wakingtimes--2020-10-01--Christopher Walken Crusades Against Global Corporate Behemoth, Monsanto, In New Film ‘Percy’

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It ’ s not everyday Hollywood actors lend their celebrity to criticize corporate behemoths like Monsanto .
Yet that ’ s exactly the case with the upcoming independent film ‘ Percy , ’ starring Christopher Walken and directed by Clark Johnson .
The movie hits theaters Oct. 9 and is based on the true story of a legal battle between the agribusiness giant and an independent Canadian canola farmer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ real life tale begins in 1996 , a significant year for the history of genetically modified ( GM ) crops .
It ’ s the year Canada became one of the first six countries to introduce GM seeds commercially , including seeds Monsanto engineered to tolerate its herbicide , Roundup .
Monsanto called this brand of seeds “ Roundup Ready , ” and by 1997 , two farms bordering Schmeiser ’ s property entered into agreements to plant “ Roundup Ready Canola.
” That year , Schmeiser found Monsanto ’ s GM canola @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of them to plant the next year .
Schmeiser had been saving seeds for decades , to plant the following season .
Schmeiser was a self-proclaimed “ seed-saver.
” He had been developing his own disease-resistant seeds for nearly 50 years .
His technique of saving seeds and his pride in his work were the things that defined him .
So , when Monsanto sued him for patent infringement in 1998 , it came as a complete surprise .
He then found out that one of Monsanto ’ s private investigators had taken @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of his fields and found Monsanto ’ s patented genetic material .
Monsanto requires that farmers who buy its seeds agree not to save any for replanting .
Yet since Schmeiser never purchased Roundup Ready seeds himself and hadn ’ t entered into such an agreement , Monsanto was telling him he committed a crime by simply planting seeds found on his own land .
The trial judge ruled in favor of Monsanto , writing that Schmeiser infringed upon Monsanto ’ s patent , which supported the company ’ s claim to own @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the Federal Court of Appeal upheld the ruling — treating the seed like any other man-made patented good , setting a historic precedent .
When Schmeiser eventually brought the case to the Supreme Court of Canada in 2004 , it ruled 5-4 against him , writing that he had violated Monsanto ’ s patent by growing canola with the Roundup Ready gene .
“ It ’ s not nearly the victory that we were looking for , ” Schmeiser said of the decision at the time .
Yet the court also ruled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to pay Monsanto “ one red cent , ” as Schmeiser put it , since he didn ’ t profit from the patented product .
Schmeiser saw the partial victory as positive , since it was one of the first and most high-profile cases where a corporation claimed to hold a patent on life .
“ We brought the world ’ s attention to what GMOs [ genetically modified organisms ] do and what it could do to farmers , ” Schmeiser told CBC in 2018 .
Additionally , Shmeiser said that throughout @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in an effort to cripple him financially .
“ They tried to seize all our farmland , our farm equipment , so they could stop us , because we were using mortgages on our farmland to pay for our legal bills , ” Schmeiser told Democracy Now !
in 2010 .
Mongrel Media , the distributor of the film , sees the new film as a chance to get Schmeiser ’ s story out to a wider audience .

Christopher Walken Crusades Against Global Corporate Behemoth, Monsanto, In New Film ‘Percy’
Jeremy Loffredo, Children’s Health Defense
Waking Times
It’s not everyday Hollywood actors lend their celebrity to criticize corporate behemoths like Monsanto. Yet that’s exactly the case with the upcoming independent film ‘Percy,’ starring Christopher Walken and directed by Clark Johnson. The movie hits theaters Oct. 9 and is based on the true story of a legal battle between the agribusiness giant and an independent Canadian canola farmer, Percy Schmeiser.
Schmeiser’s real life tale begins in 1996, a significant year for the history of genetically modified (GM) crops. It’s the year Canada became one of the first six countries to introduce GM seeds commercially, including seeds Monsanto engineered to tolerate its herbicide, Roundup.
Monsanto called this brand of seeds “Roundup Ready,” and by 1997, two farms bordering Schmeiser’s property entered into agreements to plant “Roundup Ready Canola.”
That year, Schmeiser found Monsanto’s GM canola seeds on his farm and saved some of them to plant the next year. Schmeiser had been saving seeds for decades, to plant the following season.
Schmeiser was a self-proclaimed “seed-saver.” He had been developing his own disease-resistant seeds for nearly 50 years. His technique of saving seeds and his pride in his work were the things that defined him.
So, when Monsanto sued him for patent infringement in 1998, it came as a complete surprise. He then found out that one of Monsanto’s private investigators had taken canola samples from a road alongside one of his fields and found Monsanto’s patented genetic material.
Monsanto requires that farmers who buy its seeds agree not to save any for replanting. Yet since Schmeiser never purchased Roundup Ready seeds himself and hadn’t entered into such an agreement, Monsanto was telling him he committed a crime by simply planting seeds found on his own land.
The trial judge ruled in favor of Monsanto, writing that Schmeiser infringed upon Monsanto’s patent, which supported the company’s claim to own a living organism. When Schmeiser appealed, the Federal Court of Appeal upheld the ruling — treating the seed like any other man-made patented good, setting a historic precedent.
“The ruling promises nothing less than a profit-driven genetic apocalypse,” Earth Island Journal wrote of the decision in 2001.
When Schmeiser eventually brought the case to the Supreme Court of Canada in 2004, it ruled 5-4 against him, writing that he had violated Monsanto’s patent by growing canola with the Roundup Ready gene. “It’s not nearly the victory that we were looking for,” Schmeiser said of the decision at the time.
Yet the court also ruled 9-0 that Schmeiser didn’t have to pay Monsanto “one red cent,” as Schmeiser put it, since he didn’t profit from the patented product.
Schmeiser saw the partial victory as positive, since it was one of the first and most high-profile cases where a corporation claimed to hold a patent on life. “We brought the world’s attention to what GMOs [genetically modified organisms] do and what it could do to farmers,” Schmeiser told CBC in 2018.
Additionally, Shmeiser said that throughout the process, Monsanto employed carnivorous tactics in an effort to cripple him financially. “They tried to seize all our farmland, our farm equipment, so they could stop us, because we were using mortgages on our farmland to pay for our legal bills,” Schmeiser told Democracy Now! in 2010.
Mongrel Media, the distributor of the film, sees the new film as a chance to get Schmeiser’s story out to a wider audience.
“Ultimately, through his David and Goliath battle, Percy helped stall the spread of GMOs, and the takeover of our food system by greed-driven corporate interests,” Mongrel Media stated. “It is with great anticipation that we await the release of the movie,” founder of Moms Across America Zen Honeycutt told Children’s Health Defense. “An exposé on how our food supply has been hijacked and monopolized by the likes of Monsanto is a one that every human on the planet should see.”
Watch the trailer here:


