A Quaker Glossary Here’s a guide to Quaker terminology adapted from the “Faith and Practice” manual of the Pacific Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends. We’ve highlighted in bold text a few of the more commonly used terms:Mind the Light – a reminder to seek the guidance of the Inner Light, both to be … Continue reading A Quaker Glossary | Reno Friends Quaker Meeting

‘Dia’ and ‘logos’ The dialogue method has a long history with evidence to suggest people have been meeting in small groups to talk together since the time of hunter-gatherer societies (Bohm et al., 1991, p. 1). However, in modern Western culture the method has been marginalised in favour of more rational conversation structures such as … Continue reading Taking flight: the Dialogue method and Quaker practices. – Abigail Garbett

You are facilitating a group of twelve stakeholders working to build an agreement about a long-term conservation plan. The group is made up of local elected officials, land owners, and members of local land trusts as well as professional conservationists. Your experience is that some people talk easily and often, while others rarely speak.What participation tool can I use to get … Continue reading Using Quaker Dialogue

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What hopes do voters have going into November’s election? The bitter dispute between Republicans and Democrats and Donald Trump’s divisive style of government has brought democracy in the US to brink of the abyss. The distrust is so great that the Democrats even expect that Trump will reject the election result if he loses. Unimaginable? … Continue reading 21 Civil Rights Lost Under Trump, By Joe Kennedy III – The Tightening of The Noose – Trump Administration Civil and Human Rights Rollbacks Via The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights – Adam Schiff Details Civil Rights Assaults, War On Human Rights, Voting Rights And Freedom – What Is A Post Turtle? | A Green Road Journal

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Earth Jurisprudence points to the way that the relationship between humans and the rest of Nature is currently mediated by law. In our legal systems, nature features chiefly as property which can be owned, dominated and plundered by human owners. Individuals and corporate actors are free to destroy ecosystems and cause ecological harm in their … Continue reading The law of nature

https://youtu.be/_FqITndW4-UDr. David Brownstein has successfully treated more than a hundred patients with Covid 19, without a single fatality. When he published interviews with patients and results of their treatment on his own website, however, he received a letter from the Federal Trade Commission telling him he was violating the law. The FTC wrote: “It is … Continue reading Successful Covid Doctor SILENCED by Federal Trade Commission – YouTube

https://youtu.be/8Gms-QGDPFw(1) Report: Secretly taped audio shows Democratic leader pressuring candidate to drop out of race - YouTube

Parker Palmer, a Quaker teacher and activist whom I deeply trust, reflects on his own “further journey”: [There are] moments when it is clear—if I have the eyes to see—that the life I am living is not the same as the life that wants to live in me. In those moments I sometimes catch a … Continue reading Quakers And Letting Your Life Speak Through You – Let The Oneness Speak Through Your Life – Admit That You Are Oneness – Be The Change You Are Seeking – FCNL ‘R.A.F.T.’ Lobbying Process – Humanity Is Returning Full Circle To The One | A Green Road Journal

Dr. Margarite Griesz-Brisson MD, PhD is a Consultant Neurologist and Neurophysiologist with a PhD in Pharmacology, with special interest in neurotoxicology, environmental medicine, neuroregeneration and neuroplasticity. This is what she has to say about facemasks and their effects on our brains:“The reinhalation of our exhaled air will without a doubt create oxygen deficiency and a … Continue reading German Neurologist Warns Against Wearing Facemasks: ‘Oxygen Deprivation Causes Permanent Neurological Damage’

The blue typical mask depicted in the photograph contain Teflon and other chemicals. A Facebook friend reminds us: 1. Masks are “sterilized” with Ethylene Oxide — a known carcinogen. Many teachers in various school boards have been experiencing significant symptoms as a direct result of the effects of this chemical. 2. The masks contain (not … Continue reading “THAT MASK IS GIVING YOU LUNG CANCER” Becky Akers – The Burning Platform

