prepareforchange--2020-06-28--Former Zionist and Son of Israeli General Miko Peled Compares Racist Israel with Racist America

Miko Peled ( born 1961 ) is an Israeli-American activist , author , and karate instructor .
He is author of the books The General ’ s Son : The Journey of an Israeli in Palestine and Injustice and Injustice : The Story of the Holy Land Foundation Five .
He is also an international speaker .
Born in Jerusalem in 1961 , Peled grew up in Motza Illit to a prominent Zionist family ; his grandfather , Avraham Katsnelson , signed Israel ’ s Declaration of Independence .
His father , Mattityahu Peled , fought in 1947–1949 Palestine war @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Six-Day War of 1967 ; later , after the Israeli cabinet ignored his investigation of a 1967 alleged Israeli war crime , he became an advocate for an Israeli dialogue with the Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO ) .
He condemned the Israeli military for seizing the West Bank , Gaza , Sinai and the Golan Heights , calling the war a “ cynical campaign of territorial expansion ” .
Palestinian activist Susan Abulhawa has described Peled ’ s father , who died in 1995 , as “ a man that many @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whether to love or hate ” and whom “ many notable Palestinians ” nicknamed “ Abu Salam ” ( Father of Peace ) .
His brother is the political scientist Yoav Peled .
Miko Peled followed his father ’ s footsteps at first , joining Israel ’ s Special Forces after high school and earning the red beret , but he soon grew to regret his decision .
He surrendered his status as soon as he earned it , becoming a medic , and finally , disgusted by the 1982 Lebanon invasion , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dirt .
One evening in 1983 , however , he skipped a Peace Now demonstration in Jerusalem to attend karate class , and on that evening a grenade attack by a right-wing extremist killed one of the demonstrators .
“ Peled took this as a sign , ” according to one interview , and consequently “ followed the path of karate – a practice of non-violence…that teaches one to ‘ overcome insurmountable obstacles.
’ ” This path “ that took him to Japan and eventually to San Diego , where he settled with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then distanced himself from activism until 1997 , becoming a sixth-degree black belt in karate and moving first to Japan , then to San Diego , California , United States .
In 1997 , Peled ’ s 13-year-old niece Smadar , daughter of his sister Nurit Peled-Elhanan , was killed in a suicide attack in Jerusalem .
At her funeral , according to an article summarizing Peled ’ s book , Ehud Barak , who had just been elected to lead the opposition , explained that “ in order to win votes he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ‘ peacemaker.
” In reply , Peled said , “ Why not tell the truth … That this and similar tragedies are taking place because we are occupying another nation and that in order to save lives the right thing to do is to end the occupation and negotiate a just peace with our Palestinian partners ?
” The murder of Smadar , and his sister Nurit ’ s insistence that it was caused by the occupation , “ jolted him back into Middle Eastern reality , ” an interviewer has written .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ I ’ d been suppressing , ” Peled has said , “ suddenly burst out .
It became stronger than anything.
” He joined a Palestinian/Jewish-American dialogue group in San Diego , where he “ found that the Jewish Americans he met – with their ‘ New York humor and deli food ’ – were more foreign than the hummus , tabouleh and warm hospitality offered by his new Palestinian friends .
He was shocked by random anti-Arab venom spewed casually by Jewish Americans he met who assumed he shared their views , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ He also befriended Nader Elbanna , “ a Palestinian from Nazareth who accompanied him on a dual lecture series at rotary clubs.
” Thus began a process whereby , in the words of Abulhawa , Peled “ dismantled a lifetime of racist assumptions and replaced them with something more human and tender.
” Returning to activism , Peled decided that the two-state solution his father had promoted would no longer suffice , and began to support for the creation of a single democratic state with equal rights for Israelis and Palestinians .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that must go and that a single-state solution is closer than many people think because of the changing mindsets of many Israelis , American Jews , and Holocaust survivors .
The Israeli government , he has written , is “ a radical Zionist regime , ” and Israel is a country where “ half of the population lives in what it thinks is a Western democracy while keeping the other half imprisoned by a ruthless defense apparatus that is becoming more violent by the day.
” He told that “ The State of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A Free Democratic Palestine from the River to the Sea Sooner than Most People Think ” .
Peled has traveled in Palestine , teaching karate to children in refugee camps and engaging in nonviolent activism .
In his blog , MikoPeled.com , he calls for the removal of Israel ’ s separation wall , and the institution of equal rights for Israelis and Palestinians .
“ As an Israeli , that was raised on the Zionist ideal of a Jewish state ” , he writes in the blog , “ I know how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Palestinians to let go of the dream of having a state that is exclusive ‘ our own.
’ The articles , the stories and the pictures in this blog are meant to make a single point : For the good of both nations , the Separation Wall must come down , the Israeli control over the lives of Palestinians must be defied so that a secular democracy where all Israelis and Palestinian live as equals be established in our shared homeland ” .
Peled is a regular contributor to online publications like the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Peled spoke at a fringe gathering at the British Labour Party conference in Brighton in September 2017 .
At the event , Peled is reported to have said : “ This is about free speech , the freedom to criticize and to discuss every issue , whether it ’ s the Holocaust : yes or no , Palestine , the liberation , the whole spectrum .
There should be no limits on the discussion ” .
He further went on to compare Zionists to Nazis and “ apartheid South Africa racists ” .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ conference organizing committee would investigate how Peled was given a platform at the event .
At a meeting at University College London the following November , Peled complained about the “ witch-hunt against antisemites and Holocaust deniers ” over the past two years and complimented the “ clear leadership ” of Labour ’ s Jeremy Corbyn commenting that Corbyn had “ put away this nonsense about Holocaust denial and this nonsense about antisemitism .
You focus on what ’ s important ” .
“ Israel has been on a mission to destroy the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Peled has said .
“ Why would anyone not give solidarity to the Palestinian people ?
” He believes that Israel ’ s actions in the Six-Day War of 1967 were not a response to a real threat but acts of bald aggression .
And he has said that “ every single Israeli city is a settlement ” and that “ expressing solidarity with Palestinians is the most important thing people can do.
” On his Twitter feed , Peled has written that “ IDF lusts for blood , ” has called @ @ @ @ @ @ @ apartheid & colonization , ” and has accused Israeli officials of “ ethnic cleansing.
” In his blog posts , he repeatedly refers to the IDF as an “ Israeli terrorist organization ” that is part of a “ well-oiled ethnic cleansing machine.
” He has also written that Israel ’ s educational system is designed to turn Israeli children into racists who view Palestinians “ as culturally inferior , violent and bent on the annihilation of the Jews , and…void of a true national identity , ” and “ as a problem @ @ @ @ @ @ @ threat that must be eliminated.
” He has decried “ absurd comparisons like that of Yasser Arafat to Hitler , the Palestinians to Nazis , and the Palestinian resistance to Al Qaeda.
” Peled supports the movement for boycotts , divestment , and sanctions ( BDS ) against Israel .
Giving a talk in Queensland , Australia , he supported a BDS campaign against the Israeli-owned Max Brenner chain of chocolate shops , part of the Strauss group of companies , which , he said , “ supports a terrorist organization , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , was a “ totally legitimate ” means of “ trying to stop this Israeli armed juggernaut.
” Peled wrote in a June 2012 op-ed for the Los Angeles Times that , “ Israel is faced with two options : Continue to exist as a Jewish state while controlling the Palestinians through military force and racist laws , or undertake a deep transformation into a real democracy where Israelis and Palestinians live as equals in a shared state , their shared homeland .
For Israelis and Palestinians alike , the latter path promises @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his book , The General ’ s Son : Journey of an Israeli in Palestine ( 2012 ) , as an account of how he , “ the son of an Israeli General and a staunch Zionist , came to realize that “ the story upon which I was raised … was a lie.
” The book , he has said , is based largely on long conversations with his mother , on a thorough reading of “ everything my dad had ever written , ” and on material about his father ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The book , which has been characterized as “ part confessional , part cinematic epic and part emotional appeal for ‘ different answers ’ to the Israeli-Palestinian conundrum , ” [ 7 ] contains a foreword by Alice Walker , author of The Color Purple .
In Peled ’ s book , Injustice : The Story of the Holy Land Foundation Five ( 2018 ) , the catalogs the trial of the criminalization and dismantling of the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development , leading to the arrest and jailing of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ghassan Elashi , Mohammad el-Mezain , Mufid Abdulqader , and Abdulrahman Odeh .
Peled is , with Nader Elbanna , co-founder of the Elbanna-Peled Foundation .
Established in 2010 and based in Coronado , California , it describes itself as being “ committed to peace , justice and equality by operating exclusively for charitable and educational purposes , including , but not limited to the following : Humanitarian aid to civilians who were injured as a result of the Israeli Palestinian conflict .
Support existing educational efforts that promote Israeli Palestinian reconciliation .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( Israelis and Palestinians ) toward a non-violent resolution of the conflict.
” The foundation describes itself as working closely with Rotary International .
According to its website , “ Peled and Elbanna sent 1000 wheelchairs for Palestinians and Israeli children , and have been part of numerous projects to help the people of their shared homeland.
” The foundation , however , was established under the National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities ( NTEE ) categories “ Foreign Affairs ” and “ National Security.
” Its exempt status , moreover , was automatically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to file a Form 990 ( “ Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax ” ) for three consecutive years .
Since 28 May 1989 , Peled , a sixth-degree black belt , owned , operated , and taught at Martial Arts America , a school in Coronado , California , which “ is dedicated to teaching leadership skills and non-violent conflict resolution through martial arts.