wakingtimes--2020-10-02--The Individual Against The Odds

The Individual Against The Odds

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There is a genre in fiction that celebrates an individual ’ s adversity against seemingly impossible odds .
Whether this is a person who takes the war to organized crime ( Mack Bolan ) , a secret agent saving the world for their government ( James Bond ) , a wronged loner lost and bullied by the law and the society that rejects them ( John Rambo ) , one who wants something so bad that they will defy social @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even a rogue that hides behind a mask and inspires a revolution against tyranny ( V ) , they are in some way inspiring .
They are better than most not just because of courage , but also often principle .
They are the outsider , the curmudgeon , and blowhard , or worse .
In the coming eclipse of cancel culture and layered censorship , certain allegories and metaphorical fiction will become a dangerous device for story tellers to use .
It is no longer a method of sedition to lift a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ society , to reveal an imagery that the victims or an outsider may see .
The marketplace of varied opinions and diverse perspectives that is supposedly a hallmark of the abstract known as western civilization is becoming less welcome to such variations .
Instead , through technology and a paternalistic tendency society is becoming a dystopia tinkering between the prose of Huxley and Orwell , but especially that found in the film ‘ Demolition Man.
’ It is a creation of the timid , those who shy away from difference while claiming to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most innovations , was a promise to open our worlds and to connect and share so many different ideas and experiences .
Instead it becomes a series of cultivated echo chambers that snuff out certain viewpoints and celebrate others , always confirming a particular bias .
It is with an unofficial handshake that the public , made of shrill and easily offended individuals , unite with corporations and states to mash out a new moral order that mutates in instances of outrage and crisis .
It clings to central planning and yet it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is a negative instinct to constrict and subvert any desires and needs for liberty .
It is the widespread transformation of language to duplicate words into meanings that could only be conjured up inside the laboratories of intellect inefficiency .
It is born from a need to be safe and correct , but it is a dangerous approach to any issue or problem .
The story of the individual saying no or wanting to be left alone is now one that is deemed selfish and dangerous .
It is bad that one or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The abstract religion of social contracts and duty to the state are the order and safety that a majority cling to .
A society of so many dependents who demand and extract from the individual hinder productivity and creative instincts while demanding more .
It would be as much of a cliché to invoke Ayn Rand as it would George Orwell—both would simplify the moment—but alas , the Randian term “ moocher ” is perhaps apt at times .
The moochers rule .
Tyranny inevitably is like a kind chef cooking a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ boils , so that it may not leap for freedom until it ’ s too late .
It is with great concern that if the fiction of the past is not censored , redacted , or destroyed that it will be viewed , and that many will view the villains of the story as the hero .
The individual , those who fight for freedom and liberty , are now the bad guy .
Those with the imperial conviction to control and impose law and order , however maniacal , are the true @ @ @ @ @ @ @ John Rambo after all was carrying a knife and Sarah Connor was stockpiling weapons .
Will great firemen like Guy Montag burn the pages of dangerous books and char the words of seditious thought to maintain a society of ignorance ?
It is after all a state of bliss to be hidden from such dangers .
What does it say about a society or culture that will not leave people alone ?
That it will not let them be or demand that they must not merely comply , but pay tribute ?
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is considered selfish , while those who exist at the expense of others are normal .
The myth is that the elites and rulers are the only benefactors from the centrally planned nightmares that always lead to tyranny .
There are many who benefit from such a regulated society , where grants , welfare , and subsidies feed the ineffective and perpetuate an ideology of employment over outcome .
The many planners , agents , and ‘ moochers ’ all benefit , enjoying the trappings of such a state .
The individual must @ @ @ @ @ @ @ yet they are the one getting stolen from .
They must plan around impositions as though a conspirator , but it is those in conferences and on committees who conspire against them .
They are the ones whose homes are invaded if they possess contraband , do not pay enough tribute to the state , or if they speak wrongly on social media .
The terror regimes of North Korea and the Peoples Republic of China are often pariahs , yet the more the open nations of the west condemn them , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of control and order .
The majority tends to yearn for a comfortable status quo that allows them to enjoy life , often at the expense of others .
They are the opulent living city dwellers of the Capitol in ‘ The Hunger Games.
’ They are the humans inside the pods that will not swallow the pills in ‘ The Matrix , ’ and those who refuse to wear the sunglasses in ‘ They Live.
’ To have a bitter truth revealed is painful .
That means the victims of the wars @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the trampled innocent of policy , all can not have a voice , and if they do it is often skewered and redirected .
The status quo is always preserved .
Partisan politics allows the steering wheel to keep turning , even as the direction stays the same .
A man like John Rambo—a vagrant used by his government and then rejected—is a danger not because of his skills and experiences , or because he carries a large knife , but because he wants to be left alone .
He is directionless and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mind .
It is a long road , but it is his to take .
In time the radical individual becomes embraced and utilised by the state , in life and fiction .
In the United States , for example , Martin Luther King Jr. is no longer a dangerous emblem of civil rights defying the order of his time , but a murder victim of cause , likely killed by the very government that now enshrines his name .
But his ideals ?
Mack Bolan , a former Vietnam war veteran like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ society that no longer needs him .
His family is murdered and wronged by the Mafia .
So , Bolan deserts the military and wages his own war .
In time , as the franchise succeeds and the 1970s climate of anti-establishment thinking grows into Reagan ’ s America , Bolan fights the Soviets and terrorists .
He works with the CIA and other covert government agencies , and like the Punisher ( inspired by Bolan ) , he serves Uncle Sam .
Around the same time as this switch , so too @ @ @ @ @ @ @ These individuals become implements of the state , however begrudging it may be .
As the new century loomed it was not merely the state itself that was the danger , but corrupt actors from within .
Gene Hackman and Will Smith as an ‘ Enemy of the State ’ do not go up against the U.S. government but instead rogue elements of it .
This becomes the theme as the individuals continue to defy the odds , but only in a watered-down way .
Mark Wahlberg in ‘ The Shooter ’ is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ living remote with conspiracy inclinations .
We are shown this as the camera pans across his library .
He is bought in by the government as a consultant but is betrayed and used as a patsy .
But again it is the secret agency of corrupt individuals , not the government itself .
Perhaps the peak of this genre was the 1990s when so many things culminated : the promise of a technological future where liberty and decentralized markets could thrive , and where no more would Cold War threaten the globe with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Instead the new century arrived , and it was like the last one .
All those promises were betrayed .
Like the fictional individuals ultimately going on to serve the odds , Arnold Schwarzenegger would become the governor of California .
The man who championed Milton Friedman ’ s Free to Choose and appeared in the documentary series introduction , the Austrian ‘ Austrian ’ economist of free markets who starred in many ‘ individual against the odds ’ films , ultimately became another statist .
‘ The Running Man ’ would go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sequel .
It defeats the point .
The animated film ‘ Spirit : Stallion of the Cimarron , ’ perhaps one of the greatest tales of individual liberty told , shows a defiant horse that does not want to be owned and broken in by humans , whether that ’ s by a native American boy or a U.S. army cavalry officer .
In the end the native American boy accepts the horse ’ s wishes and the cavalry officer realizes that he can not break the stallion ’ s spirit .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that if you love something you should let it to be free .
To respect freedom itself is in a sense love .
In the follow-up sequel , the whole point is missed .
It is a cynical defeat of an established franchise , an all too common theme for any fan that has seen the terrible litany of remakes in the modern era .
Instead of Spirit the stallion being free—a rebel—he becomes submissive and a prop to a city girl .
It is a complete about face of what the original @ @ @ @ @ @ @ individual defiance is again saddled and broken in by the very odds that he was heroically defying .
No longer does the individual stand up to do the right thing despite personal risk , but instead he is relegated to be a vapid avatar for contemporary consumption , spiritless and all too common .
Perhaps this is the theme : no longer will individuals be this feral radical , but instead be tamed in the end .
The uniqueness and dignity of their principles becomes perverted by a mandate devised inside the cauldron @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or the reactionaries on social media .
In the end , like Spirit the stallion they must be broken in and ridden for some collective monolith .
Maybe in the future the spirit of the individual will be found inside the broken algorithms of a machine ’ s mind , like WALL-E , a lowly robot with basic AI that eventually sees the world for what it is .
And the comfortable obese humans wrapped in technology , having destroyed nature—both their own and the wider world ’ s—will be saved by the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for itself and says , “ no more.
” By then will it be to late ?
Will the sacred beauty of the individual flower pushing through the filthy mess of the collective be plucked for good ?
Kym Robinson – Some times a coach , some times a fighter , some times a writer , often a reader but seldom a cabbage .
Professional MMA fighter and coach .
Unprofessional believer in liberty .
I have studied , enlisted , worked in the meat industry for most of my life , all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some day write something worth reading .
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The Individual Against The Odds
Kym Robinson, The Libertarian Institute
Waking Times
There is a genre in fiction that celebrates an individual’s adversity against seemingly impossible odds. Whether this is a person who takes the war to organized crime (Mack Bolan), a secret agent saving the world for their government (James Bond), a wronged loner lost and bullied by the law and the society that rejects them (John Rambo), one who wants something so bad that they will defy social conventions (Velvet Brown), or even a rogue that hides behind a mask and inspires a revolution against tyranny (V), they are in some way inspiring. They are better than most not just because of courage, but also often principle. They are the outsider, the curmudgeon, and blowhard, or worse.
In the coming eclipse of cancel culture and layered censorship, certain allegories and metaphorical fiction will become a dangerous device for story tellers to use. It is no longer a method of sedition to lift a mirror up to a wider culture or society, to reveal an imagery that the victims or an outsider may see. The marketplace of varied opinions and diverse perspectives that is supposedly a hallmark of the abstract known as western civilization is becoming less welcome to such variations. Instead, through technology and a paternalistic tendency society is becoming a dystopia tinkering between the prose of Huxley and Orwell, but especially that found in the film ‘Demolition Man.’ It is a creation of the timid, those who shy away from difference while claiming to champion it.
Social media, like most innovations, was a promise to open our worlds and to connect and share so many different ideas and experiences. Instead it becomes a series of cultivated echo chambers that snuff out certain viewpoints and celebrate others, always confirming a particular bias. It is with an unofficial handshake that the public, made of shrill and easily offended individuals, unite with corporations and states to mash out a new moral order that mutates in instances of outrage and crisis. It clings to central planning and yet it is not necessarily centrally planned. It is a negative instinct to constrict and subvert any desires and needs for liberty. It is the widespread transformation of language to duplicate words into meanings that could only be conjured up inside the laboratories of intellect inefficiency. It is born from a need to be safe and correct, but it is a dangerous approach to any issue or problem.
The story of the individual saying no or wanting to be left alone is now one that is deemed selfish and dangerous. It is bad that one or a few may defy the collective good. The abstract religion of social contracts and duty to the state are the order and safety that a majority cling to. A society of so many dependents who demand and extract from the individual hinder productivity and creative instincts while demanding more. It would be as much of a cliché to invoke Ayn Rand as it would George Orwell—both would simplify the moment—but alas, the Randian term “moocher” is perhaps apt at times. The moochers rule. Tyranny inevitably is like a kind chef cooking a frog in warm water slowly until it boils, so that it may not leap for freedom until it’s too late.
It is with great concern that if the fiction of the past is not censored, redacted, or destroyed that it will be viewed, and that many will view the villains of the story as the hero. The individual, those who fight for freedom and liberty, are now the bad guy. Those with the imperial conviction to control and impose law and order, however maniacal, are the true heroes, the pillars of society. John Rambo after all was carrying a knife and Sarah Connor was stockpiling weapons. Will great firemen like Guy Montag burn the pages of dangerous books and char the words of seditious thought to maintain a society of ignorance? It is after all a state of bliss to be hidden from such dangers.
What does it say about a society or culture that will not leave people alone? That it will not let them be or demand that they must not merely comply, but pay tribute? The one who does not want these conditions is considered selfish, while those who exist at the expense of others are normal. The myth is that the elites and rulers are the only benefactors from the centrally planned nightmares that always lead to tyranny. There are many who benefit from such a regulated society, where grants, welfare, and subsidies feed the ineffective and perpetuate an ideology of employment over outcome. The many planners, agents, and ‘moochers’ all benefit, enjoying the trappings of such a state.
The individual must speak in whispers like a thief, yet they are the one getting stolen from. They must plan around impositions as though a conspirator, but it is those in conferences and on committees who conspire against them. They are the ones whose homes are invaded if they possess contraband, do not pay enough tribute to the state, or if they speak wrongly on social media. The terror regimes of North Korea and the Peoples Republic of China are often pariahs, yet the more the open nations of the west condemn them, the more they seem to employ their methods of control and order.
The majority tends to yearn for a comfortable status quo that allows them to enjoy life, often at the expense of others. They are the opulent living city dwellers of the Capitol in ‘The Hunger Games.’ They are the humans inside the pods that will not swallow the pills in ‘The Matrix,’ and those who refuse to wear the sunglasses in ‘They Live.’ To have a bitter truth revealed is painful. That means the victims of the wars, the unintended consequences of regulation, the trampled innocent of policy, all cannot have a voice, and if they do it is often skewered and redirected. The status quo is always preserved. Partisan politics allows the steering wheel to keep turning, even as the direction stays the same.
A man like John Rambo—a vagrant used by his government and then rejected—is a danger not because of his skills and experiences, or because he carries a large knife, but because he wants to be left alone. He is directionless and does not have a generic path in mind. It is a long road, but it is his to take. In time the radical individual becomes embraced and utilised by the state, in life and fiction. In the United States, for example, Martin Luther King Jr. is no longer a dangerous emblem of civil rights defying the order of his time, but a murder victim of cause, likely killed by the very government that now enshrines his name. But his ideals?
Mack Bolan, a former Vietnam war veteran like John Rambo, comes home to a society that no longer needs him. His family is murdered and wronged by the Mafia. So, Bolan deserts the military and wages his own war. In time, as the franchise succeeds and the 1970s climate of anti-establishment thinking grows into Reagan’s America, Bolan fights the Soviets and terrorists. He works with the CIA and other covert government agencies, and like the Punisher (inspired by Bolan), he serves Uncle Sam. Around the same time as this switch, so too does John Rambo in the sequels. These individuals become implements of the state, however begrudging it may be.
As the new century loomed it was not merely the state itself that was the danger, but corrupt actors from within. Gene Hackman and Will Smith as an ‘Enemy of the State’ do not go up against the U.S. government but instead rogue elements of it. This becomes the theme as the individuals continue to defy the odds, but only in a watered-down way. Mark Wahlberg in ‘The Shooter’ is a wary ex-serviceman, a loner, living remote with conspiracy inclinations. We are shown this as the camera pans across his library. He is bought in by the government as a consultant but is betrayed and used as a patsy. But again it is the secret agency of corrupt individuals, not the government itself.
Perhaps the peak of this genre was the 1990s when so many things culminated: the promise of a technological future where liberty and decentralized markets could thrive, and where no more would Cold War threaten the globe with nuclear misery and endless proxy wars. Instead the new century arrived, and it was like the last one. All those promises were betrayed. Like the fictional individuals ultimately going on to serve the odds, Arnold Schwarzenegger would become the governor of California. The man who championed Milton Friedman’s Free to Choose and appeared in the documentary series introduction, the Austrian ‘Austrian’ economist of free markets who starred in many ‘individual against the odds’ films, ultimately became another statist. ‘The Running Man’ would go on to run the show in the sequel. It defeats the point.
The animated film ‘Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron,’ perhaps one of the greatest tales of individual liberty told, shows a defiant horse that does not want to be owned and broken in by humans, whether that’s by a native American boy or a U.S. army cavalry officer. In the end the native American boy accepts the horse’s wishes and the cavalry officer realizes that he cannot break the stallion’s spirit. It is a beautiful and basic story, that if you love something you should let it to be free. To respect freedom itself is in a sense love.
In the follow-up sequel, the whole point is missed. It is a cynical defeat of an established franchise, an all too common theme for any fan that has seen the terrible litany of remakes in the modern era. Instead of Spirit the stallion being free—a rebel—he becomes submissive and a prop to a city girl. It is a complete about face of what the original film was about. The hero of individual defiance is again saddled and broken in by the very odds that he was heroically defying. No longer does the individual stand up to do the right thing despite personal risk, but instead he is relegated to be a vapid avatar for contemporary consumption, spiritless and all too common.
Perhaps this is the theme: no longer will individuals be this feral radical, but instead be tamed in the end. The uniqueness and dignity of their principles becomes perverted by a mandate devised inside the cauldron of academia by a committee of experts or the reactionaries on social media. In the end, like Spirit the stallion they must be broken in and ridden for some collective monolith. Maybe in the future the spirit of the individual will be found inside the broken algorithms of a machine’s mind, like WALL-E, a lowly robot with basic AI that eventually sees the world for what it is. And the comfortable obese humans wrapped in technology, having destroyed nature—both their own and the wider world’s—will be saved by the touch of a machine who simply thinks for itself and says, “no more.” By then will it be to late? Will the sacred beauty of the individual flower pushing through the filthy mess of the collective be plucked for good?
Bryce Courtenay, in The Power of One, wrote, “Pride is holding your head up high when everyone around you has theirs bowed. Courage is what makes you do it.”
About the Author
Kym Robinson – Some times a coach, some times a fighter, some times a writer, often a reader but seldom a cabbage. Professional MMA fighter and coach. Unprofessional believer in liberty. I have studied, enlisted, worked in the meat industry for most of my life, all of that above jazz and to hopefully some day write something worth reading.
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wakingtimes--2020-10-02--Finally! Colorado Grants Full, Unconditional Pardons To Thousands With Past Marijuana Convictions

