wakingtimes--2020-02-14--WATCH: Recent Ground Footage from Syria Shows the Total Devastation of Permanent War

Human suffering is in no short supply on this twisted littler planet of ours , and while most everyone today has their eyes on the emerging coronavirus crisis , I was just reminded that some catastrophes have become a permanent background to everyday life .
A report issued late last year found that war on terror , which began almost 20 years ago , has officially killed over 801,000 people ( and counting ) and has cost U.S. taxpayers over $ 6.4 trillion .
These numbers are so astronomical and so difficult to conceptualize that they tend to lose their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ boggling for the mind .
And since many of us tend to be visual learners , seeing video helps people to process statistical realities in a way that makes them more evocative and easier to comprehend This is precisely why the U.S. government refuses to allow footage of the caskets of deceased American soldiers returning from the Middle East to be seen on national television .
It ’ s also why all war reporters are now ’ embedded ’ within military units .
The Vietnam war taught the war department that if American @ @ @ @ @ @ @ horrifying footage revealing the truth of war , they might organize a legitimate antiwar movement .
An associate of mine recently sent me some links to some of the latest , on-the-ground footage coming out of Syria .
The total destruction of entire towns and cities is a compelling counter-argument to the pro-war bullshit of the war-hawks , neocons , war-profiteers , pundits , mainstream anchors , and all the rest of the evil demons that hold office in our government and hold sway in public media .
These videos are from Ma @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and surrounding areas in the northeast of this war torn country .
They were recently posted to Facebook by Фадель Дагестане , who appears to be either a Russian soldier or mercenary fighting with the Syrian army against ISIS .
The images of absolute , total destruction show what ‘ victory ’ looks like in the war on terror .
Observe these drives through of Ma ’ arrat al-Nu ’ man , Syria : I suppose this is what democracy looks like when it comes as a result of imperialism .
Let @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pew Research Center poll last year found that the majority of U.S. veterans and the American public believe that wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are ‘ not worth fighting.
’ I wonder how this polling data would look if you polled people living in this part of the world ?
Isaac Davis is a staff writer for WakingTimes.com .
He is an outspoken advocate of liberty and of a voluntary society .
He is an avid reader of history and passionate about becoming self-sufficient to break free of the control matrix .
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WATCH: Recent Ground Footage from Syria Shows the Total Devastation of Permanent War
Isaac Davis, Staff Writer
Waking Times
Human suffering is in no short supply on this twisted littler planet of ours, and while most everyone today has their eyes on the emerging coronavirus crisis, I was just reminded that some catastrophes have become a permanent background to everyday life.
A report issued late last year found that war on terror, which began almost 20 years ago, has officially killed over 801,000 people (and counting) and has cost U.S. taxpayers over $6.4 trillion. These numbers are so astronomical and so difficult to conceptualize that they tend to lose their impact. It’s just too boggling for the mind.
And since many of us tend to be visual learners, seeing video helps people to process statistical realities in a way that makes them more evocative and easier to comprehend This is precisely why the U.S. government refuses to allow footage of the caskets of deceased American soldiers returning from the Middle East to be seen on national television. It’s also why all war reporters are now ’embedded’ within military units.
The Vietnam war taught the war department that if American citizens see unbiased reporting and real, horrifying footage revealing the truth of war, they might organize a legitimate antiwar movement.
An associate of mine recently sent me some links to some of the latest, on-the-ground footage coming out of Syria. The total destruction of entire towns and cities is a compelling counter-argument to the pro-war bullshit of the war-hawks, neocons, war-profiteers, pundits, mainstream anchors, and all the rest of the evil demons that hold office in our government and hold sway in public media.
These videos are from Ma’arrat al-Nu’man, Syria, and surrounding areas in the northeast of this war torn country. They were recently posted to Facebook by Фадель Дагестане, who appears to be either a Russian soldier or mercenary fighting with the Syrian army against ISIS.
The images of absolute, total destruction show what ‘victory’ looks like in the war on terror.
Observe these drives through of Ma’arrat al-Nu’man, Syria:
http://www.facebook.com/fadel.nasrallah/videos/2999643656733274/
http://www.facebook.com/fadel.nasrallah/videos/2999643383399968/
http://www.facebook.com/fadel.nasrallah/videos/2999643793399927/
http://www.facebook.com/fadel.nasrallah/videos/2999643953399911/
Outskirts of the city:
http://www.facebook.com/fadel.nasrallah/videos/2999643883399918/
Final Thoughts
I suppose this is what democracy looks like when it comes as a result of imperialism. Let’s also not forget that a Pew Research Center poll last year found that the majority of U.S. veterans and the American public believe that wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are ‘not worth fighting.’ I wonder how this polling data would look if you polled people living in this part of the world?
Read more articles from Isaac Davis .
About the Author
Isaac Davis is a staff writer for WakingTimes.com. He is an outspoken advocate of liberty and of a voluntary society. He is an avid reader of history and passionate about becoming self-sufficient to break free of the control matrix. Follow him on Facebook, here.
This article (WATCH: Recent Ground Footage from Syria Shows the Total Devastation of Permanent War) was originally created and published by Waking Times and is published here under a Creative Commons license with attribution to Isaac Davis and WakingTimes.com. It may be re-posted freely with proper attribution, author bio, and this copyright statement.


wakingtimes--2020-02-14--Switzerland’s Environmental Agency Announces National Moratorium on 5G

At the end of January , Das Bundesamt für Umwelt ( Bafu ) , sent a letter to all of the country ’ s cantonal governments , calling a halt on the use of all new 5G towers , due to health risks .
However , Swiss telcos are still stating that the network will be switched on very soon , in a “ limited capacity.
” Switzerland was among the first to begin deploying 5G , and have already rolled out more than 2,000 antennas in the last year .
From the Financial Times : [ Bafu ] is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ criteria against which telecoms operators ’ radiation emissions can be judged .
Under Switzerland ’ s highly federalised structure , telecoms infrastructure is monitored for compliance and licensed by cantonal authorities , but Bern is responsible for setting the framework .
Bafu has said it can not yet provide universal criteria without further testing of the impact of 5G radiation .
The agency said it was “ not aware of any standard worldwide ” that could be used to benchmark recommendations .
“ Therefore Bafu will examine exposure through adaptive [ 5G ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ real-world operational conditions .
This work will take some time , ” it said .
Without the criteria , cantons are left with little option but to license 5G infrastructure according to existing guidelines on radiation exposure , which all but preclude the use of 5G except in a tiny minority of cases.Several cantons have already imposed their own voluntary moratoria because of uncertainty over health risks .
Swiss law on the effects of radiation from telecoms masts is broadly in line with that of European peers , but specifies the application of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
New 5G communications technology means individuals are exposed to more concentrated beams of non-ionising radiation , but for shorter periods .
Bafu must determine which legal standards to apply to this .
Switzerland already has a notable anti-5G lobby , with recent protests against its rollout in Bern , Zurich and Geneva .
The Swiss Medical Association has advised caution on 5G , arguing that the most stringent legal principles should be applied because of unanswered questions about the technology ’ s potential to cause damage to the nervous system , or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” — proposals for legally binding referendums on 5G use — are already in motion in Switzerland .
Two have already been formalised and are in the process of collecting the 100,000 signatures needed to trigger nationwide votes that if successful will amend Switzerland ’ s constitution .
One will make telecoms companies legally liable for claims of bodily damage caused by radiation from masts unless they can prove otherwise .
The other proposes strict and stringent limits on radiation emissions from masts and will give local residents veto power over all new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spring , Swiss cantons ( regions ) began to pass moratoriums against 5G .
We previously wrote about that here and here .
While Swisscom said it understood “ the fears that are expressed about new technologies ” , it added that there is “ no evidence that antenna radiation within the limit values adversely affects human health ” .
Swisscom also stated that 5G uses frequencies similar to 4G , which have already been subjected to “ several thousand studies ” , and that Switzerland ’ s regulatory limits were “ 10 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ World Health Organisation ” .
Swiss popular opinion of 5G has been mixed , with a number of protests being held in Bern , Zurich and Geneva against its roll-out .
Two cantons are currently in the process of collecting 100,000 signatures , which would require a legally binding national referendum to be held on the use of 5G .
If this referendum ruled in favour of stopping the use of 5G , it would be placed in Switzerland ’ s constitution .
Josh del Sol is host of the 2019 5G Crisis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has become the most-attended online summit ever in the wellness space .
Josh also created Take Back Your Power , a documentary about ‘ smart ’ meters which won the AwareGuide Transformational Film of the Year , the Indie Fest Annual Humanitarian Award , and a Leo Award for Best Feature Length Documentary .
Josh is passionate about safe technology , human rights , consciousness , new energy technology , and fatherhood .

