is to society what Transhumanism is to the humans that live in it.
Transhumanism as a philosophy has been growing for centuries, but only in the metaphysical realm. Its ultimate goal is for humans to escape death and live forever in a state of immortality. With the advancement of science in the last 30 years, Transhumans naturally migrated from the metaphysical to the physical in order to convert their beliefs into reality.
Crackpot, you say? Be careful what you ridicule because both Technocracy and Transhumanism are in control of the course of human history at this very moment. As I have written extensively about both for many years, this has been brewing for a very long time.
NBIC stands for Nano (nano-technology), Bio (bio-technology), Info (information technology) and Cogno (cognitive sciences). These four scientific disciplines remained separate avenues of study in Universities around the world until the early 1970s. Today, NBIC has become an established discipline of its own in most major universities with personnel contributed from each separate department.
Why NBIC? Because the underlying language of each field is digital in nature. Genetics (DNA, RNA) is expressed in digital terms. The brain (Cogno) is considered digital, like a biological supercomputer. Nanotechnology is digital as scientists discover how to manipulate matter itself with computer technology.
All together, NBIC offers a scientific cauldron to Transhumans in their quest to create Humans 2.0.
When NBIC is understood, it is no surprise that Technocrat Elon Musk founded Neuralink. Musk’s reality is to connect computing technology (Info) directly into the brain (Bio) using microscopic threads (Nano) that are sewn into the skull. This is technology that grew out of the science of NBIC.
It’s also no wonder that the upcoming vaccine for COVID-19 being produced by Moderna is also using NBIC science to accomplish a merging of the human body with advanced technology. The Trump Administration has contracted with Moderna to deliver 100 million doses of its investigational vaccine, ostensibly to be kitted and transported to the nation by the U.S. Military.
Moderna’s vaccine has modified RNA (Bio), the precursor to the formation of DNA, to be delivered with micro-needles (Nano) in order place the vaccine plus permanent digital markers into the skin that are encoded with digital information (Info). According to its website,
Messenger RNA, or mRNA, plays a fundamental role in human biology, transferring the instructions stored in DNA to make the proteins required in every living cell. Our approach is to use mRNA medicines to instruct a patient’s own cells to produce proteins that could prevent, treat, or cure disease.
In the video below, Dr. Carrie Madej gives a medical perspective on Moderna’s upcoming vaccine and the fact that it is Transhuman agenda driving it. Note that the name Moderna is a contraction of “Mod” and “RNA”.
http://youtu.be/ywuCRVJVDqs
According to Time Magazine,
Researchers at Moderna hot wired this process by packing their vaccine with mRNA, the genetic material that comes from DNA and makes proteins. Moderna’s idea is to load its coronavirus vaccine with mRNA that codes for the right coronavirus proteins and then inject that into the body. Immune cells in the lymph can process that mRNA and start making the protein in just the right way for other immune cells to recognize them so they can mount a response against an actual viral infection. Dr. Stephen Hoge, president of Moderna, explains that “mRNA is really like a software molecule in biology.” “So our vaccine is like the software program to the body, which then goes and makes the [viral] proteins that can generate an immune response.” (emphasis added)
It is also noteworthy that Moderna’s “Strategic Collaborators” include the Pentagon’s DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), its civilian counterpart, BARDA (Biomedical Advanced Research and Development) and the non-governmental Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Independently, the Gates Foundation funded the development of the so-called “Quantum Dot Tattoo” technology at MIT that could track who had received the vaccination or not.
Conclusion
The point of this article is to raise awareness of the joint goals of Technocracy and Transhumanism, and to show the connections between both. Technocrats are driving the pandemic as the “Great Panic of 2020” to shut down the global economy to make way for the Great Reset into Sustainable Development, aka Technocracy. Transhumans are piggybacking their own goals on to the pandemic to trigger Humans 2.0.
To repeat my statement above, “Technocracy is to society what Transhumanism is to the humans that live in it.” Both are extremely dangerous for all of humankind and must be rejected before it is too late to stop them.


wakingtimes--2020-08-21--The Great Election Fraud: Will Our Freedoms Survive Another Election?

The Great Election Fraud : Will Our Freedoms Survive Another Election ?
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And so it begins again , the never-ending , semi-delusional , train-wreck of an election cycle in which the American people allow themselves to get worked up into a frenzy over the misguided belief that the future of this nation—nay , our very lives—depends on who we elect as president .
For the next three months , Americans will be dope-fed billions of dollars ’ worth of political propaganda aimed at keeping them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ them that 1 ) their votes count and 2 ) electing the right candidate will fix everything that is wrong with this country .
Incredible , isn ’ t it , that in a country of more than 330 million people , we are given only two choices for president ?
How is it that in a country teeming with creative , intelligent , productive , responsible , moral people , our vote too often comes down to pulling the lever for the lesser of two evils ?
The system is rigged , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scripted , tightly choreographed , star-studded , ratings-driven , mass-marketed , costly exercise in how to sell a product—in this case , a presidential candidate—to dazzled consumers who will choose image over substance almost every time .
As author Noam Chomsky rightly observed , “ It is important to bear in mind that political campaigns are designed by the same people who sell toothpaste and cars.
