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<rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" version="2.0"><channel><title>dynomyte's Open Salon Blog</title><description>Fresh Ground</description><link>http://open.salon.com/user.php?uid=11717</link><lastBuildDate>Fri, 1 Jun 2012 15:06:42 -0400</lastBuildDate><item><title>CHANGE is a verb.</title><description>

&lt;p&gt;Because that&amp;rsquo;s what&amp;rsquo;s happening.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;We can&amp;rsquo;t stop it; we won&amp;rsquo;t stop it; and I don&amp;rsquo;t want to.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;I am inspired by what the Egyptian people accomplished. On the surface,  they've won a great victory; and we must hope they have not merely  traded in one despot for another. This is a time of immense change, and  the human condition is changing too. We have every right and hope to  celebrate what is happening in Egypt. I wonder if such a thing might  happen here...?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We are in the midst of a worldwide renaissance.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;New, sustainable sources of clean energy and power are being developed, much like they were 100 years ago when Thomas Edison and Henry Ford were working together on their vision of a nationwide electric grid with electric cars, trucks, trolleys, buses, and trains all running on sustainable electric power; with a grid that could be accessed from every telephone pole nationwide.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Plug &amp;lsquo;n play.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;The astounding technology of Nicola Tesla is being revisited on YouTube, and there is a call for Tesla&amp;rsquo;s work to be revived and put to use for the prosperity of humanity. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Nicola Tesla actually succeeded in creating essentially free, sustainable energy from the ocean, and even the troposphere, and he had actually invented a process by which he was transmitting electricity wirelessly across the Atlantic Ocean from Long Island to England.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;In 1910.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;Wireless transmission of free electricity.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;In 1910.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;These three giants of inventive technology were all thinking along the same lines.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Set the world free with cheap, clean, sustainable energy and allow mankind to flourish.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Henry Ford built an automobile entirely out of industrial hemp, and fueled it with hemp oil.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;And these three were only the tip of the spear.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Many other great minds were occupied with similar ventures that had not only profit in mind, but freedom and independence and sovereignty.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;In 1910.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Humanity was blessed with an astounding opportunity, poised on the brink of a global renaissance the likes of which the world has never seen again; until now.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;The PTB put a stop to that.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Tesla was capitalized by J.P. Morgan.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;His funding was pulled. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Edison was harassed, obstructed, and his labs were destroyed. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Ford was similarly compromised.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;All were suppressed and sabotaged, their patents challenged and tied up in court, and they were clearly informed that social freedom and personal sovereignty was not to be promoted or tolerated.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Money and power and profit was the prime directive.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;The banks were in control of science, technology, society, and the political process.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;In that same year, 1910, seven men met in secrecy &lt;span&gt;at a private estate on Jekyll Island, Georgia to come up with an unconstitutional agreement between the United States government and an elite consortium of private corporations. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;These seven men were representatives of the wealthiest families on Earth.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li style="line-height: normal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Nelson      W. Aldrich, Republican Senator from Rhode Island&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="line-height: normal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;A.      Piat Andrew, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="line-height: normal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Benjamin      Strong, head of JP Morgan's Bankers Trust and later to &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;become the chairman of the Federal      Reserve&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="line-height: normal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Henry      P. Davison, Sr., partner at JP Morgan&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="line-height: normal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Paul      M. Warburg, representative for the Rothschilds and Warburgs in&amp;nbsp;Europe, and partner in Kuhn, Loeb      &amp;amp; Company&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="line-height: normal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Frank      A. Vanderlip, President of National City Bank in New York, &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;representative for William      Rockefeller&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li style="line-height: normal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Charles      D. Norton, President of 1st National Bank in New York&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;They met to limit the power of their competitors, and their intent was to initiate a system of financial duplicity known as &amp;lsquo;fractional reserve banking.