Switzerland’s Environmental Agency Announces National Moratorium on 5G
Josh del Sol, Guest
Waking Times
At the end of January, Das Bundesamt für Umwelt (Bafu), sent a letter to all of the country’s cantonal governments, calling a halt on the use of all new 5G towers, due to health risks.
However, Swiss telcos are still stating that the network will be switched on very soon, in a “limited capacity.” Switzerland was among the first to begin deploying 5G, and have already rolled out more than 2,000 antennas in the last year.
From the Financial Times:
[Bafu] is responsible for providing the cantons with safety criteria against which telecoms operators’ radiation emissions can be judged. Under Switzerland’s highly federalised structure, telecoms infrastructure is monitored for compliance and licensed by cantonal authorities, but Bern is responsible for setting the framework. Bafu has said it cannot yet provide universal criteria without further testing of the impact of 5G radiation. The agency said it was “not aware of any standard worldwide” that could be used to benchmark recommendations. “Therefore Bafu will examine exposure through adaptive [5G] antennas in depth, if possible in real-world operational conditions. This work will take some time,” it said. Without the criteria, cantons are left with little option but to license 5G infrastructure according to existing guidelines on radiation exposure, which all but preclude the use of 5G except in a tiny minority of cases.Several cantons have already imposed their own voluntary moratoria because of uncertainty over health risks. Swiss law on the effects of radiation from telecoms masts is broadly in line with that of European peers, but specifies the application of more stringent precautionary measures in certain cases. New 5G communications technology means individuals are exposed to more concentrated beams of non-ionising radiation, but for shorter periods. Bafu must determine which legal standards to apply to this. … Switzerland already has a notable anti-5G lobby, with recent protests against its rollout in Bern, Zurich and Geneva. The Swiss Medical Association has advised caution on 5G, arguing that the most stringent legal principles should be applied because of unanswered questions about the technology’s potential to cause damage to the nervous system, or even cancers. Five “popular initiatives” — proposals for legally binding referendums on 5G use — are already in motion in Switzerland. Two have already been formalised and are in the process of collecting the 100,000 signatures needed to trigger nationwide votes that if successful will amend Switzerland’s constitution. One will make telecoms companies legally liable for claims of bodily damage caused by radiation from masts unless they can prove otherwise. The other proposes strict and stringent limits on radiation emissions from masts and will give local residents veto power over all new constructions in their area.
Beginning last spring, Swiss cantons (regions) began to pass moratoriums against 5G. We previously wrote about that here and here.
From Silicon Republic:
While Swisscom said it understood “the fears that are expressed about new technologies”, it added that there is “no evidence that antenna radiation within the limit values adversely affects human health”. Swisscom also stated that 5G uses frequencies similar to 4G, which have already been subjected to “several thousand studies”, and that Switzerland’s regulatory limits were “10 times stricter than those recommended by the World Health Organisation”. Swiss popular opinion of 5G has been mixed, with a number of protests being held in Bern, Zurich and Geneva against its roll-out. Two cantons are currently in the process of collecting 100,000 signatures, which would require a legally binding national referendum to be held on the use of 5G. If this referendum ruled in favour of stopping the use of 5G, it would be placed in Switzerland’s constitution.
About the Author
Josh del Sol is host of the 2019 5G Crisis: Awareness & Accountability Summit, which has become the most-attended online summit ever in the wellness space. Josh also created Take Back Your Power, a documentary about ‘smart’ meters which won the AwareGuide Transformational Film of the Year, the Indie Fest Annual Humanitarian Award, and a Leo Award for Best Feature Length Documentary. Josh is passionate about safe technology, human rights, consciousness, new energy technology, and fatherhood.


wakingtimes--2020-02-14--Scientists Are Developing Solar Panels That Generate Power At Night

According to the most recent data from Bloomberg New Energy Finance ( BNEF ) wind and solar energy are already cheaper than traditional alternatives in two-thirds of the world , and is expected to be the cheapest option everywhere by 2030 .
Breakthroughs in solar technology are making it more efficient and cheaper to extract energy from the sun , which in turn , is making this technology more available to the average person .
One of the major drawbacks of solar energy is that it can only produce energy during the day , but new research published in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ panels can be built in a way that allows them to generate energy at night as well .
The basic concept is that energy can be generated through the process of the heat leaving the panels and cooling down at night , this is known as radiative cooling .
In order to generate energy in this way , the team needed to develop what they call “ thermoradiative cells.
” The authors of the study wrote that , “ In order to produce electrical power after the sun has set , we consider @ @ @ @ @ @ @ earth as a heat source and the night sky as a heat sink , resulting in a “ nighttime photovoltaic cell ” that employs thermoradiative photovoltaics and concepts from the advancing field of radiative cooling.
” Jeremy Munday , a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UC Davis , is one of the researchers who are working on prototype versions of this technology .
“ A regular solar cell generates power by absorbing sunlight , which causes a voltage to appear across the device and for current to flow @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is instead emitted and the current and voltage go in the opposite direction , but you still generate power .
You have to use different materials , but the physics is the same , ” Munday told UC Davis .
The ACS Photonics study suggests that if solar farms were to implement this technology , they could produce up to 50 watts of power per square meter , which would boost energy production by about 12 % .
John Vibes is an author and journalist who takes a special interest in the counter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social problems .
He is also a host of The Free Your Mind Conference and The Free Thought Project Podcast .

Scientists Are Developing Solar Panels That Generate Power At Night
John Vibes, Truth Theory
Waking Times
According to the most recent data from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) wind and solar energy are already cheaper than traditional alternatives in two-thirds of the world, and is expected to be the cheapest option everywhere by 2030.
Breakthroughs in solar technology are making it more efficient and cheaper to extract energy from the sun, which in turn, is making this technology more available to the average person.
One of the major drawbacks of solar energy is that it can only produce energy during the day, but new research published in the journal ACS Photonics, suggests that solar panels can be built in a way that allows them to generate energy at night as well. The basic concept is that energy can be generated through the process of the heat leaving the panels and cooling down at night, this is known as radiative cooling.
In order to generate energy in this way, the team needed to develop what they call “thermoradiative cells.”
The authors of the study wrote that, “In order to produce electrical power after the sun has set, we consider an alternative photovoltaic concept that uses the earth as a heat source and the night sky as a heat sink, resulting in a “nighttime photovoltaic cell” that employs thermoradiative photovoltaics and concepts from the advancing field of radiative cooling.”
Jeremy Munday, a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UC Davis, is one of the researchers who are working on prototype versions of this technology.
“A regular solar cell generates power by absorbing sunlight, which causes a voltage to appear across the device and for current to flow. In these new devices, light is instead emitted and the current and voltage go in the opposite direction, but you still generate power. You have to use different materials, but the physics is the same,” Munday told UC Davis.
The ACS Photonics study suggests that if solar farms were to implement this technology, they could produce up to 50 watts of power per square meter, which would boost energy production by about 12%.
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--2020-02-14--Bees Build Hive For Perfect Temp. And Ventilation When Beekeeper Forgets Frames

Beekeeping can be fun and rewarding , but it is also a bit more complicated than it looks , and often takes a lot of time and practice to master .
One of the most interesting mistakes that a new beekeeper can make is leaving frames out of the hive , or allowing for too much space in between the frames .
When this happens , the bees will often create a rouge and unexpected hive .
In many cases , this can cause a bit of a problem for the beekeper , but a recent post to Reddit showed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ work of art when the frames were left out of the hive .
Not much is known about the image below , aside from the fact that it was posted by the Reddit user “ KamikazeChief ” earlier this week .
Some experts believe that the bees created this structure to optimize for airflow , temperature , and ventilation .
While there is not much of an explanation for why the hive turned out this way , it is not necessarily strange or unusual for a hive of bees to freestyle on their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out by the beekeeper , but usually , the forms that are left behind are not this artistic .
The image below , taken from the blog Modern Farmer , shows how hives can sometimes become unmanageable when they grow too large because frames were left out .
According to the blog , this is one of the typical mistakes that beekeepers make when they are just starting out .
In some cases , these types of rogue hives can be unmanageable for beekeepers , but it is very interesting to see what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ left to their own devices .
If you ever felt like you would be interested in beekeeping , it is now easier than ever with simple new designs that allow people to enter the vocation with very little experience or exposure to the bees .
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 .

