Summary: Scott Ritter retired intel is on a mission of cultural and political diplomacy because the U.S. is not willing to undertake the role of peace-maker for Ukraine. Is he a Manchurian candidate for a diplomat? Scott Ritter, retired U.N. Weapons inspector, has been touring Russia to film a “Waging Peace” documentary. The documentary will probably include material from several […]
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“You can have your illusion of freedom and independence, just know that Big Brother is watching it all, every dollar you spend, every place you travel, every move you make, every second of the day…We aim to hear your thoughts too.”—-Technocratic Society for Mass Dysfunctionalism Moral dysfunctionalism The end of the totalitarianism only began with the fight for freedom but […]
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“All thoughts that have huge consequences are always simple. My idea is that since vicious people unite with one another and become strong, then honest people must but do the same. It’s that simple.” Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace Easter always brings on unique challenges just like Christmas. At Christmas, the challenge generally is on the competition between consumerism vs […]
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That quip comes from Col. Doug Macgregor commenting on the blind hatred against Russians by leading Americans inside the Beltway in their pursuit of war in Ukraine. Living inside the beltway myself, I don’t believe it’s actually restricted to inside the Beltway; it has to include much of Virginia, and bases all around America, and also around the world. But […]
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There is a great anti-war rally and demonstration scheduled for February 19th, President’s Day Weekend in Washington, D.C. and many other cities around the globe. RageAgainstWar.com displays a growing list of speakers, spoken performance artists, and much more. Many are name-brand anti-war activists, leaders of think-tanks, and grassroots lobbies. The hope is that world leaders may take notice and do […]
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That quote block just took ten minutes to design because I kept expecting the quotation marks to appear automatically and the block to set itself apart just as in the Classic Editor. Apparently I have to now manually add the quotation marks, and the only benefit appears to be being able to use the settings in the side bar to […]
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The hardest thing at the End Kalpa (which is what various Buddhist masters believe we are living in this age) is that Truth is hard to find, difficult to discover, and moreover, even when it becomes self-evident, it is rejected. That is what is happening now in the unfolding drama in Ukraine. Each side contends the other side is winning, […]
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When a blogger is forced to reconsider their entire layout due to a defunct theme, outdated PHP, insecure plugin, it really can be frustrating. Fortunately WordPress has lots of supporters, developers, and a community that includes anything from new software creators, content creators, educational or training websites, and the diverse spectrum of users. So for the present outlay which has […]
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This is a crosspost from testing my free wordpress account. Believe it or not, I have never really tested it out, and after a 13-year hiatus between 2009-2022, of course there is a real difference, especially when the free-version is very top-loaded with apps and options. Here is the original link from https://christinehkroll.wordpress.com/ The Times have changed… It’s been over […]
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Darkening Skies presage Doomsday At the United Nations last month Mexico’s delegation conveyed the hope of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to convene a special emergency caucus in order to provide a pathway for peace dialogue. Perhaps a new Minsk Accords that would include an immediate ceasefire and negotiations for resettlement for the people of Ukraine. However since the Nordstream […]
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Talking about the media is a thorny issue, yet it must be done to protect our democracy. Both John Dewey and Ben Franklin, great thinkers if not great men, believe that community dialogue is an integral part of developing a healthily informed society. Yet today, one must ask, to what extent does that actually take place? We already know the […]
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Has World War III begun The Ukraine-Russia War, now in its eighth month, shows no sign of peaceful resolution. To make matters wars, the war is actually intensifying and expanding outside Ukraine’s borders. In the Baltic Sea, on Sept 26, 2022, the Nord Stream pipeline for running gas from Russia to Germany was sabotaged. Both Nord Stream I and the […]
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