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Frankie and Johnny - last scene

 Last scene

Frankie looks at the window in the morning and find out that the woman who has been constantly abused by her husband left him.

 

A quick glimpse on each character's morning...

And they are finally together.

(Debussy'a Clair de Lune involve us all.)

ADT -Active Denial Technology (burning skin feeling) and "The voice of God"

                                     UNITED STATES 10.23.2013 Video by Sgt. Brittany Fogel 

 

"The Solid State Active Denial Technology (SS-ADT) is a non-lethal weapon system which disrupts hostile activities and can deny personnel from remaining in specific areas, without causing permanent physical harm or collateral damage."

The video depicts it so appealing that it seems that we should have this system in our houses for protection. We need protection, security we need protection... We need it badly.

It is a non lethal weapon after all.

Let's listen to Mark Cancian's experience with the non lethal weapon on his article "‘Heat Ray’ And ‘The Voice Of God’: My Experience With The Nonlethal Weapons Eyed For Use In D.C. Protests" published at Forbes: 

Excerpt:

"How should people think about these systems? The reporting has been breathless as if the military were about to shine death rays on peaceful citizens. The exotic nature of the technologies has added to the anxiety. In fact, both systems have been around for a long time and deployed overseas. (It’s not clear whether (emphasys mine) ADS was used overseas.) ADS has not been used operationally in the United States. LRAD is commercially available, and police departments use it occasionally. Indeed, LRAD has a variety of uses from scaring wildlife off runways to alerting boaters about danger.

Because the LRAD is like a powerful megaphone, its use seems relatively familiar. ADS is different, a novel and exotic capability for which there is no ready analog. People should think of it like a taser, which police departments routinely use. For those fortunate enough not to have met one up close, a quick explanation: a Taser fires electrodes into the victim and then hits them with a high voltage that is enough to short-circuit the nervous system for a short period of time. Victims are incapacitated. Tasers have gained acceptance because they provide an intermediate step between a baton and a bullet. Someone coming after a police officer with a stick, for example, needs to be stopped, but they don’t need to be shot.

ADS is similar. It uses technology to incapacitate people without hurting them. It’s an intermediate force option. An important difference, however, is that tasers are used every day, and are hence familiar, while ADS is strange and unfamiliar.

Aren’t these the kind of systems that militarize the police? No. Militarization of the police is a real problem, but that’s not the issue here. Debates about militarization arise because DOD has a program whereby it provides excess military gear to police departments. Many have criticized the program for encouraging the overuse of force. However, the ADS and LRAD provide the opposite kind of capability: civilian policing capabilities brought into the military. Further, ADS would not be available even if police departments wanted it because the system is expensive, complicated, and scarce.

So, would it have been appropriate to deploy the systems? It’s important to note that the systems were not used and were not even moved to the area. The D.C. National Guard does not own them; they would come from other parts of DOD, likely the Marine base at Quantico. It’s also clear that a staff member just asked a question. That’s what staff members are supposed to do. It’s a long way from asking a question to deploying a capability.

The question of usage gets wrapped up in disputes about President Trump’s attitude towards the use of force against demonstrators, and the fact that many people disagreed with his views. It’s a reasonable discussion about what level of violence requires what level of response. Wherever the line gets drawn, however, it is better to use a high-tech electronic beam than batons, tear gas, and, ultimately, firearms."

Entire article here.

 Geneva Guidelines on Less-Lethal Weapons and Related Equipment .

Decide.

  Graphic content - "non lethal weapon and the Olsen case"

Have a great Saturday!

 

Vertigo at Waipi'o Valley Road (Big Island, Hawaii)

 

                                                      Wasif Malik / Flickr / CC BY 2.0 (Waipi'o Valley Road)                                                  

I came across with  Matt Hickman's 8 of the World's Steepest Streets and this picture...

I feel dizzy and vertigo is already trying to imbalance me. :)

"Full of twists and turns and lined with beautiful trees and scenery, Hawaii's Waipi'o Valley Road has an average gradient of about 25%, with some stretches reaching gradients of up to 40%.7

Waipi'o Valley Road on the northeast coast of Hawaii's Big Island is one of the only steep streets on this list that isn't accessible to public transit. In fact, only four-wheel-drive vehicles may drive on this paved, one-lane road through the lush Hawaiian rain forest. Many local car rental companies do not permit customers to drive down this street in rented vehicles due to the high frequency of accidents and breakdowns."

Check the other 7 of the 8 of the World's Steepest Streets described by Matt Hickman.

Why you should rethink having bottled water

I've been drinking water from the tap since ever and will never understand the reasons that made plastic bottled water a luxury, a necessity, and the illusion of it's safety and healthful.

Propaganda. We didn't learn anything from history. "A lie repeated..." surely you know Gobble's strategy. 