” In other words , we ’ re being sold a carefully crafted product by a monied elite who are masters in the art of making the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is being sold to them , whether it ’ s the latest high-tech gadget , the hottest toy , or the most charismatic politician .
This year ’ s presidential election , much like every other election in recent years , is what historian Daniel Boorstin referred to as a “ pseudo-event ” : manufactured , contrived , confected and devoid of any intrinsic value save the value of being advertised .
After all , who wants to talk about police shootings , SWAT team raids , asset forfeiture schemes , private prisons @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or any of the other evils that plague our nation when you can tune into a reality show carefully calibrated to appeal to the public ’ s need for bread and circuses , diversion and entertainment , and pomp and circumstance .
But make no mistake : Americans only think they ’ re choosing the next president .
In truth , however , they ’ re engaging in the illusion of participation culminating in the reassurance ritual of voting .
It ’ s just another Blue Pill , a manufactured reality conjured up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the populace compliant and convinced that their vote counts and that they still have some influence over the political process .
The nation is drowning in debt , crippled by a slowing economy , overrun by militarized police , swarming with surveillance , besieged by endless wars and a military industrial complex intent on starting new ones , and riddled with corrupt politicians at every level of government .
All the while , we ’ re arguing over which corporate puppet will be given the honor of stealing our money , invading our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our freedoms , and shackling us with debt and misery for years to come .
Nothing taking place on Election Day will alleviate the suffering of the American people .
Unless we do something more than vote , the government as we have come to know it—corrupt , bloated and controlled by big-money corporations , lobbyists and special interest groups—will remain unchanged .
And “ we the people ” —overtaxed , overpoliced , overburdened by big government , underrepresented by those who should speak for us and blissfully ignorant of the prison walls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ along a path of misery .
With roughly 22 lobbyists per Congressman , corporate greed will continue to call the shots in the nation ’ s capital , while our so-called representatives will grow richer and the people poorer .
And elections will continue to be driven by war chests and corporate benefactors rather than such values as honesty , integrity and public service .
Just consider : while billions will be spent on the elections this year , not a dime of that money will actually help the average American in their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Conveniently , politicians only seem to remember their constituents in the months leading up to an election , and yet “ we the people ” continue to take the abuse , the neglect , the corruption and the lies .
We make excuses for the shoddy treatment , we cover up for them when they cheat on us , and we keep hoping that if we just stick with them long enough , eventually they ’ ll treat us right .
When a country spends billions of dollars to select what is , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ glorified homecoming king or queen to occupy the White House , while tens of millions of its people live in poverty , nearly 18 million Americans are out of work , and most of the country and its economy remain in a state of semi-lockdown due to COVID-19 restrictions , that ’ s a country whose priorities are out of step with the needs of its people .
Then again , people get the government they deserve .
No matter who wins the presidential election come November , it ’ s a sure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American people if all we ’ re prepared to do is vote .
As political science professor Gene Sharp notes in starker terms , “ Dictators are not in the business of allowing elections that could remove them from their thrones.
” To put it another way , the Establishment—the shadow government and its corporate partners that really run the show , pull the strings and dictate the policies , no matter who occupies the Oval Office—are not going to allow anyone to take office who will unravel their power structures .
Those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the past have been effectively put out of commission .
So what is the solution to this blatant display of imperial elitism disguising itself as a populist exercise in representative government ?
Stop playing the game .
Stop supporting the system .
Stop defending the insanity .
Just stop .
Washington thrives on money , so stop giving them your money .
Stop throwing your hard-earned dollars away on politicians and Super PACs who view you as nothing more than a means to an end .
There are countless worthy grassroots organizations and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ real needs like injustice , poverty , homelessness , etc .
Support them and you ’ ll see change you really can believe in in your own backyard .
Politicians depend on votes , so stop giving them your vote unless they have a proven track record of listening to their constituents , abiding by their wishes and working hard to earn and keep their trust .
Despite what is taught in school and the propaganda that is peddled by the media , a presidential election is not a populist election for a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a gathering of shareholders to select the next CEO , a fact reinforced by the nation ’ s archaic electoral college system .
In other words , your vote doesn ’ t elect a president .
Despite the fact that there are 218 million eligible voters in this country ( only half of whom actually vote ) , it is the electoral college , made up of 538 individuals handpicked by the candidates ’ respective parties , that actually selects the next president .
The only thing you ’ re accomplishing by taking @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of voting is sustaining the illusion that we have a democratic republic .
In actuality , we are suffering from what political scientists Martin Gilens and Benjamin Page more accurately term an “ economic élite domination ” in which the economic elite ( lobbyists , corporations , monied special interest groups ) dominate and dictate national policy .
As an in-depth Princeton University study confirms , democracy has been replaced by oligarchy , a system of government in which elected officials represent the interests of the rich and powerful rather than the average @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
We said nothing while our elections were turned into popularity contests populated by individuals better suited to be talk-show hosts rather than intelligent , reasoned debates on issues of domestic and foreign policy by individuals with solid experience , proven track records and tested integrity .
We turned our backs on things like wisdom , sound judgment , morality and truth , shrugging them off as old-fashioned , only to find ourselves saddled with lying politicians incapable of making fair and impartial decisions .
We let ourselves be persuaded that those yokels @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of running this country than we could .
It ’ s not a new problem .
