 It's January 2021, schools in the Northern Hemisphere are returning after the winter holidays...but most public schools are still enforcing harmful restrictions on their students and staff. There is mounting evidence from tens of thousands of doctors, health practitioners worldwide, that masks and arbitrary physical distance guidelines do not prevent the COVID1984 or any flu. Moreover, during crucial stages of development, children are significantly harmed by isolation, breathing in their own carbon dioxide and are subject to more bacterial infections from using facial coverings. The lack of contact activities including sports, music, sharing food, sharing lessons, sharing physical affection, participating in consistent social situations, spiritual/religious practices, traditional ceremonies of passage including baptisms, birthdays, graduations, weddings, funerals-is causing a significant rise in emotional/mental health problems and we see children withdrawing further into technological pacifiers and into themselves. Children especially, are suffering as they enter this next year and for most of the world, the tenth month of "lockdowns", "remote learning" and the denial of the full, simple experiences of generational family and societal life. They are also made to feel powerless to change the system imposed on them. They are masked and muzzled - often by people they love and respect. Most do not even ask "why" anymore. Watch this short video and try to imagine if you are a child during this time...it is a different type of "war". Children of the Great Reset: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ncE5yYQvJY&feature=emb_logo The false narrative and unverifiable reports of children "spreading" the virus to older adults continues to burden children with increased tension in what has evolved over the decades in the west to be accurately characterized as "anti-child" societies. As a matter of fact, many countries have not imposed these restrictions on their children, their schools or their societies and have lower mortality rates. These countries include: Finland, Austria, Sweden, Israel, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore and Denmark (as a few examples). www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/07/school-openings-across-globe-suggest-ways-keep-coronavirus-bay-despite-outbreaks Look at the prison type, tortuous protocols imposed on students in the USA, Canada and the UK, including getting children and adults "conditioned" to accept an instrument pointed at their forehead. Children already refer to this as the "temp gun". Numerous public buildings in the USA including schools, clinics, hospitals and government offices require temperatures to be taken before admittance. They could do this on other parts of the body as a matter of fact and the temperature would be just as accurate with skin proximity measures, but it is part of the "control" to be made to face the instrument and "submit". The next generation is being conditioned to give up their rights to privacy of their body as well as freedom of expression, all under the guise of "for the public good". The New York State Senate is going one perilous step further. wabcradio.com/2021/01/02/new-york-state-senate-bill-proposes-to-put-disease-carriers-in-detention-center/ Here’s an excerpt from NY State Assembly BillA416: "UPON DETERMINING BY CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE THAT THE HEALTH OF OTHERS IS OR MAY BE ENDANGERED BY A CASE, CONTACT OR CARRIER, OR SUSPECTED CASE, CONTACT OR CARRIER OF A CONTAGIOUS DISEASE THAT, IN THE OPINION OF THE GOVERNOR, AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER, MAY POSE AN IMMINENT AND SIGNIFICANT THREAT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH RESULTING IN SEVERE MORBIDITY OR HIGH MORTALITY, THE GOVERNOR OR HIS OR HER DELE- GEE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE COMMISSIONER OR THE HEADS OF LOCAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS, MAY ORDER THE REMOVAL AND/OR DETENTION OF SUCH A PERSON OR OF A GROUP OF SUCH PERSONS BY ISSUING A SINGLE ORDER, IDENTIFYING SUCH PERSONS EITHER BY NAME OR BY A REASONABLY SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION OF THE INDIVIDUALS OR GROUP BEING DETAINED. SUCH PERSON OR GROUP OF PERSONS SHALL BE DETAINED IN A MEDICAL FACILITY OR OTHER APPROPRIATE FACILITY OR PREMISES DESIGNATED BY THE GOVERNOR OR HIS OR HER DELEGEE AND COMPLYING WITH SUBDIVISION FIVE OF THIS SECTION."  This type of "nanny state" intervention proposed by one of the most populous states, could be a dangerous precedent. Think what would happen if one or both parents or caregivers of children were considered to be "disease carriers" or "potential carriers" under this legislation. The legislation further states you may not be permitted to leave until the state personnel "determine you can leave." A gulag in essence. A medical prison camp. No visitors. Already, children are suffering from loss of in person contact with their families, especially those who are caught in the midst of unsettled custody hearings during the pandemic. Virtual "contact" through screens is no substitute particularly for young children. "In response to the pandemic, child welfare agencies around the nation have been limiting or completely cutting off in-person visitation between children and their parents, leaving many families wondering when they will be in the same room again. It’s not just the immediate emotional consequences at stake: the extended time apart is bound to weaken some parents’ reunification cases. Experts are concerned it will lead to permanent dissolution of families unlucky enough to have open cases during the pandemic." talkpoverty.org/2020/05/12/coronavirus-cost-parents-custody-kids-foster-care/ Tragically, the number of child abuse, child sexual abuse and exploitation and domestic violence cases is rising although accurate numbers are not known since there are few physical home visits during the scamdemic. "While the world has battled the health and economic effects of the coronavirus, another global issue has raged in tandem with little notice – and without the additional money and resources needed to effectively battle it, experts said. Online child abuse and exploitation, already