Links by George December 1st

LIFESTYLE/ ARTS/ CULTURE/ ETC:



Late November, the Bogong Moth Dreaming, Australia





Some Dutch cannabis "coffee shops" to go up in smoke





Dutch mayors want to licence growing marijuana





Dutch MP Boris van der Ham buys a bag of weed of
the "regulated market"






Dutch court upholds ban on magic mushrooms






UK scientists attack plan to upgrade cannabis






House of Lords endorses tougher pot penalties






Like interest rates, the final decision on the classification
of illegal drugs should be free from political influence, say
the government's drug advisers





California Supreme Court Rules Unanimously Against
Compassionate Care






Obama's Drug Czar Pick: Will We Ever Get Past Having
a War on Drugs?






Aldous Huxley-The Mike Wallace Interview 5/18/58





Christian mushroom trees






China has oldest stash in tomb of blue-eyed harpist






Friend Stephen Gertz's new book Dope Menace has some
very interesting pop drug story covers . Check out this
youtube preview





Cheech and Chong back on the road






Salvia....A Strange, Legal High






Mapping the Spirit Plants






Shamanism: Magical Mystery Tour






Graham Harvey "Historical Dictionary of Shamanism"






Planetary Tantra





UFO in Cyprus 1973 story






Meteor crash over Western Canada Nov 20, 2008 Part III






Experts call for global network to prevent asteroid disasters







Return of the Neanderthals:
If we can resurrect them
through fossil DNA, should we?






Jesus: A Story of Enlightenment by Deepak Chopra







'Buddha's skull' found in Nanjing






Native American Spirituality:Freedom Denied






Meditation May Protect Your Brain






From Counterculture to Cyberculture






“The Pranksters, the Dead, and the Sixties”






Mystery `Eleanor Rigby' document goes to auction





Shared Wisdom-shamanic workshops for a modern world






Back from the grave-Research on near-death experiences
is unlikely to find evidence that human consciousness can
survive without a brain





Cynthia Re Robbins beautiful art dimensions







Katherine Green is seeking a community manifestation.
Chcek her site:







The Venus Project: A Resource-Based Economy is a system
in which all goods
and services are available without the use of money, credits,
barter or any
other system of debt or servitude. All resources become the
common heritage
of all of the inhabitants, not just a select few.







The Global Coherence Initiative empowers co-creation with
others for the benefit of all.







Israel and USA Jews Moving for Peace in Palestine:
Jewish Voice For Peace






Buy Progressive for Holidays: Faerie Tale Theatre --
(1326 minutes - 7 Discs)






Indigenous People Demand Voice in Climate Talks







FDA Scientists Revolt Against Corrupt Food and Drug
Administration Officials






GM crops 'to be grown in secret'






Where There's Wildfire Smoke, There's Toxicity






Rats trained to sniff land mines, TB





Coke/Pepsi as pesticide






Teething drug kills 25 children in Nigeri







Sarah Palin Turkey Incident: Does TV Interview While
Turkeys Are Slaughtered In The Background (VIDEO)







Suki Falconberg's excellent description and summary of
the nightmarish suffering that puts turkeys on tens of
millions of tables on Thanksgiving......






A meat free Thanksgiving feast







David Irving's fantastic deconstruction of sadistic cultural
traditions that promote, perpetuate and even celebrate
unbelievable cruelties against sentient beings.






The Balloon priest






Cult sci-fi writer Norman Spinrad. didn't know he
wrote the original star
trek episode 'the doomsday machine.'





NORMAN SPINRAD--Allow me to Introduce Myself







This is our brave new world
Confront the Delusions
By Jim Kirwan






Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of
Digital Natives





Virtual Sex: How Online Games Changed Our Culture






GLOBAL:




At Least 150 Dead in Mumbai; India Blames
Pakistani "Elements"




China maintains hold on Tibet and tests Dalai Lama






Protesters swarm Thai airport, takeoffs suspended






World's navies struggle to deter Somali pirates






Dangerous Waters: Did Indian Navy Sink Wrong Ship?
CNN






UK anti terror laws right move against Icelandic banks?





Hugo Chavez Allies Score Big Wins in Venezuela Elections






Caribbean Economic Union Starts in 2009






Afghan President Wishes He Could Shoot Down U.S. Planes
By Vancouver Sun
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Wednesday he would
bring down U.S. planes bombing villages if he could, in a sign
of growing tension between Afghanistan and its Western
backers as the Taliban insurgency grows in strength.





Russia eyes Mediterranean for naval base






Israeli Palestinians: The Unwanted Who Stayed






Famine, disease set to kill millions in gaza due to Israels blockade





Victory for Venezuela?s Socialists in Crucial Elections






Kilroy was here







NATIONAL:





"Nobody Is Watching "
America's Hidden War in Somalia
By Paul Salopek
It is a standoff war in which the Pentagon lobs million-dollar
cruise missiles into a famine-haunted African wasteland the
size of Texas, hoping to kill lone terror suspects who might
be dozing in candlelit huts.





Gates and the Urge to Surge






Tomgram: Frida Berrigan, Who Rules the Pentagon?







Suppressed Speech Of Wamsutta (Frank B.) James,
Wampanoag






Bush's Bizarre Pardon List






Kafka and Uighurs at Guantanamo






The new edition of "Issues & Alibis!"







The Establishment's Thanksgiving






Left Strives To 'Keep Faith' As Obama Manuevers







Thanksgiving A Loaded Holiday for
Many Native-Americans





Thanksgiving Check on America's Food






"What Next?
The Elections, the Economy, and the World"
By Noam Chomsky
Question is what is a democracy supposed to be? - The
ignorant and meddlesome outsiders have a function and
namely to watch what's going on. And to push a lever
every once in a while and then go home.







