Truthout Daily Digest December 5, 2013

William Rivers Pitt | Top Gun Santa

William Rivers Pitt, Truthout: This year NORAD is adding fighter jet escorts to its animated tracking of Santa. William Rivers Pitt bemoans the brazen attempt at selling such militaristic propaganda to young children.

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New Deal Passed at UN Climate Summit in Warsaw Promotes Carbon Colonialism

Melanie Jae Martin, Truthout: At COP19, REDD+, a global carbon trading scheme, was passed. This jeopardizes the rights and resources of local communities throughout the global south, because of the prevalence of carbon-market-driven land grabs.

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Twelve Years a Slave: Kidnapped Into the Horror of Slavery

Solmon Northup, Penguins Books: Originally published in 1853,Twelve Years a Slave provides a detailed, first-person narrative about the business and culture of enslavement in the South. Solomon Northup’s memoir offers a vivid, horrifying account of the abominable practice.

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A New Frontier for Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform?

David Ciplet and Alison Kirsch, Truthout: Subsidies to dirty and wealthy fossil fuel companies represent a paradoxical misalignment of priorities. Action to remove fossil fuel subsidies must be a centerpiece of international and national climate efforts.

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Paul Krugman | France’s Ideological Downgrade

Paul Krugman, Krugman & Co.: Just as the austerity drive isn’t really about fiscal responsibility, the push for “structural reform” isn’t really about growth; in both cases, it’s mainly about dismantling the welfare state.

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New Guardian Docs Show ALEC Misled Press, Public

Brendan Fischer, PR Watch: Internal documents from the American Legislative Exchange Council published by The Guardian offer new evidence about how the group has continually misled reporters, the public and even its own members.

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Supreme Court Prefers Free Speech for Corporations, Not People

The Daily Take, The Thom Hartmann Program: The free speech rights of American citizens are under attack all across America. But if you’re a corporation, you can have all the say you want.

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Why Hasn’t Sen. Elizabeth Warren Backed the Iran Deal?

Robert Naiman, Truthout: Given that neocons are agitating for new Congressional sanctions on Iran now in the hopes that this will sink recent diplomatic success, shouldn’t Sen. Elizabeth Warren be speaking out now?

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Hollywood Without the Happy Ending: How the CIA Bungled the War on Terror

Pratap Chatterjee, TomDispatch: In the past year or so, a trickle of information has come to light, and it opens an astonishing new window into the privatization of US intelligence.

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Fast Food Giants Gorge on Subsidies

Sarah Anderson, OtherWords: Thanks to a loophole that subsidizes CEO pay, the McDonald’s, Yum, Wendy’s, Burger King, Domino’s and Dunkin’ brands trimmed $64 million from their tax bills in 2011 and 2012.

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Interview With UN Special Rapporteur Richard Falk: Legitimacy Is the Agency of History

Creede Newton, Truthout: Richard Falk discusses Israel-Palestine issues, arguing that Palestinian participation in the peace process has few upsides, and scorns political leaders who still act as though hard power was the agency of history.

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“Just the Reality”: Pipeline Safety Official Admits He’d Avoid Buying a Home Near Pipelines Like Keystone XL

Julie Dermansky, DeSmogBlog: A federal pipeline safety official admitted that he made a point of ensuring his home wasn’t in the path of any pipelines before buying it and that he wouldn’t advise anyone to build in the path of a pipeline.

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The US-Mexico Border Is a Site of Environmental and Humanitarian Disaster

Michelle Chen, Jacobin: Just as immigrant rights activists see the border as a violent social barrier, environmentalists see the border fence as an assault on the integrity of regional ecologies.

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BuzzFlash

Mr. President, Economic Injustice Will Not End Without Systemic Economic Change

Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout: As long as President Obama accepts the myth of “heroic” unfettered capitalism, he won’t solve the problem of surging income inequality and increasingly stagnant social mobility.