” In October 2012 , he sold the business to his top student of over twenty years , David Michael Adams , in order to focus on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Son .
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Miko Peled (born 1961) is an Israeli-American activist, author, and karate instructor. He is author of the books The General’s Son: The Journey of an Israeli in Palestine and Injustice and Injustice: The Story of the Holy Land Foundation Five. He is also an international speaker.
Born in Jerusalem in 1961, Peled grew up in Motza Illit to a prominent Zionist family; his grandfather, Avraham Katsnelson, signed Israel’s Declaration of Independence.
His father, Mattityahu Peled, fought in 1947–1949 Palestine war, and served as a general in the Six-Day War of 1967; later, after the Israeli cabinet ignored his investigation of a 1967 alleged Israeli war crime, he became an advocate for an Israeli dialogue with the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
He condemned the Israeli military for seizing the West Bank, Gaza, Sinai and the Golan Heights, calling the war a “cynical campaign of territorial expansion”.
Palestinian activist Susan Abulhawa has described Peled’s father, who died in 1995, as “a man that many of us Palestinians could not figure out whether to love or hate” and whom “many notable Palestinians” nicknamed “Abu Salam” (Father of Peace). His brother is the political scientist Yoav Peled.
Miko Peled followed his father’s footsteps at first, joining Israel’s Special Forces after high school and earning the red beret, but he soon grew to regret his decision. He surrendered his status as soon as he earned it, becoming a medic, and finally, disgusted by the 1982 Lebanon invasion, he buried his service pin in the dirt.
One evening in 1983, however, he skipped a Peace Now demonstration in Jerusalem to attend karate class, and on that evening a grenade attack by a right-wing extremist killed one of the demonstrators. “Peled took this as a sign,” according to one interview, and consequently “followed the path of karate – a practice of non-violence…that teaches one to ‘overcome insurmountable obstacles.’” This path “that took him to Japan and eventually to San Diego, where he settled with his wife and family”.
He then distanced himself from activism until 1997, becoming a sixth-degree black belt in karate and moving first to Japan, then to San Diego, California, United States.
Activism
In 1997, Peled’s 13-year-old niece Smadar, daughter of his sister Nurit Peled-Elhanan, was killed in a suicide attack in Jerusalem. At her funeral, according to an article summarizing Peled’s book, Ehud Barak, who had just been elected to lead the opposition, explained that “in order to win votes he must disguise his real intentions as a ‘peacemaker.” In reply, Peled said, “Why not tell the truth …
That this and similar tragedies are taking place because we are occupying another nation and that in order to save lives the right thing to do is to end the occupation and negotiate a just peace with our Palestinian partners?”
The murder of Smadar, and his sister Nurit’s insistence that it was caused by the occupation, “jolted him back into Middle Eastern reality,” an interviewer has written. “The activist side of me that I’d been suppressing,” Peled has said, “suddenly burst out. It became stronger than anything.”
He joined a Palestinian/Jewish-American dialogue group in San Diego, where he “found that the Jewish Americans he met – with their ‘New York humor and deli food’ – were more foreign than the hummus, tabouleh and warm hospitality offered by his new Palestinian friends. He was shocked by random anti-Arab venom spewed casually by Jewish Americans he met who assumed he shared their views, in an atmosphere of growing Islamophobia.” He also befriended Nader Elbanna, “a Palestinian from Nazareth who accompanied him on a dual lecture series at rotary clubs.”
Thus began a process whereby, in the words of Abulhawa, Peled “dismantled a lifetime of racist assumptions and replaced them with something more human and tender.”
Returning to activism, Peled decided that the two-state solution his father had promoted would no longer suffice, and began to support for the creation of a single democratic state with equal rights for Israelis and Palestinians.
He claims that Israel is an apartheid state that must go and that a single-state solution is closer than many people think because of the changing mindsets of many Israelis, American Jews, and Holocaust survivors.
The Israeli government, he has written, is “a radical Zionist regime,” and Israel is a country where “half of the population lives in what it thinks is a Western democracy while keeping the other half imprisoned by a ruthless defense apparatus that is becoming more violent by the day.”
He told that “The State of Israel Will Crumble and We Will See A Free Democratic Palestine from the River to the Sea Sooner than Most People Think”.
Peled has traveled in Palestine, teaching karate to children in refugee camps and engaging in nonviolent activism.
In his blog, MikoPeled.com, he calls for the removal of Israel’s separation wall, and the institution of equal rights for Israelis and Palestinians.
“As an Israeli, that was raised on the Zionist ideal of a Jewish state”, he writes in the blog, “I know how hard it is for many Jews and Palestinians to let go of the dream of having a state that is exclusive ‘our own.’
The articles, the stories and the pictures in this blog are meant to make a single point: For the good of both nations, the Separation Wall must come down, the Israeli control over the lives of Palestinians must be defied so that a secular democracy where all Israelis and Palestinian live as equals be established in our shared homeland”.
Peled is a regular contributor to online publications like the Electronic Intifada and the Palestine Chronicle.
Peled spoke at a fringe gathering at the British Labour Party conference in Brighton in September 2017.
At the event, Peled is reported to have said: “This is about free speech, the freedom to criticize and to discuss every issue, whether it’s the Holocaust: yes or no, Palestine, the liberation, the whole spectrum. There should be no limits on the discussion”. He further went on to compare Zionists to Nazis and “apartheid South Africa racists”.
Deputy Labour leader Tom Watson said the conference organizing committee would investigate how Peled was given a platform at the event.
At a meeting at University College London the following November, Peled complained about the “witch-hunt against antisemites and Holocaust deniers” over the past two years and complimented the “clear leadership” of Labour’s Jeremy Corbyn commenting that Corbyn had “put away this nonsense about Holocaust denial and this nonsense about antisemitism. You focus on what’s important”.
Views
“Israel has been on a mission to destroy the Palestinian people for over six decades,” Peled has said. “Why would anyone not give solidarity to the Palestinian people?” He believes that Israel’s actions in the Six-Day War of 1967 were not a response to a real threat but acts of bald aggression.
And he has said that “every single Israeli city is a settlement” and that “expressing solidarity with Palestinians is the most important thing people can do.”
On his Twitter feed, Peled has written that “IDF lusts for blood,” has called the peace process “a process of apartheid & colonization,” and has accused Israeli officials of “ethnic cleansing.”
In his blog posts, he repeatedly refers to the IDF as an “Israeli terrorist organization” that is part of a “well-oiled ethnic cleansing machine.” He has also written that Israel’s educational system is designed to turn Israeli children into racists who view Palestinians “as culturally inferior, violent and bent on the annihilation of the Jews, and…void of a true national identity,” and “as a problem that must be solved and as a threat that must be eliminated.” He has decried “absurd comparisons like that of Yasser Arafat to Hitler, the Palestinians to Nazis, and the Palestinian resistance to Al Qaeda.”
Peled supports the movement for boycotts, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) against Israel. Giving a talk in Queensland, Australia, he supported a BDS campaign against the Israeli-owned Max Brenner chain of chocolate shops, part of the Strauss group of companies, which, he said, “supports a terrorist organization, the Golani Brigade.” BDS, he argued, was a “totally legitimate” means of “trying to stop this Israeli armed juggernaut.”
Peled wrote in a June 2012 op-ed for the Los Angeles Times that,
“Israel is faced with two options: Continue to exist as a Jewish state while controlling the Palestinians through military force and racist laws, or undertake a deep transformation into a real democracy where Israelis and Palestinians live as equals in a shared state, their shared homeland. For Israelis and Palestinians alike, the latter path promises a bright future.
Books
Peled has described his book, The General’s Son: Journey of an Israeli in Palestine (2012), as an account of how he, “the son of an Israeli General and a staunch Zionist, came to realize that “the story upon which I was raised … was a lie.”
The book, he has said, is based largely on long conversations with his mother, on a thorough reading of “everything my dad had ever written,” and on material about his father’s career in the Israeli army archives.
The book, which has been characterized as “part confessional, part cinematic epic and part emotional appeal for ‘different answers’ to the Israeli-Palestinian conundrum,”[7] contains a foreword by Alice Walker, author of The Color Purple.
In Peled’s book, Injustice: The Story of the Holy Land Foundation Five(2018), the catalogs the trial of the criminalization and dismantling of the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development, leading to the arrest and jailing of Foundation President Shukri Abu Baker, Chairman Ghassan Elashi, Mohammad el-Mezain, Mufid Abdulqader, and Abdulrahman Odeh.
Elbanna-Peled Foundation
Peled is, with Nader Elbanna, co-founder of the Elbanna-Peled Foundation. Established in 2010 and based in Coronado, California, it describes itself as being “committed to peace, justice and equality by operating exclusively for charitable and educational purposes, including, but not limited to the following:
Humanitarian aid to civilians who were injured as a result of the Israeli Palestinian conflict.
Support existing educational efforts that promote Israeli Palestinian reconciliation.
Support local grassroots organizations that work together (Israelis and Palestinians) toward a non-violent resolution of the conflict.”
The foundation describes itself as working closely with Rotary International. According to its website, “Peled and Elbanna sent 1000 wheelchairs for Palestinians and Israeli children, and have been part of numerous projects to help the people of their shared homeland.”
The foundation, however, was established under the National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) categories “Foreign Affairs” and “National Security.”Its exempt status, moreover, was automatically revoked by the IRS because it failed to file a Form 990 (“Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax”) for three consecutive years.
Martial Arts America
Since 28 May 1989, Peled, a sixth-degree black belt, owned, operated, and taught at Martial Arts America, a school in Coronado, California, which “is dedicated to teaching leadership skills and non-violent conflict resolution through martial arts.” In October 2012, he sold the business to his top student of over twenty years, David Michael Adams, in order to focus on promoting his book The General’s Son.
Web Site: MikoPeled.com
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Against Big Philanthropy

