Thursday, February 8, 2024

Intervention #2 Transmission: WARNING

7:05 a.m. Thursday, February 8, 2024

Transmission Received and Recorded by Ariel Ky, Patzcuaro, Michoacan, Mexico

I received a signal twice that woke me up, a bright yellow donut, quite intense golden yellow light edged in orange. It faded and then pulsed again, urging me to wake up and prepare for another transmission.

So here I am, sitting with pen and notebook. I just drank a glass of water, as instructed telepathically. I have also been told to breathe. I’m not feeling well; this energy is fluid and intense. A train just whistled by.

Let’s begin. Keep breathing. This is difficult to keep open in telepathic receptivity with us.

Oaky, what we are seeing is a great disturbance in the energy field on your planet. An imminent attack on U.S. bases in the Middle East is about to happen or has already occurred.

The United States military’s shocked reflex is to drop nuclear bombs on Iran, Yemen, and Syria. This could happen today.

The intervention we have been staging is kicking into high gear because of the urgency of the moment. Frankly, if the United States retaliates with nuclear weapons, Russia will retaliate with hypersonic nuclear weapons that will hit the U.S. within minutes. 2.5 minutes to be precise, targeting Washington, D.C., New York, Chicago, Tallahassee, Los Angeles, Denver, Norad in Colorado Springs, all U.S. military bases, THAAD, Alaska’s experimental array, all U.S. aircraft carriers, submarines, allied naval bases in S. Korea, Okinawa, and all over the world where the U.S. has the capacity to respond.

Russia will win the nuclear war in a flash. And just like that, the lives of billions of people will end, and U.S. military capacity destroyed.

We do not know if all life on the planet will be eliminated, but the ensuing nuclear winter will kill billions more. Most, if not all, people will die. Untold numbers of trees, fish, animals, plants, all the whales and most life in the oceans will also die. Oceans and rivers will evaporate.

It could happen today. It may be only minutes or hours away.

We have chosen you to broadcast our message. This is a warning, and it must be taken seriously. We also bring a message of hope.

This is a test. Has humanity evolved sufficiently to counter this threat? If so, now is the time for collective prayer across the world. If there was ever a greater time to coalesce, that time is now.

For the percentage of people who are not in the habit of prayer, asking for help from interplanetary beings works, too. Either way, if we receive a strong enough signal from all corners of the globe to intervene, we will.

We can stop this madness. It is easier to impact the subtle energetics of synapses firing in the brain than stopping a hypersonic missile. We can stop a heart from beating in a nanosecond. We can stop the body from breathing. However, usually we can redirect signals in the brain, so the decision-maker suddenly sees the full consequences of an attack. If fear has clouded their mind or insanity has taken hold, the more delicate approaches may fail. If necessary, we can interrupt the life forces.

We may also manipulate the weather, causing great storms and flooding, killing cold, scorching heat, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, fires, and mud slides. Great numbers of people will die, but the Earth will survive. Humanity will endure.

What happens next depends on you, all of you.

End of transmission.

 

 

Tuesday, February 6, 2024

INTERVENTION

If humanity is to survive the destructive wars it is currently engaging in and planning, it has been decided that an interplanetary intervention is called for. Although the matter of free will has stayed our hand until now, there is a growing call for assistance from awakened multidimensional beings on Earth who remember and are aware of their off-planetary origins. Only through this evolutionary consciousness has telepathic communication been made possible that gives us an invitation, even many pleas, for this intervention.

We are ascended masters who no longer have physical bodies, and there are those among us who have never inhabited one. It is always a choice. Some of us have had physical lives on earth, yes, even many lives there. Others have had physical lives elsewhere, and not necessarily in human bodies. No matter.

What may be of more interest than who we are is how we plan to stage an intervention to end warfare on the planet and give humanity more time to evolve. One of our tools is the manipulation of time and timelines. Your quantum physics scientists are beginning to explore the concepts of how this might be done, but is beyond your collective understanding at this stage of your evolution.

We are crafting the intervention in an ongoing process of decision-making. What people do impacts each choice we make along the way. The first stage has already begun of igniting emissions from your sun to reach the planet, creating a greater field of energy for the awakening and engagement of those who are shifting into greater consciousness. You can understand this process as preparing the soil to plant the seeds.

The next step is upon us, so this call has gone out to all of those who offer themselves as channels for us to communicate with the residents of this planet. The writer who is writing this account has offered themselves to write the story of our intervention, and it will be an ongoing story. There are many others who have devoted themselves to thinking, writing, and communicating this saga. 

One of our most important tools is human imagination. The first step in creating a different reality is envisioning how it could be different. This introduces more possibilities into the collective consciousness. 

Imagination is a more or less dormant ability in the human genetic code that we will support in the process of activating, as is the ability to communicate telepathically between humans, animals, and other forms of life. One of the most important aspects of telepathic communication will come from ancient trees, whose collective memory will be shared with receptive humans. 

The collective consciousness of humanity is our major tool. We can work with it in subtle ways that defy imagination. Sometimes all it takes is a single new idea imbedded in music, art, writing, and collaborative efforts to introduce more options for going forward in a different direction. Think of it as a bioluminescent plankton bloom on the sea that sends out sparks of light that spreads and spreads, lighting up waves as they break upon the shore.

If you consider the collective consciousness as a great tapestry of woven threads, and every life, human, animal, plant and mineral, adding a thread to the weaving of the pageantry depicted in the tapestry, then you begin to understand how complex and diffuse our intervention can be, impacting the eruption of volcanos, the implosion of plate tectonics, the velocity and volume of wind movements, the flow of currents and tides in the ocean, and the mobilization of people in the streets to make their will known.

We are not almighty, but we are powerful in our knowledge and experience in working with energy. We can direct shifts in consciousness, but only with the active participation of those who have dedicated themselves to a planetary commitment for the commonweal of all life on the planet, including human life, but not limited to it. 

If the truth be known, we have a bigger commitment from trees on the planet, who aid our efforts through their mycelium and active assistance as transformers of energy from the sun through their leaves and branches down into the earth, where they pulse this awareness of the shifts that we are implementing.

This is our first transmission, but there will be more, as we proceed. We thank our host for requesting our inspiration in writing this information, so that the great upshift proceeds and spreads an evolution in human consciousness, ending warfare and violence, issuing in a new paradigm when peace and love prevail on Earth.

By Ariel Ky   02/06/24




Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Did Hunter Biden Use his Father's Position as Vice President to Obama in Ukraine to Finance Biolabs? Was his investment fund Rosemont Seneca involved in financing the Pentagon's military biological programme in Ukraine?

Should biolabs be allowed to operate in other countries that are funded by the U.S. Department of Defense to carry out biowarfare research? 


Here's an article from the Business Standard March 24, 2022 that brings out the supervisory role in Ukraine of the Los Alamos research facility in the U.S. Fund led by Biden's son involved in financing biolabs in Ukraine: Russia At the same time, the scientific curator is the US nuclear center at Los Alamos Russia on Thursday said that the investment fund Rosemont Seneca led by Hunter Biden, the son of US President Joe Biden, is involved in financing the Pentagon's military biological programme in Ukraine. 


The US Agency for International Development (USAID), the George Soros Foundation, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also provide financial support to the Pentagon programme, the Russian Defense Ministry added, RT reported. At the same time, the scientific curator is the US nuclear center at Los Alamos. 


"The incoming materials allow us to trace the scheme of interaction between US government agencies and Ukrainian biological objects. Attention is drawn to the involvement in the financing of these activities of structures close to the current US leadership, in particular the Rosemont Seneca investment fund, which is headed by Hunter Biden," said Lt General Igor Kirillov, head of the radiation, chemical and biological defence forces of the Russian Armed Forces, RT reported. According to him, the fund has resources in the amount of at least $2.4 billion. 


"At the same time, the fund has a close relationship with the main contractors of the US military department, including Metabiota, which, along with Black and Veach, is the main supplier of equipment for Pentagon biolabs around the world," he added. 


Kirillov said that the Los Alamos nuclear center, where the first American atomic bomb was developed, was one of the scientific curators of the Pentagon's military biological program in Ukraine. "The scale of the program is impressive. In addition to the military department, the US Agency for International Development, the George Soros Foundation, and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention are directly involved in its implementation. Scientific curation is carried out by leading research organisations, including the Los Alamos National Laboratory, which develops nuclear weapons as part of the Manhattan Project," he said. business-standard.com/article/international/fund-led-by-biden-s-son-involved-in-financing-biolabs-in-ukraine-russia-122032401368_1.html 

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Wikipedia wiped out the entry on Hunter Biden's firm, Rosemont Seneca. Last Updated: 24th April, 2022 13:45 IST “Wikipedia Removes Hunter Biden's Financial Firm Rosemont Seneca Partners' Entry” 


Earlier this week, Wikipedia removed an entry on Hunter Biden's investment firm Rosemont Seneca Partners, as the firm has been at the centre of inquiries. Written By Rohit Ranjan Earlier this week, Wikipedia removed the entry on Hunter Biden's investment firm Rosemont Seneca Partners. This comes as Hunter Biden's investment firm has been at the centre of various inquiries about his offshore business operations. 


As per a report by New York Post, a Wikipedia editor named Alex stated that this organisation is only discussed in connection with its famous founders, Hunter Biden and Christopher Heinz, adding that "keeping it around" risked the page becoming a magnet for Hunter Biden conspiracy theories. 


The deletion took place on Wednesday. US President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden has been in the middle of controversy ever since the news came out that his Rosemont Seneca financed the Pentagon’s military biological program in Ukraine, according to The Washington Post. 


The brief page of the firm was thin on details, and in bad need of an overhaul, but did provide information about the company’s founding by Hunter Biden, Devon Archer and Chris Heinz. Co-founder of Wikipedia, Larry Sanger, claims the site can no longer be trusted and has devolved into "propaganda." 


Last year, he stated that behind the scenes, there is a vast, nasty, intricate game being played to make the piece say what someone wants it to say. However, the removal of the page was criticized by some as they stated that removing the Wikipedia page of Rosemont shows a double standard. 


Curtis Houck, who is the Managing Editor of the Media Research Center stated that it's more than a safe bet that several media organisations would dedicate many reporters to following the internet trail if a Trump-linked company or one from the Russia probe had its Wikipedia page wiped. 


