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For many black men, viral videos featuring the killings of other black men can weigh heavily. Watching the disturbing footage can impact the mental health of African American men, experts say.

For civil rights advocate and Georgetown Law Center professor Preston Mitchum, the images can lead to physical symptoms.

"My stomach is in knots, my heart is racing, my brain is pounding and none of that is hyperbolic," said Mitchum. "It is exhausting to think that you can be up next."

New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams offered a tearful statement during a press conference Wednesday. Though he couldn't bring himself to view the most recent killings, Williams said he was "not okay."

"I am tired," said Williams. "I have yet to watch the video of Ahmaud Arbery. It's too much. I have not watched the video of George Floyd. It's too much."

For others, the videos conjure mixed emotions like anger, despair and powerlessness.

"It hurts, but then also you're feeling anger, and then you have a feeling of helplessness, because, what can we do?" said Rwenshaun Miller, a Charlotte, North Carolina, psychotherapist and founder of the nonprofit Eustress, Inc. that aims to improve mental health in black communities.

Video of Ahmaud Arbery, the Georgia man who was shot by a father and son while jogging in February and George Floyd, the black man who died after a Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck, are the latest incidents capturing the brutalization of black men. The trauma collectively experienced by the black community in the wake of the incidents dates much further back.

"Being shown and seeing images that really demonstrate violence on the black body is something that is not only traumatizing from a contemporary perspective but it also has historical trauma. It really does sort of play to these like larger issues that have been with us for hundreds of years," said Martine Hackett, a public health professor at Hofstra University.

The beating and mutilation of slaves as punishment was accepted practice by slave owners. Late into the 20th century, the threat of lynching in the South was commonplace. Following the 1955 torture and murder of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old boy killed by two white men in Mississippi, pictures of his unrecognizable, mutilated body were published. The images of Till's remains are widely considered a flashpoint that ushered in the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s.

According to health experts, repeated viewing of these images can trigger mental health conditions and impact overall health.

"We can experience PTSD, we can experience other mental health challenges as well anxiety, depression, all of these things may be a result of how we're in the world and as these images continue to circulate," said Miller. "That added stress, the trauma and the constant worry will weigh on you very heavily. It's similar to living in a war zone."

"The stress of viewing these disturbing images has a physical manifestation. Often times, people will say, 'this makes me sick to my stomach' or 'I feel like I'm gonna choke' and those are really, those are actually legitimate feelings that you are having," said Hackett. "And the truth is, that's one of the first things is to recognize that these stressors do play a role in our physical health."

Senator Ted Cruz nails it, but he has a lot of support for his statements.


As we try to come to terms with the extent of Chinese influence over the Biden family, a leaked database of registered members of the Chinese Communist Party has exposed a mass infiltration of American companies — with serious national security implications.

Boeing, Qualcomm and Pfizer are just three US companies that have employed dozens of CCP members in their Chinese facilities, the database reveals.
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All CCP members swear an oath to “fight for communism throughout my life, be ready at all times to sacrifice my all for the party and the people, and never betray the party guard party secrets, be loyal to the party.”
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Another US company crucial to national security is pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, which began rolling out COVID-19 vaccines Sunday. The database lists 69 CCP members in four Pfizer branches in Shanghai.
-- US companies riddled with members of Chinese Communist Party


and..

Dodging questions about Taiwan to please Beijing isn’t fatal, but it is indicative of a systemic problem within WHO leadership: a subservience to Beijing that comes at the expense of its stated commitment to public health.


and

'It looks like Chinese Communist Party has bought the WHO': Gordon Chang tells Simone Gao it seems WHO has been bought by the Chinese Communist Party as their narrative corresponds to President Xi's.



World Health Organization Is 'Corrupt' And 'Controlled By The Chinese Communist Party,' Author Says
Stoller later pointed to reports that Taiwan told the WHO in December that the coronavirus is contagious. Despite this warning, the WHO continued to push Chinese talking points and claim there was no evidence of human-to-human COVID-19 transmission.


