Monday will mark what would have been Aldous Huxley’s birthday
(well… his like 114th). Huxley explored the boundaries of fiction and nonfiction alike over his amazing and proficient career. Huxley was a scientist but when a condition in his early twenties left him blind for a few years, he turned to writing. Huxley infamously penned Brave New World in 1932, which is what’s really always blown my mind since I read it as a teenager. This book which deals with a controlled society and pharmaceuticals and book banning, was sooooo far ahead of it’s time.
For my Cult of Personality exhibit at MIR Gallery in Nashville this past December, I illustrated some of my favorite authors. Huxley of course made the cut. Many of the elements of this illustration center around the visionary side of Huxley’s work (via the use of mescaline.) The central theme, however, is the concept of him rolling in his grave at his prophesies (really urgent warnings in the form of fiction) taking hold of our world today. Behavior-altering medications are common-place and many societies are facing constant stifling of their freedoms of speech and expression (even in the U.S., there is now twittercide where people are losing their jobs based on tweets they made or blogs they wrote on their own time.) Huxley was one of the most unique voices and minds of the past century. He brought to the forefront of the arts world many issues which effect us today including mood-controlling mediation, the role of government in spiritual freedom, and our cognitive liberties.
http://dregstudiosart.blogspot.com/2010/07/aldous-huxley-rolls-in-his-grave.html
Gerald Celente - The Regular Guys – 24 Oct 2011 : there is no saving the system not as long as they continue the policies that they do …the whole system is corrupt from top to bottom , Gaddafi was hot o Condoleza Rice , what it all boils down to regarding the protests is just a lot of angry people as the system is rigged , the big guys can get away with everything that’s what makes people angry explains Gerald Celente , these banks are ripping off everybody not one head rolls.
Brilliant short film shows the hypocrisy of Obama and Clinton’s words about the Arab uprisings in contrast to how the American government responds to peaceful protesters at home.
Compares the words on freedom and democracy relating to Syria, Egypt, Libya, Iran, and contrasts with treatment by NYPD and Boston police.
Don’t forget that this protest has history and will backfire despite the good intentions of quite a few folk…in twitmo~ironic ey?~jude
Catherine Austin Fitts, host of the Solari Report, responds to fears of economic collapse and describes some of the forces at work that continue to undermine the middle class, such as inflation, GAT, and the WTO. The Solari Report is a weekly live interactive briefing with commentary and guest experts that go behind the headlines to reveal what’s really happening in the global financial system…
Steve Watson
http://www.infowars.net/
http://www.prisonplanet.com/
June 16, 2011
As protesters continue to run riot in the streets, economists are warning that the whole of Europe and by extension, the rest of the world could face financial armageddon should Greece default on its debt, in the absence of a second bailout.
Financial experts are warning of a ‘Lehman Moment’ as the European markets are beginning to show signs of unraveling in the wake of the Greek crisis.
“The markets have moved from simply pricing in a high probability of a Greek debt default to looking at a scenario of it becoming disorderly and of contagion spreading to other economies like Portugal, like Ireland, and maybe Spain, Italy and Belgium.” a former UK Treasury official told Bloomberg news.
Many European countries and banks currently hold billions in Greek debt, meaning that a Greek default will act like a virus throughout Europe.
According to the Bank for International Settlements, Spanish banks currently hold $600 million in Greek debt, Italian banks hold $2.6 billion, UK banks hold $3.2 billion, French banks hold $19.8 billion, German banks hold $26.3 billion and other Eurozone countries hold a combined total of around $15.7 billion in Greek debt.
US banks also hold $1.8 billion in Greek debt and Japanese banks hold $500 million in Greek debt.
The euro has declined by more than 2 percent against the already vastly devalued dollar within the past two days. Equities declined around the world, while corporate bond protection costs soared to their highest level since January. There is now an estimated 78 percent chance that Greece will not pay its debts.
Four of Greece’s largest banks have been downgraded by Standard & Poor’s, while Moody’s Investors Service said it may downgrade BNP Paribas SA and two other big French banks owing to the amount of Greek debt they hold.
A worldwide market freeze on the scale of that seen in 2008 following the collapse of Lehman is looking increasingly likely. Such a scenario would send shockwaves through currencies, money markets, equities and derivatives globally.