Bees Build Hive For Perfect Temp. And Ventilation When Beekeeper Forgets Frames
John Vibes, Truth Theory
Waking Times
Beekeeping can be fun and rewarding, but it is also a bit more complicated than it looks, and often takes a lot of time and practice to master.
One of the most interesting mistakes that a new beekeeper can make is leaving frames out of the hive, or allowing for too much space in between the frames.
When this happens, the bees will often create a rouge and unexpected hive. In many cases, this can cause a bit of a problem for the beekeper, but a recent post to Reddit showed that one colony of bees created a work of art when the frames were left out of the hive.
Not much is known about the image below, aside from the fact that it was posted by the Reddit user “KamikazeChief” earlier this week. Some experts believe that the bees created this structure to optimize for airflow, temperature, and ventilation.
While there is not much of an explanation for why the hive turned out this way, it is not necessarily strange or unusual for a hive of bees to freestyle on their own creation when the frames are left out by the beekeeper, but usually, the forms that are left behind are not this artistic.
The image below, taken from the blog Modern Farmer, shows how hives can sometimes become unmanageable when they grow too large because frames were left out. According to the blog, this is one of the typical mistakes that beekeepers make when they are just starting out.
In some cases, these types of rogue hives can be unmanageable for beekeepers, but it is very interesting to see what these creatures can create when they are left to their own devices.
If you ever felt like you would be interested in beekeeping, it is now easier than ever with simple new designs that allow people to enter the vocation with very little experience or exposure to the bees.
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--2020-02-14--Lawsuit Will Target Oil Companies For Wiping Out Belugas In Alaska

Two environmental groups have issued a warning that they will be filing a lawsuit against the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ) , alleging that the agency violated the Endangered Species Act by issuing permits for oil and gas exploration in Cook Inlet in southern Alaska .
The law required the agency to have a 60-day notice before any lawsuits are officially filed , so late last month , The Ce nter for Biological Diversity and Cook Inletkeeper announced that the lawsuit would be coming at the end of that time period .
The groups allege that a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is directly related to oil and gas exploration in the region .
According to a population estimate from NOAA ’ s National Marine Fisheries Service ( NMFS ) , there are only 279 beluga whales remaining in Cook Inlet , which is down from the 1,300 that were recorded there in there in 1979 .
The Center for Biological Diversity has said that this rapid decline in population is the result of activities by Hilcorp Energy Company .
Bob Shavelson , advocacy director for Cook Inletkeeper , said that he and his colleagues @ @ @ @ @ @ @ energy development in this region for over ten years .
“ Since we pressed for listing the Cook Inlet Beluga whale as endangered in 2008 , the drive for corporate profits and complacent government bureaucrats have conspired to stifle progress for this dwindling stock .
Hilcorp should do the right thing and abandon its plans for new drilling in Cook Inlet , ” Shavelson said in a statement .
Activists say that the oil companies use a process called seismic blasting for deep-sea mining , which creates blasts that can be heard from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to 250 decibels , causing many marine mammals to lose their hearing , which they depend on for navigation and communication , thus making it difficult , if not impossible , for them to mate or hunt .
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 .

Lawsuit Will Target Oil Companies For Wiping Out Belugas In Alaska
John Vibes, Truth Theory
Waking Times
Two environmental groups have issued a warning that they will be filing a lawsuit against the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), alleging that the agency violated the Endangered Species Act by issuing permits for oil and gas exploration in Cook Inlet in southern Alaska.
The law required the agency to have a 60-day notice before any lawsuits are officially filed, so late last month, The Ce
nter for Biological Diversity and Cook Inletkeeper announced that the lawsuit would be coming at the end of that time period.
The groups allege that a sharp decline of belugas in the area is directly related to oil and gas exploration in the region. According to a population estimate from NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), there are only 279 beluga whales remaining in Cook Inlet, which is down from the 1,300 that were recorded there in there in 1979.
The Center for Biological Diversity has said that this rapid decline in population is the result of activities by Hilcorp Energy Company.
“The tragic decline of these lovely little whales spotlights the risk of allowing oil exploration in their habitat,” Julie Teel Simmonds, a Center for Biological Diversity attorney told the Associated Press.
Bob Shavelson, advocacy director for Cook Inletkeeper, said that he and his colleagues have been trying to push back against energy development in this region for over ten years.
“Since we pressed for listing the Cook Inlet Beluga whale as endangered in 2008, the drive for corporate profits and complacent government bureaucrats have conspired to stifle progress for this dwindling stock. Hilcorp should do the right thing and abandon its plans for new drilling in Cook Inlet,” Shavelson said in a statement.
Activists say that the oil companies use a process called seismic blasting for deep-sea mining, which creates blasts that can be heard from miles away, and can register up to 250 decibels, causing many marine mammals to lose their hearing, which they depend on for navigation and communication, thus making it difficult, if not impossible, for them to mate or hunt.
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--2020-02-14--Antarctica Breaks 69°F for the First Time on Record

The Antarctic region just recorded a temperature higher than 20 degrees Celsius ( 68 degrees Fahrenheit ) for the first time .
Brazilian scientists measured a temperature of 20.75 degrees Celsius ( approximately 69.35 degrees Fahrenheit ) on Seymour Island Feb. 9 , one of the researchers told AFP Thursday .
The record was broken three days after the Antarctic continent recorded its highest temperature to date at a balmy 18.3 degrees Celsius ( approximately 64.9 degrees Fahrenheit ) .
That measure was taken at Argentina ’ s Esperanza station on the Antarctic peninsula that extends north towards South America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of the islands that extends off that peninsula , according to BBC News .
It breaks the previous record for the entire Antarctic region , defined by the World Meteorological Organization ( WMO ) as all the land and ice south of 60 degrees .
The previous record for the region of 19.8 degrees Celsius ( approximately 67.6 degrees Fahrenheit ) was recorded in 1982 on Signy Island .
Schaefer was careful to point out that the temperature reading was not part of a larger study and so could not be used @ @ @ @ @ @ @ However , Antarctica as a whole has warmed by almost three degrees Celsius over the past 50 years , according to WMO data reported by BBC News .
During that time , about 87 percent of the glaciers on its western coast have retreated .
The region also just recorded its warmest January on record .
Schaefer works as part of Brazil ’ s Terrantar project that studies 23 sites in Antarctica .
Temperatures on the peninsula , the South Shetland Islands and the James Ross archipelago cooled during the first decade of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to rise quickly , he told The Guardian .
The peninsula and its surrounding islands have been the areas of Antarctica most impacted by the climate crisis so far , which means they might indicate how the rest of the region will react .
If all of the ice in Antarctica were to melt , it would cause 50 to 60 meters ( approximately 164 to 197 feet ) of sea level rise .
This would take centuries , however .
In the nearer term , scientists predict 30 to 110 centimeters ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sea level rise by 2100 , depending on how successfully greenhouse gas emissions are reduced and how the ice reacts .

