wakingtimes--2020-10-05--New Study Suggests Binge Drinking Could Damage Brain And Cause Lasting Anxiety

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A recent study suggests that binge drinking alcohol could seriously damage the brain in ways that increase the risk of cognitive-behavioral issues like anxiety .
The study , which was conducted by researchers at the University of Porto , found that just ten days of binge drinking cause immune cells in the brain to destroy connections between neurons , which leads to anxiety and other mental health issues .
It is important to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as the test subjects were mice , but these types of experiments typically give significant insight into how different substances affect the brains of humans .
Study co-author João Relvas , told Inverse that , “ [ We ] don ’ t have any reason to believe that the same mechanisms will not be operating in the human brain .
Even for a short period of time , excessive drinking is likely to affect the brain , increasing the level of anxiety , a relevant feature in alcohol abuse and addiction.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ especially amongst the younger population , have been widely underestimated and excessive alcohol drinking is socially relatively well tolerated .
Increasing public awareness and education of the young can , together with other measures , change the way society looks at alcohol intake , ” Relvas added .
In the study , the researchers broke the mice off into two groups .
One group was given alcohol over a 10 day time period , while the other group was not .
Half of the mice were given 1.5 grams per kilogram of ethyl @ @ @ @ @ @ @ equivalent of five drinks for an adult human that weighs 165 pounds .
After 10 days , the researchers looked at the mice ’ s brain tissue and found that the mice who consumed alcohol had significant damage to the area of the brain that controls complex cognition and decision making , which resulted in increased anxiety .
The researchers also determined the process that caused this damage in the brain .
They believe that alcohol boosts the production of an inflammatory molecule called TNF .
In further experiments , they used a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ found that it prevented anxiety and reduced the impact that the alcohol had on the brain .
Relvas also said that this drug could potentially be used to treat alcohol addiction .
However , the team does not recommend that anyone use TNF inhibitors while binge drinking , because further studies need to be done to confirm the safety and efficacy of the drugs for the purpose .
Furthermore , TNF inhibitors would not prevent any of the other damage that alcohol can do to the rest of the body .
His team @ @ @ @ @ @ @ month in the journal Science Signaling .

New Study Suggests Binge Drinking Could Damage Brain And Cause Lasting Anxiety
John Vibes, The Mind Unleashed
Waking Times
A recent study suggests that binge drinking alcohol could seriously damage the brain in ways that increase the risk of cognitive-behavioral issues like anxiety.
The study, which was conducted by researchers at the University of Porto, found that just ten days of binge drinking cause immune cells in the brain to destroy connections between neurons, which leads to anxiety and other mental health issues.
It is important to note that these were not human studies, as the test subjects were mice, but these types of experiments typically give significant insight into how different substances affect the brains of humans.
Study co-author João Relvas, told Inverse that, “[We] don’t have any reason to believe that the same mechanisms will not be operating in the human brain. Even for a short period of time, excessive drinking is likely to affect the brain, increasing the level of anxiety, a relevant feature in alcohol abuse and addiction.” “The dangers of alcohol drinking, especially amongst the younger population, have been widely underestimated and excessive alcohol drinking is socially relatively well tolerated. Increasing public awareness and education of the young can, together with other measures, change the way society looks at alcohol intake,” Relvas added.
In the study, the researchers broke the mice off into two groups. One group was given alcohol over a 10 day time period, while the other group was not. Half of the mice were given 1.5 grams per kilogram of ethyl alcohol each day, which is the equivalent of five drinks for an adult human that weighs 165 pounds.
After 10 days, the researchers looked at the mice’s brain tissue and found that the mice who consumed alcohol had significant damage to the area of the brain that controls complex cognition and decision making, which resulted in increased anxiety.
The researchers also determined the process that caused this damage in the brain. They believe that alcohol boosts the production of an inflammatory molecule called TNF.
In further experiments, they used a drug called pomalidomide to block TNF and found that it prevented anxiety and reduced the impact that the alcohol had on the brain.
The symptoms are “ultimately driven by increased secretion of TNF by microglia, as we show that reducing its production either pharmacologically or genetically can prevent synapse loss and anxiety,” Relvas says.
Relvas also said that this drug could potentially be used to treat alcohol addiction.
“This study suggests that regulating the levels of TNF might eventually be useful when treating alcohol addiction,” he said.
However, the team does not recommend that anyone use TNF inhibitors while binge drinking, because further studies need to be done to confirm the safety and efficacy of the drugs for the purpose.
Furthermore, TNF inhibitors would not prevent any of the other damage that alcohol can do to the rest of the body.
“Alcohol abuse is a leading cause of disease with a massive impact on human life and should be treated as so,” Relvas says.
His team’s findings were published earlier this month in the journal Science Signaling.
By John Vibes | Creative Commons | TheMindUnleashed.com


wakingtimes--2020-10-05--The Microchip Is HERE: DARPA Biochip To ‘Save’ Us From COVID Can Control Human DNA

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While half of the American voting public is no doubt waiting in earnest for the announcement of a release of the COVID vaccine and as totalitarian states and governments the world over attempt to require proof of negative tests before travel , a new tool in the shed of government surveillance and control is revealing itself .
While many are still attacking anyone warning of the “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Luddite , or religious fanatic , that microchip has arrived .
But governments aren ’ t having to market the chip as a method to track , trace , and control their populations .
Instead , they are marketing the chip as a way to track and detect COVID and other coronaviruses .
Clearly , this is a much easier sell to a public literally terrorized by their governments and mainstream media outlets for the last six months .
Raul Diego details the creation and coming rollout of the new biochip in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Microchip to Detect COVID-19 Could Hit Markets By 2021 , ” where he writes , The most significant scientific discovery since gravity has been hiding in plain sight for nearly a decade and its destructive potential to humanity is so enormous that the biggest war machine on the planet immediately deployed its vast resources to possess and control it , financing its research and development through agencies like the National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) , the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ( DARPA ) and HHS ’ BARDA .
The revolutionary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Derek Rossi in 2010 purely by accident .
The now-retired Harvard professor claimed in an interview with the National Post that he found a way to “ reprogram ” the molecules that carry the genetic instructions for cell development in the human body , not to mention all biological lifeforms .
These molecules are called ‘ messenger ribonucleic acid ’ or mRNA and the newfound ability to rewrite those instructions to produce any kind of cell within a biological organism has radically changed the course of Western medicine and science , even if @ @ @ @ @ @ @ As Rossi , himself , puts it : “ The real important discovery here was you could now use mRNA , and if you got it into the cells , then you could get the mRNA to express any protein in the cells , and this was the big thing.
” ( Source ) Here ’ s what the technology can do This new technology amounts to the remote control of biological processes .
As early as 2006 , DARPA was already researching how to identify viral , upper respiratory pathogens through its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ program , which led to the creation of the agency ’ s Biological Technologies Office ( BTO ) , as reported by Whitney Webb in a May article for The Last American Vagabond .
In 2014 , DARPA ’ s BTO launched its “ In Vivo Nanoplatforms ” ( IVN ) program , which researches implantable nanotechnologies , leading to the development of ‘ hydrogel ’ .
Hydrogel is a nanotechnology whose inventor early on boasted that “ If [ it ] pans out , with approval from FDA , then consumers could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to measure their levels of glucose , oxygen , and lactate.
” This contact lens-like material requires a special injector to be introduced under the skin where it can transmit light-based digital signals through a wireless network like 5G .
Once firmly implanted inside the body , human cells are at the mercy of any mRNA program delivered via this substrate , unleashing a nightmare of possibilities .
It is , perhaps , the first true step towards full-on transhumanism .
( Source ) Patrick Tucker of Defense One goes into a few @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He describes it as follows : The sensor has two parts .
One is a 3mm string of hydrogel , a material whose network of polymer chains is used in some contact lenses and other implants .
Inserted under the skin with a syringe , the string includes a specially engineered molecule that sends a fluorescent signal outside of the body when the body begins to fight an infection .
The other part is an electronic component attached to the skin .
It sends light through the skin , detects the fluorescent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wearer can send to a doctor , website , etc .
It ’ s like a blood lab on the skin that can pick up the body ’ s response to illness before the presence of other symptoms , like coughing .
You won ’ t be surprised by who supports this .
It is clear this project has support in the halls of the corporate world and the American government .
The private company created to market this technology , that allows for biological processes to be controlled remotely and opens the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ biological responses and , ultimately , our entire existence , is called Profusa Inc and its operations are funded with millions from NIH and DARPA .
In March , the company was quietly inserted into the crowded COVID-19 bazaar in March 2020 , when it announced an injectable biochip for the detection of viral respiratory diseases , including COVID-19 .
( Source ) The only obstacle is a delivery system , which though Moderna claims to be developing separately , is unlikely to get FDA approval before the federal government ’ s own @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Profusa ’ s DARPA-funded light sensor technology , which is expected to receive fast track authorization from the Food and Drug Administration by early 2021 and , more than likely , used to deploy a coronavirus vaccine with the capacity to literally change our DNA .
In addition , the Department of Health and Human Services ( HHS ) , is currently investigating Moderna ’ s patent filings , claiming it failed to disclose “ federal government support ” in its COVID vaccine candidate patent applications , as required by law .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ owning a 100 percent stake in mRNA-1273 .
( Source ) Take a microchip or face the consequences .
Activists and concerned citizens need to stop talking about the “ coming microchip ” and how they will refuse to be chipped when the time comes .
That time is now .
Soon , people all over the world are going to have a very difficult decision to make – take a microchip or face the consequences .
Judging by the amount of people walking around in masks during my trips to the supermarket @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are not in the favor of free humanity .
Most people will line up for it willingly .
Note : Listen to researcher Alan Watt of CuttingThroughTheMatrix.com discuss the biochip and much more in a historical and analytical context here : What do you think ?
Do you believe that the microchip everyone has been worried about will be delivered via a COVID vaccine ?
Do you expect the vaccine to become mandatory ?
We ’ d love to hear your thoughts on this in the comments .