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Colorado — Those members of government who are willing to challenge the status quo and stand against injustice are few and far between .
Those members of government who not only stand against injustice but take action to reverse it are all but entirely mythical .
Colorado Governor Jared Polis is not very mythical , however , he made a mythical move this week ande signed an executive order Thursday which grants a full , unconditional pardon to everyone convicted of possession of an ounce @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Executive Order C 2020 004 : All individuals previously convicted in the State of Colorado of a petty offense , misdemeanor , or felony for possession of one ( 1 ) ounce or less of marijuana under the following provisions are hereby granted a full and unconditional pardon for that conviction .
This Executive Order only applies to convictions of one ( 1 ) ounce or less of marijuana and no other charges or convictions are pardoned by this Executive Order .
“ We are finally cleaning up some of the inequities of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Coloradans who simply had an ounce of marijuana or less .
It ’ s ridiculous how being written up for smoking a joint in the 1970 ’ s has followed some Coloradans throughout their lives and gotten in the way of their success , ” Polis said .
NORML Deputy Director Paul Armentano highlights the collateral consequences of a conviction , stating , “ Thousands of citizens unduly carry the undue burden and stigmatization of a past conviction for behavior that is no longer considered to be a crime .
Our sense of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that officials move swiftly to right the past wrongs of cannabis prohibition and criminalization.
” Unlike other initiatives in states like Vermont and California , this is a sweeping pardon , meaning people do not have to apply for it .
Those with state-level convictions as identified by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation are eligible for the pardon , and individuals do not need to submit an application in order to receive one .
The question most people are now asking is why the hell did this take so long ?
Colorado legalized @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t this legislation passed then ?
Also , why stop at one ounce or less ?
Does possessing two ounces or more make you some kind of evil villain ?
Furthermore , why stop at marijuana ?
All drugs need to be legalized — now .
As states legalize marijuana at an ever increasing rate , what was once illegal in many states is now legal .
However , many governors thus far have failed to advocate for releasing those who are currently incarcerated for the plant nor pardoning those who ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this is now .
Unfortunately , the rational , logical , humane , cost-effective and peaceful solution to so many problems in the US today is to end the war on pot and all other drugs as well .
However , no one who you will see on any televised debate stage will express a desire to end the war on drugs , much less the war on pot .
The special interests who line the pockets of politicians who perpetuate the war on drugs have far too much power .
There are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ locked in steel cages across this country , many of them are in for possession alone .
The slow and rusty cogs of the bureaucratic leviathan can ’ t turn fast enough .
For every non-violent drug offender freed by a forward-thinking governor , five more are thrown in prison in other states .
Why ?
Locking up drug users has proven to be quite the profitable venture .
It is much easier to walk out on the street corner and shakedown a teenager who may have an illegal plant in his pocket @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a rape or murder case .
The so-called “ Private ” Prisons know this and have subsequently found their niche in this immoral war on drugs .
The term Private Prison is a farce from the get-go .
A truly Private prison would not be solely funded by taxpayer dollars .
These Private prisons are nothing more than a fascist mixture of state and corporate , completely dependent upon the extortion factor of the state , i.e.
, taxation , as a means of their corporate sustenance .
A truly Private prison @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its population for the simple fact that it is particularly expensive to house inmates .
On the contrary , these fascist , or more aptly , corporatist prisons contractually require occupancy rates of 95 % -100 % .
The requirement for a 95 % occupancy rate creates a de facto demand for criminals .
Think about that for a second ; a need or demand for people to commit crimes is created by this corporatist arrangement .
The implications associated with demanding people commit crimes are horrifying .
Creating a completely immoral demand @ @ @ @ @ @ @ situation in which we find ourselves today .
People , who are otherwise entirely innocent , are labeled as criminals for their personal choices and thrown in cages .
We are now witnessing a vicious cycle between law enforcement , who must create and arrest criminals , and the corporatist prison system that constantly demands more prisoners .
The police and prison corporations know that without the war on drugs , this windfall of money , cars , and houses — ceases to exist .
As more and more states refuse to kidnap @ @ @ @ @ @ @ war will continue to implode .
We must be resilient in this fight .
If doing drugs bothers you , don ’ t do drugs .
When you transition from holding an opinion — to using government violence to enforce your personal preference , you become the bad guy .
Don ’ t be the bad guy .
Only through a lesser ignorance and the spreading of information will those who continue to enforce this immoral war be exposed as the tyrants they are .
The time is now for politicians and police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of history they want to be on — do they want to be remembered as the ones who courageously took a stand and refused to enforce immoral laws , or , do they want to be remembered as the ones who kidnapped , caged , and killed people for a plant that can help millions of people ?
It ’ s time to make a choice .