In 2009, Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden and John Kerry's stepson Christopher Heinz, founded Rosemont Seneca Partners, a private equity business, with a friend Devon Archer. The three formed a group of related limited liability companies (LLCs). It was linked to the Heinz family's alternative investment firm. An email obtained as part of a Securities and Exchange Commission probe suggests that Rosemont described itself as a $2.4 billion private equity firm co-owned by Hunter Biden and Chris Heinz, with Devon Archer as "Managing Partner." republicworld.com/world-news/us-news/wikipedia-removes-hunter-bidens-financial-firm-rosemont-seneca-partners-entry-articleshow.html 


Hunter Biden is renting a mansion in Hollywood Hills for $12,000 a month. I'd say he's still a pretty high flier, despite all the scandal. Where he should be is in prison for the rest of his life, in my opinion. dirt.com/more-dirt/lawyers/hunter-biden-house-los-angeles-1203306242 



What will happen with the legal investigation into Hunter Biden’s activities, given that his father is currently president of the U.S.? 


This is the LinkedIn entry for Hunter Biden. Lots of good information to research further here. He’s hiding in plain sight under the name of R. Hunter. I found him by searching LinkedIn for Rosemont Seneca Partners. There were three entries, this one among them. I’ve corroborated that it’s accurate because the colleges and dates of his enrollments correspond to his Wikipedia entry.


R. Hunter    Counsel Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, New York, New York

Jun 2009 - Present · 13 yrs 


Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, founded in 1997, has become one of the nation's premier law firms. Today, with over 200 lawyers practicing in offices across the country, we regularly serve as lead counsel in the most significant and highest profile disputes in the world. 


While best known for landmark cases such as United States v. Microsoft, Bush v. Gore, and In re Vitamins, we represent some of the largest and most sophisticated organizations in the world when the results matter most. In less than a decade, we have won and saved our clients billions of dollars in trials, arbitrations, and settlements. 


We have been described by The Wall Street Journal as a "national litigation powerhouse" and by the National Law Journal as "unafraid to venture into controversial" and "high risk" matters. 


Council Member, CSIS Executive Council on Development 2012 - Present · 10 yrs 5 mos2


The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Executive Council on Development was formed to examine ways to build on the business community’s engagement in global development, this new Council is co-chaired by former U.S. senator Thomas Daschle, business leader Carly Fiorina, Hyatt executive chairman Thomas Pritzker, and former U.S. representative Vin Weber.


Managing Partner, Rosemont Seneca Partners, 2009 - Present · 13 yrs 5 mos, Washington D.C. Metro Area 

Rosemont Seneca Partners is an Alternative Investment and Market Advisory firm that helps to align knowledge and capital with long term investment growth initiatives. We provide alternative investment opportunities and market guidance that seek to afford an absolute return through our global economic reach and expertise.


Adjunct Professor Georgetown University Dec 2011 - Present · 10 yrs 6 mos Washington D.C. Metro Area

Masters Program, School of Foreign Service "The Art of Advocacy- Inside and Outside of Government" The course examines the impact of advocacy on political leaders, staff, and other stakeholders responsible for shaping international policy and managing global crisis and conflict. msfs.georgetown.eduMasters 


Here's an article from the Financial Times, with more information on Hunter Biden's financial interests: 


Hunter Biden’s web of interests His ties span the globe and raise questions about the overlap of business and politics Hunter Biden 


Hunter Biden’s business interests often show up in unexpected places. Now, they are at the centre of the biggest political crisis of the Trump presidency and the fourth impeachment inquiry in US history. The son of Joe Biden, former vice-president and 2020 presidential candidate, Hunter Biden’s business ties are under scrutiny after Donald Trump leaned on the president of Ukraine to investigate his activities in the country. 


Mr Trump has also publicly called on China to investigate the Bidens. The Ukraine revelations have led House Democrats to open an impeachment inquiry against the president, but the nature of Hunter Biden’s business dealings in Ukraine, China and further afield raise questions about potential conflicts of interest while his father was in office. The Bidens have denied any wrongdoing. 


This Jan. 30, 2010 file photo shows Hunter Biden, right, son of Vice President Joe Biden, center, talking with President Barack Obama, and the vice president Joe Biden during a college basketball game in Washington. Biden's youngest son Hunter is joining the Navy. The Navy says the attorney and former Washington lobbyist was selected to be commissioned into the Navy Reserve as a public affairs officer. Because he is 42, he needed a special waiver to be accepted, but that is not uncommon. He is one of seven candidates recommended for a direct commission for public affairs.


 (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File) 


Hunter Biden, right, in 2010 with President Barack Obama and his father, Vice-President Joe Biden © AP In addition to his ties to Ukraine through Burisma, the scandal-plagued gas company, and politically connected business ventures in the US, public records show that Hunter Biden still sits on the board of BHR Partners, a private investment fund backed by a number of Chinese state entities including Bank of China, China Postal Savings Bank and China Development Bank. 


Here, the Financial Times examines Hunter Biden’s business ties at home and abroad: Burisma Holdings NATURAL GAS | UKRAINE 


Hunter’s Role: Board member 2014-April 2019 Remuneration: Reportedly $50,000 per month 


Burisma, Ukraine’s leading privately owned natural gas producer, obtained some of its most prized production assets while its founder Mykola Zlochevsky headed a ministry that doled out gas licenses under the kleptocratic administration of ex-president Viktor Yanukovich. After Mr Yanukovich fled to Russia in 2014, investigators started probing the company. That year Burisma appointed prominent westerners to its board, including Hunter Biden, who reportedly earned $50,000 per month for this role. 


Mr Trump’s calls for his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate Burisma over links to Joe Biden, his potential Democratic rival in next year’s presidential election, triggered the impeachment probe. In tweets and in a July phone call with Mr Zelensky, Mr Trump and Rudy Giuliani, his personal lawyer, alleged that Joe Biden protected Burisma and his son’s interests while he was vice-president. Ukraine’s western backers deny this narrative. Mandatory Credit: Photo by STEPAN FRANKO/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (10426053c) (FILE) - 


Ukrainian businessman Mykola Zlochevsky, founder of Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holdings Limited, attends a press conference in Kiev, Ukraine, 19 March 2012 (reissued 27 September 2019). An impeachment inquiry against US President Donald J. Trump has been initiated following a whistleblower complaint over Trump's dealings with Ukraine. The whistleblower alleges that the President had demanded Ukrainian investigations into US Presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden's involvement in the Burisma Holdings company. Mykola Zlochevsky, Kiev, Ukraine - 19 Mar 2012 Ukrainian businessman Mykola Zlochevsky, founder of Burisma, in 2012 © EPA/Shutterstock Paradigm Companies LLC HEDGE FUND | US Hunter’s Role: 2006-2010 Remuneration: Reportedly $1.2

 


Inside life of Hunter Biden’s ‘sugar brother,’ Hollywood lawyer Kevin Morris By Isabel Vincent, Washington Post, May 12, 2022 


Updated Hollywood lawyer Kevin Morris (left) helped make the careers of Matthew McConaughey and the duo behind "South Park." Now, he's taken Joe Biden's son Hunter (right) under his wing. NY Post photo composite More On: hunter biden House GOP rallies against Biden’s ‘Ministry of Truth’ as FTC gains Dem majority Hunter Biden’s lawyer pal sparks concern among WH inner circle: report ‘My Son Hunter’ producer accuses first son’s lawyer pal of ‘spying’ on filmmakers Senators press Delaware prosecutor on recusal in Hunter Biden tax case It was a scene straight out of a film noir: A glamorous Hollywood writer flies in his private jet to a small Balkan enclave posing as a documentarian to gather information on a group of actors and filmmakers in the midst of shooting a biopic about Hunter Biden. But the star of the surreal scenario that took place last fall in Serbia was Los Angeles-based lawyer Kevin Morris, a friend of Hunter’s who is now being accused of “spying” on the set of “My Son Hunter.” The film, which is highly critical of Hunter for allegedly selling influence to foreign companies while his father, Joe, was vice president, is produced by husband-and-wife documentarians Phelim McAleer and Ann McElhinney. “On set, a man named Kevin Morris arrived and told us he was working on a documentary exposing Hunter’s corruption,” a tweet from the official “My Son Hunter” site declared on Tuesday. “He told us he was a retired lawyer associated with South Park. We allowed him and his crew to interview us, cast members, and film on our set.” 


Hunter Biden with his wife Melissa Cohen on the opening night of his art exhibition at Georges Berges Gallery in SoHo. Morris (behind Biden) has helped the president’s son market his paintings. Stephen Yang


In fact, Morris is a successful lawyer and big-money Democratic Party supporter who has become Hunter Biden’s newest fixer and “sugar brother,” allegedly loaning the president’s son $2 million to help pay off his overdue federal taxes. In addition to the loan, Morris, 58, has become the architect of the legal and media strategy of the president’s beleaguered son. 


The lawyer, who counts Chris Rock and Matthew McConaughey among his celebrity clients, is also a prolific fiction writer of two novels and a collection of short stories. Over the past two years, Morris has helped Biden, a self-taught artist, forge a deal to market his paintings, which are priced between $50,000 and $500,000 apiece. 


Morris has also paid Hunter’s monthly living expenses in Los Angeles, according to the New York Times. The Hollywood attorney even found a high-powered literary agent for Biden, 52, when he was writing “Beautiful Things,” a 2021 memoir that chronicles his drug and alcohol addictions. 


Biden was so grateful for Morris’ counsel that he included him as part of “the outstanding team behind this book” on the acknowledgments page of his memoir. In fact, both Morris and Biden are represented by the same agents — Aevitas Creative Management — which looks after Morris’ own works, the novels “All Joe Knight” and “Gettysburg,” and the short story collection “White Man’s Problems.” 


Morris has written two novels and a collection of short stories. Getty Images Morris is a highly successful lawyer and a self-made businessman, who rose from humble origins in Pennsylvania to launch his own firm, raking in hundreds of millions for his first clients, the creators of “South Park.” Now he’s thrown in his lot with the disgraced, drug-addled son of a president, filming his own documentary about Biden. “The whole thing is so bizarre,” one Hollywood insider told The Post. “What is a guy like that doing with Hunter Biden?” 


For the last couple of years at least, Morris has been a Democratic Party loyalist, and spent hundreds of thousands on backing Democratic candidates, including President Biden. He met Hunter Biden at a political fundraiser for his father in December 2019, according to the New York Times. Earlier this year, Morris gave $100,000 to a political action committee supporting Conor Lamb, a Democratic Pennsylvania congressman who is trailing in the polls. 