Financial Meltdown: You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet






Obama Will Spend Over $3 Trillion On ECONWAR!
Fire And Penalize The Bank Oligarchs






Idiots and Bailouts






The New Trough: The Wall Street bailout looks a lot
like Iraq — a "free-fraud zone" where private contractors
cash in on the mess they helped create by Naomi Klein







The 10 Worst Corporations of 2008






Overcoming Fears of Falling Stock Prices







7.7 Trillion Dollars And Counting
The Cost Of "Rescuing" The US Financial System
By Hamilton Nolan
US government has pledged more than $7.7 trillion of our
tax dollars to "rescue" the financial system. How much
is 7.7 trillion?







Zombie economics: Don't Bail out the System that Gave Us
SUVs and Strip Malls





How To Deal With Pirates (American, Not Somalian)






Left Out of the Bailout: The Poor






NYC Churches Ordered Not To Shelter Homeless






Max Keiser Calls Henry Paulson A "Financial Terrorist"
- Counterfeit Paper Traded For Oil/Resources






Max Keiser on Obama's economic team






Stop Hating: Here's Why Obama Is a Progressive






Democracy Now! Exclusive (Part 1): Bill Ayers and
Bernardine Dohrn on the Weather Underground, the
McCain Campaign Attacks, President-Elect Obama
and the Antiwar Movement Today





Republicans Turn to Dirty Tactics in Georgia







Can George W. Bush 'Self-Pardon' Himself?






If Obama Doesn't Prosecute Bush's Torture Team,
We'll Pay a Big Price Down the Road






Bush pleased with Iraq war outcome






Adam Engel's latest broadside of Western civilization/capitalism







John Steppling summarizes the numerous aspects of the
American Left that present significant obstacles overcoming
the monster of capitalism.






Morris Berman's deconstruction of our American plutocracy and the "glue"
that holds it together






Twenty-Six Things We Now Know Seven Years After 9/11







Disposable Youth in a Suspect Society






Department of Homeland Insecurity








"Emergency Preparedness" or Martial Law?
Vigilant Shield 09: A Cover for Illegal Domestic Operations?







ACLU Demands Information On Military Deployment
Within U.S. Borders







Bug-sized spies: US develops tiny flying robots







Jonestown, Harvey Milk, and George Moscone







The Club of Rome-new world order agenda?

LIFESTYLE/ ARTS/ CULTURE/ ETC:




Maui Mystic Garden Party Feb12-15 excellent lineup
of artists and music





My friend Eric's excellent entheogenic blogspot






Eric's excelent interview with Martin Ball on "Entheogenic Evolution"







RAPTURE AND REVOLUTION-Discussions with John Lash on
Entheogens and the Planetary Shift.







Entheogenic Spirituality as a Human Right
Martin W. Ball






Cannabis users face harsher persecution in New Zealand






Holland gets tough on cannabis






Cannabis cafe mayors back current policy






Beaten, Tortured and Sentenced 25-to-Life for Minor Drug Offense






Obama and the "Drug War"






The Drug War in 100 Seconds





A Toke a Day Keeps Memory Loss at Bay






LSD Therapy Trials Underway in Switzerland






From my friend Eric: A case in defense of Salvia divinorum






Thicket to Paradise: Give thanks to plants






Television: The Most Dangerous Drug On The Planet






Mescaline Experiment on Human - Video by Dr. Osmond





Psychedelic Shamanism-a classic book by Jim Dekorne-web edition






Loompanics "drug" books access





The 5 Greatest Things Ever Accomplished While High






A Smarter Way to Deal with Pot Than Arresting 20 Million People






Maura Holden's art blends the divine mysticism in many dimensions






Lee Underwood in a good friend whose solo piano music will calm body and
mind and bring fresh joy to the spirit. Please check this site about ordering
his latest cd "Gathering Light" as well as reading his philosophical and
musical articles. He has interviewed many of the world's greatest
musicians and was the lead guitarist in Tim Buckley's band





Ravi's multi portal art and music site





Izwoz-creativity in art, clothes, etc.





Philip Rubinov Jacobson is not only one of the world's greatest artists,
but also a friend and a very spiritual teacher of life. His art workshops are
listed in his website. For anyone interested in reading about the spiritual
basis of art as well as a wonderful journey of self exploration and
inspiration with a technicolored background that moves through the 60's,
India and beyond, I recommend your ordering a copy of his book that I am
now reading called "Drinking Lightning"






The Spiritual Journey of Alejandro Jodorowsky






GODDESS OF REALMS AND CREATURES yahoo group





When Daniel Everett first went to live with the Amazonian Pirahã tribe in
the late 70s, his intention was to convert them to Christianity. Instead, he
learned to speak their unique language - and ended up rejecting his faith,
losing his family and picking a fight with Noam Chomsky. Patrick Barkham
meets him





Ancient Group Believed Departed Souls Lived in Stone Monuments





Nepal's Buddha boy returns to jungle to meditate





Malaysian Islamic body bans yoga for Muslims





What Does Yoga Have to Do with Vegetarianism?





Food is a microcosm of the macrocosm. Eating the right food is
part of the solution to the problems of climate change and
global hunger





Food has a profound capacity for meaning and fostering community.






The cultural and spiritual significance of Ramadan.






Joyous court climax for Madonna of Orgasm





Edgar Mitchell Confirms UFO Visitations






140 years of UFO sightings





Predating Stonehenge by 6,000 years, Turkey's stunning Gobekli Tepe upends
the conventional view of the rise of civilization






Were Neanderthals stoned to death by modern humans?