As former Senator Joseph S. Clark Jr. acknowledged in a 1955 article titled , “ Wanted : Better Politicians ” : “ [ W ] e have too much mediocrity in the business of running the government of the country , and it troubles me that this should be so at a time of such complexity and crisis… Government by amateurs , semi-pros , and minor-leaguers will not meet the challenge of our times .
We must @ @ @ @ @ @ @ run a country which , in spite of itself , has succeeded to world leadership in a time of deadly peril.
” We let ourselves be saddled with a two-party system and fooled into believing that there ’ s a difference between the Republicans and Democrats , when in fact , the two parties are exactly the same .
As one commentator noted , both parties support endless war , engage in out-of-control spending , ignore the citizenry ’ s basic rights , have no respect for the rule of law , are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ elite , care most about their own power , and have a long record of expanding government and shrinking liberty .
Then , when faced with the prospect of voting for the lesser of two evils , many simply compromise their principles and overlook the fact that the lesser of two evils is still evil .
Perhaps worst of all , we allowed the cynicism of our age and the cronyism and corruption of Washington , DC , to discourage us from believing that there was any hope for the American experiment in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ easy to become discouraged about the state of our nation .
We ’ re drowning under the weight of too much debt , too many wars , too much power in the hands of a centralized government , too many militarized police , too many laws , too many lobbyists , and generally too much bad news .
It ’ s harder to believe that change is possible , that the system can be reformed , that politicians can be principled , that courts can be just , that good can overcome evil @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Yet I truly believe that change is possible , that the system can be reformed , that politicians can be principled , that courts can be just , that good can overcome evil , and that freedom can prevail but it will take each and every one of us committed to doing the hard work of citizenship that extends beyond the act of voting .
A healthy , representative government is hard work .
It takes a citizenry that is informed about the issues , educated about how the government operates , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stay involved .
Most of all , it takes a citizenry willing to do more than grouse and complain .
The powers-that-be want us to believe that our job as citizens begins and ends on Election Day .
They want us to believe that we have no right to complain about the state of the nation unless we ’ ve cast our vote one way or the other .
They want us to remain divided over politics , hostile to those with whom we disagree politically , and intolerant of anyone or anything @ @ @ @ @ @ @ differ from our own .
What they don ’ t want us doing is presenting a united front in order to reject the pathetic excuse for government that is being fobbed off on us .
So where does that leave us ?
We ’ d better stop hanging our hopes on a political savior to rescue us from the clutches of an imperial president .
It ’ s possible that the next president might be better , but then again , he or she could be far worse .
Remember , presidential elections @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Once elected president , that person becomes part of the dictatorial continuum that is the American imperial presidency today .
If we are to return to a constitutional presidency , “ we the people ” must recalibrate the balance of power .
The first step is to start locally—in your own communities , in your schools , at your city council meetings , in newspaper editorials , at protests—by pushing back against laws that are unjust , police departments that overreach , politicians that don ’ t listen to their constituents , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more tyrannical by the day .
As I make clear in my book Battlefield America : The War on the American People , the only thing that will save us now is a concerted , collective commitment to the Constitution ’ s principles of limited government , a system of checks and balances , and a recognition that they—the president , Congress , the courts , the military , the police , the technocrats and plutocrats and bureaucrats—answer to and are accountable to “ we the people.
” This will mean that Americans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ politics and party allegiances blind them to government misconduct and power grabs .
It will mean holding all three branches of government accountable to the Constitution ( i.e.
, vote them out of office if they abuse their powers ) .
And it will mean calling on Congress to put an end to the use of presidential executive orders , decrees , memorandums , proclamations , national security directives and legislative signing statements as a means of getting around Congress and the courts .
In other words , we ’ ve got to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and start making both the office of the president and the occupant play by the rules of the Constitution .
Constitutional attorney and author John W. Whitehead is founder and president of The Rutherford Institute , where this article ( The Great Election Fraud : Will Our Freedoms Survive Another Election ? )
was originally published .
He is the author of A Government of Wolves : The Emerging American Police State and The Change Manifesto .

The Great Election Fraud: Will Our Freedoms Survive Another Election?
John W. Whitehead, Rutherford
Waking Times
“Never has our future been more unpredictable, never have we depended so much on political forces that cannot be trusted to follow the rules of common sense and self-interest—forces that look like sheer insanity, if judged by the standards of other centuries.” ― Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism
And so it begins again, the never-ending, semi-delusional, train-wreck of an election cycle in which the American people allow themselves to get worked up into a frenzy over the misguided belief that the future of this nation—nay, our very lives—depends on who we elect as president.
For the next three months, Americans will be dope-fed billions of dollars’ worth of political propaganda aimed at keeping them glued to their television sets and persuading them that 1) their votes count and 2) electing the right candidate will fix everything that is wrong with this country.
Incredible, isn’t it, that in a country of more than 330 million people, we are given only two choices for president? How is it that in a country teeming with creative, intelligent, productive, responsible, moral people, our vote too often comes down to pulling the lever for the lesser of two evils?
The system is rigged, of course.
It is a heavily scripted, tightly choreographed, star-studded, ratings-driven, mass-marketed, costly exercise in how to sell a product—in this case, a presidential candidate—to dazzled consumers who will choose image over substance almost every time.
