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If you’ve got a gut feeling that your rulers are working to control your perception of the war in Ukraine, it is safe to trust that feeling.
If you feel like there’s been a concerted effort from the most powerful government and media institutions in the western world to manipulate your understanding of what’s going on with this war, it’s because that’s exactly what has been happening.
If you can’t recall ever seeing such intense mass media spin about a war before, it’s because you haven’t.
Read more: If It Feels Like You’re Being Manipulated, It’s Because You Are
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Many eons ago, in the olden. golden days, we had this thing called free speech. Alas, that Right has become a Privilege. Now, I will hasten to add that free speech is not about freedom to abuse or freedom to ridicule.
It is freedom to debate, discuss and investigate freely.
Since I started this modest blog a few years ago ( before the world went mad ) I have noticed that the freedom to speak is restricted to those who are of the squeaky wheel variety. The vocal minority get all of the traction and action and we 90% get sweet bugger all.
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Dr Benny Peiser, who heads the London based Global Warming Policy Foundation (https://www.thegwpf.org/), is visiting Australia and speaking at three major events in Sydney 26 April, Brisbane 27 April and Melbourne 28 April.
With Lord Lawson, Benny Peiser launched the GWPF in 2009 in the run-up to the Copenhagen Climate Summit. It provides a platform for educational research and informed debate on measures to cut greenhouse emissions in an attempt to limit man-made climate change.
Read more: Visit to Australia by Dr Benny Peiser, a British Energy and Climate Expert.
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The drama playing out in Pakistan is interesting, to say the least. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has been ousted from power after losing a no-confidence vote in his leadership. However, what makes this interesting is that he has previously said he would not recognize an opposition government. Khan has accused that there has been a US-led conspiracy to overthrow him because of his refusal to stand with Washington on issues against Russia and China.
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To all you living out there around the world, here is something to enjoy with your little ones.
In these sad times, it is so important to keep the children's dreams alive.
As someone who speaks with Fairies, I can assure you that the Tooth Fairy is still working, as is the Easter Bunny. Magic happens everywhere and goodness, wonder and delight can be found alive and well throughout the world. All we need do is look to our children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, for the joy in the simplicity of delight to be found in such timeless heroes.
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All this talk of global food shortages, rising heating bills, war and health problems has made me cast my mind back to people who fought and were prepared to die for us in years gone by.
Men and women who sacrficed with a shrug of the shoulders and a salute to the flag and headed off to FIGHT for freedom.
As Easter and ANZAC Day approach, I wonder how many today realise that how we live as a child will be where we come home to when we pass?
Read more: Childhood is where we enter and where we return to... the circle of life
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I was recently invited to speak to a student group about alcohol prohibition. During the course of my talk, I shared with them perhaps the most chilling historical account of America’s failed experiment to ban the sale of alcohol.
The Prohibition Era (1920 -1933), which began with the passage of the Volstead Act, had many problems. Virtually overnight, millions of Americans became criminals for the “crime” of having a drink. Instead of people trading money for a jug of beer or a bottle of gin, they had to make their own or turn to the black market. It resulted in a surge of organized crime and the rise of many of the most notorious gangsters in history, including Al Capone, Dutch Schultz, and Charles “Lucky” Luciano.
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Over the centuries, we have learned so much about the strength of the human spirit. That incredible ability to triumph over adversity, whether it be physical, emotional or mental agony... or all three at once.
As Easter is uppermost in our thoughts, so too is the concept of war. That conflict that drives us to delve deep and draw upon reserves that we often did not know we had.
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Well, we now have it officially announced. The Australian Federal election is to be held on the 21st day of May. That means we will have to enure endless hours and weeks of political posturing so as to convince us that we should vote for the incumbent government or the coalition of Labor and the Greens.
Obviously, people like me will be voting for One Nation, UAP, Liberal Democrats - anyone but the raving bloody lunatic parties who are our current choices.
But sadly, the same people who line up to get their children vaccinated and are now seeing them fall ill with heart conditions, the same people who wear face nappies and are terrified of their own shadows should that shadow be infected with Covid; these are the people who will decide OUR future.
Read more: It's election time in Australia. Can we take the Senate? Maybe it is time to charge!
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A very alarming global food shortage has already begun, and it is only going to get worse in the months ahead. I realize that this is not good news, but I would encourage you to share the information in this article with everyone that you can. People deserve to understand what is happening, and they deserve an opportunity to get prepared. The pace at which things are changing around the globe right now is absolutely breathtaking, but most people assume that life will just continue to carry on as it normally does. Unfortunately, the truth is that a very real planetary emergency is developing right in front of our eyes. The following are 20 facts about the emerging global food shortage that should chill you to the core…
Read more: 20 Facts About the Emerging Global Food Shortage That Should Chill You to The Core
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The pages were just as clean as they had been when they were first been bound. It was the year 1946 and I thumbed through to find the entry that I sought so many decades later. And there it was. Filed neatly under the heading " tonsils. "
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