renegadetribune--2020-01-10--Ricky Gervais and The Golden Globe Awards 2020

In this day and age most news gets forgotten at a very rapid pace , so this story about the 77th Golden Globe Awards hosted by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association ( HFPA ) on January 5th 2020 might be getting already a bit old-hat by now , at least for those who have been paying some attention to it ( if any ) .
The whole thing would not have caught my attention had it not been for the fact that the mainstream world at large has reacted like dear in headlights , while grinning in some sort of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comedian spewed right in front of their faces at the event ’ s opening .
Most of these media outlets seemed to have tried not to make a big deal out of it , I suppose in order not to look like the bunch of spineless politically-correct driven worms they are , but the truth of the matter is that videos on YouTube containing the entire performance by Gervais have been rapidly deleted all over the place due to “ copyright issues ” ( whatever that means in JewTube land ) , so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been left somewhat “ untouched ” .
I was lucky enough to find a new re-post of the video today ( Thursday 8 ) , but I extremely doubt this one will last long enough to make it until the time I submit this article .
This is the video in question that has gotten the most views , though it is basically the audio extract combined with a set of very “ opportune ” images , I ’ d say .
Ricky Gervais Makes Fun Of Everything in Golden Globes 2020 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 2020 ) On the other hand , I have found the entire transcription to Gervais ’ opening monologue for the ceremonies in an article published by The Hollywood Reporter , just in case anyone wants to read it .
Leaving aside Gervais ’ comment on “ we ’ re all gon na die soon and there ’ s no sequel , so remember that ” ( I suppose in connection with the recent news about the upcoming war with Iran ) , I am going to point out what I consider the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all you perverts , it was a big year for pedophile movies .
‘ Surviving R. Kelly ’ , ‘ Leaving Neverland ’ , ‘ Two Popes ’ … Shut up .
Shut up .
I don ’ t care .
I don ’ t care.
” [ 02:06 ] Many talented people of colour were snubbed in major categories .
Unfortunately , there ’ s nothing we can do about that .
Hollywood Foreign Press are all very-very racist… We were going to do an In Memoriam this year , but when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had died , it wasn ’ t diverse enough .
No , it was mostly white people and I thought , nah , not on my watch.
” [ 02:24 ] Spoiler alert , season two [ of ‘ Afterlife ’ on Netflix ] is on the way so in the end he obviously didn ’ t kill himself .
Just like Jeffrey Epstein .
Shut up .
I know he ’ s your friend but I don ’ t care.
” [ 03:30 ] Once Upon a Time in Hollywood , nearly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the premiere and by the end his date was too old for him .
Even Prince Andrew was like , “ Come on , Leo , mate .
You ’ re nearly 50-something.
” [ 05:09 ] Apple roared into the TV game with ‘ The Morning Show ’ , a superb drama… about the importance of dignity and doing the right thing , made by a company that runs sweatshops in China .
Well , you say you ’ re woke but the companies you work for , I mean , unbelievable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
If ISIS started a streaming service , you ’ d call your agent , wouldn ’ t you ?
” [ 06:30 ] The comment that gets me all the more perplexed is the one on Jeffrey Epstein .
Notice Gervais says “ I know he ’ s your friend ” .
“ He IS your friend ” ?
Since when does anyone use the present tense to refer to someone who is supposedly diseased ?
( in English or in any other language ) Should not it be “ I know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , let me know if I am wrong .
Is it just good old conspiracy-theorist me here or is there more than meets the eye ?
I will just leave it at that anyway .
Regardless , even if this monologue is arguably not really something to write home about , at least as for many people here might concern , I hope this whole issue turns out to be somewhat entertaining .
I wonder what Gervais would have made of the latest news on Harvey Weinstein and his walker .
He did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ runs the movie industry ( i.e .
Weinstein ’ s tribe ) either .
But no surprise there .
All in all , I seriously encourage everyone to watch the aforementioned 07:49 minute-long video .
With all this being said , I have to admit that I personally have never been a huge Ricky Gervais fan and I suspect he was assigned the role of “ jester of ceremonies ” this time , by his Jewish-Hollywood handlers , in order to “ humiliate ” and “ ridicule ” all the slave movie-stars that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tom Hanks ’ facial expression is priceless ) , but I also suspect this was all a tongue-in-cheek show to tell us that whatever disgusting , illegal or criminal thing these Hollywood people do is okay because “ you Goyim worship them ” .
The worst of all clown/actors is in the White House anyway… “ and you are still supporting him ” .
I have also noticed that some people in the press did not seem to get the joke when Gervais said “ Hollywood Foreign Press are all very-very racist ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reality he was actually mocking those liberals who would have precisely said that… or is it me who is not getting the real meaning there ?
It must be that old wry “ British humour ” .

In this day and age most news gets forgotten at a very rapid pace, so this story about the 77th Golden Globe Awards hosted by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) on January 5th 2020 might be getting already a bit old-hat by now, at least for those who have been paying some attention to it (if any). The whole thing would not have caught my attention had it not been for the fact that the mainstream world at large has reacted like dear in headlights, while grinning in some sort of uncomfortable disbelief, at what this British comedian spewed right in front of their faces at the event’s opening.
Most of these media outlets seemed to have tried not to make a big deal out of it, I suppose in order not to look like the bunch of spineless politically-correct driven worms they are, but the truth of the matter is that videos on YouTube containing the entire performance by Gervais have been rapidly deleted all over the place due to “copyright issues” (whatever that means in JewTube land), so only audio versions and excerpts seemed to have been left somewhat “untouched”. I was lucky enough to find a new re-post of the video today (Thursday 8), but I extremely doubt this one will last long enough to make it until the time I submit this article.
This is the video in question that has gotten the most views, though it is basically the audio extract combined with a set of very “opportune” images, I’d say.
Ricky Gervais Makes Fun Of Everything in Golden Globes 2020 Monologue (Full) (Jan 5, 2020)
On the other hand, I have found the entire transcription to Gervais’ opening monologue for the ceremonies in an article published by The Hollywood Reporter, just in case anyone wants to read it.
Leaving aside Gervais’ comment on “we’re all gonna die soon and there’s no sequel, so remember that” (I suppose in connection with the recent news about the upcoming war with Iran), I am going to point out what I consider the highlights of such monologue:
Talking of all you perverts, it was a big year for pedophile movies. ‘Surviving R. Kelly’, ‘Leaving Neverland’, ‘Two Popes’… Shut up. Shut up. I don’t care. I don’t care.” [02:06] Many talented people of colour were snubbed in major categories. Unfortunately, there’s nothing we can do about that. Hollywood Foreign Press are all very-very racist… We were going to do an In Memoriam this year, but when I saw the list of people who had died, it wasn’t diverse enough. No, it was mostly white people and I thought, nah, not on my watch.” [02:24] Spoiler alert, season two [of ‘Afterlife’ on Netflix] is on the way so in the end he obviously didn’t kill himself. Just like Jeffrey Epstein. Shut up. I know he’s your friend but I don’t care.” [03:30] Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, nearly three hours long. Leonardo DiCaprio attended the premiere and by the end his date was too old for him. Even Prince Andrew was like, “Come on, Leo, mate. You’re nearly 50-something.” [05:09] Apple roared into the TV game with ‘The Morning Show’, a superb drama… about the importance of dignity and doing the right thing, made by a company that runs sweatshops in China. Well, you say you’re woke but the companies you work for, I mean, unbelievable!: Apple, Amazon, Disney. If ISIS started a streaming service, you’d call your agent, wouldn’t you?” [06:30]
The comment that gets me all the more perplexed is the one on Jeffrey Epstein. Notice Gervais says “I know he’s your friend”. “He IS your friend”? Since when does anyone use the present tense to refer to someone who is supposedly diseased? (in English or in any other language) Should not it be “I know he WAS your friend”? Please, let me know if I am wrong. Is it just good old conspiracy-theorist me here or is there more than meets the eye? I will just leave it at that anyway.
Regardless, even if this monologue is arguably not really something to write home about, at least as for many people here might concern, I hope this whole issue turns out to be somewhat entertaining. I wonder what Gervais would have made of the latest news on Harvey Weinstein and his walker. He did not make any mention about who actually runs the movie industry (i.e. Weinstein’s tribe) either. But no surprise there. All in all, I seriously encourage everyone to watch the aforementioned 07:49 minute-long video.
With all this being said, I have to admit that I personally have never been a huge Ricky Gervais fan and I suspect he was assigned the role of “jester of ceremonies” this time, by his Jewish-Hollywood handlers, in order to “humiliate” and “ridicule” all the slave movie-stars that we see in the video (that Tom Hanks’ facial expression is priceless), but I also suspect this was all a tongue-in-cheek show to tell us that whatever disgusting, illegal or criminal thing these Hollywood people do is okay because “you Goyim worship them”. The worst of all clown/actors is in the White House anyway… “and you are still supporting him”.
I have also noticed that some people in the press did not seem to get the joke when Gervais said “Hollywood Foreign Press are all very-very racist”. It seems to me that in reality he was actually mocking those liberals who would have precisely said that… or is it me who is not getting the real meaning there? It must be that old wry “British humour”.
Either way…
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renegadetribune--2020-01-10--Rep. Max Rose Calls for Action Against “Anti-Semites” on House Floor

Even though the vast majority of crimes were committed by minorities in New York , Rep Max Rose doesn ’ @ @ @ @ @ and still goes on to blame ‘ whitey ’ .