WHO Peddles More Sham Science, Coddles Chinese Communist Party
There can be no doubt left in anyone’s minds that the World Health Organization (WHO) has completely, utterly, and totally failed in their response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Whether it be covering up for the Chinese Communist Party, suppressing knowledge of successful efforts to combat the virus in democratic Taiwan, or promoting downright scientific falsehoods, the systemic failings of the WHO are to a large degree responsible for the global severity and scope of Covid-19. This failure led the United States to redirect taxpayer funding from the failing agency to other organizations with a record of actually achieving positive health results.

What is the Dark Triad?
This popular term was coined in 2002 by Paulhus and Williams. Dark Triad refers to three unusually negative personality traits – narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism. The latter two share more traits with each other than with narcissists. Generally, the term refers to individuals with “subclinical” symptoms, meaning that they may not necessarily fully have narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) or anti-social personality disorder (ASPD). Machiavellianism arose out of Machiavelli’s philosophy and is not a mental health disorder.

Narcissism is characterized by the pursuit of ego gratification, vanity, a sense of superiority, grandiosity, dominance, and entitlement.
Machiavellianism is marked by manipulation – a calculating, duplicitous, and amoral personality, focused on self-interest and personal gain.
Psychopathy is distinguished by callousness, impulsivity, and enduring antisocial and bold behaviour.

So we can see a direct correlation between all three traits and D. Trump, indeed, many psychologists have stated their belief that should Trump take a Triad test his score would be amongst the highest taken.

I'm sure we can see many with similar traits, but can they see them themselves?

Patient came in ER showing symptoms of COVID
Transferred to ICU SOB need to intubate
Isolated in negative pressure
Complete PPE
5 hours stayed inside
Hope it turn out to be just fine

The Official Lie is Collapsing.

This isn't shouted denials from a puffed-up, retired teacher, nor the sneering of a long-time dweller of the People's Republic of China, or any other yapping Denialist. This is what a frontline nurse is seeing every day, and it isn't what you're hearing from Fauci, and it isn't what you are seeing from the Luegenpresse.

"So this is what I do. I do dialysis on patients in the hospital. You can guess where I’m at…

COVID positive hospital floor, completely full. All fully vaccinated patients.

I hate my job today. Not wanting to do this again this year. Last year sucked. It was the worst year ever in health care. Pray for your health care workers again. We ain’t trying to do this again. Love y’all.”
– COVID Floor Nurse

Pay no attention to the spike proteins behind the curtain

British researchers find a potential mechanism for Covid vaccine-caused heart injury

The preprint came out in July, from scientists and physicians at the University of Bristol, one of Britain’s top universities.

Naturally, it has received almost no attention, even after they presented it in August at the European Society of Cardiology Congress. Research that raises doubts about the safety of the Covid vaccines - even indirectly - rarely gets traction.

... the spike protein looks and functions essentially the same whether it is generated as part of the virus or through the vaccine. And a paper published in May showed that 11 of 13 people had measurable levels of spike proteins in their blood following vaccination.
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Taken together, the papers provide at least a potential avenue through which the vaccines may cause myocarditis and other heart damage - spike proteins may be leaking into the blood after vaccinations and then damaging these crucial cells.

How frequently this off-target effect may be happening is unknown, but the real-world evidence shows the myocarditis link is real, as even the Centers for Disease Control now admits.



Remember this?

Canadian Doctor: 62% of Patients Vaccinated for COVID Have Permanent Heart Damage



Just sayin.

Keeping mind ....Blank.....
is possible, but like any other skill, it takes practice.
I notice some of the other affirmative answers say "meditation" and others give some "pointers" or techniques. These techniques are actually parts of meditation.

There are a number of schools of thought, and styles of meditation, but what I know involves