From The Atlantic by Alexis C. Madrigal The world ’ s tech titans are amassing some of the biggest fortunes ever created .
Some , like Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates , are giving most of it away .
While there have been some dissenters , the general reaction to this kind of philanthropy has been positive .
Bill Gates has the highest net favorability of any major political figure not named Colin Powell ; he ’ s seen as warm and competent .
But Stanford professor Rob Reich , who directs the university ’ s Center for Ethics in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Just Giving : Why Philanthropy Is Failing Democracy and How It Can Do Better .
It can be summarized in a sentence : “ Big Philanthropy is definitionally a plutocratic voice in our democracy , ” Reich told me , “ an exercise of power by the wealthy that is unaccountable , non-transparent , donor-directed , perpetual , and tax-subsidized.
” This was not previously a minority position .
If you look back to the origins of these massive foundations in the Gilded Age fortunes of Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Reich said , and for good reason .
“ A hundred years ago , there was enormous skepticism that creating a philanthropic entity was either a way to cleanse your hands of the dirty way you ’ d made your money or , more interestingly , that it was welcome from the standpoint of democracy , ” Reich told me at the Aspen Ideas Festival , which is co-hosted by the Aspen Institute and The Atlantic .
“ Because big philanthropy is an exercise of power , and in a democracy , any @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not gratitude.
” Both Teddy Roosevelt and union leaders like the AFL-CIO ’ s Samuel Gompers decried the creation of the Rockefeller Foundation .
Roosevelt ’ s presidential opponent , William Howard Taft , criticized legislation that would have enabled the foundation as “ a bill to incorporate Mr. Rockefeller.
” Our era has not seen similar skepticism , despite the wealth inequality that serves as the precondition for such massive foundations .
Though perhaps it is returning .
In addition to Reich ’ s book , Anand Giridharadas will publish an adjacent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Winners Take All : The Elite Charade of Changing the World .
Joanne Barkan has published in Dissent , The Guardian , and other publications about big philanthropy ’ s foibles , too .
Reich ’ s work , however , is compact , and comes direct from the heart of the new wealth in Silicon Valley .
He can tick off the problems with each structural component of foundations .
First , big foundations are unaccountable .
They answer neither to voters or to marketplace competition .
Second , they do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ file one tax form .
The $ 8 billion Simons Foundation International doesn ’ t even have a website .
Third , they are donor-directed .
The employees—the people on the ground— “ can ’ t determine the mission ” of the organization .
Fourth , the donor ’ s intent must be respected even when the donor has died .
Societies grow and change , but the mission defined by the creator of the foundation remains the mission in perpetuity .
And fifth , on top of all this , foundations are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a moment in American society in which the winners in the marketplace attempt to diminish their tax burdens , both corporately and individually , as low as they can legally go , ” Reich told me .
“ Then having diminished their tax burden as low as it can go , they turn around and set up a private foundation , taking a further tax break.
” Then , with money that would have otherwise have gone to the government , where at least there is nominal democratic control over spending priorities , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social purpose they ’ ve decided to support .
Is this system , as Reich describes it , really one that any democracy would want ?
“ Instead of extending our enormous gratitude to the greatest philanthropists among us as these icons of civic beneficence , we should be scrutinizing and criticizing them , ” Reich said .
“ Not because philanthropy is necessarily bad , but because it is an exercise of power.
” Reich does have some hope for the foundations—a suggestion for how they could do their work in ways @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Foundations , ” he said , “ should be making long-time-horizon , risky experiments in social innovation that the government won ’ t do and the marketplace is unlikely to do .
”

