Quick Find: AHMED BUKHATIR

Quick Find: AHMED BUKHATIR

REPOST: Another gem of a find is in the music of Islamic singer AHMED BUKHATIR. The first song I hear was an English nasheed* called “Forgive Me.” Even though the English isn’t very well put together the essence and the emotion is felt. The video for the song shows Ahmed coming in contact with various children, one with no leg, another with no sight, and one with no hearing. When he realizes these things his words, “Oh God, forgive me when I whine” A subtle and strong song about how we complain about things in life and when we come to the realization of other people’s suffering, we must humble our selfs about trivial things.

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Fringe News August 2021 – Qanon Edition

Fringe News August 2021 – Qanon Edition

News Links & Info on Qanon, Right Wing Extremists & Conspiracies – Last Updated 9/29/21

Fox News ignores a DC bomb threat inspired by right-wing conspiracy theory culture Right-wing media pushes animal dewormer as COVID treatment
In Australia, the Far Right Is Pushing COVID-19 Conspiracies The Right-Wingers Who Admire the Taliban
From white evangelicals to QAnon believers, who’s most likely to refuse COVID vaccine? What governments can do about QAnon believers

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Ecological News August 2021

Ecological News August 2021

News Links and Info on Environmental Issues – Updated Weekly Aug 2021

Biology Professors Explore Effects of Pollution, Climate Change on Local Environment Study Shows That Bottled Water Is 3,500 Times More Harmful to the Environment Than Tap Water
‘Nobody is safe’: UN warns climate crisis poses immediate threat Affects of Air Quality on the Environment and Our Health
What to expect from China’s big plan for the marine environment U.N. climate change report sounds ‘code red for humanity’

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Ecological News July 2021

Ecological News July 2021

News Links and Info on Environmental Issues – Last Updated 31st of July 2021 /p>

Australian government must protect young people from climate crisis harm, court declares Farm robots could help save the environment … or further destroy it
Should rivers have the same rights as people? Environment activist shot dead outside Nairobi home after death threats
Rocket Launches Are Shockingly Bad for the Environment Plastic waste could soon be causing ‘irreversible damage’ to the environment

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Fringe News July 2021 – Qanon Edition

Fringe News July 2021 – Qanon Edition

News Links & Info on Qanon, Right Wing Extremists & Conspiracies– Last Updated 31st of July 2021

QAnon posts by figurehead Q may be written by more than one person What drives belief in conspiracy theories, a lack of religion or too much?
Why some QAnon believers think JFK Jr is still alive – and about to become vice president Mercy Hospital protest draws crowd of 50, spreads vaccine misinformation and QAnon conspiracy
Revealed: the people who signed up to the Magacoin Trump cryptocurrency MAGA World’s ‘Freedom Phone’ Actually Budget Chinese Phone

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Consciousness News July 2021

Consciousness News July 2021

News Links and Info on Religious and Spiritual Issues – Last Updated 31st of July 2021

What drives belief in conspiracy theories, a lack of religion or too much? New psychology research suggests that belief in pure evil can put blinders on people’s thinking
The divine Dante Are New Iranian Criminal Laws Curtailing Freedom Of Religion Or Belief?
Whakapapa: how Māori belief is helping England find team spirit Three People Believing They Were Jesus Were Once Brought Together For A Very Unethical Experiment

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Wellness News July 2021

Wellness News July 2021

News Links and Info on Wellness and Mental Health Issues– Last Updated 31st of July 2021

Announcing a New Plan for Solving the Mystery of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena CAROLINE BURCKLE DISCUSSES MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING FOR OLYMPIC ATHLETES
Mental health is front and center in news stories from Tokyo to Washington Farmers Focus on Mental Health
Start the conversation about mental health with your employees today Mental health memes are everywhere – can they offer more than comic relief?

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Fringe News July 2021

Fringe News July 2021

News Links & Info on Unexplained & Conspiracies – Last Updated 31st of July 2021

This Maine campout includes a midnight Bigfoot hike and UFO-summoning meditation Second possible sasquatch sighting reported in Ashland County
Belief in Conspiracies Tied to Lower Critical Thinking Skills, But Don’t Get Smug The Covid Wuhan lab leak theory is being twisted to validate conspiracy theories
UFOs exist, and might come from beyond Earth, the U.S. said. Will that encourage conspiracy theorists? Harvard’s Avi Loeb Thinks We Should Study UFOs—and He’s Not Wrong

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Will America Be Buried in a Flag?The use of symbols is intentional.

Will America Be Buried in a Flag?The use of symbols is intentional.

