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Thoughts About Mind, Consciousness, & Humanity’s Origin
Can understanding the nature of Mind, consciousness and the ET phenomenon lead us to an expanded understanding of our origins? By Tom Bunzel Source: The Pulse As a fan of Eckhart Tolle I’ve always liked his description of Consciousness (or … Continue reading
Posted in consciousness, culture, History, Philosophy, Psychology, Science, society, Sociology, Spirituality, Technology
Tagged AI, Consciousness, culture, Evolution, extra terrestrials, language, Mind, origins, Philosophy, psychology, society, spirituality, technology
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Gaza: The End of the Jewish Joy Ride?
By Michael Lesher Source: Off-Guardian You almost want to feel sorry for Israel’s professional apologists in mainstream media these days. Their job, a fetid one at best, has been especially trying lately. First they assure us that Israel has no … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, civil liberties, corporate news, culture, Deep State, Dystopia, Empire, Geopolitics, imperialism, Militarization, Neocons, news, propaganda, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, Technocracy, war
Tagged Anti-Defamation League, anti-semitism, corporate news, COVID, Deep State, Donald Trump, empire, Ethnic Cleansing, fascism, Gaza, Genocide, Genocide Joe, geopolitics, Gloria Steinem, Israel, Joe Biden, Mainstream Media, Palestine, police state, propaganda, US Foreign Policy, Zionism
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The Magnitude of Western defeat in Ukraine is higher than expected
By Salman Rafi Sheikh Source: New Eastern Outlook Europe is in a state of desperation; the continent is losing in Ukraine despite the ‘mighty’ strength of NATO; and European leaders are now vowing for a ‘stronger’ response, including via sending … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Deep State, Empire, Geopolitics, imperialism, Militarization, military spending, military-industrial complex, NATO, Neocons, news, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, war
Tagged Deep State, empire, EU, Europe, fascism, France, geopolitics, imperialism, Josep Borrell, Military conflict, military spending, NATO, Russia, Russia s Special Military Operation, Ukraine, US Foreign Policy, war
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Our Real National Security Budget
$2 Trillion, Here We Come. By Andrew Cockburn Source: Spoils of War The Biden Administration has just published its proposed budget, generating copious commentary, much of it displaying a commensurate degree of misunderstanding, especially regarding our gargantuan national security spending. … Continue reading
Posted in anti-war, CIA, Corporate Crime, Corporate Welfare, Corruption, culture, Deep State, Dystopia, Economics, Empire, FBI, Financial Crisis, Geopolitics, imperialism, Militarization, military spending, military-industrial complex, Neocons, news, Oligarchy, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, Technocracy, war
Tagged Corruption, Deep State, Defense Budget, Department of Energy, Dystopia, Economics, empire, FBI, Geoppolitics, imperialism, Joe Biden, military spending, military-industrial complex, National Defense Authorization Act, National Security, US Foreign Policy, war, war profiteers, Winslow Wheeler
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HOW THE WESTERN MEDIA HELPED BUILD THE CASE FOR GENOCIDE IN GAZA
From obscuring the West’s role in starving Gaza to sensationalised accounts of mass rape by Hamas, journalists are playing the role of propagandists, not reporters. By Jonathan Cook Source: Declassified UK The past five months have been clarifying. What was … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, black ops, corporate news, culture, Deep State, elites, Empire, Geopolitics, imperialism, media, Media Literacy, Militarization, Neocons, Neoliberalism, news, propaganda, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, Technocracy
Tagged Anat Schwartz, BBC, corporate news, Deep State, empire, Ethnic Cleansing, fascism, Flour Massacre, Gaza, Genocide, geopolitics, Global Elites, Hamas, imperialism, Israel, Mainstream Media, mass starvation, Neoliberalism, New York Times, Normal Finkelstein, Palestine, Pramila Patten, propaganda, Psyops, UNRWA, US Foreign Policy, Western Media, Zionism
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Washington’s Wars Eroding its Global Clout
By Salman Rafi Sheikh Source: New Eastern Outlook If war is politics by other means, Washington’s ongoing wars in the Middle East and Eastern Europe are meant to buttress its global influence on the one hand and undermine its competitors … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Deep State, Empire, Geopolitics, imperialism, Militarization, military-industrial complex, NATO, Neocons, news, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, war
Tagged BRI, China, empire, fascism, Genocide, geopolitics, Houthis, imperialism, Israel, Middle East, NATO, Neocons, Palestine, politics, Red Sea, Russia, UAE, Ukraine, war
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Just Seeing Through The Propaganda Isn’t Enough — We’ve Got To Open Our Hearts As Well
Humanity doesn’t just need to escape from the mental prison of imperial indoctrination. It needs to escape from the heart prison as well. By Caitlin Johnstone Source: CaitlinJohnstone.com.au Humanity doesn’t just need to escape from the mental prison of imperial … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, consciousness, culture, Empire, Philosophy, propaganda, Psy-ops, Psychology, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, Spirituality, Technocracy
Tagged activism, Compassion, Consciousness, culture, empire, Indoctrination, Knowledge, Philosophy, propaganda, psychology, Psyops, society, Sociology, spirituality
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