From The Atlantic by Alexis C. Madrigal
The world’s tech titans are amassing some of the biggest fortunes ever created. Some, like Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates, are giving most of it away. While there have been some dissenters, the general reaction to this kind of philanthropy has been positive. Bill Gates has the highest net favorability of any major political figure not named Colin Powell; he’s seen as warm and competent.
But Stanford professor Rob Reich, who directs the university’s Center for Ethics in Society, explores an argument against philanthropy in Just Giving: Why Philanthropy Is Failing Democracy and How It Can Do Better. It can be summarized in a sentence:
“Big Philanthropy is definitionally a plutocratic voice in our democracy,” Reich told me, “an exercise of power by the wealthy that is unaccountable, non-transparent, donor-directed, perpetual, and tax-subsidized.”
This was not previously a minority position. If you look back to the origins of these massive foundations in the Gilded Age fortunes of Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller, their creation was massively controversial, Reich said, and for good reason.
“A hundred years ago, there was enormous skepticism that creating a philanthropic entity was either a way to cleanse your hands of the dirty way you’d made your money or, more interestingly, that it was welcome from the standpoint of democracy,” Reich told me at the Aspen Ideas Festival, which is co-hosted by the Aspen Institute and The Atlantic. “Because big philanthropy is an exercise of power, and in a democracy, any form of concentrated power deserves scrutiny, not gratitude.”
Both Teddy Roosevelt and union leaders like the AFL-CIO’s Samuel Gompers decried the creation of the Rockefeller Foundation. Roosevelt’s presidential opponent, William Howard Taft, criticized legislation that would have enabled the foundation as “a bill to incorporate Mr. Rockefeller.”
Our era has not seen similar skepticism, despite the wealth inequality that serves as the precondition for such massive foundations. Though perhaps it is returning. In addition to Reich’s book, Anand Giridharadas will publish an adjacent argument in August about the new philanthropy, Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World. Joanne Barkan has published in Dissent, The Guardian, and other publications about big philanthropy’s foibles, too.
Reich’s work, however, is compact, and comes direct from the heart of the new wealth in Silicon Valley. He can tick off the problems with each structural component of foundations.
First, big foundations are unaccountable. They answer neither to voters or to marketplace competition.
Second, they do not have to be transparent. They file one tax form. The $8 billion Simons Foundation International doesn’t even have a website.
Third, they are donor-directed. The employees—the people on the ground— “can’t determine the mission” of the organization.
Fourth, the donor’s intent must be respected even when the donor has died. Societies grow and change, but the mission defined by the creator of the foundation remains the mission in perpetuity.
And fifth, on top of all this, foundations are tax-subsidized. “We’re at a moment in American society in which the winners in the marketplace attempt to diminish their tax burdens, both corporately and individually, as low as they can legally go,” Reich told me. “Then having diminished their tax burden as low as it can go, they turn around and set up a private foundation, taking a further tax break.”
Then, with money that would have otherwise have gone to the government, where at least there is nominal democratic control over spending priorities, the philanthropists use that money on whatever social purpose they’ve decided to support.
Is this system, as Reich describes it, really one that any democracy would want?
“Instead of extending our enormous gratitude to the greatest philanthropists among us as these icons of civic beneficence, we should be scrutinizing and criticizing them,” Reich said. “Not because philanthropy is necessarily bad, but because it is an exercise of power.”
Reich does have some hope for the foundations—a suggestion for how they could do their work in ways that benefit democracies like ours. “Foundations,” he said, “should be making long-time-horizon, risky experiments in social innovation that the government won’t do and the marketplace is unlikely to do.”


prepareforchange--2020-07-01--EMPTY COFFINS – EMPTY HOSPITAL – Brazilian MPs Expose Biggest Covid-19 Hoax Known To Date

Members of the Brazilian parliament decided to confirm suspicions and break into a hospital that claimed to have 5,000 infected & 200 deaths from COVID-19 , and found that the hospital had grossly over-represented the cases and its claims .
There was in fact not a single person , they report , and the hospital was entirely empty and was obviously still under construction .
Acting on a tip that something was going wrong at this hospital , five members of the Brazil parliament went to hospitals under encouragement by president Bolsonaro to break in & check to see the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was not even finished , but claiming it was treating 5000 people with COVID-19 while 200 were already dead .
Officials broke in to check the claims and found the hospital is an absolute mess , not finished , and no patients .
The governor is apparently defrauding the state and the nation along with the citizen taxpayers , and lying about the stats .
This is possibly an embezzlement scheme to help bring down the country , and to push vaccines based upon inflated numbers of Covid related deaths .
What was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ open the coffins supposedly awaiting transport to be buried , of coronavirus victims .
Opening the coffins , the MP ’ s were shocked , but not surprised , when they were found to be empty .
Disclaimer : We at Prepare for Change ( PFC ) bring you information that is not offered by the mainstream news , and therefore may seem controversial .
The opinions , views , statements , and/or information we present are not necessarily promoted , endorsed , espoused , or agreed to by Prepare for Change , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who work with PFC , or those who read its content .
However , they are hopefully provocative .
Please use discernment !
Use logical thinking , your own intuition and your own connection with Source , Spirit and Natural Laws to help you determine what is true and what is not .
By sharing information and seeding dialogue , it is our goal to raise consciousness and awareness of higher truths to free us from enslavement of the matrix in this material realm .

By Joaquin Flores,
FRN brings the following major revelation:
Members of the Brazilian parliament decided to confirm suspicions and break into a hospital that claimed to have 5,000 infected & 200 deaths from COVID-19, and found that the hospital had grossly over-represented the cases and its claims. There was in fact not a single person, they report, and the hospital was entirely empty and was obviously still under construction.
Acting on a tip that something was going wrong at this hospital, five members of the Brazil parliament went to hospitals under encouragement by president Bolsonaro to break in & check to see the number of patients there.
This hospital was not even finished, but claiming it was treating 5000 people with COVID-19 while 200 were already dead. Officials broke in to check the claims and found the hospital is an absolute mess, not finished, and no patients.
The governor is apparently defrauding the state and the nation along with the citizen taxpayers, and lying about the stats. This is possibly an embezzlement scheme to help bring down the country, and to push vaccines based upon inflated numbers of Covid related deaths.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=17&v=cGdq3Dp33LI&feature=emb_title
What was more shocking still was the decision to open the coffins supposedly awaiting transport to be buried, of coronavirus victims. Opening the coffins, the MP’s were shocked, but not surprised, when they were found to be empty.
Source: https://www.fort-russ.com
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prepareforchange--2020-07-01--Message from Ashtar Sheran [Update Light-Forces Nr.: 2020/05]