one of the biggest and growing crime challenges nationally, has spiked as the pandemic has forced more people indoors with abusers and children spending more time on the internet." www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/10/22/coronavirus-child-abuse-nj-online-child-exploitation-reports-increase/6004205002/  January is designated as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. -The number of children (under 18) who are exploited for sex, labor and used as commodities and put online or recruited online, is in the millions. Become aware of the crime and know the tactics and the "chat" used to lure your children. Please spread the word-see illustration above and pass forward. Big tech, tech business and school districts are pushing for children, families and organizations to "use remote" learning, meetings and conferences. Zoom is partly owned by the Chinese government FYI. Your "zoom" discussions, videos, chat messages are not protected. Many parents do not have a "net nanny" or similar program to alert them when porn sites are searched or 4Chan (underground net sites) etc. are accessed. It is well worth your time and money to install these programs for child protection. www.netnanny.com There are other sites as well including: KidInspector alternative.me/kidinspector "KidInspector is a powerful parental control solution for smartphones and computers. Its main purpose is to help parents protect their kids from online bullying, inappropriate content, and other online dangers. The software allows remote control of any kind of user activities, including instant messengers, search queries, website visits etc. It’s very easy to install KidInspector on the target device - simply go to our website and download the agent on the target computer or smartphone. Once installed, the app will start recording kids’ activities and sending the collected data to your online dashboard." Lastly (at least for this week), I urge you to resist all the big Pharma and big government propaganda about getting the new, experimental COVID vaccine. There are tens of thousands of doctors over the world who have come out with medical cautions and research against this new medical dictate. Here is one from Ireland with Dr. Dolores Cahill (start at 18 min for specific explanation): www.bitchute.com/video/0NqVZZA6Y8ia/ Search with DuckDuckGo online for more reports. Your children could (percentage wise it is more than 80% permanent sterility) be sterile for their entire lives because of your decision, as well as suffer from auto immune disorders and other adverse health effects. If your child gets the COVID1984 flu she/he will recover even without intervention but with Vitamin C, zinc, rest, healthy diet and sunlight it will be less severe than most flu cases and their own body will have fought it off and created natural immunity. I know it can be challenging to resist all the media hype and work pressures. Where I work they send around some sort of Pharma propaganda and "information session" (usually made mandatory) at least once a week. The "information" is always one sided-why to receive the vaccine and exaggerated claims of the efficacy of this "new vaccine". At present, you still have the right to say "No, thank you!". Stating you "refuse" can actually cause you to be labelled and put on "lists" for later so I suggest polite, "No, thank you" and you can state you have had "adverse reactions" to other vaccines including "anaphylactic" reactions. This will exclude you from the "rotating schedule of vaccinations" which will be required for this pandemic plan. Not one, but two a year to start-my recommendation is never start down this course of medicated submission...you have to make up your own mind after doing thorough research for you, your children and your loved ones. Below is a cautionary meme from the illustrious MD Dr. Buttar.  This will be quite a week in the USA and the world is watching. "Battle Hymn of the Republic" is the music I include for you this week because truly this is where we are in the USA-we are in a battle for our Republic to continue. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Orchestra at Temple Square Strings, and United States Military Academy Band at West Point perform "Battle Hymn of the Republic" by William Steffe and arranged by Peter J. Wilhousky, during a Music and the Spoken Word Fourth of July Special: “Defending Independence.” The special concert was performed at the United States Military Academy at West Point, on the Hudson River in New York in 2018:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9anfFdAr3E Meantime, stay healthy, stay informed and stay as free as possible. Until the first Tuesday in March 2021...all the best! From Alaska, Jo
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 Have you read or heard this mantra of "The Great Reset" being pressed into our consciousness via the media? Another psychological linguistic stinger designed to get you to comply with the upcoming official narrative. It is also created to cultivate "hope" that you will have your freedoms returned and life will be "back to normal" but beware...it is a false hope. There are petty and powerful tyrants and social engineering "experts" who have no intention of letting the masses have or retain their freedoms. They rely on your ignorance, good will and naive belief that hope would not or cannot be manipulated. However, it can and it is. Do people still remember that less than a year ago the world was basically told it would only be "15 days to flatten the curve' and thereafter all these controls, restrictions and requirements were "short term" and temporary? Most people willingly complied and gave up their normal routines and freedoms in the hope that they would be restored...soon. Schools are still closed in many countries, certain businesses have closed entirely and communities have been denied their right to worship, celebrate, mourn together and participate in sports, music, or any group events. Masks are the new muzzle even though mounting evidence from actual medical and epidemiological experts proves they do not "stop the spread" moreover they diminish our brain functions and immune system health over time and psychologically batter us. Masks are the new outward