The Microchip Is HERE: DARPA Biochip To ‘Save’ Us From COVID Can Control Human DNA
Robert Wheeler, The Organic Pepper
Waking Times
While half of the American voting public is no doubt waiting in earnest for the announcement of a release of the COVID vaccine and as totalitarian states and governments the world over attempt to require proof of negative tests before travel, a new tool in the shed of government surveillance and control is revealing itself.
The microchip has arrived.
While many are still attacking anyone warning of the “coming Microchip” as a conspiracy theorist, Luddite, or religious fanatic, that microchip has arrived.
But governments aren’t having to market the chip as a method to track, trace, and control their populations. Instead, they are marketing the chip as a way to track and detect COVID and other coronaviruses. Clearly, this is a much easier sell to a public literally terrorized by their governments and mainstream media outlets for the last six months.
Raul Diego details the creation and coming rollout of the new biochip in his article, “A DARPA-Funded Implantable Microchip to Detect COVID-19 Could Hit Markets By 2021,” where he writes, The most significant scientific discovery since gravity has been hiding in plain sight for nearly a decade and its destructive potential to humanity is so enormous that the biggest war machine on the planet immediately deployed its vast resources to possess and control it, financing its research and development through agencies like the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and HHS’ BARDA. The revolutionary breakthrough came to a Canadian scientist named Derek Rossi in 2010 purely by accident. The now-retired Harvard professor claimed in an interview with the National Post that he found a way to “reprogram” the molecules that carry the genetic instructions for cell development in the human body, not to mention all biological lifeforms. These molecules are called ‘messenger ribonucleic acid’ or mRNA and the newfound ability to rewrite those instructions to produce any kind of cell within a biological organism has radically changed the course of Western medicine and science, even if no one has really noticed yet. As Rossi, himself, puts it: “The real important discovery here was you could now use mRNA, and if you got it into the cells, then you could get the mRNA to express any protein in the cells, and this was the big thing.” (Source)
Here’s what the technology can do
This new technology amounts to the remote control of biological processes.
Diego continues:
As early as 2006, DARPA was already researching how to identify viral, upper respiratory pathogens through its Predicting Health and Disease (PHD) program, which led to the creation of the agency’s Biological Technologies Office (BTO), as reported by Whitney Webb in a May article for The Last American Vagabond. In 2014, DARPA’s BTO launched its “In Vivo Nanoplatforms” (IVN) program, which researches implantable nanotechnologies, leading to the development of ‘hydrogel’. Hydrogel is a nanotechnology whose inventor early on boasted that “If [it] pans out, with approval from FDA, then consumers could get the sensors implanted in their core to measure their levels of glucose, oxygen, and lactate.” This contact lens-like material requires a special injector to be introduced under the skin where it can transmit light-based digital signals through a wireless network like 5G. Once firmly implanted inside the body, human cells are at the mercy of any mRNA program delivered via this substrate, unleashing a nightmare of possibilities. It is, perhaps, the first true step towards full-on transhumanism. (Source) Patrick Tucker of Defense One goes into a few more specifics of how the biochip works. He describes it as follows:
The sensor has two parts. One is a 3mm string of hydrogel , a material whose network of polymer chains is used in some contact lenses and other implants. Inserted under the skin with a syringe, the string includes a specially engineered molecule that sends a fluorescent signal outside of the body when the body begins to fight an infection. The other part is an electronic component attached to the skin. It sends light through the skin, detects the fluorescent signal and generates another signal that the wearer can send to a doctor, website, etc. It’s like a blood lab on the skin that can pick up the body’s response to illness before the presence of other symptoms, like coughing.


wakingtimes--2020-10-05--Learn Your Body’s Energetic Language for Self-Healing

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Are you ready to discover how to speak energy ?
This healing way of dialoguing with your body — in its own language of feelings , sensations , thoughts , and symptoms — helps you to identify what ’ s needed and activate your miraculous ability to heal .
As adults , many of us have stopped listening to these important cues for what we need in any given moment , oftentimes not hearing what our body is saying until it shouts louder… and discomfort @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with your body in this way is the key to true healing , says medical intuitive and author Ellen Meredith .
It ’ s how you unite your three selves , body , mind , and spirit — which are constantly communicating just under the surface of your awareness — to collaborate in your healing .
On Wednesday , October 14 , you ’ ll discover how to create your own energy medicine unique to your specific needs to address all types of physical , emotional , or spiritual challenges — from autoimmune @ @ @ @ @ @ @ anxiety , insomnia , and loss of purpose .
You can register here for Learn Your Body ’ s Energetic Language for Self-Healing : Activate Your Built-In Power to Heal & Thrive With Energy Medicine : HERE !
• How to learn the language of your body and use its wisdom to create your own energy medicine to address any dis-ease or imbalance • Seven ways to change your perspective so you can start listening to your body , including how to open to subjective , as well as objective , insights about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ body , mind , and spirit — and strengthen your resilience during these challenging times • A guided exploration to connect your mind and body — through the language of metaphor — and communicate with your entire system to release stuck energies and restore energetic balance • An energy medicine exercise to rebalance and realign your physical body and energy system to help you live and “ circulate ” with greater wellbeing Using a rich vocabulary of gesture , sound , imagery , movement , rhythm , and more , you ’ ll @ @ @ @ @ @ @ show you what ’ s needed moment by moment .
You can then find ways to respond to your body energetically that will shift the patterns causing you pain .
It ’ s a simple process , yet as you ’ ll discover , it can shift the way you approach your wellbeing… and the results can be life-changing .
You can RSVP for free here : HERE !
P.S .
In Learn Your Body ’ s Energetic Language for Self-Healing : Activate Your Built-In Power to Heal & Thrive With Energy Medicine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a rich personalized vocabulary of energy medicine and activate your body ’ s miraculous ability to heal .
We hope you ’ re able to catch the event as scheduled… however , if you register and miss it , you ’ ll receive a downloadable recording as soon as it ’ s available : HERE !

Learn Your Body’s Energetic Language for Self-Healing
Waking Times
Are you ready to discover how to speak energy?
This healing way of dialoguing with your body — in its own language of feelings, sensations, thoughts, and symptoms — helps you to identify what’s needed and activate your miraculous ability to heal.
As adults, many of us have stopped listening to these important cues for what we need in any given moment, oftentimes not hearing what our body is saying until it shouts louder… and discomfort turns into illness.
Learning to communicate with your body in this way is the key to true healing, says medical intuitive and author Ellen Meredith. It’s how you unite your three selves, body, mind, and spirit — which are constantly communicating just under the surface of your awareness — to collaborate in your healing.
On Wednesday, October 14, you’ll discover how to create your own energy medicine unique to your specific needs to address all types of physical, emotional, or spiritual challenges — from autoimmune disorders and chronic diseases to depression, anxiety, insomnia, and loss of purpose.
You can register here for Learn Your Body’s Energetic Language for Self-Healing: Activate Your Built-In Power to Heal & Thrive With Energy Medicine: HERE!
During this self-empowering hour, you’ll discover:
How to learn the language of your body and use its wisdom to create your own energy medicine to address any dis-ease or imbalance
to address any dis-ease or imbalance Seven ways to change your perspective so you can start listening to your body, including how to open to subjective, as well as objective, insights about your health
Tools to support your body, mind, and spirit — and strengthen your resilience during these challenging times
A guided exploration to connect your mind and body — through the language of metaphor — and communicate with your entire system to release stuck energies and restore energetic balance
and restore energetic balance An energy medicine exercise to rebalance and realign your physical body and energy system to help you live and “circulate” with greater wellbeing
Using a rich vocabulary of gesture, sound, imagery, movement, rhythm, and more, you’ll begin to let your built-in guidance system show you what’s needed moment by moment. You can then find ways to respond to your body energetically that will shift the patterns causing you pain.
It’s a simple process, yet as you’ll discover, it can shift the way you approach your wellbeing… and the results can be life-changing.
You can RSVP for free here: HERE!
P.S. In Learn Your Body’s Energetic Language for Self-Healing: Activate Your Built-In Power to Heal & Thrive With Energy Medicine, you’ll begin to develop a rich personalized vocabulary of energy medicine and activate your body’s miraculous ability to heal.
We hope you’re able to catch the event as scheduled… however, if you register and miss it, you’ll receive a downloadable recording as soon as it’s available: HERE!


wakingtimes--2020-10-06--John Lennon at 80: One Man Against The Deep State ‘Monster’