Hint* : This message is only meant for those to whom the contents positively resonate and equal to one ’ s own inner truth .
All other information , which does not resonate , just leave it unconsidered .
In this regard you can also read the article below.
” Please note : Of course , the article can and shall be shared often .
But always reference to the source ( author ) and give a *hint how to handle this information ( cosmic law ) .
We are seeing some turbulence on your planet .
They are energy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ form of detachments as a result of the purification process .
Different , independently running dynamics are involved here .
To calm you down I will try to explain these dynamics to you so that you can better assess the situation .
The liberation from Shan ( Earth ) develops in the most desired positive way .
This means a purification of Shan ( Earth ) from all negative structures , energies and beings , but also in all of her body systems , which are similar to yours and are constructed in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ purifies herself from her core from the inside out and is constantly accompanied in this process by a special fleet .
This cleansing happens in waves from the core of the earth , pushing everything outwards , which includes also to the surface – things that she wants to let go , she wants to transform .
As already provided to you in the last message , the liberation of the planet itself has priority , but since you are connected to it , it is also your own liberation consequently .
However @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want to accept it , with all the consequences .
We observe free will – as you know .
Remember that your planet has only loaned you your bodies .
Therefore , this cleansing in waves also has effects on your own physical systems .
All those who are deeply connected with Shan ( Earth ) feel what they want and need to let go of .
They see the shadows on their bodies and turn them into light .
Therefore , more and more incarnated star siblings help Shan ( Earth ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more swirling columns of light ( vortexes ) , which anchor themselves more and more , strengthen and gradually expand .
From our perspective , they are as powerful , luminous and strong as we have not seen them on your beautiful planet for a long time .
And this development also affects the surface population .
The surface population is better able to accept the light and to let go of the old structures of the 3D matrix as well as to observe , to question and to become increasingly more active @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dear ones , as they enter the space of their own inner work and move out of the seductions of your decaying artificial world .
In this phase , they need the knowledge that we give you with our messages .
They need the support that you can give them and the security and prospects for the future peaceful , harmonious , love filled , radiant world .
That is something they can hold on to during these days .
This process of awakening is like a wave around your planet and it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ show all the old emotions that want to be purified and transformed .
These energy waves gradually detach you more and more from the old matrix .
The result is the division of the entire societal structure .
We can see from our perspective how this division unfolds more and more across different levels .
It happens – even as those who have forgotten the Light are trying to stop it with their actions .
But know that this detachment and transformation is the will of the Creator , whom we serve , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all – and impossible to stop .
We see from our perspective , how Earth separates from the old vibration .
This new Earth moves with the further rising vibration and all beings which have connected themselves deeply with it , move away from the old structures as well .
It is like a cell that divides… whereby one cell remains dirty and the new cell comes out cleaned and moves on .
Your wonderful planet with the new vibration takes therefore , all those beings with it at the same time – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shows its love for you , which you give to the Earth itself .
She ( Shan ) provides her body to all those who have chosen to ascend and actively work on themselves and their dark sides to transform them into light .
This means that Earth itself supports all the beings of the three waves of ascension and moves them away from the old structures on its new body – all at the same time .
Like a loving mother carrying her child out of the danger zone into another , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ development yourself .
Your environment is changing .
Those who walk the path with you , who understand or want to understand what you are talking about and can accept this change , stay in your surroundings .
All those who can not or do not want to accept it are moving further and further away from you until they avoid your surroundings altogether .
It does not matter whether they are friends , family , partners or colleagues .
It is a natural process in which each being is given their own @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the current time or later .
But do not worry .
Everyone is taken care of and the perceived separation is only an illusion .
Every ascended being can see all their loved ones again .
This of course also means that the beings who have forgotten the light have less and less space available to them and they therefore , try to intensify their actions .
They now know that there is no escape for them .
Our fleets and allies take care of each one , but we make sure @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Shan ( earth ) also receives a lot of support during this time .
In order to keep her stable on her way out of the shadows , she is being moved to another timeline by another special fleet , which is connected to the star Alcyone and the star Sirius A via the sun .
This also has an effect on the physical body systems and can lead to dizziness in the short term – or you have the feeling that your body shifts , you have sudden exhaustion , you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ environment around you feels unstable for a short time .
In this moment you are at the intersection of two different dimensions , or timelines or you are in both or more at the same time .
The Earth is supported and stabilized in this process by the star Alcyone from the Pleiades star system and the star Sirius A , and is increasingly adapted to the vibrations of the two planetary sister systems .
The beings who have forgotten the light can not stay in these vibrational areas .
This also includes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ surface of the planet or beings who completely refuse to accept the light or who can not or do not want to resolve their inner issues , whether physical or non-physical , it does not matter .
They are slowly pulled out through this process , removed from the earth – they remain like shadows on the “ old earth ” , while the “ new earth ” continues to move .
Herewith , it is easier for us to remove the structures of the dark , low vibrating energies , but also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deeper areas .
The time is now , as you have been told already .
The time has come to be fully and “ permanently active ” .
To continue to “ unite ” , to continue networking and to connect with us , your sisters and brothers .
To actively anchor the Galactic Codex on Shan ( Earth ) now .
There will be no other time .
The purification continues to gain momentum .
Those who have forgotten the Light have themselves unleashed another great wave of awakening , which they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ means .
We are positioned and have prepared for this with our allies .
So do not worry – stay “ peaceful ” and “ relaxed ” but be “ alert ” and “ active ” in networking in the background – because now is the time .
My deep love for you is without limits .
Disclaimer : We at Prepare for Change ( PFC ) bring you information that is not offered by the mainstream news , and therefore may seem controversial .
The opinions , views , statements , and/or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , endorsed , espoused , or agreed to by Prepare for Change , its leadership Council , members , those who work with PFC , or those who read its content .
However , they are hopefully provocative .
Please use discernment !
Use logical thinking , your own intuition and your own connection with Source , Spirit and Natural Laws to help you determine what is true and what is not .
By sharing information and seeding dialogue , it is our goal to raise consciousness and awareness of higher truths to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in this material realm .