Antarctica Breaks 69°F for the First Time on Record
Olivia Rosane, EcoWatch
Waking Times
The Antarctic region just recorded a temperature higher than 20 degrees Celsius (68 degrees Fahrenheit) for the first time.
Brazilian scientists measured a temperature of 20.75 degrees Celsius (approximately 69.35 degrees Fahrenheit) on Seymour Island Feb. 9, one of the researchers told AFP Thursday.
“We’d never seen a temperature this high in Antarctica,” Brazilian scientist Carlos Schaefer told AFP.
The record was broken three days after the Antarctic continent recorded its highest temperature to date at a balmy 18.3 degrees Celsius (approximately 64.9 degrees Fahrenheit). That measure was taken at Argentina’s Esperanza station on the Antarctic peninsula that extends north towards South America.
The Brazilian reading was taken on one of the islands that extends off that peninsula, according to BBC News. It breaks the previous record for the entire Antarctic region, defined by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) as all the land and ice south of 60 degrees. The previous record for the region of 19.8 degrees Celsius (approximately 67.6 degrees Fahrenheit) was recorded in 1982 on Signy Island.
Schaefer was careful to point out that the temperature reading was not part of a larger study and so could not be used as evidence of a climate trend.
“We can’t use this to anticipate climatic changes in the future. It’s a data point,” he told AFP. “It’s simply a signal that something different is happening in that area.”
However, Antarctica as a whole has warmed by almost three degrees Celsius over the past 50 years, according to WMO data reported by BBC News. During that time, about 87 percent of the glaciers on its western coast have retreated. The region also just recorded its warmest January on record.
Schaefer works as part of Brazil’s Terrantar project that studies 23 sites in Antarctica. Temperatures on the peninsula, the South Shetland Islands and the James Ross archipelago cooled during the first decade of the 21st century, and then began to rise quickly, he told The Guardian.
“We are seeing the warming trend in many of the sites we are monitoring, but we have never seen anything like this,” he said.
The peninsula and its surrounding islands have been the areas of Antarctica most impacted by the climate crisis so far, which means they might indicate how the rest of the region will react.
“It is important to have sentinel areas like the South Shetlands and the Antarctic peninsula because they can anticipate the developments that will happen in the future, the near future,” Schaefer told The Guardian.
If all of the ice in Antarctica were to melt, it would cause 50 to 60 meters (approximately 164 to 197 feet) of sea level rise. This would take centuries, however. In the nearer term, scientists predict 30 to 110 centimeters (approximately 12 to 43 inches) of sea level rise by 2100, depending on how successfully greenhouse gas emissions are reduced and how the ice reacts.
About the Author
Olivia is a freelance reporter for EcoWatch.


wakingtimes--2020-02-14--Iconic Photo Shows Orangutan Catching Fish With A Makeshift Spear

Primates are extremely intelligent creatures , but humans can sometimes forget how similar we are .
One of the most iconic photos ever taken of a primate shows an orangutan hunting for fish with a makeshift spear , using very similar techniques as a human would .
The image was captured by Gerd Schuster , who co-authored the book “ Thinkers of the Jungle : The Orangutan Report.
” The photo was reportedly taken in Borneo , Indonesia , on the island of Kaja .
Schuster says that the animal observed locals fishing with spears in the Gohong River , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Eventually , the animal was able to improvise and find a strategy that worked for him , hanging down from a tree and then using a stick as a spear to strike the fish in the water .
The animal was even smart enough to seek out the lines that were set up by the fishermen , which made the task even easier for him .
The authenticity of this photograph was confirmed by Michelle Desilets , executive director of the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation ( BOS ) UK , who said , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is authentic .
It is also backed by the BOS Scientific Advisory Board , including Dr Anne Russon who has done extensive studies of the orangutans on this island .
The behaviors including spearfishing and swimming on these islands is not uncommon , and are almost certainly learned behaviors as they have not been seen in wild populations .
“ This is not the first or only time that something like this has been captured in photos or videos .
More recently , also in Borneo , a wild orangutan was observed helping @ @ @ @ @ @ @ waters .
An amateur photographer named Anil Prabhakar was on a safari with friends at a conservation forest run by the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation ( BOS ) when he witnessed the scene .
Prabhakar was able to capture a photo of the moment , which showed one of the island ’ s critically endangered apes extending a hand to help a man out of unsafe water .
John Vibes is an author and journalist who takes a special interest in the counter culture , and focuses solutions-oriented approaches to social problems .
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Iconic Photo Shows Orangutan Catching Fish With A Makeshift Spear
John Vibes, Truth Theory
Waking Times
Primates are extremely intelligent creatures, but humans can sometimes forget how similar we are. One of the most iconic photos ever taken of a primate shows an orangutan hunting for fish with a makeshift spear, using very similar techniques as a human would. The image was captured by Gerd Schuster, who co-authored the book “Thinkers of the Jungle: The Orangutan Report.”
The photo was reportedly taken in Borneo, Indonesia, on the island of Kaja. Schuster says that the animal observed locals fishing with spears in the Gohong River, and began to replicate their techniques. Eventually, the animal was able to improvise and find a strategy that worked for him, hanging down from a tree and then using a stick as a spear to strike the fish in the water.
The animal was even smart enough to seek out the lines that were set up by the fishermen, which made the task even easier for him.
The authenticity of this photograph was confirmed by Michelle Desilets, executive director of the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOS) UK, who said, “I can confirm that the photo is authentic. It is also backed by the BOS Scientific Advisory Board, including Dr Anne Russon who has done extensive studies of the orangutans on this island. The behaviors including spearfishing and swimming on these islands is not uncommon, and are almost certainly learned behaviors as they have not been seen in wild populations. “
This is not the first or only time that something like this has been captured in photos or videos. More recently, also in Borneo, a wild orangutan was observed helping a man who was wading through snake-infested waters.
An amateur photographer named Anil Prabhakar was on a safari with friends at a conservation forest run by the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOS) when he witnessed the scene. Prabhakar was able to capture a photo of the moment, which showed one of the island’s critically endangered apes extending a hand to help a man out of unsafe water.
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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--2020-02-16--Meet the 20th Century Naturalist who Discovered the Amazing Healing Properties of Water