&amp;rsquo; This allowed them to &lt;a href="http://truth-it.net/GOLD_MONETARY_SYSTEM.HTML"&gt;&lt;span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none"&gt;create money out of debt&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;; money that would have no backing by gold or silver; a money supply that would be endlessly increased and expanded by lending out more money that didn't exist, and charging interest on that debt; thereby creating more money for nothing.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;What most people do not know is that the United States is itself a legal corporation, established by Congress in 1871.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;The U.S. constitution has been a corporate constitution ever since; not quite the same document as written by our founding fathers, but subtly altered to change it&amp;rsquo;s real intent and meaning; and thereby changing the function of our government as well.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;The new, altered Constitution serves as the constitution of the &lt;span&gt;corporation called THE UNITED STATES&lt;/span&gt;, not that of America or her people. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;This corporate constitution does not benefit the Republic. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;More on this later.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;There&amp;rsquo;s a lot of catching up to do.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;In 1913, the U.S. Congress created the Federal Reserve Bank.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;The Fed is a private corporate bank that prints money, and loans that money to THE UNITED STATES, (note the caps) creating public debt and charging interest on that debt, interest for which every man, woman, and child in America is contractually responsible.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;This is unconstitutional, but of course we still think of our constitution as the organic document written by the founding fathers, when in fact, that constitution was usurped and made legally irrelevant in 1871.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;In 1913, the U.S. Congress also created the IRS, which is unconstitutional, and tasked the IRS with responsibility for collecting taxes, also unconstitutional by virtue of the original document; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;and in 1914, these same families started World War II, and society fell into ruin.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;The original &lt;span&gt;U.S. constitution as drafted by our founding fathers is a relic, and no longer has any legal bearing upon our&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;functional society.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;This all sounds macabre, like a science fiction novel, and yet it&amp;rsquo;s the truth.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;We&amp;rsquo;ve just never been informed, because we were never meant to know or fully understand what&amp;rsquo;s happened to our government; and our life.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;I bring these historical facts to light because we are at the brink of a similar social renaissance right now, in 2011, a hundred years later; and without getting any more deeply into the mechanics and technicalities of what happened and how the citizens of the United States were enslaved by our U.S. CONGRESS (note the caps) and how the masses were slowly, irreparably put to sleep.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;We are a little more informed now, thanks to the internet, and a few brave souls who keep pushing for the truth to come out.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;The Venus Project and many others are producing ground breaking films to stimulate the evolution of mankind and teach us how we can live together in sustainable harmony.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;There are a wide variety of videos and websites that educate and inform us about all this and much more, including the historical theft of our inalienable rights. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Even Hollywood is dipping it&amp;rsquo;s toe into these healing waters with inspiring films like Avatar.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;There is revolt in Egypt, where droves of common people have taken to the streets in protest of their obviously corrupt government, demanding that President Hosni Mubarak step down.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Mubarak has been in power for 30 years, he is a ruthless dictator; and it&amp;rsquo;s said he has enriched himself by stealing billions of dollars; as much as $40 billion, which he deposited in foreign accounts while his people have languished in poverty.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;The American government is calling for reform, despite the equally obvious fact that we have aided Mubarak throughout his reign, and contributed to his corruption.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;The U.S. Government is understandably concerned and horrified by the sight of such an overwhelming crowd &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;in the streets of Cairo, calling for the resignation of Mubarak; and the White House issues predictable statements calling for reform.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;They don&amp;rsquo;t want to see anything like that happen here; even though time and again our government behaves in duplicitous fashion, which means they say one thing and do another.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;This is what government has become all over the world; a mouthpiece for hypocrisy.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;They speak with forked tongue.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;The members of &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;the U.S. Congress and the President of the United States work for and with the giant banks and brokerage houses and Monsanto and the oil and chemical and industrial food and pharmaceutical corporations.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;They don&amp;rsquo;t work for &amp;lsquo;we the people.&amp;rsquo;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;They have enriched themselves at the expense of our citizens, just as surely as Mubarak has.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;It&amp;rsquo;s been going on for generations.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;The network news isn&amp;rsquo;t telling us the truth; and like our politicians, the media too, is owned by big business.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;The network news is scripted pabulum and propaganda.