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reality has an ugly way of creeping into life’s lovely moments- and it brings me around to what i am trying to teach myself- the four noble truths. which, of course, led me around to the dalai lama’s visit here in the states

human life to some means so very little- and some humans mean nothing at all to these ‘people’
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how will humans survive if we kill off other species? even the msm occasionally prints about collapsing ecosystems here and around the world. many of the species with population declines or large decimations in population are our pollinators. we depend on insects to grow our food and to feed other wildlife that is beneficial to [...]

“There are times in the history of our nation when our very way of life depends upon dispelling illusions and awakening to the challenge of a present danger.

h/t survival acres blog
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“Is this type of dictatorial power not the very definition of terrorism?”

once in awhile, i get an email from one of my buddies that has been forwarded to them from who knows where. i inevitably delete them because they usually tend to be religious pap or right wing propaganda- neither of which appeals to me.

story here
Omar Khadr, the only western prisoner still held in the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, broke down and wept when questioned by Canadian interrogators, video footage released on Tuesday shows.
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has it occurred to anyone else besides me and like 2 other people that we are being corralled here in america? it’s kind of looking that way to me.

of eating disorders and whatnot- but ladies- you could have it worse:
american jets have bombed at least 5 afghani weddings
at least some folks are mad- and speaking out
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i have been doing much research on natural ways to control bugs in the garden and lawn. i don’t want to use insecticides unless i have to- and besides that- many don’t work long term anyway. take japanese beetles for example. there is an infestation like nobody’s business here in upstate new [...]

‘IndyMac, with assets of $32 billion and deposits of $19 billion, is the fifth bank to fail this year. Between 2005 and 2007, only three banks failed. And in the past 15 years, the FDIC has taken over 127 banks with combined assets of $22 billion, according to FDIC records.’
anyone else know that this was [...]

around the edges of my mind- i guess i always knew that america tortured people- whether by proxy or now, hands on.

book review on raj patel’s book, ’stuffed and starved: the hidden battle for the world’s food system’
many folks don’t realize that food shortages and food lines and riots will hit american streets. the global climate change, along with wars, speculators, corporate farming, etc., has already sparked shortages among the basic food groups. asia [...]