An Introduction to Viktor Schauberger by contributor Mick Garnett Water is the commonest substance on Earth , and the source of life .
Water is also the universal catalyst , and without it there would be very little chemical reaction .
Schauberger presciently predicted that modern human culture ’ s destruction of the creative energies of Nature would result in in greater violence and depravity in society .
This is aided and abetted by a science with a materialistic world-view that espouses the manipulation and exploitation of Nature for the sole benefit of humanity .
As an institution it still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and interprets all natural phenomenon solely through a process of deduction .
Born in 1885 , Viktor Schauberger came from a lineage that had a long tradition of caring for the welfare of the natural forest and its wildlife in the Austrian Alps .
He related how both his parents emphatically believed in the healing power of water , and how the quality and strength of a stream was increased on cold nights , especially under a Full Moon .
This was proven to Viktor one frosty night under a Full Moon @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the surface of a forest stream , then sinking to the bottom and rising again , as if they were dancing .
He also witnessed large stones gyrating on the river bed , and then rising to the surface to be immediately surrounded by a halo of ice .
All the stones were egg-shaped , no uneven or sharp-edged stones would exhibit this phenomenon .
By its very nature water likes to flow through cool darkness .
Viktor had discovered that when water is at its coldest , though its volume is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it has much more energy and strength , enabling it to carry more sediment .
Natural , living water , though conventionally regarded as a homogenous substance , is actually composed of many layers with subtle variations in temperature and electric charge .
These influence the water ’ s motion , its form of flow and its physical properties .
He saw water as a pulsating , living substance energizing the whole of life , its quality and temperature being fundamental to the health and well-being of organic life .
Modern technologies produce @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lost the ability to pulsate .
He regarded this as dead water , producing regressive energies that are the cause of degenerative diseases , lower intelligence and community turmoil .
He considered that our disrespect for the bringer of life was one of the main factors in the disintegration of our western culture .
Healthy water has a complex structure that enables it to communicate information , carry energy , nutrients and healing , and to self-cleanse and naturally discharge wastes .
As well as being the main source of oxygen for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of water .
Trees in a diversified environment are bio-condensers of energy in that they accumulate and store the energy from both Earth and Sun – the Green and Gold .
When man permits , groundwater carries the Earth ’ s energy to trees in order to balance out the intensity of the Sun ’ s energy .
Modern mechanical technology uses a degenerative form of motion – the motion of death .
It harnesses elements such as air , water , other liquids and gases into the type of motion Nature uses @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Our technology ’ s mode of motion creates degraded energy , involving chaos , noise and heat , bringing disease to organisms and forcing structures to break down .
Imagine an explosion where matter is torn apart , fragmented and destroyed .
This form of motion is noisy , disintegrative and inefficient , creating enormous levels of pollution and entropy – the energy of stagnation and death .
Nearly all our mechanical systems of motion are heat and friction-inducing with the fastest movement at the periphery – a centrifugal generated power .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mode of motion , that creates and rebuilds , moving from the outside to the inside with increasing velocity .
This acts in a cooling and condensing way , structuring and assisting the emergence of higher quality and more complex systems .
Nature transforms energy from one level to another using spirals and vortices , from tornadoes to plant growth .
In contrast to modern technology , which generates vast amounts of waste heat , Nature ’ s creativity thrives on measured coolness .
Small variations in temperature are as healthy to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are to human blood .
Viktor identified the ‘ anomaly point ’ of water ( 4*C/29*F ) when it is at its densest and has the greatest vitality , health and energy content .
In the natural process of synthesis and decomposition , the temperature is either approaching or moving away from the anomaly point , Temperature changes follow patterns and cycles which activate life or initiate death , bringing increase and decrease , decomposition and renewal .
Life ’ s processes are controlled and guided by energy pulsations which are produced by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ moment they disconnect and at another they recombine , both matter and energy .
This is the mechanism for creating the countless individualities that make up the wonderful diversity of Life .
For Viktor , it is this cyclical variation of temperature that creates the conditions which enable the evolution of new individual life forms and the renewal of existing ones .
Might is Not Right Callum Coates , Viktor Schauberger ’ s champion and biographer , considers that our present predicament is rooted in the ideology of a competitive free market , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ intelligence or financial superiority ) is right .
This is the fundamental flaw that blinds us in our appreciation of the workings of Nature .
Present economic policy is still driven by the philosophy of unlimited economic growth as the only solution to international economic stability .
It is a philosophy of quantity over quality .
Nature , however , doesn ’ t actually work that way , though it is taken for granted that She does .
It is from the processes of fusion , where a given structure is built up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ molecules , that animate growth arises .
This can be viewed as a form of Love , where each individual component is valued as necessary for the complete formation of the whole .
It is a desire to unite in a fruitful way .
If we are to survive , not only physically but as spiritual entities , then we must return to co-operative living , where the efforts of every individual are deemed necessary for the well-being of the whole .
Though attempts at integrative practices , with some individual successes , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not succeed by following an underlying philosophy of death and disintegration .
• To keep the Earth healthy and fertile .
• To evolve ourselves to a higher level .
We are the guardians of Life , or we should be !
Viktor predicted that a decrease in the biodiversity of Nature would bring an increase in violence and a degeneration of spiritual qualities in the human community .
Ironically , he advocated the present population explosion : Elva Thompson was born in England in 1947 and moved to Rosebud Lakota reservation in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Heartstar Series ; Book One : The Key made of Air , and Book Two : The Gates to Pandemonia .
Her other interests include organic gardening , ancient phonetic languages , sonic sound and their application in the healing arts .
She is also a medical intuitive and teaches sonic re-patterning using sound , colour , and essential oils .
Elva Thompson is on Amazon Author Central @ amazon.com/author/heartstar

Meet the 20th Century Naturalist who Discovered the Amazing Healing Properties of Water
Elva Thompson, Contributor
Waking Times
An Introduction to Viktor Schauberger by contributor Mick Garnett
“The highest wisdom is simple and passes through the brain directly into the heart.”
Water is the commonest substance on Earth, and the source of life. Water is also the universal catalyst, and without it there would be very little chemical reaction. Schauberger presciently predicted that modern human culture’s destruction of the creative energies of Nature would result in in greater violence and depravity in society. This is aided and abetted by a science with a materialistic world-view that espouses the manipulation and exploitation of Nature for the sole benefit of humanity. As an institution it still considers humankind to be apart from Nature, and interprets all natural phenomenon solely through a process of deduction.
Born in 1885, Viktor Schauberger came from a lineage that had a long tradition of caring for the welfare of the natural forest and its wildlife in the Austrian Alps. He related how both his parents emphatically believed in the healing power of water, and how the quality and strength of a stream was increased on cold nights, especially under a Full Moon.
This was proven to Viktor one frosty night under a Full Moon when he observed some green logs bobbing on the surface of a forest stream, then sinking to the bottom and rising again, as if they were dancing. He also witnessed large stones gyrating on the river bed, and then rising to the surface to be immediately surrounded by a halo of ice. All the stones were egg-shaped, no uneven or sharp-edged stones would exhibit this phenomenon.
By its very nature water likes to flow through cool darkness. Viktor had discovered that when water is at its coldest, though its volume is apparently less due to temperature compression, it has much more energy and strength, enabling it to carry more sediment.
Natural, living water, though conventionally regarded as a homogenous substance, is actually composed of many layers with subtle variations in temperature and electric charge. These influence the water’s motion, its form of flow and its physical properties. He saw water as a pulsating, living substance energizing the whole of life, its quality and temperature being fundamental to the health and well-being of organic life. Modern technologies produce water that has no energy and has lost the ability to pulsate. He regarded this as dead water, producing regressive energies that are the cause of degenerative diseases, lower intelligence and community turmoil. He considered that our disrespect for the bringer of life was one of the main factors in the disintegration of our western culture.
Healthy water has a complex structure that enables it to communicate information, carry energy, nutrients and healing, and to self-cleanse and naturally discharge wastes. As well as being the main source of oxygen for the planet, natural forests are the cradle of water. Trees in a diversified environment are bio-condensers of energy in that they accumulate and store the energy from both Earth and Sun – the Green and Gold. When man permits, groundwater carries the Earth’s energy to trees in order to balance out the intensity of the Sun’s energy.
The Importance of Motion
Modern mechanical technology uses a degenerative form of motion – the motion of death. It harnesses elements such as air, water, other liquids and gases into the type of motion Nature uses only to decompose and dissolve matter.
Our technology’s mode of motion creates degraded energy, involving chaos, noise and heat, bringing disease to organisms and forcing structures to break down. Imagine an explosion where matter is torn apart, fragmented and destroyed. This form of motion is noisy, disintegrative and inefficient, creating enormous levels of pollution and entropy – the energy of stagnation and death.
Nearly all our mechanical systems of motion are heat and friction-inducing with the fastest movement at the periphery – a centrifugal generated power.
In contrast Nature uses a centripetal, vortical mode of motion, that creates and rebuilds, moving from the outside to the inside with increasing velocity. This acts in a cooling and condensing way, structuring and assisting the emergence of higher quality and more complex systems. Nature transforms energy from one level to another using spirals and vortices, from tornadoes to plant growth.
The Importance of Temperature
In contrast to modern technology, which generates vast amounts of waste heat, Nature’s creativity thrives on measured coolness. Small variations in temperature are as healthy to the movement of water and sap as they are to human blood. Viktor identified the ‘anomaly point’ of water (4*C/29*F) when it is at its densest and has the greatest vitality, health and energy content. In the natural process of synthesis and decomposition, the temperature is either approaching or moving away from the anomaly point,
Temperature changes follow patterns and cycles which activate life or initiate death, bringing increase and decrease, decomposition and renewal. Life’s processes are controlled and guided by energy pulsations which are produced by subtle variations in temperature. At one moment they disconnect and at another they recombine, both matter and energy. This is the mechanism for creating the countless individualities that make up the wonderful diversity of Life. For Viktor, it is this cyclical variation of temperature that creates the conditions which enable the evolution of new individual life forms and the renewal of existing ones.
Might is Not Right
Callum Coates, Viktor Schauberger’s champion and biographer, considers that our present predicament is rooted in the ideology of a competitive free market, that might (whether of strength, intelligence or financial superiority) is right. This is the fundamental flaw that blinds us in our appreciation of the workings of Nature. Present economic policy is still driven by the philosophy of unlimited economic growth as the only solution to international economic stability. It is a philosophy of quantity over quality.
Nature, however, doesn’t actually work that way, though it is taken for granted that She does. It is from the processes of fusion, where a given structure is built up in increments through the mutual attraction of molecules, that animate growth arises. This can be viewed as a form of Love, where each individual component is valued as necessary for the complete formation of the whole. It is a desire to unite in a fruitful way.
If we are to survive, not only physically but as spiritual entities, then we must return to co-operative living, where the efforts of every individual are deemed necessary for the well-being of the whole. Though attempts at integrative practices, with some individual successes, are being made, ultimately they cannot succeed by following an underlying philosophy of death and disintegration.
Viktor Schauberger regarded humanity’s foreordained tasks to be threefold:
To keep the Earth healthy and fertile. To evolve ourselves to a higher level. To preserve all species.
We are the guardians of Life, or we should be! Viktor predicted that a decrease in the biodiversity of Nature would bring an increase in violence and a degeneration of spiritual qualities in the human community.
Ironically, he advocated the present population explosion:
“Is it therefore so illogical to recognise the Will of Nature in the rapid increase in the number of human beings? Surely several hundred million more people are needed, who with their energy and strength can help restore this ravished lump of excrement, the Earth, to its former glory!”
About the Author
Elva Thompson was born in England in 1947 and moved to Rosebud Lakota reservation in 1987. She is the author of the Heartstar Series; Book One: The Key made of Air, and Book Two: The Gates to Pandemonia. Her other interests include organic gardening, ancient phonetic languages, sonic sound and their application in the healing arts. She is also a medical intuitive and teaches sonic re-patterning using sound, colour, and essential oils. Elva Thompson is on Amazon Author Central @ amazon.com/author/heartstar


