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By Mark Aurelius
★This essay, or series of essays, contains controversial statements that could alarm people who are not tolerant of contentious questions or assertions, such as regarding religious beliefs, and how religious belief spills over into political conflict. However, stepping on religious sensitivities is not something a sensible person would readily do; and frankly, this article would not be shared, except for the fact that we, peoples of this planet, are in danger on multiple fronts. It is not any purpose herein to offend readers, but rather to hopefully create awareness, because without truer awareness there is little hope for our survival.★
In some critical ways, we live in unique times, while we retain our old human conditions and habits.
Modernity’s critical issues include population growth and it’s demand on resources, fast paced technological innovation, such as military warfare, speed and sophistication of computing power, industrialization and robotics, and artificial intelligence.
Tracy Turner
At the turn of the twenty-first century, Facebook (Social Manipulation Tools) presented itself as an innocent social networking experiment. In less than two decades, it has become a coercive instrument of observation, conditioning of conduct, and psychological control. It draws ominous resemblances to Stockholm Syndrome, a psychological phenomenon in which hostages develop an emotional bond with their captors and defend them, even when faced with the opportunity to escape.
Beneath its shiny facade lies a multifaceted history irretrievably bound up in the U.S. military-industrial complex, spy agencies, and global surveillance indoctrination systems. Facebook's trajectory is more than a corporate tech monopoly out of control; instead, it is a cautionary case study of how a website, spawned from defense initiatives and spying endeavors, has ensnared billions in a nefarious network of control.
Robert David
A striking parallel to today's economic instability as Warren Buffett hoards
$334 billion in cash reserves, signaling an impending financial disaster
linked to Trump, Musk, and DOGE.
The great Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett, has been a world economic bellwether for decades. His recent moves to bank a record cash stash of $334 billion, dump billions of shares, and remain firmly tight-lipped about his ultimate aspirations have befuddled financial writers. It is generally extrapolated today that Buffett is bracing for a record-breaking economic meltdown, potentially worse than the 2008 one.
The possibility that Buffett's preemptive action is a tactical response to future danger, namely from the 2025 Trump government, Elon Musk's growing market power, and the revolutionary wholesale contract cancellations within the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
by Janet Campbell
Image via Pexels
Passion for health isn’t just personal—it’s a force that can reshape communities, influence policy, and uplift those who need it most. You don’t have to be a doctor, legislator, or nonprofit leader to make a difference. As an individual, you have more power than you realize to advocate for health equity, better resources, and systemic change. Whether you’re championing nutrition, mental well-being, or access to healthcare, your voice and actions can help transform lives. The key is finding the right strategies to channel your passion into impact.
Start with Your Own Circle
The easiest place to start advocating for health is with the people you already know. Friends, family, neighbors—these are the individuals who will be most receptive to your knowledge and enthusiasm. Instead of overwhelming them with statistics or unsolicited advice, lead by example. Host a healthy cooking night, organize a morning walking group, or simply be the person who listens when someone talks about their struggles with stress or access to care. Real change happens through relationships, and you never know who you might inspire.
By Tracy Turner
Human-Brain Bowling Balls for Bucks - Facebook Leering for Lucre
In the early 2000s, Facebook was a dorm-room project that rated the hotness of female dorm mates. It was a digital yearbook designed to make copious couplings of college students. Two and a half decades later, it has morphed and mutated, metastasized into something far more sinister cancer: a global surveillance brainwashing machine, a psychological indoctrination-Stockholm Syndrome manipulation engine, and a geopolitical psychiatric weapon.
With nearly 3 billion victims, Facebook is no longer just an anti-social network-it is a digital empire, a shadowy brain-prison force that propagates opinions, controls government tech oligarch narratives, and harvests data (preys on human desires) on an unprecedented scale.