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;They&amp;rsquo;re telling viewers what they want you to hear; re-wiring your brain for the New World Order; and selling you something you don&amp;rsquo;t need for an issue you don&amp;rsquo;t really have.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;The truth is not discussed on the evening news.&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;Change.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Or get in line.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;They have a pill for that, but I don&amp;rsquo;t recommend it.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;D&lt;span&gt;on&amp;rsquo;t count on the U.S. Constitution to guarantee your rights.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'"&gt;The constitution no longer exists in the form we believe it to be.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;We have the Corporatocracy instead.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; They've made the rule of law for 140 years.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'"&gt;Get with it.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Ignorance is in fashion and hypocrisy is state of the art.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Your rights have been usurped long ago by those who are sworn to protect and serve them.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;You might as well believe in the Devil, who spins a pretty good sermon himself&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;copy; 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Bruce Wright 2/9/11&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Ashland, OR.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;

</description><link>http://open.salon.com/blog/dynomyte/2011/02/12/change_is_a_verb</link><guid>http://open.salon.com/blog/dynomyte/2011/02/12/change_is_a_verb</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 13:02:36 -0500</pubDate></item><item><title>We need connection to our tribe</title><description>

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Every time we smile, we carry the light from Home. We are being re-wired, so our physical body can hold more light while we walk around on this planet. Earth is evolving and we are all walking through it.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; Many had to push our way into this life, having parents who didn&amp;rsquo;t understand us, and we went through all kinds of difficulties growing up just so we could be here... &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;right now! &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; We are still growing up.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Treat each other with the greatest respect. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Nurture one another. Play well together.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;This we can all do where we live, where our smiles shine into the world and illuminate our chosen ones. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;We ARE the chosen ones. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;But out there... in the wider world beyond our personal dominion, things are happening that challenge the Eart&lt;span&gt;h Herself, and make mankind an oxymoron not only in terminology, but in practice. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Humankind is no longer beneficial for the planet.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Our system is ruinous, unstable, and unsustainable, our politics toxic and corrupt, and abroad in the world, our American presence is especially onerous. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Speaking as an American, my government does not represent me. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;I write this page on the day when we celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King, and it is terribly easy to see that instead of the progress of which he so eloquently spoke, our nation has instead gone even more berserk. Now, instead of one Vietnam, we have several. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Now, we have Guantanamo. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;We have Homeland Security. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;We have more terrible weapons than ever before, and we are using them in defiance of moral law and the very principals we say we stand for.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Speeches are empty if they are not backed up with the truth.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;We can no longer hide behind Hollywood. Our politician&amp;rsquo;s speeches are meaningless. It is whitewash. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Our message to the world is not one of freedom, peace, and good will; but terror and repression and a cancerous advance of slavery. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;MLK had a dream, a dream as big as his beautiful heart, and he was assassinated for his vision. He was assassinated by our own government, just as JFK and RFK and Gandhi and so many others were brutally eliminated because they would not play by the rules of the corporate Illuminati.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;We no longer stand for liberty; and truth is but fable agreed upon. The corporatocracy&amp;rsquo;s lust for wealth, power, and control is insatiable. &amp;ldquo;We&amp;rdquo; destroy all in our path, and there seems to be no limit to the transgressions our government and our Congress is willing to commit against the people, and against all life on Earth.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;People often talk about the consciousness and the &amp;ldquo;collective ego,&amp;rdquo; but o&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;ur collective ego is precisely what we should move out of, and even cease referring to. It's a hackneyed term. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;We&amp;rdquo; haven't arrived. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;We&amp;rdquo; are collectively asleep. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;We&amp;rdquo; are not aware of the consciousness of which such people speak, nor are &amp;ldquo;we&amp;rdquo; the&lt;span&gt; change they refer to.