Even though the vast majority of crimes were committed by minorities in New York, Rep Max Rose doesn’t mention this inconvenient fact and still goes on to blame ‘whitey’.
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renegadetribune--2020-01-10--Youtube Incentivizes Creators to Remove “Unconscious Bias” and Create More “Inclusive” Videos

After purging Youtube of any legitimate opposition to jewish power and their White genocide agenda , the jewish overlord at Youtube are promising more reach to users who create content that promotes diversity , equity , and inclusion .
Youtube recently put out their “ January Creator Monthly ” newsletter , which presented creators with a pitch to increase their viewership by creating “ inclusive ” videos that do not have any “ unconscious bias ” in them .
It seems Youtubers will need to feature more views from sodomites , trannies , mestizos , Asians , Blacks , jews @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a shot at being popular .
Needless to say , the creators better not use any language that would offend any of these groups , or else they will soon find themselves without a channel .
Check your privilege and your pronouns !
The newsletter links to this video by a sassy soul sister storyteller , who tells us how diversity is all well and good , but inclusion is even more important .
She provides tips for creators to make Youtube videos that better reflect the agenda of our jewish masters , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the topics they cover , who they interview , and what perspectives are included .
I would wager $ 6,000,000 that Youtube is not going to do anything to remove “ unconscious bias ” regarding the evil White oppressors , who have all sorts of unearned privilege .
We are definitely not meant to feel “ included.
” Thanks jews !

After purging Youtube of any legitimate opposition to jewish power and their White genocide agenda, the jewish overlord at Youtube are promising more reach to users who create content that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Youtube recently put out their “January Creator Monthly” newsletter, which presented creators with a pitch to increase their viewership by creating “inclusive” videos that do not have any “unconscious bias” in them.
It seems Youtubers will need to feature more views from sodomites, trannies, mestizos, Asians, Blacks, jews, etc. in order to have a shot at being popular. Needless to say, the creators better not use any language that would offend any of these groups, or else they will soon find themselves without a channel. Check your privilege and your pronouns!
The newsletter links to this video by a sassy soul sister storyteller, who tells us how diversity is all well and good, but inclusion is even more important. She provides tips for creators to make Youtube videos that better reflect the agenda of our jewish masters, which includes making “improvements” regarding the topics they cover, who they interview, and what perspectives are included.
I would wager $6,000,000 that Youtube is not going to do anything to remove “unconscious bias” regarding the evil White oppressors, who have all sorts of unearned privilege. We are definitely not meant to feel “included.” Thanks jews!
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renegadetribune--2020-01-11--Christen Købke’s Works from the Golden Age of Danish Painting

Christen Købke was a Danish painter considered among the integral figures of the Golden Age of Danish painting .
Known for his precise treatment of light in both landscapes and portraiture , Købke conveyed limpid descriptions of the natural world within balanced compositions .
Born on May 26 , 1810 in Copenhagen , Denmark , he began studying drawing at the Royal Danish Academy of Art at the age of 12 .
During his time at the academy , he worked under Christian August Lorentzen then Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersburg who introduced Købke to the technique of plein-air painting .
Primarily @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1830s , in 1838 the artist travelled through Germany to Italy .
Over the following two years , he made numerous oil sketches , depicting the architecture and scenic views of Rome , Naples , and Pompeii .
Despite bringing back over 40 paintings from Italy , the subsequent studio works Købke made in Copenhagen were not well received by his critics or peers .
Having failed to enter the Academy in 1846 , the artist began to paint motifs he found around him rather than elaborate scenes devised from sketches .
Despite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Købke ’ s work never received the same praise as other painters of the time .
The artist died of pneumonia at the age of 37 , on February 7 , 1848 in Copenhagen , Denmark .
Today , his works are held in the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles , the Louvre Museum in Paris , the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York , and the New Carlsberg Glypotek in Copenhagen , among others .
( Bio from ArtNet )

Christen Købke was a Danish painter considered among the integral figures of the Golden Age of Danish painting. Known for his precise treatment of light in both landscapes and portraiture, Købke conveyed limpid descriptions of the natural world within balanced compositions. Born on May 26, 1810 in Copenhagen, Denmark, he began studying drawing at the Royal Danish Academy of Art at the age of 12. During his time at the academy, he worked under Christian August Lorentzen then Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersburg who introduced Købke to the technique of plein-air painting. Primarily living and working around Copenhagen through the 1830s, in 1838 the artist travelled through Germany to Italy. Over the following two years, he made numerous oil sketches, depicting the architecture and scenic views of Rome, Naples, and Pompeii. Despite bringing back over 40 paintings from Italy, the subsequent studio works Købke made in Copenhagen were not well received by his critics or peers. Having failed to enter the Academy in 1846, the artist began to paint motifs he found around him rather than elaborate scenes devised from sketches. Despite his recognition today, during his lifetime Købke’s work never received the same praise as other painters of the time. The artist died of pneumonia at the age of 37, on February 7, 1848 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Today, his works are held in the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, the Louvre Museum in Paris, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the New Carlsberg Glypotek in Copenhagen, among others. (Bio from ArtNet)
A Rocky Coast, Capri The Northern Drawbridge to the Citadel A Mansion Near Øresund North Gate of the Citadel Frederiksborg Castle in the Middle Distance View from Dosseringen near the Sortedam Lake Østerbro in morning light View of Østerbro from Dosseringen a depiction of the artist's studio in Copenhagen Bay of Naples Portrait of Frederik Hansen Sødring View of the Plaster Cast Collection at Charlottenborg Palace The Forum at Pompeii with Vesuvius in the Background
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renegadetribune--2020-01-11--The Myth of Adonis

