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Wonderful… “If I just sink into the present moment here and now, I can access the love that has been poured into me, the love that I am capable of, the love that surrounds me on all sides. And that can give me enough energy to take the next breath and then push.”

Love Is the Protagonist On the CAC podcast Love Period., Sikh activist Valarie Kaur describes what happens when Love becomes the ethic and the story by which we live: Love is a

God got food right the first time. Hungary considers following Italy banning fake lab meat...

Cultivated Meat Ban Being Considered, Following the Example of Italy István Nagy, Minister of Agriculture, held a meeting with Ettore Prandini, on the ban on cultivated meat and the protection of traditional rural values.

The Seventh Story…

The Stories That Don’t Work In their e-book The Seventh Story, Brian McLaren and Gareth Higgins create a tale of the origin of seven stories of how humans—The People—interact and

Why are these risky experiments still taking place? Marty Makery, MD John Hopkins School of Medicine
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“We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny… Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”
Martin Luther King Jr

The Tension of Nonviolence Martin Luther King Jr. Day Peace activist John Dear recalls how Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968) used nonviolence to bring long-ignored racial tension

“If you were freed from fear and doubt, what would you choose to do for the Great Turning?” Joanna Macy

Radical Resilience: Weekly Summary SundayIf we’re going to help people take wise action and imagine a better future amid coming troubles, then we will have to help people find that better

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Mending the World

CAC teacher Mirabai Starr writes of Judaism’s affirmation of tikkun olam—human participation in the world’s restoration:
There is a kabbalistic story in which the boundless, formless, unified Holy One wished to know its Holy Self, and so it contracted and poured itself into vessels. But the Divine Radiance was too much for these limited containers, and so they shattered, scattering shards of broken light across the universe, giving birth to all that is.
This sounds like modern cosmology, which also asserts that the universe expanded from an exceedingly high-density state, resulting in the full spectrum of material phenomena. I’ve dubbed this vessel-shattering version of the origins of the universe “the Jewish big bang.” It comes from a teaching Rabbi Isaac Luria offered in the sixteenth century to illustrate how form arises from formlessness, how light gets trapped inside darkness, and how the Holy One needs us to participate in the unfolding goodness of creation. Humans, as the teaching goes, were created to excavate and lift the shards of light from the dense predicament of existence and restore the vessels to wholeness.
In mystical Judaism, this teaching is known as tikkun olam, the mending of the world. How are we to do this? The answer is: with every act of chesed (loving-kindness) and tzedakah (generosity). It means observing the directives found in the Torah…. It means cultivating a contemplative practice to nurture intimacy with the Divine, making an effort to welcome the stranger and care for the Earth. It means bending close to listen for what it is our sisters and brothers on the margins might need (and being willing to forgo our notions of what “helping” looks like, since our preconceived ideas of service sometimes get in the way of authentically serving). It means pressing our ear to the land to hear the heartbeat of the Mother, learning to read her pulses, diagnose her ailments, intuit healing remedies. It means slowing down enough to let the pain of the world all the way into our hearts, allowing our hearts to break open, and acting from that broken-open space. It means stepping up with humility, with curiosity, with love. [1]
Starr encouraged students at the CAC’s Living School:
Our task is to mend the broken world. This is our job: to mend this shattered vessel, to repair the brokenness of the world. How do we do this? You might ask yourself this every single day, if you’re anything like me. We do this through every act of loving kindness, every act of chesed. And we do this through every act of tzedakah, which is, for lack of a better translation, generosity, hospitality. It’s sometimes translated as charity; it’s an offering of ourselves, even when it’s not convenient and not comfortable. The nice thing about Judaism, and this is true in Islam as well, is that our loving, kind thoughts count too. The actions [count], certainly, of course, but our loving thoughts make a difference. They help mend the world. [2]

[1] Mirabai Starr, Wild Mercy: Living the Fierce and Tender Wisdom of the Women Mystics (Boulder, CO: Sounds True, 2019), 138–139.
[2] Adapted from Mirabai Starr, Living School Symposium (Albuquerque, NM: Center for Action and Contemplation, 2022). Unpublished transcript.
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Surprise, surprise. Leading hospital reports that those who took Paxlovid were 20x more likely to have a viral "rebound" later- leading to repeat sickness and "shedding".
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That which must not be can not be... “In investigating sudden deaths in babies, it is crucial to consider all possible causes. In this case, the baby had 4 vaccines 2 days prior. Sudden death is one of the ‘unavoidable unsafe’ reactions to vaccines, and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of what happened to this beautiful baby. “In investigating sudden deaths in babies, it is crucial to consider all possible causes. In this case, the baby had 4 vaccines 2 days prior. Sudden death is one of the ‘unavoidable unsafe’ reactions to vaccines, and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of what happened to this beautiful baby. Analysis of VAERS safety data shows a clustering of ‘sudden infant death syndrome’ cases in the days just following vaccinations." Elizabeth Mumper, MD

‘Perfectly Healthy’ 15-Month-Old Girl Dies Two Days After Routine Vaccination Melody Rain Palombi-Malmgren died at age 15 months from cardiac arrest and organ failure, just two days after receiving the varicella, DTaP and Hib vaccines. Her mother is already working to help other families avoid the same fate.

Lyme is a lot more common than people think.

Lyme disease helped kill our son. A better test might have saved him Traditional tests covered by insurance may lack sensitivity to Lyme markers. Alternatives...