John Lennon at 80 : One Man Against The Deep State ‘ Monster ’ Get the latest Waking Times articles delivered to your inbox .
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John Lennon , born 80 years ago on October 9 , 1940 , was a musical genius and pop cultural icon .
He was also a vocal peace protester and anti-war activist , and a high-profile example of the lengths to which the Deep State will go to persecute those who dare to challenge its authority .
Long before Julian Assange , Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning were being castigated for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s war crimes and the National Security Agency ’ s abuse of its surveillance powers , it was Lennon who was being singled out for daring to speak truth to power about the government ’ s warmongering , his phone calls monitored and data files illegally collected on his activities and associations .
For a while , at least , Lennon became enemy number one in the eyes of the U.S. government .
Years after Lennon ’ s assassination it would be revealed that the FBI had collected 281 pages of files on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Edgar Hoover , head of the FBI at the time , directed the agency to spy on the musician .
There were also various written orders calling on government agents to frame Lennon for a drug bust .
“ The FBI ’ s files on Lennon … read like the writings of a paranoid goody-two-shoes , ” observed reporter Jonathan Curiel .
Indeed , all of the many complaints we have about government today—surveillance , militarism , corruption , harassment , SWAT team raids , political persecution , spying , overcriminalization , etc.—were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ formed the basis of his call for social justice , peace and a populist revolution .
For all of these reasons , the U.S. government was obsessed with Lennon , who had learned early on that rock music could serve a political end by proclaiming a radical message .
More importantly , Lennon saw that his music could mobilize the public and help to bring about change .
Lennon believed in the power of the people .
Unfortunately , as Lennon recognized : “ The trouble with government as it is , is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people .
It controls them.
” For instance , in December 1971 at a concert in Ann Arbor , Mich. , Lennon took to the stage and in his usual confrontational style belted out “ John Sinclair , ” a song he had written about a man sentenced to 10 years in prison for possessing two marijuana cigarettes .
Within days of Lennon ’ s call for action , the Michigan Supreme Court ordered Sinclair released .
What Lennon did not know at the time was that government officials had been keeping strict @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as “ Mr .
Lennon.
” Incredibly , FBI agents were in the audience at the Ann Arbor concert , “ taking notes on everything from the attendance ( 15,000 ) to the artistic merits of his new song.
” The U.S. government , steeped in paranoia , was spying on Lennon .
By March 1971 , when his “ Power to the People ” single was released , it was clear where Lennon stood .
Having moved to New York City that same year , Lennon was ready to participate in political @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the “ monster ” that was financing the war in Vietnam .
The release of Lennon ’ s Sometime in New York City album , which contained a radical anti-government message in virtually every song and depicted President Richard Nixon and Chinese Chairman Mao Tse-tung dancing together nude on the cover , only fanned the flames of the conflict to come .
The official U.S. war against Lennon began in earnest in 1972 after rumors surfaced that Lennon planned to embark on a U.S. concert tour that would combine rock music with antiwar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fearing Lennon ’ s influence on about 11 million new voters ( 1972 was the first year that 18-year-olds could vote ) , had the ex-Beatle served with deportation orders “ in an effort to silence him as a voice of the peace movement.
” Then again , the FBI has had a long history of persecuting , prosecuting and generally harassing activists , politicians , and cultural figures .
Most notably among the latter are such celebrated names as folk singer Pete Seeger , painter Pablo Picasso , comic actor and filmmaker @ @ @ @ @ @ @ poet Allen Ginsberg .
Among those most closely watched by the FBI was Martin Luther King Jr. , a man labeled by the FBI as “ the most dangerous and effective Negro leader in the country.
” With wiretaps and electronic bugs planted in his home and office , King was kept under constant surveillance by the FBI with the aim of “ neutralizing ” him .
He even received letters written by FBI agents suggesting that he either commit suicide or the details of his private life would be revealed to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pursuit of King until he was felled by a hollow-point bullet to the head in 1968 .
As Lennon ’ s FBI file shows , memos and reports about the FBI ’ s surveillance of the anti-war activist had been flying back and forth between Hoover , the Nixon White House , various senators , the FBI and the U.S. Immigration Office .
Nixon ’ s pursuit of Lennon was relentless and in large part based on the misperception that Lennon and his comrades were planning to disrupt the 1972 Republican National Convention @ @ @ @ @ @ @ however , was misplaced .
Despite the fact that Lennon was not part of the “ lunatic ” plot , the government persisted in its efforts to have him deported .
Equally determined to resist , Lennon dug in and fought back .
Every time he was ordered out of the country , his lawyers delayed the process by filing an appeal .
Finally , in 1976 , Lennon won the battle to stay in the country when he was granted a green card .
As he said afterwards , “ I have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is where the action is .
I think we ’ ll just go home , open a tea bag , and look at each other.
” Lennon ’ s time of repose didn ’ t last long , however .
By 1980 , he had re-emerged with a new album and plans to become politically active again .
The Deep State has a way of dealing with troublemakers , unfortunately .
On Dec. 8 , 1980 , Mark David Chapman was waiting in the shadows when Lennon returned to his New York apartment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ car to greet the fans congregating outside , Chapman , in an eerie echo of the FBI ’ s moniker for Lennon , called out , “ Mr .
Lennon !
” Lennon turned and was met with a barrage of gunfire as Chapman—dropping into a two-handed combat stance—emptied his .38-caliber pistol and pumped four hollow-point bullets into his back and left arm .
Lennon stumbled , staggered forward and , with blood pouring from his mouth and chest , collapsed to the ground .
John Lennon was pronounced dead on arrival at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ neutralized.
” Yet where those who neutralized the likes of John Lennon , Martin Luther King Jr. , John F. Kennedy , Malcolm X , Robert Kennedy and others go wrong is in believing that you can murder a movement with a bullet and a madman .
Sadly , not much has changed for the better in the world since Lennon walked among us .
Peace remains out of reach .
Activism and whistleblowers continue to be prosecuted for challenging the government ’ s authority .
Militarism is on the rise , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , all the while the governmental war machine continues to wreak havoc on innocent lives across the globe .
For those of us who joined with John Lennon to imagine a world of peace , it ’ s getting harder to reconcile that dream with the reality of the American police state .
Meanwhile , as I point out in my book Battlefield America : The War on the American People , those who dare to speak up are labeled dissidents , troublemakers , terrorists , lunatics , or mentally ill and tagged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ or , worse , even shot and killed in their own homes by militarized police .
“ If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set , then there ’ d be peace.
” “ War is over if you want it.
” “ Produce your own dream… .
It ’ s quite possible to do anything , but not to put it on the leaders… .
You have to do it yourself .
That ’ s what the great masters and mistresses have been saying ever since time began .
They can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ little instructions in various books that are now called holy and worshipped for the cover of the book and not for what it says , but the instructions are all there for all to see , have always been and always will be .
There ’ s nothing new under the sun .
All the roads lead to Rome .
And people can not provide it for you .
I can ’ t wake you up .
You can wake you up .
I can ’ t cure you .
You can cure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you wish for ; It ’ s something you make , Something you do , Something you are , And something you give away.
” “ If you want peace , you won ’ t get it with violence.
” And my favorite advice of all : “ Say you want a revolution / We better get on right away / Well you get on your feet / And out on the street / Singing power to the people.
” Constitutional attorney and author John W. Whitehead is founder and president of The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ John Lennon at 80 : One Man Against the Deep State ‘ Monster ’ ) was originally published .
He is the author of A Government of Wolves : The Emerging American Police State and The Change Manifesto .

