Day: February 20, 2016

Big Brother, Bizarre, Fascism, Manipulation, Politics, Racism, RightsLeave a comment

The French “Patriot Act”: Why is France Extending Its State of Emergency? From Pseudo-Democracy to Dictatorship

Fernando Kaskais

Clamping Down on Freedom of Expression By Guillaume Kress President Francois Hollande, whose legitimacy stems from nothing but a fraudulent multiparty electoral system, has repeatedly abused his authority since taking office in 2012 by waging illegal wars in foreign countries (i.e., Mali, Syria) without consulting his electors. [1] He recently failed to confer with them when his Socialist government responded to last year’s terrorist attacks in Paris by adopting Orwellian domestic policies – policies that have allowed the Hollande administration to spy on citizens, block websites containing “terrorist related content”, strip convicted “terrorists” of French citizenship, and criminalize activism against Israeli occupation.[2] … Continue reading The French “Patriot Act”: Why is France Extending Its State of Emergency? From Pseudo-Democracy to Dictatorship

Bizarre, Curiositys, Esoteric, Media&Culture, Middle East, MoneyLeave a comment

What’s up with Dubai? Prep for disclosure? Something else?

Fernando Kaskais

by JetBlackStare because: (no reason given) What in the world is going on in Dubai? I always understood that they have a helluva lot of money. Of course it’s oil, right? RIGHT? Maybe… Or not. I came across this blog post that peaked my interest like no conspiracy has in a long while. I read it, I re-read it. I showed it to my friend, I googled the heck out of Dubai. We were both dumbstruck by all the weirdness/coincidences and we can’t come up with a rational theory beyond gross excess. A play ground for the Super Elite. But … Continue reading What’s up with Dubai? Prep for disclosure? Something else?

Curiositys, Freak Religion, History, Media&Culture, Philosophy, PsychologyLeave a comment

How punitive, omniscient gods may have encouraged the expansion of human society

Fernando Kaskais

Posted By: DisinfoBot For the bulk of our evolutionary history, human groups were small, tightly knit communities. Only quite recently, some human groups started evolving into the large-scale societies with vast interconnected trade networks we know today. Urban areas in Mesopotamia, for example, developed around 5,000 years ago. Whether trading or purchasing goods online, many people all over the world now interact with multitudes of anonymous people on a regular basis. How did this dramatic growth happen? Surely, many factors played a role. Agriculture, for instance, provided resources that could sustain greater numbers of people. However, over the past few … Continue reading How punitive, omniscient gods may have encouraged the expansion of human society

Buddhism, Curiositys, Living, Media&Culture, PhilosophyLeave a comment

We Are Not One

Fernando Kaskais

 Image 1: Courtesy Paul Kasmin Gallery. Walton Ford, Boca Grande, 2003. Watercolor, gouache, ink and pencil on paper. 59 5/8 x 40 in. Interdependence is not what you (and many others) may think. by Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Thanissaro Bhikkhu is the abbot of Metta Forest Monastery in Valley Center, California. His latest book is Buddhist Romanticism.)   Twenty-five years ago, one of my teachers, Ajaan Suwat, led a meditation retreat in Massachusetts for which I served as translator. During a group interview session one afternoon, a retreatant new to Buddhism quipped, “You guys would have a good religion here if only … Continue reading We Are Not One

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Why the FBI Now Categorizes Animal Cruelty as a Class A Felony

Fernando Kaskais

by Anna Hunt, Staff, Waking Times The importance of protecting animals from cruelty inflicted by people, who seem to disregard the fact that animals are sentient beings similar to humans, has been validated by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), which has now added animal cruelty to its list of Class A felonies. As of the beginning of 2016, the FBI started logging cases of animal abuse in their Incident-Based Reporting System where it keeps records of other felonies, such as homicide and arson. A big motivating factor behind the effort to track animal abusers is the link between animal … Continue reading Why the FBI Now Categorizes Animal Cruelty as a Class A Felony