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American fascism feeding Wall St destroys America again and again: "Medicare Advantage plans are more likely to deny claims, and smaller hospitals just don't have the resources to fight back, Miller said. "What's unfortunate is this community hospital is having to ask the community to donate money to subsidize the health insurance plans that are underpaying the hospital for care," Miller said. "The right solution would be for the health plans to pay them adequately." Hi**er and Mu

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The American medical system is hopelessly broken. Wall St continues to ruin America: "When CMS resisted further changes, including eliminating guidance forbidding insurers and payment processors from charging excess fees for online payments, Mr. Albright brought in a law firm. The threat of a lawsuit by deep-pocketed Zelis was enough to bring CMS in line, ProPublica reported. Today, these fees can cost larger medical practices more than $1 million a year, according to the MGMA report. “It took less than a decade for a new industry of middlemen, owned by private equity funds and giant conglomerates like UnitedHealth Group, to cash in,” writes Cezary Podkul, the author of the ProPublica report.
The only winning move is not to play.

Lobbying allowed insurers to charge physicians fees to receive payments online: Report Physician groups have described the practice as analogous to "an employee being required to enroll in a program that would deduct a percentage of each paycheck to receive direct deposit payments from an employer."

Wise words from Germany…

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So now the WSJ allows discussion about social media censorship paid for by the government. Do we have freedom of speech or not? You can't have it both ways.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr on Twitter “As President, I will restore integrity to the agencies that are supposed to serve and protect the public. One way is stricter rules and longer waiting periods for retired officials to enter industry and lobbying. Even more important is to recruit new officials with backgrounds in…”

Turns out Mom was right- you are more likely to catch a cold when you are cold...

Can You Catch A Cold From Being Cold? Scientists Say Yes, And It Turns Out The Answer Was Right Under Our Noses The nose plays a key role in responding to viral threats and researchers think cold temperatures hamper its ability to react.

Happens all the time...

Why It Took One Family 18 Months & $400,000 to Unravel Their Son's Psychosis This suburban family's teenager suddenly thought he was the son of the devil — 18 months and $400,000 later, they finally found relief for his psychosis. Her...

Surprise surprise....
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Meta, Hospitals Sued for Sharing Private Medical Info The analytics tool 'Meta Pixel' allegedly collected and shared medical conditions to target ads

The US Autism Association is making its recordings of conference presentations available for free over a short window or "watch party". There are some great presentations by leaders in the field.

Just go to www.USAutism.org and follow the links...

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From millionmarker.com: Babies are born pre polluted with a mix of , like and . We can lower our exposure by choosing fresh foods, avoiding fragrances, and dusting regularly, but we need regulators to step up in a big way and address chemicals of concern.
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Op-ed: Are we getting dumber? Endocrine-disrupting chemicals are an assault on children’s developing brains.

Meta-analysis in British Medical Journal estimates 14% of people have had Lyme Disease... in my experience, most people with "fibromyalgia" or "chronic fatigue" have Lyme or another tick borne illness...
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/14-percent-world-population-lyme-disease-rcna33279

Lyme disease has grown more prevalent over time, research finds In a new analysis, Central Europe had the highest share of residents with Lyme disease antibodies — 21 percent — compared to 9 percent in North America.

Finished this book last week- I could not put it down.
This book is completely apolitical. Everyone needs to read it to see how we got where we are and where we are headed.
"See you at the barricades." RFK Jr

RFK, Jr.’s ‘The Real Anthony Fauci’ #1 Overall on Amazon Bestseller List Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s latest book, “The Real Anthony Fauci: Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health” today claimed the #1 spot overall on Amazon’s bestseller list.

Hmmm....
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Indian-Origin Scientist In US Finds Dead Probiotic That Can Fix Leaky Gut A team led by an Indian-origin scientist has identified a dead probiotic that can reduce age-related leaky gut and control harmful, ageing-related inflammation.

Low level glyphosate poisoning is a huge part of the chronic illness epidemic.
https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/news-release/2021/07/bayer-end-residential-sales-cancer-causing-weedkiller-glyphosate

Bayer to end residential sales of cancer-causing weedkiller glyphosate by 2023 Cancer-causing weedkiller glyphosate will no longer be sold for residential use in the U.S. by 2023. The move highlights the need to also immediately halt current uses of the substance on food crops.

I've been wondering how long it would take till this happened...
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Nissan LEAF Electromagnetic Radiation Lawsuit Filed in Georgia A Nissan LEAF electromagnetic radiation lawsuit has been filed by a Georgia man who sued the automaker "for permanently damaging his health and for destroying his family and career, not to exceed $10 million." The 2015 Nissan LEAF customer who filed the lawsuit alleges the car caused him serious hea...

The most important health book of the decade? Perhaps.
A devastating indictment of how glyphosate is killing us all. I know glyphosate is killing me, but the sad truth is I'm often lazy about keeping it out of my body. This book will help inspire me to make better choices today rather then planning to do better tomorrow.
https://www.amazon.com/Toxic-Legacy-Weedkiller-Glyphosate-Environment-ebook/dp/B0971R287S/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=toxic+legacy&qid=1625656040&s=books&sr=1-1

Toxic Legacy: How the Weedkiller Glyphosate Is Destroying Our Health and the Environment Toxic Legacy: How the Weedkiller Glyphosate Is Destroying Our Health and the Environment

https://www.einpresswire.com/article/538770166/study-cements-link-between-protean-morgellons-lesions-and-lyme-disease

Study Cements Link Between Protean Morgellons Lesions and Lyme Disease. International Research Team Probes Mysterious Skin Disease Related to Tick-borne Illness.