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Entering The Rabbit Hole: Quotes On The Mysteries Of Life.

"In order to understand what's going on in the world right now, you have to be open to the idea of unlearning almost everything you were taught." - author unknown

“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery each day." - Albert Einstein

“The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery.” - Anais Nin

“Nothing whets the intelligence more than a passionate suspicion, nothing develops all the faculties of an immature mind more than a trail running away into the dark.” - Stefan Zweig

“The world, even the smallest parts of it, is filled with things you don't know.” - Sherman Alexie

“Science cannot solve the ultimate mystery of nature. And that is because, in the last analysis, we ourselves are a part of the mystery that we are trying to solve.” - Max Planck

“Calling it lunacy makes it easier to explain away the things we don't understand.” - Megan Chance

"No object is mysterious. The mystery is your eye." - Elizabeth Bowen

"We have to stop and be humble enough to understand that there is something called mystery." - Paulo Coelho

"We spend our lives talking about this mystery. Our life." - Jules Renard

"If our hearts are ready for anything, we are touched by the beauty and poetry and mystery that fill our world." - Tara Brach

“I understand more that pain is evidence to our awakening to truth and also a measure of closeness to truth.” - Adam Scott Huerta

Everything You See On TV Is A Scripted Performance.

"Everything you see on TV is a scripted performance with the purpose of shaping your world view to benefit the powerful interests running the show."

Do Wealthy Donors Influence How The Associated Press Reports The News?

The Associated Press is one of the largest news agencies in the world, writing stories that are republished or recited by hundreds of newspapers, magazines, and television news programs. Much of the news coverage you read or watch every day was created by the AP. You may not even realize the story you're reading or watching came from the AP unless you happen to notice the letters "AP" at the top of the column, or you notice that TV news hosts on different stations are saying exactly the same thing on the same day. Since news outlets can't afford to keep large staffs of reporters on their payrolls anymore, they rely on the Associated Press to take up the slack. That shouldn't be a problem if the reporting is accurate and impartial. 

Their website states "We were founded as an independent news cooperative, whose members are U.S. newspapers and broadcasters, steadfast in our mission to inform the world. To this day, AP remains independent, beholden only to the facts."

Does the AP meet that standard? Are they really independent and impartial? Do they accurately report the facts?

I took a look at the AP's website and saw news stories that definitely appeared to be pushing the political elite's agendas. There's an entire page filled with dozens of reports on climate change, but no stories from any of the thousands of scientists who dispute the official narrative that climate change is caused by human activity. If you get your news from the Associated Press, you probably have no idea that there isn't a consensus among scientists on climate change. No alternative viewpoints seem to be allowed. On their health page, there are several articles suggesting you get flu and COVID vaccines, but there's no mention of the potential risks of doing so. I saw no stories about vaccine injuries. There are no stories questioning the pseudoscience of virology. But there IS a story that defends ultraprocessed foods. And the AP's site has an entire section devoted to questionable "fact checking" on subjects including election fraud, Haitians eating pets, and FEMA's hurricane response in North Carolina. Granted, many of their articles seem to be well researched and impartial, but that's to be expected on a site that is essentially controlled opposition: sprinkle some truth onto a pile of propaganda and the public will believe it all.

So I don't buy their claim of being "beholden only to the facts". But who are they beholden to? Perhaps to their many financial supporters:

Let's take a look at some of them. The list is in alphabetical order with one glaring exception: the Gates Foundation is at the top of the list. In late 2023, the Gates Foundation gave the AP $1,829,815. It's probably safe to assume that Bill Gates has a lot of influence at the Associated Press. Gates is notorious for pushing vaccines, the COVID psyop, fake meat, digital ID's, the climate change agenda, and censorship. While the AP may say it is independent, the senior editors are almost certain to keep Gates' interests in mind when deciding which topics to cover and how they're reported. Even if there isn't an official policy to please Gates, it would be career suicide to piss him off. 

Who else funds the Associated Press? For the sake of brevity, I'll only mention the funding sources that have a clear focus on an agenda that could influence the AP's work. Some, such as the Carnegie Corporation of New York, award hundreds of grants every year for a wide range of projects and most of them look reasonably harmless. Others have a much narrower range and thus are more likely to exert influence on the media for favorable coverage of those projects.

For example, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation awards a significant number of grants to environmental issues, particularly climate change and renewable energy.

The Climate and Land Use Alliance "advances land use policies and finance that help countries achieve ambitious climate targets".

The Hearthland Foundation is focused on equity and justice, which are buzzwords of the radical left.

The Hollyhock Foundation has climate change as one of its priorities.

The KR Foundation's primary goal is "to address the root causes of climate change and environmental degradation". They fund projects that promote the elimination of fossil fuels, cars, and the consumption of meat.

The Nathan Cummings Foundation websites states "We believe the dual crises named in our mission (inequality and climate change) cannot be addressed without first addressing their root causes and oppressive manifestations. That’s why we are focused on the long-term and interconnected goal of advancing racial, economic, and environmental justice (REEJ)".

The Outrider Foundation "supports multimedia storytelling about nuclear threats and climate change". Its advisory board includes the infamous Michael E. Mann.