Clues to why modern humans migrated..





Mile-thick glaciers found on Mars





Alternative Energy Source Found ... For Your Brain





California Officials Unveil Plans to Turn San Francisco into
Electric Car Capital





Remedies From Native American Cultures





Incredible Innovations to Slow Down Aging





The strange story of dental amalgam






Do Flu Shots Work? Ask A Vaccine Manufacturer






Fluoride Added to Children’s Milk in Schools






Deceptive "Protein" Toxin is Becoming More Widely Spread in Your Food





Gut check reveals vast multicultural community of bugs in bowels





Fur Free Alliance





An impassioned anti-hunting piece by David Irving.





Video horrors of turkeys on "Thanksgiving"





How you can save the world forum






Do Good Lives Have to Cost the Earth?






Death Bloom of Plankton A Warning on Warming






Legal agreements that give hope for the future of the Amazon forests.





David Korten's Agenda for a New Economy: Beyond the Bailout




George Carlin's last interview





Have a break, a Kit Kat, and wreck rain forests





Police spy on climate activist while global warming goes unarrested






Help! Kidnapped Human Rights Observes on Hunger Strike:
A Plea for Help





Quantum of Solace: New Bond Film an Enviro Thriller?






GLOBAL:


Tibetan exiles gather to discuss future of Tibet






Israel Navy Kidnaps three International Officials and Fourteen
Palestinian Fishermen






UN: Gaza on Brink of Humanitarian Disaster




Long live Haiti!
Famine in Haiti Made In The U.S.A
By G. Dunkel
In Baie d'Orange, a community of 20,000 associated with the
municipality of Belle-Anse in southeast Haiti, 16 children and two
adults died from hunger in the last week of October.
Pierre Antoine Diléné, a doctor working in Belle-Anse, confirmed
the deaths and emphasized that many were also suffering from
dysentery, fevers and skin diseases.






Children dying in Haiti, victims of food crisis






Pakistan protests to US over deep missile strike






Peru's Army About to Attack Indigenous Tribes






Financial Crisis Shutting Down World Trade





The Smell of Suicide In The Air In The British Empire





G-20 farce means “Doomsday”






Homeowners could be forced to sell part of their land so travellers
and gypsies can have permanent sites






Ransom for Supertanker and Three More






Somali pirates transform villages into boomtowns






Record opium harvest in Afghanistan threatens new heroin
crisis in Britain





Carter, Annan, Others Refused Entry to Zimbabwe





Bush and Hu meet at Apec summit






NATIONAL:



Wildfires cause massive destruction in Southern California





The new edition of "Issues & Alibis!"






Child hunger in US rose by 50 percent in 2007






Big 3 carmakers beg for $25B, warn of catastrophe







Financial Bailout Costs More Than WW II
Financial Crisis Tab Already In The Trillions
By CNBC.com |
CNBC, has been keeping a running tally of actual spending as well
as the commitments involved. Try $4.28 trillion dollars.
That's $4,284,500,000,000 and more than what was spent on
WW II, if adjusted for inflation, based on our computations
from a variety of estimates and sources.






Financial giant Citigroup cuts 53,000 jobs





Dean Baker | Stopping Foreclosures: The Right to Rent




Gov't Finds Child Hunger Rose 50% In 2007






Critics in Uproar Over Federal Land 'Fire Sale'






Obama Plans to Create 2.5 Million New Jobs by 2011






Sun Setting on The American Century







Has the US become over-dependent on military force?
By Al Jazeera
Riz Khan speaks with Andrew Bacevich, author of The Limits
of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism.






US Power 'to Decline by 2025' : US National Report
By Al Jazeera and agencies
The current global financial crisis is the beginning of a weakening
of the US dollar to the point where it becomes "first among equals",
said the National Intelligence Council's (NIC) Global Trends 2025
report published on Thursday.






World Leaders Won't Shake George Bush's Hand






Dershowitz: I helped keep Carter silent
By Eric Fingerhut





Steve Weissman | Bill Ayers and the Demons to Come






Historic Victory Brings 'Racist Rats Out of Woodwork'







Obama election spurs race crimes around country






White Rage:
Rednecks Out to Kill Obama
By Andrew Gumbel
When millions watched Barack Obama give his history-making victory
speech in Grant Park on election night, one thing stood out starkly - the
bulletproof screen surrounding him. But just how serious is the threat of
assassination to the President-elect?





More Bad News For Obama






Obama’s “left” cheerleaders and the right-wing transition






Obama’s transition: A who’s who of imperialist policy






Obama Team Signals No War Crimes Prosecution






Clinton to Accept Offer of Secretary of State Job







Obama’s “seamless transition” to endless war






Hawkish Obama Cabinet 'Concerns' Anti-War Groups





How Did We Ever Let This Guy Get Away with Being a War President?






Cheney, Gonzales indicted for alleged prisoner abuse






Rand Clifford's latest, which is an attack (with a proposed remedy) for the
powerful ignorance and anti-intellectualism that permeates our 'culture'
in the USA





America the Illiterate
By Chris Hedges
We live in two Americas. One America, now the minority, functions in a
print-based, literate world. It can cope with complexity and has the intellectual
tools to separate illusion from truth. The other America, which constitutes
the majority, exists in a non-reality-based belief system. This America,
dependent on skillfully manipulated images for information, has severed
itself from the literate, print-based culture. It cannot differentiate between
lies and truth. It is informed by simplistic, childish narratives and clichés.







