by Freedom Is NOT Slavery
We discuss current events from a unique political perspective. We think independently and critically. Uncensored by corporate America, the views expressed on this show might refresh your mind so that you can occupy it once again... Like to Read? Buy the book: Who Reads Short Shorts? https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?t4us19sjRiml9FQIEVwMB3Ebr3kgmtXmAp0CpsctIF6 https://meriacairns.substack.com https://www.buymeacoffee.com/MeriaCairns https://rocknrollgypsy.creator-spring.com/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/guitargrrrltees https://www.patreon.com/HauntedGypsy https://medium.com/@guitarmoviestar
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April 13, 2025
<p>Josh Hart of SaveLandLines.org joins us for a discussion on landlines, why they are safer and more reliable and why we need to protect our right to access them.</p><p>If you live in California, you can support this cause by attending one of the hearings taking place on the telecommunications industry's efforts to eliminate landlines.</p><p>The second round of Public Utilities Commission Public Participation Hearings are taking place <strong>April 30th</strong> at SantaRosa City Council Chambers at 2 PM or 6 PM.</p><p>Remote hearings are being held on <strong>April 17, May 5, or May 13.</strong></p><p>Go to www.SaveLandLines.org for more information.</p><p><br /></p><p><strong>Points to consider:</strong></p><p><br /></p><p>--<strong>Cell phones emit radiation </strong>and have been linked with tumor growth and some cancers:</p><p>https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7663653/</p><p>https://news.berkeley.edu/2021/07/01/health-risks-of-cell-phone-radiation/</p><p><br /></p><p>--As more people become dependent upon (some would say "addicted to") smartphones, <strong>many people are losing their ability to focus</strong>, think deeply and navigate the world. Some research suggests that regular smartphone and social media use are diminishing creativity and mental health, particularly in young people who are unaware that alternatives to this technology exist:</p><p>https://www.businessinsider.com/smartphones-gen-z-creativity-attention-jonathan-haidt-anxious-generation-careers-2025-1?op=1</p><p>https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35907700/</p><p>https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cambridge-leads-governmental-project-to-understand-impact-of-smartphones-and-social-media-on-young</p><p><br /></p><p>--Landline phones are <strong>more reliable </strong>during <strong>power outages,</strong> are not addictive, not emitting harmful radiation, and conversations are not as easily surveilled.</p><p><br /></p><p>--Cell phones pose serious <strong>privacy risks</strong>. Whistleblowers such as Edward Snowden have warned of the surveillance capabilities of smartphones.</p><p><br /></p><p>--<strong>People with disabilities and the elderly </strong>in particular often have difficulties utilizing the many functions of smartphones and are being excluded from fully participating in society when smartphone use is required.</p><p><br /></p><p>--<strong>Some people are particularly</strong> <strong>sensitive to EMFs</strong> and find that they cannot use cell phones on a regular basis. </p><p><br /></p><p>--Knowing this, <strong>why are smartphones being forced upon us</strong>? In some communities, people are required to use a smartphone and scan a QR code in order to park a vehicle or obtain information, for example. Is this not a form of discrimination?</p><p><br /></p><p>Smartphones were fun when they were optional but now that they're being forced on us, it's just not fun anymore. We have to resist, people!</p><p>If you live in WNY, Spectrum offers a "home" phone. It is a VOIP phone, not a traditional landline, but it does offer a safer alternative to the smartphone for those who are concerned about these issues. </p><p>Wherever you are, PLEASE put pressure on your local politicians to require telecom companies to provide landlines to those who request them.</p><p>#oym #occupyyourmindpodcast @oym @occupyyourmindpodcast</p>
January 1, 2025
<p>Greetings!</p> <p>This episode was recorded just a few days before Christmas 2024, but most likely, you won't hear it until next year--2025!</p> <p>Since it's the holiday season, my thoughts wander in the direction of kindness, yes kindness!</p> <p><br /></p> <p>Most Americans suffer greatly from the lack of a strong, supportive community. A large percentage of Americans are taking antidepressants, anti-anxiety agents, and are reporting that they feel lonely and isolated. Some psychologists say that we're experiencing an "epidemic" of loneliness in the USA. This was true long before enforced lockdowns and fear mongering that took place in 2020 and that further isolated and marginalized some people.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>With an increase in technology addiction and many Americans being unable to wean themselves off of their "smart" phones and off of social media, I fear that this loneliness epidemic will increase and spread.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>However, one way we can feel less lonely, less depressed, to make a positive change in our environment, to hold onto our humanity, and to start thinking critically again is to connect with other people. Can we do it? I know I harp on this a lot, but it is very important. Many people hide behind an n95 mask, not because they're afraid of catching a nasty cold or flu but because they're afraid of the world! Yep, they're hiding their faces from the big, bad scary world--hiding their faces from you and me!