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Attorney Ana Garner on legal challenges against covid vaccine mandates, death statistics and testing and the ongoing state of emergencyThe Corbett Report 04.09.21
The mouthpieces of the scientific establishment have identified the latest global security threat: antiscience. So what does that mean, exactly? Whatever they want it to mean, of course! This week on The Corbett Report podcast, James explores the game of Science Says that the self-appointed experts are playing with the public and outlines how that game is about to get a whole lot darker. (The Corbett Report YouTube channel was removed shortly after this episode was posted)Kim Iversen 04.08.21
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Living in Dark Times: I Revolt, Therefore I Am!
By Dr. Rudolf Hänsel Source: Global Research “Really, I live in dark times! The guileless word is foolish. (…) The laughing man has only not yet received the terrible news.” This is how Bertolt Brecht‘s poem “An die Nachgeborenen” (To those … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Authoritarianism, civil disobedience, civil liberties, consciousness, culture, Dystopia, Empire, Philosophy, Psychology, Revolution, Science, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, Technocracy
Tagged Bertolt Brecht, coronavirus, Covid-19, culture, Dictatorship, fascism, Freedom, Human Rights, Knowledge, Peter König, Philosophy, psychology. psychiatry, Revolt, science, society, Sociology, Totalitarianism, tyranny
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Generation Numb: How Losing My Phone Exposed Me to the Pain of My Peers
This terrible void of which everyone stays pleasantly unobservant is the unofficial sickness of Gen Z. By Ben Scheer Source: ScheerPost I hadn’t planned to give up my smartphone. After all, I was starting my sophomore year of college and … Continue reading
Posted in conditioning, consciousness, Consumerism, culture, Dystopia, education, media, Media Literacy, Philosophy, Psychology, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, Spirituality, Technocracy, Technology
Tagged Alienation, Anxiety, Awareness, Consciousness, Consumerism, culture, Distraction, Dystopia, Education, Internet, media media literacy, Mindfulness, Philosophy, psychology, Smartphones, Social Media, society, Sociology, Technocracy, technology
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Welcome To The Interregnum
Your unease has a name: Zozobra By Chris Martensen Source: Peak Prosperity We’re between things. It’s an uncomfortable place. We are transitioning from an old story into a new one and that has folks feeling anxious. By “we” I mean … Continue reading
Posted in consciousness, culture, Economics, Podcasts, Psychology, society, Sociology, Spirituality
Tagged 2020, Chaos, culture, Demoralization, disruption, environment, Interregnum, Philosophy, post-growth, psychology, society, Sociology, Zozobra
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Why Do Most People Believe Propaganda and False Flag Attacks?
By Robert J. Burrowes In his 1995 book The Demon-Haunted World Carl Sagan lamented as follows: I have a foreboding of [a] time when… awesome technological powers are in the hands of a very few, and no one representing the public interest … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, censorship, conditioning, consciousness, corporate news, culture, Deep State, Dystopia, education, elites, Empire, media, Media Literacy, news, Philosophy, propaganda, Psychology, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, surveillance state, Technocracy, war
Tagged conspiracy, coronavirus, Covid-19, culture, Education, False Flag, Global Elite, obedience, Philosophy, propaganda, psychology, Socialization, society, Sociology, Technocracy, Violence
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37 Tips For Navigating A Society That Is Full Of Propaganda And Manipulation
By Caitlin Johnstone Source: Axis of Logic For as long as there has been human language, humans have been using it to manipulate one another. The fact that it is possible to skillfully weave a collection of symbolic mouth noises … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Authoritarianism, conditioning, consciousness, corporate news, culture, Deep State, Empire, Geopolitics, imperialism, media, Media Literacy, Neocons, news, Oligarchy, propaganda, Psy-ops, Psychology, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, war
Tagged activism, Authoritarianism, conditioning, corporate media, culture, empire, imperialism, manipulation, media, Media Literacy, mental narrative, Mindfulness, Neocons, Philosophy, propaganda, psychology, Psyops, society, Sociology, sociopaths, Status Quo, Truth, war
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THE SEVEN REASONS WE OBEY AUTHORITY
By Phillip Schneider Source: Waking Times Rebels are a very important part of society, but they rarely get the recognition they deserve. They help us break through old norms and keep us from falling into groupthink. However, human nature urges most of … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Authoritarianism, civil disobedience, conditioning, consciousness, culture, Philosophy, Psychology, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime
Tagged Authority, Brittany Pettibone, culture, fear, Government, Habit, indifference, Injustice, moral obligation, psychology, Rebellion, Rebels, Sanctions, self confidence, self-interest, society, Sociology, Stockholm syndrome
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The Fatal Attraction of Techo-Fascism
By Mark Petrakis Source: Off-Guardian Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.” Cato the Elder The enduring beauty of fascism is that it requires so little from us… so little independent thought; just our … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, black ops, consciousness, culture, Dystopia, elites, internet freedom, media, Media Literacy, news, Oligarchy, propaganda, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, surveillance state, Technocracy, Technology
Tagged Bill Gates, corporate media, culture, fascism, media, Media Literacy, propaganda, Psy-ops, social control, society, Sociology, surveillance state, Technocracy, technology, Transhumanism
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Dystopia Isn’t Sci-Fi—for Me, It’s the American Reality
By Cadwell Turnbull Source: Wired Imagine a city where a group of people have managed against all odds to carve out prosperity for themselves, at least for a little while. These people used to be owned by other people. Now, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, culture, Dystopia, media, Philosophy, police state, society, Sociology
Tagged 1984, America, culture, Dystopia, George Orwell, racism, Science fiction, society, Sociology, Speculative Fiction, The Dispossessed, Ursula K. Le Guin
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