Archive for May, 2009

“The Story of Stuff” – Consumerism run amok – by design…

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

I just watched this video called The Story of Stuff. It’s a must-see for everyone who lives on planet Earth, but mostly for we Americans who are purposely being brainwashed into consuming more, more, more! That what we got last year (month, week) is no longer good enough, and shame on us if we dare think it is! (I know you don’t suffer from this, but most people do, by design.)

My favorite point made by this video is that our National Happiness has been in decline since this consumerism push was purposely implemented in the 1950′s. To me, that says it all. We’re not happy and yet we continue down this road of seeking that happiness outside of ourselves. It’s madness and it has to stop. Our very lives depend on it.

Watch it now – The Story of Stuff

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The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It’ll teach you something, it’ll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever.

Swine Flu – the “New” Bird Flu? Dr Sherri Tenpenny Believes So

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009

How can we protect ourselves from the swine flu “pandemic”? Could the vaccine be worse than getting the disease? How does forced vaccination sound to you?

I snipped the paragraphs below from an article by Dr. Sherri Tenpenny’s website. Use the link at the end to view the entire article. She offers some great and simple tips on how to boost your immune system and stay healthy:

“We knew this was coming. Even though the bird flu hype was removed years ago from the nightly news, planning for the global pandemic and the development of pandemic flu vaccines has continued with little notice. Our government has instructed FEMA, made checklists for Homeland Security, given action plans to State and local authorities. These plans include methods and drills for global inoculation with a vaccine that will no doubt have the same deadly consequences as the Swine Flu vaccine in 1976.”

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New Vaccines Ready to Roll Out

The swine flu outbreak is going to benefit one of the most prolific and successful venture capital firms in the United States: Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers. Share prices have already risen for two of eight public traded companies in the firm’s portfolio of Pandemic and Bio Defense investments. BioCryst, up more than 26 percent, to $2.21 per share, and Novavax, maker of viral vaccines, escalated 75 percent to $1.42 per share on the first announcement of the swine flu outbreak in Mexico.

Novavax uses genetic information and “recombinant, virus-like particle technology” to rapidly engineer a vaccine. Its technology has only been through Phase II clinical trials but might be released prematurely. Novavax’s CEO, Rahul Singhvi announced Friday, “There is an emergency authorization avenue that is available that would allow us to use the vaccine in an emergency without further testing.” The Division-E provisions would protect the company from all liability. (emphasis OFM)

In the fine print of the Division-E legislation, (available for download at www.drtenpenny.com so you can read it for yourself), there is a suggestion that a massive, bioterrorist vaccination program could be “voluntary.” Will the media make everyone aware of the one-line provision that potentially gives us the right to refuse?

Will government mandates override State exemption laws? The future is unclear but this has been suggested. Your personal rights in this area are growing very thin and activism has never been more important. A quote by U.S. Representative Ron Paul (R-TX) says it all: “When we give government the power to make medical decisions for us, we, in essence, accept that the state owns our bodies.”

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2. Immunity for any product used for any public health emergency declared by the secretary of HHS. The authority to declare an emergency now rests completely in the hands of the secretary of HHS— an appointed, non-medical person who has no accountability to the general public. The president’s hand-picked person that is part of his inner circle will have the power to mandate vaccines and other medications given to the American people.

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Link to the full article: Swine Flu in Mexico: The New Bird Flu

If a swine flu vaccine becomes mandatory and it damages or kills you or a loved-one, you will have no recourse. The drug companies will not be held accountable even if they know that the vaccine is harmful. Sounds familiar. What say you about this “pandemic”? Please comment below.

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Swine Flu “Pandemic”? Hmmm…

Saturday, May 2nd, 2009

Are you worried about catching swine flu? If you’re watching the news or listening to the radio, you probably have given it some thought. Here’s an article with a viewpoint that differs from the mainstream news. Reprinted with permission.

Politics, Profits & Pandemic Fear Mongering

by Barbara Loe Fisher

Are you grabbing your face mask, stocking up on food and Tamiflu, locking your doors and keeping your TV tuned to the news to find out just how bad the “swine flu pandemic” really is going to get? While Americans are being scared to death, few are noticing how much of their tax money politicians are giving to drug companies and government health officials to grease the skids to create more experimental flu vaccines and drugs and more effective ways to quarantine or force their mass use whenever a “public health emergency” is declared in the future.

Call me cynical but not clueless. The bird’s eye view I have had for the past 27 years at the National Vaccine Information Center has taught me one thing: the global alliance between Big Pharma and Big Public Health is a prescription for disaster that could extend far beyond a bout with the flu.

Read the rest of the article here:

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