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;ldquo;We&amp;rdquo; are not listening. &amp;ldquo;We&amp;rdquo; are not paying attention. &amp;ldquo;We&amp;rdquo; are being told everything is OK by a media that is in the employ of the very monsters who assassinated MLK; and &amp;ldquo;we&amp;rdquo; collectively do not want to think about all this. &amp;ldquo;We&amp;rdquo; would prefer to think it's just conspiracy theory nonsense that has no basis in &amp;ldquo;our&amp;rdquo; reality, and if &amp;ldquo;we&amp;rdquo; don't think about it that way, it doesn't have to be true.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;And &amp;ldquo;we&amp;rdquo; keep sleeping.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;We don&amp;rsquo;t think.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;I am not &amp;ldquo;We.&amp;rdquo; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Neither am I the United States of America. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;We&amp;rdquo; is the population that doesn't even understand a word the spiritualists say; and the U.S. is a government that is terrorizing the world while they're using the network media to tell the population that &amp;ldquo;we&amp;rdquo; are fighting the war on terror. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;These are the same mobsters who killed MLK.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; I am not &amp;ldquo;We.&amp;rdquo;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;All is not sweetness and light and spiritual evolution. There is a monster on the loose.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;The real issue now is carrying MLK's message forward. It is not enough to repeat a message that is needed now more than ever. We have not progressed. We have, in fact, regressed. Outside of our little bubble and a few other &lt;span&gt;places, such eloquent wisdom is merely a footnote in history. It is a YouTube video.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;We must press on.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;We must raise our voices together in a chorus of loving yet unstoppable pressure upon the mobsters at the top. They can kill one man, even a great man like MLK; Ghandi; even JFK... Even a President of conscience is not immune to their terr&lt;span&gt;or; and that lesson will not be repeated in this paradigm, because no man will be elected now who is not in their service and a mere puppet of the ruling elite. But they can't kill every one of us. They can't obliterate the people. They may think they can, and they are slowly doing it; with every weapon at their disposal, from the Fed to fluoride; but even the army is composed of common people. The national guard is composed of the common man. Government rank and file are real people. The police are common people gone bad, drunk with their own power and gone mad in the service of darkness; but even the police have mothers and grandmothers. They can all be reached and turned. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The assassination of MLK was a grave lesson for us. And yet in 43 years we have learned almost nothing from it. If our guiding lights are extinguished with assassins bullets, we must make a bigger light that cannot be put out.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;The root of this light is our inner spirit, and we can meditate to increase and magnify this energy; but while meditations increase our own energetic, we must also realize that our power cannot be hidden in silent meditation if it is ever to have the desired effect. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;We must take it out into the light of the World, and ROAR with forceful intent.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Join us. Honor not only the treasured memory of MLK and all that he stood for, but the horror of his assassination and what that meant in 1968; and what it means for us all today. Speak up. Let us honor not the assassin's bullet, but the message that still rings in our ears even now; and now we need it more than ever.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;ldquo;Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better.&amp;rdquo;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;-&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Martin Luther King, Jr&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal"&gt;&lt;span&gt;MLK said so many fine things that we can all learn from and take the measure of now. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; Now. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;There is no time but now. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;They killed MLK in 1968. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;They assassinated him for speaking out. 1968. Dear God, that was 43 years ago, a lifetime, and so many other lives lost. Lost. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; Remember what you learned way back in typing class, when you were a freshman in high school. 'Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country.&amp;rdquo; Do you remember that? &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Now we might better type, &amp;lsquo;Now is the time for all good men and women to come to the aid of their world; their Earth; as one people, under God;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; Indivisible.&amp;rsquo;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;For liberty, and justice is no longer championed in the United States of America except in empty speeches; and barely tolerated.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;I suggest we all stop expecting the &amp;ldquo;we&amp;rdquo; to wise up.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Many of us have shed tears for the loss of MLK and giants like him who have selflessly shown us the way, too often dying for their efforts.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Again, we must realize that our power cannot be hidden in silent meditation or pronouncements on the collective ego if it is ever to have the desired effect.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;The assassins paint themselves as patriots and servants of the people, when in reality they are mobsters bent upon our destruction; and they will stop at nothing in their lust for power and worldwide control, including the destruction of the Earth Herself.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Thinking good thoughts will not change them.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Thinking good thoughts and BEing the love of which we speak is a vital part of our process, but cannot replace the action required to overcome the mobsters at the top. They are immune to our goodness, and use it against us, relying on us t&lt;span&gt;o do as we speak and stop there, having said it; and expecting our love and sublime intentions to somehow penetrate their monstrous agenda.