Here's a government report of the investigation into Hunter Biden from Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: hsgac.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Ukraine Report_FINAL.pdf


Here's an interesting contradiction that I found when I went to the website for the law firm, Boies Schiller Flexner, which is the first job listing for R. Hunter. I went to their website and searched their list of attorneys. There is no entry for either R. Hunter or Hunter Biden. So how much is true and how much is fake on this LinkedIn resume? Well, that seems to be the question swirling around much of Hunter Biden's activities. 

 

Apparently Hunter Biden did work for this law firm, as well as Joe Biden's brother, James, who we rarely hear about. Here's a Tweet from Arthur Schwartz @ArthurSchwartz Vindman & Fiona Hill are represented by Boies, Schiller & Flexner. That law firm also did work for Burisma, the Ukrainian gas company that paid Hunter Biden millions of dollars. That firm also employed Hunter Biden and paid him more than he’s worth. Weird, huh?


This is from the Boies, Schiller & Flexner law firm's website files: BSF Achieves Dismissal of Claims Against Family Members of Vice President Biden OCTOBER 19, 2009 In the News BSF won a major victory when New York Supreme Court Justice Bernard Fried granted in its entirety the Firm's motion to dismiss all claims filed against BSF's clients, including James and Hunter Biden, the Vice President’s brother and son, respectively, for alleged breach of contract, conversion and fraud arising from a failed acquisition of portions of a hedge fund. 


Here is corroboration that Hunter Biden worked for the firm, Boies, Schiller & Flexner, from their Wikipedia entry: Boies Schiller Flexner LLP is a national law firm based in New York City. ... Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden was employed at the firm from 2014.

  

Washington Free Beacon last June. Biden Administration Hunter Biden-Linked Law Firm Dodged Lobbying Disclosures for Burisma Work 


Emails from Biden's laptop reveal relationship with Boies Schiller Flexner Hunter Biden Hunter Biden / Getty Images Chuck Ross • June 29, 2021 


The prominent law firm for which Hunter Biden served as counsel took steps to avoid disclosing to Congress its work with Ukrainian energy giant Burisma Holdings, emails from Biden's laptop show. Heather King, a partner at Boies Schiller Flexner, detailed the lobbying strategy in emails to Biden, his business partners, and an executive for Burisma Holdings in 2014. 


King wrote that she planned to provide legal and political services for Burisma "right up to the line" at which the law firm would have to disclose the work under federal lobbying laws. King also wrote of plans to meet with State Department officials in order to advocate for Burisma, which was seeking to expand its operations in the West as its owner was the subject of an international bribery investigation. 


The emails highlight the gray area of federal lobbying laws, which provide some exemptions for lawyers. King's strategy to avoid registering under the Lobbying Disclosure Act or the more stringent Foreign Agents Registration Act was for Burisma to hire the firm ML Strategies as its lobbyist of record. 


Boies Schiller Flexner has not been accused of any wrongdoing, but another Hunter Biden-linked firm, Blue Star Strategies, is under federal investigation for its undisclosed lobbying for Burisma. Biden also helped facilitate Blue Star's consulting deal with Burisma, emails show. Rudy Giuliani, a personal lawyer for former president Donald Trump, is also under federal investigation for his foreign lobbying activities. 


Boies Schiller Flexner's arrangement with Burisma appeared to be an example of a firm trying to avoid having to publicly disclose its lobbying activities, one government ethics watchdog told the Washington Free Beacon. "There is a lot of lobbying that takes place that's never reported," said Scott Amey, general counsel for the Project on Government Oversight. He said that lawyers and consultants often "play fast and loose" with lobbying laws by characterizing their lobbying as educational activity or by operating just under the threshold where lobbying is legally required to be disclosed. 


A lawyer for Boies Schiller Flexner, who declined to speak on the record, insisted that the firm complied with lobbying laws. Biden connected Burisma Holdings and Boies Schiller Flexner in April 2014, shortly after he joined the energy company's board of directors. Burisma paid Biden and a business partner, Devon Archer, more than $80,000 a month to help the company burnish its reputation in the West and scout out energy deals. 


Biden's board position has come under scrutiny because of his father's role at the time leading the Obama administration's diplomatic talks with Ukraine. King took the lead in developing Boies Schiller Flexner's strategy for Burisma, according to emails from Biden's laptop obtained by the Free Beacon. King was a member of the firm's Crisis Management and Government Response Team. Biden referred Burisma to the team. 


Other emails show that a recent Justice Department nominee, Hampton Dellinger, worked on the crisis management team at Boies Schiller Flexner. King wrote in the May 2014 emails that she wanted to contact State Department officials to "‘update' them on Burisma's current situation." 


She also told Burisma executive Vadym Pozharskyi that she planned to attend meetings with government officials alongside David Leiter, the owner of ML Strategies. "We at [Boies Schiller Flexner] will lead all this work and can execute the political and legal work right up to the line where we would need to register as lobbyists, but I don't want to register under the lobbying disclosure act or the foreign agents registration act," King wrote in a May 12, 2014, email to Biden and Archer. 


In an email to Pozharskyi, King said she planned to accompany Leiter in his meetings with government officials. She said that she would be at the meeting "strictly as" a lawyer for Burisma because she was not registered to lobby. Burisma wired $250,000 to Boies Schiller Flexner on May 7, 2014, according to documents on Biden's laptop. 


ML Strategies disclosed receiving $90,000 in 2014 to lobby for Burisma. The Boies Schiller Flexner connection is not disclosed in those filings. Other emails show that Boies Schiller Flexner paid $13,000 a month for consulting work. 


Boies Schiller Flexner has come under scrutiny in recent years for its behind-the-scenes influence activities. The company hired Black Cube, an Israeli private intelligence firm, to spy on victims of Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein.  


Friday, November 24, 2023

Thanksgiving Reflection

 Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 2023      


I give thanks for this day. I have been thinking deeply this morning how grateful I am for my existence as a human being, and for this lifetime of engagement with other people, with this growing sense of humanity as a big, sprawling family, and that we need to take care of each other more.

However, I even feel grateful for the people who are trying to screw me over, the ones who primarily think only of themselves. I am grateful for the people who wrestle with addictions, greed, lust and all of the wounds that make it difficult to achieve or attain our full potential.

I am grateful for myself, too, as I navigate through everything that is happening, absorbing all this discordant energy and doing my best to bring harmony and beauty out of so much pain and suffering in the world.

It's a major paradigm shift for me to embrace everyone, with all of their hatreds, violence, and injustice. I am praying for peace and for all of humanity this morning. The ancient battlefields are drawing us in to determine how much we have changed and evolved. Humanity is being tested. Are we worthy to go on?

What I am gaining from this existence is a sharper definition of who and what I am, and what I am capable of doing. It propels me into a deeper sense of creation. For what are the many creative acts that I engage in but a form of creation?




A life devoted to gratitude, forgiveness, beauty, kindness and compassion gives fertile ground for new ideas to grow, for miracles to happen, and for healing to get activated. And as more and more people receive deep healing, the benefits ripple out to their family and friends and their communities.

So in this moment of thanksgiving, I call on all of the spiritual beings that I have kinship with, and all of the spiritual beings that everyone in humanity has bonded with, to help and guide us in our next act.

May healing come to the people involved in the wars in Ukraine and in the Middle East. Only through healing will the wars end and peace prevail. I have made a great leap to this understanding, as I have thought in recent years that all we had to do was make wars unprofitable. It's still not a bad idea, but it will never happen without a major healing for all of humanity.

And this can happen. I know it can, with the spiritual power of our collective. I trust in this process. 


Ariel Ky


Saturday, March 12, 2022

Posts on Ukraine by a Peace Activist

Retroactive Compilation of My Postings on Facebook on Ukraine

(NOTE: I transferred my posts from Facebook to a Word document, complete with photos. However, when I posted the contents of my document to this Wordpress blog, all the photos were stripped, leaving ugly empty boxes. So I went through my original document and deleted all the photos that made it more interesting. Nevertheless, I am blogging all of my Facebook posts anyways. For the record.)

March 9, 2022

Disband NATO. Defund the U.S. military. End the CIA. End Wall Street. End capitalism. Then humanity might have a chance.

March 9, 2022

 Lisa Savage says it well in her blog below. She's given it a lot of thought. And I support her all the way. The United States has to stop pursuing military hegemony over the world. NATO is a military alliance that only endangers peace with its constant war games and strategies for attacking Russia, China, Iran, where ever a profit can be made by demonizing the leader of another country, and denouncing the people.

I remember when Americans were known overseas for how friendly we were as a people. A long time ago. Now Americans are known for unscrupulous business ventures, scheming, and fomenting wars. We are known and feared as an empire. Nobody can hold the United States accountable for war crimes or meddling in the internal affairs of other countries.

 

I have a love/hate relationship with my country. I wish it were simpler, and that I could love my country without also feeling ashamed of it. I also feel isolated and alone among my fellow Americans, most of who have the shallowest of understanding of what the truth might be in another country, but who hold strong convictions based on ignorance and being lied to.

 

I used to be part of that Berkeley based Wellstone Club. They held potlucks at the Humanist Hall across from where I lived in north Oakland. It took me a while of getting more involved at a deeper level to understand that these were not my people and we were not coming from the same place. So sad. I could never find a place in the United States where I felt that I belonged.

I'm more estranged than ever. If I get any more alienated, I will just have to change my citizenship.

 

went2thebridge.wordpress.com

Turd In The Punchbowl

My husband, Mark, who has opposed any and all wars since evading the draft during the Vietnam War. For the past five and half years, liberals in the U.S. have salivated on command in response to th… I feel overwhelmed. I want the war to end in Ukraine. Today.

I'm listening to Arundhati Roy speaking, saying "the world has been whipped into obedience. We have to slowly learn to be disobedient."

Chris Hedges: Russia Was Baited Into War but That Does Not Absolve Its Criminal Aggression

 

mintpressnews.com

Chris Hedges: Russia Was Baited Into War but That Does Not Absolve Its Criminal Aggression

 

March 9, 2022

I've read analysis that the U.S. was antagonizing Russia to go to war in Ukraine partly to corner the European liquid natural gas market. Apparently that analysis was correct. I wonder how Ukrainians feel about becoming the battleground between Russia and the U.S. so that large corporations and Wall Street can reap profits.

reuters.com

U.S. LNG exporters emerge as big winners of Europe natgas crisis

 

March 9, 2022

Random thought surfacing... although the U.S. has never been sanctioned for its wars of aggression or punished for its war crimes, I doubt very much that it has escaped the notice of thinking people in the world. A reckoning may yet happen; I just hope that it's not too late before the earth is made inhabitable or humanity gets largely destroyed.