Finally! Colorado Grants Full, Unconditional Pardons To Thousands With Past Marijuana Convictions
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project
Waking Times
Colorado — Those members of government who are willing to challenge the status quo and stand against injustice are few and far between. Those members of government who not only stand against injustice but take action to reverse it are all but entirely mythical. Colorado Governor Jared Polis is not very mythical, however, he made a mythical move this week ande signed an executive order Thursday which grants a full, unconditional pardon to everyone convicted of possession of an ounce or less of marijuana.
According to Executive Order C 2020 004:
All individuals previously convicted in the State of Colorado of a petty offense, misdemeanor, or felony for possession of one (1) ounce or less of marijuana under the following provisions are hereby granted a full and unconditional pardon for that conviction. This Executive Order only applies to convictions of one (1) ounce or less of marijuana and no other charges or convictions are pardoned by this Executive Order. “We are finally cleaning up some of the inequities of the past by pardoning 2,732 convictions for Coloradans who simply had an ounce of marijuana or less. It’s ridiculous how being written up for smoking a joint in the 1970’s has followed some Coloradans throughout their lives and gotten in the way of their success,” Polis said. NORML Deputy Director Paul Armentano highlights the collateral consequences of a conviction, stating, “Thousands of citizens unduly carry the undue burden and stigmatization of a past conviction for behavior that is no longer considered to be a crime. Our sense of justice and our principles of fairness demand that officials move swiftly to right the past wrongs of cannabis prohibition and criminalization.”
Unlike other initiatives in states like Vermont and California, this is a sweeping pardon, meaning people do not have to apply for it. Those with state-level convictions as identified by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation are eligible for the pardon, and individuals do not need to submit an application in order to receive one.
The question most people are now asking is why the hell did this take so long? Colorado legalized marijuana in 2012. Why wasn’t this legislation passed then? Also, why stop at one ounce or less? Does possessing two ounces or more make you some kind of evil villain? Furthermore, why stop at marijuana? All drugs need to be legalized — now.
As states legalize marijuana at an ever increasing rate, what was once illegal in many states is now legal. However, many governors thus far have failed to advocate for releasing those who are currently incarcerated for the plant nor pardoning those who’ve been released. The time to do this is now.
Unfortunately, the rational, logical, humane, cost-effective and peaceful solution to so many problems in the US today is to end the war on pot and all other drugs as well. However, no one who you will see on any televised debate stage will express a desire to end the war on drugs, much less the war on pot.
The special interests who line the pockets of politicians who perpetuate the war on drugs have far too much power.
There are tens of thousands of non-violent drug offenders locked in steel cages across this country, many of them are in for possession alone. The slow and rusty cogs of the bureaucratic leviathan can’t turn fast enough. For every non-violent drug offender freed by a forward-thinking governor, five more are thrown in prison in other states. Why?
Locking up drug users has proven to be quite the profitable venture.
It is much easier to walk out on the street corner and shakedown a teenager who may have an illegal plant in his pocket than it is to examine the evidence in a rape or murder case. The so-called “Private” Prisons know this and have subsequently found their niche in this immoral war on drugs.
The term Private Prison is a farce from the get-go.
A truly Private prison would not be solely funded by taxpayer dollars. These Private prisons are nothing more than a fascist mixture of state and corporate, completely dependent upon the extortion factor of the state, i.e., taxation, as a means of their corporate sustenance.
A truly Private prison would have a negative incentive to boost its population for the simple fact that it is particularly expensive to house inmates. On the contrary, these fascist, or more aptly, corporatist prisons contractually require occupancy rates of 95%-100%.
The requirement for a 95% occupancy rate creates a de facto demand for criminals. Think about that for a second; a need or demand for people to commit crimes is created by this corporatist arrangement. The implications associated with demanding people commit crimes are horrifying.
Creating a completely immoral demand for “criminals” leads to the situation in which we find ourselves today. People, who are otherwise entirely innocent, are labeled as criminals for their personal choices and thrown in cages. We are now witnessing a vicious cycle between law enforcement, who must create and arrest criminals, and the corporatist prison system that constantly demands more prisoners.
The police and prison corporations know that without the war on drugs, this windfall of money, cars, and houses — ceases to exist.
As more and more states refuse to kidnap and cage marijuana users, the drug war will continue to implode. We must be resilient in this fight.
If doing drugs bothers you, don’t do drugs. When you transition from holding an opinion — to using government violence to enforce your personal preference, you become the bad guy. Don’t be the bad guy.
Only through a lesser ignorance and the spreading of information will those who continue to enforce this immoral war be exposed as the tyrants they are. The time is now for politicians and police to wake up and decide which side of history they want to be on — do they want to be remembered as the ones who courageously took a stand and refused to enforce immoral laws, or, do they want to be remembered as the ones who kidnapped, caged, and killed people for a plant that can help millions of people? It’s time to make a choice.


wakingtimes--2020-10-02--Hot Mic Moment: Lawmakers Admit Masks Are All “Political Theater”

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In a hot mic moment , Pennsylvania lawmakers admitted that the masking ritual is all political theatre .
The huge scam is being pushed on us from all sides , and it is beyond time to wake up to what is going on .
Pennsylvania State Representative Wendy Ullman and Governor Tom Wolf were caught joking off-camera about taking their masks off just before they spoke at a press conference touting the need to defend Obamacare during COVID-19 .
Politics is smoke in mirrors and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more .
The goal is the New World Order , and it ’ s being rolled out as I type this .
The admission that masks are nothing more than “ political theatre , ” took place yesterday .
Just as Ullman was preparing to speak behind the podium on Tuesday at a press conference north of Philadelphia , Wolf can be heard off-camera to her left , saying : Ullman walked toward Wolf , off-camera , and said : Wolf replies , “ OK , ” and the two Democrats share a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the podium and finishes her sentence , saying , “ so that it ’ s on camera.
” Ullman then took her mask off from behind the microphone , just before she spoke , according to a report by RT .
Wolf did the same when it was his turn to speak .
They called the press conference to speak about the need to protect Obamacare from being dismantled , especially amid the pandemic , by blocking Supreme Court justice nominee Amy Coney Barrett from being confirmed by the US Senate .
But @ @ @ @ @ @ @ figure out the ruling class is causing all of the trauma to everyday people .
It ’ s all a scam and a hoax .
The evidence is clear .
It ’ s time to do the hard work and admit we ’ ve been swindled by liars in suits .
By Tyler Durden / Republished with permission / Zero Hedge Like Waking Times on Facebook .
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Hot Mic Moment: Lawmakers Admit Masks Are All “Political Theater”
Tyler Durden, Zero Hedge
Waking Times
In a hot mic moment, Pennsylvania lawmakers admitted that the masking ritual is all political theatre. The huge scam is being pushed on us from all sides, and it is beyond time to wake up to what is going on.
Pennsylvania State Representative Wendy Ullman and Governor Tom Wolf were caught joking off-camera about taking their masks off just before they spoke at a press conference touting the need to defend Obamacare during COVID-19. Politics is smoke in mirrors and a distraction at this point. Nothing more. The goal is the New World Order, and it’s being rolled out as I type this.
The admission that masks are nothing more than “political theatre,” took place yesterday. Just as Ullman was preparing to speak behind the podium on Tuesday at a press conference north of Philadelphia, Wolf can be heard off-camera to her left, saying:
“So Wendy, I’m gonna take, I’m gonna take my mask off when I speak.”
Ullman walked toward Wolf, off-camera, and said:
“I will as well, just, I’m waiting so that we can do a little political theater.”
Wolf replies, “OK,” and the two Democrats share a laugh.
Ullman then walks back toward the podium and finishes her sentence, saying, “so that it’s on camera.”
Ullman then took her mask off from behind the microphone, just before she spoke, according to a report by RT. Wolf did the same when it was his turn to speak. They called the press conference to speak about the need to protect Obamacare from being dismantled, especially amid the pandemic, by blocking Supreme Court justice nominee Amy Coney Barrett from being confirmed by the US Senate.
But, fortunately, people are beginning to figure out the ruling class is causing all of the trauma to everyday people.
I joined Gov. Tom Wolf and state Sen. Steve Santarsiero to stress the necessity for affordable health care coverage for Pennsylvanians, especially in the midst of an unprecedented pandemic. Learn more:https://t.co/z22IXKM0Lf pic.twitter.com/WQZ7zffvoY — Rep. Wendy Ullman (@RepUllman) September 29, 2020
Gov. Wolf and Rep. Ullman caught on hot mic giggling and referring to masks as “political theater” The destruction of the livelihoods of millions of Pennsylvanians is no laughing matter and we don’t find this entertaining pic.twitter.com/M6hoJC15aS — Mayor Jondavid R. Longo (@JondavidRLongo) September 29, 2020
It’s all a scam and a hoax. The evidence is clear. It’s time to do the hard work and admit we’ve been swindled by liars in suits.
By Tyler Durden / Republished with permission / Zero Hedge
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wakingtimes--2020-10-03--Return Of The Warrior