sign/virtue signal for "obedience" regardless of the illogic or proof of actual harm. "A mask will not protect providers caring for a patient with active Covid-19 if it’s not accompanied by meticulous hand hygiene, eye protection, gloves, and a gown. A mask alone will not prevent health care workers with early Covid-19 from contaminating their hands and spreading the virus to patients and colleagues. Focusing on universal masking alone may, paradoxically, lead to more transmission of Covid-19 if it diverts attention from implementing more fundamental infection-control measures." www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2006372 "The average mask that we all wear has now been officially regarded as likely to harbour stray viruses in a warm cosy home. But they let through such a large percentage of viruses that they should not be used. I repeat, the scientific tests show they SHOULD NOT BE USED." www.theportugalnews.com/news/masks-are-useless-now-its-official/56010 Hope is dribbled out in intermittent announcements and then withdrawn. School administrators will declare that "in classroom" education will "resume soon" but then on the day or week they stated they would re-open, they issue another announcement that school will "continue in lockdown" until further notice...and so forth. There are concerted efforts, including using military psychological operations techniques to "influence the population into accepting" the vaccine. Vaccination is touted as the "key to unlock the doors of restriction" and to "boost herd immunity". The serious science contradicts all these claims. Reknown virologists, doctors researchers and medical lawyers warn against taking/accepting the new vaccine. There are considerable known adverse side effects. Read this concise article featuring the multilingual Dr. Sukarit Bhakdi who stated on record: "I think it's {the vaccine} downright dangerous. And I warn you, if you go along these lines, you are going to go to your doom ." https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/12/reknowned_scientist_tells_laura_ingraham_the_covid19_vaccine_is_downright_dangerous_and_will_send_you_to_your_doom.html#ixzz6fbVEjngM Let's consider the threatened lockdowns by a number of politicians before and during the Judeo-Christian holidays of Hannukah and Christmas as well as the world wide celebration of the new year 2021. In the USA, the governors and mayors of California, Oregon, Maine, New York, Michigan, Virginia and numerous other cities and states as well as the leading politicians in states in Australia, the United Kingdom and New Zealand have similarly declared further lockdowns throughout the next month whether it be in the Northern or Southern Hemispheres. Even during years of world wars throughout human history, the celebrations of Christmas, Hannukah, New Year and other religious and national holidays were honored - even promoted. This year there is an iron fisted movement to "disrupt" these holidays, to urge populations to "celebrate virtually", to restrict gatherings, travel and consumption-to deny individual decision making and freedom to choose. All these edicts, newly issued orders and "guidelines" are done under the guise of "for your own good" combined with the mantras "We are all in this together!".  "The Great Reset" is being pressed as what we will all "have to accept" and "adapt to in the new normal" but examine what this entails before swallowing the next blue pill designed to anesthetize you into further servitude. One of the recent "faces" of this sinister blueprint is Klaus Schwab, 82 year old German engineer, economist and businessman, who is the founder and chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF) and founding member of the Davos Group. www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-22/davos-world-economic-forum-meeting-explained/11888724 Klaus Schwab is the "creator" of the concept of the "Stakeholder Capitalism" or actually another form of Communism. Read his books { Titles include: COVID 19-The Great Reset, 2020} or watch this brief video for more details and illuminating analysis of who and what will be "reset" under this plan. FYI, the "Green New Deal" is another cover name for this overall social engineering design to:
How COVID Ushers In The New World Order: www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6pzXrEBqR0&feature=emb_logo  Star of Bethlehem As we enter the final month of 2020, start the Advent season then soon glide into the nights of Hannukah, Christmas Eve, Christmas, New Year and the Feast of the Three Kings and the Epiphany on January 6, 2021-let us remember our humanity, our faith, our charity and our precious hope and keep awake and discerning eyes, ears and brain.
The saying, "Nothing is for free-there are always strings attached" should be heeded when analyzing the "new deals" and policies which will be thrown towards us repeatedly, and unthinkingly embraced by many around us. Closing tonight with a song from children singing in the Bethel Music Kids contemporary choir called "O Holy Night". The words are included in this video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNyJd94iTKE From Bethel, Alaska-keep warm, keep your humanity and guard your freedoms! Jo  Peter John Athabascan elder and spirit talks-shaman-medicine man in Alaska "We have to learn the True Way. It's not something you're going to get in school. And you wouldn't get it from your family either. People love their family and friends too much, too close to really give them the truth, because the truth hurts more than anything else. The truth is the only way real way to live." www.asdn.org/wp-content/uploads/Peter_John.pdf. (See above photo of Peter John Athabascan elder in Alaska). "In the old days people knew how to survive. The people I'm talking about killed bears with a spear. They were so fast they could club a fox with a stick. They hunted with a bow and arrow. I saw people who could run down a moose in the summertime. Hardy people. All this not for sport but because their life depended on it. Our great grandfathers used to paddle all over these rivers. The important part to understand is that Native people in those days never said that they believed in God the Father Almighty. But the way they lived was