The Myth of Adonis

By Sir James George Frazer From The Golden Bough [ 1922 ] THE SPECTACLE of the great changes which annually pass over the face of the earth has powerfully impressed the minds of men in all ages , and stirred them to meditate on the causes of transformations so vast and wonderful .
Their curiosity has not been purely disinterested ; for even the savage can not fail to perceive how intimately his own life is bound up with the life of nature , and how the same processes which freeze the stream and strip the earth of vegetation menace @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stage of development men seem to have imagined that the means of averting the threatened calamity were in their own hands , and that they could hasten or retard the flight of the seasons by magic art .
Accordingly they performed ceremonies and recited spells to make the rain to fall , the sun to shine , animals to multiply , and the fruits of the earth to grow .
In course of time the slow advance of knowledge , which has dispelled so many cherished illusions , convinced at least the more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of summer and winter , of spring and autumn , were not merely the result of their own magical rites , but that some deeper cause , some mightier power , was at work behind the shifting scenes of nature .
They now pictured to themselves the growth and decay of vegetation , the birth and death of living creatures , as effects of the waxing or waning strength of divine beings , of gods and goddesses , who were born and died , who married and begot children , on the pattern @ @ @ @ @ @ @ magical theory of the seasons was displaced , or rather supplemented , by a religious theory .
For although men now attributed the annual cycle of change primarily to corresponding changes in their deities , they still thought that by performing certain magical rites they could aid the god who was the principle of life , in his struggle with the opposing principle of death .
They imagined that they could recruit his failing energies and even raise him from the dead .
The ceremonies which they observed for this purpose were in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ processes which they wished to facilitate ; for it is a familiar tenet of magic that you can produce any desired effect by merely imitating it .
And as they now explained the fluctuations of growth and decay , of reproduction and dissolution , by the marriage , the death , and the rebirth or revival of the gods , their religious or rather magical dramas turned in great measure on these themes .
They set forth the fruitful union of the powers of fertility , the sad death of one at least @ @ @ @ @ @ @ joyful resurrection .
Thus a religious theory was blended with a magical practice .
The combination is familiar in history .
Indeed , few religions have ever succeeded in wholly extricating themselves from the old trammels of magic .
The inconsistency of acting on two opposite principles , however it may vex the soul of the philosopher , rarely troubles the common man ; indeed he is seldom even aware of it .
His affair is to act , not to analyse the motives of his action .
If mankind had always been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be a long chronicle of folly and crime .
Of the changes which the seasons bring with them , the most striking within the temperate zone are those which affect vegetation .
The influence of the seasons on animals , though great , is not nearly so manifest .
Hence it is natural that in the magical dramas designed to dispel winter and bring back spring the emphasis should be laid on vegetation , and that trees and plants should figure in them more prominently than beasts and birds .
Yet the two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the animal , were not dissociated in the minds of those who observed the ceremonies .
Indeed they commonly believed that the tie between the animal and the vegetable world was even closer than it really is ; hence they often combined the dramatic representation of reviving plants with a real or a dramatic union of the sexes for the purpose of furthering at the same time and by the same act the multiplication of fruits , of animals , and of men .
To them the principle of life and fertility , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and indivisible .
To live and to cause to live , to eat food and to beget children , these were the primary wants of men in the past , and they will be the primary wants of men in the future so long as the world lasts .
Other things may be added to enrich and beautify human life , but unless these wants are first satisfied , humanity itself must cease to exist .
These two things , therefore , food and children , were what men chiefly sought to procure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the regulation of the seasons .
Nowhere , apparently , have these rites been more widely and solemnly celebrated than in the lands which border the Eastern Mediterranean .
Under the names of Osiris , Tammuz , Adonis , and Attis , the peoples of Egypt and Western Asia represented the yearly decay and revival of life , especially of vegetable life , which they personified as a god who annually died and rose again from the dead .
In name and detail the rites varied from place to place : in substance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ death and resurrection of this oriental deity , a god of many names but of essentially one nature , is now to be examined .
We begin with Tammuz or Adonis .
The worship of Adonis was practised by the Semitic peoples of Babylonia and Syria , and the Greeks borrowed it from them as early as the seventh century before Christ .
The true name of the deity was Tammuz : the appellation of Adonis is merely the Semitic Adon , “ lord , ” a title of honour by which his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through a misunderstanding converted the title of honour into a proper name .
In the religious literature of Babylonia Tammuz appears as the youthful spouse or lover of Ishtar , the great mother goddess , the embodiment of the reproductive energies of nature .
The references to their connexion with each other in myth and ritual are both fragmentary and obscure , but we gather from them that every year Tammuz was believed to die , passing away from the cheerful earth to the gloomy subterranean world , and that every year his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ to the land from which there is no returning , to the house of darkness , where dust lies on door and bolt.
” During her absence the passion of love ceased to operate : men and beasts alike forgot to reproduce their kinds : all life was threatened with extinction .
So intimately bound up with the goddess were the sexual functions of the whole animal kingdom that without her presence they could not be discharged .
A messenger of the great god Ea was accordingly despatched to rescue the goddess @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stern queen of the infernal regions , Allatu or Eresh-Kigal by name , reluctantly allowed Ishtar to be sprinkled with the Water of Life and to depart , in company probably with her lover Tammuz , that the two might return together to the upper world , and that with their return all nature might revive .
Laments for the departed Tammuz are contained in several Babylonian hymns , which liken him to plants that quickly fade .
He is “ A tamarisk that in the garden has drunk no water , Whose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no blossom .
A willow that rejoiced not by the watercourse , A willow whose roots were torn up .
A herb that in the garden had drunk no water.
” His death appears to have been annually mourned , to the shrill music of flutes , by men and women about midsummer in the month named after him , the month of Tammuz .
The dirges were seemingly chanted over an effigy of the dead god , which was washed with pure water , anointed with oil , and clad in a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ incense rose into the air , as if to stir his dormant senses by their pungent fragrance and wake him from the sleep of death .
In one of these dirges , inscribed Lament of the Flutes for Tammuz , we seem still to hear the voices of the singers chanting the sad refrain and to catch , like far-away music , the wailing notes of the flutes : “ At his vanishing away she lifts up a lament , ‘ Oh my child !
’ at his vanishing away she lifts up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ at his vanishing away she lifts up a lament .
‘ My enchanter and priest !
’ at his vanishing away she lifts up a lament , At the shining cedar , rooted in a spacious place , In Eanna , above and below , she lifts up a lament .
Like the lament that a house lifts up for its master , lifts she up a lament , Like the lament that a city lifts up for its lord , lifts she up a lament .
Her lament is the lament @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the bed , Her lament is the lament for the corn that grows not in the ear .
Her chamber is a possession that brings not forth a possession , A weary woman , a weary child , forspent .
Her lament is for a great river , where no willows grow , Her lament is for a field , where corn and herbs grow not .
Her lament is for a pool , where fishes grow not .
Her lament is for a thickest of reeds , where no reeds grow .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ tamarisks grow not .
Her lament is for a wilderness where no cypresses ( ? )
grow .
Her lament is for the depth of a garden of trees , where honey and wine grow not .
Her lament is for meadows , where no plants grow .
Her lament is for a palace , where length of life grows not.
” The tragical story and the melancholy rites of Adonis are better known to us from the descriptions of Greek writers than from the fragments of Babylonian literature or the brief reference @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the women of Jerusalem weeping for Tammuz at the north gate of the temple .
Mirrored in the glass of Greek mythology , the oriental deity appears as a comely youth beloved by Aphrodite .
In his infancy the goddess hid him in a chest , which she gave in charge to Persephone , queen of the nether world .
But when Persephone opened the chest and beheld the beauty of the babe , she refused to give him back to Aphrodite , though the goddess of love went down herself to hell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ power of the grave .
The dispute between the two goddesses of love and death was settled by Zeus , who decreed that Adonis should abide with Persephone in the under world for one part of the year , and with Aphrodite in the upper world for another part .
At last the fair youth was killed in hunting by a wild boar , or by the jealous Ares , who turned himself into the likeness of a boar in order to compass the death of his rival .
Bitterly did Aphrodite lament @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this form of the myth , the contest between Aphrodite and Persephone for the possession of Adonis clearly reflects the struggle between Ishtar and Allatu in the land of the dead , while the decision of Zeus that Adonis is to spend one part of the year under ground and another part above ground is merely a Greek version of the annual disappearance and reappearance of Tammuz .

By Sir James George Frazer
From The Golden Bough [1922]
THE SPECTACLE of the great changes which annually pass over the face of the earth has powerfully impressed the minds of men in all ages, and stirred them to meditate on the causes of transformations so vast and wonderful. Their curiosity has not been purely disinterested; for even the savage cannot fail to perceive how intimately his own life is bound up with the life of nature, and how the same processes which freeze the stream and strip the earth of vegetation menace him with extinction. At a certain stage of development men seem to have imagined that the means of averting the threatened calamity were in their own hands, and that they could hasten or retard the flight of the seasons by magic art. Accordingly they performed ceremonies and recited spells to make the rain to fall, the sun to shine, animals to multiply, and the fruits of the earth to grow. In course of time the slow advance of knowledge, which has dispelled so many cherished illusions, convinced at least the more thoughtful portion of mankind that the alternations of summer and winter, of spring and autumn, were not merely the result of their own magical rites, but that some deeper cause, some mightier power, was at work behind the shifting scenes of nature. They now pictured to themselves the growth and decay of vegetation, the birth and death of living creatures, as effects of the waxing or waning strength of divine beings, of gods and goddesses, who were born and died, who married and begot children, on the pattern of human life.
Thus the old magical theory of the seasons was displaced, or rather supplemented, by a religious theory. For although men now attributed the annual cycle of change primarily to corresponding changes in their deities, they still thought that by performing certain magical rites they could aid the god who was the principle of life, in his struggle with the opposing principle of death. They imagined that they could recruit his failing energies and even raise him from the dead. The ceremonies which they observed for this purpose were in substance a dramatic representation of the natural processes which they wished to facilitate; for it is a familiar tenet of magic that you can produce any desired effect by merely imitating it. And as they now explained the fluctuations of growth and decay, of reproduction and dissolution, by the marriage, the death, and the rebirth or revival of the gods, their religious or rather magical dramas turned in great measure on these themes. They set forth the fruitful union of the powers of fertility, the sad death of one at least of the divine partners, and his joyful resurrection. Thus a religious theory was blended with a magical practice. The combination is familiar in history. Indeed, few religions have ever succeeded in wholly extricating themselves from the old trammels of magic. The inconsistency of acting on two opposite principles, however it may vex the soul of the philosopher, rarely troubles the common man; indeed he is seldom even aware of it. His affair is to act, not to analyse the motives of his action. If mankind had always been logical and wise, history would not be a long chronicle of folly and crime.
Of the changes which the seasons bring with them, the most striking within the temperate zone are those which affect vegetation. The influence of the seasons on animals, though great, is not nearly so manifest. Hence it is natural that in the magical dramas designed to dispel winter and bring back spring the emphasis should be laid on vegetation, and that trees and plants should figure in them more prominently than beasts and birds. Yet the two sides of life, the vegetable and the animal, were not dissociated in the minds of those who observed the ceremonies. Indeed they commonly believed that the tie between the animal and the vegetable world was even closer than it really is; hence they often combined the dramatic representation of reviving plants with a real or a dramatic union of the sexes for the purpose of furthering at the same time and by the same act the multiplication of fruits, of animals, and of men. To them the principle of life and fertility, whether animal or vegetable, was one and indivisible. To live and to cause to live, to eat food and to beget children, these were the primary wants of men in the past, and they will be the primary wants of men in the future so long as the world lasts. Other things may be added to enrich and beautify human life, but unless these wants are first satisfied, humanity itself must cease to exist. These two things, therefore, food and children, were what men chiefly sought to procure by the performance of magical rites for the regulation of the seasons.
Nowhere, apparently, have these rites been more widely and solemnly celebrated than in the lands which border the Eastern Mediterranean. Under the names of Osiris, Tammuz, Adonis, and Attis, the peoples of Egypt and Western Asia represented the yearly decay and revival of life, especially of vegetable life, which they personified as a god who annually died and rose again from the dead. In name and detail the rites varied from place to place: in substance they were the same. The supposed death and resurrection of this oriental deity, a god of many names but of essentially one nature, is now to be examined. We begin with Tammuz or Adonis.
The worship of Adonis was practised by the Semitic peoples of Babylonia and Syria, and the Greeks borrowed it from them as early as the seventh century before Christ. The true name of the deity was Tammuz: the appellation of Adonis is merely the Semitic Adon, “lord,” a title of honour by which his worshippers addressed him. But the Greeks through a misunderstanding converted the title of honour into a proper name. In the religious literature of Babylonia Tammuz appears as the youthful spouse or lover of Ishtar, the great mother goddess, the embodiment of the reproductive energies of nature. The references to their connexion with each other in myth and ritual are both fragmentary and obscure, but we gather from them that every year Tammuz was believed to die, passing away from the cheerful earth to the gloomy subterranean world, and that every year his divine mistress journeyed in quest of him “to the land from which there is no returning, to the house of darkness, where dust lies on door and bolt.” During her absence the passion of love ceased to operate: men and beasts alike forgot to reproduce their kinds: all life was threatened with extinction. So intimately bound up with the goddess were the sexual functions of the whole animal kingdom that without her presence they could not be discharged. A messenger of the great god Ea was accordingly despatched to rescue the goddess on whom so much depended. The stern queen of the infernal regions, Allatu or Eresh-Kigal by name, reluctantly allowed Ishtar to be sprinkled with the Water of Life and to depart, in company probably with her lover Tammuz, that the two might return together to the upper world, and that with their return all nature might revive.
Laments for the departed Tammuz are contained in several Babylonian hymns, which liken him to plants that quickly fade. He is
“A tamarisk that in the garden has drunk no water,
Whose crown in the field has brought forth no blossom.
A willow that rejoiced not by the watercourse,
A willow whose roots were torn up.
A herb that in the garden had drunk no water.”
His death appears to have been annually mourned, to the shrill music of flutes, by men and women about midsummer in the month named after him, the month of Tammuz. The dirges were seemingly chanted over an effigy of the dead god, which was washed with pure water, anointed with oil, and clad in a red robe, while the fumes of incense rose into the air, as if to stir his dormant senses by their pungent fragrance and wake him from the sleep of death. In one of these dirges, inscribed Lament of the Flutes for Tammuz, we seem still to hear the voices of the singers chanting the sad refrain and to catch, like far-away music, the wailing notes of the flutes:
“At his vanishing away she lifts up a lament,
‘Oh my child!’ at his vanishing away she lifts up a lament;
‘My Damu!’ at his vanishing away she lifts up a lament.
‘My enchanter and priest!’ at his vanishing away she lifts up a lament,
At the shining cedar, rooted in a spacious place,
In Eanna, above and below, she lifts up a lament.
Like the lament that a house lifts up for its master, lifts she up a lament,
Like the lament that a city lifts up for its lord, lifts she up a lament.
Her lament is the lament for a herb that grows not in the bed,
Her lament is the lament for the corn that grows not in the ear.
Her chamber is a possession that brings not forth a possession,
A weary woman, a weary child, forspent.
Her lament is for a great river, where no willows grow,
Her lament is for a field, where corn and herbs grow not.
Her lament is for a pool, where fishes grow not.
Her lament is for a thickest of reeds, where no reeds grow.
Her lament is for woods, where tamarisks grow not.
Her lament is for a wilderness where no cypresses (?) grow.
Her lament is for the depth of a garden of trees, where honey and wine grow not.
Her lament is for meadows, where no plants grow.
Her lament is for a palace, where length of life grows not.”
The tragical story and the melancholy rites of Adonis are better known to us from the descriptions of Greek writers than from the fragments of Babylonian literature or the brief reference of the prophet Ezekiel, who saw the women of Jerusalem weeping for Tammuz at the north gate of the temple. Mirrored in the glass of Greek mythology, the oriental deity appears as a comely youth beloved by Aphrodite. In his infancy the goddess hid him in a chest, which she gave in charge to Persephone, queen of the nether world. But when Persephone opened the chest and beheld the beauty of the babe, she refused to give him back to Aphrodite, though the goddess of love went down herself to hell to ransom her dear one from the power of the grave. The dispute between the two goddesses of love and death was settled by Zeus, who decreed that Adonis should abide with Persephone in the under world for one part of the year, and with Aphrodite in the upper world for another part. At last the fair youth was killed in hunting by a wild boar, or by the jealous Ares, who turned himself into the likeness of a boar in order to compass the death of his rival. Bitterly did Aphrodite lament her loved and lost Adonis. In this form of the myth, the contest between Aphrodite and Persephone for the possession of Adonis clearly reflects the struggle between Ishtar and Allatu in the land of the dead, while the decision of Zeus that Adonis is to spend one part of the year under ground and another part above ground is merely a Greek version of the annual disappearance and reappearance of Tammuz.
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renegadetribune--2020-01-11--Boy Scout Organization is a Magnet for Tens of Thousands of Pedophiles, Lawsuit Claims