This Is Not A Normal Recession
Moving on to Plan B
By Mike Whitney
The global economy is being sucked into a black hole and most
Americans have no idea why. The whole problem can be
narrowed down to two words; "structured finance".






How Bush Tried to Bring Down Evo Morales
Orchestrating a Civic Coup in Bolivia
By ROGER BURBACH
Observers of U.S.-Latin American policy tend to view the
crisis in U.S.-Bolivian relations as due to a policy of neglect
and ineptness toward Latin America because of U.S.
involvement in the wars in the Middle East and Central Asia.
In fact, the Bolivia coup attempt was a conscious policy
rooted in U.S. hostility toward Morales, his political party
the Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) and the social
movements that are aligned with him.






This Is Change?
20 Hawks, Clintonites and Neocons to Watch for in
Obama's White House
By Jeremy Scahill
Obama has a momentous opportunity to do what he repeatedly
promised over the course of his campaign: bring actual change.
But the more we learn about who Obama is considering for top
positions in his administration, the more his inner circle resembles
a staff reunion of President Bill Clinton's White House.






This Is Our Brave New World?
Confront the Delusions
By Jim Kirwan
In an age of images and entertainment, in an age of instant emotional
gratification, we do not seek or want honesty. We ask to be indulged
and entertained by clichés, stereotypes and mythic narratives that
tell us we can be whomever we want to be, that we live in the
greatest country on Earth, that we are endowed with superior
moral and physical qualities and that our glorious future
is preordained.






The Indian Wars Have Never Ended Killing Leroy Jackson







Are Pentagon Nerds Developing Packs of Man-Hunting
Killer Robots?







Could the First World War have been stopped?






In 'Eisenhower' s Death Camps': A U.S. Prison Guard Remembers
Martin Brech







James Shelby Downard’s ''Mystical War”
by Adam Gorightly
Mind Control, occult scenarios, conspiracy and ritual crimes…
In "James Shelby Downard’s Mystical War," author Adam Gorightly
chronicles the famed conspiracy researcher’s life long battles against
Masonic Sorcery as an investigator and exposer of the Science of
Symbolism, Onomatology (Science of Names) and Mystical Toponomy
(Science of Places). "James Shelby Downard’s Mystical War" picks up
where Downard left off and follows the bread crumbs down a rabbit
hole where only the brave (or crazy!) dare follow.






Stacks of dead presidents or flesh and blood companions?

Links by George November 17th

LIFESTYLE/ ARTS/ CULTURE/ ETC:




21ST HIGH TIMES CANNABIS CUP
NOVEMBER 23-27, 2008 AMSTERDAM





Entheogenesis Australis Dec 6 Melbourne






Mitch Mitchell Dies at 62; Drummer for Jimi Hendrix





Mitch Mitchell passes away





Jimi Hendrix drummer Mitch Mitchell dies at 62





For the first time since its original publication by Pantheon Books in 1957,
Robert Gordon and Valentina Pavlovna Wasson's "Mushrooms, Russia
and History" is available for download, free of charge, thanks to the
New Alexandria archive. A text once limited to rare book rooms, collectors,
or those with the disposable capital sufficient to purchase a personal copy
(often on the order of $2500 per volume), is finally available with the
desire to learn as the only requirement for access. The link to the
pdf files can be found here:






The mushrooms of the Russian avant-gard






Ayahuasca's Global Concern







Could tripping on acid help cancer patients?






MDMA shows promise in treating trauma symptoms






Psychedelic remedies for cluster headaches






HASH IDENTIFICATION PHOTOGRAPHS - TEMPLE BALL HASH






Coffee Shops in the Netherlands Prosper Amid Global Financial Crisis






Magic mushrooms banned in Netherlands






US Drug War Destroying Mexico






Czech Lower House Approves Lower Marijuana Penalties






Swiss to Vote on Marijuana Decriminalization, Heroin Prescription




Pot Wins in a Landslide: A Thundering Rejection of
America's Longest War





On November 4, 2008, MPP and our allies across the country
passed nine out of 10 marijuana-related ballot initiatives ... and
also defeated a bad initiative.





LOOSENING POT LAWS MORE POPULAR THAN OBAMA






Opportunities for Drug Reform in the Obama Era






Busted: The Citizen's Guide to Surviving Police Encounters





Paia, Maui:Medical Marijuana Advocate Arrested in Sting






BECKLEY FOUNDATION GLOBAL CANNABIS COMMISSION






Denmark's Christiania Residents Sue for Control Over Their Enclave






"Mother of all Religious Prohibition"






Did Michelangelo Have a Hidden Agenda?






Swami Beyondananda latest articles, books and `cds





Four Winds Society





My friend Iasos has been manifesting very transportive and
healing music for many years.






Musicians and Artists for Peace






Political art dimensions of David Dees






Visionary art of Shinji Himeno







Interview with an angel youtube





Niyaz - Allahi Allah






Niyaz: The Hunt "Live"






Niyaz - Sadrang






Azam Ali






Angelique Kidjo - Adouma youtube





Top 10 Eco Friendly Countries





God Bless Humanity: Inspiration and story sharing






Save the Planet petition







Zoo Culture: Superficial Relationships of Domination and Control





Friend Billie Dean's animal retreat






New Bamiyan Buddha find amid destruction







'Buddha Boy' reappears after year in jungle







Pictured: The robot that can pull faces just like a human being






Scholar finds Mayans' buried highway through hell






Unknown "Structures" Tugging at Universe, Study Says







Displacement of Earth’s magnetic poles may turn planet into giant Hiroshima







Journey Toward The Center Of The Earth: One-of-a-kind Microorganism
Lives All Alone