As author Noam Chomsky rightly observed, “It is important to bear in mind that political campaigns are designed by the same people who sell toothpaste and cars.”
In other words, we’re being sold a carefully crafted product by a monied elite who are masters in the art of making the public believe that they need exactly what is being sold to them, whether it’s the latest high-tech gadget, the hottest toy, or the most charismatic politician.
This year’s presidential election, much like every other election in recent years, is what historian Daniel Boorstin referred to as a “pseudo-event”: manufactured, contrived, confected and devoid of any intrinsic value save the value of being advertised.
After all, who wants to talk about police shootings, SWAT team raids, asset forfeiture schemes, private prisons, school-to-prison pipelines, overcriminalization, censorship or any of the other evils that plague our nation when you can tune into a reality show carefully calibrated to appeal to the public’s need for bread and circuses, diversion and entertainment, and pomp and circumstance.
But make no mistake: Americans only think they’re choosing the next president.
In truth, however, they’re engaging in the illusion of participation culminating in the reassurance ritual of voting. It’s just another Blue Pill, a manufactured reality conjured up by the matrix in order to keep the populace compliant and convinced that their vote counts and that they still have some influence over the political process.
It’s all an illusion.
The nation is drowning in debt, crippled by a slowing economy, overrun by militarized police, swarming with surveillance, besieged by endless wars and a military industrial complex intent on starting new ones, and riddled with corrupt politicians at every level of government.
All the while, we’re arguing over which corporate puppet will be given the honor of stealing our money, invading our privacy, abusing our trust, undermining our freedoms, and shackling us with debt and misery for years to come.
Nothing taking place on Election Day will alleviate the suffering of the American people.
Unless we do something more than vote, the government as we have come to know it—corrupt, bloated and controlled by big-money corporations, lobbyists and special interest groups—will remain unchanged. And “we the people”—overtaxed, overpoliced, overburdened by big government, underrepresented by those who should speak for us and blissfully ignorant of the prison walls closing in on us—will continue to trudge along a path of misery.
With roughly 22 lobbyists per Congressman, corporate greed will continue to call the shots in the nation’s capital, while our so-called representatives will grow richer and the people poorer. And elections will continue to be driven by war chests and corporate benefactors rather than such values as honesty, integrity and public service.
Just consider: while billions will be spent on the elections this year, not a dime of that money will actually help the average American in their day-to-day struggles to just get by.
Conveniently, politicians only seem to remember their constituents in the months leading up to an election, and yet “we the people” continue to take the abuse, the neglect, the corruption and the lies. We make excuses for the shoddy treatment, we cover up for them when they cheat on us, and we keep hoping that if we just stick with them long enough, eventually they’ll treat us right.
When a country spends billions of dollars to select what is, for all intents and purposes, a glorified homecoming king or queen to occupy the White House, while tens of millions of its people live in poverty, nearly 18 million Americans are out of work, and most of the country and its economy remain in a state of semi-lockdown due to COVID-19 restrictions, that’s a country whose priorities are out of step with the needs of its people.
Then again, people get the government they deserve.
No matter who wins the presidential election come November, it’s a sure bet that the losers will be the American people if all we’re prepared to do is vote.
As political science professor Gene Sharp notes in starker terms, “Dictators are not in the business of allowing elections that could remove them from their thrones.”
To put it another way, the Establishment—the shadow government and its corporate partners that really run the show, pull the strings and dictate the policies, no matter who occupies the Oval Office—are not going to allow anyone to take office who will unravel their power structures. Those who have attempted to do so in the past have been effectively put out of commission.
So what is the solution to this blatant display of imperial elitism disguising itself as a populist exercise in representative government?
Stop playing the game. Stop supporting the system. Stop defending the insanity. Just stop.
Washington thrives on money, so stop giving them your money. Stop throwing your hard-earned dollars away on politicians and Super PACs who view you as nothing more than a means to an end. There are countless worthy grassroots organizations and nonprofits working in your community to address real needs like injustice, poverty, homelessness, etc. Support them and you’ll see change you really can believe in in your own backyard.
Politicians depend on votes, so stop giving them your vote unless they have a proven track record of listening to their constituents, abiding by their wishes and working hard to earn and keep their trust.
It’s comforting to believe that your vote matters, but Franklin Delano Roosevelt was right: “Presidents are selected, not elected.”
Despite what is taught in school and the propaganda that is peddled by the media, a presidential election is not a populist election for a representative. Rather, it’s a gathering of shareholders to select the next CEO, a fact reinforced by the nation’s archaic electoral college system. In other words, your vote doesn’t elect a president. Despite the fact that there are 218 million eligible voters in this country (only half of whom actually vote), it is the electoral college, made up of 538 individuals handpicked by the candidates’ respective parties, that actually selects the next president.
The only thing you’re accomplishing by taking part in the “reassurance ritual” of voting is sustaining the illusion that we have a democratic republic.
In actuality, we are suffering from what political scientists Martin Gilens and Benjamin Page more accurately term an “economic élite domination” in which the economic elite (lobbyists, corporations, monied special interest groups) dominate and dictate national policy.
No surprise there.
As an in-depth Princeton University study confirms, democracy has been replaced by oligarchy, a system of government in which elected officials represent the interests of the rich and powerful rather than the average citizen.
We did it to ourselves.