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;It won&amp;rsquo;t.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;I believe the essence of Buddha&amp;rsquo;s enlightenment was&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Expect nothing.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Accept everything.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;His message worked for more than 2,000 years.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;But we no longer have the unspoiled world Buddha so blissfully enjoyed.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;We must stand up and do those things that inspire and lead others to not only want the change we need; but work towards it. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;We must not wait for someone else to come and do the work for us.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;If there is a second coming of Jesus and the prophets of every faith, that would be lovely, and most providential; but I don&amp;rsquo;t believe we ought to wait for it and sit on our consciousness in the meantime.&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;We need connection to our tribe. We need to go barefoot and sit around the fire and sing and chant and drum and dance and cook our food together; raise our children together; grow crops and tell stories and make music and have discussion and create society under the open sky rather than trying to find it &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;while sitting home alone inside a monitor.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; We've been too long living in boxes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;copy; W. Bruce Wright,&amp;nbsp; planet Earth &lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Sailing in the service of Queen Isabella of Spain, Columbus actually landed in the Dominican Republic, a tiny island in the Caribbean; but thinking he had discovered the rich and fertile shores of India, Columbus christened the natives as &amp;lsquo;Indians&amp;rsquo;.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;It was a forgivable oversight; and this classic name, older than the Roman forum, was thereafter used to describe the tawny skinned aborigines who inhabited the new world.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Columbus wrote that the people he encountered were not wild barbarians, but had good faces; and carrying no weapons, they were both courteous and generous.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;They were &amp;ldquo;very gentle,&amp;rdquo; he said in his letters to Queen Isabella, &amp;ldquo;without knowing what evil is, without killing, without stealing,&amp;rdquo; and &amp;ldquo;Because they showed much kindness for us, and because I knew they would be more easily made Christian through love than fear, I gave to some of them colored caps, and some strings of glass beads for their necks, and many other trifles, with which they were delighted; and were so entirely ours, that it was a marvel to see.&amp;rdquo;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Columbus also informed the queen that he would be able to supply all the gold they would need, and also spices, cotton, mastic, aloes, rhubarb, cinnamon, and slaves - &amp;ldquo;Slaves, as many of these idolaters as her Highness shall command to be shipped.&amp;rdquo;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, of the Spanish explorers and their great white winged ships, the natives were running from hut to hut and shouting with undisguised awe, &amp;ldquo;Come; come and see the people from heaven!&amp;rdquo;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;It should be noted, despite our current understanding of history, that Columbus was a man of his times.&amp;nbsp; The Spaniards were ruthless, corrupted colonialists of an almost incomparable nature; thirsting for resources and booty no less than the most murderous pirate.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Such behavior in the name of country, king, and queen was quite acceptable in those days. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;Their victims were literally subhuman in their eyes. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;It&amp;rsquo;s difficult to fathom such ravenous greed and corruption, and yet the genocide is still going on, to this very moment. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;My country 'tis of thee... Of thee I sing.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;As one friend so succinctly put it, Columbus Day should be called&lt;span&gt; &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;ldquo;Let the Barbarism and Massacres Begin Day.&amp;rdquo;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;You&amp;rsquo;d think after all this time we humans would have learned something more than war and greed and mind control.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Some of us have evolved spiritually so far beyond such egregious conduct that we cannot comprehend why it is still going on.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;It is human sickness. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;In all our glory and grand accomplishment, mankind is an oxymoron. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;There is still a huge language barrier between cultures and religions, and our differences continue to tear us apart.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Yet some of us must be doctors of the human spirit. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;It is a difficult and sometimes dangerous job; but the very fact that a portion have evolved beyond the self indulgence and patriarchal insanity of Church and state is proof that others will too.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;We must hope that even the greedy and corrupt will someday discern the error of their ways, and in a moment of revelation, discover how morally bankrupt they have become.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; We are all Earthlings, ONE species; many colors and religions and cultures, but ONE race. &lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;To some, it may sound absurd, but when I look at pictures of crop circles, it is my belief that the extra terrestrials are giving us indisputable proof they are not figments of our wild imaginations, but up there, patiently watching us; observing our human culture; and they give us intricate and fascinating artwork to show us they are more advanced than we, and mean us no harm.