</p> <p>Connecting with other people, letting them see our kind and friendly faces, is one way to help break the spell, to free the mask addicts (and ourselves) from the oppression of social isolation. </p> <p>Some other people claim to be "rugged individualists." They claim that being alone is freeing, empowering. But is it? Fact is, most people will conform under pressure when they feel outnumbered. It's easier to stand up for what we believe in when we know we have a team of people watching our backs. Ironically, it is easier to be a unique individual and feel self-confident when we have a support system and feel connected to others. Loneliness is a psychic killer. We want to hold onto our individuality but we also crave to belong.</p> <p>If you're alone during the holidays or missing a loved one, take heart. You aren't the only one. Why not reach out to others who feel alone? Practice random acts of kindness?</p> <p>We all influence each other, so your acts of kindness will spread. Wouldn't it be amazing if instead of a loneliness epidemic, we all created a kindness epidemic instead?</p> <p>Just a thought...</p> <p>Please like or share this podcast if you find it helpful or entertaining.</p> <p><br /></p> <p>#oym #occupyyourmind #occupyyourmindpodcast</p> <p>@oym @occupyyourmindpodcast</p> <p><br /></p> <p><br /></p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/occupyyourmind/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/occupyyourmind/support</a>
August 8, 2024
<p>This is part 2 of this enlightening interview with Alan Collinge of StudentLoanJustice.org. This grassroots organization has been tirelessly advocating for working class people's rights to attend college without accumulating massive debt. StudentLoanJustice.org needs your support, by the way, so please donate if you can!</p> <p>www.StudentLoanJustice.org </p> <p>Facts to consider while listening to this episode:</p> <p>-- Student loans are THE ONLY DEBT THAT CANNOT BE WRITTEN OFF IN BANKRUPTCY!</p> <p>-- Let me repeat that: While millionaires and billionaires may declare bankruptcy so that they don't need to pay their debts (that result from poor business decisions) and gamblers may declare bankruptcy (to cover the cost of their debts due to gambling), student loan debtors cannot declare bankruptcy in the majority of cases. This is even true if a student loan debtor is low income, disabled or homeless. Bankruptcy protections were removed for student loan debt and only that debt. Why? Is our govt targeting intelligent people? Nah, our gov wouldn't do that...</p> <p>-- Donald Trump has declared bankruptcy several times. Are you okay with that? Then why are you okay with student loan debtors not being allowed to declare bankruptcy when everyone else can?</p> <p>-- Student loans are a form of financial aid offered to low-income students. They are supposed to be a form of assistance, not a hindrance, to help students from poor or middle class families to afford the very high cost of college tuition.</p> <p>-- Students fill out cumbersome and lengthy paperwork to prove they are low-income and cannot afford college tuition in order to qualify for financial aid. </p> <p>-- Why are loans offered to students who've proven they are low-income, and why would anyone expect that low-income people would be able to pay off this debt?</p> <p>-- Students hailing from poor or working class families end up <strong>paying more money to go to college</strong> than millionaires and billionaires because they must pay the loan amount plus interest and fees. <em><strong>Should poor people pay more money to go to college than wealthy people?</strong></em></p> <p>-- Increasingly, many jobs require either college education or trade school training, licensing and certification. This has created a big business opportunity for schools (that are now run like businesses rather than places offering an education). It is necessary for most living-wage jobs that a formal education is obtained, and it is very expensive. Since tuition costs are so high, grants and scholarships typically do not cover all college costs so most students are required to take out loans.</p> <p>-- The <em><strong>Democrats are largely responsible for the student loan crisis.</strong></em> This includes Bill Clinton and Joe Biden.</p> <p>-- For many professions, students must pay tuition for the required "opportunity" to work as interns. Yep, this is worse than slavery. At least slaves don't pay to work and usually are given free room and board. Not only are these students not being paid, are working for free, but they're also paying tuition for it! Why are people not upset about this!</p> <p>-- The corporate media is lying to you, distracting you with propaganda. Ah, but you knew that already. They don't want you to ask these questions:</p> <p> Why is a college degree/trade school training necessary for so many occupations? What happened to on-the-job training?</p> <p> Why is education so outrageously expensive while it is also becoming a requirement?</p> <p> Why would anyone offer a loan to someone they know doesn't have much money and expect them to pay it back with interest? Is this a set up? Does the govt/big banks/big business want students to be saddled with debt so that they're enslaved by financial worries and can't get politically active?</p> <p> Why are so many students required to work for free as interns AND to pay tuition for that? How does that help people to get ahead in the world when they are paying to work then graduating with debt?</p> <p>https://meriacairns.substack.com/</p> <p>https://guitarmoviestar.medium.com/</p> <p>https://bit.ly/ReadMyShorts</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/occupyyourmind/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/occupyyourmind/support</a>
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