Police fire tear gas & water cannons as mass anti-govt protests in Colombia’s capital turn violent (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) Russia Today, 22 Nov, 2019 https://www.rt.com/news/474042-colombia-protests-tear-gas/ Hundreds of thousands took to the streets in cities across Colombia in a mass strike against the government of President Ivan Duque. While largely peaceful, clashes with riot police broke out […]
The Picture of Dorian Gray
I came across the Mother’s comment about the fate of dictators this morning. She said: “It is painful for a being that seeks power for themselves or power over another, whether it is a parent over a child, a husband over a wife, a man over an army. It matters not. “The yearning [for], the […]
Yemen Genocide About Oil Control
Yemen Genocide About Oil Control F. William Engdahl, Global Research, November 20, 2018 httpss://www.globalresearch.ca/yemen-genocide-oil-control/5660415 The ongoing de facto genocide in the Republic of Yemen in a war whose most intense phase began in 2015, has until very recently been all but ignored in the Western mainstream media. What has also been ignored is the fundamental […]
The ‘3.5 % Rule’: How a Small Minority can Change the World
Thanks to John. The ‘3.5 % Rule’: How a Small Minority can Change the World David Robson, BBC, May 14, 2019 https://www.bbc.com/future/story/20190513-it-only-takes-35-of-people-to-change-the-world In 1986, millions of Filipinos took to the streets of Manila in peaceful protest and prayer in the People Power movement. The Marcos regime folded on the fourth day. In 2003, the people […]
Omar al-Bashir Ousted: How Sudan Got Here
Omar al-Bashir ousted: How Sudan got here BBC News, April 11, 2019 httpss://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-47892742 Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has been ousted and arrested following months of protests, the army has announced. It is a momentous move – Mr Bashir had been in power for nearly 30 years and was a severe and uncompromising ruler. The BBC […]
The Fate of the Dictator
What’s the fate of dictators – whether dictator over an empire or dictator over a household? The Divine Mother told us how they fare, in 2017. She said: “ It is painful for a being that seeks power for themselves or power over another, whether it is a parent over a child, a husband over a […]
Nimble Mammals – 1; Brainless Dinosaurs – 0
Looking over David DeGraw’s article, “Full-Blown Civil War Erupts On Wall Street: As Reality Finally Hits The Financial Elite,” which Pat published yesterday, (1) I’m struck by two things. In discussing them, I have to acknowledge that I don’t claim deep understanding or awareness of financial matters or indeed some of the other matters that […]