#liberty — Public Fediverse posts
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In 1961, Liberty Bell 7 sank after Gus Grissom's flight; 38 years later, crews recovered the capsule from more than 15,000 feet beneath the Atlantic Ocean
https://atlas.whatip.xyz/post.php?slug=in-1961-liberty-bell-7-sank-after-gus-grissoms-flight-38-years-later-crews-recovered-the-capsule-from-more-than-15000-feet-beneath-the-atlantic-ocean
<p>For thirty-eight years, astronaut Gus Grissom's Liberty Bell 7 spacecraft lay lost beneath the waves
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Libraries hold a special place in my heart, for reasons both intellectual and sentimental.
Librarians are guardians of knowledge, champions of freedom, and friends of the people. They are community members, dedicated to helping connect poor people with relevant information, so they can improve their minds, educate themselves, and access job resources.
After I became a #whistleblower in 2023, and was made #homeless , this notion was challenged.
Librarians would block my access, call the police, and have me arrested. If you find this hard to believe, please see my whistleblower website. The PDF linked, has an appendix giving the “receipts” ( documents to corroborate my account ).
http://whistleblower.lovestoblog.com/
I had applied to be a board member of the libraries in Hawai’i after attending their meetings, and saw some corruption there.
Scroll to the bottom of this page, and see the photo of the board members. How many native Hawai’ian faces do you see? Any Japanese or brown folks?
https://folkhawaii.com/about-us/
Their former Director of Membership, Bobby Gebbia, lied in court, before the judge and cameras, saying I was a board member, though I was not granted a membership.
In Hawai’i, librarians appear to be part of the occupying forces, whitewashing colonialism, insidiously taking over and erasing the true history of Hawai’i, which I heard from talking to local old timers.
250 years ago, Hawai’i had not heard of Jesus, and had its own deities, ( Goddess Pele, the creator, Kaneloa, etc. )
Then Captain James Cook invaded, and 90% of the natives were wiped out.Then Samson Dole attacked with soldiers, threw out the natives, turned their land into plantations, and turned the natives into day laborers on the plantation, on their own land.
Contrary to popular belief, Hawai’i is not a part of the USA, but a belligerently occupied territory,
1887-1897: Hawaiʻi Rebelled against the USA.
Hawaiʻian people did not choose to be part of the USA.
King David Kalākaua was forced to sign what is called the "Bayonet Constitution". Queen Liliuokalani asserted that Kalākaua's life was threatened: "He signed that constitution under absolute compulsion."Now Hawai’i is full of churches, their own gods are vanishing from memory, thanks to the “librarians”. There’s poverty, a drug epidemic, and seething discontent on the streets. Hawai’ian people are heavily overpoliced, thrown into jail without cause, and denied #justice in the #courts of the occupiers ( #USA ).
All this is hidden from the casual tourist, content to visit a golf course on the sacred land, that has been bulldozed, and be served drinks by little brown people ( usually from the Marshall Islands, Hawai’i locals have mostly left for minimum wage jobs in mainland America ).
Billionaires, like Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison, Jeff Bezos, and Oprah Winfrey, “own” huge chunks of the land.
Chinese billionaire, Eva Liu, has controlled the Punalu’u Black Sand beach, with a sweetheart deal ( $1 ), and is proposing erasing this natural landmark, spawning site of the endangered Saddleback Turtles, and building resorts there, in the name of “development”.
In 2022, the Hawai’ian people had a setback in court.
( Hawaiian Kingdom v. #Biden ; December 14, 2022 )Librarians have been instrumental, in manipulating minds, and pushing through these insidious #imperialist agendas, and disenfranchising and displacing the local people.
#Earth #environment
#library #libraries #librarian #librarians #liberty #hawaii
#bigisland #imperialism #colonialism #capitalism
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#OnTyranny — Special 250th Edition
With friends, on video, to recall and to rebel #timothySnyder with friends #Thinkingabout... #tyranny #freedom #liberty #democracy #readbooks #usa #independanceday #citizenshiphttps://snyder.substack.com/p/on-tyranny-special-250th-edition
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A quotation from Thomas Jefferson
We hold these truths to be sacred & undeniable; that all men are created equal & independant, that from that equal creation they derive rights inherent & inalienable, among which are the preservation of life, & liberty, & the pursuit of happiness; that to secure these ends, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed; that whenever any form of government shall become destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, & to institute new government, laying it’s foundation on such principles & organising it’s powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety & happiness.