wakingtimes--2020-02-17--Is the Sexual Commercialization of Women and Children a Spiritual Issue?

Some call it the ‘ pornification of America ‘ because the commercialization of sex and the over-sexualization of women and children in America is worse than any other country in the world .
It ’ s such a disturbing topic that almost no one talks about .
The mainstream media can run stories about how pervasive sex-trafficking is at the Super Bowl and other major events , and the next day no one seems to care .
In recent years , pornography has exploded online and three of the top ten most viewed websites in the world are porn sites @ @ @ @ @ @ @ growing addiction in America today , and from a very early age boys are learning that the value of a women is in her body and her willingness to ‘ perform.
’ Add to all of this the objectification of women by Hollywood , the music industry , the advertising industry , and mainstream media ’ s promotion of sex robots and other fetish behaviors as normal , and you can certainly expect an epidemic of sexual exploitation .
READ : THESE 7 UNBELIEVABLE ADS EXEMPLIFY HOW THE ADVERTISING INDUSTRY DEGRADES WOMEN AND @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social issue , however , it is a spiritual issue according to Jaco Booyens , producer and director of the film 8 Days , about the rampant kidnapping and forced prostitution of girls in even the most unexpected of places in America .
Booyens travels internationally speaking about this issue to anyone who will listen , and his message is critically important .
He frames this as being mostly about men and what it means to be a strong man and to stand up for women .
“ This is an epidemic because @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Booyens , and he refers to this as ‘ the ulitmate bi-partisan issue.
’ In a recent TEDx talk , he goes into why he thinks pornography and the commercialization of women ’ s sexuality are the reasons why sex-trafficking is out of control .
Essentially , he says that these industries capitalize on the one thing that people innately desire more than anything else , sex , and that once a man gets into porn , the addiction will grow until it destroys their life .
Speaking about how pervasive this issue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reminds us that it ’ s something that can be found everywhere , with anyone being sucked into the dark addiction and ultimately into exploitation .
“ This is not a talking point for Jefferey Epstein .
This is not a 1 % , the billionaire that has the money .
No .
All the following job titles we have arrested : the janitor , the school principal , the fire chief and the police chief , the U.S. State Senator , the Congressman , the guy next door , the fortune 500 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Because every single one of you in this room and those watching online have sexual needs , sexual desire .
And if you give darkness energy , it will consume you .
And evil is real .
you better believe it .
And it is roaring like a lion .
And it comes to consume .
And there ’ s only one way you break a nation .
You steal its future .
And the way you do that is you take its youth .
It ’ s in our communities .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ code in the United States .
It is my and your responsibility to hyper-vocalize this issue , and start tackling it at the school level , and start putting pressure on the principal and saying ’ are you protecting the children by informing them that there ’ s a wolf out there that ’ s coming prowling to devour them .
Because if you ’ re not doing it then you ’ re not a watchman , and that blood is going to be on your hands.
” ~Jaco Booyens This issue is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so personal .
The crimes go on behind closed doors and in secret .
So how on earth do we change this ?
According to Booyens , the only way to really address this issue is for all of us to take personal responsibility for our lives , acknowledging when we ’ ve gone down this rabbit hole , and then choosing a spiritual path and deciding to speak up about this .
“ It ’ s time for us as men to start being self-accountable .
It ’ s time for us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and say , yeah , I ’ ve struggled with porn .
Yeah , I struggled with addiction .
Yeah , I ’ ve got a tendency to be unfaithful to my wife .
Yeah , I have , yeah , I have .
And start tackling those issues one by one , and go assassinate .
Go kill the things that haunt you .
Go kill the things that you conceal and that you hide in your chest , because I ’ m telling you if you do not bring them out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t fight them , they will devour you .
You will become the person that today we are literally hunting… the pedophile .
The abuser .
The one that walks over people to go ahead .
That can not be you .
So men , we need to start building women .
We need to start investing in women .
Because a guy that ’ s confident enough to build a strong woman is a strong guy.
” ~Jaco Booyens He also makes a short comment about the emasculation of men , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s society thanks to the social engineering agendas of mainstream media and the left .
In summary , this issue needs more coverage and more people need to speak up about it .
Pornography , pedophilia and the commercialization of women are cancers to society .
Watch Booyens impassioned talk here : Vic Bishop is a staff writer for WakingTimes.com .
He is an observer of people , animals , nature , and he loves to ponder the connection and relationship between them all .
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Is the Sexual Commercialization of Women and Children a Spiritual Issue?
Vic Bishop, Staff Writer
Waking Times
“This happens because we look the other way.” ~Jaco Booyens
Some call it the ‘pornification of America‘ because the commercialization of sex and the over-sexualization of women and children in America is worse than any other country in the world. It’s such a disturbing topic that almost no one talks about. The mainstream media can run stories about how pervasive sex-trafficking is at the Super Bowl and other major events, and the next day no one seems to care.
“If this is a topic that makes you uncomfortable, then be very uncomfortable… It’s not discussed in church. It’s not discussed in schools.” ~Jaco Booyens
In recent years, pornography has exploded online and three of the top ten most viewed websites in the world are porn sites. Addiction to porn is the fastest growing addiction in America today, and from a very early age boys are learning that the value of a women is in her body and her willingness to ‘perform.’ Add to all of this the objectification of women by Hollywood, the music industry, the advertising industry, and mainstream media’s promotion of sex robots and other fetish behaviors as normal, and you can certainly expect an epidemic of sexual exploitation.
This is more than just a social issue, however, it is a spiritual issue according to Jaco Booyens, producer and director of the film 8 Days, about the rampant kidnapping and forced prostitution of girls in even the most unexpected of places in America.
Booyens travels internationally speaking about this issue to anyone who will listen, and his message is critically important. He frames this as being mostly about men and what it means to be a strong man and to stand up for women. “This is an epidemic because good men do nothing,” says Booyens, and he refers to this as ‘the ulitmate bi-partisan issue.’
In a recent TEDx talk, he goes into why he thinks pornography and the commercialization of women’s sexuality are the reasons why sex-trafficking is out of control. Essentially, he says that these industries capitalize on the one thing that people innately desire more than anything else, sex, and that once a man gets into porn, the addiction will grow until it destroys their life.
“The entry drug into child sex-trafficking is porn. Period. End of story. The average age of porn introduction to young men today is age 8 in our country. In that moment, that young man, that young boy decides what the value of a woman is. But we want to justify porn. We want to justify sin in this country. We want to look the other way and not have the tough conversation.” ~Jaco Booyens
Speaking about how pervasive this issue in all corners of society, he reminds us that it’s something that can be found everywhere, with anyone being sucked into the dark addiction and ultimately into exploitation.
“This is not a talking point for Jefferey Epstein. This is not a 1%, the billionaire that has the money. No. All the following job titles we have arrested: the janitor, the school principal, the fire chief and the police chief, the U.S. State Senator, the Congressman, the guy next door, the fortune 500 CEO. Why? Because its sex. Because every single one of you in this room and those watching online have sexual needs, sexual desire. And if you give darkness energy, it will consume you. And evil is real. you better believe it. And it is roaring like a lion. And it comes to consume. And there’s only one way you break a nation. You steal its future. And the way you do that is you take its youth. It’s in our communities. It’s in every single zip code in the United States. It is my and your responsibility to hyper-vocalize this issue, and start tackling it at the school level, and start putting pressure on the principal and saying’ are you protecting the children by informing them that there’s a wolf out there that’s coming prowling to devour them. Because if you’re not doing it then you’re not a watchman, and that blood is going to be on your hands.” ~Jaco Booyens
This issue is so massive, yet it’s so personal. The crimes go on behind closed doors and in secret. So how on earth do we change this? According to Booyens, the only way to really address this issue is for all of us to take personal responsibility for our lives, acknowledging when we’ve gone down this rabbit hole, and then choosing a spiritual path and deciding to speak up about this.
“It’s time for us as men to start being self-accountable. It’s time for us as men to look into our past and say, yeah, I’ve struggled with porn. Yeah, I struggled with addiction. Yeah, I’ve got a tendency to be unfaithful to my wife. Yeah, I have, yeah, I have. And start tackling those issues one by one, and go assassinate. Go kill the things that haunt you. Go kill the things that you conceal and that you hide in your chest, because I’m telling you if you do not bring them out in to the light and you don’t fight them, they will devour you. You will become the person that today we are literally hunting… the pedophile. The abuser. The one that walks over people to go ahead. That cannot be you. So men, we need to start building women. We need to start investing in women. Because a guy that’s confident enough to build a strong woman is a strong guy.” ~Jaco Booyens
He also makes a short comment about the emasculation of men, which is becoming evermore prevalent in today’s society thanks to the social engineering agendas of mainstream media and the left.
“When you make that guy weak, and you emasculate him, and you tell him he’s nothing, he starts hitting women, because he’s gonna hit something. Be okay with strong men. Be okay with strong women.”
In summary, this issue needs more coverage and more people need to speak up about it. Pornography, pedophilia and the commercialization of women are cancers to society. Watch Booyens impassioned talk here:
Read more articles by Vic Bishop.
About the Author
Vic Bishop is a staff writer for WakingTimes.com. He is an observer of people, animals, nature, and he loves to ponder the connection and relationship between them all. A believer in always striving to becoming self-sufficient and free from the matrix, please track him down on Facebook.
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wakingtimes--2020-02-17--Taking Back Our Power