true to the Christian life. The mission people didn't see that." (photo of St. Sophia Russian Orthodox church near me in Bethel, Alaska November 2020 and the entrance to the tundra beyond at sunrise) While most of the media worldwide will be buzzing about deconstructing the USA elections; I wanted to pause and write about timeless truisms and how they will (hopefully) inform the next steps in our governance, and in our/my personal life path. As the days grow shorter, the temperatures plunge and forced solitude is part of life during the relentlessly imposed "quarantine" and "level red" plandemic policies; there is more time for contemplation, reflection and re-direction. In this sense, I am grateful for the imposed cloister-like life I am leading here in remote Alaska. I also have more time to read for pleasure and guidance. The transcribed stories and biographies of Alaskan native elders are part of my reading this month. Peter John, an elder or shaman not of the Yu'pik/Cu'pik people where I live and work, but of the larger Athabascan people, is who I quote at the beginning of this post. His straightforward observations after a life of struggle, tragedy and purpose, are ones particularly poignant to me. The other new author I was introduced to is the late John O'Donohue. He was an Irish Catholic priest who left the priesthood, married, wrote, lectured and died in his sleep away from Ireland - in Avignon, France in 2008. At the age of 52, John O'Donohue left us a legacy of poetry, Celtic wisdom, theology, philosophy and linguistic wealth in the ancient Gaelic language. He was fluent in Irish/Gaelic, English and Latin. He saw the world through his unique senses always with the hand of the divine to guide him. There are similarities in both men-Peter John and John O'Donohue-they both emphasize the continued search for truth and the courage needed to pursue truth especially with those close to you. How true! On a macro scale, the United States government including the Department of Justice, the FBI, the intel agencies, law enforcement, the press, media, politicians at the local and state level have lied, deceived, intentionally manipulated their own people for decades, probably for centuries. Only recently has the depth of deception been revealed by courageous "outsiders" and brave "insiders". If you haven't seen the documentary for free (on Amazon) I urge you to watch: THE PLOT AGAINST THE PRESIDENT-here is a trailer for this powerful film-www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOMzzbukNhM On a personal level, being in a position to know the plans about to be implemented on my colleagues and community but being required to withhold information or even "pretend" I don't know what is to come...is an environment of deceit and actual mistrust. The leadership here deciding not to trust that other professional people are somehow not "capable" of handling the truth or "bad news", then letting them believe a situation will not continue (and to plan on all levels for that eventuality) when indeed it will...is also an abuse of power and cruel. By dragging out "remote" learning, not allowing any gatherings for celebrations, passages, sports or recreation; power is used to restrict the possibilities of resistance, congregation and counter planning to an extent. The entire village communities are weakened in body, mind and spirit and much is and will be left undone with the excuse of Covid 19. As the shaman and elder Peter John stated, sometimes family and friends are too close to each other - they cannot handle the truth. This could be the truth of historical events in your own family, of your own experiences they have no point of reference for, or about others in the family or circle of trust they have put on pedestals over time. They do not want to believe those in authority, those who they love or felt love from, those who have had leverage over them-may be corrupt, may have lied for their own advantage or may have crept out of responsibilities. The more heinous the lie or actions, the harder the truth to hear, to be revealed, to bear in the short term. However, in the long term for the integrity, strength and honor of a couple, a family, a community or a society - exposing truths is vital for a righteous path. Truth is essential for trust, as love and trust need to be partners. As both Peter John and John O'Donohue and many other wise people have proclaimed through thousands of years of writings from all over our planet...only truth will set you "free" will allow you to live a conscious life no matter what religion or spiritual belief you choose to follow. It takes great courage to live a life in truth and to be brave enough to answer important questions honestly to your family, your friends, your colleagues, your adversaries and your self. However, facing the "fear" of telling the truth and accepting shame or blame for deceptions and dishonest dealings-is integral to redemption and "salvation" both before and after death-in both traditions-the ancient Athabascan and the more contemporary Christian doctrine.  "The Seven Deadly Sins" by Kevin Grass oil painting on canvas USA Ending today as the snow and ice glisten, with a "hot" R&B (rhythm and blues) song called, "Don't you lie to me" sung by Mike Whellans (harmonica & vocals) performing with the Battlefield Band, some of whom wear kilts with pride at Glasgow Pavilion back in 1984.