Lawyers for eight plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in federal court in Washington D.C. on Monday , demanding justice for victims of sexual abuse allegedly committed by leaders of the Boy Scouts of America ( BSA ) .
The lawsuit states that the organization failed to protect children who were entrusted to their adult scoutmasters and leaders .
The eight plaintiffs are identified as John Does 1 through 8 .
The lawsuit states that the BSA was fully aware that their organization had attracted pedophiles into its leadership and did nothing to stop the abuse .
Further , BSA refused to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ maintaining secret files of leaders known or suspected of committing acts of sexual abuse .
Although the BSA submits annual reports to Congress , the lawsuit states that “ never once in 103 years of reporting to Congress has BSA disclosed the fact that its programs were , and are , magnets to tens of thousands of pedophiles .
Instead , BSA ’ s Reports to the Nation have miscast the organization as a bastion of moral authority.
” Courthouse News reports that the plaintiff ’ s lawyers are associated with the Washington @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , a nationwide legal team that is currently signing up hundreds of clients across the United States who allege they were sexually abused by scoutmasters .
The team of lawyers state that the federal court in D.C. is the appropriate venue for the lawsuit because the Boy Scouts were originally incorporated there in 1910 .
Additionally , in 2019 the District of Columbia , New York , New Jersey , and California change their rules for statutes of limitations allowing lawsuits for claims of sexual abuses that may have occurred decades ago .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Arizona , Florida , Hawaii , Kentucky , Utah , Virginia , and West Virginia—where the statutes of limitations prevent them from suing the Boy Scouts .
The attorneys hope that choosing Washington D.C. as the venue will allow the alleged victims to seek justice .
“ We ’ re intentionally trying to make this a venue for a national case against the Boy Scouts , ” Aitan Goelman , one of the plaintiffs ’ lawyers , told Courthouse News .
“ We ’ re doing it conscious of the fact that it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we believe it ’ s legally sound.
” Although listed in the lawsuit as John Doe , one victim recently chose to speak on the record with the Associated Press .
Dave Henson , now 39 years old , says he was abused by an assistant scout leader in Lake Dallas , Texas , starting in 1991 when he was only 11 years old .
Henson says the abuse went on for five years and has left him enduring anxiety , shame , and depression .
“ The abuse occurs once you ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ group , and you stay in that isolation for years , ” he said .
The Boy Scouts of America continue to face allegations of sexual abuse of children , and this latest lawsuit is only one of hundreds more expected to come .
The Boy Scouts told the Associated Press they do not comment on pending litigation and reiterated that they “ believe victims , support them , and will pay for counseling by a provider of their choice and we encourage them to come forward.
” Unfortunately , stories like this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ teachers , principals , police officers , politicians , celebrities , and royalty , the world has a problem with pedophiles and sexual abusers .
Hopefully the changing tide will bring some relief to the victims and justice to their abusers .

By Derrick Broze
Lawyers for eight plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in federal court in Washington D.C. on Monday, demanding justice for victims of sexual abuse allegedly committed by leaders of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). The lawsuit states that the organization failed to protect children who were entrusted to their adult scoutmasters and leaders. The eight plaintiffs are identified as John Does 1 through 8.
The lawsuit states that the BSA was fully aware that their organization had attracted pedophiles into its leadership and did nothing to stop the abuse. Further, BSA refused to acknowledge the abuse was taking place despite maintaining secret files of leaders known or suspected of committing acts of sexual abuse.
Although the BSA submits annual reports to Congress, the lawsuit states that “never once in 103 years of reporting to Congress has BSA disclosed the fact that its programs were, and are, magnets to tens of thousands of pedophiles. Instead, BSA’s Reports to the Nation have miscast the organization as a bastion of moral authority.”
Courthouse News reports that the plaintiff’s lawyers are associated with the Washington firm Zuckerman Spaeder and Abused in Scouting, a nationwide legal team that is currently signing up hundreds of clients across the United States who allege they were sexually abused by scoutmasters. The team of lawyers state that the federal court in D.C. is the appropriate venue for the lawsuit because the Boy Scouts were originally incorporated there in 1910.
Additionally, in 2019 the District of Columbia, New York, New Jersey, and California change their rules for statutes of limitations allowing lawsuits for claims of sexual abuses that may have occurred decades ago. The eight plaintiffs live in states—Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Hawaii, Kentucky, Utah, Virginia, and West Virginia—where the statutes of limitations prevent them from suing the Boy Scouts. The attorneys hope that choosing Washington D.C. as the venue will allow the alleged victims to seek justice.
“We’re intentionally trying to make this a venue for a national case against the Boy Scouts,” Aitan Goelman, one of the plaintiffs’ lawyers, told Courthouse News. “We’re doing it conscious of the fact that it’s unusual and we explain why we believe it’s legally sound.”
Although listed in the lawsuit as John Doe, one victim recently chose to speak on the record with the Associated Press. Dave Henson, now 39 years old, says he was abused by an assistant scout leader in Lake Dallas, Texas, starting in 1991 when he was only 11 years old. Henson says the abuse went on for five years and has left him enduring anxiety, shame, and depression. “The abuse occurs once you’re isolated from the rest of the group, and you stay in that isolation for years,” he said.
The Boy Scouts of America continue to face allegations of sexual abuse of children, and this latest lawsuit is only one of hundreds more expected to come. The Boy Scouts told the Associated Press they do not comment on pending litigation and reiterated that they “believe victims, support them, and will pay for counseling by a provider of their choice and we encourage them to come forward.”
Unfortunately, stories like this are rampant across the world. From teachers, principals, police officers, politicians, celebrities, and royalty, the world has a problem with pedophiles and sexual abusers. Hopefully the changing tide will bring some relief to the victims and justice to their abusers.
By Derrick Broze | Creative Commons | TheMindUnleashed.com
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renegadetribune--2020-01-11--The Keto Diet: What They Don’t Tell You