Taking Back Our Power

The word aura comes from the Greek word avra meaning breeze or air .
The aura is the ambience , the distinctive atmosphere or quality that seems to surround a person or place .
An electro-magnetic field that envelopes and inter-penetrates the physical form of all manifested life .
The human aura or electromagnetic field can extend from three feet to twelve feet from our bodies on all sides .
It extends above the head and below the feet and contracts and expands in accordance with our health and emotional state of being .
Rudolph Steiner describes the aura as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( energetic ) as being twice as long and four times as broad as the physical man .
The aura consists of seven auric layers or densities each with its own frequency .
The seven moving bands of power connect with the human chakra system , the seven spinning vortices or wheels of light .
The chakras are the data bases and bio computers that allow us to take part in physical reality .
In the spiritual world our physical , emotional , mental and spiritual bodies vibrate in the colours of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ passes into our energetic body and creates the aura .
Clairvoyants have found that emotional states create auric colours and many of us are familiar with the phrases : in the pink , red with rage , green with envy , a blue mood or yellow with cowardice .
I think most of us have encountered people that immediately repel us and others who instantly attract us .
This is our spiritual antenna , our sixth sense in operation… it picks up on things even though we are not consciously aware of what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through life without realising that we have an energetic body as well as a physical one .
Our auric field is our personal space – a boundary that marks where our energy ends and another begins .
It also acts as our first line of defense – physically , emotionally , mentally and spiritually .
Think how uncomfortable we feel when an uninvited person gets too close to us , or when we are touched or hugged without our consent… .
Our unease is due to the fact that our personal space has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by a foreign energy .
The aura is the energetic pattern and record of our existence and left unprotected it can be penetrated by negative projections , thought forms not only from other people but also non physical entities .
Most people ’ s auras are energetically wide open .
A good analogy for an open aura would be going to bed in a very dangerous neighbourhood and leaving the front door open….. because that is exactly what we do energetically .
Do you see this ?
In our sleepwalking state we become @ @ @ @ @ @ @ parasitic energy attachments .
The mirror world is teeming with thought forms and parasitic life and these critters are always looking for kicks .
If they find harmonic correspondences in our aura they will electromagnetically attach to our energy field through resonance .
And , as a result of their attachment , we experience their thoughts , feelings and emotions , however ugly they may be .
They are the little voice that eggs us on…just one more drink or drug for the road .
When we are drunk or drugged , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it likes and many terrible things happen .
After a negative event , we ’ ve all heard the phrase : “ Gosh I don ’ t know what got into him or her.
” “ It ’ s not like him or her at all.
” Most people with energy attachments are totally unaware they have a passenger .
They assume they are responsible for the shit in their lives and just leave it at that .
Have you ever felt completely drained and exhausted around a particular person for no apparent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chances are you have been vampirised .
Many energy suckers are quite innocent and drain energy from our auras subconsciously but there are others who deliberately energise themselves by siphoning off and depleting other people ’ s auric energy .
Then there are the needy space invaders…these are people that barge their way in to our energy and try to involve us in their personal issues and dramas .
Many times they succeed and we end up saying yes when we really mean no .
So , what tools do we have to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s useful to start investigating our own energy bodies .
This is an introduction to personal energy that I learned a long time ago .
If we briskly rub our hands together they will warm up through friction .
Once they feel hot , we hold them about a foot apart and then gently move them closer together and then apart again like playing a squeeze box .
( don ’ t let hands touch ) You will feel a force like a energetic ball between your hands .
This is your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Our body is like a musical scale .
When it is properly tuned we have a sense of well-being and perfect self-expression .
Dr John Beaulieu N.D .
In this time of chaos it is important to be fearless , have clarity , protect our personal space and its integrity .
For the re-tuning of our chakra system and the cleansing of our auras see my article : https : //www.heartstarbooks.com/symphony-of-self/ Here is a visualisation exercise to help us reclaim our sacred space .
To begin we stretch our arms out in front @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to create an energetic boundary about three feet from our bodies .
In your imagination – your image-in extend the boundary all the way round and up and down so we are enveloped in an auric egg .
For all intents and purposes , this is the extent of our energy field .
The space can always be extended but as a practice I found it is easier to start small .
Once you have visualised your auric egg , place an object into the space where your hands meet .
I use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ personal space but you can use whatever object you like .
With your intent see all of your energy streaming into your safe space… and everything that is outside of your space stays outside of your space .
The exercise of claiming back your energy can be done any way you like .
This is just the way I do it .
If we practice creating our space and stepping fully into it , we will see many changes in our life .
We will become grounded , secure and confident .
No @ @ @ @ @ @ @ gain access to our space because we will be present , aware and ready to step back from their energetic advances .
In this way , we can begin to protect the integrity of our space when we meet the public , in our domestic affairs , and at work .
Being fully present in the Now , we will be able to choose what comes into our space and what does not , and have the peace of mind of knowing that our thoughts , and actions are our own .
Elva @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and moved to Rosebud Lakota reservation in 1987 .
She is the author of the Heartstar Series ; Book One : The Key made of Air , and Book Two : The Gates to Pandemonia .
Her other interests include organic gardening , ancient phonetic languages , sonic sound and their application in the healing arts .
She is also a medical intuitive and teaches sonic re-patterning using sound , colour , and essential oils .
Elva Thompson is on Amazon Author Central @ amazon.com/author/heartstar