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) American political philosopher, polymath, statesman, US President (1801-09)
Document (1776-06), “Declaration of Independence” (original rough draft)More about this quote: wist.info/jefferson-thomas/520…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #thomasjefferson #civilrights #consentofthegoverned #createdequal #DeclarationofIndependence #equality #freedom #government #happiness #humanity #independence #liberty #life #pursuitofhappiness #reform #revolution #rights #safety #selfgovernment
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Ananias, Sapphira, and the Death of Utopia
According to Sigurd Grindheim, Greek and Roman philosophers sometimes imagined a utopia in which a community “lived together in perfect harmony and shared everything.” That being said, when the early church launched and looked very much like this description, some may have thought that utopia had finally been realized.
But as with all good things, Satan always finds a way to twist it. The first offenders of the new Christian utopia were a couple named Ananias and Sapphira. Having recently sold some property, the couple agreed to give the proceeds to the church, but they kept some back for themselves without mentioning it. Peter recognized this decision as the work of Satan in their hearts, and the two died supernaturally.
This story is enough to send shivers down our spines, as it is one of the most intense stories of judgment in the New Testament. But this is not a story about tithing or generosity, as some pastors might retell it. This is the story of a couple who wondered how they might use the church’s new utopian society to get ahead. They didn’t face judgment because they kept some of their own money to themselves—that was always their choice to make. They faced judgment because they wanted people to think they were far more generous than they were. As far as anyone else knew, they had given all of their money away. In this new utopia, such an action would make them look holy and righteous, gain the community’s respect, and likely move them up in leadership.
As I was listening to the radio this morning, a historian was discussing the ideals around the founding of America. These were the beliefs and actions that set us apart from the rest of the world. We were a republic, and we cared about the pursuit of happiness, liberty, and justice for all.
This description sat oddly with me on America’s 250th birthday. I’m all for putting power in the people’s hands, but I can’t think of any American who really feels like they have any real sway over the government. I can think of people who believe the whole world has equal access to happiness, liberty, and justice, but anyone who has done the research unequivocally knows that’s not true. While the ideals themselves are good, we are hardly a shining city on a hill of those ideas 250 years later. What happened?
Any of the utopian ideals America was founded upon have been corrupted over time by the same forces that pried at the church’s utopia in its earliest days. With a little bit of money and deceit, you can buy your way forward in any system and then turn it back to glorify yourself. Not even the church itself can create a system that’s so perfect that Sin won’t find a way to manipulate it, for Sin knows how to twist everything. There is no ideal or action so pure that it can’t be twisted in some way. Even our pursuit of Jesus himself can be turned into religious legalism and hatred if Satan grabs hold of our hearts and minds along the way.
Yes, there are better ways to do things, and those ways should always be chosen. But we should never be so naive as to think we have finally found the kind of governor or governance that is impervious to Sin. Checks and balances must always bring about prophetic correction—and that will only happen when your checks and balances aren’t also corrupted by Sin.
The world is a mess. May we keep our eyes on Jesus always. We may not always have the power to change the systems of this world, but we always have the space to let the Spirit change us as we live within those systems.
#Acts5 #America #AnaniasAndSapphira #BiblicalTheology #ChristianCommunity #church #corruption #discipleship #governance #justice #kingdomOfGod #liberty #politicalTheology #propheticWitness #republic #satan #sin #socialJustice #temptation #utopia -
A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt
He had not learned that the majority in a democracy has no more right to tyrannize over a minority than, under a different system, the latter would have to oppress the former; and that, if there is a moral principle at stake, the saying that the voice of the people is the voice of God may be quite as untrue, and do quite as much mischief, as the old theory of the divine right of kings. The distinguishing feature of our American governmental system is the freedom of the individual; it is quite as important to prevent his being oppressed by many men as it is to save him from the tyranny of one.
Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901–1909)
Thomas Hart Benton, ch. 6 (1886)More about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/2…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #teddyroosevelt #theodoreroosevelt #autonomy #civilrights #democracy #freedom #individual #liberty #majority #personalfreedom #tyranny #tyrannyofthemajority #voxpopuli
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A quotation from Bertrand Russell
Those who believe that the voice of the people is the voice of God may infer that any unusual opinion or peculiar taste is almost a form of impiety, and is to be viewed as a culpable rebellion against the legitimate authority of the herd. This will only be avoided if liberty is as much valued as democracy, and it is realized that a society in which each is the slave of all is only a little better than one in which each is the slave of a despot. There is equality where all are slaves, as well as where all are free. This shows that equality, by itself, is not enough to make a good society.