The Keto Diet: What They Don’t Tell You

It seems like everywhere we look on YouTube these days , someone is trying the Keto Diet – from beauty @ @ @ @ @ keto is even on the rise .
Interest in The Ketogenic Diet is at an @ @ @ @ @ Doctors recommending the diet to patients and media dietitians like Abbey Sharp making keto-friendly baby @ @ @ @ @ keto diet promise that the more bacon , cheese , eggs , and animal fat @ @ @ @ @ we get .
But how ?
Ketosis .
That ’ s the ticket .

It seems like everywhere we look on YouTube these days, someone is trying the Keto Diet – from beauty bloggers to gamers. Plant-based keto is even on the rise. Interest in The Ketogenic Diet is at an all-time high. There are Doctors recommending the diet to patients and media dietitians like Abbey Sharp making keto-friendly baby meals. Promoters of the keto diet promise that the more bacon, cheese, eggs, and animal fat we eat, the slimmer we get.
But how? Ketosis. That’s the ticket.
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renegadetribune--2020-01-11--Coincidence? Trump Admin Had Five Pentagon Officials Resign Prior To Assassination Of Iran General

There are many who accuse U.S. President Donald Trump of “ wagging the dog ” when it comes to the recent bombing that killed Al Quds commander Qassem Soleimani due to the fact he is facing impeachment .
While many media outlets have stated this accusation suggesting the assassination of Iran ’ s Soleimani was pre-planned , to this writer ’ s knowledge no one has pointed out that five total Pentagon officials resigned prior to the murder or Eric Trump ’ s strange tweet about “ opening a can of whoop ass , ” right before the New Year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from documents , it ’ s worth mentioning that prior to the assassination of Soleimani a total of five high-ranking Pentagon officials resigned , The Hill reported .
Those officials were — Ambassador Tina Kaidanow , senior adviser for international cooperation ; Randall Schriver , the top Asia policy official ; Jimmy Stewart , the acting undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness ; Steven Walker , head of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and Kari Bingen ; principal deputy undersecretary of defense for intelligence .
Many said they were resigning for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all resigning at once before a big move that could spark global conflict is slim to none .
This may be because the option for killing Soleimani was presented around this time which many saw as a potential “ war move ” and these Pentagon officials didn ’ t want to be involved with the next conflict .
Entirely speculation , but warranted , since if we dig even deeper we can see this option indeed was presented to Trump as an “ extreme measure ” according to government officials who spoke under @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York Times .
Further , former National Security Adviser John Bolton , also tweeted that it was “ long in the making , ” congratulating his former administration .
Trump ’ s own son , Eric Trump , also issued a strange tweet on December 31st which suggested foreknowledge of the assassination of Soleimani .
This tweet is significant since on December 28th The Last American Vagabond reported : “ An American Was Just Killed In A Rocket Attack In Iraq Just After Pompeo Set The Stage To Blame Iran.
” It is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the Pentagon in the year 2001 planned 7 wars with 5 countries as 4-star U.S. General Wesley Clark stated .
In 2007 , Clark revealed that high top brass at the Pentagon in 2001 , mere weeks after 9/11 , planned to invade seven countries within five years with the last remaining country being , you guessed it : Iran !
Now why would war hawks suddenly want a war with Iran ?
Perhaps it is due to the fact that a new oil field which would increase Iran ’ s proven @ @ @ @ @ @ @ months ago , as the BBC reported .
This oil field would account for 53 billion barrels of crude oil , according to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani .
This is significant since when the U.S. looked to be ready to invade Venezuela , John Neo-con Bolton as the former National Security Adviser told the truth to the world when he slipped up on Fox News by stating it ’ s all about the oil , as TeleSur reported .
“ It will make a big difference to the United States economically if we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and produce the oil capabilities in Venezuela , ” Bolton told Fox News in an interview this week .
“ The reason is seizing the oil of Venezuela , because we have the largest oil reserves , we confirm that we have the largest reserves of gold in the world , we have the world ’ s fourth-largest gas ( reserves ) , have large reserves of coltan , diamonds , aluminum , iron , we have drinking water reserves throughout the national territory , we have energy and natural resources , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to have calmed down for now , with Trump declaring de-escalation efforts .
But the evidence of oil found in Iran prior to Soleimani ’ s assassination and the resignation of Pentagon officials can ’ t be ignored .
The House which is held by Democrats has passed a resolution to limit Trump ’ s military actions in Iran , using the 1973 War Powers Act .
The bill now heads to the Senate .
Another key fact that needs to be looked at is , ironically , U.S. Col Douglas Macgregor warned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him into war using his favorite TV network Fox News in 2019 .
“ I think the president needs to watch carefully for the potential for something like the Gulf of Tonkin incident , ” Col. Macgregor said .
“ Many of your viewers may not remember that it never happened and we could very well be treated to something like that in the Gulf .
We should watch for that , and this is an example of President Trump ’ s comments on fake news , he should not be sabotage by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a hell of a coincidence ; and as Joseph P. Kennedy ( John F. Kennedy ’ s father ) said to a reporter in the 1960s , “ There are no accidents in politics .
”

By Aaron Kesel
There are many who accuse U.S. President Donald Trump of “wagging the dog” when it comes to the recent bombing that killed Al Quds commander Qassem Soleimani due to the fact he is facing impeachment. While many media outlets have stated this accusation suggesting the assassination of Iran’s Soleimani was pre-planned, to this writer’s knowledge no one has pointed out that five total Pentagon officials resigned prior to the murder or Eric Trump’s strange tweet about “opening a can of whoop ass,” right before the New Year.
Wag the Dog was released one month before the outbreak of the Lewinsky scandal and the subsequent bombing of the Al-Shifa pharmaceutical factory in Sudan by the Clinton administration in August 1998, which prompted the media to draw comparisons between the film and reality. The comparison was also made in December 1998 when the administration initiated a bombing campaign of Iraq during Clinton’s impeachment trial over the Lewinsky scandal. – Wikipedia
Although the evidence is not directly from documents, it’s worth mentioning that prior to the assassination of Soleimani a total of five high-ranking Pentagon officials resigned, The Hill reported. Those officials were — Ambassador Tina Kaidanow, senior adviser for international cooperation; Randall Schriver, the top Asia policy official; Jimmy Stewart, the acting undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness; Steven Walker, head of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and Kari Bingen; principal deputy undersecretary of defense for intelligence.
Many said they were resigning for various different reasons but the probability of all resigning at once before a big move that could spark global conflict is slim to none. This may be because the option for killing Soleimani was presented around this time which many saw as a potential “war move” and these Pentagon officials didn’t want to be involved with the next conflict. Entirely speculation, but warranted, since if we dig even deeper we can see this option indeed was presented to Trump as an “extreme measure” according to government officials who spoke under the condition of anonymity to the New York Times. Further, former National Security Adviser John Bolton, also tweeted that it was “long in the making,” congratulating his former administration.
Congratulations to all involved in eliminating Qassem Soleimani. Long in the making, this was a decisive blow against Iran's malign Quds Force activities worldwide. Hope this is the first step to regime change in Tehran. — John Bolton (@AmbJohnBolton) January 3, 2020
Trump’s own son, Eric Trump, also issued a strange tweet on December 31st which suggested foreknowledge of the assassination of Soleimani. This tweet is significant since on December 28th The Last American Vagabond reported: “An American Was Just Killed In A Rocket Attack In Iraq Just After Pompeo Set The Stage To Blame Iran.”
Why (the better question is HOW) did @EricTrump know anything about this in advance…and why has he since deleted this tweet? pic.twitter.com/0xKbTweQVs — #TuckFrump (@realTuckFrumper) January 3, 2020
It is also worth noting that people high up in the Pentagon in the year 2001 planned 7 wars with 5 countries as 4-star U.S. General Wesley Clark stated.
In 2007, Clark revealed that high top brass at the Pentagon in 2001, mere weeks after 9/11, planned to invade seven countries within five years with the last remaining country being, you guessed it: Iran!
Those countries included — Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Iran.
Now why would war hawks suddenly want a war with Iran? Perhaps it is due to the fact that a new oil field which would increase Iran’s proven reserves by about a third was discovered months ago, as the BBC reported.
This oil field would account for 53 billion barrels of crude oil, according to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. This is significant since when the U.S. looked to be ready to invade Venezuela, John Neo-con Bolton as the former National Security Adviser told the truth to the world when he slipped up on Fox News by stating it’s all about the oil, as TeleSur reported.
“It will make a big difference to the United States economically if we could have American oil companies invest in and produce the oil capabilities in Venezuela,” Bolton told Fox News in an interview this week. “The reason is seizing the oil of Venezuela, because we have the largest oil reserves, we confirm that we have the largest reserves of gold in the world, we have the world’s fourth-largest gas (reserves), have large reserves of coltan , diamonds, aluminum, iron, we have drinking water reserves throughout the national territory, we have energy and natural resources,” said Venezuelan president Maduro.
Things seem to have calmed down for now, with Trump declaring de-escalation efforts. But the evidence of oil found in Iran prior to Soleimani’s assassination and the resignation of Pentagon officials can’t be ignored. The House which is held by Democrats has passed a resolution to limit Trump’s military actions in Iran, using the 1973 War Powers Act. The bill now heads to the Senate.
Another key fact that needs to be looked at is, ironically, U.S. Col Douglas Macgregor warned Trump about false flag attempts to get him into war using his favorite TV network Fox News in 2019.
“I think the president needs to watch carefully for the potential for something like the Gulf of Tonkin incident,” Col. Macgregor said. “Many of your viewers may not remember that it never happened and we could very well be treated to something like that in the Gulf. We should watch for that, and this is an example of President Trump’s comments on fake news, he should not be sabotage by fake news.”
All of this is a hell of a coincidence; and as Joseph P. Kennedy (John F. Kennedy’s father) said to a reporter in the 1960s, “There are no accidents in politics.”
**By [@An0nkn0wledge](https://steemit.com/@an0nkn0wledge)**
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renegadetribune--2020-01-11--Rabbi: “Where are African-American Initiatives Confronting Bigotry Towards Jews?”

