Source – madcowprod.com – “What happened after that drug plane was found on a private runway at Paris Hilton’s 6000-acre ranch in Costa Rica recently, being loaded with 400 kilos of cocaine and almost $2 million in cash stuffed in plastic bags. Her parents were supposedly at the ranch when it happened” Last week, after almost…
Source – 21stcenturywire.com – Back in January, 21WIRE reported how Spain’s political crowd-funding fledgling sensation Podemos drew 100,000 to an anti-austerity rally in Madrid. Many mainstream pundits and political ‘experts’ expecting a flash in the pan which would quickly disappear as fast as it appeared, only that’s not what’s happening… Global Research reports this week:…
Source – thetyee.ca – For starters, Alberta is a petrostate that gets 30 per cent of its revenue from the extraction of hydrocarbons largely dominated by foreign companies. Petrostates operate with all the finesse of Soviet republics, where you do what you’re told if you want a piece of the honeypot. American political scientist Terry Lynn…
Source – spiritscienceandmetaphysics.com – A few years ago, a series of studies came out in an attempt to sort of ‘debunk’ people who practice spirituality. The study found that people who have a spiritual understanding of life tend to be more susceptible to mental health problems, addictions, and anxiety disorders. A passive aggressive news report…
Source – robertfkennedyjr.com – Colorado is now claiming national leadership in American’s transition to a new energy economy. Gov. Bill Ritter has quietly built a strong coalition including Colorado’s largest utility, Xcel Energy, to support the proposed Colorado Clean Air-Clean Jobs Act. The proposal would require Colorado utilities to significantly reduce pollutants by retiring, retrofitting,…
Source – goldenageofgaia.com – I define a “sage” as someone who uses their awareness, which they find in stillness and contemplation, to subtly and quietly create positive change. The sage embodies material transcendence and expresses him or herself through love and peace, and everything flows to this quiet, still embodiment of divine perfection. The sage…
Source – investmentwatchblog.com – The struggling fast food giant recently announced it was closing 350 poorly performing stores this year, but on Wednesday McDonald’s admitted it had closed a previously unannounced 350 stores in the U.S., Japan and China. “Earlier on Wednesday, McDonald’s reported an 11% decrease in revenue and a 30% drop in profit…
Source – naturalnews.com – Hypnosis is at work all around us, shining bright through the liquid crystal display (LCD) screen of the television set. Companies spend extraordinary amounts of money to make you think you need their product and they use any form of mass media, from the pixels on the TV to the ink…
Source – althealthworks.com – Rock and roll has always been steeped in defiance of authority, and it has also been used as a tool for social change and protest for decades as well. While most musicians choose to protest topics like illegal wars and occupations, or specific problems and injustices in certain songs, rarely if…
Source – geek.com – With the advent of modern communication and means of travel, it seems unlikely there is any area of the world left unclaimed by one nation or another. But such land does, or in fact did exist within Europe, and one man has just made his claim to it and created a…
Source – trueactivist.com – Great news! The city of Vancouver (population 600,000+) is now the largest city to commit to running on 100% renewable energy. Their goal is to use only green energy sources for electricity, heating, cooling, and transportation. Last Friday in Vancouver, British Columbia, the city council approved Mayor Gregor Robertson’s motion to…
Source – watkinsmagazine.com – Looking up at the stars can lead us to two very profound realisations about our existence on planet Earth. On one hand, we realise how minute we are in human form within this immense expanse of Universe. On the other, there is the deep knowledge that everything and everyone are inextricably…
Source – goodnewsnetwork.org – “the project has rescued more than 5,000 waste pickers from trash heaps while doubling their income to about $144 a month. If a husband and wife work together, that’s enough to send their kids to school” The third largest city in India piles up huge amounts of garbage every day, while…
Source – civileats.com – The new law will test the real-life implications of taxes for health: On long drives across the Navajo Nation, a remote and, unpaved territory spanning 27,000 square miles and three states, procuring healthy food is nearly impossible. “Our communities are food deserts,” says Janene Yazzie, who recently moved from New York,…
Source – opendemocracy.net – It is one of the most robust findings in political research. It holds over nations and times: the existence of a democratic deficit. Support for democracy as an ideal is still pretty much intact among the majority of citizens. (That is not a given as the grim lessons of the 1930s…
Source – theunboundedspirit.com – These 18 spiritual teachings will alter your mind and improve your life: 1. Everything I need is already within me. Authentic power comes from finding balance within; it is not imposed from external authorities. 2. I can (and do) create my life through creative visualization (to a certain extent). Using the common sense techniques…
Source – is.wayne.edu – Of his more than 30 books Mr. Galeano is remembered chiefly for “The Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent,” an unsparing critique, published in 1971, of the exploitation of Latin America by European powers and the United States. Banned under right-wing military dictatorships in…