Source: Galactic Federation – SaVi
Hint*: This message is only meant for those to whom the contents positively resonate and equal to one’s own inner truth. All other information, which does not resonate, just leave it unconsidered. In this regard you can also read the article below.”
Please note: Of course, the article can and shall be shared often. But always reference to the source (author) and give a *hint how to handle this information (cosmic law).
Ashtar Sheran – May 11, 2020
Shan (Earth)/ ascension waves/ support/ awareness and activity
My dears on Shan (Earth),
We are seeing some turbulence on your planet. They are energy fields that are being released in the form of detachments as a result of the purification process. Different, independently running dynamics are involved here. To calm you down I will try to explain these dynamics to you so that you can better assess the situation.
Shan (Earth)
The liberation from Shan (Earth) develops in the most desired positive way. This means a purification of Shan (Earth) from all negative structures, energies and beings, but also in all of her body systems, which are similar to yours and are constructed in the same way as yours. She purifies herself from her core from the inside out and is constantly accompanied in this process by a special fleet. This cleansing happens in waves from the core of the earth, pushing everything outwards, which includes also to the surface – things that she wants to let go, she wants to transform.
As already provided to you in the last message, the liberation of the planet itself has priority, but since you are connected to it, it is also your own liberation consequently. However, only for those who can and want to accept it, with all the consequences. We observe free will – as you know. Remember that your planet has only loaned you your bodies. Therefore, this cleansing in waves also has effects on your own physical systems.
All those who are deeply connected with Shan (Earth) feel what they want and need to let go of. They see the shadows on their bodies and turn them into light. Therefore, more and more incarnated star siblings help Shan (Earth) in this purification, forming more and more swirling columns of light (vortexes), which anchor themselves more and more, strengthen and gradually expand. From our perspective, they are as powerful, luminous and strong as we have not seen them on your beautiful planet for a long time.
And this development also affects the surface population. The surface population is better able to accept the light and to let go of the old structures of the 3D matrix as well as to observe, to question and to become increasingly more active and aware. Help them, my dear ones, as they enter the space of their own inner work and move out of the seductions of your decaying artificial world.
In this phase, they need the knowledge that we give you with our messages. They need the support that you can give them and the security and prospects for the future peaceful, harmonious, love filled, radiant world. That is something they can hold on to during these days.
Ascension waves
This process of awakening is like a wave around your planet and it also triggers enormous waves of energy that show all the old emotions that want to be purified and transformed. These energy waves gradually detach you more and more from the old matrix. The result is the division of the entire societal structure. We can see from our perspective how this division unfolds more and more across different levels.
It happens – even as those who have forgotten the Light are trying to stop it with their actions. But know that this detachment and transformation is the will of the Creator, whom we serve, and is, therefore, inevitable for all – and impossible to stop.
We see from our perspective, how Earth separates from the old vibration. This new Earth moves with the further rising vibration and all beings which have connected themselves deeply with it, move away from the old structures as well. It is like a cell that divides… whereby one cell remains dirty and the new cell comes out cleaned and moves on. Your wonderful planet with the new vibration takes therefore, all those beings with it at the same time – what you call Ascension Waves. It shows its love for you, which you give to the Earth itself. She (Shan) provides her body to all those who have chosen to ascend and actively work on themselves and their dark sides to transform them into light. This means that Earth itself supports all the beings of the three waves of ascension and moves them away from the old structures on its new body – all at the same time. Like a loving mother carrying her child out of the danger zone into another, safe area.
You can observe this development yourself.
Your environment is changing. Those who walk the path with you, who understand or want to understand what you are talking about and can accept this change, stay in your surroundings.
All those who cannot or do not want to accept it are moving further and further away from you until they avoid your surroundings altogether.
It does not matter whether they are friends, family, partners or colleagues. It is a natural process in which each being is given their own opportunity to freely make their own ascension in the current time or later. But do not worry. Everyone is taken care of and the perceived separation is only an illusion. Every ascended being can see all their loved ones again.
This of course also means that the beings who have forgotten the light have less and less space available to them and they therefore, try to intensify their actions. They now know that there is no escape for them. Our fleets and allies take care of each one, but we make sure that all others are spared.
Support
Remember that Shan (earth) also receives a lot of support during this time. In order to keep her stable on her way out of the shadows, she is being moved to another timeline by another special fleet, which is connected to the star Alcyone and the star Sirius A via the sun.
This also has an effect on the physical body systems and can lead to dizziness in the short term – or you have the feeling that your body shifts, you have sudden exhaustion, you have a need for sleep or the environment around you feels unstable for a short time.
In this moment you are at the intersection of two different dimensions, or timelines or you are in both or more at the same time. The Earth is supported and stabilized in this process by the star Alcyone from the Pleiades star system and the star Sirius A, and is increasingly adapted to the vibrations of the two planetary sister systems.
The beings who have forgotten the light cannot stay in these vibrational areas. This also includes all strongly negative influenced beings on the surface of the planet or beings who completely refuse to accept the light or who cannot or do not want to resolve their inner issues, whether physical or non-physical, it does not matter. They are slowly pulled out through this process, removed from the earth – they remain like shadows on the “old earth”, while the “new earth” continues to move. Herewith, it is easier for us to remove the structures of the dark, low vibrating energies, but also dark entities, that exist in even deeper areas.
Stay attentive and active
The time is now, as you have been told already.
The time has come to be fully and “permanently active”. To continue to “unite”, to continue networking and to connect with us, your sisters and brothers. To actively anchor the Galactic Codex on Shan (Earth) now. There will be no other time. The purification continues to gain momentum.
Those who have forgotten the Light have themselves unleashed another great wave of awakening, which they are trying to stop by their own means. We are positioned and have prepared for this with our allies.
So do not worry – stay “peaceful” and “relaxed” but be “alert” and “active” in networking in the background – because now is the time.
Herewith, I now finish my message
My deep love for you is without limits.
Your brother
Ashtar Sheran
Adonai
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prepareforchange--2020-07-01--Harpoons Down: Iceland Stops Whale Hunting Second Year In A Row

Whale hunting in Iceland is a very common occupation .
Despite the 1986 international moratorium against whale hunting , Iceland has followed its tradition of killing minke and fin whales .
2020 marks the second consecutive year when there will be no whale hunting in the country .
Naturally , environmentalists around the globe are very happy with this news .
Two whale hunting companies in Iceland , IP-Utgerd and Hvalur are the only dealers in this trade .
They have consciously ignored the international ban and kept hunting to export the meat mainly to Japan .
But as Japan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ focussed on their own industry , these companies have been feeling the heat .
Iceland too has increased the number of no-fishing zones , adding to their woes .
Back in 2018 , Japan withdrew from the International Whaling Commission and kept subsidizing their own industry .
Whales US reported the Japanese government subsidizes nearly $ 10million every year to keep the whale meat industry alive in the country .
Even in Japan , the demand is seeing an all-time low .
In 1965 , over 200,000 tons of whale meat was consumed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2019 .
So , Japan has stopped large-scale whale hunting but continues catching whales in their coastal waters .
IP-Utgerd cited mainly financial trouble as the cause for its decision to not go whaling this season while Hvalur cited the stiff competition from subsidized Japanese firms .
Both companies also acknowledge how it would be extremely unsafe for the hunters to work in close quarters during this ongoing pandemic .
Maintaining social distancing guidelines would be very difficult while whale hunting and its subsequent packing and exporting .
Disclaimer : We at Prepare @ @ @ @ @ @ @ information that is not offered by the mainstream news , and therefore may seem controversial .
The opinions , views , statements , and/or information we present are not necessarily promoted , endorsed , espoused , or agreed to by Prepare for Change , its leadership Council , members , those who work with PFC , or those who read its content .
However , they are hopefully provocative .
Please use discernment !
Use logical thinking , your own intuition and your own connection with Source , Spirit and Natural Laws to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what is not .
By sharing information and seeding dialogue , it is our goal to raise consciousness and awareness of higher truths to free us from enslavement of the matrix in this material realm .