“ Just as Jews have for blacks , black leaders ought now take steps to confront and make unacceptable anti-Jewish @ @ @ @ @ to Rabbi Meyer May at Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles .
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“Just as Jews have for blacks, black leaders ought now take steps to confront and make unacceptable anti-Jewish bigotry and violence, according to Rabbi Meyer May at Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles.”
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renegadetribune--2020-01-11--Christen Købke’s Scenes from the Golden Age of Danish Painting


renegadetribune--2020-01-12--As Several States Legalize Campus Carry, University Reports a Drop in Crime

According to mainstream media pundits and establishment politicians , a greater access to guns will always result in an increase to firearm related crime .
But according to data from several universities , before and after legalizing concealed carry on campus , that is not always the case .
As reported by the College Fix : All the universities contacted by journalists described no increase in violent crime , and at least one revealed a decrease in several nonviolent crimes .
Emporia State University , located in Kansas , reported a 0 % change in violent crime on campus since @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s university exemption prohibiting concealed carry on campus expired on July 1st , 2017 .
“ Emporia State did not have gun violence before the law changed , and there has been no violence since the law changed.
” – Gwen Larson , campus spokeswoman Although campus carry is being allowed at many colleges across the country , no one can say how dramatic the increase has been , if any , because it is impossible to track those who are concealing their firearms from view .
“ There is no way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Kansas law prohibits tracking people who are carrying concealed handguns or making inquiries about who may or may not be carrying.
” – Gwen Larson Utah ’ s Dixie State University also saw no increase in gun-related murders or injuries after guns became allowed on campus , which happened nearly 15 years ago .
The Chief of Police for Dixie State campus found no “ reported or observed increase with gun violence on campus ” as a result of campus carry .
Like Emporia State , Dixie State University also “ does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ issued concealed carry firearm permits.
” “ This would be very difficult to do due to DSU students coming from many states across the country .
We have not seen any increase in reports of firearms on campus , and we have not been made aware of any concerns regarding concealed carry permit holders by students or staff , related to Utah state legal statute.
” Finally , at Valdosta State University in Georgia , crime dropped slightly after campus carry was legalized in 2017 .
According to their 2019 Annual Security and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no instances of murder or manslaughter prior to or after the campus carry law was passed .
Cases of on-campus sexual assault went down from three in 2016 to zero in 2018 and aggravated assault went from two in 2016 to one in 2018 .
Instances of on-campus burglary changed from 11 in 2016 to 5 in 2018 .
Overall instances of rape also went down after campus carry , from six in 2016 to two in both 2017 and 2018 .
However , on-campus rape increased from zero to one for both @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which only allows concealed carry on campus , not in residential dorms , athletic events , or in classrooms where high schools are in attendance .
“ This law allows anyone with a valid Georgia Weapons Carry License to carry a handgun in a concealed manner on property owned or leased by public colleges and universities , with some exceptions.
” – VSU It is important to note that the numbers , being small and over a relatively short period of time , may be a result of several factors .
Over the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on campus went significantly down , while reported instances of dating violence on campus went up .
Campus carry may or may not have caused a direct decline in robberies or assault , but it certainly doesn ’ t show an increase either , as many suggest will happen when you allow students and staff to carry on campus .
Even Armed Campuses features a study which concludes that current data “ do not prove that campus carry causes more crime ” .
When it comes down to it , crime and violence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one or two simple and easily measurable factors , but the state of everyone on campus .
Students or staff with concealed handguns are only one safeguard against the abuse that can be caused by a mentally unstable individual with an intent to harm others .
So , if campus carry doesn ’ t result in more crime , why not allow potential victims the legal ability to defend themselves on the off chance a would-be rapist , murderer , or sexual assaulter decides to make them into another statistic ?
Phillip Schneider @ @ @ @ @ @ @ staff writer and assistant editor for Waking Times .
If you would like to see more of his work , you can visit his website , or follow him on the free speech social network Minds .
This article ( As Several States Legalize Campus Carry , University Reports a Drop in Crime ) as originally created and published by Waking Times and is published here under a Creative Commons license with attribution to Phillip Schneider and WakingTimes.com .
It may be re-posted freely with proper attribution , author bio , and this @ @ @