The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation pushes artificial intelligence and other digital technologies to solve "the world’s most pressing challenges, from the COVID-19 pandemic to climate change to health inequities".

Pivotal Philanthropies Foundation refers to Pivotal Ventures, a company founded by Melinda Gates that advances left-leaning ideologies, with diversity being their main focus.

Quadrivium has five main focus areas: democracy, technology & society, scientific understanding, climate change, and ocean health. How connected are they to the Associated Press? Their website brags, "We helped to stand up a climate desk at the Associated Press (AP). AP’s member cooperative business model helps the largest and smallest news organizations reach populations across a wide range of geographies and cultural and economic backgrounds with climate change stories that matter in their communities. Importantly, these stories improve public understanding of the existential threats we face as well as the many solutions available and underway." Quadrivium also helped set up an organization called 'SciLine', which among other things provides vaccine propaganda to news reporters. SciLine fails to mention any adverse reactions (such as death) from vaccines, choosing instead to repeat the standard "safe and effective" talking points of the medical industrial complex.

With the Associated Press accepting so much money from foundations with clear-cut agendas, especially climate change, its difficult to accept that the AP is impartial in its reporting. Reporters and editors are bound to self-censor even if there isn't a written policy to do so. News and research that runs counter to what the foundations pay for likely never sees the light of day.

Public ignorance is the inevitable result.

The System Won't Reform Itself.

A country run by banks will always be in debt. Health care controlled by big pharmaceutical companies will never cure disease. A state run by war will never know peace. A nation run by the media will never know the truth.

[content source: Revellati Online]

Notes From Clown World: November 16, 2024.

Decrepit and sinister Nancy Pelosi must be crying in her vodka over Donald Trump's election victory. I don't feel sorry for her, though. She could be retired, relaxing on a tropical beach somewhere. Instead, she ran for re-election and somehow won another two year term. It sure makes you wonder about the mental state of the people living in her district.

Ice up your drink, Nancy. It's going to be a rough couple of years for you.

Butter to be safe than sorry! The intellectuals at the FDA have forced Costco to recall 79,200 pounds of butter because it was found to be contaminated with milk, the ingredient used to make the cream that is churned into butter. According to the FDA, Costco's package didn't specifically warn consumers that its butter contains milk, although the label clearly reads "sweet cream" on the front. That simple oversight was enough to trigger the recall, since our government thinks we're all as stupid as they are. I feel fairly confident that if I asked my ten closest neighbors what butter is made of, they'd all answer correctly. Even the woman who stills has the "Kamala for President" sign in her yard would get this one right. 

If only the FDA was as vigilant with other products, such as vaccines, food additives, and chemical contaminants...

In case you didn't get the memo, the world is going insane...well at least the human part of it. As proof, I present to you 'Inclusive Christmas', a company offering us a "woke" holiday season. I guess having an old white man as Santa isn't acceptable to the indoctrinated leftists in our midst. Now we have Pride Santa, Black Santa, Sandra Claus, and even Hanukkah Hank! Democrats across America can terrorize their children with a Santa in a gay pride coat while trying to explain why Uncle Bob never got married. I hate to think what might be in the stockings this year.

Finally for today, I give you this meme about "misinformation", a term that's used way too much in today's world. Best I can tell, it's anything crazy leftists, the corrupt news media, or the government disagrees with. And this means honest, truthful, verifiable data can be dismissed as false simply by calling it "misinformation". 

Sadly, few bother to question it.

No Species That Claims To Be Intelligent Destroys Its Own Ecosystem.

"The true intelligence of a species should be measured by its ability to preserve and harmonize with the environment that sustains it. In a world where all life depends on the balance of the ecosystem, any action that degrades or compromises that balance is an act against its own survival. Civilizations that claim to be advanced need to recognize that progress and nature are not opposites, but complementary. Destroying the ecosystem is, ultimately, destroying the very possibility of a secure future." 

[image & text by Revellati Online]

This isn't a commentary about man-made climate change, which is more of a component of politics than science. Rather, it's a warning that we face greater threats than a degree or two of warming. It's not carbon dioxide that we need to worry about. CO2 is the gas of life, and without it the planet dies. But we're told by the wealthy elites and the news media outlets they own that we need "net zero carbon". They rarely, if ever, mention the toxins their companies force upon an unsuspecting public.

Substances such as glyphosate, pesticides, plastic waste, pharmaceutical drug residue in our water, pollution from mining, and heavy metals emitted in the exhaust of cargo ships and jet aircraft are proven to be real threats to our ecosystem and our health. Even our drinking water is intentionally polluted by many government authorities with a fertilizer by-product called fluoride. Cutting down forests lowers air quality and destroys animal habitats. And let's not forget or ignore the harm being inflicted on all life forms by EMF radiation from a rapidly growing number of sources.

It's time to focus on the things that really make a difference to our survival: clean air, clean water, clean soil, and clean food. And while we're at it, let's demand serious studies on the effects of EMF radiation and place a moratorium on new transmitter construction until its safety can be determined.

Our continued existence requires it. And demands it.