Source – trueactivist.com – ‘We must change our minds’ offers a simple solution to the problems facing mankind In another creative and thought-provoking short film from esoteric vlogger ‘Revolution Love Evolve‘, one of Terence McKenna‘s most celebrated speeches is mixed with visuals to make a hard-hitting (but positive) point about the future of humanity. Terence…
Source – brucelipton.com – Let’s embrace our power for a positive future. The key to maintaining sanity in an insane world is to understand and maintain our relationship with reality. The reality we are talking about is not the diversionary reality of Reality TV but the real reality that connects everyone with everything. As humans,…
Source – blogs.wsj.com – A startup that’s been called “a Kickstarter for the homeless,” HandUp Pbc, has raised $850,000 in seed funding, co-founder and Chief Executive Rose Broome told Venture Capital Dispatch. The funding came from Version One Ventures, Jason Calacanis’ Launch Fund, SV Angel, individual angel investors including Marc Benioff, Eric Ries and Golden Seeds’…
Source – naturalsociety.com – Monsanto is continuing to lose profits into the second quarter of 2015, shedding an exceptional 15% profit amid falling GMO seed sales — even more than most experts projected. In fact, many backers were absolutely certain that Monsanto would regain its footing after losing millions in last year’s fourth quarter. Some…
Source – yesmagazine.org – In August, five young men showed up at Soul Fire Farm, a sustainable farm near Albany, New York, where I work as educator and food justice coordinator. It was the first day of a new restorative justice program, in partnership with the county’s Department of Law. The teens had been convicted…
Source – in5d.com – Dr. Richard J. Boylan is a Ph.D. behavioral scientist, anthropologist, University associate professor (emeritus), certified clinical hypnotherapist, consultant, and researcher. Dr. Boylan is a consultant to Star Kids and Star Seeds seeking to understand their origin, identity and mission, so as to attain optimal awareness and clarity of identity, inner growth,…
Source – trueactivist.com – System of a Down is one of the most popular anarchist metal bands of all time, and while many people understand the basics of their philosophy, many are still unaware of the historical struggle that has motivated them since day one. Each of the band’s members share Armenian lineage, and unlike most…
Source – stuartjeannebramhall.com, By Dr. Stuart Jeanne Bramhall – Robin Hood Minor Asset Management Cooperative (http://www.robinhoodcoop.org/) is an innovative alternative to Wall Street banks and financial institutions. It’s also the world’s first cooperatively owned hedge fund. Founded in Finland in 2012, the main purpose of the Robin Hood Co-op is to use experimental investment technologies…
Source – buckminster.info – (St. Martin’s Press, 1981 – hard cover, 1st edition, Chapter #3) – I‘M GOING TO REVIEW my prehistory’s speculative assumptions regarding the origins of human power structures. In a herd of wild horses there’s a king stallion. Once in a while a young stallion is born bigger than the others. Immediately…
Source – trueactivist.com – Imagine a world where pollution is a non-issue, cities are pristine, healthy environments to live in, and little to no entanglements from discarded trash injures wildlife or clogs the oceans. In Sweden, this is almost a reality, yet it’s causing a paradoxical predicament for the recycle-happy country that relies on waste…
Source – lewrockwell.com – Africa’s most populous nation has just achieved something very important. This week Nigeria’s voters handed a landslide victory to former president, Muhammadu Buhari. Equally impressive, the incumbent president, Goodluck Jonathan, became the first Nigerian leader in 55 years to democratically cede power to his rival. President-elect Buhari, a dour, ascetic, unsmiling…
Source – theautomaticearth.com – Who knew that the revolution would start with those radical Icelanders? It does, though. One Frosti Sigurjonsson, a lawmaker from the ruling Progress Party, issued a report today that suggests taking the power to create money away from commercial banks, and hand it to the central bank and, ultimately, Parliament. Can’t…
Source – spiritualdynamics.net – The legendary scientist Isaac Newton spent his entire life in fear of the possibility of being sentenced to death for heresy. Even as he published his Laws of Motion, he kept very quiet about his religious views. Newton was a key figure in the Enlightenment, an era from the 1650s to…
Source – trueactivist.com – An anonymous graffiti artist who goes by the moniker ‘Skid Robot’ is seeking to bring awareness to extreme poverty and help identify solutions to the problem. While finances have certainly tightened for most in recent years, extreme poverty is an issue that seems to be rising – one that few are…
Source – 21stcenturywire.com – CARSON CITY, NV – Today the Nevada state legislature will be hearing a bill which could potentially transform land use across the southwest. Nevadan’s Resource Rights Bill AB408 would effectively open the door for residents to develop land resources in traditionally key sectors in the state including farming, ranching, mining and…
Source – galacticconnection.com – What does it mean to be awakened? This is a term that we’ve collectively created, and holds a different meaning to each of us. As we travel our paths of life, our consciousness forever evolves, expands and absorbs information. It is the way in which we use this knowledge that determines…
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