GM boasts that the Hummer EV will offer four-wheel steering, an adaptive air suspension, an underbody armor system to protect the battery for off-roading. The technical highlights are even more important, including 350+ miles of range, a double-stack 24-module battery estimated at about 200 kilowatt-hours, and the capability to gain 100 miles of range in … Continue reading 2022 GMC Hummer EV Edition 1: 350-mile electric off-road SUV priced at $112,595

In 2008, Dr. Anthony Fauci co-authored a paper about the Spanish Flu Epidemic that rates as the most devastating modern pandemic. It swept the entire planet in the wake of the First World War and caused millions of deaths.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2599911/ So in studying this major and actual pandemic, what did Dr. Fauci and his colleagues find? … Continue reading OMG

Given my previous reporting on the use of a nongovernment intermediary for awarding OWS contracts to vaccine companies, it seems likely that Warp Speed contracts awarded to Google and Oracle were made using a similar mechanism. In an Oct. 6 report for The Last American Vagabond, I noted that $6 billion in Warp Speed contracts … Continue reading Tech Giants Google, Oracle to Monitor Americans Who Get COVID-19 Vaccine

In a new report, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says solar is now the cheapest form of electricity for utility companies to build. “The IEA’s main scenario has 43 [percent] more solar output by 2040 than it expected in 2018, partly due to detailed new analysis showing that solar power is 20 [to] 50 [percent] … Continue reading Solar Is Cheapest Energy: Renewable Energy vs. Fossil Fuels Cost

Nearly half of the disinfectants recommended by the EPA contain quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs), a broad group of chemicals sometimes referred to as “quats.” QACs, which can be absorbed into the skin, are linked to damage of the reproductive system, asthma and other respiratory illnesses.Children, who typically spend about one-third of their day in schools, … Continue reading Schools Increase Use of Toxic Chemicals to Fight COVID Despite Health Impacts on Children • Children’s Health Defense

Children not in school don’t have recess or physical education classes. They aren’t walking to school or to a bus stop. Generally, they can’t participate in school teams or clubs that promote physical activity either (although in some school districts, team sports may go ahead even while in-person education does not).What’s more, children have traditionally … Continue reading Distance learning makes it harder for kids to exercise, especially in low-income communities

WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon has raised to $95.8 billion the estimated cost of fielding a new fleet of land-based nuclear missiles to replace the Minuteman 3 arsenal that has operated continuously for 50 years, officials said Monday.The weapons, known as intercontinental ballistic missiles, or ICBMs, are intended as part of a near-total replacement of the … Continue reading Pentagon estimates cost of new nuclear missiles at $95.8B, Total Cost 1.2 TRILLION – ABC News

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Very few of those charged appear to be affiliated with highly organized extremist groups, and many are young suburban adults from the very neighborhoods Trump vows to protect from the violence in his reelection push to win support from the suburbs.Attorney General William Barr has urged his prosecutors to bring federal charges on protesters who cause … Continue reading AP finds most arrested in protests aren’t leftist radicals

Thursday’s report from the Washington think tank says roughly 36 million Americans hold jobs with “high exposure” to automation — meaning at least 70 percent of their tasks could soon be performed by machines using current technology. Among those most likely to be affected are cooks, waiters and others in food services; short-haul truck drivers; … Continue reading Will robots take your job? Quarter of US workers at risk

This article goes into the history of voting in the US, and details the 18 reasons why people don't vote, plus 18 reasons why people SHOULD vote. The article dives into why the Dualopoly is broken in the US. In conclusion the article offers many solutions. Every voter can help 'fix' the voting system by … Continue reading 18 Reasons Why People Don’t Vote – 18 Reasons Why You Should Vote – How To Fix The Broken Elections System – Don’t Waste Your Vote on Evil Or More Evil – Vote For The Greater Good, And For 7 Future Generations, Not Corporate Hacks, Shills, Sellouts – History Timeline Of US Voting Rights For Women, Blacks, Indians, Minorities, Poor | A Green Road Journal