John Lennon at 80: One Man Against The Deep State ‘Monster’
John W. Whitehead, Rutherford
Waking Times
“You gotta remember, establishment, it’s just a name for evil. The monster doesn’t care whether it kills all the students or whether there’s a revolution. It’s not thinking logically, it’s out of control.”—John Lennon (1969)
John Lennon, born 80 years ago on October 9, 1940, was a musical genius and pop cultural icon.
He was also a vocal peace protester and anti-war activist, and a high-profile example of the lengths to which the Deep State will go to persecute those who dare to challenge its authority.
Long before Julian Assange, Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning were being castigated for blowing the whistle on the government’s war crimes and the National Security Agency’s abuse of its surveillance powers, it was Lennon who was being singled out for daring to speak truth to power about the government’s warmongering, his phone calls monitored and data files illegally collected on his activities and associations.
For a while, at least, Lennon became enemy number one in the eyes of the U.S. government.
Years after Lennon’s assassination it would be revealed that the FBI had collected 281 pages of files on him, including song lyrics. J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI at the time, directed the agency to spy on the musician. There were also various written orders calling on government agents to frame Lennon for a drug bust. “The FBI’s files on Lennon … read like the writings of a paranoid goody-two-shoes,” observed reporter Jonathan Curiel.
As the New York Times notes, “Critics of today’s domestic surveillance object largely on privacy grounds. They have focused far less on how easily government surveillance can become an instrument for the people in power to try to hold on to power. ‘The U.S. vs. John Lennon’ … is the story not only of one man being harassed, but of a democracy being undermined.”
Indeed, all of the many complaints we have about government today—surveillance, militarism, corruption, harassment, SWAT team raids, political persecution, spying, overcriminalization, etc.—were present in Lennon’s day and formed the basis of his call for social justice, peace and a populist revolution.
For all of these reasons, the U.S. government was obsessed with Lennon, who had learned early on that rock music could serve a political end by proclaiming a radical message. More importantly, Lennon saw that his music could mobilize the public and help to bring about change. Lennon believed in the power of the people. Unfortunately, as Lennon recognized: “The trouble with government as it is, is that it doesn’t represent the people. It controls them.”
However, as Martin Lewis writing for Time notes: “John Lennon was not God. But he earned the love and admiration of his generation by creating a huge body of work that inspired and led. The appreciation for him deepened because he then instinctively decided to use his celebrity as a bully pulpit for causes greater than his own enrichment or self-aggrandizement.”
For instance, in December 1971 at a concert in Ann Arbor, Mich., Lennon took to the stage and in his usual confrontational style belted out “John Sinclair,” a song he had written about a man sentenced to 10 years in prison for possessing two marijuana cigarettes. Within days of Lennon’s call for action, the Michigan Supreme Court ordered Sinclair released.
What Lennon did not know at the time was that government officials had been keeping strict tabs on the ex-Beatle they referred to as “Mr. Lennon.” Incredibly, FBI agents were in the audience at the Ann Arbor concert, “taking notes on everything from the attendance (15,000) to the artistic merits of his new song.”
The U.S. government, steeped in paranoia, was spying on Lennon.
By March 1971, when his “Power to the People” single was released, it was clear where Lennon stood. Having moved to New York City that same year, Lennon was ready to participate in political activism against the U. S. government, the “monster” that was financing the war in Vietnam.
The release of Lennon’s Sometime in New York City album, which contained a radical anti-government message in virtually every song and depicted President Richard Nixon and Chinese Chairman Mao Tse-tung dancing together nude on the cover, only fanned the flames of the conflict to come.
The official U.S. war against Lennon began in earnest in 1972 after rumors surfaced that Lennon planned to embark on a U.S. concert tour that would combine rock music with antiwar organizing and voter registration. Nixon, fearing Lennon’s influence on about 11 million new voters (1972 was the first year that 18-year-olds could vote), had the ex-Beatle served with deportation orders “in an effort to silence him as a voice of the peace movement.”
Then again, the FBI has had a long history of persecuting, prosecuting and generally harassing activists, politicians, and cultural figures. Most notably among the latter are such celebrated names as folk singer Pete Seeger, painter Pablo Picasso, comic actor and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin, comedian Lenny Bruce and poet Allen Ginsberg.
Among those most closely watched by the FBI was Martin Luther King Jr., a man labeled by the FBI as “the most dangerous and effective Negro leader in the country.” With wiretaps and electronic bugs planted in his home and office, King was kept under constant surveillance by the FBI with the aim of “neutralizing” him. He even received letters written by FBI agents suggesting that he either commit suicide or the details of his private life would be revealed to the public. The FBI kept up its pursuit of King until he was felled by a hollow-point bullet to the head in 1968.
While Lennon was not—as far as we know—being blackmailed into suicide, he was the subject of a four-year campaign of surveillance and harassment by the U.S. government (spearheaded by FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover), an attempt by President Richard Nixon to have him “neutralized” and deported. As Adam Cohen of the New York Times points out, “The F.B.I.’s surveillance of Lennon is a reminder of how easily domestic spying can become unmoored from any legitimate law enforcement purpose. What is more surprising, and ultimately more unsettling, is the degree to which the surveillance turns out to have been intertwined with electoral politics.”
As Lennon’s FBI file shows, memos and reports about the FBI’s surveillance of the anti-war activist had been flying back and forth between Hoover, the Nixon White House, various senators, the FBI and the U.S. Immigration Office.
Nixon’s pursuit of Lennon was relentless and in large part based on the misperception that Lennon and his comrades were planning to disrupt the 1972 Republican National Convention. The government’s paranoia, however, was misplaced.
Left-wing activists who were on government watch lists and who shared an interest in bringing down the Nixon Administration had been congregating at Lennon’s New York apartment. But when they revealed that they were planning to cause a riot, Lennon balked. As he recounted in a 1980 interview, “We said, We ain’t buying this. We’re not going to draw children into a situation to create violence so you can overthrow what? And replace it with what? . . . It was all based on this illusion, that you can create violence and overthrow what is, and get communism or get some right-wing lunatic or a left-wing lunatic. They’re all lunatics.”
Despite the fact that Lennon was not part of the “lunatic” plot, the government persisted in its efforts to have him deported. Equally determined to resist, Lennon dug in and fought back. Every time he was ordered out of the country, his lawyers delayed the process by filing an appeal. Finally, in 1976, Lennon won the battle to stay in the country when he was granted a green card. As he said afterwards, “I have a love for this country…. This is where the action is. I think we’ll just go home, open a tea bag, and look at each other.”
Lennon’s time of repose didn’t last long, however. By 1980, he had re-emerged with a new album and plans to become politically active again.
The old radical was back and ready to cause trouble. In his final interview on Dec. 8, 1980, Lennon mused, “The whole map’s changed and we’re going into an unknown future, but we’re still all here, and while there’s life there’s hope.”
The Deep State has a way of dealing with troublemakers, unfortunately. On Dec. 8, 1980, Mark David Chapman was waiting in the shadows when Lennon returned to his New York apartment building. As Lennon stepped outside the car to greet the fans congregating outside, Chapman, in an eerie echo of the FBI’s moniker for Lennon, called out, “Mr. Lennon!”
Lennon turned and was met with a barrage of gunfire as Chapman—dropping into a two-handed combat stance—emptied his .38-caliber pistol and pumped four hollow-point bullets into his back and left arm. Lennon stumbled, staggered forward and, with blood pouring from his mouth and chest, collapsed to the ground.
John Lennon was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. He had finally been “neutralized.”
Yet where those who neutralized the likes of John Lennon, Martin Luther King Jr., John F. Kennedy, Malcolm X, Robert Kennedy and others go wrong is in believing that you can murder a movement with a bullet and a madman.
Thankfully, Lennon’s legacy lives on in his words, his music and his efforts to speak truth to power. As Yoko Ono shared in a 2014 letter to the parole board tasked with determining whether Chapman should be released: “A man of humble origin, [John Lennon] brought light and hope to the whole world with his words and music. He tried to be a good power for the world, and he was. He gave encouragement, inspiration and dreams to people regardless of their race, creed and gender.”
Sadly, not much has changed for the better in the world since Lennon walked among us.
Peace remains out of reach. Activism and whistleblowers continue to be prosecuted for challenging the government’s authority. Militarism is on the rise, with local police dressed like the military, all the while the governmental war machine continues to wreak havoc on innocent lives across the globe.
For those of us who joined with John Lennon to imagine a world of peace, it’s getting harder to reconcile that dream with the reality of the American police state.
Meanwhile, as I point out in my book Battlefield America: The War on the American People, those who dare to speak up are labeled dissidents, troublemakers, terrorists, lunatics, or mentally ill and tagged for surveillance, censorship, involuntary detention or, worse, even shot and killed in their own homes by militarized police.
As Lennon shared in a 1968 interview:
“I think all our society is run by insane people for insane objectives… I think we’re being run by maniacs for maniacal means. If anybody can put on paper what our government and the American government and the Russian… Chinese… what they are actually trying to do, and what they think they’re doing, I’d be very pleased to know what they think they’re doing. I think they’re all insane. But I’m liable to be put away as insane for expressing that. That’s what’s insane about it.”
So what’s the answer?
Lennon had a multitude of suggestions.
“If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there’d be peace.” “War is over if you want it.” “Produce your own dream…. It’s quite possible to do anything, but not to put it on the leaders…. You have to do it yourself. That’s what the great masters and mistresses have been saying ever since time began. They can point the way, leave signposts and little instructions in various books that are now called holy and worshipped for the cover of the book and not for what it says, but the instructions are all there for all to see, have always been and always will be. There’s nothing new under the sun. All the roads lead to Rome. And people cannot provide it for you. I can’t wake you up. You can wake you up. I can’t cure you. You can cure you.” “Peace is not something you wish for; It’s something you make, Something you do, Something you are, And something you give away.” “If you want peace, you won’t get it with violence.” And my favorite advice of all: “Say you want a revolution / We better get on right away / Well you get on your feet / And out on the street / Singing power to the people.”
About the Author
Constitutional attorney and author John W. Whitehead is founder and president of The Rutherford Institute, where this article (John Lennon at 80: One Man Against the Deep State ‘Monster’) was originally published. He is the author of A Government of Wolves: The Emerging American Police State and The Change Manifesto.


wakingtimes--2020-10-06--Surprising New Study Shows Crows Experience Complex Subjective Experiences and Consciousness

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Consciousness is one of the greatest mysteries in the universe and humans are still in the dark on a wide range of related scientific questions , but a new paper is presenting a fascinating plot twist in the story of conscious perception on Earth .
Based on the first experimental study of its kind , the authors suggest that crows experience conscious perception and subjective awareness in ways that are neurologically similar to humans and non-human primates .
The results of the new study provide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ crows – and , presumably , other birds and non-primate animals – are capable of vastly more complex cognitive processes than previously believed .
The lead author of the study , Andreas Nieder , says : Nieder and his neuroscience research team at the University of Tübingen conducted the study by measuring the brain signals of corvid songbirds as they received visual sensory input and simultaneously documenting their behavior .
The results , which stunned the scientists , demonstrated the birds experience a form of conscious perception that was previously considered the domain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reason the results were so surprising is that birds have very different brain structures than humans and non-human primates , who have a cerebral cortex .
Until now , many scientists have considered the cerebral cortex the main mechanism for the production of strong subjective experiences .
While crows and other corvid birds have demonstrated cleverness and the ability to solve puzzles , they were not thought to subjectively analyze the external world .
Brain scans from the new experiment suggest otherwise and , according to Nieder , this could have ramifications for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Earth and its evolution across a wide variety of species .
The finding could alter how we view the evolution of consciousness .
Some scientists believe that there may have been multiple different forms of sentient awareness that developed independently across the world in different species .
In addition to bolstering the study of consciousness in non-human species , the work could help change the way we view animals in general , as we learn that they have their own universe of perception , replete with their own subjective feelings and reactions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ phrase “ bird brain ” may be on the chopping block .