By Phillip Schneider
According to mainstream media pundits and establishment politicians, a greater access to guns will always result in an increase to firearm related crime. But according to data from several universities, before and after legalizing concealed carry on campus, that is not always the case.
As reported by the College Fix:
According to the website of Armed Campuses, a pro-gun-control initiative that tracks firearm policies at universities across the country, seven state legislatures have broadly permitted concealed carry on public university grounds. Five more have instituted limited campus carry regimes. Ten states prohibit campus carry altogether, while the remainder either allow the university to set the policy or else mandate that the guns must be left in locked cars.
All the universities contacted by journalists described no increase in violent crime, and at least one revealed a decrease in several nonviolent crimes.
Emporia State University, located in Kansas, reported a 0% change in violent crime on campus since the Kansas Personal and Family Protection Act’s university exemption prohibiting concealed carry on campus expired on July 1st, 2017.
“Emporia State did not have gun violence before the law changed, and there has been no violence since the law changed.” – Gwen Larson, campus spokeswoman
Although campus carry is being allowed at many colleges across the country, no one can say how dramatic the increase has been, if any, because it is impossible to track those who are concealing their firearms from view.
“There is no way of knowing the answer to this question. Kansas law prohibits tracking people who are carrying concealed handguns or making inquiries about who may or may not be carrying.” – Gwen Larson
Utah’s Dixie State University also saw no increase in gun-related murders or injuries after guns became allowed on campus, which happened nearly 15 years ago.
The Chief of Police for Dixie State campus found no “reported or observed increase with gun violence on campus” as a result of campus carry.
Like Emporia State, Dixie State University also “does not track who on campus possess state issued concealed carry firearm permits.”
“This would be very difficult to do due to DSU students coming from many states across the country. We have not seen any increase in reports of firearms on campus, and we have not been made aware of any concerns regarding concealed carry permit holders by students or staff, related to Utah state legal statute.”
Finally, at Valdosta State University in Georgia, crime dropped slightly after campus carry was legalized in 2017.
According to their 2019 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, The school had no instances of murder or manslaughter prior to or after the campus carry law was passed. Cases of on-campus sexual assault went down from three in 2016 to zero in 2018 and aggravated assault went from two in 2016 to one in 2018. Instances of on-campus burglary changed from 11 in 2016 to 5 in 2018.
Overall instances of rape also went down after campus carry, from six in 2016 to two in both 2017 and 2018. However, on-campus rape increased from zero to one for both years after campus carry was enacted, which only allows concealed carry on campus, not in residential dorms, athletic events, or in classrooms where high schools are in attendance.
“This law allows anyone with a valid Georgia Weapons Carry License to carry a handgun in a concealed manner on property owned or leased by public colleges and universities, with some exceptions.” – VSU
It is important to note that the numbers, being small and over a relatively short period of time, may be a result of several factors. Over the same period, arrests for drug abuse on campus went significantly down, while reported instances of dating violence on campus went up.
Campus carry may or may not have caused a direct decline in robberies or assault, but it certainly doesn’t show an increase either, as many suggest will happen when you allow students and staff to carry on campus. Even Armed Campuses features a study which concludes that current data “do not prove that campus carry causes more crime”.
When it comes down to it, crime and violence on campus are not a result of one or two simple and easily measurable factors, but the state of everyone on campus. Students or staff with concealed handguns are only one safeguard against the abuse that can be caused by a mentally unstable individual with an intent to harm others.
So, if campus carry doesn’t result in more crime, why not allow potential victims the legal ability to defend themselves on the off chance a would-be rapist, murderer, or sexual assaulter decides to make them into another statistic?
Phillip Schneider is a student as well as a staff writer and assistant editor for Waking Times. If you would like to see more of his work, you can visit his website, or follow him on the free speech social network Minds.
This article (As Several States Legalize Campus Carry, University Reports a Drop in Crime) as originally created and published by Waking Times and is published here under a Creative Commons license with attribution to Phillip Schneider and WakingTimes.com. It may be re-posted freely with proper attribution, author bio, and this copyright statement.
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Are you taking or considering taking hormonal birth control ?
Contraceptive pills and shots , prescribed with casual frequency , have known side effects that are little-discussed .
Shocking research has uncovered other potential consequences that aren ’ t yet official , but do you want to take the risks ?
Read on Women who fill a prescription for Ortho Tri-Cyclen® , a popular form of oral birth control , will note the inclusion in the pill pack of a lengthy insert detailing grave risks , along with side effects that are considered “ not serious ” such as nausea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , weight gain , breast tenderness and difficulty wearing contact lenses .
[ i ] A study of birth control pills has found risks that aren ’ t yet detailed in these inserts , but are grave enough to make any woman taking or considering taking the pill , pause in concern .
Presented in December 2019 at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America ( RSNA ) , the as-yet unpublished study found that women taking birth control pills had significantly smaller hypothalamus volume , compared to women not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ base of the brain above the pituitary gland , the hypothalamus is responsible for critical bodily functions , including hormone production , mood , appetite and body temperature regulation , quality of sleep and heart rate .
[ ii ] This small but important brain region is also responsible for regulation of emotional responses or mood , as well as sexual drive .
[ iii ] In this eye-opening study , a team of researchers headed by Michael L. Lipton , M.D.
, Ph.D. , FACR , professor of radiology at the Gruss @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Einstein College of Medicine and medical director of MRI Services at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City , assembled 50 healthy women , 21 of whom were taking oral contraceptives .
Participants were given functional MRI scans , allowing researchers to analyze the structural effects of extrinsic sex hormones like birth control pills on the brain ’ s grey matter .
According to Dr. Lipton in a news release , “ We validated methods for assessing the volume of the hypothalamus and confirm , for the first time , that current oral @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hypothalamic volume.
” [ iv ] In his presentation , Dr. Lipton announced that “ a dramatic difference ” was found in the size of the hypothalamic brain structures between women who were taking oral contraceptives and those who were not .
He further explained that there is a lack of research on the effects of contraceptives on this “ small but essential part of the living human brain , ” but his study shows “ a strong association and should motivate further investigation into the effects of oral contraceptives on brain structure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” [ v ] Commercial contraceptives have a brief and disturbing history in the U.S .
Initial versions of intrauterine devices ( IUDs ) and birth control pills were introduced in the 1960s and subsequently pulled from the market due to safety concerns and legal challenges from women using and being harmed by them .
[ vi ] Complications such as blood clots , infections and even documented deaths [ vii ] led to lawsuits and subsequent reformulations of these original methods of mass-market birth control .
Original formulations of oral contraceptives had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as 150 micrograms ( µg ) of estrogen and 10 milligrams ( mg ) of progestin .
[ viii ] In 1989 , following a recommendation by its Fertility and Maternal Health Drugs Advisory Committee , the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) ordered the removal from the market of all oral contraceptives with estrogen contents greater than 50 µg .
[ ix ] Current formulations use 20 to 35 µg of estrogen and 1.5 mg or less of progestin .
[ x ] While the effectiveness of these “ low-dose @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than one pregnancy per 100 woman-years [ xi ] ) , there remain serious risk potential when taking hormonal birth control .
Potential complications from the pill include breast cancer , blood clots , heart attack , stroke , migraines , high blood pressure , diabetes and liver disease .
[ xii ] According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) , 12.6 % of women aged 15 to 49 years , or approximately 6 million women in the U.S. , currently use the pill as their preferred @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ] Oral contraceptives can be prescribed for a variety of off-label uses such as acne , irregular periods , menstrual cramps and endometriosis-associated pain , [ xiv ] indicating that the overall number of women potentially affected by negative side effects is even greater .
There were other disturbing findings in our focus study , which Dr. Lipton described as “ preliminary , ” linking smaller hypothalamic volume to negative emotional states , specifically increased anger and depression .
[ xv ] While rigorous science mandates that correlation is not causation , prior @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mood-altering effects of hormonal birth control .
Published in May 2016 in the peer-reviewed journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience , researchers concluded that hormonal contraceptives suppress oxytocin-induced “ brain reward responses ” to a woman ’ s romantic partner ’ s face .
[ xvi ] Previous research by the authors of this study showed that oxytocin release in men ’ s brains biased them toward perceiving their female partners as more attractive and elicited increased activity in neural reward regions , the inverse of what their subsequent study showed was happening @ @ @ @ @ @ @ birth control .
[ xvii ] Further confirmation of the negative mood effects of hormonal birth control comes via a 2019 study published in the journal Current Psychiatry Reports , titled , “ Effects of Hormonal Contraceptives on Mood : A Focus on Emotion Recognition and Reactivity , Reward Processing , and Stress Response.
” The peer-reviewed paper supports these disturbing findings , summarizing , “ Current evidence supports a negativity bias in emotion recognition and reactivity in HC [ hormonal contraception ] -users.
” Their report further states that some data indicates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ response and a potential dysregulation of the stress response in some HC-users.
” [ xviii ] Finally , a 2018 study published in Frontiers in Neuroscience summarizes their bleak findings in the name of their report , titled , “ Oral Contraceptives Impair Complex Emotion Recognition in Healthy Women.
” The study authors caution that the growing body of evidence supporting the negative-mood effects of hormonal contraception “ should be taken into account when informing women about the side-effects of [ oral contraception ] use.
” [ xix ] Until natural , hormone-free @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every person of reproductive age , it is imperative to be aware of the risks associated with hormonal contraception .
Stay abreast of the dangers of pharmaceutical drugs and the benefits of natural health by following GreenMedInfo.com , the world ’ s largest natural health database .
[ vi ] Our-bodies-Ourselves , book excerpts , birth control , a brief history of birth control in the United States , https : //www.ourbodiesourselves.org/book-excerpts/health-article/a-brief-history-of-birth-control/ [ vii ] Our-bodies-Ourselves , book excerpts , birth control , a brief history of birth control in the United States @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Institute of Medicine ( US ) Committee on the Relationship Between Oral Contraceptives and Breast Cancer .
Oral Contraceptives & Breast Cancer .
Washington ( DC ) : National Academies Press ( US ) ; 1991 .
C , The Evolving Formulations of Oral Contraceptives .
Bookshelf ID : NBK234350 [ ix ] Multigenerational Reproductive Toxicology Study of Ethinyl Estradiol ( CAS No .
57636 ) in SpragueDawley Rats ( Feed Studies ) .
DIANE Publishing .
pp .
27- .
ISBN 978-1-4379-4231-6 .
Aug. 2010 .
[ x ] Multigenerational Reproductive Toxicology @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
57636 ) in SpragueDawley Rats ( Feed Studies ) .
DIANE Publishing .
pp .
27- .
ISBN 978-1-4379-4231-6 .
Aug. 2010 .
[ xi ] Institute of Medicine ( US ) Committee on the Relationship Between Oral Contraceptives and Breast Cancer .
Oral Contraceptives & Breast Cancer .
Washington ( DC ) : National Academies Press ( US ) ; 1991 .
C , The Evolving Formulations of Oral Contraceptives .
Bookshelf ID : NBK234350 [ xii ] Planned Parenthood , Learn , Birth Control , Birth Control Pill , How @ @ @ @ @ @ @ //www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/birth-control/birth-control-pill/how-safe-is-the-birth-control-pill [ xiii ] Daniels K , Abma JC .
Current contraceptive status among women aged 15-49 : United States , 2015-2017 .
NCHS Data Brief , no 327 .
Hyattsville , MD : National Center for Health Statistics .
2018. https : //www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db327.htm [ xiv ] Noncontraceptive benefits and therapeutic uses of the oral contraceptive pill .
Dayal M , Barnhart KT .
Semin Reprod Med .
2001 Dec ; 19 ( 4 ) :295-303 .
PMID : 11727171 DOI : 10.1055/s-2001-18637 [ xvii ] Oxytocin enhances brain reward system responses in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ partner .
Scheele D , Wille A , Kendrick KM , Stoffel-Wagner B , Becker B , Güntürkün O , Maier W , Hurlemann R. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A .
2013 Dec 10 ; 110 ( 50 ) :20308-13 .
PMID : 24277856 [ xviii ] Lewis CA , Kimmig AS , Zsido RG , Jank A , Derntl B , Sacher J .
Effects of Hormonal Contraceptives on Mood : A Focus on Emotion Recognition and Reactivity , Reward Processing , and Stress Response .
Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2019 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Published 2019 Nov 7. doi:10.1007/s11920-019-1095-z .
PMID : 31701260