The massive floating storage volumes that built up earlier this year are unloading. But very, very slowly. In aggregate, they’re dripping out. Meanwhile, oil demand is growing, but again, very slowly. Incremental oil demand is a trickle, not a flood. First the party, now the hangoverCratering crude-tanker rates are now well below both breakeven levels … Continue reading Why crude-tanker collapse could be long and painful | Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide

BW LPG announces today the successful start of a week-long sea and gas trials for Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) BW Gemini which has been retrofitted with pioneering LPG dual-fuel propulsion technology. BW Gemini has achieved a historic milestone as the world’s first VLGC to be fuelled by Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), with the retrofitted … Continue reading World’s first VLGC to be retrofitted with pioneering LPG propulsion technology achieves historic milestone; successfully runs on LPG fuel | Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide

Total continued claims for unemployment insurance (UI) under all state and federal programs fell by 1.05 million, to 23.15 million people (not seasonally adjusted), the lowest since early May, according to the Department of Labor this morning. These 23.15 million continued claims of UI – marred by data chaos of backlogs, over-reporting, under-reporting, and fraud … Continue reading Sorting through the Data Chaos in Unemployment Claims: Week 31 of U.S. Labor Market Collapse | Wolf Street

WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the nomination Thursday of Amy Coney Barrett to serve as a Supreme Court justice in a 12-0 vote, with Democrats boycotting the day's proceeding."The nomination of Amy Coney Barrett is the most illegitimate process I have ever witnessed in the Senate. And her potential confirmation will have dire, … Continue reading Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court nomination moves to full Senate, Dems boycott vote

For all too many survivors of sexual assault, the path to healing is being blocked by the rape kit backlog. Right now, countless survivors’ kits are languishing on a shelf in evidence rooms and labs across the U.S. Even today, some survivors must wait nearly a decade to get their kits processed and tested. Right … Continue reading Act now: Help end the rape kit backlog!

We must build a sustainable, human-centered economy, and encourage those in the global economy to do the same. We must end our role as the largest purveyor of violence in the world by eliminating the economic incentives for corporations to profiteer off of human suffering and environmental exploitation. We recognize our endless wars and exploitative … Continue reading Principles of a Progressive Foreign Policy for the United States | Win Without War

A company controlled by Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for president, secretly conducted business in Communist Cuba during Fidel Castro's presidency despite strict American trade bans that made such undertakings illegal, according to interviews with former Trump executives, internal company records and court filings.Newsweek How Donald Trump's Company Violated the United States Embargo Against Cuba

That is why the Republican candidate Trump is trying to destroy Venezuela and Cuba. He is trying to win votes in Florida. Can you imagine? Starving people to death to win a presidency?  Neither of the ruling parties in the United States has tried to end the electoral college and the control that it gives … Continue reading Donald Trump Starves Venezuela, Cuba to Win Votes in Florida | Opinion | teleSUR English

He has admitted on tape to routinely abusing women as several dozen have publicly accused him of sexual assaults. And he paid substantial hush money to buy the silence of at least two mistresses. He has cheated his workers, vendors, customers, and wives, and even cheated on his college entrance exam. Indeed, his only sister and niece have … Continue reading Wrecking America: How Trump’s Lawbreaking and Lies Betray All | Ralph Nader

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OxyContin producer Purdue Pharma will plead guilty to three federal criminal charges for the role that it played in the ongoing opiate crisis. On Wednesday, Justice Department officials said that the company will be pleading guilty as part of a settlement worth over $8 billion.In the settlement, Purdue will pay $225 million directly to the … Continue reading OxyContin producer Purdue Pharma Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges for Role in Opioid Crisis

Psychopaths and politicians both have a tendency to be selfish, callous, remorseless users of others, irresponsible, pathological liars, glib, con artists, lacking in remorse and shallow.Charismatic politicians, like criminal psychopaths, exhibit a failure to accept responsibility for their actions, have a high sense of self-worth, are chronically unstable, have socially deviant lifestyles, need constant stimulation, have … Continue reading The Rutherford Institute :: Don’t Vote for a Psychopath: Tyranny at the Hands of a Psychopathic Government | By John W. Whitehead |