Surprising New Study Shows Crows Experience Complex Subjective Experiences and Consciousness
Jake Anderson, The Mind Unleashed
Waking Times
Consciousness is one of the greatest mysteries in the universe and humans are still in the dark on a wide range of related scientific questions, but a new paper is presenting a fascinating plot twist in the story of conscious perception on Earth. Based on the first experimental study of its kind, the authors suggest that crows experience conscious perception and subjective awareness in ways that are neurologically similar to humans and non-human primates.
The results of the new study provide the first experimental neurological data suggesting that crows – and, presumably, other birds and non-primate animals – are capable of vastly more complex cognitive processes than previously believed.
The lead author of the study, Andreas Nieder, says:
“The results of our study opens up a new way of looking at the evolution of awareness and its neurobiological constraints.”
Nieder and his neuroscience research team at the University of Tübingen conducted the study by measuring the brain signals of corvid songbirds as they received visual sensory input and simultaneously documenting their behavior. The results, which stunned the scientists, demonstrated the birds experience a form of conscious perception that was previously considered the domain of humans and other primates.
“Nerve cells that represent visual input without subjective components are expected to respond in the same way to a visual stimulus of constant intensity,” Nieder explains. “Our results, however, conclusively show that nerve cells at higher processing levels of the crow’s brain are influenced by subjective experience, or more precisely, produce subjective experiences.”
The reason the results were so surprising is that birds have very different brain structures than humans and non-human primates, who have a cerebral cortex. Until now, many scientists have considered the cerebral cortex the main mechanism for the production of strong subjective experiences. While crows and other corvid birds have demonstrated cleverness and the ability to solve puzzles, they were not thought to subjectively analyze the external world.
Brain scans from the new experiment suggest otherwise and, according to Nieder, this could have ramifications for how we study the origins of consciousness on Earth and its evolution across a wide variety of species.
“The last common ancestors of humans and crows lived 320 million years ago,” the neurobiologist states. “It is possible that the consciousness of perception arose back then and has been passed down ever since…the capability of conscious experience can be realized in differently structured brains and independently of the cerebral cortex.”
The finding could alter how we view the evolution of consciousness. Some scientists believe that there may have been multiple different forms of sentient awareness that developed independently across the world in different species.
In addition to bolstering the study of consciousness in non-human species, the work could help change the way we view animals in general, as we learn that they have their own universe of perception, replete with their own subjective feelings and reactions.
At the very least, the phrase “bird brain” may be on the chopping block.
By Jake Anderson | Creative Commons | TheMindUnleashed.com


wakingtimes--2020-10-06--59 Ancient Coffins, Buried For 2,600 Years, Discovered In Incredible Archaeological Find In Egypt

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59 well-preserved and sealed wooden coffins were recently discovered by archeologists in Egypt , and it is possible that there could be even more waiting to be discovered .
Three weeks ago researchers first announced that they found 13 coffins , and then further searches in the area revealed that there were even more .
Scientists estimate that the coffins were buried over 2,500 years ago , and some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cloth that showed hieroglyphic inscriptions .
The discovery was made in the burial ground of Saqqara , which is located just south of Cairo , near the 4,700-year-old pyramid of Djoser .
Tourism and Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anani said that the coffins can be dated back to the Late Period of ancient Egypt , which is estimated to be from the sixth or seventh century BC .
Other artifacts have been discovered as well , including a bronze figurine depicting Nefertem , an ancient god of the lotus blossom , as well as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scarab beetles .
Dozens of statues were also found in the same area that the coffins were discovered .
It is suspected that the coffins belonged to high ranking figures in ancient Egyptian society , likely from the 26th dynasty .
The coffins will be taken to the Grand Egyptian Museum on the Giza Plateau , which is currently being built .
The museum is expected to open soon , but the opening has already been delayed several times .
At this point , the most recent opening date for the museum is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ feature an entire hall dedicated to the sarcophagi that were found in the region , and this hall will reportedly hold the new discoveries .
Saqqara , where the discovery was made features numerous pyramids , including the world-famous Step pyramid of Djoser , which is sometimes called the Step Tomb due to its rectangular base , as well as a number of mastaba tombs .
Saqqara and the surrounding areas of Abusir and Dahshur suffered damage by looters during the 2011 Egyptian protests .
Storerooms were broken into , but the monuments @ @ @ @ @ @ @ discoveries have been made at the site in recent years .
Some findings have been dated back to as far as 4,000 years ago .

59 Ancient Coffins, Buried For 2,600 Years, Discovered In Incredible Archaeological Find In Egypt
John Vibes, The Mind Unleashed
Waking Times
59 well-preserved and sealed wooden coffins were recently discovered by archeologists in Egypt, and it is possible that there could be even more waiting to be discovered.
Three weeks ago researchers first announced that they found 13 coffins, and then further searches in the area revealed that there were even more. Scientists estimate that the coffins were buried over 2,500 years ago, and some of the remains were wrapped in burial cloth that showed hieroglyphic inscriptions.
The discovery was made in the burial ground of Saqqara, which is located just south of Cairo, near the 4,700-year-old pyramid of Djoser.
“We are very happy about this discovery,” said Mostafa Waziri, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities in the Egyptian government.
Egypt says archaeologists unearthed dozens of ancient coffins in a vast necropolis south of Cairo. An official says most of the at least 59 sealed sarcophagi had mummies inside. They were buried in three wells more than 2,600 years ago. https://t.co/c2pYwG9iHi — The Associated Press (@AP) October 3, 2020
Tourism and Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anani said that the coffins can be dated back to the Late Period of ancient Egypt, which is estimated to be from the sixth or seventh century BC.
59 coffins were discovered at a BURIAL site in Egypt. Lol is this a teaser of 2020’s season finale?? Photos from @Reuters pic.twitter.com/MImzlXqELy — Jules Guiang (@julesguiang) October 4, 2020
I have witnessed the opening of one of the coffins … the mummy seems as if it was mummified yesterday,” al-Anani said, according to Aljazeera.
Other artifacts have been discovered as well, including a bronze figurine depicting Nefertem, an ancient god of the lotus blossom, as well as mummified animals like snakes, birds, scarab beetles. Dozens of statues were also found in the same area that the coffins were discovered.
It is suspected that the coffins belonged to high ranking figures in ancient Egyptian society, likely from the 26th dynasty.
The coffins will be taken to the Grand Egyptian Museum on the Giza Plateau, which is currently being built. The museum is expected to open soon, but the opening has already been delayed several times. At this point, the most recent opening date for the museum is planned for 2021.
Major #archaeological #discovery in #Saqqara❗
59 sealed sarcophagi, with #mummies inside most of them, were found that had been buried in three wells more than 2,600 years ago. The decorated coffins were made for priests, top officials and elites from the Pharaonic Late Period. pic.twitter.com/RD4tnZzu1a — INSIDE EGYPT (@InsideEgypt) October 3, 2020
The museum will feature an entire hall dedicated to the sarcophagi that were found in the region, and this hall will reportedly hold the new discoveries.
Saqqara, where the discovery was made features numerous pyramids, including the world-famous Step pyramid of Djoser, which is sometimes called the Step Tomb due to its rectangular base, as well as a number of mastaba tombs.
Saqqara and the surrounding areas of Abusir and Dahshur suffered damage by looters during the 2011 Egyptian protests. Storerooms were broken into, but the monuments were mostly unharmed. A series of discoveries have been made at the site in recent years. Some findings have been dated back to as far as 4,000 years ago.
By John Vibes | Creative Commons | TheMindUnleashed.com


wakingtimes--2020-10-08--Military Bases On The Moon – U.S. Plans To Weaponize The Earth’s Satellite