We said nothing while our elections were turned into popularity contests populated by individuals better suited to be talk-show hosts rather than intelligent, reasoned debates on issues of domestic and foreign policy by individuals with solid experience, proven track records and tested integrity.
We turned our backs on things like wisdom, sound judgment, morality and truth, shrugging them off as old-fashioned, only to find ourselves saddled with lying politicians incapable of making fair and impartial decisions.
We let ourselves be persuaded that those yokels in Washington could do a better job of running this country than we could. It’s not a new problem. As former Senator Joseph S. Clark Jr. acknowledged in a 1955 article titled, “Wanted: Better Politicians”: “[W]e have too much mediocrity in the business of running the government of the country, and it troubles me that this should be so at a time of such complexity and crisis… Government by amateurs, semi-pros, and minor-leaguers will not meet the challenge of our times. We must realize that it takes great competence to run a country which, in spite of itself, has succeeded to world leadership in a time of deadly peril.”
We indulged our craving for entertainment news at the expense of our need for balanced reporting by a news media committed to asking the hard questions of government officials. The result, as former congressman Jim Leach points out, leaves us at a grave disadvantage: “At a time when in-depth analysis of the issues of the day has never been more important, quality journalism has been jeopardized by financial considerations and undercut by purveyors of ideology who facilely design news, like clothes, to appeal to a market segment.” We bought into the fairytale that politicians are saviors, capable of fixing what’s wrong with our communities and our lives, when in fact, most politicians lead such sheltered lives that they have no clue about what their constituents must do to make ends meet. As political scientists Morris Fiorina and Samuel Abrams conclude, “In America today, there is a disconnect between an unrepresentative political class and the citizenry it purports to represent. The political process today not only is less representative than it was a generation ago and less supported by the citizenry, but the outcomes of that process are at a minimum no better.”
We let ourselves be saddled with a two-party system and fooled into believing that there’s a difference between the Republicans and Democrats, when in fact, the two parties are exactly the same. As one commentator noted, both parties support endless war, engage in out-of-control spending, ignore the citizenry’s basic rights, have no respect for the rule of law, are bought and paid for by the corporate elite, care most about their own power, and have a long record of expanding government and shrinking liberty.
Then, when faced with the prospect of voting for the lesser of two evils, many simply compromise their principles and overlook the fact that the lesser of two evils is still evil.
Perhaps worst of all, we allowed the cynicism of our age and the cronyism and corruption of Washington, DC, to discourage us from believing that there was any hope for the American experiment in liberty.
Granted, it’s easy to become discouraged about the state of our nation. We’re drowning under the weight of too much debt, too many wars, too much power in the hands of a centralized government, too many militarized police, too many laws, too many lobbyists, and generally too much bad news.
It’s harder to believe that change is possible, that the system can be reformed, that politicians can be principled, that courts can be just, that good can overcome evil, and that freedom will prevail.
Yet I truly believe that change is possible, that the system can be reformed, that politicians can be principled, that courts can be just, that good can overcome evil, and that freedom can prevail but it will take each and every one of us committed to doing the hard work of citizenship that extends beyond the act of voting.
A healthy, representative government is hard work. It takes a citizenry that is informed about the issues, educated about how the government operates, and willing to make the sacrifices necessary to stay involved.
Most of all, it takes a citizenry willing to do more than grouse and complain.
The powers-that-be want us to believe that our job as citizens begins and ends on Election Day. They want us to believe that we have no right to complain about the state of the nation unless we’ve cast our vote one way or the other. They want us to remain divided over politics, hostile to those with whom we disagree politically, and intolerant of anyone or anything whose solutions to what ails this country differ from our own.
What they don’t want us doing is presenting a united front in order to reject the pathetic excuse for government that is being fobbed off on us.
So where does that leave us?
We’d better stop hanging our hopes on a political savior to rescue us from the clutches of an imperial president.
It’s possible that the next president might be better, but then again, he or she could be far worse.
Remember, presidential elections merely serve to maintain the status quo. Once elected president, that person becomes part of the dictatorial continuum that is the American imperial presidency today.
If we are to return to a constitutional presidency, “we the people” must recalibrate the balance of power.
The first step is to start locally—in your own communities, in your schools, at your city council meetings, in newspaper editorials, at protests—by pushing back against laws that are unjust, police departments that overreach, politicians that don’t listen to their constituents, and a system of government that grows more tyrannical by the day.
As I make clear in my book Battlefield America: The War on the American People, the only thing that will save us now is a concerted, collective commitment to the Constitution’s principles of limited government, a system of checks and balances, and a recognition that they—the president, Congress, the courts, the military, the police, the technocrats and plutocrats and bureaucrats—answer to and are accountable to “we the people.”
This will mean that Americans will have to stop letting their personal politics and party allegiances blind them to government misconduct and power grabs. It will mean holding all three branches of government accountable to the Constitution (i.e., vote them out of office if they abuse their powers). And it will mean calling on Congress to put an end to the use of presidential executive orders, decrees, memorandums, proclamations, national security directives and legislative signing statements as a means of getting around Congress and the courts.
As historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr. concludes:
“I would argue that what the country needs today is a little serious disrespect for the office of the presidency; a refusal to give any more weight to a President’s words than the intelligence of the utterance, if spoken by anyone else, would command… If the nation wants to work its way back to a constitutional presidency, there is only one way to begin. That is by showing Presidents that, when their closest associates place themselves above the law and the Constitution, such transgressions will be not forgiven or forgotten for the sake of the presidency but exposed and punished for the sake of the presidency.”
In other words, we’ve got to stop treating the president like a god and start making both the office of the president and the occupant play by the rules of the Constitution.
About the Author
Constitutional attorney and author John W. Whitehead is founder and president of The Rutherford Institute, where this article (The Great Election Fraud: Will Our Freedoms Survive Another Election?) was originally published. He is the author of A Government of Wolves: The Emerging American Police State and The Change Manifesto.


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Psilocybin may be gaining mainstream acceptance by providing a safe “ trip ” out of desolation and into a more open , positive state of mind Psilocybin ( 4-phosphoryloxy-N , N-dimethyltryptamine ) is the main psychoactive compound in “ magic mushrooms , ” a euphemism for certain types of wild mushrooms found in North and South America and parts of Europe and Mexico .
Psilocybin is classified as a tryptamine , naturally occurring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ essential mood-regulating chemicals that function as neurotransmitters in the brain .
[ i ] Consuming psilocybin produces hallucinogenic effects similar to those of LSD ( lysergic acid diethylamide ) and DMT ( dimethyltryptamine ) , other well-known tryptamines , by activating serotonin receptors in the brain , particularly the prefrontal cortex , the region of the brain affecting mood , perception and cognition .
[ ii ] Such actions are called serotonergic — they modify the way serotonin affects the body .
[ iii ] More than 180 species of mushroom have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a structurally similar compound that occurs naturally and is the byproduct of the body ’ s metabolization of psilocybin .
[ iv ] Dried mushrooms typically contain 0.2 % to 0.4 % psilocybin and only trace amounts of psilocin .
[ v ] Hallucinogenic or “ psychedelic ” mushrooms have been used by native and indigenous peoples in healing and religious ceremonies for centuries .
According to the May 2020 scientific study titled “ Psilocybin : from ancient magic to modern medicine , ” South American Aztec Indians referred to these mushrooms as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ flesh.
” [ vi ] Prior studies on hallucinogenic substances such as mescaline and LSD have led researchers to theorize that psilocybin ’ s actions on serotonin receptors are responsible for observed effects on mood and perception , such as visual and auditory hallucinations and difficulty discerning fantasy from reality .
[ vii ] Studies on psilocybin , which can be obtained organically from select mushroom species or reproduced synthetically in a lab , have produced beneficial effects on mood , personality and mental state , although scientists admit that the underlying mechanisms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ [ viii ] A study published in the March 2020 issue of European Neuropsychopharmacology attempted to unlock these mysteries by studying psilocybin ’ s effect on mindfulness .
According to researchers , mindfulness signifies “ presence of mind ” or “ attentiveness to the present , ” and is positively associated with income and socioeconomic status , but negatively associated with psychological distress and mental health scores , hence it is often purposely cultivated as part of mental health interventions .
[ ix ] In the study , 10 healthy volunteers were enlisted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ positron emission tomography ( PET ) neuroimaging of the brain at baseline and one week after a single oral dose of psilocybin ( 0.2 to 0.3 mg/kg ) .
Primary focus was placed on the neocortex , site of the highest expression of serotonin 2A receptor sites , with the cerebellum used as a reference region .
Personality and mindfulness questionnaires were completed at baseline and at the three-month follow-up point .
Psilocybin induced an altered state of consciousness for all participants .
Eight of 10 volunteers had a “ complete mystical experience @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at or above 60 % of possible maximum values for ineffability , positive mood , transcendence of time and space , and mystical experience .
PET scans revealed no difference in the neocortical region of the brain at baseline and at follow-up .
However , test results revealed statistically significant increases in personality openness and mindfulness , with more self-rated positive changes than negative changes .
Researchers concluded that a single dose of psilocybin can positively affect well-being and reduce clinical symptoms of depression and anxiety , and suggested that these effects can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Other studies add to the evidentiary pile of psilocybin ’ s medical and therapeutic potential .
Some researchers are even calling magic mushrooms a “ game-changer ” for treating severe depression and anxiety .
A 2016 study out of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore , Maryland , examined the use of psilocybin to treat 51 cancer patients with life-threatening diagnoses and symptoms of depression and/or anxiety .
The randomized , double-blind trial investigated the effects of a very low ( placebo-like ) dose ( 1 or 3 mg/70 kg ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 30 mg/70 kg ) of psilocybin administered in counterbalanced sequence with five weeks between sessions and a six-month follow-up .
Participants ’ moods , attitudes and behaviors were monitored and reported on throughout the study by the participants themselves , clinical staff and trained community observers .
Results were crystal clear : high doses of psilocybin produced large decreases in depressed mood , anxiety level and anxiety about death , as rated by both participants and community observers .
High doses of psilocybin further corresponded to increases in quality of life , life @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sustained at the six-month follow-up point , with about 80 % of participants continuing to show clinically significant decreases in depressed mood and anxiety .
The study participants attributed their improved attitudes about life , themselves , their relationships and personal spirituality to the high-dose experience , with more than 80 % endorsing moderately or greatly improved well-being and life satisfaction , changes that were apparent even to the community observers .