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7uAHVKVtZNk By the way, do you know or remember what are characterized in most traditional and religious belief systems as the "Seven Deadly Sins" and the cardinal virtues? We are all full of the contradictions which make us human and thus fallible, but we are also all capable of adapting, changing and redemption once truth is acknowledged. Whatever happens this week in the USA, stay alert and keep on the "right" path. Never stop searching for the truth... Best from Bethel, Jo Turkey and Iran continue in their historically based power play in the Caucasus and the Levant. They are squeezing territory from Armenia via their proxy war by the Azeris in Nagorno-Karabakh and the presence of Azeri jihadists in neighboring Syria. "Nagorno-Karabakh - Armenian defence ministry spokesman Artsrun Hovhannisyan said Azerbaijani shelling hit within Armenian territory near the town of Vardenis. (Armenian) authorities reported that shelling hit the region’s capital of Stepanakert and the towns of Martakert and Martuni." Posing as referees to these conflicts are the Russian Federation and the United States, both of whom have significant numbers of Armenians within their own borders. At different times both France and Albania in conjunction with the United States and Russia, have participated in possible peace negotiations while weapon sales to and from both countries continued even during the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk protocols to mediate cease fire agreements in 1997-1998 and in September 2020. President Emmanuel Macron of France said on Wednesday, September 28, that there was evidence that a proxy force of Syrian fighters had been deployed from southern Turkey to Azerbaijan. A Syrian fighter confirmed the presence of those forces, which Azerbaijan and Turkey have denied. Moreover Armenia recalled its ambassador to Israel this week after Azerbaijan acknowledged using Israeli-made weapons to fight Armenian forces around Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan maintained trade relations with Israel since its independence in 1991. Azerbaijan provides Israeli intelligence with information on Iran, making it difficult for Tel Aviv to abandon such an ally. Tel Aviv and Baku seemingly share the same goal: to control Iranian Islamist propaganda and aggression.  Armenians in Nagorno-Karabkh in September 2020 Most people do not know that Armenia is one of the oldest countries on Earth and used to be known as "The Kingdom of Armenia" long before the Roman and Persian empires evolved. The Armenian language-Hayeren- is one of the oldest living languages on our planet and Yerevan, the capital city of Hayastan or Armenia, situated on the Hrazdan river; was established in 3200 B.C. Yerevan has been continuously inhabited since that time. There is a significant religious and ethnic element to these current conflicts. The Armenians and the Persians were both practicing Zoroastrians before the rise of Christianity and the emergence of Islam. Armenia was the first nation to declare itself a Christian country in 300 AD. Russia, as an Orthodox Christian country, aligned with Armenia while concurrently expanding its economic and diplomatic relationship with Iran. During the Safavid dynasty period (1501-1722) Persia (now Iran) and Azerbaijan converted to the “Twelver Shi’ite” branch of Islam. Iran and Azerbaijan share adherence to this Shi’ite sect although Iran has a declared state religion while Azerbaijan has not declared a state religion since their domination by the Soviet Union. Turkey is also a Muslim majority country. The Turkish government claims 99.8% identify as Muslim and of these about 75% belong to the Hanafi and Maturidi Sunni branch of Islam, 6.5% belong to the Shafi’I and Ash’ari Sunni schools of Islam while Alevis, Ja’faris and Alawites belong to the Shia sect of Islam according to religious polls published in 2018. Prior to the Syrian civil war, jihadist groups in Azerbaijan were primarily connected to the insurgency in the North Caucasus. A group called Tovba (“Repentance”) attempted to emphasize the religious factor in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict during the 1988 protests in Baku. However, there was a crackdown on Salafi and other political Islamic groups after the 2008 Abu Bakr mosque bombing in Azerbaijan. This resulted in the departure of many jihadists from the area. These terrorists became the vanguard of Azerbaijani groups in Syria, initially holding high-level positions in foreign fighter ISIS/Daesh violent extremist networks. The siege of Aleppo, Syria by Daesh/ISIS targeted and viciously attacked Christians living in those areas, the majority of whom were ethnic Armenians.  Aleppo, Syria after Daesh/ISIS siege The political Islamic factions in Azerbaijan and Syria, were supported by both Iran and Turkey. Turkey having a long history of aggression against Armenia including carving up Armenian territories as well as their genocidal actions against the Armenians in the early 20th century. In addition, Turkey has significant trade agreements with Azerbaijan including the recently signed $7 billion-dollar natural gas pipeline project which will transport Azeri natural gas across Turkey to Europe. President Erdogan of Turkey has continued to disregard sanctions by the United States against Iran and purchase their gas and oil, albeit at a reduced percentage.  Map of Armenia and surrounding countries with petroleum resources and infrastructure As of the first week of October 2020, President Erdogan stated, “Turkey continues to stand with friendly and brotherly Azerbaijan with all its facilities and heart.” The Azeris share a common Turkic language base and Turkish “nationalism” in northern Iran where a large Azeri Turkish population resides in Tabriz. This concerns Iran since the idea of a “Greater Azerbaijan” is supported by the current President of Azerbaijan, llham Aliyvev. Russia continues to have a military presence and a military base in Armenia, however while Russia supplies arms to Armenia it also sells weapons to Azerbaijan. Moscow just announced its readiness to sell S-400 surface to air missile system to Iran after the United Nations arms embargo expires. The United States provides millions of dollars in various aid packages to Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan grants over-flight rights and approved numerous landings and refueling operations at Baku’s civilian airport in support of U.S. and coalition military operations in Afghanistan. Azerbaijan is a major land, air, and sea conduit of the Northern Distribution Network for supplies entering and leaving Afghanistan to support U.S. and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) stabilization operations. Azerbaijan has contributed troops for the ISAF since 2003. From 2003 to 2008, about 150 Azerbaijani troops participated in the coalition stabilization force for Iraq. Armenia established diplomatic and trade relations with the United States in 1992. Modest aid is supplied through programs run by USAID, the US State Department and numerous Armenian/American NGOs and