 

March 9, 2022

 

I'm thinking about the law of unintended consequences and the war in Ukraine.

Here's a few already:

1. Russians finding out that biosafety labs doing research in Ukraine (some 30 of them) apparently have been doing biowarfare research funded by the Pentagon, and are now insisting that there be a stronger Bioweapons Act, bringing focus on an issue that the U.S. would prefer the public not think about.

2. Sanctions against microchips being sold to Russia may threaten the global microprocessor industry as it turns out Russia is the main supplier of essential components for microchips.

3. So far, Russia has failed to retaliate against Nordstream 2 being sanctioned and shut down, insisting that it is a reliable provider of gas. However, that hasn't stopped European countries and Japan from freaking out that it might happen in retaliation.

4. China has been cautioning against destabilizing and harming the global economy over Ukraine. Shipping has already been impacted, driving up prices. Attempting to isolate Russia and sanctioning any country that continues to do business with it has brought out how interdependent our global economy has become, and how impossible it is to carry out sanctions of the scope and severity being levied against Russia without grave consequences for the global economy.

As the U.S. leads the world in "punishing" Russia, we have yet to see how much the world gets punished in return. We are witnessing the biggest geopolitical upheaval of my lifetime; how it gets managed will determine the fate of humanity.

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https://www.nature.com/articles/nbt0901-793

This article came out in 2000, but nothing has changed since then. Until the Russians have come out this week saying that we need a stronger bioweapons treaty after finding out more about Pentagon-funded biolabs in Ukraine.

 

nature.com

US rejects stronger bioweapons treaty - Nature Biotechnology

 

February 9, 2022 I am in complete support of Russia on this matter. It has been an ongoing source of stress and concern for me since I started researching BSL-4 labs a couple of years ago. Just watch our corporate controlled media ignore this story!

rt.com

Moscow calls for strengthening bioweapons treaty

Moscow called on signatories of the Biological Weapons Convention to implement verification mechanisms stonewalled by the US

 

Whoever even heard of sapphire substrates? Apparently the future of the microprocessor industry may depend on it. Russia is the main supplier. Sapphire substrates are "thin plates made of artificial stone, which are used in opto- and microelectronics to build up layers of various materials, for example, silicon. They are used in every processor in the world – AMD and Intel are no exception."

 

The U.S. just banned export of microchips to Russia that were developed in the U.S. Apparently, those microchips are made with sapphire substrates. Russia could retaliate by no longer exporting sapphire substrates to countries with such sanctions against it. Surely, the experts in the U.S. who suggested banning export of microchips to Russia knew about this minor but essential component sourced mostly from Russia?

 

According to this article, Russia has been exploring the use of gallium arsenide instead of sapphire substrates, which could be done in cooperation with mainland China. Also, Russia has the expertise of scientists and engineers from India to draw on in the micropocessor industry to develop its own sources of microchips.

Wouldn't that be an ironic unintended consequence of sanctions against Russia?

ussanews.com

If Russia Can’t Have Chips No One Will? Russian Inputs Are Critical to Global Semiconductors Supply Chain | Machine translated from Russian. The world's largest manufacturers of computer processors and semiconductors announced their accession to...

Machine translated from Russian. The world's largest manufacturers of computer processors and semiconductors announced their accession to sanctions against Russia. Processors for user PCs, servers and data storage systems will not be supplied to our country. Loud words inspire pessimism in the avera...

 

February 9, 2022

President Biden's drive to inflict "further pain on Putin" by cutting off oil and gas supplies from Russia could very well inflict further pain on himself and fellow Democrats.

If gas goes over five dollars a gallon in the U.S., I think that I can safely predict that Biden will not be reelected, and that Democrats will lose control of Congress in the next election. Republicans only serve the interests of the wealthy, but Democrats are just as much a war party. How can you have any lasting impact on the lives of working people if you squander everything on forever wars?

 

February 9, 2022

The way I see it, President Biden and our Congress don't give a damn about the lives of Ukrainians. I have only seen an escalation of economic warfare against Russia, and no move diplomatically to make concessions to Russia whatsoever by the puppet Zelensky government. The U.S. is running the show in Ukraine, and it has no intention of resolving the conflict -- it wants to bog Russia down in another Afghanistan. And to hell with Ukrainian lives.

That's how I see it.

 

February 9, 2022

In the summer of 2019, the BSL-4 lab at Ft. Detrick was shut down due to safety concerns. I did a lot of research when the coronavirus pandemic struck to find out if there was any connection, but could not conclusively find evidence.

 

However, at the time I learned the scary fact that research into biological pathogens to use in chemical warfare was being carried out at bioweapons labs located all over the world -- and they have been proliferating. I've been warning of the existential threat this kind of research poses to the safety and well-being of humanity ever since, demanding that they be shut down everywhere. Nobody was listening, and I don't have a social media platform anyways, at least not that anyone reads.

 

I've known that Ukraine was one of the countries where the U.S. was operating BSL-4 labs. Somewhere I'd read the suggestion that it was to escape oversight by the CDC. I had no idea, though, that there were as many as 30 of these horror labs in Ukraine.

 

February 9, 2022

This all goes to prove the adage, "You can't please everyone all the time." It's the biggest obstacle to global dominance that the U.S. faces. Frankly, hegemony over the world is a ridiculous goal anyways, even supported by the world's largest military.

sputniknews.com

Saudi Arabia, UAE Reportedly Snub US, ‘Decline Calls With Biden’ as Oil Prices Surge

 

March 8, 2022

You'd think all the European countries, and even Japan, that depend on Russian gas would have anticipated that Russia would cut off their supplies of gas as a consequence of being sanctioned by them. Germany, especially, can be blamed by backing out of Nordstream 2 (after it had been built, yet), if Russia decides to cut supplies to Europe through Nordstream 1 in half, or to cut them out entirely.

 

After all, it's the major economic card that Russia has, and it's a big one. It seems quite logical to me that if other countries are going to met out economic pain and suffering to Russia, that it would retaliate likewise.

 

Strange how this is playing out -- it seems that Russia may not need the goodwill of European countries as much as they need the goodwill of Russia.

 

I think it's all nonsense myself. Of course, we are all interdependent. NATO has been threatening Russia for several years, running military games focused on war with Russia, meting out never-ending provocations. You'd think that military strategists would have anticipated retaliatory measures by Russia, and planned to protect NATO countries.

 

It seems that the geopolitical earthquake that we are going through is changing the topography considerably. If only we could cooperate instead of compete with each other, humanity might stand a chance.

 

February 8, 2022

I've been checking in on what's happening in Ukraine. I listened to the Duran's latest broadcast. They discussed a map that shows the Russian military has closed the cauldron around Donbas, and that the Western media is not covering this story, even though that's where the main fighting is happening. I did a Google search, and saw that he was right.

 

March 7, 2022

Here's an idea. Let Russia take back the eastern part of Ukraine, or at least control the politics enough to make it a neutral zone, and return the western part to Poland. They may not want any Nazis either, though.

 

If anything good comes out of this war, it might be prosecution of war crimes committed by Nazis in Ukraine. And mercenaries.

 

March 6, 2022

Yesterday Putin declared that this is war, as sanctions and several other actions taken against Russia multiply. I doubt very much, though, that they will have the desired impact of restricting or ending the war in Ukraine.

 

Instead, I consider Putin is being boxed into a corner with the full weight of sanctions that have been ratcheted up in scope and severity in unprecedented actions. I foresee that this will impel him instead to use hypersonic weapons in an unprecedented military strike against the U.S.

 

I sure hope that my sense of the situation is off, and that this is not a likely scenario. However, I've been fretting about this, and my grave concern interfered with my night's sleep, as I woke up before 5:00 this morning with all of this preying on my thoughts, even while sleeping. I decided to meditate on peace and love to restore some balance into the chaotic and disturbed energy fields.

 

While my meditation probably did not impact the world, it did restore my inner balance and sense of harmony. I was sending love and sweet energy to both presidents Putin and Biden. Both men are no doubt feeling the great weight and gravity of their decisions.

 

What else can be done at this time that might make a difference other than on the inner planes?

The article that I'm sharing here is a calculated and cautionary assessment of the real danger posed by Russia's development of hypersonic weapons. I am excerpting a pertinent analysis that I hope will be taken under consideration by Americans and NATO, as well as the world community that is joining in the sanctions against Russia:

 

"This is not to say that hypersonics pose no threat. A limited number of hypersonic missiles, if effectively used, could act as a force multiplier for the Russian military. Russia’s hypersonic capabilities might, for example, be used in a breaching role by targeting air and missile defence radars and key command nodes in NATO’s air and missile defence system in order to open the way for strikes by Russia’s larger arsenal of older and slower missiles. Alternatively, hypersonic missiles might be reserved for targets such as aircraft carriers, given their operational and symbolic importance. If properly cued by appropriate sensors, even a limited force of hypersonics could pose a real threat to an even more limited number of key capital ships at sea and operational points of failure like command nodes on land. What we should not expect, however, is for future Russian forces to field large numbers of hypersonic missiles, or for these missiles to be the mainstay of the Russian precision strike threat."

rusi.org

Putting the Russian Hypersonic Threat in Perspective

The threat posed by Russian hypersonic missiles, though real, should not be overstated. Indeed, what is likely to be a rather limited arsenal of hypersonics may have greatest value for Russia as a peacetime competitive tool if its eventual size and military effects are exaggerated in the West.

 

March 6, 2022

"Finally, and perhaps most importantly, the United States and a number of allies issued a joint statement on Feb. 26 announcing that they were taking dramatic steps to prevent Russia’s central bank from accessing its substantial foreign exchange reserves. Analysts had posited that these reserves, sometimes referred to as “Fortress Russia,” might allow Russia to withstand the effects of economic sanctions for an extended period. But on Feb. 28, OFAC issued a new Directive 4 under Executive Order 14024 that prohibits any transactions with the Central Bank of Russia, Russia’s Ministry of Finance, or its National Wealth Fund, including foreign exchange transactions, involving U.S. persons, institutions, or the U.S. dollar.

 

This is by far the most dramatic step the United States and its allies have taken. The effective blocking of central bank assets is a severe measure that has only previously been applied to hostile foreign regimes, such as in Iran, North Korea and Syria. Doing so prevents Russia from accessing most if not all of its substantial foreign exchange reserves, severely reducing its ability to stabilize its currency, compensate for its lack of access to global debt markets or otherwise take steps to stabilize its economy. Among other economic effects, this ensures that the broader sanctions imposed by the international community have their maximum effect."

lawfareblog.com

What Sanctions Has the World Put on Russia?