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In July , Dmitry Rogozin , Director General of Roscosmos , cited the U.S. “ retreat from principles of cooperation and mutual support ” to justify Russia ’ s refusal to join the latest U.S. space initiative : to build lunar bases .
Rogozin was likely referring to the U.S. refusal to renew the Intermediate-range Forces Treaty and its intention to back out of the Open Skies Treaty .
Russia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Russian planet.
” The U.S. continues to reject Sino-Russian efforts to strengthen the Outer Space Treaty 1967 , to prohibit the weaponization of space .
Doing so would interfere with U.S. plans for “ full spectrum dominance.
” Last week on 22 September , the National Aeronautical and Space Administration ( NASA ) signed a memorandum with the Department of Defense ( DOD ) .
The signers were NASA ’ s administrator , Jim Bridenstine , and the U.S. Space Force Chief of Operations General , John Raymond .
The signing of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ context of NASA ’ s Artemis program .
In December 2017 , Donald Trump signed the Presidential Memorandum on Reinvigorating America ’ s Human Space Exploration Program .
It was an update of Obama ’ s space policy , adding that the U.S. will : “ Lead an innovative and sustainable program of exploration with commercial and international partners to enable human expansion across the solar system and to bring back to Earth new knowledge and opportunities.
” NASA ’ s Artemis program oversees the U.S. mission to exploit the moon , including @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the lunar South Pole , probably near the Shackleton Crater .
This will serve as a forerunner to building a base on Mars .
It “ builds on a half-century of experience and preparation to establish a robust human-robotic presence on and around the Moon , ” says NASA .
Artemis includes a Space Launch System and the Orion spacecraft .
These operations will enable “ U.S .
commercial companies and international partners to further contribute to the exploration and development of the Moon.
” International partners , at present , include @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Though , as we shall see , weaponization and competition remain serious threats to international peace and human survival .
Other elements of the program include a Power and Propulsion Element ( PPE ) and the Habitation and Logistics Outpost ( HALO ) , which Artemis hopes to finalize by 2023 .
The international efforts include deploying “ science payloads ” and CubeSats , as well as refueling the Gateway : an orbiting lunar outpost .
Contracts for the Human Landing System ( HLS ) have gone to Blue Origin , Dynetics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The HLS team includes Draper , Lockheed Martin , and Northrop Grumman .
Draper will provide avionics , guidance , navigation , and software .
The Integrated Lander Vehicle will launch on United Launch Alliance ’ s Vulcan heavy-lift rocket .
Maxar Technologies will develop the PPE .
HALO is an initial crew cabin for astronauts visiting the Gateway and will likely be built by Northrop .
Pressurized and unpressurized cargo , including space instruments and food , will be delivered by SpaceX .
The recent NASA-DOD memorandum of understanding references the proposed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Space Force “ reaffirm and continue their rich legacy of collaboration in space launch , in-space operations , and space research activities , all of which contribute to the Parties ’ separate and distinct civil and defense endeavors ” —the latter are classified .
The Space Force will act as the NASA ’ s guarantor .
Space Force ’ s responsibilities “ include developing military space systems and doctrine , as well as presenting space forces to support the warfighting Combatant Commands.
” The memo reiterates common NASA-DOD interests .
The memo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Broad Collaboration .
General Raymond says : “ A secure , stable , and accessible space domain underpins our nation ’ s security , prosperity and scientific achievement .
Space Force looks forward to future collaboration , as NASA pushes farther into the universe for the benefit of all.
” The Space Force states that it “ will secure the peaceful use of space , free for any who seek to expand their understanding of the universe , by organizing , training and equipping forces to protect U.S. and allied interests in space.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ unimpeded by commercial rivals , like China , India , and Russia .
As the BBC acknowledges : “ Many practical products developed by NASA during the Apollo years are well known : cordless drills , PV ( solar ) panels , freeze-dried food , thermal insulation material , heat coatings and so on.
” Having learned their craft at the Fairchild Semiconductor company , NASA scientists formed Intel , which later worked on personal computers with Microsoft .
The so-called Apollo Effect , in reference to the first moon landing , indirectly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is credited with creating the World Wide Web , Jeff Bezos of Amazon , and Elon Musk of SpaceX , which is now contracted to work on the latest program .
NASA says of the future that taxpayer dollars will fund research and development for corporate , hi-tech innovation : “ Space Technology investments will stimulate the economy and build our Nation ’ s global economic competitiveness through the creation of new products and services , new business and industries , and high-quality , sustainable jobs , ” like those above .
It @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by weather and navigational spacecraft , efficiency improvements in both ground and air transportation , super computers , solar- and wind-generated energy , the cameras found in many of today ’ s cell phones , improved biomedical applications including advanced medical imaging and even more nutritious infant formula , as well as the protective gear that keeps our military , firefighters and police safe , have all benefitted from our nation ’ s investments in aerospace technology.
” Colonel Eric Felt , Director of the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the commercial side is fantastic , there is innovation we can use.
” Felt also notes the link between civilian-commercial and military technology : “ We have limited funding in our budget for science and technology … We have to leverage dual-use technologies ” —which means weaponized civilian and commercial products .
The Space Force has also seen the transfer of Air Force personnel to the Marine Expeditionary Unit , indicating that the Force will integrate into all levels of the U.S. military , realizing the U.S. elite dream of “ full @ @ @ @

Military Bases On The Moon – U.S. Plans To Weaponize The Earth’s Satellite
T.J. Coles, Counterpunch
Waking Times
In July, Dmitry Rogozin, Director General of Roscosmos, cited the U.S. “retreat from principles of cooperation and mutual support” to justify Russia’s refusal to join the latest U.S. space initiative: to build lunar bases. Rogozin was likely referring to the U.S. refusal to renew the Intermediate-range Forces Treaty and its intention to back out of the Open Skies Treaty.
Russia responded by declaring that Venus is a “Russian planet.” The U.S. continues to reject Sino-Russian efforts to strengthen the Outer Space Treaty 1967, to prohibit the weaponization of space. Doing so would interfere with U.S. plans for “full spectrum dominance.”
MOON LANDING 2.0
Last week on 22 September, the National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA) signed a memorandum with the Department of Defense (DOD). The signers were NASA’s administrator, Jim Bridenstine, and the U.S. Space Force Chief of Operations General, John Raymond.
The signing of the memo took place in the broader context of NASA’s Artemis program. In December 2017, Donald Trump signed the Presidential Memorandum on Reinvigorating America’s Human Space Exploration Program. It was an update of Obama’s space policy, adding that the U.S. will: “Lead an innovative and sustainable program of exploration with commercial and international partners to enable human expansion across the solar system and to bring back to Earth new knowledge and opportunities.”
NASA’s Artemis program oversees the U.S. mission to exploit the moon, including the construction of the Artemis Base Camp at the lunar South Pole, probably near the Shackleton Crater. This will serve as a forerunner to building a base on Mars. It “builds on a half-century of experience and preparation to establish a robust human-robotic presence on and around the Moon,” says NASA. Artemis includes a Space Launch System and the Orion spacecraft. These operations will enable “U.S. commercial companies and international partners to further contribute to the exploration and development of the Moon.”
International partners, at present, include Canada, Japan, and the EU. Though, as we shall see, weaponization and competition remain serious threats to international peace and human survival. Other elements of the program include a Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) and the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO), which Artemis hopes to finalize by 2023. The international efforts include deploying “science payloads” and CubeSats, as well as refueling the Gateway: an orbiting lunar outpost.
WEAPONIZED MOON
Contracts for the Human Landing System (HLS) have gone to Blue Origin, Dynetics (Leidos), and SpaceX. The HLS team includes Draper, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman. Draper will provide avionics, guidance, navigation, and software. The Integrated Lander Vehicle will launch on United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan heavy-lift rocket. Maxar Technologies will develop the PPE. HALO is an initial crew cabin for astronauts visiting the Gateway and will likely be built by Northrop. Pressurized and unpressurized cargo, including space instruments and food, will be delivered by SpaceX.
The recent NASA-DOD memorandum of understanding references the proposed lunar base and says that NASA and the Space Force “reaffirm and continue their rich legacy of collaboration in space launch, in-space operations, and space research activities, all of which contribute to the Parties’ separate and distinct civil and defense endeavors”—the latter are classified. The Space Force will act as the NASA’s guarantor. Space Force’s responsibilities “include developing military space systems and doctrine, as well as presenting space forces to support the warfighting Combatant Commands.” The memo reiterates common NASA-DOD interests.
The memo also seeks to establish a Foundation for Broad Collaboration. General Raymond says: “A secure, stable, and accessible space domain underpins our nation’s security, prosperity and scientific achievement. Space Force looks forward to future collaboration, as NASA pushes farther into the universe for the benefit of all.” The Space Force states that it “will secure the peaceful use of space, free for any who seek to expand their understanding of the universe, by organizing, training and equipping forces to protect U.S. and allied interests in space.” “Peace” means U.S. dominance unimpeded by commercial rivals, like China, India, and Russia.
NASA AS STIMULUS FOR HI-TECH
As the BBC acknowledges: “Many practical products developed by NASA during the Apollo years are well known: cordless drills, PV (solar) panels, freeze-dried food, thermal insulation material, heat coatings and so on.” Having learned their craft at the Fairchild Semiconductor company, NASA scientists formed Intel, which later worked on personal computers with Microsoft. The so-called Apollo Effect, in reference to the first moon landing, indirectly and reportedly inspired Tim Berners-Lee, who is credited with creating the World Wide Web, Jeff Bezos of Amazon, and Elon Musk of SpaceX, which is now contracted to work on the latest program.
NASA says of the future that taxpayer dollars will fund research and development for corporate, hi-tech innovation: “Space Technology investments will stimulate the economy and build our Nation’s global economic competitiveness through the creation of new products and services, new business and industries, and high-quality, sustainable jobs,” like those above. It notes more broadly: “Knowledge provided by weather and navigational spacecraft, efficiency improvements in both ground and air transportation, super computers, solar- and wind-generated energy, the cameras found in many of today’s cell phones, improved biomedical applications including advanced medical imaging and even more nutritious infant formula, as well as the protective gear that keeps our military, firefighters and police safe, have all benefitted from our nation’s investments in aerospace technology.” Colonel Eric Felt, Director of the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate, says: “The space renaissance happening on the commercial side is fantastic, there is innovation we can use.” Felt also notes the link between civilian-commercial and military technology: “We have limited funding in our budget for science and technology … We have to leverage dual-use technologies”—which means weaponized civilian and commercial products.
CONCLUSION
As pundits analyze what was arguably the lowest point of U.S. electoral politics in the mont of September, namely the “debate” between The Donald and Creepy Joe, Sky News reports on the Space Command’s first foreign deployment to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar: “Their mission is to confront new threats in the region from Iran’s missile programme – as well as attempts to jam, hack and blind satellites.” Confront threats means maintain dominance.
The Space Force has also seen the transfer of Air Force personnel to the Marine Expeditionary Unit, indicating that the Force will integrate into all levels of the U.S. military, realizing the U.S. elite dream of “full spectrum dominance.”