church sponsored organizations. I was fortunate enough to be part of US Department of State funded humanitarian programs in both Armenia and Turkey, as well as Russia in the years 2008-2012, so I know first hand of these projects and programs. Similar programs exist in Azerbaijan and Georgia. (photos from work in Armenia 2008-2010 below-captions on hover) Armenia and Iran have continued trade and according to recent reports, “Iran’s traditional Armenia policy has long been a balancing act against both Azerbaijan and Turkey across southern Caucasia. As a result, behind-the-scenes, Iran backs Armenia.” Armenia has maintained positive diplomatic, economic and security relationships with Russia since the fall of the Soviet Union. However, Armenia and Turkey are hostile neighbors. They have not formally established diplomatic nor economic relationships. They dispute the borders and do not recognize the brief normalization protocols of 2008-2009. The protocols were formally annulled in March 2018. Turkey under President Erdogan openly supports Azerbaijan and its attacks against Armenia in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh territory. “Mr. Erdogan’s growing assertiveness has come partly in response to changing global dynamics, particularly the shrinking American role in the region, deep divisions within the European Union and the devastating civil war in Syria, just across Turkey’s southern border. He has at his disposal, a powerful military that Turkey has been upgrading for decades.” Turkey is defying Russia and agreements made for a ceasefire and supplying Azeri's with more weapons, personnel, training and tactics. asiatimes.com/2020/10/erdogan-defiance-of-putin-bodes-a-bloody-october/ Turkey has built up its military through its alliance with NATO and procuring weapons from the United States, France, the UK, Canada and Spain. Turkey is also the world’s 14th largest weapons exporter as of 2018, with a robust, developed domestic arms producing industry. Armenia will be hard pressed from all sides to cede to Azerbaijan in the upcoming negotiations. Whatever "agreement" is decided has consequences for the entire region and ripples to the whole world.  Vrej Kassouny- "Nagorno-Karabakh"- An Armenian artist born in Aleppo, Syria-living in Yerevan Armenia. Our earnest prayers are needed on so many fronts these days. I will include a beautiful, plaintive musical piece by the most famous Armenian duduk player-Djivan Gasparyan. I had the pleasure of attending his 80th birthday celebration in Yerevan back in 2008. He is still living in Solak, Armenia and will be 92 next week on October 12, 2020. People may know his work from soundtracks such as for the film "Gladiator" but he has done many more in different parts of the world. Here are a few more you can search online and listen to...for hours:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYmAzwQPfdY His grandson, Jivan Jr. continues the family musical legacy and is sitting and playing duduk by his side. The Armenians, for a relatively small population, have contributed so much to the world in all the performing and visual arts as well as theology, literature, architecture, chess, sports and fashion over thousands of years. May they continue to be valued, protected and encouraged to thrive.  Armenian Artist Arman Hambardzumyan and “Hector”with his bronze sculpture of the Homeric hero On a most personal note this week, whenever I hear or think about Armenia/Hayastan, I always associate it with my son Denali, who visited me there in 2008, and who met the artist/sculptor Arman Hambardzumyan while he was studying in Yerevan. Coincidentally they were both was born in the same year, 1988. Both Arman and Vrej Kassouny positively influenced Denali and emboldened him to keep pursuing his goal of becoming an accomplished painter and artist. It was after Denali's visit that he decided to apply to the "best" universities in the USA which had art departments as their focus, and from which he graduated at the top of his class from California College of the Arts, in painting and design in May 2013. Arman kept in contact with Denali via social media and by email until Denali's death in July 2013. I had dreams of Armenia, wood sculptures and duduk music over the past week and my heart goes out to all Armenians, but especially those who I know - young doctors in Nagorno-Karabkh. Barev zez and shenoraghalazion to my Hay friends... From the chilly, windy and misty tundra of remote Alaska-take care-wherever you may be in the world, Jo  My son Denali Schmidt and I outside of Yerevan, Armenia in November 2008 Whether you realize it or not, we are in a war zone. There is a "culture war", there is a "bio war" with an invisible "enemy", there are actual adversaries who wish to "crush America" and "cancel" American history, values and accomplishments. There are strong forces who plan to indoctrinate, vaccinate and manipulate your children, our children, our next generation. There are people who wish this to be a "global effort", who wish to erase national uniqueness and identity. These are the same people and organizations who want to "redefine" the "concept of biological family", who push for giving up individual rights for "collective good" - who intend to brand and track every human being on our planet. The rationale given will be the need for accurate 'medical data storage'. “Especially in developing countries where medical records may not be as complete or as accessible, there can be value in having medical information directly associated with a person.” The roll out of 'invisible identification ink in the skin' has been planned for years. The Bill & Melinda Gates 'Foundation' has invested millions and hopes to "trial" this new technology in Africa and India's children...first. www.scientificamerican.com/article/invisible-ink-could-reveal-whether-kids-have-been-vaccinated/ Their foundation has spent millions on advertising, positive media coverage and "education programs" to "prepare the population" for their vehicles and vaccines. They have been doing intensive funding for over a decade proclaiming their "philanthropic ventures" with a pledge of ten billion dollars in 2010 calling for a "Decade of