Taking Back Our Power
Elva Thompson, Contributor
Waking Times
“Similar aura patterns with someone indicate that we have same frequency at physical, mental, emotional and spiritual levels, while the opposite is true for the people whom we dislike instantly.” Hina Hashmi
The Auric egg
The word aura comes from the Greek word avra meaning breeze or air. The aura is the ambience, the distinctive atmosphere or quality that seems to surround a person or place. An electro-magnetic field that envelopes and inter-penetrates the physical form of all manifested life.
The human aura or electromagnetic field can extend from three feet to twelve feet from our bodies on all sides. It extends above the head and below the feet and contracts and expands in accordance with our health and emotional state of being. Rudolph Steiner describes the aura as egg shaped, and the whole man (energetic) as being twice as long and four times as broad as the physical man.
Colours of the rainbow
The aura consists of seven auric layers or densities each with its own frequency. The seven moving bands of power connect with the human chakra system, the seven spinning vortices or wheels of light. The chakras are the data bases and bio computers that allow us to take part in physical reality.
In the spiritual world our physical, emotional, mental and spiritual bodies vibrate in the colours of the spectrum. This light of many colours passes into our energetic body and creates the aura. Clairvoyants have found that emotional states create auric colours and many of us are familiar with the phrases: in the pink, red with rage, green with envy, a blue mood or yellow with cowardice.
I think most of us have encountered people that immediately repel us and others who instantly attract us. This is our spiritual antenna, our sixth sense in operation… it picks up on things even though we are not consciously aware of what is happening.
Spiritual antenna
Many of us go through life without realising that we have an energetic body as well as a physical one. Our auric field is our personal space – a boundary that marks where our energy ends and another begins. It also acts as our first line of defense – physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. Think how uncomfortable we feel when an uninvited person gets too close to us, or when we are touched or hugged without our consent….
Our unease is due to the fact that our personal space has been invaded and our auric egg violated by a foreign energy.
Taking risks
The aura is the energetic pattern and record of our existence and left unprotected it can be penetrated by negative projections, thought forms not only from other people but also non physical entities. Most people’s auras are energetically wide open. A good analogy for an open aura would be going to bed in a very dangerous neighbourhood and leaving the front door open….. because that is exactly what we do energetically. Do you see this?
Attachments
In our sleepwalking state we become easy targets for the bad guys…. parasitic energy attachments. The mirror world is teeming with thought forms and parasitic life and these critters are always looking for kicks. If they find harmonic correspondences in our aura they will electromagnetically attach to our energy field through resonance. And, as a result of their attachment, we experience their thoughts, feelings and emotions, however ugly they may be.
They are the little voice that eggs us on…just one more drink or drug for the road. When we are drunk or drugged, the entity has free rein to do what it likes and many terrible things happen. After a negative event, we’ve all heard the phrase: “Gosh I don’t know what got into him or her.” “It’s not like him or her at all.”
Most people with energy attachments are totally unaware they have a passenger. They assume they are responsible for the shit in their lives and just leave it at that.
Energy vampires
Have you ever felt completely drained and exhausted around a particular person for no apparent reason? If the answer is yes…the chances are you have been vampirised. Many energy suckers are quite innocent and drain energy from our auras subconsciously but there are others who deliberately energise themselves by siphoning off and depleting other people’s auric energy. Then there are the needy space invaders…these are people that barge their way in to our energy and try to involve us in their personal issues and dramas. Many times they succeed and we end up saying yes when we really mean no.
So, what tools do we have to protect ourselves energetically?
Feeling our energy field
I think it’s useful to start investigating our own energy bodies. This is an introduction to personal energy that I learned a long time ago. If we briskly rub our hands together they will warm up through friction. Once they feel hot, we hold them about a foot apart and then gently move them closer together and then apart again like playing a squeeze box. (don’t let hands touch) You will feel a force like a energetic ball between your hands. This is your aura…your electro-magnetic body responding to stimuli.
Taking back our power
Our body is like a musical scale. When it is properly tuned we have a sense of well-being and perfect self-expression. Dr John Beaulieu N.D.
In this time of chaos it is important to be fearless, have clarity, protect our personal space and its integrity. For the re-tuning of our chakra system and the cleansing of our auras see my article: http://www.heartstarbooks.com/symphony-of-self/
Creating an auric egg
Here is a visualisation exercise to help us reclaim our sacred space.
To begin we stretch our arms out in front of us and turn our hands inwards to create an energetic boundary about three feet from our bodies. In your imagination – your image-in extend the boundary all the way round and up and down so we are enveloped in an auric egg.
For all intents and purposes, this is the extent of our energy field. The space can always be extended but as a practice I found it is easier to start small.
Once you have visualised your auric egg, place an object into the space where your hands meet. I use a small blue sun to delineate my personal space but you can use whatever object you like. With your intent see all of your energy streaming into your safe space… and everything that is outside of your space stays outside of your space.
The exercise of claiming back your energy can be done any way you like. This is just the way I do it. If we practice creating our space and stepping fully into it, we will see many changes in our life. We will become grounded, secure and confident. No needy space invaders will be able to gain access to our space because we will be present, aware and ready to step back from their energetic advances.
In this way, we can begin to protect the integrity of our space when we meet the public, in our domestic affairs, and at work. Being fully present in the Now, we will be able to choose what comes into our space and what does not, and have the peace of mind of knowing that our thoughts, and actions are our own.
Much love….until next time.
About the Author
Elva Thompson was born in England in 1947 and moved to Rosebud Lakota reservation in 1987. She is the author of the Heartstar Series; Book One: The Key made of Air, and Book Two: The Gates to Pandemonia. Her other interests include organic gardening, ancient phonetic languages, sonic sound and their application in the healing arts. She is also a medical intuitive and teaches sonic re-patterning using sound, colour, and essential oils. Elva Thompson is on Amazon Author Central @ amazon.com/author/heartstar


wakingtimes--2020-02-17--China Announces Plan to Permanently Ban Wildlife Trade

In light of the rapidly spreading coronavirus , China has announced plans to ban illegal wildlife trade and escalate supervision on “ wet markets.
” The initiative , which is supported by animal rights activists , aims to slow or prevent the spread of the contagion .
As Business Insider reports , the Wuhan coronavirus ( 2019-nCoV ) , is believed to have originated in a wet market in Wuhan in the province of Hubei .
The markets are known to sell both live and dead animals .
Oftentimes , the cargo is poorly regulated .
Since the outbreak , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Worldwide , more than 43,000 people are affected .
In early February , the Politburo Standing Committee , the most powerful body of the Chinese Communist Party , announced that it recognized its “ shortcomings ” in its response to the outbreak .
Furthermore , the committee announced that it would “ severely crack down ” on illegal wildlife markets .
Wuhan 2019-nCoV is a zoonotic disease , which means it originated from animals .
Experts theorize that the virus spread from bats , to snakes , to people .
The ban @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has proposed to prevent the spread of the virus .
Other methods include panic-building two hospitals and introducing quarantines throughout the country .
Mandy Froelich is an RHN , plant-based chef , journalist , Reiki master therapist , world traveler and enthusiast of everything to do with animal rights , sustainability , cannabis and conscious living .
She share healthy recipes on my blog Life in Bloom .

China Announces Plan to Permanently Ban Wildlife Trade
Mandy Froelich, Truth Theory
Waking Times
In light of the rapidly spreading coronavirus, China has announced plans to ban illegal wildlife trade and escalate supervision on “wet markets.” The initiative, which is supported by animal rights activists, aims to slow or prevent the spread of the contagion.
As Business Insider reports, the Wuhan coronavirus (2019-nCoV), is believed to have originated in a wet market in Wuhan in the province of Hubei. The markets are known to sell both live and dead animals. Oftentimes, the cargo is poorly regulated.
Since the outbreak, over 1,000 people have died in China. Worldwide, more than 43,000 people are affected. In early February, the Politburo Standing Committee, the most powerful body of the Chinese Communist Party, announced that it recognized its “shortcomings” in its response to the outbreak. Furthermore, the committee announced that it would “severely crack down” on illegal wildlife markets.
“It is necessary to strengthen market supervision, resolutely ban and severely crack down on illegal wildlife markets and trade, and control major public health risks from the source,” said the committee in the statement.
Wuhan 2019-nCoV is a zoonotic disease, which means it originated from animals. Experts theorize that the virus spread from bats, to snakes, to people.
The ban is just one initiative the Chinese government has proposed to prevent the spread of the virus. Other methods include panic-building two hospitals and introducing quarantines throughout the country.
About the Author
Mandy Froelich is an RHN, plant-based chef, journalist, Reiki master therapist, world traveler and enthusiast of everything to do with animal rights, sustainability, cannabis and conscious living. She share healthy recipes on my blog Life in Bloom.