The Greek Prime Minister, George Papandreou, is seeking a parliamentary vote on a 78 billion-euro ($110 billion) program of austerity cuts and asset sales. The EU and the IMF have announced that the program must be passed by the end of the month in order that the country can receive “funds disbursement”.
Should such a motion not pass, “Armageddon scenarios come into play, which include default and potentially the whole contagion scenario plays out.” Charles Diebel, head of market strategy at Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets in London, wrote in a note to clients yesterday.
Thank you~ seeker401 | June 2, 2011 at 8:56 am | Categories: World News | URL: http://wp.me/psFpA-6qC
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http://vigilantcitizen.com/latestnews/the-25-rules-of-disinformation/
1. Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil. Regardless of what you know, don’t discuss it — especially if you are a public figure, news anchor, etc. If it’s not reported, it didn’t happen, and you never have to deal with the issues.
2. Become incredulous and indignant. Avoid discussing key issues and instead focus on side issues which can be used show the topic as being critical of some otherwise sacrosanct group or theme. This is also known as the “How dare you!” gambit.
3. Create rumor mongers. Avoid discussing issues by describing all charges, regardless of venue or evidence, as mere rumors and wild accusations. Other derogatory terms mutually exclusive of truth may work as well. This method works especially well with a silent press, because the only way the public can learn of the facts are through such “arguable rumors”. If you can associate the material with the Internet, use this fact to certify it a “wild rumor” which can have no basis in fact.
4. Use a straw man. Find or create a seeming element of your opponent’s argument which you can easily knock down to make yourself look good and the opponent to look bad. Either make up an issue you may safely imply exists based on your interpretation of the opponent/opponent arguments/situation, or select the weakest aspect of the weakest charges. Amplify their significance and destroy them in a way which appears to debunk all the charges, real and fabricated alike, while actually avoiding discussion of the real issues.
5. Sidetrack opponents with name calling and ridicule. This is also known as the primary attack the messenger ploy, though other methods qualify as variants of that approach. Associate opponents with unpopular titles such as “kooks”, “right-wing”, “liberal”, “left-wing”, “terrorists”, “conspiracy buffs”, “radicals”, “militia”, “racists”, “religious fanatics”, “sexual deviates”, and so forth. This makes others shrink from support out of fear of gaining the same label, and you avoid dealing with issues.
Comments:
*Hang in there! Avoid the IMF like the plague. Try anything that worked historically before the IMF was created. That is the key.*
*Good to see countries breaking away from the foolish ideology of the IMF. Now hopefully the people will have equal input into the development. This could be a model for the USA and UK to follow.The fact that the IMF inhibits growth can be seen in the success of China.*
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http://www.pbs.org/billmoyers The financial industry brought the economy to its knees, but how did they get away with it? With the nation wondering how to hold the bankers accountable, Bill Moyers sits down with Bill Black, the former senior regulator who cracked down on banks during the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s. Black offers his analysis of what went wrong and his critique of the bailout. This show aired April 3, 2009. Bill Moyers Journal airs Fridays at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings). For more: http://www.pbs.org/billmoyers
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~Thank you Erik for continuing to fight the good fight~love always~jude
by Alex Goldman
Lawyer Erik Cecil has been fighting for CLECs and independent ISPs on paper and in hearings and courts for decades, but he’s discovered the limits of process: working within the legal and regulatory system cannot, by itself, save the industry.
“To change the legal reality, we need to change the underlying political reality,” Cecil says.
Regulation has become so complex that any position can be justified and therefore is, by the most persistent, expensive advocates – without regard to the underlying effects upon innovation and competition. In other words, regulation overwhelmingly favors the big TelCos.
In order to save independent ISPs, they must embrace a fundamental truth: regulation is as much a political game as it is a legal game.
“It’s frustrating to see wonderful talent and incredible technology that has great potential, wielded by people who have a missionary zeal to serve their community, disempowered by a regulatory system that moves with at the pace of the 19th century of its emergence.”
“Regulators and politicians say they want innovation, but WISPs are confronted by an enormous landscape of regulation that is complex, expensive, time consuming, and internally contradictory.”
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