wakingtimes--2020-10-08--Grim New Study Calculates How Many Times Per Week Security Cameras Record Americans

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By now most Americans are keenly aware of the vast surveillance infrastructure tracking our everyday movements .
From intersection cameras watching us while we drive to the eyes of corporate surveillance in the workplace , retail stores , and even our own homes , Americans are recorded on camera many times each day and week .
Now a new study by Safety.org is here to tell us exactly how many times….and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Time Use data , researchers calculated that the average American is recorded by surveillance technology at least 238 times each week .
The number could be much higher – thousands of times per week – for people who frequently travel by plane or work in high-security jobs .
The study breaks down the number into several different categories .
The largest contributor to surveillance camera uses is roadways and intersections , where cameras embedded in traffic lights record the average American motorist 160 times per week .
The next categories are work – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being recorded 40 times a week in the office – and retail shopping , which contributes to another 24 average weekly instances .
The most surprising category , according to researchers , regarded home and neighborhood surveillance .
Home entertainment devices and gadgets , as well as the proliferation of doorbell cameras , make your daily walks or jogging regimen a new source of daily surveillance .
While in previous decades Americans could expect to remain unobserved in the privacy of their own home/neighborhood , the average citizen is now surveilled 14 times @ @ @ @ @ @ @ advanced surveillance tactics by police also adds to the rising numbers .
Safety.org says that these numbers will rise as surveillance technology becomes increasingly ubiquitous .
Facial recognition software alone will contribute considerably to this rise .
The researchers believe that by 2021 , there will be about a billion cameras recording humans globally .
Only China , which is soon to have a security camera for every 4.1 of its citizens , will have a more invasive surveillance state apparatus than the U.S .
The number arrived at – 238 – is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the full story .
When you consider another kind of surveillance – data tracking and harvesting by online advertisers and Internet service providers – and our increasing use of mobile devices that record and triangulate our locations and movements , security cameras are only one facet of the issue .
Biological and epidemiological tracking , buoyed by contact tracing efforts in the coronavirus age , is also expected to add dramatically to the surveillance state .
For example , some health officials say there is a need to integrate real-time data between healthcare @ @ @ @ @ @

Grim New Study Calculates How Many Times Per Week Security Cameras Record Americans
Jake Anderson, The Mind Unleashed
Waking Times
By now most Americans are keenly aware of the vast surveillance infrastructure tracking our everyday movements. From intersection cameras watching us while we drive to the eyes of corporate surveillance in the workplace, retail stores, and even our own homes, Americans are recorded on camera many times each day and week.
Now a new study by Safety.org is here to tell us exactly how many times….and the answer may surprise you. Using IPUMS Time Use data, researchers calculated that the average American is recorded by surveillance technology at least 238 times each week.
The number could be much higher – thousands of times per week – for people who frequently travel by plane or work in high-security jobs.
The study breaks down the number into several different categories. The largest contributor to surveillance camera uses is roadways and intersections, where cameras embedded in traffic lights record the average American motorist 160 times per week.
The next categories are work – which researchers say involves the typical employee being recorded 40 times a week in the office – and retail shopping, which contributes to another 24 average weekly instances.
The most surprising category, according to researchers, regarded home and neighborhood surveillance. Home entertainment devices and gadgets, as well as the proliferation of doorbell cameras, make your daily walks or jogging regimen a new source of daily surveillance. While in previous decades Americans could expect to remain unobserved in the privacy of their own home/neighborhood, the average citizen is now surveilled 14 times a week.
The increasing use of advanced surveillance tactics by police also adds to the rising numbers.
“The notion of doing biometric identity checks on millions of people to identify a handful of suspects is completely unprecedented,” says Silkie Carlo, director of Big Brother Watch. “There is no legal basis to do that. It takes us hurtling down the road towards a much more expansive surveillance state.”
Safety.org says that these numbers will rise as surveillance technology becomes increasingly ubiquitous. Facial recognition software alone will contribute considerably to this rise. The researchers believe that by 2021, there will be about a billion cameras recording humans globally. Only China, which is soon to have a security camera for every 4.1 of its citizens, will have a more invasive surveillance state apparatus than the U.S.
The number arrived at – 238 – is certainly shocking but may not even be the full story. When you consider another kind of surveillance – data tracking and harvesting by online advertisers and Internet service providers – and our increasing use of mobile devices that record and triangulate our locations and movements, security cameras are only one facet of the issue.
Biological and epidemiological tracking, buoyed by contact tracing efforts in the coronavirus age, is also expected to add dramatically to the surveillance state. For example, some health officials say there is a need to integrate real-time data between healthcare systems and the private sector.


wakingtimes--2020-10-08--More People Were Arrested For Cannabis Possession Than ALL Violent Crimes Put Together In The US Las

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With legal recreational and medical cannabis now available in so many different US states , it is easy to get the impression that the war on cannabis users is over .
However , cannabis users still represent a significant portion of the people who are filling jails and courthouses throughout the country .
According to the FBI ’ s recent Uniform Crime Report , more people were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for all violent crimes put together .
The data showed that 545,602 people were arrested in the US for cannabis-related crimes last year .
Meanwhile , just 495,871 people were arrested for violent crimes .
Furthermore , the vast majority of the people who got arrested for cannabis were not accused of selling or trafficking the substance , but just for simple possession .
500,395 of the total cannabis arrests last year , or about 92 % , were for possession , which is still more than the number of people who were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the Executive Director for cannabis advocacy group NORML , says that police across America are still making a cannabis-related arrest every 58 seconds .
Overall , cannabis arrests have been going down nationwide due to the spread of legalization .
Last year , cannabis arrests were down by 18 % when compared with 2018 .
As suspected , the FBI ’ s data showed that people were less likely to get arrested for cannabis in states where it was legal or available for medical use , with eastern states seeing far more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ roughly 53 % of all cannabis arrests last year took place in the northeastern part of the country , where cannabis laws are still catching up with the west .
People of color are also at a greater risk of being targeted for cannabis arrests .
According to a report from the ACLU , 2018 data showed that people of color were 3.6 times more likely to be arrested for cannabis possession than white people , despite using the substance at the same rates .
In some states that are known to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ such as Montana or Kentucky , they are close to ten times more likely to be arrested for cannabis .
In a few particular US counties , people of color were 50 times more likely to be arrested for cannabis possession .
In some states where cannabis has been legalized , lawmakers are making efforts to introduce pardons for those who previously broke the law .
Earlier this year , Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak introduced a measure that will pardon more than 15,000 people who were convicted for low-level cannabis possession in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the state ’ s Board of Pardons Commissioners shortly after it was introduced .
In Colorado , lawmakers passed a bill that will allow the state ’ s governor to unilaterally pardon people with past convictions for possession of up to two ounces .

More People Were Arrested For Cannabis Possession Than ALL Violent Crimes Put Together In The US Last Year
John Vibes, The Mind Unleashed
Waking Times
With legal recreational and medical cannabis now available in so many different US states, it is easy to get the impression that the war on cannabis users is over.
However, cannabis users still represent a significant portion of the people who are filling jails and courthouses throughout the country.
According to the FBI’s recent Uniform Crime Report, more people were arrested for cannabis possession last year than for all violent crimes put together.
The data showed that 545,602 people were arrested in the US for cannabis-related crimes last year. Meanwhile, just 495,871 people were arrested for violent crimes.
Furthermore, the vast majority of the people who got arrested for cannabis were not accused of selling or trafficking the substance, but just for simple possession. 500,395 of the total cannabis arrests last year, or about 92%, were for possession, which is still more than the number of people who were arrested for violent crimes.
Erik Altieri, the Executive Director for cannabis advocacy group NORML, says that police across America are still making a cannabis-related arrest every 58 seconds.
“At a time when the overwhelming majority of Americans want cannabis to be legal and regulated, it is an outrage that many police departments across the country continue to waste tax dollars and limited law enforcement resources on arresting otherwise law-abiding citizens for simple m***juana possession,” Altieri told Forbes.
Overall, cannabis arrests have been going down nationwide due to the spread of legalization. Last year, cannabis arrests were down by 18% when compared with 2018.
As suspected, the FBI’s data showed that people were less likely to get arrested for cannabis in states where it was legal or available for medical use, with eastern states seeing far more arrests.
According to the report, roughly 53% of all cannabis arrests last year took place in the northeastern part of the country, where cannabis laws are still catching up with the west.
People of color are also at a greater risk of being targeted for cannabis arrests. According to a report from the ACLU, 2018 data showed that people of color were 3.6 times more likely to be arrested for cannabis possession than white people, despite using the substance at the same rates.
In some states that are known to be especially dangerous for people of color, such as Montana or Kentucky, they are close to ten times more likely to be arrested for cannabis. In a few particular US counties, people of color were 50 times more likely to be arrested for cannabis possession.
In some states where cannabis has been legalized, lawmakers are making efforts to introduce pardons for those who previously broke the law.
Earlier this year, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak introduced a measure that will pardon more than 15,000 people who were convicted for low-level cannabis possession in the state.
The resolution was unanimously approved by the state’s Board of Pardons Commissioners shortly after it was introduced.
In Colorado, lawmakers passed a bill that will allow the state’s governor to unilaterally pardon people with past convictions for possession of up to two ounces.
By John Vibes | Creative Commons | TheMindUnleashed.com


wakingtimes--2020-10-08--Ozone Hole Over Antarctica Is One Of The Biggest In 15 Years