Return Of The Warrior

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Are you wondering what the HELL is going on in this shit show reality ?
The sheer insanity of world events and the palpable madness of our spiritually unplugged leaders is spectacularly obvious even though the masses can not see it .
Floods and fires ravage the planet leaving disaster in their wake .
Seventy percent of wildlife has been destroyed in the last decade .
Hundreds of thousands of birds are dropping lifeless from the sky , dead fish line many coast lines and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what is going on ?
Planetary cycles within cycles are all ending in crescendo .
December 21st 2012 was the marker for the end of the twenty six thousand year period known as the Grand Cosmic Year .
And , the Old Year has to die before the New Year can begin .
Everything is about to change… .
and we will be literally hurled into an inconceivable new world .
The signs are already here for those who can see beyond the narrative pedaled by the matrix hive mind .
As we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reversal in event mode .
Two north poles battling it out and playing havoc with the jet stream .
The magnetosphere is weakening and as cosmic rays increase we can expect many challenges in the days and years to come .
Catastrophe is served up not only by the evil that runs this world but the cosmos in its cycles of creation and destruction .
It is time to choose our path amid the chaos that is erupting all around us .
We can either ride the mental fear train into oblivion or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our ancestral way of life and find inner peace .
Strange paradox , indeed !
For we do have incalculable power at our fingertips .
The question is how do we find it ?
There is much truth in the old adages : “ Knock and the door will open.
” “ Ask and you will receive.
” Visualise and knock on the spiritual door .
The gate that leads to a re-connection with archetypal aspects of Self .
Our eagle nature , wolf nature , bear nature , fox nature , hare @ @ @ @ @ @ @ – our natures both predator and prey .
Shaman ’ s of the older days understood that all things in the outer world were One in inner space and everything that exists is contactable .
Do not forget that we were all tribal once before evil overtook us .
It is no accident that our shamans and healers were taken by the government to lunatic asylums many in a ball and chain and later murdered .
No accident that sonic language – the language of the spirits was banned along with sacred ceremonies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over the world were brutalized by the bible toting invaders for speaking their native language .
What was the invading evil so afraid of ?
Could it be our spiritual power and the realities attached to them ?
Shamans know that man is two beings .
One is physical flesh and earth bound , and the other is his energetic or non physical counterpart…a realm of unlimited possibility .
Man also has two minds : the physical rational thinking mind called intellect which constantly talks and argues with itself – and the quiet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reality of Source – the mysterious force that vitalises all living things with the energy that we call ‘ life ’ .
I live with Native People .
My husband is a ‘ medicine man ’ in the Sundance way of life .
I have had the honour of being taught many things and to become cognizant that all physical life is energetic in essence .
Indigenous shamans knew that reality consisted of two parallel worlds that in the Yaqui tradition are known as the tonal ( physical ) and the nagual ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ spiritual power points were not atrophied as ours are today , the shamans of old knew that all life was infused with the spiritual power of Source , and that this invisible realm penetrated every aspect of our being .
And , that under certain conditions this power could be contacted and even become visible .
To focus power , a shaman needs allies in spiritual reality – this helper can be an animal , bird , reptile , insect , a wanagi ( ghost ) or any inanimate object such as stones @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being non physical beings can in fact take any form they like.The mystical mind of the shaman can fuse with all of life and become it .
He can shapeshift into a crow , a wolf or start a fire with his fingers !
See my article https : //www.heartstarbooks.com/a-thunder-being-nation/ If you are reading these words , the chances are you will have already experienced magic moments of connection .
A space where time , the I and the world disappears and , for a brief moment we are in the joyous state @ @ @ @ @ @ @ happen during a walk in the forest surrounded by the beautiful , patient energy of the trees .
Earthing with bare feet on the ground .
Drumming to the heartbeat of the planet .
Working with plants in the garden is a wonderful opportunity to commune with the standing nations .
For me , sun gazing is the ultimate spiritual experience .
A practice that allows me through visualisation to intentionally connect the little sun in my solar plexus to the outside sun in the sky… and the inner sun at the centre @ @ @ @ @ @ @ positive , the other negative and we are the third estate .
The children of the two suns and the apex of the triangle .
The tetrahedron of the third dimension Research the old religion of your ancestors and even though you might not know how to proceed with ceremonies of your own , if you open your heart and are ready to commit to Source with no agenda , no strings attached , then synchronicity will guide you .
Do not be afraid to sail uncharted seas for when we restore our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will soon become aware that everything in the natural world is listening .
When we ask questions of spiritual reality the answer can suddenly appear within our mind .
This response can be immediate or may take days and even weeks but reply they will .
Have no doubt , there is a spiritual war raging on this planet , and we need to get up to speed .
The first obstacle we have to overcome on the road to freedom is our thinking mind , the little ‘ I ’ that primps @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shut it up !
I recommend ritual , a reptilian trait that we can use to our advantage .
Ritual is ceremonial repetition or mantra and can help us stop the infernal chattering of the ego ’ s frightened mind .
We need a ceremonial direction in our lives as a stepping stone to mastery of ourselves .
If human beings and nature are a holistic living whole , then we should be able to contact planetary intelligence and awareness directly , and furthermore , we should have the spiritual ability to make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of focused spiritual attention .
This is the Art of causing change to occur in conformity with will , and births the sacred magician in ourselves .
This reality we call life , is an all pervading matrix of electromagnetic charge and no matter where we are , whether it be in our front room , prison cell , hospital bed , or high rise block of flats in the middle of the city , our thoughts can with intent , affect the energetic reality of Earth , i.e .
physical events can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ without us actually being present .
A directed loving spiritual action can have a physical response at any point on the planet .
Long distance doctoring and absent healings work on the same principle .
If we are the planet , and everything that exists , think of the energy that would be available to us , if we can overcome the deliberately designed and re-enforced illusion of separation .
If we focused our spiritual attention and intent without emotion , on a polluted site or waterway , a politician , or an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the world…think what might be possible .
This is a very exciting time to be alive .
The Rainbow Warriors have returned and like a silent wave waits for the appointed time to rise above the third world and wield the spiritual power so long denied us .
Get together with like minded people , find each other and pray for this world .
All you need is love in your heart and the desire to be of service to the planet .
You will get your answers and you will intuitively know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ listen to Wolf Totem by the Mongolian band The Hu .
Until next time , stay strong in spiritual reality .
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 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and essential oils .
Elva Thompson is on Amazon Author Central @ amazon.com/author/heartstar