PHOTOS: Best Microscopic Images






California readies for earthquake drill, conference






The Reconnection Of The Human Bio-Circuitry Through Coded Ceremony







Radioactive Beer Kegs Menace Public, Boost Costs for Recyclers






Can Obama's Win Lead to Meaningful Health Care Reform? 13 Urgent
Suggestions for a Healthy USA






Big Pharma May be Handed Blanket Immunity for
All Drug Side Effects, Deaths






Chemotherapy Kills 27% of Sick Patients; Doctors Urged to
Stop Killing People with Chemo





1- Sodium bicarbonate, a natural way to treat the cancer youtube






5 Ways to Spend Your Organic Food Dollars Wisely







Robyn Francis is a friend, enviromental steward and offers excellent
classes in Nimbin on permaculture







Fairwild blends fair trade with sustainability






Leslie Thatcher | One Company's Toxic Agenda or
Our Poisonous Way of Life?






Court rules for Navy in dispute over sonar, whales






EPA board freezes construction of new coal-fired power plants in U.





Republic of Lakotah update






Google's browser labelled a 'digital Trojan horse'






GLOBAL:




Indian-farmers-committing-suicide-using-genetically-modified-crops.
The GM genocide: Thousands of Indian farmers






Flood-hit Vietnam capital moves to contain disease outbreaks





UN says Congolese troops raped, pillaged villages






Swiss observer, European Parliamentary Members "appalled" by conditions in Gaza






Syria suggests Israeli bombs may be source of uranium
traces





Japan CO2 hits record





UN sees new peril in Asia's huge brown cloud cover





Global Economic Tremors





World financial crisis bankrupts Eastern Europe: The toll of capitalist restoration






Russia allows ruble to fall, stokes uncertainty






China Is Becoming the Biggest Producer of Pharmaceutical Ingredients in the World







Russia's Mystery Metro






Pirates seize ship near Somalia with 8 Russians in crew






Twenty die on Russian submarine






The Bank Panic of 2008 and the Death of NATO







Miscarriage of Justice: Who was behind the October 2002 Bali bombings?






Governments demand Israel immediately halt demolition of Palestinian homes







G20 summit: New world order?








Global Starvation Ignored by American Policy Elites





NATIONAL:




Fast-moving Sayre fire near L.A, forces Sylmar residents from homes





The new edition of "Issues & Alibis!"





What Indy Media Heroes and History Can Teach Us





Israel breaks Gaza ceasefire, assassinates six






War is a Racket
Remembering The Victims of Those Who Profit From War
By Chycho
How unfortunate that we have a need for such a day, especially since
"War is a racket It always has been. It is possibly the oldest, easily
the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international
in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars
and the losses in lives." So stated Major General Smedley D. Butler,
USMC, the most decorated Marine in US history.





Secret Order Allows US Raids in Many Countries






Raped in the Military? You May Have to Pay for Your Own Forensic Exam Kit







Report: Closing Gitmo at Top of Obama's To-Do List






New Blackwater Iraq Scandal: Guns, Silencers and Dog Food






Velvet Revolution alternative news






Lula salutes Obama, asks him to lift Cuba embargo






Chavez reasserts interest in restoring dialogue with the US






Al Gore | The Climate for Change







Edward M. Kennedy | Health Care Can't Wait






Marjorie Cohn | Obama Spells New Hope for Human Rights






Richard Cohen | Obama's Cabinet: Start With Al Gore






Palin Blamed for Death Threats Against Obama






Palin denounces her critics as cowardly






TARGET OBAMA






Ron Paul Warns Of Great Shift Toward Global Government Under Obama







John Steppling's latest. He acknowledges that Obama is so
beholden to corporate and moneyed interests that he will not
radically alter the socioeconomic landscape in the US but
points out the benefits to having Obama in the Oval Office......





The role of the internet in democratic election access






[yes, yes, we all hope for better than this, but before popping the
champagne, let's wait a bit and see - ths]
An Obama Presidency
More Of The Same Only Worse
By Larry Pinkney






A Look Under the Hood at the (Potential) Obama Administration





Conned Again
By Paul Craig Roberts
Obama's selection of Rahm Israel Emanuel as White House chief of staff
is a signal that change ended with Obama's election. The only thing
different about the new administration will be the faces.






Beware The Obama Hype
What "Change" In America Really Means
By John Pilger
He says he wants to build up US military power; and he threatens to ignite
a new war in Pakistan, killing yet more brown-skinned people. That will bring
tears, too. Unlike those on election night, these other tears will be unseen in
Chicago and London.







Driving Mister Barack
By Mickey Z.
As you know, the Empire has selected a new emperor. The Mafia has
chosen a new don. The corporation has hired a new CEO. Are you
brimming with hope yet? Read on...










Medvedev delivers chilling words on missile plans:
Mr Medvedev, making his first state of the union address only hours
after the victory of Barack Obama, used tough rhetoric, attacking
the United States for its role in the war in Georgia, the financial
crisis and accusing it of moving aggressively against Russia.






Who are the Architects of Economic Collapse?
Will an Obama Administration Reverse the Tide?





Just 3 ‘superbanks’ now dominate industry






Bush Secretly Gave Banks $140 Billion Tax Windfall






Wall Street's Bailout is a Trillion-Dollar Crime Scene -- Why Aren't the
Dems Doing Something About It?






Bush Playing Chicken With Detroit in Last-Gasp Effort to Demoralize the Dems






Bob Altemeyer's - The Authoritarians:
OK, what’s this book about? It’s about what’s happened to the American
government lately. It’s about the disastrous decisions that government has
made. It’s about the corruption that rotted the Congress. It’s about how
traditional conservatism has nearly been destroyed by authoritarianism.