by Conscious Reminder
Whale hunting in Iceland is a very common occupation. Despite the 1986 international moratorium against whale hunting, Iceland has followed its tradition of killing minke and fin whales.
2020 marks the second consecutive year when there will be no whale hunting in the country. Naturally, environmentalists around the globe are very happy with this news.
Two whale hunting companies in Iceland, IP-Utgerd and Hvalur are the only dealers in this trade. They have consciously ignored the international ban and kept hunting to export the meat mainly to Japan.
But as Japan clamped down on imported whale meat and focussed on their own industry, these companies have been feeling the heat. Iceland too has increased the number of no-fishing zones, adding to their woes.
Back in 2018, Japan withdrew from the International Whaling Commission and kept subsidizing their own industry. Whales US reported the Japanese government subsidizes nearly $10million every year to keep the whale meat industry alive in the country.
Even in Japan, the demand is seeing an all-time low. In 1965, over 200,000 tons of whale meat was consumed, which dropped to 2000 tons in 2019. So, Japan has stopped large-scale whale hunting but continues catching whales in their coastal waters.
IP-Utgerd cited mainly financial trouble as the cause for its decision to not go whaling this season while Hvalur cited the stiff competition from subsidized Japanese firms.
Both companies also acknowledge how it would be extremely unsafe for the hunters to work in close quarters during this ongoing pandemic. Maintaining social distancing guidelines would be very difficult while whale hunting and its subsequent packing and exporting.
Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) @whalesorg We are overjoyed to say that after years of dedicated WDC campaigning, Icelandic minke whale hunts are ending. This is why we do what we do! #stopwhaling Read more > http://bit.ly/3cQ0WRq
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prepareforchange--2020-06-30--Project Veritas Catches Facebook Employees, Contractors Admitting to Political Censorship

James O ’ Keefe ’ s team of undercover journalists Project Veritas have released hidden camera footage of Facebook employees admitting to deliberate political bias , censorship of Trump supporters , as well as discrimination against conservative and white male employees .
A Facebook insider , Ryan Hartwig , has also come forward to Project Veritas to give his account of bias and discrimination at the company .
The hidden camera footage reveals a host of Facebook employees and contractors admitting to political bias .
Steve Grimmett , team lead for content review at Facebook can be heard admitting that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ Nazis ” and “ Hitler.
” Grimmett can be heard telling an undercover reporter that he monitors “ hate organizations ” including “ Hitler , Nazis , MAGA , you know , proud boys , all that stuff all day long.
” “ We rig the game so it can work on the left side ” admits another Facebook employee , who agrees that the company “ 100 % ” favors the left .
A content moderator at Cognizant , a firm that handles content moderation for Facebook , can also be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 81 million bounty placed on President Trump ’ s head by the government of Iran .
“ It ’ s inhumane , but if it ’ s going to save the country why not do it ?
” asks Kassi Cimo , the content moderator .
“ We should just hand him over to them .
Take the money , as a country , that ’ s what I ’ m saying .
If we hand him over , our country would be saved , I ’ m just saying.
” “ If @ @ @ @ @ @ @ MAGA shirt or a MAGA hat I ’ d get my ass beat , ” says another employee , apparently admitting to an atmosphere of political discrimination and intimidation at the company .
In further undercover footage , Facebook Senior HR manager Leslie Brown can be heard admitting that it ’ s easier for the company to fire white males because they aren ’ t able to sue the company for discrimination .
“ They were able to fire him without having to worry about discrimination… ” says an undercover reporter .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s a white man .
Yeah , white man .
So no problem.
” – Leslie Brown , Senior HR manager , Facebook .
Disclaimer : We at Prepare for Change ( PFC ) bring you information that is not offered by the mainstream news , and therefore may seem controversial .
The opinions , views , statements , and/or information we present are not necessarily promoted , endorsed , espoused , or agreed to by Prepare for Change , its leadership Council , members , those who work with PFC , or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , they are hopefully provocative .
Please use discernment !
Use logical thinking , your own intuition and your own connection with Source , Spirit and Natural Laws to help you determine what is true and what is not .
By sharing information and seeding dialogue , it is our goal to raise consciousness and awareness of higher truths to free us from enslavement of the matrix in this material realm .

BY ALLUM BOKHARI,
James O’Keefe’s team of undercover journalists Project Veritas have released hidden camera footage of Facebook employees admitting to deliberate political bias, censorship of Trump supporters, as well as discrimination against conservative and white male employees.
A Facebook insider, Ryan Hartwig, has also come forward to Project Veritas to give his account of bias and discrimination at the company.
The hidden camera footage reveals a host of Facebook employees and contractors admitting to political bias.
Steve Grimmett, team lead for content review at Facebook can be heard admitting that he lumps the MAGA movement in with “Nazis” and “Hitler.” Grimmett can be heard telling an undercover reporter that he monitors “hate organizations” including “Hitler, Nazis, MAGA, you know, proud boys, all that stuff all day long.”
“We rig the game so it can work on the left side” admits another Facebook employee, who agrees that the company “100%” favors the left.
A content moderator at Cognizant, a firm that handles content moderation for Facebook, can also be heard saying she would accept a $81 million bounty placed on President Trump’s head by the government of Iran.
Imagine if this were any other sitting POTUS, where is the @FBI? Where is the @TheJusticeDept? Facebook Content Moderator: ''Americans Should Take Iran’s $80 Million” bounty on President @realDonaldTrump#ExposeFacebook pic.twitter.com/TsFjwHMZw2 — James O'Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) June 25, 2020
“It’s inhumane, but if it’s going to save the country why not do it?” asks Kassi Cimo, the content moderator. “We should just hand him over to them. Take the money, as a country, that’s what I’m saying. If we hand him over, our country would be saved, I’m just saying.”
JOURNALIST: So Facebook's like favoring the left? Jose Moreno: Yes JOURNALIST: With policy? Jose Moreno: Yes it is, and with people getting banned and blocked. #ExposeFacebook pic.twitter.com/uu67nYjiAv — James O'Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) June 25, 2020
“If I were to go in with a MAGA shirt or a MAGA hat I’d get my ass beat,” says another employee, apparently admitting to an atmosphere of political discrimination and intimidation at the company.
In further undercover footage, Facebook Senior HR manager Leslie Brown can be heard admitting that it’s easier for the company to fire white males because they aren’t able to sue the company for discrimination.
“They were able to fire him without having to worry about discrimination…” says an undercover reporter.
“Right, right. Because he’s a white man. Yeah, white man. So no problem.” – Leslie Brown, Senior HR manager, Facebook.
“Oh, it’s easier when they’re..” continues the reporter. “..White men,” says Brown, completing the reporter’s sentence. “No one has the white man’s back anymore [laughs].” Source: https://www.breitbart.com/
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prepareforchange--2020-06-30--Some gluten-free foods contain high levels of heavy metals, reveals study: How can you avoid these t

Some gluten-free foods contain high levels of heavy metals, reveals study: How can you avoid these toxins?