Return Of The Warrior
Elva Thompson, Contributor
Waking Times
“It may be that some little root of the sacred tree still lives.
Nourish it then
That it may leaf
And bloom
And fill with singing birds! Hear me, that the people may once again
Find the good road
And the shielding tree.” – Black Elk
Dystopic reality
Are you wondering what the HELL is going on in this shit show reality? The sheer insanity of world events and the palpable madness of our spiritually unplugged leaders is spectacularly obvious even though the masses cannot see it. Floods and fires ravage the planet leaving disaster in their wake. Seventy percent of wildlife has been destroyed in the last decade. Hundreds of thousands of birds are dropping lifeless from the sky, dead fish line many coast lines and whales are beaching and dying.
So what is going on?
The end of a grand cycle
“We are men and our lot in life is to learn and to be hurled into inconceivable new worlds.”― Carlos Castaneda,
Planetary cycles within cycles are all ending in crescendo. December 21st 2012 was the marker for the end of the twenty six thousand year period known as the Grand Cosmic Year. And, the Old Year has to die before the New Year can begin. Everything is about to change…. and we will be literally hurled into an inconceivable new world. The signs are already here for those who can see beyond the narrative pedaled by the matrix hive mind.
As we speak, there is a magnetic pole reversal in event mode. Two north poles battling it out and playing havoc with the jet stream. The magnetosphere is weakening and as cosmic rays increase we can expect many challenges in the days and years to come. Catastrophe is served up not only by the evil that runs this world but the cosmos in its cycles of creation and destruction. It is time to choose our path amid the chaos that is erupting all around us. We can either ride the mental fear train into oblivion or we can return to the wisdom of our ancestral way of life and find inner peace.
Becoming brave
“We don’t need anyone to teach us sorcery, because there is really nothing to learn. What we need is a teacher to convince us that there is incalculable power at our fingertips. What a strange paradox!”― Carlos Castaneda
Strange paradox, indeed! For we do have incalculable power at our fingertips. The question is how do we find it?
There is much truth in the old adages: “Knock and the door will open.” “Ask and you will receive.” Visualise and knock on the spiritual door. The gate that leads to a re-connection with archetypal aspects of Self. Our eagle nature, wolf nature, bear nature, fox nature, hare nature, deer nature, etc. – our natures both predator and prey. Shaman’s of the older days understood that all things in the outer world were One in inner space and everything that exists is contactable.
All tribal once
Do not forget that we were all tribal once before evil overtook us. It is no accident that our shamans and healers were taken by the government to lunatic asylums many in a ball and chain and later murdered. No accident that sonic language – the language of the spirits was banned along with sacred ceremonies and spirit calling. Indigenous children all over the world were brutalized by the bible toting invaders for speaking their native language.
What was the invading evil so afraid of?
Could it be our spiritual power and the realities attached to them?
The spirit realm
Shamans know that man is two beings. One is physical flesh and earth bound, and the other is his energetic or non physical counterpart…a realm of unlimited possibility. Man also has two minds: the physical rational thinking mind called intellect which constantly talks and argues with itself – and the quiet mind that is connected to the spiritual reality of Source – the mysterious force that vitalises all living things with the energy that we call ‘life’.
I live with Native People. My husband is a ‘medicine man’ in the Sundance way of life. I have had the honour of being taught many things and to become cognizant that all physical life is energetic in essence.
“In the life of the Indian there was only one inevitable duty, – the duty of prayer – the daily recognition of the Unseen and Eternal. His daily devotions were more necessary to him than daily food. He wakes at day break, puts on his moccasins and steps down to the water’s edge. Here he throws handfuls of clear, cold water into his face, or plunges in bodily. After the bath, he stands erect before the advancing dawn, facing the sun as it dances upon the horizon, and offers his unspoken orison. His mate may precede or follow him in his devotions, but never accompanies him. Each soul must meet the morning sun, the new sweet earth and the Great Silence alone!” Ohiyesa
Indigenous shamans knew that reality consisted of two parallel worlds that in the Yaqui tradition are known as the tonal(physical) and the nagual(the non physical). Because their spiritual power points were not atrophied as ours are today, the shamans of old knew that all life was infused with the spiritual power of Source, and that this invisible realm penetrated every aspect of our being. And, that under certain conditions this power could be contacted and even become visible.
Spirit helpers or allies
To focus power, a shaman needs allies in spiritual reality – this helper can be an animal, bird, reptile, insect, a wanagi (ghost) or any inanimate object such as stones or power infused objects. The allies being non physical beings can in fact take any form they like.The mystical mind of the shaman can fuse with all of life and become it. He can shapeshift into a crow, a wolf or start a fire with his fingers! See my article http://www.heartstarbooks.com/a-thunder-being-nation/
Making contact
If you are reading these words, the chances are you will have already experienced magic moments of connection. A space where time, the I and the world disappears and, for a brief moment we are in the joyous state of connection to Source. This can happen during a walk in the forest surrounded by the beautiful, patient energy of the trees. Earthing with bare feet on the ground. Drumming to the heartbeat of the planet. Working with plants in the garden is a wonderful opportunity to commune with the standing nations.
For me, sun gazing is the ultimate spiritual experience. A practice that allows me through visualisation to intentionally connect the little sun in my solar plexus to the outside sun in the sky… and the inner sun at the centre of the earth. One sun is positive, the other negative and we are the third estate. The children of the two suns and the apex of the triangle. The tetrahedron of the third dimension
Touching base
Research the old religion of your ancestors and even though you might not know how to proceed with ceremonies of your own, if you open your heart and are ready to commit to Source with no agenda, no strings attached, then synchronicity will guide you. Do not be afraid to sail uncharted seas for when we restore our natural energetic balance magic happens. You will soon become aware that everything in the natural world is listening. When we ask questions of spiritual reality the answer can suddenly appear within our mind. This response can be immediate or may take days and even weeks but reply they will.
The obstacle
Have no doubt, there is a spiritual war raging on this planet, and we need to get up to speed. The first obstacle we have to overcome on the road to freedom is our thinking mind, the little ‘I’ that primps and postulates. Somehow we have to shut it up!
I recommend ritual, a reptilian trait that we can use to our advantage. Ritual is ceremonial repetition or mantra and can help us stop the infernal chattering of the ego’s frightened mind. We need a ceremonial direction in our lives as a stepping stone to mastery of ourselves.
Contact
If human beings and nature are a holistic living whole, then we should be able to contact planetary intelligence and awareness directly, and furthermore, we should have the spiritual ability to make changes in physical reality by the use of focused spiritual attention. This is the Art of causing change to occur in conformity with will, and births the sacred magician in ourselves.
This reality we call life, is an all pervading matrix of electromagnetic charge and no matter where we are, whether it be in our front room, prison cell, hospital bed, or high rise block of flats in the middle of the city, our thoughts can with intent, affect the energetic reality of Earth, i.e. physical events can take place ‘outside of ourselves’ without us actually being present. A directed loving spiritual action can have a physical response at any point on the planet. Long distance doctoring and absent healings work on the same principle.
If we are the planet, and everything that exists, think of the energy that would be available to us, if we can overcome the deliberately designed and re-enforced illusion of separation. If we focused our spiritual attention and intent without emotion, on a polluted site or waterway, a politician, or an individual that holds the purse strings of the world…think what might be possible.
This is a very exciting time to be alive. The Rainbow Warriors have returned and like a silent wave waits for the appointed time to rise above the third world and wield the spiritual power so long denied us.
Get together with like minded people, find each other and pray for this world. All you need is love in your heart and the desire to be of service to the planet. You will get your answers and you will intuitively know how to proceed.
Be sure to listen to Wolf Totem by the Mongolian band The Hu.
Until next time, stay strong in spiritual reality.
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--2020-10-03--Microchips, Nanotechnology And Implanted Biosensors: The New Normal?

Microchips , Nanotechnology And Implanted Biosensors : The New Normal ?
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U.S. military personnel will be the first subjects in nanotechnology trials in the pursuit of optimizing health and early detection of disease outbreaks .
Profusa has research contracts for bio-integrated sensors with the U.S. Department of Defense and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ( DARPA ) , pending U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval in early 2021 .
Profusa ’ s promotional video shows how the bio-integrated sensor enables a soldier to be tracked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to monitoring real-time biomarkers , such as oxygen levels and heart rate .
While this biotechnology is portrayed as potentially lifesaving to a soldier on the battlefield , the implications of GPS tracking individuals is a terrifying step towards a surveillance state in the general population .
Furthermore , tracking people in stages of sickness can only result in medical tyranny in the hands of any government .
The Profusa influenza study requires patients to wear the wearable version of the reader 24 hours a day , with continuous biomarker information collection into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ four stages of infection : healthy , infected , asymptomatic and recovery stage .
These unreliable detection stages could become the criteria for different levels of individual participation in society as experienced in the unsustainable COVID-19 state-level lockdowns for the masses .
Can it be reversed ?
Can it be refused ?
This Profusa nanotechnology has three components : an inserted sensor called hydrogel , a light-emitting fluorescent sensor reader on the surface of the skin and an electronic software component that transmits to an online database .
The SARS-CoV-2 vaccine plans to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ information on how the technology could be removed , if at all .
“ Tiny biosensors that become one with the body ” could imply a lifetime commitment .
The nanotechnology research at DARPA is very controversial and aims to create “ super soldiers ” with artificial intelligence that gives enhanced capabilities to humans such as heightened senses , tenfold vision and extraordinary strength .
According to a statement from DARPA , the program , known as the Neural Engineering System Design , “ aims to develop an implantable neural interface able to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ between the brain and electronics.
” Would these “ super powers ” and any side effects be permanent or life-limiting ?
The webpage of DARPA ’ s program notes that “ the most effective , state-of-the-art neural interfaces require surgery to implant electrodes into the brain.
” Is it ethical to require a soldier to implant nanotechnology as mission essential or for force protection ?
Can military personnel refuse nanotechnology embedded in a vaccine mandate or health order from the chain of command ?
Informed and uncoerced consent is the foundation of medical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for worldwide adoption of nanotechnology ?
The Institute for Soldiers Nanotechnologies at MIT and the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases are researching the use of nanotechnology based adjuvants in new vaccines for the military against malaria , tuberculosis , HIV and Ebola .
In addition to the concerns of experimental vaccines for military personnel , civilians will likely follow in vaccine mandates with nanotechnology .
Tracking individual location and personal metabolic data is far too much power for any government or health department .
And moreover , if the technology @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the government , then likely the technology has capability to also send biochemistry altering signals from the government to the person .
What are the limitations and safeguards for the government ’ s remote ability to affect or control a person ’ s thoughts , emotions and vital functioning ?
Nanotechnology could give data-based omnipotence to the controllers and create an oppressive world of governance in the guise of public health .
What you can do ?
Become more empowered to advocate for your health by registering for the Protecting Health and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Oct. 16-18 with 40 speakers , including Robert F. Kennedy , Jr .