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Lecture (1949-01-16), “The Conflict of Technique and Human Nature,” Reith Lecture, “Authority and the Individual” No. 4, BBC RadioMore about this quote: wist.info/russell-bertrand/837…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bertrandrussell #authority #conformity #democracy #dissent #equality #freedom #freedomofthought #herd #heterodoxy #liberty #majority #mob #popularopinion #slavery #tyrannyofthemajority #wethepeople #voxpopuli
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Kölbi-ICE en la era chavista: caída en mercados clave, sin 5G y con los peores ingresos desde que compite
Estados financieros de la institución e informes estadísticos de Sutel desnudan que la empresa estatal ha de [...]
#5G #Bloque1 #Destacadas #GerardoFumero #ICE.Kölbi #INGRESOS #Impreso #Impresogrande #InstitutoCostarricenseDeElectricidad #JuanManuelCampos #LedaAcevedo #Liberty #MarcoAcuña #Mercado #País #Primeranota #RodrigoChaves #SUTEL #TeodoroWillink #ÚltimaHora
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“It is then easy to see how #Staël could stem from #Rousseau: both considered #literature as the most secure path to #liberty because it freed the #imagination from social conventions, and prevented #language from being worn down to a series of preset transactional phrases.” aeon.co/essays/the-r...
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Laid back patio lunches at Baramee Thai Bistro and Meddy’s
Baramee Thai…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #mediterranean #MediterraneanDiet #MediterraneanFood #MediterraneanCuisine #barameethaibistro #Catfish #crossroads #Dish&Drink #Dish&DrinkKC #dishanddrink #dishanddrinkkc #downtownKansasCity #Hummus #Liberty #meddys #Mediterranean #mediterraneancuisine #Northlandrestaurants #Thaicuisine #Thaifood
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ICE apuesta futuro de Kölbi con plan para 5G que suma 26 “riesgos extremos” y sacrifica calidad del servicio
La institución optó por una vía descartada por la com [...]
#5G #AdolfoArias #Destacadas #Ericsson #HerbertBarrot #ICE #Impreso #InstitutoCostarricenseDeElectricidad #JoséPabloRivera #Kölbi #LedaAcevedo #Liberty #LuisaRamos #OpenRan #País #RACSA #RadiográficaDeCostaRica #SUTEL #SuperintendenciaDeTelecomunicaciones #Telecomunicaciones #TeodoroWillink #ÓscarRomero
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Kölbi asegura que con pérdida de 3% del mercado está consolidando su “liderazgo” en pospago
El operador estatal intenta que resultados de informe de Sutel parezcan positivos mientras cae en picada y competidores le pisan los talones en el mercado más lucrativo.
La entrada Kölbi asegura que con pérdida de 3% del mer [...]#Claro #ICE #InstitutoCostarricenseDeElectricidad #Kölbi #LedaAcevedo #Liberty #País #Pospago #SUTEL #SuperintendenciaDeTelecomunicaciones #ÚltimaHora
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Home Office fails to monitor asylum accommodation providers including Clearsprings and Serco | openDemocracy
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/home-office-not-monitoring-asylum-seekers-accommodation-providers-billion-pound-contracts-clearsprings-serco-mears/#HomeOffice
#AsylumSeekers
#Refugees
#Housing
#AsylumAccommodation
#Clearsprings
#Serco
#Substandard
#SubstandardHousing
#OpenDemocracy
#Liberty
#Mears
#NationalAuditOffice
#NAO
#NoUpToDateListOfSubcontractors
#StayBelvedereHotels
#CrownLodge
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Mario Savio, of Berkley Free Speech Movement (1964)
#activism #activist #oligarchy #surveillance #privacy #lobbying #politics #FreeSpeech #liberty #freedom #humanrights #rights #corruption #Berkley #MarioSavio
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Contemplating the idea that in a few hundred or thousand of years the #future us may look on this time of #data #liberty that this period is implementing which may be compared to the ancient experiments with #democracy #republic and #selfgovernment which the #greek and #roman peoples did. We are breaking free from our failed #monarchical and closed #despotic #corporate ownership of data and freeing it whenever possible. The #fediverse is one of our clearest examples.