Money and the Crisis of Civilization





Two-Month Decline in Jobs Reaches 524,000






GM, Ford burn $US1b a week as crisis deepens






Shell secures 25-year access to Iraq's oil, gas







Wall Street Fat Cats Are Trying to Pocket Billions in Bailout Cash






More trouble ahead for the dollar







Tough Sledding Ahead
Surviving A Coming USD Collapse






College Loan Slavery: Student Debt Is Getting Way Out of Hand






Cracking the IRS code







Bailouts for banks: Layoffs for workers






Auto workers to pay for Big Three bailout







Nobodies: Modern American Slave Labor and the Dark Side of the
New Global Economy (Paperback






Industrial capitalism is a given and the natural world is secondary






Our capitalist society's obsession with competition.....






Army Working on Science’s Outer Limits






Warnings from world leaders all within 72 hours






Whistleblower Dean Warwick Dies






Overworked, Vacation-Starved America Ranks #1 in Depression,
Mental Health Problems







"Life and times" of radical abolitionist, John Brown.It's a captivating
read about an inspiring human being.....

Links by George November 10th

LIFESTYLE/ ARTS/ CULTURE/ ETC:



Rex Foundation- 25th anniversary-WARFIELD THEATRE,
SAN FRANCISCO





Nov 14 and 15 Joe Dolce concerts in San Francisco





Bruce Sewick with be giving a presentation: Psychedelics
As Medicine: Chemical Input, Therapeutic Output in Portland,
ME on Nov 26: 644 Congress St. $5-$10 donation






Ayahuasca Healing





Ibogaine: Nature's Cure for Drug Addiction





Cannabis & Viagra: two great tastes?





Entheogenesis Conference: Jean Millay Ph.D.interview







"Pharmacratic Inquisition video"




Quantum theorist, Nick Herbert, on psychedelics.





Earthrites: a beautiful entheogenic magazine and much more






Synergetic Press:
A publisher with an excellent selection of ethnobotanical,
historical and cross cultural books






Birth of Pyschedelic Culture:Conversations about Leary,
the Harvard Experiments, Millbrook and the Sixties By Ram Dass
and Ralph Metzner





Pot Wins in a Landslide: A Thundering Rejection of America's
Longest War





Duo takes 'Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test'




A Hallucinogenic Tea, Laced with Controversy,
by Dobkin de Rios & Rumrrill





Dr. Timothy Leary: The League for Spiritual Discovery





"LSD : Still With Us After All These Years", reviewed
by Neal Goldsmith






"LSD Gives You Great Hair" vintage video






Three videos on the right side of the page on the
Nimbin Mardi Grass






Christiania: Danish hippie enclave under fire






Hashish chunks photo





"Be the Man" burns





Ever see a President Elect... on WEED?





40th anniversary screening of 'Head'






The Fugs






Steve Hillage-hyde park 77






Jimmy Carl Black passes away






New Age author Marilyn Ferguson dies at 70





Ram Das-online satsang






MONGOLIA Mongolia Lives A New Era Of Revival, Spirituality





Ancient Grave May Have Belonged to Shaman







Excavations in Israel reveal one of the oldest known graves of a
shaman, from 12,000 years ago






The Vikings' burning question: some decent graveside theatre






Brain receptor schizophrenia clue






The Age of Water






Dried Mushrooms Slow Climate Warming In Northern Forests







"Medicinal mushrooms"





Medicinal plants in folk tradition an ethnobotany of Britain & Ireland






Alternative Cancer Therapies






Vitamin D is a Key Player in Your Overall Health





Our friend and healer Michael in New Zealand would like to
introduce you to the wonderful benefits of authentic medicinal
quality oxygen






The Amazing Power of Music Revealed






*Michael Jackson - Earth Song *






Ancient Seeds: The Key to Feeding the World





The Curitiba Story





Werner Herzog's Stunning, Reflective Journey to Antarctica






Dr. Steve Best's amazingly comprehensive piece in which he uses
the specific example of the "elephant problem" in South Africa to
demonstrate that the ways in which we reify, torture, exploit, and
slaughter animals are symptomatic of the disease of our dominant
capitalist culture. It's long but well worth the read....






Can Obama's Win Lead to Meaningful Health Care Reform?
13 Urgent Suggestions for a Healthy USA





Phonix Voyage-Finding solutions for a better world







Magnetic Portals Connect Sun And Earth





Evidence for Predicting Global Cooling for the Next Three Decades





Japan Accuses Animal Planet of EcoTerrorism Prior to
“Whale Wars” Premiere





Rednecks of the South






Fugs 1968 part one






Fugs 1968 part two





GLOBAL:




US and India forge a strategic partnership with globally disruptive
nuclear treaty





Indian prime minister warns of “severe and prolonged” global downturn





NATO warships head to Somalia





Britain’s largest corporations pay no tax
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/nov2008/corp-n04.shtml
More job losses, plant closures and company failures loom in Australia





Czech government in crisis following election debacles





New "Euro-Med Union" takes a step to reality





Election Unleashes Flood of Global Hope





Tokyoites go farming to escape urban woes






U.S./U.K. Allies Grab Congo Riches and Millions Die







NATIONAL:




The new edition of "Issues & Alibis!"






US Airstrike Reported to Hit Afghan Wedding






The Soul of the Moment ~ Election Night, USA





Congrats Obama: Let's Do it Together






An Open Letter to Barack Obama
Between Hope and Reality
By Ralph Nader





Obama: The Irony of the Ecstasy






The Rave Act-wath out for Biden






Suddenly, it may be cool to be an American again






Carolyn Baker did with Mark Crispin Miller, Professor of
Media Studies at NYU.....Miller has done extensive research
on election fraud.....