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‘Tis the Season to Feel Rage and Heartache About the Economy

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Gun Control Group Releases Devastating Ad Timed to Anniversary of Newtown Shooting

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Matt Taibbi | Another Batch of Wall Street Villains Freed on Technicality

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US Will No Longer Report Guantanamo Hunger Strikes

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Auto Destruct: How Detroit Went Bankrupt, and How It Could Rise Again

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Democrats Link Themselves to Elizabeth Warren to Gain Primary Advantages

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Libraries Fear “Ravenous” NSA

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The Oracle Report Thursday December 5, 2013

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New Moon Phase: intend, begin, renew, set a wish or intention Moon: Capricorn
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The manuscript of survival – part 376

Thank you Aisha and CC’s. It is hard to get used to the cycling nature of this journey-the return to ordinary painful reality after reaching within to see so much more but having these wonderful reminders that it IS a journey and not a truly solitary one despite the way it must be accomplished. I am so grateful for all of you and all that you are all doing both within and out in the world to heal our world.

aisha north

The times they are a-changin’ is a tune many of you will be familiar with, and this is indeed exactly what is going on now. You might not be fully able to literally tune into the full extent of what we are referring to at the moment, but as with everything, it will become clearer for you as you manage to fully embrace all of your inherent faculties. So again we say, this is in all aspects very much an inner journey, one that needs to be taken in solitude, but also one that needs to be shared in a way that will enable both yourself and others to better see the path ahead.

For this is in many ways the underlying reason for all of this ceaseless stream of information we deliver. It is not only to give you a heads up as it were on what is going…

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10 Reasons Why Republican Leaders Don’t Like Pope Francis

Thank you for posting this! I’ve often wondered how the otherwise moral and church devoted people I know who vote republican can do so. Many seem more concerned with controlling others (ie gay marriage, abortion etc) than with what Jesus actually said to us was important. It confuses me, especially when they are people I respect and care about. I hope the hatefulness will drive moral people to question their allegiance to such things.

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Since his election in early 2013, Pope Francis has made quite a few controversial statements. For example, in his recent writings, Francis criticized the excesses of free market, the “idolatry of money”, and called for measures alleviating poverty and wealth inequality – all of which happens to be anathema to modern conservative gospel.  And finally, some prominent conservative pundits, like Rush Limbaugh and Sarah Palin, (who apparently believe they have a guaranteed admission to Heaven), have found the courage to disagree with the Holy See’s heresy.  Here are 10 Republican complaints about Pope Francis.

1)  “Pope criticized the free market, and as we all know, Jesus was an early advocate of the free market.  Don’t you remember the biblical story about Jesus driving money-changers out of the temple, so that their enterprise won’t be restricted by the temple’s walls?”

2)  “Did you know that the Pope washed the feet of criminals?…

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The European Red Cross and Red Crescent societies are seeing a worrying poverty trend across the continent, in some areas reaching WWII proportions

Thank you for posting this. Having personally experienced going without food on many occasions, giving up eating so someone I lived could eat and scavenging food from trash out of necessity I can attest that this is not just an EU problem. And it is crushing to the spirits of those so deprived. Being considered by your fellow human beings as undeserving of basic sustenance is a harsh blow to ones self value and hope. Going without food causes one to feel cold more keenly, and to feel tired and depressed no matter how cheerful one’s attitude may be.

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‘European social safety net eroded’: ICRC shocked by accumulated poverty data

 

Published time: December 05, 2013 02:52

French Red Cross (Croix rouge) volunteers attend to a homeless person living in a train station tunnel (AFP Photo / Loic Venance)

 

The European Red Cross and Red Crescent societies are seeing a worrying poverty trend across the continent, in some areas reaching WWII proportions, Anitta Underlin, European director of the Red Cross told RT.

 

RT:Poverty has struck the European Union – about 43 million people suffer from material poverty. Why is the crisis so severe now?

Anitta Underlin: What we have seen since we did our first survey in 2009 and until 2013 is that the crisis is really taking root at the community level, at individual level and at household level to a different degree.

Because people today have used all of their savings, there is nothing…

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Galactic Lightship Dreamflights: 7DEC2013

Thank you for posting this! I haven’t shared one of these in a while, so for those who might be interested in exploring shared dreaming experiences this is a great place to start. Also for all who have been waiting for Disclosure this is a chance to DIY:-)

Spirit Train Chronicles

You are invited to join the next Galactic Lightship Dreamflight this Saturday night (7 December 2013) during dreamtime.