You should research what you're buying in case you drink bottled water however here are some links in case you're too busy:

 

Bottled water should be a luxury, not a necessity

The profits of brands such as Evian and Perrier can pay for environmental offsets

John Gapper

 Bottled Water: Unhealthy, Dirty and Costly

What Companies Do Not Disclose But Consumers Must Know

Marina Martinez

 

Bottled Water Quality Investigation: 10 Major Brands, 38 Pollutants

The consumption of bottled water containing certain bacteria or groups of bacteria and the implications for public health Report of the Scientific Committee of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland

 

Times When You Need to Avoid Drinking Water

Pandora papers by ICIJ: Journalists exist and we have to support them

We all knew, we have been  referring to them as the "1%" and some claiming that these people should be brought up to light, exposed. since they have been hiding in plain sight.

Now thanks to the work of the ICIJ - International Consortium of Investigative Journalism - 

"Millions of leaked documents and the biggest journalism partnership in history have uncovered financial secrets of 35 current and former world leaders, more than 330 politicians and public officials in 91 countries and territories, and a global lineup of fugitives, con artists and murderers.

The secret documents expose offshore dealings of the King of Jordan, the presidents of Ukraine, Kenya and Ecuador, the prime minister of the Czech Republic and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. The files also detail  financial activities of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “unofficial minister of propaganda” and more than 130 billionaires from Russia, the United States, Turkey and other nations.

The secret documents expose offshore dealings of the King of Jordan, the presidents of Ukraine, Kenya and Ecuador, the prime minister of the Czech Republic and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. The files also detail  financial activities of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “unofficial minister of propaganda” and more than 130 billionaires from Russia, the United States, Turkey and other nations.

The leaked records reveal that many of the power players who could help  bring an end to the offshore system instead benefit from it – stashing assets in covert companies and trusts while their governments do little to slow a global stream of illicit money that enriches criminals and impoverishes nations.

Among the hidden treasures revealed in the documents:

• A $22 million chateau in the French Riviera – replete with a cinema and two swimming pools – purchased through offshore companies by the Czech Republic’s populist prime minister, a billionaire who has railed against the corruption of economic and political elites.

• More than $13 million tucked in a secrecy-shaded trust in the Great Plains of the United States by a scion of one of Guatemala’s most powerful families, a dynasty that controls a soap and lipsticks conglomerate that’s been accused of harming workers and the earth.

• Three beachfront mansions in Malibu purchased through three offshore companies for $68 million by the King of Jordan in the years after Jordanians filled the streets during Arab Spring to protest joblessness and corruption.

The secret records are known as the Pandora Papers.

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists obtained the trove of more than 11.9 million confidential files and led a team of more than 600 journalists from 150 news outlets that spent two years sifting through them, tracking down hard-to-find sources and digging into court records and other public documents from dozens of countries."

The whole article is here.

This is real journalism and I thank each of them for the achievement.

Even though they want to make of Julian Assange's "case" an example to silence those who have principles they will never, ever succeed.#FreeAssange

Ravel's Bolero animated by Simon Brethé 2

I posted it some years ago. 

Senator John Kennedy arguing Dr Fauci - CCP and WHO dangerous liaisons

Hi! How are you coping with the pandemic?

A lot to say but...

Democracy is a scam.

Happy New Year - Inner Peace Year

 

PEACE TRAIN (Lyrics post below)

by Cat Stevens

Now I've been happy lately
Thinking about the good things to come
And I believe it could be
Something good has begun
Oh, I've been smiling lately
Dreaming about the world as one
And I believe it could be
Someday it's going to come

'Cause I'm on the edge of darkness
There ride the Peace Train
Oh, Peace Train take this country
Come take me home again

Now I've been smiling lately,
Thinkin' about the good things to come
And I believe it could be,
Something good has begun

Oh Peace Train sounding louder
Glide on the Peace Train
Come on now Peace Train
Yes, Peace Train holy roller

Everyone jump upon the Peace Train
Come on now, Peace Train

Get your bags together,
Go bring your good friends, too
'Cause it's getting nearer,
It soon will be with you

Now come and join the living,
It's not so far from you
And it's getting nearer,
Soon it will all be true

Oh Peace Train sounding louder
Glide on the Peace Train
Come on now Peace Train
Peace Train

Now I've been crying lately,
Thinkin' about the world as it is
Why must we go on hating,
Why can't we live in bliss

'Cause out on the edge of darkness,
There rides a Peace Train
Oh Peace Train take this country,
Come take me home again

Oh Peace Train sounding louder
Glide on the Peace Train
Come on now, Peace Train
Yes, Peace Train holy roller

Everyone jump upon the Peace Train
Come on, come on, come on
Yes, come on, peace train
Yes, it's the peace train

Come on now, peace train
Oh, peace train

Peace Train by Cat Stevens -Happy 2021

Merry Xmas and Happy 2021 - PEACE

I didn't publish this year but the traditional Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year is vital for it's a time to cultivate the good we all have inside.

If you don't like the holidays I understand but find inner peace

It's been a difficult year 2020. Once I stopped focusing on the news, independent media for mainstream media I never followed, the effect was extremely positive.