Choosing a calm, peaceful place; it is easier if it is quiet.
Placing yourself in a comfortable position (for me, that is sitting, both feet on the floor, hands palm up on my thighs.
Closing your eyes to avoid visual distraction.
Taking a deep breath, and letting it out slowly
I choose a word as a focal point - it can be a word with spiritual significance to you, or just a sound -I used "One" for many years.
Breath slow breaths, experience your breath.
On the out-breath, I say to myself my "word" or mantra
Know that thoughts will come. Do not fight them, also do not follow them. As a leaf in the river, let them flow by. If you find yourself distracted, return to focusing on your breath and your word (you will eventually find that you use the word less and less -it is sort of an aid while you are learning, and a help to moving into a meditation session.
Don't get ambitious, or proud. Start small. For many. 5 minutes seems an eternity at first. That is a good place to start. Later, move towards 10, then 15 or 20 minutes. I have heard it suggested that 20 minutes 2 or 3 times a day is a very good ultimate goal. Depending on your schedule, that may be hard to reach, but don't add stress by obsessing over stress-relief! That is moving in the wrong direction. Be kind to yourself.
Use some form of timer so that you are not inclined to check your watch. I suggest something that does not tick, and has a very gentle notification. Most cell phones have a very nice timer setting for this.

This is a practice followed by many Christian, and is very common among Christian monastics; I find, as do many, that it is conducive to prayer, and even see it as a type of prayer (often called "centering prayer"). A rough parallel in human relationships would be taking time to just sit with your beloved in silence, watching the fireplace.
But I think the basic method can be used in many traditions. -even secular. As I look at the few remaining smokers in my office, and watch them go outside for their smoke breaks, I see the basic physiology much the same -mind blank, focusing on regular slow breathing, lasting about 5 minutes. I believe that part of the relaxation smokers experience
is do to this part of the practice, having
nothing to do with the cigarette itself.


Meditation is just that in a nutshell. It can be very difficult to force your thoughts out of existence though, so while you're there with legs crossed and eyes shut, just listen to your thoughts. Let them come, but don't react to them. Don't engage with them, just listen to them as they come. After a while, they'll get tired of being ignored and will stop coming

Im quite worried after receiving a message on whatsapp. Why do people do this???
I copied and pasted the message below.

*All Vaccinated people will die within 2 years*

Nobel Prize Winner Luc Montagnier has confirmed that there is no chance of survival for people who have received any form of the vaccine. In the shocking interview, the world's top virologist stated blankly: "there is no hope, and no possible treatment for those who have been vaccinated already. We must be prepared to incinerate the bodies." The scientific genius backed claims of other pre eminent virologists after studying the constituents of the vaccine. "They will all die from antibody dependent enhancement. Nothing more can be said."


Maybe its just a sick joke cause I've had my shot.

British teen knows the real score.

“It’s straight out of 1984 book, the idea that we’re going to have to get out our phones, get out our passes, show our papers in the streets, or if we want to go in a pub, it’s funny, it’s honestly funny that people don’t see where this is going. It’s about control. If you allow the government to break the law and violate your rights for an emergency, what’s stopping them from creating an emergency to break the law.”

VIDEO


Meanwhile in the USA...

Attorney General Sues School Districts For Imposing Mask Mandates On Children


Missouri’s attorney general filed a lawsuit against continued mask mandates in public schools. The class action lawsuit was filed by Attorney General Eric Schmitt on Tuesday.

Schmitt claimed mask mandates put in place by certain Missouri school districts were more harmful to students than they were helpful. He pointed out students lost facial expressions and visual cues from their peers and teachers when forced to mask up, which could set them behind other children.

“There have been no deaths under the age of 10. There has been five under the age of 18. Of the hospitalizations, one in 200,000 is a kid related to COVID-19,” he explained. “You balance that with what we know as a growing body of evidence of potential psychological and emotional issues that kids suffer from having to wear a mask all day long and some of the learning difficulties.”

In my opinion, anti vaxers and Covid conspiracy theorists are just like suicide bombers, their aim is to promote their crackpot theories and take as many non believers with them as possible. Below is a link to a newspaper article that appears today in The Daily Mail, an interview with a REAL doctor, not some fraud being sued by the institute he claims to work for for falsely claiming he works there, this a proper doctor at the sharp end of Covid ICU unit, his interview has no political affiliations, there is no mention of right or left, just the reality of what anti vaxers are doing to his patients. My hope is someone on here who may have been swayed by the garbage I've seen on these blogs of late will read it and think twice.
So do I care if they live or die, well as far as most conspiracy theorists go we can all have a good laugh at the drivel they come up with, but in this case it's actually costing lives ( please read the article), so no I don't care, I have a feeling the world would be a better place without them.