All who have expressed their intent to join us will be teleported on board our fleet of Galactic Light Ships.You may express your intent to join a specific ship (all are welcome!). We will be meeting during dreamtime on Saturday night, but you do not need to “schedule” the time you are asleep, since you will be timeshifted to the appropriate “place” in time in order to join us. Passwords provided are intended to enhance intent, not to limit access.

Our Fleet includes the following ships

GLS Mothership OcaTAwa (Password “Center Spiral Wings Unity”)
GLS Aeterna (Password “Wings“)
GLS Algiz (Password “Center“)
GLS Blaze (Password “Helix“)
GLS Chimera (Password “Emanate”)
GLS Salcys
GLS Angelon
GLS Susan
GLS Space Wave (Password “Unity”)
GLS Athabantian (Password “Radiate”; website: Up2the5th, Cosmic Paradigm)
GLS…

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Earth R Us: Biospheres, ecological awareness, and whether or not we’re ready for space travel

Thank you for posting this and for your wonderful blog every day. When I became too ill a few years ago to continue my studies, career and activism I worried about not being able to do. I am so grateful every day now as I keep finding books, blogs like yours, groups and projects that show me hundreds of people not only doing what I set out to do-but doing it better. To you, Ann who writes exopermaculture nlog, and to all of you reading this-thank you for all that you do and please keep doing the magic individual to each of you. It is working, even if it is not yet widely visible; our world is healing, being reborn lit by your love, prayers and actions.

Report: Disguised Pope Francis sneaks out of Vatican for night charity patrols

It lifts my heart to see the same church that is implicated in so much corruption, suppression of truth, molestation of innocent children (and cover-up of same) as well as being a major player in the worldwide genocide of indigenous peoples, suppression of their culture and theft of their lands now being led by a man who refuses to play the age old games of the colonizer. He tells the truth, he mentions the unmentionable. He acts as Jesus told us-not as the Church or political expediency may dictate. When even the leaders of world religions went along with wars and greed how could the people be expected to act morally?
Now as more people are becoming heart centered, I find it no coincidence that we have a Pope with a heart. A person feels a fool for having faith in a church obviously corrupt-and yet most people believe deeply in the faith they were raised to follow. Now people can act on their highest moral impulses without having to abandon the faith of thir ancestors. I believe that this will have a positive effect beyond Catholicism. Pope Francis cultivates a respectful and positive relationship with other religions and religious leaders, as does the Dalai Lama. Perhaps now people can respect others who are different instead of fighting to punish difference. Love truly always has been the answer.

Openhearted Rebellion

http://rt.com/news/pope-francis-disguise-homeless-rome-670/

Published time: December 04, 2013 00:29
Edited time: December 04, 2013 01:05

Pope Francis (AFP Photo / Andreas Solard)

Speculation has been raised that Pope Francis has been venturing out of the Vatican at night, disguised as a priest and meeting with the homeless in Rome.

In a recent interview with Archbishop Konrad Krajewski, who has headed up the centuries-old position of seeking out the poor handing out alms for the Catholic Church, Krajewski seemed to imply that Pope Francis has been joining him on his nightly trips into the city.

Krajewski has been instructed by the Pope of finding those in need, reforming the work into a hands-on project and an extension of the church’s charity.

“The Holy Father told me at the beginning: ‘You can sell your desk. You don’t need it. You need to get out of the Vatican. Don’t wait for people to come ringing…

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Consolidation of Energetics Upgrade Process leads to Formation of the next Gaia Energetic Protocol

Thank you!

GaiaPortal

Consolidation of Energetics Upgrade process leads to formation of the next Gaia Energetic Protocol for expansion of hu-manity and Hue-Manity consciousness.

Such Protocol establishes prime “responsibility” with each Hue-Being for Ascension steps.

All restraints have been removed.

All obstructions are now eliminated.

All complexities of the New Protocol are handled.

Gaia Ascension is assured.

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