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"People like this don’t love America. They love themselves. They love centering their own discomfort in every nook and cranny of the public discourse and having the gall to call it “patriotism”."
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SPIRIT ADRIFT – New lyric video and new album release date for “Forge Your Future”

SPIRIT ADRIFT – New lyric video and new album release date for “Forge Your Future”

Always love finding bands who’s music is more than just benign and simplistic lyrics. SPIRIT ADRIFT definately brings the classic Rock feel of BLACK SABBATH to the mix with their newest release “Forge Your Future” off the three-song EP, of the same name, out August 27th.

Lyrics below video

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Hip-Hop and Consciousness

Hip-Hop and Consciousness

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Hip-Hop speaks about the struggles and issues within a given community, as well as the expression of accomplishments in life. For many it is a representation of their world and their vision of reality.

Below are a variety of Hip-Hop artists that infuse the plight, as well as the powers, in their lives to express humanity with positive vibes.

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Caught this guy both times in Houston at For The Community. Great Spoken Word Hip-Hop artist out of Austin.

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From flying boats to secret Soviet weapons to alien visitors – a brief cultural history of UFOs

From flying boats to secret Soviet weapons to alien visitors – a brief cultural history of UFOs

The worldwide fascination with UFOs started in the late 1940s after a few incidents made the news in the U.S.

by Greg Eghigian, Penn State

On June 25, 2021, the U.S. government released a nine–page preliminary report on UFOs, or, as it is now calling them, Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, or UAPs. The report is the latest notable event in what has been a renaissance for UFOs in recent years. Greg Eghigian is a historian of science at Penn State who has published research and is writing a book on the history of UFOs in the U.S. We spoke with him for The Conversation Weekly podcast the day before the new report came out to better understand the cultural history of UFOs in the U.S.

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Wellness News June 2021

Wellness News June 2021

News Links and Info on Wellness and Mental Health Issues – Last Updated 30th of June 2021

For some US Muslims, raw talk on suicide, mental health HALF OF PUBLIC HEALTH WORKERS EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH STRAIN: STUDY
Opinion: The Climate Emergency Calls for a New Approach to Mental Health Experts call for greater integration of mental health policies and workplace interventions
I Know What It’s Like to Have Your Sanity Questioned NFL’s Richard Sherman: It’s ‘time to address’ mental health
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Fringe News June 2021

Fringe News June 2021

News Links & Info on Unexplained & Conspiracies – Last Updated 30th of June 2021

UFO conspiracy theory fun time: Did AI come from ET? Sinead O’Connor claims Prince was a ‘devil worshipper’ and heavily involved in the occult
These Creepy Places Officially Make West Virginia The Eeriest State In The Country Mainers Who Stumbled Upon Bigfoot
When it comes to UFOs, we’re still floating in a world of ‘what if’ Most Americans believe in intelligent life beyond Earth; few see UFOs as a major national security threat

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Fringe News June 2021 – Qanon Edition

Fringe News June 2021 – Qanon Edition

News Links & Info on Qanon, Right Wing Extremists & Conspiracies – Last Updated 30th of June 2021

MyPillow Guy Mike Lindell says ‘cyber guys’ will make sure Trump is president by this fall during Tampa rally The founders anticipated — and feared — Trump’s ‘big lie’
US Capitol Riot Arrests Mount While Some Defendants Plead Out Fact check: Adam Schiff latest politician targeted in QAnon arrest hoax
Friends, family and ‘middle-aged white dudes’ blamed for spread of misinformation in NZ AZ Will Spend Millions to Replace Voting Machines Compromised by GOP “Audit”

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Ecological News June 2021

Ecological News June 2021

News Links and Info on Environmental Issues – Last Updated 30th of June 2021

We couldn’t say ‘climate change’: Rep. Melanie Stansbury on her staffer days Vitali: Environmental Protection needs more funding
Are white people bad for the environment? Are bidets really better for the planet than toilet paper?
Some Republicans Find Failure to Grapple With Climate Change a ‘Political Liability’ Eye on Potatoes podcast: US potato growers join the climate change fight
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Consciousness News June 2021

Consciousness News June 2021

News Links and Info on Religious and Spiritual Issues – Last Updated 30th of June 2021

Reconciling religion and race Pope sends letter praising priest who ministers to LGBTQ Catholics
Atheists, humanists sue over Mississippi’s license plates Epigenetics: The spirituality of genetics
God/Human Connection – Universal Knowledge Spiritual Self-Help Book Launched India values religious tolerance: Pew Research Centre Report

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Unstuck: Create a New Path for Yourself

Unstuck: Create a New Path for Yourself

BY LEO BABAUTA

Sometimes it can feel like we’re stuck in life, doing the same things we’re unhappy with, over and over again.

Maybe you’ve been procrastinating on your meaningful work, or getting stuck in indecision or perfectionism. Maybe you’ve been putting off exercise or meditation, getting your finances in good shape, or making some other important change in your life.

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