[ xi ] Buoyed by positive results in the cancer trial , Johns Hopkins researchers conducted another study on psilocybin , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The focus of this study was the claustrum , the region of the brain believed by some to be the seat of consciousness , responsible for your sense of self and universal awareness .
[ xii ] Researchers took functional MRI scans , known as fMRIs , of the claustrum brain region of 15 individuals after taking either psilocybin or a placebo .
Scans showed that psilocybin reduced neural activity in the claustrum by 15 % to 30 % , activity that corresponded with stronger subjective drug effects as well , such @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Psilocybin also appeared to change the way the claustrum communicated with regions of the brain involved in hearing , attention , decision-making and remembering .
[ xiii ] While the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency ( DEA ) currently lists psilocybin as a Schedule I substance , claiming that it has a high potential for abuse and no known medical uses , [ xv ] research over the past decade , such as that being conducted at Johns Hopkins University , has challenged this assessment , especially with regard to mental health .
Researchers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a statement explaining that clinical trials have repeatedly demonstrated psilocybin to be a low-risk drug with low potential for abuse , with no known lethal overdose level .
[ xvi ] Combined with psilocybin ’ s significant promise as a medical intervention , scientists recommended that the DEA reconsider their erroneous and restrictive Schedule I designation and reclass the substance to Schedule IV , the same category as prescription sleep medication .
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[ i ] M. Scott-Ham , M.M .
Stark .
Substance Misuse : Legal Highs .
Encyclopedia of Forensic and Legal Medicine ( Second Edition ) , 2016 , Pages 394-399. https : //doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-800034-2.00354-2 [ ii ] L.F. Tófoli , D.B.de Araujo .
Perspectives from EEG and Imaging Studies on Psychedelics , International Review of Neurobiology , Volume 129 , 2016 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vi ] David E Nichols .
Psilocybin : from ancient magic to modern medicine .
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Epub 2020 May 12 .
PMID : 32398764 [ viii ] Martin Korsbak Madsen , Patrick MacDonald Fisher , Dea Siggaard Stenbæk , Sara Kristiansen , Daniel Burmester , Szabolcs Lehel , Tomas Páleníček , Martin Kuchař , Claus Svarer , Brice Ozenne , Gitte M Knudsen .
A single psilocybin dose is associated with long-term increased mindfulness , preceded by a proportional change in neocortical 5-HT2A receptor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 4 .
PMID : 32146028 [ ix ] Martin Korsbak Madsen , Patrick MacDonald Fisher , Dea Siggaard Stenbæk , Sara Kristiansen , Daniel Burmester , Szabolcs Lehel , Tomas Páleníček , Martin Kuchař , Claus Svarer , Brice Ozenne , Gitte M Knudsen .
A single psilocybin dose is associated with long-term increased mindfulness , preceded by a proportional change in neocortical 5-HT2A receptor binding .
Eur Neuropsychopharmacol .
2020 Mar 4 .
PMID : 32146028 [ x ] Martin Korsbak Madsen , Patrick MacDonald Fisher , Dea Siggaard Stenbæk , Sara @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Tomas Páleníček , Martin Kuchař , Claus Svarer , Brice Ozenne , Gitte M Knudsen .
A single psilocybin dose is associated with long-term increased mindfulness , preceded by a proportional change in neocortical 5-HT2A receptor binding .
Eur Neuropsychopharmacol .
2020 Mar 4 .
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Psilocybin produces substantial and sustained decreases in depression and anxiety in patients with life-threatening cancer : A randomized double-blind trial .
J Psychopharmacol .
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Psilocybin acutely alters the functional connectivity of the claustrum with brain networks that support perception , memory , and attention .
NeuroImage , Volume 218 , September 2020 , 116980. doi : 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2020.116980 [ xvi ] Johns Hopkins Medicine , News and Publications , Newsroom , News Releases , Reclassification Recommendations for Drug in ‘ Magic Mushrooms.