If John McCain and Sarah Palin win in November, it's likely to be
more than many Democrats can stand. Slate V imagines how the
Canadian government might try to capitalize on this liberal anxiety.





Our Joe Bageant discusses the election and poor whites






George Carlin On Voting In US Elections
4 Minute Video
Warning - Some readers may find the contents offensive.






Pelosi Defeats Cindy Sheehan to Win 12th Term
By ERICA WERNER
Pelosi was elected to a 12th House term representing San Francisco
with 71.56 percent of the vote, compared to 17.19 percent for
Sheehan, with 67 percent of precincts reporting.






Toledo police set with riot gear in case of election-related problems







Bush's Last 100 Days the Ones to Watch
By Jesse Jackson
Bush and Vice President Cheney represent a failed conservative
era -- and they know it. As the administration moves into its last
100 days, there seems to be a flurry of activity: regulations to
forestall Obama's new era of accountability; a flood of contracts
to reward friends and lock in commitments; a Wall Street bailout
that is pumping money out the door.






Foreclosed: The George W. Bush Story





Fleeing Bush Family Detained By US Delta Forces At Camp David







"The Secret History of the American Empire: Economic Hit Men,
Jackals, and the Truth about Global Corruption (Hardcover)"
by John Perkins





John James's intriguing analysis on the underlying psychological
motivations that fuel consumerism and create a major stumbling
block to preventing ecological collapse and ecocide.






Financial quotes of the month





GM-Chrysler merger: United Auto Workers union prepares
another betrayal






As economic situation worsens
Circuit City to close stores, lay off thousands in US







"Here is what we do know. One, real estate values have tanked.
Two, more than 4 million American homeowners with a mortgage
were at least one payment behind on their loans at the end of June,
and 500,000 had started the foreclosure process. That is probably a
historically high 1 in 10 “problem loan” rate. Over the past 10 weeks,
Fannie Mae says it has received more than 40,000 defaulting loans
and stopped 80% of them from going into foreclosure. And, three,
20% of U.S. mortgage borrowers owe more on their loans during the
third quarter than their house was worth as foreclosures depressed
prices and the economy weakened."
The above paragraph is a brief extract from the following extensive
analysis of mortgage problems, government guarantees and their pitfalls.

LIFESTYLE/ ARTS/ CULTURE/ ETC:



European Rainbow Gathering schedules





Ayahuasca Healing Beyond the Amazon





Drugs Found in Hair of Ancient Andean Mummies






Gnostic Media Podcast







Psychedelics As Medicine: Chemical Input, Therapeutic Output A
Presentation by Bruce Sewick, LCPC, RDDP, CADC







Illegal drugs can be dangerous but we should recognise their
benefits too






Europe: In Bid to Fend Off "Drug Tourists," Some Dutch Border
Towns to Close Coffee Shops







Latin America: Mexico City to Decriminalize Marijuana Possession?






Obama vs. McCain: Progressive Voter Guide to Drug Issues






Find out If Drug Reform Is on a Ballot Near You -- Voter Guide






Psychedelic observations of Tom Lyttle





Teatime: Psychedelics and Popular Culture






Drug War Chronicle Video Review: "Prince of Pot:
The US v. Marc Emery,"






Pot TV







South Park's funny satire of a a new "drug mennace threatening
our children and community"






Ben Stiller Show -- Grateful Dead Insurance Salesman






Philip Rubinov Jacobson is a fantastic artist, writer, philosopher,
teacher and friend. I am enjoying reading his latest book on the
connection of art and spirituality entitled "Promethian Flames".
Take a look at his fascinating blog for more information:






Philip's website






Tantric visionaries in Georgian London










Terrifying Séances





The first Boys From Brazil: Nazi graveyard discovered deep in the
Amazon rainforest





Our friend Jor-El describes himself as: Jor-El A'dam Ra is a visitor
to early 21st century Earth from the 24th century. His mission is to
coordinate planetary evolution in several ways






Antonio Damasio-Brain and mind: from medicine to society 1/2






Live, streaming Nimbin FM Community Radio 102.3






Van Sant on board for Acid Test






Led Zeppelin to reunite without Robert Plant





Bob Dylan-NY-Nov 21






Friend David Rovics 2 new songs online






Friend Andy Warstar's latest video







Neil Pike and Pagan Love Cult video: Our Gorey Future






Pagan Love Cult channel and you tubes







THE ROOTS OF CHICHA: Psychedelic Cumbias from Peru






Pieman alternative news






Closing Out A Chapter On Nelson's Counter Culture








Our friend Rebecca has a wonderful camp in Tonga for swimming
with whales and dolphins






Jack Flanders new ZBS radio adventure







Ufo Video From Turkey Shows Occupants, Part 1






Can We Succeed at Contact?





Mum mystified by night UFO





Giant Crystal Cave Comes to Light






2009 Crop Circle Calendar





Volcanoes May Be Original Womb of Life





Cape stakes claim to origin of modern man






Rock records dino 'dance floor'






Hawaiian Cave Reveals Ancient Secrets






Vikings preferred male grooming
to pillaging




No-Dig Gardening







UK Soil Association: We must grow our own food






Feeding The World... Are GM Crops fit for Purpose? If not,
then what?





Monsanto: A checkered history






Pesticide, fertilisers linked to decline of amphibians: study






Guy Negre has perfected an air compressed car engine and is now
looking for investors to make it accesible.Check it out.






