Savage State of Torpor

320,000 brain injuries
Via RawStory.com & the AP

Some 300,000 U.S. troops are suffering from major depression or post traumatic stress from serving in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and 320,000 received brain injuries, a new study estimates.
Only about half have sought treatment, said the study released Thursday by the RAND Corporation.
“There is a major health [...]

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via Wikipedia
Deep ecology is a recent branch of ecological philosophy (ecosophy) that considers humankind an integral part of its environment. Deep ecology places greater value on non-human species, ecosystems and processes in nature than established environmental and green movements. Deep ecology has led to a new system of environmental ethics. The core principle of [...]

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Information, from the internet to rock videos, will not be contained, and fundamentalism cannot control its children. Our victims volunteer.
We use technology to expand our wealth, power, and opportunities. The rest get high on pop culture.
-Maj. Ralph Peters, Office of the Deputy chief of Staff for Intelligence
[from "Constant Conflict," Parameters, Summer 1997, pp. [...]

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since I’ve posted. It should become a more regular thing. If ya’ll are still around, give some advice on the layout.

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An intriguing essay on restrained predation from an always-entertaining conspiracy blog. This guy manages to include everything -science, history & conspiracy- in explaining the current state of politics civilization.
I would say I agree with a large amount of this, -replacing loaded terms like “mind control” with “social control through high-level re-direction of public opinion” [...]

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Well, this is the new blog. I will be writing about my experiences with an intentional community in the Pacific Northwest. Also, I will also cover the political and economic news that I view as most important to the future of the world. This will likely focus a great deal on peak [...]

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