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The hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica is one of the largest and deepest in the past 15 years , the World Meteorological Organization ( WMO ) said Tuesday .
The ozone hole over Antarctica usually starts to grow in August and reaches its peak in October , The Associated Press explained .
This year , it peaked at 24 million square kilometers ( approximately 9.3 million square miles ) and is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ approximately 8.9 million square miles ) , the WMO said .
This means the hole is larger than the average for the past decade and extends over most of Antarctica .
“ With the sunlight returning to the South Pole in the last weeks , we saw continued ozone depletion over the area .
After the unusually small and short-lived ozone hole in 2019 , which was driven by special meteorological conditions , we are registering a rather large one again this year , which confirms that we need to continue enforcing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chemicals , ” Vincent-Henri Peuch , director of the EU ’ s Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service ( CAMS ) at ECMWF , said in the WMO press release .
The ozone layer is important because it protects the earth from dangerous ultraviolet radiation , CAMS explained .
In the late 20th century , that layer was damaged by the human release of ozone-depleting halocarbons , which the Montreal Protocol of 1987 sought to control .
But the size of the ozone hole every year is also impacted by specific weather conditions .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ chilled the air above Antarctica , and consistently cold air creates the ideal conditions for ozone depletion .
“ The air has been below minus 78 degrees Celsius , and this is the temperature which you need to form stratospheric clouds — and this quite ( a ) complex process , ” WMO spokesperson Clare Nullis said at a UN briefing reported by The Associated Press .
“ The ice in these clouds triggers a reaction which then can destroy the ozone zone .
So , it ’ s because of that that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this year.
” Specifically , the ice can turn nonreactive chemicals into reactive ones , the WMO explained .
Light from the sun then triggers chemical reactions that deplete the ozone layer .
The Montreal Protocol has been hailed as an example of effective international collaboration on a major environmental problem .
Last year ’ s hole over Antarctica was the smallest it has been since the hole was discovered , but this was due to unusual weather , not emissions reductions , ABC News reported .
“ There is much variability in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ year , ” Peuch said in the WMO release .
The 2018 hole was also on the larger side .
Still , the WMO and the UN Environment Programme determined in 2018 that the ozone layer was on the road to recovery and could return to pre-1980 levels over Antarctica by 2060 .

Ozone Hole Over Antarctica Is One Of The Biggest In 15 Years
Olivia Rosane, EcoWatch
Waking Times
The hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica is one of the largest and deepest in the past 15 years, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said Tuesday.
The ozone hole over Antarctica usually starts to grow in August and reaches its peak in October, The Associated Press explained. This year, it peaked at 24 million square kilometers (approximately 9.3 million square miles) and is now at 23 million square kilometers (approximately 8.9 million square miles), the WMO said. This means the hole is larger than the average for the past decade and extends over most of Antarctica.
“With the sunlight returning to the South Pole in the last weeks, we saw continued ozone depletion over the area. After the unusually small and short-lived ozone hole in 2019, which was driven by special meteorological conditions, we are registering a rather large one again this year, which confirms that we need to continue enforcing the Montreal Protocol banning emissions of ozone depleting chemicals,” Vincent-Henri Peuch, director of the EU’s Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) at ECMWF, said in the WMO press release.
The #ozone hole over the #Antarctic is one of the largest and deepest in recent years, per @CopernicusECMWF, @NASAEarth, @environmentca and WMO's Global Atmosphere Watch network.
Analyses show the hole has reached its maximum size for the year.
Details https://t.co/QjU9BqIhcZ pic.twitter.com/dc4dGQK4rA — World Meteorological Organization (@WMO) October 6, 2020
The ozone layer is important because it protects the earth from dangerous ultraviolet radiation, CAMS explained. In the late 20th century, that layer was damaged by the human release of ozone-depleting halocarbons, which the Montreal Protocol of 1987 sought to control. But the size of the ozone hole every year is also impacted by specific weather conditions. This year, a strong polar vortex has chilled the air above Antarctica, and consistently cold air creates the ideal conditions for ozone depletion. “The air has been below minus 78 degrees Celsius, and this is the temperature which you need to form stratospheric clouds — and this quite (a) complex process,” WMO spokesperson Clare Nullis said at a UN briefing reported by The Associated Press. “The ice in these clouds triggers a reaction which then can destroy the ozone zone. So, it’s because of that that we are seeing the big ozone hole this year.” Specifically, the ice can turn nonreactive chemicals into reactive ones, the WMO explained. Light from the sun then triggers chemical reactions that deplete the ozone layer.


wakingtimes--2020-10-08--Tasmanian Devils Reintroduced To Australian Mainland For First Time In 3,000 Years

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Tasmanian devils have not inhabited mainland Australia for over 3,000 years , but the species has recently been reintroduced the continent .
26 of the animals have been released into a wildlife sanctuary just north of Sydney over the past month .
The wildlife sanctuary is nearly 1000 acres and home to a variety of different endangered species .
Tim Faulkner , president of Aussie Ark , an Australian NGO that has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ten years , believes that this is the beginning of the repopulation of the species on the continent .
“ In 100 years , we are going to be looking back at this day as the day that set in motion the ecological restoration of an entire country .
Not only is this the reintroduction of one of Australia ’ s beloved animals , but of an animal that will engineer the entire environment around it , restoring and rebalancing our forest ecology after centuries of devastation from introduced foxes and cats and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Tasmanian devil populations have been struggling due to a contagious form of cancer known as Devil Facial Tumor Disease ( DFTD ) , which has killed about 90 % of the specie ’ s population .
Researchers estimated that there are only about 25,000 Tasmanian devils left in the wild .
The team will keep track of the animals using radio collars , camera traps , and regular surveys .
The Tasmanian devil became the largest carnivorous marsupial in the world following the extinction of the thylacine in 1936 .
It is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from Australia , although it is widely believed that perhaps they were preyed upon by dingoes , and were able to survive in Tasmania because there are no dingoes on the island , but this is still disputed by researchers .
The species was listed as vulnerable under the Tasmanian Threatened Species Protection Act in 2005 and the Australian Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act in 2006 .
John Vibes is an author and journalist who takes a special interest in the counter culture , and focuses solutions-oriented approaches to social problems .
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Tasmanian Devils Reintroduced To Australian Mainland For First Time In 3,000 Years
John Vibes, Truth Theory
Waking Times
Tasmanian devils have not inhabited mainland Australia for over 3,000 years, but the species has recently been reintroduced the continent. 26 of the animals have been released into a wildlife sanctuary just north of Sydney over the past month. The wildlife sanctuary is nearly 1000 acres and home to a variety of different endangered species.
Tim Faulkner, president of Aussie Ark, an Australian NGO that has been working to save Tasmanian devils for over ten years, believes that this is the beginning of the repopulation of the species on the continent.
“In 100 years, we are going to be looking back at this day as the day that set in motion the ecological restoration of an entire country. Not only is this the reintroduction of one of Australia’s beloved animals, but of an animal that will engineer the entire environment around it, restoring and rebalancing our forest ecology after centuries of devastation from introduced foxes and cats and other invasive predators,” Faulkner said.
Tasmanian devil populations have been struggling due to a contagious form of cancer known as Devil Facial Tumor Disease (DFTD), which has killed about 90% of the specie’s population. Researchers estimated that there are only about 25,000 Tasmanian devils left in the wild.
The team will keep track of the animals using radio collars, camera traps, and regular surveys.
The Tasmanian devil became the largest carnivorous marsupial in the world following the extinction of the thylacine in 1936. It is not entirely clear why the animals disappeared from Australia, although it is widely believed that perhaps they were preyed upon by dingoes, and were able to survive in Tasmania because there are no dingoes on the island, but this is still disputed by researchers.
The species was listed as vulnerable under the Tasmanian Threatened Species Protection Act in 2005 and the Australian Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act in 2006.
Image Credit: Susan Flashman
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John Vibes is an author and journalist who takes a special interest in the counter culture, and focuses solutions-oriented approaches to social problems. He is also a host of The Free Your Mind Conference and The Free Thought Project Podcast.