Microchips, Nanotechnology And Implanted Biosensors: The New Normal?
Pam Long, Children’s Health Defense
Waking Times
U.S. military personnel will be the first subjects in nanotechnology trials in the pursuit of optimizing health and early detection of disease outbreaks. Profusa has research contracts for bio-integrated sensors with the U.S. Department of Defense and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), pending U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval in early 2021.
Health technology undermines freedom and privacy
Profusa’s promotional video shows how the bio-integrated sensor enables a soldier to be tracked by remote computers using GPS in addition to monitoring real-time biomarkers, such as oxygen levels and heart rate. While this biotechnology is portrayed as potentially lifesaving to a soldier on the battlefield, the implications of GPS tracking individuals is a terrifying step towards a surveillance state in the general population. Furthermore, tracking people in stages of sickness can only result in medical tyranny in the hands of any government. The Profusa influenza study requires patients to wear the wearable version of the reader 24 hours a day, with continuous biomarker information collection into a database, and aims to detect four stages of infection: healthy, infected, asymptomatic and recovery stage. These unreliable detection stages could become the criteria for different levels of individual participation in society as experienced in the unsustainable COVID-19 state-level lockdowns for the masses.
Can it be reversed? Can it be refused?
This Profusa nanotechnology has three components: an inserted sensor called hydrogel, a light-emitting fluorescent sensor reader on the surface of the skin and an electronic software component that transmits to an online database. The SARS-CoV-2 vaccine plans to incorporate this technology and there is no information on how the technology could be removed, if at all. “Tiny biosensors that become one with the body” could imply a lifetime commitment.
The nanotechnology research at DARPA is very controversial and aims to create “super soldiers” with artificial intelligence that gives enhanced capabilities to humans such as heightened senses, tenfold vision and extraordinary strength. According to a statement from DARPA, the program, known as the Neural Engineering System Design, “aims to develop an implantable neural interface able to provide advanced signal resolution and data-transfer bandwidth between the brain and electronics.” Would these “super powers” and any side effects be permanent or life-limiting? The webpage of DARPA’s program notes that “the most effective, state-of-the-art neural interfaces require surgery to implant electrodes into the brain.”
Is it ethical to require a soldier to implant nanotechnology as mission essential or for force protection? Can military personnel refuse nanotechnology embedded in a vaccine mandate or health order from the chain of command? Informed and uncoerced consent is the foundation of medical ethics.
Vaccines: the trojan horse for worldwide adoption of nanotechnology?
The Institute for Soldiers Nanotechnologies at MIT and the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases are researching the use of nanotechnology based adjuvants in new vaccines for the military against malaria, tuberculosis, HIV and Ebola.
According to this document, “Project 1.6 proposes to develop two platform technologies that safely and efficiently promote immune responses in the vaccination and therapeutic settings: lymph node targeting amphiphile-adjuvants and immune-targeting amphiphilic ligand-coated metal nanoparticles. These two approaches are ideally suited to targeting adjuvant compounds to lymphoid tissues and immunomodulators to immune cells during infection, respectively.”
In addition to the concerns of experimental vaccines for military personnel, civilians will likely follow in vaccine mandates with nanotechnology. Tracking individual location and personal metabolic data is far too much power for any government or health department. And moreover, if the technology can send biochemistry signals from the person to the government, then likely the technology has capability to also send biochemistry altering signals from the government to the person. What are the limitations and safeguards for the government’s remote ability to affect or control a person’s thoughts, emotions and vital functioning? Nanotechnology could give data-based omnipotence to the controllers and create an oppressive world of governance in the guise of public health.
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wakingtimes--2020-10-03--Subway Sandwich Bread Is Not Legally Bread, Irish Court Rules

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The bread used to make Subway sandwiches isn ’ t legally bread .
At least that ’ s what Ireland ’ s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday after an Irish Subway franchise tried to get out of paying value added tax ( VAT ) on its foodstuffs .
The franchise , Bookfinders Ltd , argued that its bread was a staple food and should therefore be exempt from the tax , The Guardian explained .
But Ireland ’ s Value-Added Tax Act of 1972 has a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can ’ t contain more sugar than 2 percent of the weight of flour in its dough .
Subway ’ s bread , however , contains five times more sugar than that .
“ In this case , there is no dispute that the bread supplied by Subway in its heated sandwiches has a sugar content of 10 % of the weight of the flour included in the dough , and thus exceeds the 2 % specified in subpara , ” the court ruled .
In fact , a six-inch Subway roll contains @ @ @ @ @ @ @ digestive cookies and slightly less than a Big Mac bun , The Guardian calculated .
Subway pushed back against a literal interpretation of the ruling and said it was reviewing the decision .
“ Subway ’ s bread is , of course , bread , ” the U.S. company said in a statement reported by NPR .
“ We have been baking fresh bread in our restaurants for more than three decades and our guests return each day for sandwiches made on bread that smells as good as it tastes.
” The case @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decision by the Revenue Commissioners not to refund it for VAT it had paid between 2004 and 2005 , The Irish Independent reported .
Bookfinders had been taxed at a rate of 9.2 percent but argued it should have been taxed at zero percent because it was selling staples .
By ruling Subway ’ s “ bread ” was too sweet to be a staple , the court rejected the franchise ’ s appeal .
This is not the first time the content of Subway ’ s sandwich bread has caused controversy .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the target of a petition urging it to stop using azodicarbonamide in its bread , Food & Wine pointed out .
Azodicarbonamide is a chemical used to whiten flour and condition dough , but it is also used in yoga mats and fake leather .
It is still approved for culinary use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration , but is banned from food in Australia and the EU .
Subway decided six years ago to honor the petition and ditch the ingredient .
“ Even though this ingredient is safe , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” the company said at the time .

Subway Sandwich Bread Is Not Legally Bread, Irish Court Rules
Olivia Rosane, EcoWatch
Waking Times
The bread used to make Subway sandwiches isn’t legally bread.
At least that’s what Ireland’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday after an Irish Subway franchise tried to get out of paying value added tax (VAT) on its foodstuffs. The franchise, Bookfinders Ltd, argued that its bread was a staple food and should therefore be exempt from the tax, The Guardian explained. But Ireland’s Value-Added Tax Act of 1972 has a very clear definition of bread: It can’t contain more sugar than 2 percent of the weight of flour in its dough. Subway’s bread, however, contains five times more sugar than that. “In this case, there is no dispute that the bread supplied by Subway in its heated sandwiches has a sugar content of 10% of the weight of the flour included in the dough, and thus exceeds the 2% specified in subpara,” the court ruled.
In fact, a six-inch Subway roll contains the same amount of sugar as two digestive cookies and slightly less than a Big Mac bun, The Guardian calculated. Subway pushed back against a literal interpretation of the ruling and said it was reviewing the decision. “Subway’s bread is, of course, bread,” the U.S. company said in a statement reported by NPR. “We have been baking fresh bread in our restaurants for more than three decades and our guests return each day for sandwiches made on bread that smells as good as it tastes.”


wakingtimes--2020-10-05--As COVID PPE Waste Litters The World, Company Makes Biodegradable Hemp Masks

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Despite all evidence pointing to fishing nets as the main culprit behind plastics in the ocean , in 2019 , California became the first state to ban drinking straws .
Those who violate this insane dictate are now “ guilty of a misdemeanor with each offense punishable by a fine of not less than $ 25 or more than $ 1,000 , or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not exceeding 6 months , or by both.
” Now , many Californians @ @ @ @ @ @ @ those pesky plastic straws because thanks to the state ’ s extreme lockdown measures , 1 in every 3 California restaurants who give out those straws will be permanently closing .
However , Californians have a new problem , bigger than than the straw problem ever was : PPE .
Over the weekend , during I Love a Clean San Diego ’ s Coastal Cleanup Day , volunteers were surprised to learn that personal protective equipment was making up a significant portion of the trash on the beaches .
According to a report @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s annual “ Creek to Bay ” cleanup , which was postponed several months and held in June due to the pandemic , the organization ’ s marketing manager Ian Monahan said volunteers “ saw PPE in spades , ” collecting 30 masks within the first half hour of the event from gutters , the boardwalk and tangled in coastal sage scrub .
Despite several cities in California passing laws which fine citizens for littering PPE — as if littering wasn ’ t already illegal — it has failed to prevent the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
While many folks think that the blue and white disposable masks are made from paper or cloth , they are actually made out of plastics like polypropylene , which , when thrown in the ocean , break down and become microplastics .
Sadly , it ’ s not just California who is seeing this problem either .
It is everywhere , in every state and every country .
It is estimated that over 200 billion masks and gloves are being discarded every single month across the planet with a shocking number of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ states like Texas , we are seeing similar problems .
In France , Joffrey Peltier , founder of the French non-profit Opération Mer Propre , warned about PPE becoming a new pollution problem back in June .
“ It ’ s the promise of pollution to come if nothing is done , ” said Peltier , according to the Guardian .
Sadly , it appears that nothing is really being done .
Littering is already illegal , and making PPE litter ‘ extra illegal ’ is showing to have very little effect .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ordered billions more disposable masks .
In fact , government ’ s around the planet appear the largest purchasers of disposable PPE which adds to the problem .
In Italy , during its lifting of lockdown phase , officials began ordering 1 billion masks and half a billion gloves per month , according to estimates from the Polytechnic of Turin .
According to a WWF report , “ if just 1 % of the masks were disposed of incorrectly and dispersed in nature , this would result in as many as 10 million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ While it is certainly understandable to amass large supplies of N95 masks for first responders , mass purchases of other disposable masks don ’ t make sense .
Nevertheless , California governor Gavin Newsom acted similarly and inked a billion dollar deal in April and has been purchasing 200 million disposable masks a month since .
And it is apparently having a significant impact .
Another side effect of government lockdowns raining down hell on the environment is to-go food containers .
Because many states forced restaurants to close except for to-go orders @ @ @ @ @ @ @ massive uptick in the use of disposable food containers .
Lynn Adams of the Pacific Beach Coalition in San Francisco said PPE coupled with food container trash is a massive problem .
Since many governments have legislated stricter penalties for PPE litter — and the problem has not subsided — it appears that we can not legislate our way out of this problem .
There are solutions—outside of the police state .
However , thanks to government regulations they are severely behind schedule .
Hemp , one of the most useful plants on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , including making plastic that is biodegradable and non-toxic .
Imagine a mask that would turn back to earth even if some asshole littered it .
Well , you no longer have to imagine it because thanks to the free market , they now exist .
As Reuters reports , the French hemp company Geochanvre pitches the hemp masks as a way to reduce plastic waste during the coronavirus pandemic from single-use protective gear that environmentalists say will take centuries to decompose and is polluting the oceans .
Sadly , companies like Geochanvre @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are in short supply thanks to a century of ignorance .
Had this infrastructure not been hindered by government over the last century , this article wouldn ’ t even be necessary .
Matt Agorist is an honorably discharged veteran of the USMC and former intelligence operator directly tasked by the NSA .
This prior experience gives him unique insight into the world of government corruption and the American police state .
Agorist has been an independent journalist for over a decade and has been featured on mainstream networks around the world .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the Free Thought Project .
Follow @ MattAgorist on Twitter , Steemit , and now on Minds .