Focus on loving, peacekeeping, peacemaking, discovering more about your inner self, relaxing, being at peace, exercising, eating nutritious food, and everything on your list that is good for yourself and those around you.

Fight for peace in all it's ways, shapes and forms.

Be at peace! Love!

What best to easy our minds than comedy?

HAVE FUN!

Julian Assange: The World is with YOU

I don't care which branch of US political arena is responsible: deep state, CIA, the Pentagon, former presidents, the president...
IT IS OBSCENE!
Everything about American politics is criminal whether to foreigners or the American citizens.

Luke, the independent journalist demonetized and persecuted by Google, has been updating JULIAN ASSANGE's case.
Freedom of speech... it is a joke.

FREE ASSANGE UK! UK IS AS CRIMINAL AS US.
TIME WILL TELL AND JUSTICE WILL PREVAIL. 
Not today, not tomorrow but it will always win!
SATYAGRAHA 

Trump, Bible Prophecy, Politics and Blogging

Keep blogging on a platform that is against freedom of speech and is silencing by demonetizing, black-listening, algorithms and all the weapons they have against those who don't share "official" narratives?
The conundrum we are all facing especially bloggers which medium is no longer popular.
Keep blogging about happy and beautiful topics and these topics only?
Nope. Especially for someone whose country is facing a nazi-fascist regime thanks to US.
This blog is immaterial. Once it had even reached a "voice". 
Those days are over. 
This blog has already "disappeared in 2011. Here.

CENSORED, BLOG CENSORED

Interview with Rabbi Abraham Finkelstein: "We are going to wipe the white race"

An interview with Rabbi Abraham Finkelstein where he claims they put human meat from sacrifices into McDonalds beef. Among a host of other claims he makes.

Visit the "Cannibal Club" site. Whether it is true or false normalizing the consumption of human's flesh is slowly being programed.

Cannibal Club

King Harishchandra: the story that impressed Mahatma Gandhi

It's been a long time I don't listen to a story with the heart of my childhood. I was lucky to find Murali who is a storyteller. A real one
The way Murali tells the story is so captivating, his attitude and sense of humor made me feel like a child again.
I confess I've been listening to this story lately repeatedly - isn't it what we do when we are children? We want the same story over and over again.
There are two others on Youtube and I keep going from one to another.
I wish I knew Murali.

Mahatma Gandhi heard this story when he was a child:
"King Harishchandra had to face a lot of difficulties and tolerate grief. He lost his kingdom, lost his wealth, had to live in the forest and had to sell his wife and son too. Ultimately he had to sell himself to the keeper of the cremation ground. He had to go through these hair-raising experiences but still he remained truthful.

Gandhiji had seen King Harishchandra's drama in his childhood and since then he always had dreams about Harishchandra. He would weep whenever he remembered this story. Later he wrote, "Even today, reading that drama makes me weep." He said that bearing grief like Harishchandra and yet remain truthful is the real truth!" (entire story here)

This is the origin of Gandhi's Satyagraha philosophy.
What better way to start a new year?
And we need truth so much!

Happy New Year!

I wish you all a happy new year and the way I found to welcome 2020
is inviting people to understand what the 34º president of EUA, Dwight D. Eisenhower, warned in his farewell address in January, 17 1961.

His great-granddaughter Laura Eisenhower has been working relentlessly to make us aware about what is happening in this world.
On her website Cosmic Gaia and her YouTube channel there is a lot of invaluable information she has been sharing.
We have to choose in which world we want to live.

Image source: Laura Eisenhower's website. 

Breaking News: Brazilian people waiting for Lula getting out of jail

After 580 days in jail due to the most unlawful trial by Car Wash operation the Supreme Court decided yesterday to follow Brazilian's constitution.

Brazil is under a fascist regime and the indignation of those who were not brainwashed by mainstream media and social network fake news is huge.
Lula can fight for justice out of jail now.
As a Brazilian I'm moved and will post details later.
                                          LULA LIVRE 

UPDATE> LULA IS OUT OF PRISON

UPDATE 2 > Lula speaks to the people who were in Curitiba since his imprisonment everyday shouting "Good Morning, President Lula": "Good Afternoon President Lula" and "Good Night President Lula. 
He always said that he could hear and it made him stand it.
Last picture: Lula kisses his fiancé. He will get married.
Lula is a very special human being. History will show it. 
Brazil is bleak, those who are in power are violent, cruel with no sense of humanity and it is harming Brazil in so many levels that it is hard to bare.
It is destroying Brazil's soul.
We have a long road ahead... love will win.

Sarvesham Svastir Bhavatu (Peace Mantra) - Tina Turner

I set the video to start on this Indian girl because there is something about her that touches deep in my heart.
It is a kind of wisdom that I believe we all search for but it seems she already has it.
Have a peaceful week.

Botham Jean's brother forgives, embraces Amber Guyger

It is... As many I'm confused.  
Botham Jean's mother is speaking now.