Vaccines". www.gatesfoundation.org/Media-Center/Press-Releases/2010/01/Bill-and-Melinda-Gates-Pledge-$10-Billion-in-Call-for-Decade-of-Vaccines Now the public education system in North America (USA and Canada) is pushing teachers to "persuade" children to "how to get your vaccine without your mommy and daddy knowing" including "how to tell a little lie so you can get the vaccine" etc. Do watch this report and be advised this is happening already in schools-including in remote and rural areas: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDslC6IKovc&feature=youtu.be  Controlling a citizenry through "education "has been used effectively since the Ancient Greek era. Separating children from their families for long periods of time, from a young age, year after year during all major stages of physiological, emotional and spiritual development has only been part of human civilization in most parts of the world since the 1900s. Compulsory public school education is quite recent. Most English speaking countries only required elementary education or approximately six years of schooling, until after World War I. While a few states including Massachusetts, New York and Virginia opened some public schools earlier, it was not until the 1920s elementary school was mandatory in all states in the USA. As a point of comparison, Germany was the most advanced in terms of public education for children for nine full years. Germany instituted standardized teacher training. They used exams to assess student progress before secondary school entrance. They did this during the time of Prussia in 1872, and also opened all schools to female students. Canada instituted their public school system in 1871. The UK in 1870, for children between the ages of 5-12. Japan had a free public education system in 1907, while France only instituted compulsory free education in 1967, for children between the ages of 6-16. www.k12academics.com/Education%20Worldwide/Education%20in%20Germany/history-education-germany People forget or are not even aware that the governments of Australia, Canada and the USA, forced their Indigenous populations to endure relocation onto "reservations" and "missions" the government dictated. The governments authorized taking their children away to residential "boarding schools" far from their families. "In Canada, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand, various iterations of the Indian Residential School system were created—usually church-run boarding schools meant to forcibly assimilate indigenous children into Western culture. Attendance was mandatory, and Indian Agents would regularly visit aboriginal communities to take children as young as two or three from their homes. Many of them wouldn’t see their families again for the next decade, others would never reunite again. These students were punished for speaking their native languages or observing any indigenous traditions, routinely physically and sexually assaulted, and in some extreme instances subjected to medical experimentation and sterilization." pulitzercenter.org/project/western-canada-first-nations-residential-schools-identity Without any informed consent from their parents, children in these residential institutions were subjected to medical experiments and treatments including sterilization. It was against the law in the United States until 1978, for Native Americans to practice their own religion openly. The admission of "dual language" programs in areas where the Native population is the majority population was not recognized until the 1990s. "The Native American Languages Act in 1990 (NALA) had the goal to "preserve, protect, and promote the rights and freedom of Native Americans to use, practice and develop Native American languages." Language is the key to articulating thought, culture and individual expression. Manipulating language is one method of manipulating thought and through that...behavior. Teaching children what they "can say" or prohibiting what they "mustn't say" as well as coercing them to "repeat after me" is one effective means of indoctrination. Making them wear a mask, when it is proven to diminish health, breathing capacity and is not proven to stop the spread of germs, bacteria or viruses; is nothing short of a muzzle on children and on adults.  Denying children the possibility of direct human touch, contact and interaction is a form of abuse. Teaching children to be afraid of other children and human beings because they "might be carriers" of a mild flu like virus, is a form of indoctrination and prejudice. In a few short months in 2020, children have been told they could "kill their elder relatives" because they "could be carrying Covid 19!". The special connection between generations is being torn because of "fear mongering".
Yet, children have little or no choice. Their own futures are being manipulated "for them". Have a look at this short video about plans for us and for our children-be advised this is part of predictive programming being disseminated through major news narrative sources-in this case the BBC. It is entitled: "Their Next Step". www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y15vjY81tqI". The importance of feeling love cannot be understated. Children thrive with love and affection. They learn from all different ages. As long as we cherish and nurture the individual humanity in our children they will be able to bring us original ideas, fresh solutions and creative coping mechanisms to navigate through challenges. However, children rely on us as the adults to protect them, guide them and shield them from all harms as best we can, especially in their most vulnerable years before puberty. We are models for our children, for the next generation. If we submit to being muzzled by masks and constantly physically distance from other human beings...they will watch and follow. If we blindly and mutely acquiesce to every edict whether or not it makes logical, medical or common sense, our children will have to rebel against us in order to sustain their health in body, mind and spirit. Full spectrum thinking and nurturing the "whole person" require courage in these times...worldwide. Will you muster your strength and heart for them-while you still can? The forces against children, those who want an "anti-child" society, are strong. Watch and listen