Michael Pollan’s new book “How To Change Your Mind” surveys the highly controversial terrain of the renaissance of both the science and popular usage of psychedelic substances. As one of our most brilliant and clear-eyed explorers of such topics as plant intelligence and how we feed ourselves, Michael will share his luminous insights from what …[continue reading]
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ORGANIZING THE RABBLE Donald Trump…clown, demagogue, racist? All of the above, but as Chomsky explains, Trump’s not really that different from most of the other candidates: They worship the super-rich, they love war and violence, and they have nothing but contempt for working people. EMBED A VIDEO (Optional):
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EVIL PERSONIFIED Up until the early 20th century women didn’t smoke. It was considered a dirty, unattractive, unladylike activity. Thus millions of lives – including those of children – were spared the diseases associated with smoking. But the tobacco companies wanted more money so they hired the evil genius Edward Bernays to “engineer” women …[continue reading]
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As a young ER doctor, Peter Attia felt contempt for a patient with diabetes. She was overweight, he thought, and thus responsible for the fact that she needed a foot amputation. But years later, Attia received an unpleasant medical surprise that led him to wonder: is our understanding of diabetes right? Could the precursors to …[continue reading]
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NOT THE US, THAT’S FOR SURE ISRAEL PUTS THE US TO WORK AGAIN It’s generally a good idea when a crime is committed to ask “Who benefits?” The US news media won’t ask the question about the recent assassination becausethey don’t want to know the very obvious answer. By the way, it’s been reported that …[continue reading]
Banking
When Fragile becomes Friable: Endemic Control Fraud as a Cause of Economic Stagnation and Collapse
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When Fragile becomes Friable: Endemic Control Fraud as a Cause of EconomicStagnation and CollapseWilliam K. BlackExecutive Director, Institute for Fraud PreventionIDEAS Workshop: Delhi, IndiaFinancial Crime and Fragility under Financial GlobalizationDecember 19-20, 2005AbstractIndividual “control frauds” cause greater losses than all other forms of property crimecombined. They are financial super-predators. Control frauds are crimes led by the …[continue reading]
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Preparing your Witness Statement for Court: step by step (with template) When you have to make a witness statement for court, you can avoid the slip ups. Slip ups in witness statements make your life harder. They force you to take steps to defend what you say in court. That might be avoidable. Getting …[continue reading]
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Diana West joins Jan Jekielek on American Thought Leaders. West, author of the excellent and easy-to-read book, The Red Thread: A Search for Ideological Drivers Inside the Anti-Trump Conspiracy says, “America is known for the peaceful transition of power. “Normally, when one party goes out of power, the other party comes in and the one that’s out …[continue reading]
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OneGold, an online bullion marketplace that’s been accepting cryptocurrency payments since December 2018, has so far sold $50 million worth of the precious metal for cryptocurrency, which according to BitPay represents 10% of the firm’s yearly revenue. The online gold marketplace has been accepting bitcoin, bitcoin cash, ether, and stablecoin payments. OneGold essentially lets users fund their …[continue reading]
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Irish independence day: Jan 21, 1919 Mansion House 12.00 EMBED A VIDEO (Optional): blob:https://www.facebook.com/ae06a877-c180-4c5a-804b-11587e1a3400