As COVID PPE Waste Litters The World, Company Makes Biodegradable Hemp Masks
Matt Agorist, The Free Thought Project
Waking Times
Despite all evidence pointing to fishing nets as the main culprit behind plastics in the ocean, in 2019, California became the first state to ban drinking straws. Those who violate this insane dictate are now “guilty of a misdemeanor with each offense punishable by a fine of not less than $25 or more than $1,000, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not exceeding 6 months, or by both.”
Now, many Californians don’t have to worry about those pesky plastic straws because thanks to the state’s extreme lockdown measures, 1 in every 3 California restaurants who give out those straws will be permanently closing. However, Californians have a new problem, bigger than than the straw problem ever was: PPE.
Over the weekend, during I Love a Clean San Diego’s Coastal Cleanup Day, volunteers were surprised to learn that personal protective equipment was making up a significant portion of the trash on the beaches.
According to a report in Courthouse News, during the group’s annual “Creek to Bay” cleanup, which was postponed several months and held in June due to the pandemic, the organization’s marketing manager Ian Monahan said volunteers “saw PPE in spades,” collecting 30 masks within the first half hour of the event from gutters, the boardwalk and tangled in coastal sage scrub.
“PPE was the most remarkable change in our clean-up efforts,” Monahan said. “Typically it was plastic bags, but now it’s masks.”
Despite several cities in California passing laws which fine citizens for littering PPE — as if littering wasn’t already illegal — it has failed to prevent the litter, just like the straw ban.
While many folks think that the blue and white disposable masks are made from paper or cloth, they are actually made out of plastics like polypropylene, which, when thrown in the ocean, break down and become microplastics.
“It makes its way through the sewer system which ultimately flows through the ocean, and once in the system, they break down into microplastics. Plastic never goes away — it breaks down to the molecular level and infects the food system and marine life,” Monahan said.
Sadly, it’s not just California who is seeing this problem either. It is everywhere, in every state and every country. It is estimated that over 200 billion masks and gloves are being discarded every single month across the planet with a shocking number of them ending up in waterways.
Even states like Texas, we are seeing similar problems.
“Unfortunately, we’re seeing a significant uptick in the amount of PPE litter. Not only is it unsightly, it is also harmful to the environment and a danger to public health,” said Becky Ozuna, program administrator for the Don’t mess with Texas campaign. “When you’re done with your masks, gloves and wipes, do the right thing and dispose of them properly. This simple action helps keep Texas clean and safe.”
In France, Joffrey Peltier, founder of the French non-profit Opération Mer Propre, warned about PPE becoming a new pollution problem back in June. “It’s the promise of pollution to come if nothing is done,” said Peltier, according to the Guardian.
Sadly, it appears that nothing is really being done. Littering is already illegal, and making PPE litter ‘extra illegal’ is showing to have very little effect. Despite Peltier’s warning, France ordered billions more disposable masks. In fact, government’s around the planet appear the largest purchasers of disposable PPE which adds to the problem.
In Italy, during its lifting of lockdown phase, officials began ordering 1 billion masks and half a billion gloves per month, according to estimates from the Polytechnic of Turin.
According to a WWF report, “if just 1% of the masks were disposed of incorrectly and dispersed in nature, this would result in as many as 10 million masks per month polluting the environment.”
“Considering that the weight of each mask is about 4 grams, this would result in the dispersion of more than 40 thousand kilograms of plastic in nature,” the report stipulated.
While it is certainly understandable to amass large supplies of N95 masks for first responders, mass purchases of other disposable masks don’t make sense. Nevertheless, California governor Gavin Newsom acted similarly and inked a billion dollar deal in April and has been purchasing 200 million disposable masks a month since.
And it is apparently having a significant impact.
“Anecdotally there’s a lot of [PPE] out there, local coordinators throughout state are reporting large upticks of trash on shorelines and PPE in the environment,” Coastal Commission Marine Debris Program Manager Eben Schwartz told Courthouse News., noting the commission asked volunteers to log their trash collected, including PPE, through the Clean Swell app.
Another side effect of government lockdowns raining down hell on the environment is to-go food containers. Because many states forced restaurants to close except for to-go orders or outdoor dining, there was a massive uptick in the use of disposable food containers.
Lynn Adams of the Pacific Beach Coalition in San Francisco said PPE coupled with food container trash is a massive problem.
“I’ve never seen so much trash, public works can’t keep up with emptying the trash cans,” Adams said.
Since many governments have legislated stricter penalties for PPE litter — and the problem has not subsided — it appears that we cannot legislate our way out of this problem.
There are solutions—outside of the police state. However, thanks to government regulations they are severely behind schedule.
Hemp, one of the most useful plants on the planet, has thousands of applications, including making plastic that is biodegradable and non-toxic.
Imagine a mask that would turn back to earth even if some asshole littered it. Well, you no longer have to imagine it because thanks to the free market, they now exist.
As Reuters reports, the French hemp company Geochanvre pitches the hemp masks as a way to reduce plastic waste during the coronavirus pandemic from single-use protective gear that environmentalists say will take centuries to decompose and is polluting the oceans.
Sadly, companies like Geochanvre, who are making the hemp masks are in short supply thanks to a century of ignorance. Had this infrastructure not been hindered by government over the last century, this article wouldn’t even be necessary.
About the Author
Matt Agorist is an honorably discharged veteran of the USMC and former intelligence operator directly tasked by the NSA. This prior experience gives him unique insight into the world of government corruption and the American police state. Agorist has been an independent journalist for over a decade and has been featured on mainstream networks around the world. Agorist is also the Editor at Large at the Free Thought Project. Follow @MattAgorist on Twitter, Steemit, and now on Minds.


wakingtimes--2020-10-05--Thousands Protest Against German COVID-19 Restrictions

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Thousands of demonstrators in southern Germany protested the federal government ’ s new social distancing restrictions over the weekend , reported Reuters .
Demonstrators were seen in Konstanz , a city on Lake Constance , in southern Germany , on Saturday and Sunday , were displeased by Chancellor Angela Merkel ’ s new restrictions to limit the size of gatherings .
Merkel said she wants to avoid a full national lockdown as infection numbers are rising again in Europe ’ s largest economy .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s economy into the worst recession on record , decimating small and medium-sized businesses .
Police said counter-demonstrators were also seen in Konstanz .
These folks showed their support for the government ’ s virus response efforts to mitigate further spreading .
Between both groups , police said upwards of tens thousand demonstrators hit the streets over the weekend .
By Sunday afternoon , the situation remained calm in southern Germany .
Germany ’ s total cases surpassed 300,000 on Sunday as the reproduction value rose above 1.0 for the first time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jens Spahn recently announced new plans for rapid tests in critical areas , such as hospitals and nursing homes .
The latest resurgence in virus cases has been challenging for Germany to reopen its economy , resulting in a waning economic recovery .
Germany is not alone in rising cases .
France , the UK , and Spain face a similar threat in rising infections , crushing virus-induced recessions , and increasing resistance to tougher social distancing measures .
Approval of virus strategies to mitigate the spread is severely waning in the UK @ @ @ @ @ @ @ longer the virus persists , and the more tougher governments become , the increasing chance social unrest could spark up again this fall .
By Tyler Durden / Republished with permission / Zero Hedge Like Waking Times on Facebook .
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Thousands Protest Against German COVID-19 Restrictions
Tyler Durden, Zero Hedge
Waking Times
Thousands of demonstrators in southern Germany protested the federal government’s new social distancing restrictions over the weekend, reported Reuters.
Demonstrators were seen in Konstanz, a city on Lake Constance, in southern Germany, on Saturday and Sunday, were displeased by Chancellor Angela Merkel’s new restrictions to limit the size of gatherings.
“We want to act regionally, specifically and purposefully, rather than shutting down the whole country again – this must be prevented at all costs,” Merkel told a virtual news conference on Tuesday.
Merkel said she wants to avoid a full national lockdown as infection numbers are rising again in Europe’s largest economy. The lockdown from earlier this year crushed Germany’s economy into the worst recession on record, decimating small and medium-sized businesses.
Police said counter-demonstrators were also seen in Konstanz. These folks showed their support for the government’s virus response efforts to mitigate further spreading.
Between both groups, police said upwards of tens thousand demonstrators hit the streets over the weekend. By Sunday afternoon, the situation remained calm in southern Germany.
“So far, the situation is calm,” a police spokesman said. Reuters said, “civil rights activists, anti-vaxxers, neo-Nazis and members of far-right groups, including the opposition party Alternative for Germany (AfD), were in attendance” this weekend.
Germany’s total cases surpassed 300,000 on Sunday as the reproduction value rose above 1.0 for the first time in about a week. Health Minister Jens Spahn recently announced new plans for rapid tests in critical areas, such as hospitals and nursing homes.
The latest resurgence in virus cases has been challenging for Germany to reopen its economy, resulting in a waning economic recovery.
Germany is not alone in rising cases. France, the UK, and Spain face a similar threat in rising infections, crushing virus-induced recessions, and increasing resistance to tougher social distancing measures.
Approval of virus strategies to mitigate the spread is severely waning in the UK, France, and Spain.
The longer the virus persists, and the more tougher governments become, the increasing chance social unrest could spark up again this fall.
By Tyler Durden / Republished with permission / Zero Hedge
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