Caitlin! I’m not exactly a baseball fan, but you knocked it out of the park with this post!

I agree with this commentary. However I’ve seen people that cannot handle freedom. They cannot handle freedom because they’ve been so influenced to beieve it’s not possible.￼

what is freedom? how do i know when i am free?or does defining it actually negate it's attainment? freedom seems to be an abstract state beyond words to me. which is not say it is unattainable of course

Make music about something you find difficult or unproductive to talk about.

Step 1: Consider the following question: When is “talking” helpful or productive for you?

Step 2: Now consider things that talking about doesn’t seem to help, or perhaps even hinders, for you.

Step 3: Make music about the topic or concern that arose from Step 2.

The other me - disquiet0532

This superb LP recorded by musicologist Jacques Brunet in 1972 showcases  the Laotian khene mouth organ — with three virtuosos crafting stunning melodious polyphonic music.
https://music-republic-world-traditional.blogspot.com/2022/04/laos-lart-du-khene-collection-musique.html

L’Art du Khène – Collection Musique du Monde 26 – Galloway Records GB 600 545 B

Laos - Khene bamboo mouth organ music from Laos - Improvisations 1972

DJ McAfee's SC: https://soundcloud.com/dream-rite-music

DJ McAfee -  Future Joy

The Forêt des Cedres (cedar forest) is one of the most unusual of the forests and green spaces of the Luberon massif, given the oriental origin of these large trees. At an altitude of 727 metres, the cedar forest was originally planted with seeds from the Algerian Middle Atlas, back in 1861.

Due to it's altitude and distance from major towns and roads, the forest is very quiet and makes for a perfect recording location. I arrived an hour before sunrise intending to record the spring dawn chorus. As I approached the entrance to the forest I heard a nightingale singing so I slowly approached, getting as close to the bird's song post without disturbing it. I setup my mics using the "tree ears" technique: spaced omnis with the tree trunk acting as a natural baffle. 

Sony PCM A10 + 2 x Lom Mikro Uši (tree ears technique)
02.05.2022

Common Nightingale - Forêt des Cèdres du Luberon, France

The single most overlooked and under-appreciated aspect of our society is the fact that immensely powerful people are continuously working to manipulate the thoughts we think about the world. Whether you call it propaganda, psyops, perception management or public relations, it's a real thing that happens constantly, and it happens to all of us.

And its consequences shape our entire world.

Reading by Tim Foley.

Ten Times Empire Managers Showed Us That They Want To Control Our Thoughts

Many of the people you'll run into online or in person who defend imperial narratives from your criticisms aren't doing so because they believe the US-centralized empire is awesome and great, they're doing so because it's much more comfortable than confronting the possibility that their entire worldview is made of lies.

Reading by Tim Foley.

People Who Defend Empire Narratives Are Really Just Defending Their Worldview From Destruction

A recent article in Politico's Lockheed Martin-sponsored National Security Daily newsletter featured a quote from an empire think tanker who argued that the tyranny of Saudi Arabia's murderous crown prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) can be tempered by sending him to seminars.

Reading by Tim Foley.

Empire Managers Are Fucking Idiots

The more control you exert over your environment, the more your environment is destroyed. The more control you exert over your citizenry, the more likely they are to put someone else in charge at the earliest opportunity. The more control you exert over your employees, the more likely they are to want to go work someplace else. The more control you exert over your friends and coworkers, the more likely they are to turn against you. The more control you exert over your family, the more likely they are to avoid you. The more control you exert over your lover, the more likely they are to stop loving you. The more control you exert over life, the more likely you are to suffer.

Reading by Tim Foley.

You're Only As Free As You Allow Your World To Be

Arushi Jain - Composition 1 - Moog Mavis

"Because the Cold War is in the distant past, most people, especially younger people, haven't thought a lot about nuclear weapons and nuclear deterrence, and they tend to be quite cavalier in their comments about nuclear weapons, and this makes me very nervous," Mearsheimer said.

It makes me nervous too. Especially when we've got a steadily escalating proxy war which the standoff in Lithuania could easily see spin out into a direct hot war between Russia and NATO powers, and when we hear the UK's top army general telling troops to prepare for World War Three.

People Don't Think Hard Enough About What Nuclear War Is And What It Would Mean

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Plänterwald (feat. Kickphlipp & Schlüsselchen)

Readings of all Caitlin Johnstone's articles, usually by her co-writer Tim Foley.

You're Only As Free As You Allow Your World To Be

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