Chris Hedges ~ The Final Battle

TruthDig | December 23 2012

Over the past year I and other plaintiffs including Noam Chomsky and Daniel Ellsberg have pressed a lawsuit in the federal courts to nullify Section 1021(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This egregious section, which permits the government to use the military to detain U.S. citizens, strip them of due process and hold them indefinitely in military detention centers, could have been easily fixed by Congress. The Senate and House had the opportunity this month to include in the 2013 version of the NDAA an unequivocal statement that all U.S. citizens would be exempt from 1021(b)(2), leaving the section to apply only to foreigners. But restoring due process for citizens was something the Republicans and the Democrats, along with the White House, refused to do. The fate of some of our most basic and important rights—ones enshrined in the Bill of Rights as well as the Fourth and Fifth amendments of the Constitution—will be decided in the next few months in the courts. If the courts fail us, a gulag state will be cemented into place.

Sens. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Mike Lee, R-Utah, pushed through the Senate an amendment to the 2013 version of the NDAA. The amendment, although deeply flawed, at least made a symbolic attempt to restore the right to due process and trial by jury. A House-Senate conference committee led by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., however, removed the amendment from the bill last week.

“I was saddened and disappointed that we could not take a step forward to ensure at the very least American citizens and legal residents could not be held in detention without charge or trial,” Feinstein said in a statement issued by her office. “To me that was a no-brainer.”

The House approved the $633 billion NDAA for 2013 in a 315-107 vote late Thursday night. It will now go before the Senate. Several opponents of the NDAA in the House, including Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Va., cited Congress’ refusal to guarantee due process and trial by jury to all citizens as his reason for voting against the bill. He wrote in a statement after the vote that “American citizens may fear being arrested and indefinitely detained by the military without knowing what they have done wrong.”

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Crossing The Galactic Plane–And The Photon Belt [Video]

Dregs of the Future | December 23 2012 | Thanks, Dale

Update 12/23/2012:  Earth has now crossed the galactic plane.

Some people say “nothing happened.” Maybe that’s true for them. As the Zen monks have said, “Before enlightenment, chop wood and carry water; after enlightenment, chop wood and carry water.” (In other words, before and after our perception has shifted, even if we become enlightened, we still care for our bodies, we still have chores. Enlightenment is in our consciousness, not somewhere “out there”.)

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Erin Brockovich ~ I fought . . .

Environmental Working Group | December 26 2012 | Thanks, Fran

Capitol HillWhen I found out there was poison in my drinking water, I got… well, I can’t even use the word.

I refused to take it lying down. I fought. I tracked down the culprits, held them accountable and didn’t let up ’til our water was cleaner.

Ken Cook did the same thing when he started Environmental Working Group.

Like me, EWG’s been hunting after the truth for almost 20 years now, exposing dangerous chemicals in our food, water and the products we use on our bodies and in our homes.

So when Ken and EWG call on me for help, I answer.

Right now, they really need us. EWG’s got to raise $200,000 by December 31 to keep doing the critical work we depend on. We can’t risk losing EWG’s groundbreaking research if we’re to stand up for ourselves. Please, give whatever you can today.

Click here ~ tax-deductible donation to EWG before the deadline just 5 days away. 

EWG never slows down and never backs down. They’re the ultimate game-changer when it comes to the environment and product safety.

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Nine Foods You Should Never Eat Again

Natural News | December 26 2012

FlourWith so much misinformation out there about food and how it affects human health, making healthy food choices for you and your family can be difficult and confusing. There are a number of specific foods; however, that you will want to avoid in almost every circumstance because they provide virtually no health benefits while posing plenty of health risks. Here are nine foods you should never eat again if you care about preserving your long-term health:

1) White bread, refined flours. By definition, white bread and refined flours in general are toxic for your body because they have been stripped of virtually all vitamins, minerals, fiber, and other important nutrients. Because of this, the body does not know how to properly digest and assimilate these so-called foods, which can lead to health problems. Refined white flour has also been bleached with chlorine and brominated with bromide, two poisonous chemicals that have been linked to causing thyroid and organ damage. (http://drlwilson.com/ARTICLES/BREAD.htm)

2) Conventional frozen meals. Most conventionally-prepared frozen meals are loaded with preservatives, processed salt, hydrogenated oils and other artificial ingredients, not to mention the fact that most frozen meals have been heavily pre-cooked, rendering their nutrient content minimal at best (especially after getting microwaved again at home). With the exception of a few truly healthy frozen meal brands such as Amy’s and Organic Bistro, most frozen meals are little more than disease in a box, so avoid them in favor of fresh foods. (http://www.4us2be.com)

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The Importance of A=432hz Music

“The comparison of pitch should not be limited to a few treble instruments, but should begin with drums and double-basses, and so proceed upwards. The process, lastly, should not be carried on by compelling all to tune up to the sharpest, but by bringing the sharper instruments slightly down to a medium pitch; this would obviate the constant need for cutting instruments to pieces which is now felt, and prevent the steady tendency to sharpen, which is ruining our voices, and rendering much classical music impossible to all but singers of rare and exceptional organization.” – W.H. Stone (Excerpt from “The Scientific Basis of Music 1878”)

“The whole force-field of Light rests on unity” -Kenneth G Mills

effectThe recent rediscoveries of the vibratory/oscillatory nature of the universe indicates that current contemporary A=440hz international concert pitch standard may possibly generate an unhealthy effect or anti-social behavior in the consciousness of human beings.

A=440hz as a standard for concert pitch possibly may bring an unnatural 8 Hz dissonant change in how we think. Our inner ear for example works on the basis of Phi dampening. The waters of our inner ears rely on Fibonacci spiral dampening through the seashell like structure of the cochlea to keep us feeling centered or grounded. This Fibonacci spiral shape helps cancel out certain inertial standing wave interference patterns, like a Helmholtz resonator, in order to keep us properly balanced with the natural environment around us. When the inner ear is in stress by artificial means, we can experience a type of “fog like” condition or feel “spaced out”.

The natural Phi shape of the cochlea can be found planet wide in a majority natural organic based life. DNA also operates on PHI and Fibonacci principles and can oscillate to protect itself from the environment and stress from dissonant interference patterns of mechanical and electromagnetic waves. Artificial equal temperaments of higher pitch may possibly effect the abilities of DNA to regulate our genetic makeup properly. DNA resonates the language of music and not syntax binary. DNA is a cosmic musical score operating triplets of rhythm at over 3000 beats per minute.

Truly all frequencies affect DNA and consciousness and DNA responds to the environment both local and non-local. No one frequency can be claimed be a magic one and only healing frequency as we exist as an infinite universal medium of dimension. Love is infinite in dimension and does not rely on one specific Hertz frequency to generate compassion and empathy.

There is without a doubt through my own observations, there is an intelligent cause of universal design leaving a resonant calling card of effect, although the cause is not generally accepted by realists of academia.

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