to this latest propaganda in song and movement from the United Nations. The UN uses children to elicit "sympathy" and congress with "The New World Order". The chorus repeats this three times in this advertisement from the Pacific Islands. The choreography deliberately keeps the children "immobile" for much of the piece. They sing the words but keep their hands to their sides until the end. Here is the link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=acsI2T9R86Y&feature=emb_logo It is a new month already. September is the time for a change of seasons in both the Southern and Northern hemispheres. Let's work for a change in direction. The winds carry messages if we are still enough to listen. Until the first Tuesday of next month...keep healthy and alert! Jo  The Persistence of Memory-painting by Salavdor Dali Time is a gift we often take for granted...until there is danger of having little or no time left. When this happens, how you spend your time and with whom becomes your most important priority. Time both condenses and expands depending on who you are with and what you are doing. Dividing the time you have is an important decision every minute of every day, yet we often relegate these decisions to others without realizing it. Our work often dictates time spent away from our loved ones, our spiritual activities and our private, personal pursuits. In Armenian there is a saying I remember, roughly translated as: "Acquaintances can be thieves of your time." We speak about wasting time but we may not be aware of what or who is stealing time. These days, screens/machines are both wasting and stealing our time routinely. Many of us will deliberately set a timer to ensure we do not go beyond certain time limits on our computer or spy phones. Advertisements and "suggested for you" distractions can lead to unnecessary minutes or hours on screens. Time becomes both compressed and expanded in cyber land. Our attention spans become shorter. Our neurons fire faster due to intentionally programmed dopamine spiking icons, sounds and click bait. Our time is twisted and we re-emerge from sessions in the virtual landscape slightly dazed and confused upon re-entering "real time" and place. We say we are "going offline" as if being "online" is the actual "new normal". Ironically one of the best visual, documentaries about this contemporary challenge is only...on a screen; however, I do recommend this and it should be "worth your time". The title and link is listed below: Being offline is the new luxury -A VPRO documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBFoV6jn79c  Is your time running out? We are instructed throughout life to "use our time wisely" yet how much time is actually ours? Depending upon your belief in destiny and/or Divine guidance, no matter how earnestly we pray for "more time" for someone or for ourself, time allotted for each of us...is finite. Our country/nation may have limited time as well. We learn of "ancient times" and the eras of empires in "times gone past" but think "this time will be different for us!". When did those in the Austro-Hungarian empire know that time was running out and the end of their reign was near, that World War I would decimate their holdings? When did Tibetans realize they were about to be overtaken by the Chinese and their time of safety in high altitude isolation was finished? When did the Jewish and Roma populations in Europe know their very existence was threatened if they did not flee? Timing, keenly sensing when it is time to stay and when to leave, may mean the difference between survival and death. Well, I won't take too much more of your time tonight. I shall include the lyrics and music of a once great singer/songwriter named Sandy Denny, who I met just one time in the mid 1970s in Washington, D.C. At the time, my boyfriend and I were working on the stage crew for Fairport Convention. Just before the concert started the band needed an extra cymbal. We had one, so he rushed home to get it and after we finished packing up, some of the band went outside to speak to us. Sandy Denny was there, too. It twas late at night, but she was luminescent as a quiet spark. I still recall. To me, she was stellar. I only met her for a few minutes but the memory persists after decades. Sometimes we are graced with someone's presence for years, sometimes only for months or days, or minutes. It is the quality of the encounter that stays with us, not just the quantity of time. In my lifetime, I have been graced with the presence of many remarkable human beings with whom I spent time. For some, I worked and lived with them for their last year, or few years-though at the time we thought we had heaps of time left in our lifetimes. A few times I have treated patients once or twice only to hear they were killed shortly thereafter in the war zones of Afghanistan and Iraq. Sandy Denny didn't have much time on this earth. Sandy died a few years later in 1978, from a mid-brain hemorrhage after falling down stairs in her parents' Cornish cottage. One of Sandy Denny's most famous songs is "Who Knows Where the Time Goes". She was only 22 when she wrote and recorded this song. Sadly, she only lived for nine years after. I include a music video of this treasure for you. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oBMDcLf6WA Here are the lyrics: Across the evening sky, all the birds are leaving But how can they know it’s time for them to go? Before the winter fire, I shall still be dreaming I do not count the time, for who knows where the time goes? Who knows where the time goes? Sad deserted shore, your fickle friends are leaving Oh but then, you know, it was time for them to go But I shall still be here, I have no thought of leaving I have no thought of time, For who knows where the time goes? Who knows where the time goes? And I am not alone while my love is near me And I know it shall be so, until it’s time to go So come the storms of Winter and then the birds in Spring again I do not fear the time, for who knows how my love grows, And who knows where the time goes?  "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. "
J. R. R. Tolkien Closing from Yu'pik country-wishing you time with those you love! Jo |
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