On October 14, WHO admitted that the COVID-19 infection rate is much lower than expected. As Mercola.com points out: “A review of COVID-19 studies from the World Health Organization indicates that median COVID-19 infection fatality rates are only 0.23%—much lower than initially anticipated. Early data from China suggested a 3.4% fatality rate.”The primary reason why … Continue reading COVID-19 Panic Mongering―Faulty Math and Shoddy Science

The CDC just came out with a report that should be earth-shattering to the narrative of the political class, yet it will go into the thick pile of vital data and information about the virus that is not getting out to the public. For the first time, the CDC has attempted to offer a real estimate of … Continue reading CDC Report Confirms Remarkably Low Coronavirus Death Rate. Where Is the MASS Media? – Centre for Research on Globalization

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced it is extending the date for single family homeowners with FHA-insured mortgages to request an initial forbearance from their mortgage servicer to defer their mortgage payments for up to six months.FHA Announces COVID-19 Forbearance Request Extension - DSNews

This study proves that a ship cannot prevent viral transmission, because of close working conditions, and living quarters where people are crammed together in close confined spaces. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/pdfs/mm6923e4-H.pdf AGR; How are the various military services going to do masks, social distancing and isolation on board very cramped quarters which are the norm inside subs, ships, … Continue reading STUDY: SARS-CoV-2 Infections and Serologic Responses from a Sample of U.S. Navy Service Members — USS Theodore Roosevelt, April 2020

“No evidence was presented which would justify compelling persons at large to wear masks during an epidemic. The mask is designed only to afford protection against a direct spray from the mouth of the carrier of pathogenic microorganisms … Masks of improper design, made of wide-mesh gauze, which rest against the mouth and nose, become … Continue reading Did Masks Work? — The 1918 Flu Pandemic and the Meaning of Layered Interventions – UC Berkeley Library Update

15 BILLION trees are chopped down every year  -- 476 every single second. That's our rainforests, jungles, and woodlands being decimated to make space for ever more cattle, palm oil, and soybeans.Avaaz - EU: Ban forest-killing products

Tucker Carlson's show on Fox News is the third most popular cable news show in the country, and he's quickly made use of his rising popularity to turn white nationalist narratives into prime-time stories. More on this: http://mm4a.org/4oV Is it possible that those who watch Fox News support, enable plus promote systemic racism, militarism, predatory capitalism, … Continue reading Trump And Fox News Propaganda War On Minorities, Women, Science, Intellectuals, Marijuana, Christmas, Solar Energy, Logic, History, Facts, Reason and Scientific Enlightenment; Promoting 1 Percent Global Fascist Military Industrial Complex Takeover, Evangelical Religion As Government And Law = Fascism | A Green Road Journal

QANON points at a universal truth that people around the world are 'waking up'. Q also claims that he/she is the sole authority of 'truth' on this matter, because their TOP SECRET clearance gives them special knowledge or advance notice about things that are going to happen, (like a prophet). But the Q definition of … Continue reading What Is QAnon? QAnon Is “Offshoot” Of The Widely Discredited And Debunked Pizzagate Conspiracy Theory Promoters – Trump Amplified QAnon, Brought Q Leaders To WH – The FBI Calls QAnon A Domestic Terror Threat, Via Racially Motivated, Violent, Abortion Extremism | A Green Road Journal

Under the trial’s protocol, half the participants receive the experimental vaccine, and half receive an established meningitis vaccine that has been proved safe. The trial, like others, is overseen by an independent board that reviews all adverse events. Any severe event that might have been caused by the vaccine would trigger a pause in the … Continue reading Coronavirus vaccine: Oxford AstraZeneca trial volunteer dies in Brazil – The Washington Post