The United States and its allies are imposing unprecedented sanctions on Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine. But their effects may be felt far beyond Russia’s borders.

 

 

March 6, 2022

???? So many conflicting stories on what’s happening.

youtube.com

Four Ukrainian Su-27 Jets, Bayraktar Drone Downed West of Kiev

Four Ukrainian Su-

 

March 6, 2022

!!!

militarywatchmagazine.com

Su-27 Flanker Sees First Ever Losses in Air to Air Combat: Four Shot Down in Massive Battle Over Zhytomir

 

March 6, 2022

How were they shot down? I’d like more details. Maybe it’ll come out later. Maybe not.

defenseworld.net

Four Ukrainian Su-27 Jets Shot Down, 4 Russian Helicopters Downed

Four Ukrainian Su-27 Jets Shot

 

March 5, 2022

There seems to be some kind of denial, at least on U.S. military websites, that the Russians now have hypersonic weapons that are gamechangers.

thebarentsobserver.com

Russia's new hypersonic Tsirkon missile was fired from Norwegian sector of Barents Sea

 

March 4, 2022

Let's see. Democracies protect freedom of speech, freedom of the press, no? Then why is the U.S. acting in such a totalitarian fashion with blocking access to Russian media?

To me, that is a betrayal of everything this country has stood for.

 

March 4, 2022

Russia, China, India and Iran voted against censure of Russia in the U.N. over Ukraine. I like to play with numbers on occasion, and I wanted to know what measure of the world's population this constituted. I did not include Russia in my sums.

POPULATION

China: 1,439,323,776

India: 1,380,004,385…

Iran: 83, 992,949

Total population of these countries: 2,893,321,110, roughly 1/3 of the world's population of 7.9 billion.

Just because I wanted to know, and also for some perspective, here are population figures for U.S., Russia, Ukraine and Mexico:

U.S. 331,002,651

Russia 145,934,462

Ukraine 43,733,762 (minus 1,000,000 more or less who have fled the country)

Mexico 128,932,753

 

As China and India have similarly very large populations, Russia and Mexico also have about the same number of people, roughly. I find that interesting. These numbers are from the website, worldometers.info

news.cgtn.com

Which countries did not back the UN resolution on Ukraine?

Members of the U

 

rt.com

Russia reacts to US senator’s Putin assassination plea

Russian Ambassador Antonov lashed out at US Senator Lindsey Graha

 

March 4, 2022

The Russia Times has a different narrative about what happened at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear reactor than what we're seeing in the Western press. (article deleted by Facebook) https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/03/10/russia-attacks-ukraine-as-its-happening-a76553

 

March 3, 2022

While I was working on my Master's degree at MSU, I took a class with a fantastic professor of the Cultural Anthropology of Japan. He analyzed everything we studied through the lens of the law of unintended consequences, which he claimed was always greater than what was intended with a major political move.

So I'm thinking about the law of unintended consequences when it comes to U.S. and European economic sanctions against Ukraine. By banning several Russian banks from using the SWIFT system used globally for international financial transactions, it's quite possible the unintended consequence will hasten the demise of the dollar as the dominant currency in the world.

 

Russia will likely start using SPFS more, the Chinese alternative to SWIFT. as it's being blocked from using Swift. Much of the global South will gravitate to using SPFS also. Well, I'm only speculating here. Time will tell.

 

Unfortunately, NATO seems to have become Europe's foreign policy-making body. And NATO is an aggressive military coalition that has already engaged in several wars outside of its borders.

Another unintended consequence could be that Germany emerges again as a Nazi power.

 

Empowering neoNazis in Ukraine such as the Azov Battalion and forming an international brigade of mercenaries could boomerang badly on Western powers.

 

Pepe Escobar is a journalist who has been writing about geopolitics for decades. His analysis is so far above and beyond what we see in mainstream media press that it's like comparing the writing of an expert with a Ph.D. to a high school student who cheats to pass his classes. They mostly just parrot what they have been told, and have no critical thinking skills, or sense of history, or anything outside of the box of the echo chamber they inhabit. Unfortunately if they have the intellectual power or creativity to expand their thinking, it's been crushed by the need to succeed and make a living and please their masters.

 

thecradle.co

Follow the money: how Russia will bypass western economic warfare

The US and EU are over-reaching on Russian sanctions. The end result could be the de-dollarization of the global economy and massive commodity shortag

 

We could see a nuclear meltdown at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, the biggest nuclear reactor in Europe. Russian shelling caused an explosion. Hundreds of thousands of tons of spent radioactive rods at this site, according to Kevin Blanch, who is monitoring it. Supposedly it's shut down, but the spent fuel rods in swimming pools could explode if hit.

"Russian Shelling Hits Power Unit at Key Ukrainian Nuclear Plant \ was reported 21 minutes ago in the Russian Times. Grave cause for concern.

themoscowtimes.com

Russian Shelling Hits Power Unit at Key Ukrainian Nuclear Plant – Spokesman - The Moscow Times

Europe's largest nuclear power plant is on fire after an attack by Russian troops invading Ukraine, a plant spokesman said Friday.

 

March 3, 2022

This women's denunciation of war, especially of children who are killed, is passionate and eloquent.

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I will take part in this meditation. Please join us, even if you don't meditate. You can pray, pour water ceremonially to quench a fire, send loving thoughts, making peace within yourself.

 

March 2, 2022

I completely agree with Rep. Paul Gosar. A ray of light in a dark tunnel.

 

gosar.house.gov

Representative Paul Gosar

Washington, DC – Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) issued the following statement after voting against House Resolution 956, the so-called “Supporting the People of Ukraine Resolutio

Date: March 2, 2022

jessica.lycos@mail.house.gov

 


 

 

Gosar Votes Against Resolution that Drags the United States into Another War

 

 

Washington, DC – Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) issued the following statement after voting against House Resolution 956, the so-called “Supporting the People of Ukraine Resolution.”

 

“While I have deep compassion and sympathy for the horrible suffering of the people of Ukraine and am moved by their nationalism, this resolution would have been more aptly titled the “Resolution that Drags the United States into Another Foreign War.”

 

Specifically, the resolution demands that an armed attack against one or more NATO member in Europe or North America is considered an attack against them all and consequently America would be obligated to go to war.

 

This is an unconstitutional infringement on Article 1 Section 8 Clause 11 of the United States Constitution, which grants only Congress the power to declare war, not NATO allies.

 

I have repeatedly stated that this conflict has nothing to do with American national security and not one American soldier should be dragged into a war 5000 miles away when there is no reason to be there.  Additionally, I have called on Mr. Biden to seek Congressional approval before sending American troops into battle. 

 

Sadly, the war in Ukraine demonstrates what happens when Mr. Biden shows weakness on an international scale and makes radical decisions tying financial and economic security to foreign nations. 

 

Additionally, the Afghanistan defeat and disastrous withdrawal is still fresh in the minds of Americans.  This resolution threatens to get the United States into another dangerous, expensive and lengthy war and there is no reason to be there.  For these reasons, I voted against it,” concluded Congressman Paul Gosar.

 

March 1, 2022

Caitlin Johnstone asks a question in this article that everyone should be thinking about.

 

 

consortiumnews.com

Caitlin Johnstone: The Single Most Important Question In The World Right Now

 

Caitlin Johnson seems to think that it's very possible the U.S. and NATO will take out Russia. Personally, I don't think that will be the outcome.

 

As long as the U.S. and NATO countries ramp up their bile and take measures to destroy the economy of Russia, we (everyone in the world) walk a tightrope of nuclear war. That's why all eyes are on Ukraine now and what is happening there.

 

Russia will end this soon in Ukraine. It won't get bogged down like it was in Afghanistan. It will all end faster once Russia feels that it has created a buffer zone in Ukraine. Let's see what the outcome of the talks between Russia and Ukraine are tomorrow.

 

Personally, I fell in love with Russia years ago, even though I have yet to visit there. The way I fell in love was through my Russian students that I taught online. You're not going to persuade me to hate all things Russian, just because you have a media blitzkrieg against it. I'm a Libra. I always strive for balance in all things. To me, this war hysteria is just that. When a woman gets hysterical, somebody slaps her to abruptly bring her back to sanity. I wish there was a way to do that with the U.S. as a country.

 

consortiumnews.com

consortiumnews.com

 

March 1, 2022

Agreed.

odysee.com

'It's unacceptable that US nuclear weapons are in Europe, it's time to bring them home' - Lavrov

 

March 1, 2022

covertactionmagazine.com

Repeating '70s Strategy of Grand Chess-Master Brzezinski: Biden Appears to Have Induced Russian Invasion of

 

I have been aware of the shift that took place February 22 in what has been happening in my dreams. Not to say that the war in Ukraine hasn't impacted me terrifically, but every night I get renewed and my spirits are uplifted. I was tired all the next day when I'd spent the night in Ukraine, though. However, it affirmed my resolve to continue my efforts as a spiritual warrior for peace.

 

I refuse to get sucked into blaming Russia entirely for the war in Ukraine. I have been deeply researching the situation, and understand how the West has been encroaching ever closer with bringing more neighboring countries into NATO, a military alliance that has focused on preparing for war against Russia. How ongoing sanctions have been a form of warfare; how military exercises like Operation Sea Breeze, Defender Europe 2021 and NATO Sea Shield 2021 in the Black Sea have threatened Russia.

 

What is happening now is that Russia is challenging the hegemony of the U.S. It is stopping the expansion of NATO at its borders. It is redefining geopolitics in a multipolar world. It is bringing an end to the unipolar world of U.S. military dominance.

 

Frankly, I consider that somebody needed to stand up to U.S. military hegemony and Western dominance of the world, and I consider Putin to have great courage in doing so. As a peace activist, I deplore that it took a war for this to happen. I give Russia and China great credit for their efforts to negotiate peace. The U.S. has not negotiated in good faith, and has lied with impunity, and reniged on agreements right and left. CHEATED.

 

You might think that I hate my own country and that I am determined to sabotage it. However, that's not true. We need to go through a paradigm shift to greater awareness and caring of each other, to a more just and fair economic system, to transitioning away from a military economy and to end corruption in our government and systems, towards goodwill and love for humanity.

