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Urgent Message!! from the lamestream media

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The capitalist system sets up a false jobs vs. environment conflict, that serves the system on both sides. If people’s land wasn’t stolen and destroyed, they wouldn’t be able to be forced into a position of dependency and into the labor force in the first place.

Here’s an interesting article by a labor leader about why he opposes the Tar Sands pipeline. Though he’s very much part of the establishment unions, he seems to be honestly grappling with the false conflict between labor and the environment that has been set up by the ruling class. I don’t see things the same way he does (like his advocacy of “green jobs” within a continued framework of capitalism, or participating in a protest of orchestrated arrests that appeals to Obama), but he makes some good points and, I think, eloquently expresses the real anguish of the worker trapped in a bind — of balancing the immediate need to feed one’s family while realizing that the only options we’re offered for doing so are destroying their future.

http://www.truth-out.org/why-im-marching-bill-mckibben-protest-keystone-pipeline/1314112061

- Stephanie McMillan

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‘Magic Mushrooms’ Statistically Shown to Improve Long Term Psychological Health

The psychedelic drug in magic mushrooms may have lasting medical and spiritual benefits, according to new research from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

The mushroom-derived hallucinogen, called psilocybin, is known to trigger transformative spiritual states, but at high doses it can also result in “bad trips” marked by terror and panic. The trick is to get the dose just right, which the Johns Hopkins researchers report having accomplished.

In their study, the Hopkins scientists were able to reliably induce transcendental experiences in volunteers, which offered long-lasting psychological growth and helped people find peace in their lives — without the negative effects.

“The important point here is that we found the sweet spot where we can optimize the positive persistent effects and avoid some of the fear and anxiety that can occur and can be quite disruptive,” says lead author Roland Griffiths, professor of behavioral biology at Hopkins.

Giffiths’ study involved 18 healthy adults, average age 46, who participated in five eight-hour drug sessions with either psilocybin — at varying doses — or placebo. Nearly all the volunteers were college graduates and 78% participated regularly in religious activities; all were interested in spiritual experience.

Fourteen months after participating in the study, 94% of those who received the drug said the experiment was one of the top five most meaningful experiences of their lives; 39% said it was the single most meaningful experience.

The study was published in the journal Psychopharmacology

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32 Pictures Of Police Brutality From Occupy Wall Street Protests

This needs WAY more notes. BTW, I’d say it’s about time to prepare for our own riots. It was only a matter of time and we’re getting dangerously close to the breaking point.

Reblog. Police brutality is a big deal to me. They should be working with these people, not beating them up. 

as a former victim of police brutality, these photographs enrage me on a level that’s hardly ever accomplished…and half the people in AMERICA don’t even know it’s happening. we need more coverage on how what these cops and corporations are doing is exactly the opposite of the principles america was founded on in the first place. actually, it’s pretty much how america as we know it was created. a group of people entirely fed up with their government’s bullshit who rebelled.

I think everyone else said it pretty well. People need to see this. So many people don’t seem to understand the fact that in situations like this one, the cops are totally unjustified in their actions. I find myself explaining this to my own parents every time a group of people take action against some kind of injustice, be it police brutality or the G20, and every time, she can’t understand why the cops are the ones who are wrong. My PARENTS. The mother who taught me to love everyone and the father who taught me about power, corruption, and revolution when I was only eleven. Somehow I can’t make them understand why this is wrong…? If anything makes me lose my faith in humanity’s ability to stand up against this bullshit and create a better world, it’s people who apologize for the cops.

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Lemur catta

Ringtailed Lemur sunbathing. - Lémur de cola anillada tomando sol.

My new favourite animal. - Mi nuevo animal favorito.