Tracy Turner
The Deception of Impartiality: A Disguise for Subjugation
The Illusion of Neutrality: Its objective is to achieve diversity in the audience. It is no secret that Facebook, Google, and YouTube claim their algorithms are bias-neutral. These algorithms are meticulously programmed to ensure compliance with a specific ideology. Journalists and Engineers working within these systems foster dissent and suspicion under the banner of ''fighting misinformation'' or ''combatting hate speech.'' The reality? These labels are vague and changed to achieve the goals of the platforms. The algorithms are partial. They are not unbiased. They actively seek to modify speech to support contravening views and restrict people to a specific point of view.
The invisible chains of silence: The majority do not know that hundreds of underpaid contractors from poor countries filter through the submitted content to make life-altering decisions that mold discourse. Exposed to traumatizing violence, these people are the overlooked components of the suppression system.
By David Swanson, World BEYOND War
On February 23 and surrounding days, individuals and organizations around the world took coordinated action in their communities to call for the closure of all military bases as part of the Global Day of Action to Close Bases. Details about plans for the day, participants, motivations, and goals are at DayToCloseBases.org.
A sampling of reports, videos, and photos from a variety of locations has been posted online here.
Over 60 events took place in Australia, Cameroon, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, England, Finland, Germany, Guam, Ireland, Japan, Lithuania, Malawi, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Scotland, South Korea, Sweden, United States, Venezuela, Wales, plus online events from Argentina, Bolivia, and Italy.
Over 70 organizations endorsed the day of action.
The modern evolution of technology, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), has set the stage for a profound and unprecedented global struggle for human freedom. As AI becomes an integral part of every aspect of modern life, from the most mundane to the most intimate, the concept of individual freedom is being tested in ways we never thought possible.
From surveillance mind-control technologies that monitor every move to recommendation algorithms that shape beliefs and behaviors, AI is quietly rewriting the rules of society. These social movements spawned by AI are not confined to a specific region but guide a whole subset of global society. While the promises of convenience, speed, and ease are alluring, these so-called advancements come at a significant cost: the end of privacy, the indoctrination of thought, and, ultimately, the loss of human agency and dignity.
Paul Craig Roberts
Yesterday Trump began the task of his first term–the normalization of relations with Russia–which was blocked by the corrupt FBI’s “Russiagate” hoax, an act of treason for which executions should take place and, indeed, the utterly corrupt agency abolished.
The United States, to the chagrin of USAID-supported CNN, voted with Russia against a UN General Assembly revolution condemning Russia’s “invasion” of Ukraine.
CNN true to its reputation as the worst liar on earth found it “shocking” that the US aligned with Russia against the “free world” and aligned with “the aggressor in the war on the three-year anniversary of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.” https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/24/politics/us-joins-russia-ukraine-un-vote/index.html
It seems that CNN is going to continue lying for the military/security complex even after CNN’s funding courtesy of the US taxpayers has been halted.
Dr. Vladislav B. Sotirovic
The 1775−1783 American War of Independence
The American Revolution or the American War of Independence against British colonial lordship started in 1775 when the Thirteen Colonies began to fight for their political independence from London. In fact, fighting began at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, in April 1775. In June the colonies’ Continental Congress created a Continental Army under General George Washington. However, despite several defeats, and the loss of New York (former New Amsterdam) in September 1776, Washington hung on, and at Christmas 1776, with the successful crossing of the Delaware, won several battles. The campaign culminated in Saratoga in 1777. The final triumph was only assured, nevertheless, with the signing of a Franco-American alliance in 1778 that was joined by Spain in 1779. Reinforced by French troops followed by direct naval support, George Washington succeeded in forcing the British troops to surrender at Yorktown on October 19th, 1781. The resulting Treaty of Versailles in 1783 recognized the Great Lakes in the north and the Mississippi in the west as the state borders of the newly-born USA. In other words, by 1783 the original Thirteen Colonies had decisively established themselves as the new United States with enlarged territory up to the Mississippi River including Indian Reserve.