 

I see great potential for this happening in the U.S. and as a peace visionary, I want to work towards making it happen. Right now, beyond the war in Ukraine, I see the need for a global peace movement and for the U.S. peace movement to grow and become more effective. We need to oppose bloated military budgets, and work to shut down military bases and war games, to change the mindset that pits us against most of the countries in the world.

Celia Fenn·

New Moon in Pisces and 3/3 Portal

With so much going on in the outer world, it is also good to remember that we are still on track with our spiritual transform…

 

March 1, 2022

The rhetoric and sanctions against Russia are going ballistic. I really don't like where this is going. It doesn't augur well for the future of humanity.

sputniknews.com

Medvedev Tells Le Maire to 'Watch His Words' After Vow to Wage ‘Economic & Financial War’ On Russia

The EU will wage a total "economic and financial war" again

 

March 1, 2022

This Russian is clearly grieving.

tass.com

Moscow-Kiev talks to begin at 12:00 Moscow time — envoy

 

March 1, 2020

Worth considering and evaluating.

tass.com

Risks of West’s aggression against Russia, Belarus were clear long ago — Lukashenko

 

February 28, 2022

Negotiations have been concluded between Russia and Ukraine. Awaiting statements.

tass.com

Russia-Ukraine negotiations are over, says source

The participants in the meeting are expected to give comments for the media on the results of the negotiations

 

 

Incredible show. This is the best yet coverage of what's happening in Ukraine. I'm listening to Scott Ritter now.

 

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CN LIVE! S4E2 RUSSIA HITS BACK

GUESTSScott Ritter : American military analyst, fmr UN weapons inspector Tony Kevin : fmr Australian Ambassador to Poland & AU diplomat in Moscow ...

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The outbreak of war in Ukraine needs to be put in the context of recent U.S.-led NATO military exercises preparing for war against Russia. Calling Russia the aggressor is inverted.

This is an excellent article from last year that brings out many issues that are not being addressed in mainstream press in this push to war with Russia, framing Putin as the aggressor.

wsws.org

NATO begins massive Defender 2021 military exercises aimed at Russia

The inclusion of non-NATO states including Ukraine and Georgia in NATO’s largest war games in Europe since the end of the Cold War, on Russia’s borders, is very provocative.

 

Looking back a little. U.S.-led NATO's ongoing war exercises with 20-30 other countries last year, heightened tensions with Russia. All the war gaming has been focused on going up against Russia. Duh? Are we such ignorant imbeciles as to think that all this organizing for war against Russia isn't going to be perceived as a threat by Russia.

 

As a peace activist, I call for an end to NATO and an end to war games and preparations for major war, not just with Russia, but with China and other countries. We need to pivot away from military conflict, not prepare for it. And by we, I mean humanity.

sputniknews.com

Russian Defence Ministry: NATO Preparing for Large-Scale High-Intensity Conflict With Moscow

Moscow has expressed concerns about the concentration of Western alliance missile systems, troops, warships, and aircraft near Russia's borders, and NATO's decades' long eastward expansion. This month, the Russian Foreign Ministry formally...

 

 

I just came across this interesting article.

businessinsider.mx

The US military is changing the way it fights after it 'failed miserably' in a war game against an aggressive adversary who knew its playbook | Business Insider México | Noticias pensadas para ti

"They knew exactly what we're going to do before we did it, and they took advantage of it," a US general revealed.

 

Incidents like these that took place last summer have contributed to Russia's taking a strong stance in Ukraine. All these military games are not so innocent. In fact, they provoke war instead of preventing it.

russiamatters.org

The HMS Defender Incident: What happened and What Are the Political Ramifications? | Russia Matters

The HMS Defender Incident: What happened and What Are the Political Ramifications? July 01, 2021 Dmitry Gorenburg On June 23, the HMS Defender—a British Type 45 destroyer—was involved in a confrontation with the Russian military while sailing near the Crimean Peninsula. The ship was in the Black...

 

lug-info.com

Lugansk Media Centre – Stanitsa Luganskaya liberated without shots fired

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I have been following this situation very closely for several weeks now.

This morning, I wrote a possible scenario for the outcome that could be positive for the people of Ukraine.

 

Russia has now succeeded in their goal of making Ukraine neutral. It will never join NATO now. However, there may rise out of the ashes of this war a new security agreement that includes Russia and UkraineLugansk has been liberated. There is still some fighting in Donetsk, but it will soon be over. Ukraine has recognized the independence of the breakaway oblasts in the east in the Donbas.

Zelensky has agreed to hand over the Nazis accused of war crimes by Russia for prosecution. In exchange for his cooperation, he's being allowed to stay in power temporarily... as a figurehead.

The power behind the scenes in Ukraine is now Russia, not the U.S. or NATO, who have lost most of their control in Ukraine.

 

Incoming delivery of weapons from the West will be confiscated. or effectively stopped.

A coalition of countries hammers out economic assistance for Ukraine to lift the people out of poverty in the form of trade agreements, cooperative projects, cash assistance for the neediest Ukrainians, infrastructure building at village level, energy projects for conversion from nuclear power to renewable energy sources, cultural and educational exchange programs, and promotion of tourism as peace takes hold and the economy stabilizes.

 

Delegations of business people and academics visit Ukraine to assist in projects that lift the poorest of the poor out of poverty.

This is not aid from the International Monetary Fund or any of the usual sources of economic aid that only further impoverish the people of a country. This coalition of countries will act as pioneers of the paradigm shift in creating win/win outcomes for their investments with ingenious programs that benefit the well-being of the people at the bottom rungs of the economic ladder the most.

indiatoday.in

Russia-Ukraine talks underway in Belarus

The Russia-Ukraine talks are underway at the Belarus border.

 

Sharing an update on the crisis in Ukraine.

sputniknews.com

Ukraine Solution Possible Only if Russia's Security Interests Are Considered, Putin Tells Macron

Russia's President Vladimir Putin noted that Russian troops do not threaten civilians and do not conduct strikes against civilian targets in Ukraine.

 

February 27, 2022

I woke up tired this morning; I had spent the night in Ukraine in my dreams, keeping vigil with the people there.

And so this morning, I wrote a poem about it.

Soul Daring Wayfarers…

People on the move

Moving in migration

Fleeing uncertainty of war

Fleeing agitation.

Going who knows where

Trudging tiredly onward

Seeking kindness

Seeking haven.

Leaving behind

the life they knew

Somehow getting through

God help us all!

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As a feminist, I have taken the liberty of rewriting and updating this ancient poem, No Man is an Island, that has always been a favorite of mine. The war in Ukraine brings it to mind. John Donne wrote it as a devotion on emergent occasions.

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'No One is an Island'

No one is an island entire of itself; everyone

is a piece of the continent, a part of the main;

if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe

is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as

well as any manner of thy friends or of thine

own were; anyone's death diminishes me,

because I am involved in humanity.

And therefore never send to know for whom

the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.

MEDITATION XVII

Devotions upon Emergent Occasions

John Donne

 

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If the U.S. had not been such a double dealer on arms agreements, it might never have come to this.

 

sputniknews.com

Russian Military Fires Kinzhal Hypersonic Missiles, Yars ICBM, Kalibr & Zircon in Drills - Videos

The Kh-47M2 Kinzhal aircraft-deployed hypersonic cruise missile system is nuclear capable, and is one of several hypersonic weapons rolled out by Russia in the late 2010s in a bid to preserve global strategic stability amid US efforts to...

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It seems to me that Russia will retaliate against the severe sanctions being levied against it by decreasing or cutting off gas supplies to Europe. Winter is far from over. There is the grave possibility of people in Europe also being hurt by the war in Ukraine. To say nothing of the disruption happening with shipping, which will, of course, drive up prices across the board.

ft.com

Germany warns of Russian gas retaliation if war breaks out

Finance minister highlights need to diversify energy supplies and stick to EU’s fiscal rules

 

There will be more retaliation, I'm sure. We are being sucked down in a whirlpool.

reuters.com

Russia to seize foreigners' funds in retaliation -RIA

Russia will respond to the seizure of money of Russian citizens and companies abroad by seizing funds of foreigners and foreign companies in Russia, RIA news agency quoted Dmitry Medvedev, deputy head of the security council, as saying on Saturday.

 

February 26, 2022

This hurts me. It seems that the Ukrainian crisis is spinning crazily out of control into WWIII. Of course, Russia is retaliating by banning flights from these countries in its airspace.

I heard some commentator say that this war in Ukraine is really over American control of Europe, whereas Russia being much closer, it would naturally be a better source of gas and stronger trading partner than the U.S.. Yet, Europe is spiting itself. So now the Europeans have agreed to ban Russia from SWIFT. How will this impact the $35 billion trade that the U.S. has with Russia? Nowhere near as much as the $250 billion trade that European countries have with Russia. Right now, it looks as though the U.S. has succeeded in making Europe its vassal. The empire waxes stronger on the blood of Ukrainians. Absolutely disgusting.

 

I wanted to report on the peace movement coalescing, but so far it has been marginalized, just as it was when the U.S. attacked Iraq. But the game is not yet over, and I anxiously await further developments.

simpleflying.com

Russian Airlines Are Banned From The Baltic Region

Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Slovenia, Romania, and Bulgaria have banned Russian airlines from their airspaces. Europe could be next.

 

Ukranian soldiers on Snake Island were apparently not bombed. They surrendered.

youtube.com

Surrendered Ukrainian servicemen arrive in Crimea

82 Ukrainian servicemen reach Crimea's Sevastopol after voluntarily laying down arms on Zmeiniy Island. After going through short-term legal procedures, the ...

 

 

I'm trying to stay calm, but I keep breaking out in hives.

news.usni.org

UPDATED: Russian Navy Cruisers Positioned to Counter U.S., French and Italian Carrier Groups in the Mediterranean - USNI News

This post has been updated with a statement from Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday. This post has been updated to correct Monday’s position of RTS Marshal Ustinov. Three Russian guided-missile cruisers have been arrayed across the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea to counter three NATO ...

 

Ariel Ky

Thank you, Edison. Although I am a peace activist, I come from a military family. My niece is a fighter pilot assigned to the USS Harry Truman, which is in the Adriatic Sea right now, with three Russian warships patrolling the Mediterranean. Anything c…

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It seems Russian intelligence was accurate. If this broadcast is true, Russian forces have had considerable success in Ukraine since Putin's special operations began.

youtube.com

Russian Armed Forces have disable 821 militaries targets in Ukraine

 

February 25, 2022

(Note: several articles from Russian press have been deleted by Facebook)

 

There is no such thing as defensive weapons. Weapons are weapons.