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Magic Mushroom Ingredient May Improve Mental Health
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Waking Times
Are you looking to support positive mental health without using pharmaceuticals? Psilocybin may be gaining mainstream acceptance by providing a safe “trip” out of desolation and into a more open, positive state of mind
Psilocybin (4-phosphoryloxy-N, N-dimethyltryptamine) is the main psychoactive compound in “magic mushrooms,” a euphemism for certain types of wild mushrooms found in North and South America and parts of Europe and Mexico. Psilocybin is classified as a tryptamine, naturally occurring alkaloids that include serotonin and melatonin, essential mood-regulating chemicals that function as neurotransmitters in the brain.[i]
Consuming psilocybin produces hallucinogenic effects similar to those of LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) and DMT (dimethyltryptamine), other well-known tryptamines, by activating serotonin receptors in the brain, particularly the prefrontal cortex, the region of the brain affecting mood, perception and cognition.[ii] Such actions are called serotonergic — they modify the way serotonin affects the body.[iii]
More than 180 species of mushroom have been identified as containing psilocybin or psilocin, a structurally similar compound that occurs naturally and is the byproduct of the body’s metabolization of psilocybin.[iv] Dried mushrooms typically contain 0.2% to 0.4% psilocybin and only trace amounts of psilocin.[v]
Psilocybin Makes Magical Connections in the Brain
Hallucinogenic or “psychedelic” mushrooms have been used by native and indigenous peoples in healing and religious ceremonies for centuries. According to the May 2020 scientific study titled “Psilocybin: from ancient magic to modern medicine,” South American Aztec Indians referred to these mushrooms as teonanacatl, or “God’s flesh.”[vi]
Prior studies on hallucinogenic substances such as mescaline and LSD have led researchers to theorize that psilocybin’s actions on serotonin receptors are responsible for observed effects on mood and perception, such as visual and auditory hallucinations and difficulty discerning fantasy from reality.[vii]
Studies on psilocybin, which can be obtained organically from select mushroom species or reproduced synthetically in a lab, have produced beneficial effects on mood, personality and mental state, although scientists admit that the underlying mechanisms behind these benefits are still unknown. [viii]
A study published in the March 2020 issue of European Neuropsychopharmacology attempted to unlock these mysteries by studying psilocybin’s effect on mindfulness. According to researchers, mindfulness signifies “presence of mind” or “attentiveness to the present,” and is positively associated with income and socioeconomic status, but negatively associated with psychological distress and mental health scores, hence it is often purposely cultivated as part of mental health interventions.[ix]
In the study, 10 healthy volunteers were enlisted who were “psychedelic-naïve.” They underwent positron emission tomography (PET) neuroimaging of the brain at baseline and one week after a single oral dose of psilocybin (0.2 to 0.3 mg/kg).
Primary focus was placed on the neocortex, site of the highest expression of serotonin 2A receptor sites, with the cerebellum used as a reference region. Personality and mindfulness questionnaires were completed at baseline and at the three-month follow-up point.
Psilocybin induced an altered state of consciousness for all participants. Eight of 10 volunteers had a “complete mystical experience,” defined as a score of at or above 60% of possible maximum values for ineffability, positive mood, transcendence of time and space, and mystical experience. PET scans revealed no difference in the neocortical region of the brain at baseline and at follow-up.
However, test results revealed statistically significant increases in personality openness and mindfulness, with more self-rated positive changes than negative changes. Researchers concluded that a single dose of psilocybin can positively affect well-being and reduce clinical symptoms of depression and anxiety, and suggested that these effects can be long lasting.[x]
Studies Show Psilocybin’s Medical Merit
Other studies add to the evidentiary pile of psilocybin’s medical and therapeutic potential. Some researchers are even calling magic mushrooms a “game-changer” for treating severe depression and anxiety. A 2016 study out of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, examined the use of psilocybin to treat 51 cancer patients with life-threatening diagnoses and symptoms of depression and/or anxiety.
The randomized, double-blind trial investigated the effects of a very low (placebo-like) dose (1 or 3 mg/70 kg) versus a high dose (22 or 30 mg/70 kg) of psilocybin administered in counterbalanced sequence with five weeks between sessions and a six-month follow-up. Participants’ moods, attitudes and behaviors were monitored and reported on throughout the study by the participants themselves, clinical staff and trained community observers.
Results were crystal clear: high doses of psilocybin produced large decreases in depressed mood, anxiety level and anxiety about death, as rated by both participants and community observers.
High doses of psilocybin further corresponded to increases in quality of life, life meaning and optimism. These changes were sustained at the six-month follow-up point, with about 80% of participants continuing to show clinically significant decreases in depressed mood and anxiety.
The study participants attributed their improved attitudes about life, themselves, their relationships and personal spirituality to the high-dose experience, with more than 80% endorsing moderately or greatly improved well-being and life satisfaction, changes that were apparent even to the community observers.[xi]
It’s Time to End Psilocybin Prohibition
Buoyed by positive results in the cancer trial, Johns Hopkins researchers conducted another study on psilocybin, published May 2020 in the journal NeuroImage. The focus of this study was the claustrum, the region of the brain believed by some to be the seat of consciousness, responsible for your sense of self and universal awareness.[xii]
Researchers took functional MRI scans, known as fMRIs, of the claustrum brain region of 15 individuals after taking either psilocybin or a placebo. Scans showed that psilocybin reduced neural activity in the claustrum by 15% to 30%, activity that corresponded with stronger subjective drug effects as well, such as reported emotional and mystical experiences.
Psilocybin also appeared to change the way the claustrum communicated with regions of the brain involved in hearing, attention, decision-making and remembering.[xiii]
“Our findings move us one step closer to understanding mechanisms underlying how psilocybin works in the brain,” said Frederick Barrett, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a member of the school’s Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research, in a news release. “This will hopefully enable us to better understand why it’s an effective therapy for certain psychiatric disorders, which might help us tailor therapies to help people more.”[xiv]
While the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) currently lists psilocybin as a Schedule I substance, claiming that it has a high potential for abuse and no known medical uses,[xv] research over the past decade, such as that being conducted at Johns Hopkins University, has challenged this assessment, especially with regard to mental health.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medical Center previously issued a statement explaining that clinical trials have repeatedly demonstrated psilocybin to be a low-risk drug with low potential for abuse, with no known lethal overdose level.[xvi]
Combined with psilocybin’s significant promise as a medical intervention, scientists recommended that the DEA reconsider their erroneous and restrictive Schedule I designation and reclass the substance to Schedule IV, the same category as prescription sleep medication.
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