Gluten-free foods like nuts , seeds , grains and starches are beneficial for people with celiac disease , an autoimmune condition triggered by gluten intolerance .
However , a recent review showed that regular consumption of gluten-free products as part of a gluten-free diet led to higher concentrations of toxic metals like arsenic in the blood and urine .
Published in the NFS Journal , the review also revealed an association between gluten-free diets and the risk of chronic conditions like heart disease and Type 2 diabetes .
Gluten is a type of protein found in most varieties of whole @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allows bread to rise during the baking process .
Gluten is also responsible for the soft , fibrous texture of most kinds of pastries .
Some people might feel abdominal discomfort after eating foods that contain gluten .
This reaction might just point to a mild intolerance for the protein .
In such cases , the discomfort can easily be avoided by restricting the consumption of foods that contain gluten .
However , severe reactions to gluten including sharp stomachaches , diarrhea , constipation , weight loss and anemia might indicate a more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disease .
People living with this autoimmune condition have to avoid gluten at all costs since it triggers severe intestinal inflammation .
Prior to their purported weight-loss benefits , gluten-free diets were “ created , ” so to speak , for the benefit of people with celiac disease .
But even though celiac disease affects just 1.4 percent of the global population , gluten-free diets grew to become one of the most popular weight-loss diets .
However , there is no evidence to support the reported link between gluten-free diets and weight loss @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can lead to proper weight management over time since it promotes the regular consumption of whole , unprocessed foods like fruits , vegetables , legumes and lean meat .
Despite this , gluten-free diets also pose certain health risks and potential side effects .
A 2018 review published in the Gastroenterology & Hepatology journal found that the reduced consumption of beneficial whole grains following a gluten-free diet resulted in a higher risk of heart disease .
Several studies also reported that adults on gluten-free diets failed to meet all nutritional recommendations due to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ To date , celiac disease remains the sole acceptable justification for permanent and strict adherence to gluten-free diets .
A team of researchers from the University of Hohenheim in Germany found that gluten-free diets might be responsible for elevated heavy metal concentrations in the blood and urine .
Several studies suggest that the boom of manufactured , non-organic gluten-free products containing rice flour might be responsible for this disturbing health risk .
Most of the available gluten-free products in the market substitute grains with rice-based products .
Rice is prone to accumulate toxic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and lead since it is grown under flooded conditions .
Experts believe that contaminated irrigation water is to blame for the presence of these toxic substances in rice paddies .
The researchers also found that several studies reported high arsenic concentrations in rice-containing gluten-free products .
Arsenic poses serious health risks including skin cancer , bladder cancer , lung cancer and heart disease .
Rice from countries like China , Thailand and Indonesia were also found to be contaminated with methylmercury , one of the most toxic organic forms of mercury .
Methylmercury @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mercury poisoning in humans .
Minimal exposure to this organic compound can lead to neurodegenerative diseases , blindness and birth defects .
Cadmium , a chemical element linked to cancers of the lungs , liver and prostate , is also present in certain rice-containing gluten-free products .
( Related : Papaya reduces cadmium-induced brain damage . )
In addition to these findings , the researchers found studies that reported elevated lead concentrations in people who followed a gluten-free diet .
Although the studies failed to determine the link between the two , research @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the harmful effects of lead including learning difficulties , hearing loss and birth defects .
Lead exposure is also linked to a heightened risk of heart disease and diabetes .
Based on all of these findings , the researchers concluded that some gluten-free products on the market do contain toxic metals that pose serious health risks and consequences for patients with celiac disease and healthy individuals alike .
Unless you source your food from trusted organic farmers , you can never be certain if the available produce at the supermarket are 100 percent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ poisoning , steer clear of processed gluten-free products containing refined flour , sugar , sodium and other additives .
There are also several gluten-free grains like quinoa , buckwheat and oats that provide good carbohydrates and soluble fiber .
Beans , lentils , peas and chickpeas are also gluten-free , as are most root vegetables like potatoes and squash .
For more stories on the dangers of lead , mercury and other heavy metals , visit HeavyMetals.news .

By Divina Ramirez,
Gluten-free foods like nuts, seeds, grains and starches are beneficial for people with celiac disease, an autoimmune condition triggered by gluten intolerance.
However, a recent review showed that regular consumption of gluten-free products as part of a gluten-free diet led to higher concentrations of toxic metals like arsenic in the blood and urine.
Published in the NFS Journal, the review also revealed an association between gluten-free diets and the risk of chronic conditions like heart disease and Type 2 diabetes.
Gluten-free diet: Health benefits and side effects
Gluten is a type of protein found in most varieties of whole grains including rye and wheat. It allows bread to rise during the baking process. Gluten is also responsible for the soft, fibrous texture of most kinds of pastries.
Some people might feel abdominal discomfort after eating foods that contain gluten. This reaction might just point to a mild intolerance for the protein. In such cases, the discomfort can easily be avoided by restricting the consumption of foods that contain gluten.
However, severe reactions to gluten including sharp stomachaches, diarrhea, constipation, weight loss and anemia might indicate a more serious problem in the form of celiac disease. People living with this autoimmune condition have to avoid gluten at all costs since it triggers severe intestinal inflammation.
Prior to their purported weight-loss benefits, gluten-free diets were “created,” so to speak, for the benefit of people with celiac disease. But even though celiac disease affects just 1.4 percent of the global population, gluten-free diets grew to become one of the most popular weight-loss diets.
However, there is no evidence to support the reported link between gluten-free diets and weight loss. That said, a gluten-free diet can lead to proper weight management over time since it promotes the regular consumption of whole, unprocessed foods like fruits, vegetables, legumes and lean meat.
Despite this, gluten-free diets also pose certain health risks and potential side effects. A 2018 review published in the Gastroenterology & Hepatology journal found that the reduced consumption of beneficial whole grains following a gluten-free diet resulted in a higher risk of heart disease. Several studies also reported that adults on gluten-free diets failed to meet all nutritional recommendations due to the severe restriction of food choices.
To date, celiac disease remains the sole acceptable justification for permanent and strict adherence to gluten-free diets.
Some gluten-free products contain toxic metals
A team of researchers from the University of Hohenheim in Germany found that gluten-free diets might be responsible for elevated heavy metal concentrations in the blood and urine. Several studies suggest that the boom of manufactured, non-organic gluten-free products containing rice flour might be responsible for this disturbing health risk.
Most of the available gluten-free products in the market substitute grains with rice-based products. Rice is prone to accumulate toxic substances like arsenic, mercury, cadmium and lead since it is grown under flooded conditions. Experts believe that contaminated irrigation water is to blame for the presence of these toxic substances in rice paddies.
The researchers also found that several studies reported high arsenic concentrations in rice-containing gluten-free products. Arsenic poses serious health risks including skin cancer, bladder cancer, lung cancer and heart disease.
Rice from countries like China, Thailand and Indonesia were also found to be contaminated with methylmercury, one of the most toxic organic forms of mercury. Methylmercury is also responsible for most cases of mercury poisoning in humans. Minimal exposure to this organic compound can lead to neurodegenerative diseases, blindness and birth defects.
Cadmium, a chemical element linked to cancers of the lungs, liver and prostate, is also present in certain rice-containing gluten-free products. (Related: Papaya reduces cadmium-induced brain damage.)
In addition to these findings, the researchers found studies that reported elevated lead concentrations in people who followed a gluten-free diet. Although the studies failed to determine the link between the two, research on lead poisoning has long since established the harmful effects of lead including learning difficulties, hearing loss and birth defects. Lead exposure is also linked to a heightened risk of heart disease and diabetes.
Based on all of these findings, the researchers concluded that some gluten-free products on the market do contain toxic metals that pose serious health risks and consequences for patients with celiac disease and healthy individuals alike.
Unless you source your food from trusted organic farmers, you can never be certain if the available produce at the supermarket are 100 percent organic and chemical-free. To avoid food poisoning, steer clear of processed gluten-free products containing refined flour, sugar, sodium and other additives.
There are also several gluten-free grains like quinoa, buckwheat and oats that provide good carbohydrates and soluble fiber. Beans, lentils, peas and chickpeas are also gluten-free, as are most root vegetables like potatoes and squash.
For more stories on the dangers of lead, mercury and other heavy metals, visit HeavyMetals.news.
Sources include:
ScienceDirect.com
Healthline.com
Celiac.org
NCBI.NLM.NIH.gov
Health.com