 

tass.com

Ukraine has more US Javelin weapons on its territory than some NATO states — Shoigu

The practice of beefing up Ukraine with weapons continues with incomprehensible goals, the Russian Defense Minister pointed out

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I think it's important in this tense time, to hear from both sides. The Internet makes this possible.

tass.com

Ukrainian garrison at Snake Island surrenders to Russian Armed Forces — Defense Ministry

82 Ukrainian servicemen laid down their weapons and voluntarily surrendered to the Russian Armed Forces

 

I wonder if this is true. It would be major news if it were.

tass.com

Fighters of Ukraine’s 57th Separate Motorized Infantry Brigade lay down arms and join LPR

The Lugansk People's Militia command said that the surrendered fighters would be released home after the hostilities’ end

 

February 26, 2022

I'm listening to this right now. Good program.

youtube.com

Ukraine: Questions for the US Anti-War Movement w/ Abby Martin & Brian Becker

Featuring live audience Q&A, Abby Martin and Brian Becker discuss the Ukraine war and what it means for the anti-war movement.

 

I stand in solidarity with people in Ukraine and everywhere. We all want peace, not war. Well maybe war profiteers who are laughing all the way to the bank are the exception. They love war.

 

When you think about the profits that Wall Street makes on financing wars, on how our entire economy in the U.S. depends on wars, it makes you shudder how we as Americans can deal in the blood, misery, suffering and destruction of so many other people in countries where we blunder in. Wars do not "help" anyone. They do not move us closer to solutions to our real problems.

Balto Green

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Green Party Calls for Ceasefire and Diplomatic Solution to Ukraine Crisis

Greens stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine and Russia who oppose the invasi…

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I just took part in the Code Pink Emergency International Online Rally: No War in Ukraine - No to NATO. There were nearly 2,000 people from several countries on this call. The chat room was lively, with a wide spread of political viewpoints. It was quite interesting.

youtube.com

International Emergency Online Rally: No War in Ukraine - No to NATO

This is URGENT! We are horrified at the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine. We must come together across borders to demand a diplomatic solution to the pr...

 

Peace Summit in Madrid

Sign the declaration at their website.

https://peacesummitmadrid.org/signdeclaration/

Disband NATO. NATO is a grave threat to world peace, having already left a trail of destruction from Yugoslavia to Afghanistan. We need a world of peace.…

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sign the declaration – NO A LA OTAN

sign the declaration Read our declaration, then sign it in the form below. To view the declaration, select language: Disband NATO. NATO is a grave threat to world peace, having already left a trail of destruction from Yugoslavia to Afghanistan. We need a world of peace. NO TO NATO NATO must be disba...

 

Lunarina·

Starting from tomorrow I will be hosting a daily peace meditation at 9pm GMT, 4pm EST, 1pm PST at fb live @lunarinaquest.

My heart goes for all of the people of my homeland. I am utterly terrified and cannot even phantom how my people feel in the war zone. Taking an action towards creating more peace and more love no matter how small it seems is soothing to my spirit. I believe in the power of our voices, power of our intentions and power of love that is the strongest force in the world.

#prayforukraine #ukrainewar #prayforpeace #womenforpeace

 

February 25, 2022

People all over the world are praying for peace in Ukraine. This war is a wakeup call for us all. We must shift from fear into love for each other.

Mary Flaner Halverson is at home in Mount Shasta, California·

MAY PEACE FLOW THROUGH ALL LIFE BRINGING UNITY AND EXPANDED LOVE, THAT NEW CHOICES WILL BIRTH THROUGH THE HEART OF ALL CREATION ...🌎🙏

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Ty Jenny Heston

 

February 25, 2022

act.rootsaction.org

Messages of solidarity from antiwar activists in the United States to the antiwar people of Russia | RootsAction.org

 

They say that the U.S. has no culture. Wrong. We do. It's called a cheating culture. Of course, it permeates our country but does not wholly define us. There are good people everywhere. But are we a good country? Are we good neighbors? I'm afraid the answer is a resounding no.

transnational.live

Alfred De Zayas: A Culture of Cheating - On the Origins of the Crisis in Ukraine - The Transnational

Alfred De Zayas February 11, 2022 The current tensions between the United States and Russia with regard to Ukraine goes back to a series of NATO actions

 

Would that the world now comes together in prayer for the people of Ukraine. If you believe in the power of prayer, please add your blessings!

 

John Pilger has it right.

sputniknews.com

'Hypocrites on Parade': John Pilger Calls Out World Leaders for Ignoring Donbass Shelling For Years

Pilger, based in the UK, took to Twitter to voice his view of the West’s condemnation of Russia’s special military operation aiming to defend the people of Donbass as well as "demilitarise and denazify" Ukraine.

 

Sad.

blackagendareport.com

War in Europe and the Rise of Raw Propaganda | Black Agenda Report

Events in Ukraine have been stoked by US/UK war propaganda. Journalistic standards have been replaced with evidence free narratives meant to get public support for acts of aggression. This article originally appeared in JohnPilger.com. Marshall McLuhan's prophecy that "the successor to politics will...

 

February 24, 2022

The Black Agenda Report has some excellent articles on the Ukraine confict.

"Anatol Lieven (Responsible Statecraft, 1/3/22 ), an analyst at the Quincy Institute, wrote that US acquiescence to a neutral Ukraine would be a “golden bridge” that, in addition to reducing US/Russia tensions, could enable a political solution to Ukraine’s civil war. This restraint-oriented policy is considered fringe thinking in the Washington foreign policy establishment."

 

To me, the fact that such eminently sensible suggestions are being dismissed as fringe thinking, is an indictment against the Washington foreign policy establishment, exposing the corruption of our military industrial complex on our relations with other countries.

 

blackagendareport.com

What You Should Really Know About Ukraine | Black Agenda Report

 

February 24, 2022

Here's another perspective that brings out many salient considerations on Ukraine.

blackagendareport.com

Why the Russian Federation Recognized the Independence Movements in the Donbas | Black Agenda Report

Recognition of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics is a direct result of U.S. efforts to contain Russian economically and militarily. “Minsk, Minsk, Minsk,” they cried after Russia recognized Donetsk and Luhansk. But those Western diplomats and pundits did not hear those of us in the anti...

 

I'm listening to this interview with Nicolai Petro right now. It gives a broad perspective on the conflict in Ukraine.

 

btlonline.org

Dangerous Increase in Rhetoric in Ukraine Crisis Risks Conflict

BTL

I am posting this article again by Nicolai Petro, Professor of Political Science at the University of Rhode Island. I consider him a visionary thinker who is an expert on Ukraine.

"We should be working toward a new Treaty of Westphalia, the gist of which would be this: Russia and the United States should each take a step back, Russia and Ukraine should each take a step back, and all parties would stipulate that both Ukraine and Russia must, at the end of this process, become…

nationalinterest.org

How to Break the Cultural Gridlock in Ukraine

When the seven-year war in Ukraine began, it was primarily an interregional conflict. By choosing sides at its outset, however, Russia and the West have made it international. With the domestic and international aspects of this conflict now so thoroughly intertwined, the solution will also have to a...

 

We need to get experts' analysis to find a way out of war in Ukraine.

courthousenews.com

Ukraine conflict exposes dangers of a new Cold War

A look at Ukraine’s distant and recent past reveals a complex and dangerous example of the risks posed by a world where superpowers are once again clashing.

 

February 23, 2022

So much at stake. Sanctions against Russia could result in gas supplies to Europe being decreased or cut off.

Attempts to separate China's economy from the US economy have appeared laughable to me. Now I see the same effort to separate Europe's economy from Russia's.

 

I'm listening to some Department of State shill saying that this is a fight between democracy and hypocrisy. The United States is like the master of hypocrisy when it comes to Russia. This is definitely the pot calling the kettle black.

 

The truth is that we live in an interdependent world. Trying to change that is tilting against windmills.

cnbc.com

What if Russia turns off the gas? Europe assesses its options as fears mount over Ukraine crisis

 

February 23, 2022

 

This is a good summary of the current situation in the Ukraine from China.

chinadaily.com.cn

Security concerns of all parties in Ukraine crisis need to be addressed: China Daily editorial

With Russian President Vladimir Putin having

 

February 22, 2022

Great article. Here is a good talking point from this article that should clear up confusion about what's happening in Ukraine.

"There have been many provocations leading up to the Russian recognition of the independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics. Among them are NATO expansion, not taking Russian security concerns seriously, the arming of Ukraine, and demonizing Russia via the western monopoly media. The final nail was the shelling from Ukraine into Donbass causing the evacuation of its civilians into Russia.

 

It appears to be a foolhardy act by Ukraine. If Ukraine had adhered to the Minsk Agreements, Donetsk and Luhansk would still be a part of Ukraine, autonomous though they may be. Autonomy is not uncommon within countries. Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Tibet, Xinjiang are autonomous provinces in China. Russia also has one autonomous region and 10 autonomous areas. Nonetheless, the lure of war and playing with fire has caused Ukraine to shrink a little bit more.

 

dissidentvoice.org

Putin Deftly Eludes the US-laid War Trap | Dissident Voice

Going to war and using expensive war machinery and missiles can be enticing and perversely exhilarating, but the lethality and devastation of war must not be downplayed as a game. The latest political maneuver by Russian president Vladimir Putin was a game-changing masterstroke to avoid the American...

 

February 22, 2022

Here's an idea for activating political discourse that I received in a dream last night. I was teaching again, and as I often did in the past, I put my adult students in groups of four to practice speaking English with each other.

 

This time I gave them the word INGENIOUS and challenged them to discuss ingenious ways of solving the world's problems. Then the group would make a presentation of their ideas to the rest of the class.

 

So I challenge everyone who is reading this, find three other people to engage in a discussion with you to solve the world's problems.

 

You can pretend that you are world leaders, and that you are thinking out of the box to find ingenious ways forward. Choose one challenge to address, such as brewing war in Ukraine, American imperialism, capitalism and exploitation of workers, environmental issues, global warming.

 

Share your ideas on social media. Sow the energy field with creative solutions. Remember kindness, caring for others and empathy are key.

 

What are ingenious ways to address the challenges humanity faces today?

 

February 21, 2022

 

A good summary of the situation in Ukraine. Today's developments in Russia recognizing the breakaway republics in the Donbas area could expand the possibilities.

commondreams.org

Opinion | What Is Going to Happen in Ukraine?