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Yet they are the ultimate foreign invaders and colonialists who, we must hope and pray are more evolved and loving and benevolent than humanity.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;When they finally decide to come back to Earth and land, the ET&amp;rsquo;s will show us power that will dwarf the mighty American war mongering machine, and make the military industrial complex seem like the small minded, emotionally twisted little creatures such men have &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;become.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;The ET&amp;rsquo;s will have riches and resources that will make the New World Order and the ruling elite seem like the puny, greedy mere men they really are.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Ultimately, we'll deal with that event not as Americans or Europeans or Chinese; but as humankind; and ONE planet Earth.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;One people.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;We'll all be Earthlings.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Let us not celebrate Columbus and conquering, but instead, let us acknowledge and celebrate our mutual commonality.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;We are ALL indigenous people.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Even nefarious anglo EuroMan is an indigenous population who once lived sustainably upon the garden planet, as much a part of the Earth&amp;rsquo;s native genetic code as any; no less than any other color or cultural persuasion; and no less worthy.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;We have gone astray; but we the people should not be judged for the trespasses and hideous mayhem of our governments, who erroneously wear a mantle of respectability, and act in our name.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;But they are not U.S.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;They do not represent us.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;We are not the machine.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Peace can be achieved in every language.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Love is spoken fluently by even the most greedy and corrupt, for love is a language that everyone knows.&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Humanity will reach a new paradigm only when our lust for gold and oil and drugs has given way to our colonial embrace of love. &lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Reach out and hug someone.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'"&gt;&amp;copy; W. Bruce Wright,&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;Newport, R.I.&lt;/span&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;We are the point.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;img id="cid_785415" src="/files/the_buddha_hole31284766103.jpg" alt="The Buddha Hole3" hspace="5px" width="285"&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;The sun will never shed this light again.&lt;br&gt;Celebrate &lt;br&gt;We are the life.&lt;br&gt;We are the World.&lt;br&gt;There is music in the air.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;img id="cid_785435" src="/files/music_in_the_air1284767049.jpg" alt="music in the air" hspace="5px" width="285"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;poetry&lt;br&gt;birdsong&lt;br&gt;Funk&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;fresh 'maters&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;apples hangin' thick on the tree&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;img id="cid_785438" src="/files/apples_thick_on_the_tree21284767205.jpg" alt="apples thick on the tree2" hspace="5px" width="285"&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br&gt;Those aren't chemtrails&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;img id="cid_785443" src="/files/chemtrails1284767584.jpg" alt="chemtrails" hspace="5px" width="285"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;They're alto cirrus clouds.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Nothin' to worry about.&lt;br&gt;Harvest time.&lt;br&gt;Full moon comin'.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This is the season&lt;br&gt;The reason&lt;br&gt;No teasin'&lt;br&gt;in the Garden of infinite youth&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;img id="cid_785444" src="/files/michelle21284767633.jpg" alt="michelle2" hspace="5px" width="285"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Celebratin'&lt;br&gt;our random moment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Shake yer boogie.&lt;br&gt;Wiggle a bit.&lt;br&gt;Be nekkid&lt;br&gt;Be honest&lt;br&gt;Compare yourself with no one.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;img id="cid_785451" src="/files/flower21284768291.jpg" alt="flower2" hspace="5px" width="285"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;Dig deep.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;You are a rare flower. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Shake it up.&lt;br&gt;Walkin' is dancin'.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We are the life.&lt;br&gt;We are the World.&lt;br&gt;We are the music.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;img id="cid_785458" src="/files/michelle1284768713.jpg" alt="michelle" hspace="5px" width="285"&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;span&gt;infinitum&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;img id="cid_785856" src="/files/sandwiches1284787044.jpg" alt="sandwiches" hspace="5px" width="285"&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Sandwiches and inspired lyrics by Michelle&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Guitar by Lars&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Photos and verse by dyno, with love&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;WE are the light of the world.&lt;br&gt;WE are the manifest love of the divine.&lt;br&gt;WE are whom we seek, and dream for.&lt;br&gt;WE are peace on Earth.&lt;br&gt;WE are good will towards all creatures; and the Earth Herself.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Sing along.  &lt;br&gt;Love yer love.&lt;br&gt;Love yer light.&lt;br&gt;Live your LOVE.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;WE are the solution.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Namast&amp;eacute;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;

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