A Solar Gold Rush Is Spreading From California to New Jersey




Environmental News






(VIDEO) GREEN JOBS NOW
What does a Green Job look like? Why do we need them? Find
out why youth around the country are mobilizing in support
of Green Jobs.






A new law of nature: Ecuador next week votes on giving legal rights
to rivers, forests and air. Is this the end of damaging development?
The world is watching





An interview with the ever inspiring and courageous Captain of the
Sea Shepherd, Paul Watson






Spanish authorities call for removal of bears after attack






The Many Faces of Healing






Dr. Simoncini cancer therapy - treat cancer with Sodium Bicarbonate





Bed Bugs (graphic)






Family urged to complain over 'excrement ice cream'






Lost “Horrors” Ending Found on YouTube






Old Fat Naked Women for Peace








GLOBAL:





Russian minister says no oil pipeline to China in 2009: report






Australia trials national net filters







Haiti and Jamaica's deadly trade







Foreign Navies Powerless To Eradicate Somalia Piracy






Europe on the brink of currency crisis meltdown






US tech giants join move to protect freedom of speech online







Free Gaza Peace Boat Again Breaks Israel Siege Despite
Military Threats






Ecuador 'Clear' Signs of CIA Infiltration
By AP
An Ecuadorean presidential commission has concluded that U.S.
intelligence services infiltrated the Andean nation's military and
police and supported a cross-border incursion by Colombian troops
that killed a top rebel commander.





Cold and hungry, Pakistan quake children start to sicken






NATIONAL:





Report: US choppers attack Syrian town






US carries out fresh air strike in Pakistan






US Raids Ignore International Law






Who Watches While the US Invades - Again







The new edition of "Issues & Alibis!"






Exclusive: U.S. Expects Bin Laden Message Near Election






Studs Terkel, Listener to Americans, Dies at 96






Spreading the Wealth: The politics of class warfare






The 700 Billion Dollar Blank Check







The “dirty little secret” of the US bank bailout







Why the U.S. Economy is Going to Get Much Worse






PM Putin Suggests Russia, China Ditch Dollar in Trade Deals
By RIA Novosti
"We should consider improving the payment system for bilateral trade,
including by gradually adopting a broader use of national currencies,"
Putin told a bilateral economic forum. He admitted the task would be
tough, but said it was necessary amid the current problems with the
dollar-based global economy.







Next Two Months Could Be Among the Most Important in
Market History







Most Serious Crisis in Modern History







The Predator State: How Conservatives Abandoned the Free
Market and Why Liberals Should Too (Hardcover)







Heartland of Darkness: A Review of Jeffrey St. Clair’s
BORN UNDER A BAD SKY







John Steppling's latest analysis of the American psyche and
how it relates to the absurd and seemingly endless electoral theater....






Remind me again – Who won the Cold War?






Chevron profits hit new record of $7.89 billion







Arrests in Plan to Kill Obama and Black Schoolchildren






Neo-Nazis' Plan to Assassinate Obama Disrupted






KKK leader claims Obama will be Assassinated






John McCain Calls JFK Assassination An 'Intervention'







Evangelicals and Rural Americans Are Breaking Big for Obama






While McCain Looked Away, Florida Shifted







The Endorsement From Hell







The Anchorage Daily News, Alaska's Largest Paper, Endorses
Barack Obama, In Part Because They Know Sarah Palin -- And T
hey Fear Her Being One Heartbeat (or Melanoma) Away from
the Presidency!







Sarah Palin, Warrior Princess for God






'Wow': Palin Goes Way Off the Reservation, Talks Losing and 2012







Sarah Palin's War on Science







Palin Defends RNC Clothing, Discusses Accessories







McCain Racism, Hypocrisy on Khalidi Issue
This Is The Lowest McCain Has Sunk Yet.
By Juan Cole
McCain's and Palin's attacks on Khalidi are frankly racist. He is a
distinguished scholar, and the only objectionable thing about him
from a rightwing point of view is that he is a Palestinian.






Ron Howard goes 'Opie' for Obama







Transition Talk: Barack Obama Meet the people who might fill top
environmental jobs in an Obama administration






Two Troubling Election Arguments







Dershowitz repeats accusations, lies, and distortions






Dancing with the Reggaeton Vote






Police fear riots if Barack Obama loses US election







Erica Jong Tells Italians Obama Loss 'Will Spark the Second
American Civil War. Blood Will Run in the Streets'







Many Voters Caught Unawares by Florida's 'No-Match'
ID Law






Green Jobs Plans Could Solve 'Twin Crises'







Not Lame Yet: Bush Pushes Massive Regulation







Is George W. Bush Sane?






Brace Yourselves
George Bush Will Soon Be Free To Do Just What He Wants
By Jonathan Freedland
The raid on Syria is a dark portent. The current president has three
long, unaccountable months to cement his legacy.







Christian Science Monitor to End Daily Print Edition







WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TODAY by Michael C. Ruppert







Bill Blum's Anti-Empire Report, October 30, 2008







Alternative news source







My friend George's Cosmic Horizons podcasts









AN INTERVIEW WITH RICHARD C. COOK: THE
CHALLENGER DISASTER, FINANCIAL COLLAPSE–AND
VIABLE SOLUTIONS






What is behind US-Taliban talks?






"A Second 9/11": An Integral Part of US Military Doctrine







Pointing the US Surveillance Apparatus at the American People






US plans to 'fight the net' revealed







Analysis: New Army cyber task force







Marine judge orders access to secret Gitmo prison camp







The New Technology of Repression







Paris Hilton Releases New 'Paris for President' Campaign Video