"The U.S., Russia, and China could begin more serious diplomacy to reduce the threat of nuclear war and resolve their many differences, so that the world could move forward to peace and prosperity instead of backwards to Cold War and nuclear brinkmanship."

 

U.S. breaches international law and rules at will, exercising a kind of American exceptionalism to these laws. Everyone else must follow them, except us. It takes a lot of gall to be ready to go to war with Russia over what it calls a breach of international law in recognizing the Donbas breakaway regions from Ukraine.

 

It's my country that is acting as a rogue military power that acts with impunity. The United States has been breaking treaties and international laws right and left, ever since it started breaking treaties made with native american nations that it never intended to honor.

No wonder China and Russia call us liars. We do not negotiate in good faith, and never have.

 

xinhuanet.com

Facts on U.S. breaching international rules - Xinhua | English.news.cn

 

Hold your horses! That's what I say to the people on social media who are chomping at the bit, ready to declare war with Russia over Ukraine.

 

President Putin found a third way. He has not invaded Ukraine. He has responded positively to leaders of the breakaway republics of Donetsk and Luhansk asking for recognition (and possibly protection).

 

Of course, the people in these breakaway republics are freaking out that they are being attacked, but not by Russians! By Ukrainians who would deny them the right to speak their native language of Russian. 14,000 people in these provinces have already died in ongoing shelling of these provinces since 2014. By Kiev! Not Moscow! And an American-backed Kiev government, for that part.

How this threatens American security interests is beyond me. This has nothing to do with our national security. It has everything to do with an American empire that uses its military to put a footprint on everything that happens in the world.

 

February 22, 2022

I am in the process of forming an international working group of women to champion peace and freedom. I had the idea last week, but it's daunting, and I've felt paralyzed. However, I am committed, especially as the war propaganda heats up over Ukraine.

 

While I was researching women that I found out about from a recent article in The Nation, "Independent American and Russian Women Call for Peace: Every Voice Has a Meaning", I came across the Biosphere Foundation because Sandra Cline is a Trustee Emerita for the Foundation, and she is one of the women I am learning about. As I was wondering what a small group of women could possibly do to impact the onset of this pending great war, I remembered the quote from Margaret Mead that I've posted below. I was just thinking about it when I saw it on the Biosphere Foundation website.

 

When a synchronicity like this happens, I pay attention. It's the universe's way of signaling that you are onto something.”Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead

 

February 21, 2022

A time machine to a place I hope never materializes.

vimeo.com

MOURNING ARMAGEDDON - Makana

Makana’s Haunting Song from Russian Nuclear Bunker “Standing in the tomb-like space, my soul began to cry in the form of song,” says Makana. …

 

February 21, 2022

Every one of these valiant women have a story. I would like to work with them for peace between the U.S. and Russia, for peace in Ukraine.

thenation.com

Independent American and Russian Women Call for Peace

Every voice has meaning.

 

February 21, 2022

I am with China in the stance set forth here on finding a political and diplomatic resolution to the crisis in the Ukraine.

global.chinadaily.com.cn

Strive for peace over Ukraine, FM counsels

China called on countries to shoulder their responsibilities and strive for peace rather than escalate tension, create panic and even hype up wars on the Ukraine issue.

 

February 21, 2022

If you want to know what Putin is thinking, watch this video.

youtube.com

Russia's Military Capability 2022: Russia doesn't want a war, they just don’t want NATO on their

Russia doesn't want a war, they just don’t want NATO on their doorstep.Nuclear weaponsR-29RMU2 LaynerRSM-56 BulavaRS-24 YarsRS-28 SarmatRS-26 RubezhKh-47M2 K...

 

February 21, 2022

Russia is warning us with this video of their military strength. If the U.S. keeps on agitating for a war with Russia, we will face air power on par with the U.S., if not superior. It will be devastating for the world to unleash this. It's not too late to back off and negotiate in good faith. That would be the way of sanity.

 

February 19, 2022

Not much has changed in five years in the U.S. leadup to war against Russia. Gotta have an enemy to justify those bloated military budgets.

Hiroyuki Hamada·

Breaking: The US has been the aggressor, not Russia.

 

Don't they know that there are people in Russia? Just like us trying to make sense out of life, enjoying friendship, family, what nature can offer...amazing art, literature, poetry and music?

The media and the elected officials have done this over and over. They've demonized people in the Middle East. They brought us many wars with false pretexts.

 

What about the crime bills and war on drugs? Remember in 90s how they demonized black youth? They brought us the mass incarceration of minorities worse than under Apartheid South Africa. They brought us police killings more frequent then Lynching in its heyday.

 

We must stop listening to the schemers who are guided by corporatism, colonialism and militarism.

 

Here are a few links on the topic:

"An economist's Mein Kampf- Learning from China"

https://www.learningfromchina.net/an-economists-mein...

"Russia: a target, not a superpower" by Sara Flounders

https://www.workers.org/.../russia-a-target-not-a.../

"The Defining Year Was 1991: The Demise of Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union" by Marcus Papadopoulos

https://www.globalresearch.ca/the-defining-year.../5628115

"NATO Begins Amassing Troops On Russia’s Border"

http://www.mintpressnews.com/us-begins-amassing.../223837/

"US Complains Inland Sea Surrounded by Russian Air Bases Is ‘Unsafe’ for Their Destroyer" (thanks for the link David Kersten)

http://www.checkpointasia.net/.../us-complains-inland.../...

Is it True That “Russia is Aggressive”? by Rick Sterling

http://www.counterpunch.org/.../is-it-true-that-russia.../

Provoking nuclear war by media by John Pilger

http://johnpilger.com/arti.../provoking-nuclear-war-by-media

"The Great Leap Backward: America’s Illegal Wars on the World by Luciana Bohne

http://www.counterpunch.org/.../the-great-leap-backward.../

Did the Deep State Facilitate Flynn's Resignation? by Coleen Rowley

http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content...

Europeans Contest US Anti-Russian Hype by Joe Lauria

https://consortiumnews.com/.../europeans-contest-us-anti.../

Demonization of the leader Michael Parenti (thank you for the link Natasha Zarich)

https://youtu.be/HHE7rPJoUtQ

 

I would love to stage a Truth or Consequences show with maybe a panel of five contestants and a host asking questions. A loud buzzer sounds when someone repeats a lie about Ukraine. The winners are the people who say the truth.

truthout.org

Lies About Ukraine Conflict Are Standing in the Way of a Peaceful Resolution

Narratives around the Ukraine conflict, propagated by Western governments and the mainstream media, are truly Orwellian.

 

What an accurate overview of the misbegotten role of the U.S. in the world today.

truthout.org

Chomsky: US Push to "Reign Supreme" Stokes the Ukraine Conflict

The commitment to maintain the Atlanticist order in Europe has had policy implications that reach beyond Europe itself.

 

February 16, 2022

This is good.

Gary Lindorff – Nine Waves

The Nuclear Prom

Don’t look up. Don’t look down,
And whatever you do, don’t look around,

Or within. Don’t look at all.
Just be happy, have a ball!

Nine nations have the bomb,
And they’re all going to the nuclear prom!

Everyone with the bomb has a date!
If not, it might be too late!

Russia and France are going to the dance.
(The bomb is a charm for romance!)

North Korea and China definitely will and
Israel is dressed to kill.

Pakistan will cut a figure at the prom,
As will India and the United Kingdom.

But the rest are feeling blue.
What is a non-nuclear power to do?!

Without a nuclear device,
No prom, no party. Any advice?

When so much of the world has none
There must be something that can be done!

The US has bombs to spare,
Maybe it has bombs to share!

How about just give them away?
Don’t even make them pay!

When everyone has the bomb,
Everyone goes to the prom!

I know it sounds like charity
But let’s just call it nuclear parity.

…………

Note: This light-hearted little poem was inspired by my seeing “Don’t Look Up”, the sci-fi satire written, directed and produced by Adam McKay. It has a great cast, makes great fun of pop-culture, where who is breaking up with whom trumps the news of a comet the size of Mt Everest heading straight for Earth. Peter Isherwood, CEO of BASH (played by Mark Rylance) pulls off a stellar 21st century Dr Strange Love. Fast-paced, funny and the ending is memorable.

(NOTE: I am being blocked from recovering my posts between February 6 and 15. If I can access them another time, I will update this blog.)

 

February 5, 2022

I am thrilled to be part of this peace movement that is coalescing. I had a highly symbolic dream last night about the Ukraine. I was being helped in my mission to stop a war from breaking out between the U.S. and Russia, and given three items, then dropped on a mouldering pile of straw.

One of the objects was a kind of evil-looking nest with a large black spider inside. Another was a good fruit that I ate. The third item was a large overripe lemon that was starting to split. I threw the spider's nest on the ground and stomped on it hard. The spider escaped and was quickly escaping, with only a couple broken legs trailing. I chased it against a slight uphill slope of concrete skirting. It morphed into a larger scorpion like kind of vicious looking spider that was menacing me. I fought down my revulsion and fear and stomped it again. This time I demolished it completely.

I thought the large lemon was useless, but decided to open it, since it had been given to me to help me in my quest. Inside were hundreds of small seeds, like mustard seeds. I couldn't believe that I had nearly thrown it away. I understood this was a great treasure to give to the people of the Ukraine for prosperity. This once sour lemon gone bad had actually become a seedbed of change for the people to enjoy an abundance of all good things.

I have been preparing myself and my home all week for a major shamanic ceremony that I will video and share online, cleansing my gemstones for a layout, clearing out negative energy, cleaning, decluttering, organizing, pondering all aspects of the situation coming to a head in the Ukraine. Researching, reading. Thinking. Meditating. It's been so overwhelming at times.

Today I will carry out the ceremony. I will take part in this webinar. And I will write about the Ukraine to submit an article to major outlets such as Popular Resistance.

 

Please join us today in a webinar being held to discuss how to stop the U.S. from going to war with Russia.

popularresistance.org

Call To Action: No War With Russia Over Ukraine - PopularResistance.Org

 

February 5, 2022

Join us in a webinar tomorrow if you want to stop the U.S. from going to war in Ukraine against Russia.

us06web.zoom.us

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: US/NATO aggression at the Russian Border. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

A conversation between US, Russian and Ukrainian peace activists on the situation on the Russian border with Ukraine, NATO expansion and related topics. Speakers: Ajamu Baraka, National Organizer, Black Alliance for Peace Larissa Shessler, Chair, Union of Political Emigrants & Political prisoners of...