Are you taking or considering taking hormonal birth control? Contraceptive pills and shots, prescribed with casual frequency, have known side effects that are little-discussed. Shocking research has uncovered other potential consequences that aren’t yet official, but do you want to take the risks? Read on
Women who fill a prescription for Ortho Tri-Cyclen®, a popular form of oral birth control, will note the inclusion in the pill pack of a lengthy insert detailing grave risks, along with side effects that are considered “not serious” such as nausea, vomiting, bleeding between menstrual cycles, weight gain, breast tenderness and difficulty wearing contact lenses.[i]
A study of birth control pills has found risks that aren’t yet detailed in these inserts, but are grave enough to make any woman taking or considering taking the pill, pause in concern. Presented in December 2019 at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), the as-yet unpublished study found that women taking birth control pills had significantly smaller hypothalamus volume, compared to women not taking the pill.
Located at the base of the brain above the pituitary gland, the hypothalamus is responsible for critical bodily functions, including hormone production, mood, appetite and body temperature regulation, quality of sleep and heart rate.[ii] This small but important brain region is also responsible for regulation of emotional responses or mood, as well as sexual drive.[iii]
Study Shows Link Between Birth Control Pills and Brain Shrinkage
In this eye-opening study, a team of researchers headed by Michael L. Lipton, M.D., Ph.D., FACR, professor of radiology at the Gruss Magnetic Resonance Research Center at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and medical director of MRI Services at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City, assembled 50 healthy women, 21 of whom were taking oral contraceptives.
Participants were given functional MRI scans, allowing researchers to analyze the structural effects of extrinsic sex hormones like birth control pills on the brain’s grey matter. According to Dr. Lipton in a news release, “We validated methods for assessing the volume of the hypothalamus and confirm, for the first time, that current oral contraceptive pill usage is associated with smaller hypothalamic volume.”[iv]
In his presentation, Dr. Lipton announced that “a dramatic difference” was found in the size of the hypothalamic brain structures between women who were taking oral contraceptives and those who were not.
He further explained that there is a lack of research on the effects of contraceptives on this “small but essential part of the living human brain,” but his study shows “a strong association and should motivate further investigation into the effects of oral contraceptives on brain structure and their potential impact on brain function.”[v]
The Pill’s ‘Dangerously Unsexy’ History
Commercial contraceptives have a brief and disturbing history in the U.S. Initial versions of intrauterine devices (IUDs) and birth control pills were introduced in the 1960s and subsequently pulled from the market due to safety concerns and legal challenges from women using and being harmed by them.[vi] Complications such as blood clots, infections and even documented deaths[vii] led to lawsuits and subsequent reformulations of these original methods of mass-market birth control.
Original formulations of oral contraceptives had women receiving hormones in doses as high as 150 micrograms (µg) of estrogen and 10 milligrams (mg) of progestin.[viii] In 1989, following a recommendation by its Fertility and Maternal Health Drugs Advisory Committee, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ordered the removal from the market of all oral contraceptives with estrogen contents greater than 50 µg.[ix] Current formulations use 20 to 35 µg of estrogen and 1.5 mg or less of progestin.[x]
While the effectiveness of these “low-dose” contraceptives is high (generally less than one pregnancy per 100 woman-years[xi]), there remain serious risk potential when taking hormonal birth control. Potential complications from the pill include breast cancer, blood clots, heart attack, stroke, migraines, high blood pressure, diabetes and liver disease.[xii]
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 12.6% of women aged 15 to 49 years, or approximately 6 million women in the U.S., currently use the pill as their preferred method of birth control.[xiii] Oral contraceptives can be prescribed for a variety of off-label uses such as acne, irregular periods, menstrual cramps and endometriosis-associated pain,[xiv] indicating that the overall number of women potentially affected by negative side effects is even greater.
Research Confirms Mood-Altering Effects of Hormonal Birth Control
There were other disturbing findings in our focus study, which Dr. Lipton described as “preliminary,” linking smaller hypothalamic volume to negative emotional states, specifically increased anger and depression.[xv] While rigorous science mandates that correlation is not causation, prior medical studies have amassed evidence supporting negative mood-altering effects of hormonal birth control.
Published in May 2016 in the peer-reviewed journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, researchers concluded that hormonal contraceptives suppress oxytocin-induced “brain reward responses” to a woman’s romantic partner’s face.[xvi]
Previous research by the authors of this study showed that oxytocin release in men’s brains biased them toward perceiving their female partners as more attractive and elicited increased activity in neural reward regions, the inverse of what their subsequent study showed was happening in the brains of women taking hormonal birth control.[xvii]
Further confirmation of the negative mood effects of hormonal birth control comes via a 2019 study published in the journal Current Psychiatry Reports, titled, “Effects of Hormonal Contraceptives on Mood: A Focus on Emotion Recognition and Reactivity, Reward Processing, and Stress Response.”
The peer-reviewed paper supports these disturbing findings, summarizing, “Current evidence supports a negativity bias in emotion recognition and reactivity in HC [hormonal contraception]-users.”
Their report further states that some data indicates “a trend towards a blunted reward response and a potential dysregulation of the stress response in some HC-users.”[xviii]
Finally, a 2018 study published in Frontiers in Neuroscience summarizes their bleak findings in the name of their report, titled, “Oral Contraceptives Impair Complex Emotion Recognition in Healthy Women.” The study authors caution that the growing body of evidence supporting the negative-mood effects of hormonal contraception “should be taken into account when informing women about the side-effects of [oral contraception] use.”[xix]
Until natural, hormone-free methods of birth control are taught to every person of reproductive age, it is imperative to be aware of the risks associated with hormonal contraception. Stay abreast of the dangers of pharmaceutical drugs and the benefits of natural health by following GreenMedInfo.com, the world’s largest natural health database.
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[i] FDA.gov, ORTHO TRI-CYCLEN PATIENT PACKAGE INSERT, https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2005/021690ppi.pdf
[ii] MedlinePlus, Medical encyclopedia, Hypothalamus, https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002380.htm
[iii] Healthline, Hypothalamus overview, https://www.healthline.com/human-body-maps/hypothalamus
[iv] Science Daily, December 4, 2019. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/12/191204090819.htm.
[v] Science Daily, December 4, 2019. www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/12/191204090819.htm.
[vi] Our-bodies-Ourselves, book excerpts, birth control, a brief history of birth control in the United States, https://www.ourbodiesourselves.org/book-excerpts/health-article/a-brief-history-of-birth-control/
[vii] Our-bodies-Ourselves, book excerpts, birth control, a brief history of birth control in the United States, https://www.ourbodiesourselves.org/book-excerpts/health-article/a-brief-history-of-birth-control/
[viii] Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on the Relationship Between Oral Contraceptives and Breast Cancer. Oral Contraceptives & Breast Cancer. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 1991. C, The Evolving Formulations of Oral Contraceptives. Bookshelf ID: NBK234350
[ix] Multigenerational Reproductive Toxicology Study of Ethinyl Estradiol (CAS No. 57636) in SpragueDawley Rats (Feed Studies). DIANE Publishing. pp. 27-. ISBN 978-1-4379-4231-6. Aug. 2010.
[x] Multigenerational Reproductive Toxicology Study of Ethinyl Estradiol (CAS No. 57636) in SpragueDawley Rats (Feed Studies). DIANE Publishing. pp. 27-. ISBN 978-1-4379-4231-6. Aug. 2010.
[xi] Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on the Relationship Between Oral Contraceptives and Breast Cancer. Oral Contraceptives & Breast Cancer. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 1991. C, The Evolving Formulations of Oral Contraceptives. Bookshelf ID: NBK234350
[xii] Planned Parenthood, Learn, Birth Control, Birth Control Pill, How safe is the pill? https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/birth-control/birth-control-pill/how-safe-is-the-birth-control-pill
[xiii] Daniels K, Abma JC. Current contraceptive status among women aged 15-49: United States, 2015-2017. NCHS Data Brief, no 327. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2018. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db327.htm
[xiv] Noncontraceptive benefits and therapeutic uses of the oral contraceptive pill. Dayal M, Barnhart KT. Semin Reprod Med. 2001 Dec;19(4):295-303. PMID: 11727171 DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-18637
[xv] Radiological Society of North America.
[xvi] Scheele D, Plota J, Stoffel-Wagner B, Maier W, Hurlemann R. Hormonal contraceptives suppress oxytocin-induced brain reward responses to the partner’s face. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci. 2016;11(5):767-774. doi:10.1093/scan/nsv157 PMID: 26722017
[xvii] Oxytocin enhances brain reward system responses in men viewing the face of their female partner. Scheele D, Wille A, Kendrick KM, Stoffel-Wagner B, Becker B, Güntürkün O, Maier W, Hurlemann R. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Dec 10; 110(50):20308-13. PMID: 24277856
[xviii] Lewis CA, Kimmig AS, Zsido RG, Jank A, Derntl B, Sacher J. Effects of Hormonal Contraceptives on Mood: A Focus on Emotion Recognition and Reactivity, Reward Processing, and Stress Response. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2019;21(11):115. Published 2019 Nov 7. doi:10.1007/s11920-019-1095-z. PMID: 31701260
[xix] Pahnke R, Mau-Moeller A, Junge M, et al. Oral Contraceptives Impair Complex Emotion Recognition in Healthy Women. Front Neurosci. 2019;12:1041. Published 2019 Feb 11. doi:10.3389/fnins.2018.01041. PMID: 30804733