According to a an early draft of an Executive Order (EO), the White House will instruct federal law enforcement and antitrust agencies to launch investigations into the business practices of Facebook, Google and other social media companies, according toBloomberg which says it has seen the draft.
While not specifically calling out companies by name, the document orders US antitrust officials to “thoroughly investigate whether any online platform has acted in violation of the antitrust laws,” while instructing other agencies to return recommendations within a month of Trump signing the EO which could potentially “protect competition among online platforms and address online platform bias.”
The document doesn’t name any specific companies. If signed, the order would represent a significant escalation of Trump’s antipathy toward Google, Facebook, Twitter and other social media companies, whom he has publicly accused of silencing conservative voices and news sources online.
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The draft order directs that any actions federal agencies take should be “consistent with other laws” — an apparent nod to concerns that it could threaten the traditional independence of U.S. law enforcement or conflict with the First Amendment, which protects political views from government regulation. –Bloomberg
editor’s note: so my mate pulls up this one. i’m listening, folding laundry and my brain is thinking “ok yeah gaia portal blah blah”….as BZ is reciting the one from the 15th and is saying “Mentoring of the Planetary Ascenders begins in earnest” – as she says this i could feel this gentle but solid pull from Big Me coming in and i have this flash of a vision and full on body/mind experience where i KNEW i was receiving this mentoring – kinda in an “out of this realm” manner – usually when i am sleeping. a very nice humbling moment for me.
i appreciate the discussion of the term “harvest” because yes – i had an immediate issue with it – not based on worth necessarily (if i do, it is an ancient fear i am not yet aware of) – but fear indeed – harvesting US for food…..which is why i said “ok guys and gals – you could’ve used a different term.” and yet given we are at the equinox – and in the western hemisphere the season of the harvesting….deeper though this is a spiritually-oriented experience…AND as BZ says – w/the energies that came in all summer – the harvest could also mean we are starting to see the “rewards” of these integrations…
another interesting conversation by these ladies. [wp-svg-icons icon=”heart-2″ wrap=”i”]
update: i failed to add, as pointed out by my mate, the double bow shockwave, which indicates this realm is in the (magnetic) field of another system/object.
i’ll let the video and photo speak for themselves…
i feel i have arrived at this cross roads – what do i do? i continue to be banned. most of my posts aren’t going out to my subscribers. post reads are way down. why am i doing this? what’s the point? i’m not getting any real monetary compensation for it. we’re just supposed to “trust” and “allow”. Q says to “trust the plan” – i think we need to be QUESTIONING the plan. whose movement is this? Team Q’s? I feel it’s OUR movement.
what exactly is happening to this realm? to our bodies? are awakening or dying? or a little of both?
i feel i am running out of things to say. posting the circus headlines feels i am not helping the process – this awakening. words words words. funny how i have long been a writer and yet right now, more than ever, words are almost meaningless to me. ACTION is what i need. i have been in this “be in the moment” for FAR too many moments. i have been in this state of allowance and letting go long enough. while i feel too damn tired to DO much – this stay put doesn’t sit with me anymore.
hey universe – that supportive space outside of this realm – can you hear me? girls needs to answers. guidance. a miracle or two. and while you’re at it, shower us ALL with the supportive energies that were once ours, naturally and inherently.
editor’s note: oh my – just reading the opening sentences had my entire chest well up with tears and pain – lots of pain still going on in this body. i have been doing my best to remind myself to pay attention to the words i tell myself. not just about myself but about life. this quiet voice has been nudging me for months to “speak words of love” – not because i am being fake but because my words are powerful and each word spoken in disgust, anger, rage, doubt, sadness sends those frequencies throughout my body – all beginning in my mouth. today i was able to see this – for me much of these energies seem to stay in my mouth. the mail carrier delivered our mail and i went out to greet him and talk with him. he recently was attacked by a dog and it was his suggestion to get an airhorn that we purchased one for myself to keep my girl and i safe at these parks. he shared another incidence and i too shared a recent incidence (did not share here – it wasn’t the dog that was the issue – it was the owner who refused to leash her dogs and antagonized my mate and myself as well as our little girl by bringing the dogs closer to where our girl was playing – oh my god she was horrid!)…anyway so i began speaking about this, my voice raising, heartbeat going up and i could feel my entire mouth swell up inside. the tension. you see, i tend to get angry first. it takes me awhile to reach the pain. and with this recent situation, while there is anger, most of it is pain – pain as in WHY would you do something like this? why would you, an adult, not care about a child’s fear? anyway….ALLOWING myself to revisit the situation just brought it all up again and i was only feeding it by speaking of it.
what is the answer? i don’t know anymore. do any of you ever feel you have been kicked around so long you don’t know where to begin? is crying enough? i’ve gotten good at asserting myself – that doesn’t guarantee an anti-asshole shield though. how do i know when i am “DONE” with a trauma? a painful experience? when i finally decide? when my human me, my brain decides? when my body says so? my soul? when i say “NO” when the emotions come up again? is full healing really possible in this realm with these bodies as they are? i don’t know anymore. i really don’t. so i am reading this piece and see if there are some things i could be different to help heal. i hope some of you can benefit from this as well.
The feeling in your chest just won’t go away, and it’s starting to slowly eat you up each day.
Longing, desire, repulsion, bitterness, heartbreak, sadness, volcanic rage — so many emotions mixed together. So much pain. So much pure and unexpressed suffering.
When will these feelings dissolve? When will you finally feel calm, grounded, and happy again? It all seems like too much for one person to carry. You just want to enjoy life again without the tormenting weight of anguish and bitterness in your chest. You just want to feel whole again.
If you’re currently facing betrayal, abandonment or unfathomable loss, I want you to know that you’re not alone. I know what it’s like to carry so much pain inside of you that you go physically and mentally numb. I know how it feels to carry a shattered heart and a deep void of emptiness within. I know what its like to be on the bleeding edge of despair and utter desolation. And I have seen this struggle countless time in other people too.
But although everything around you may have lost its color, although you’re struggling to make meaning out of what has happened to you, there is hope. Like the moon and stars in the night sky, there are still beacons of light to be found in your darkness. One of these beacons is the practice of letting go.
What is Letting Go?
Letting go means being willing to release the past and future, and live in the present moment. Letting go doesn’t mean forcing yourself to get over it or making yourself forget what happened. Instead, letting go is a process of surrendering painful beliefs and emotions, and welcoming in love, understanding, forgiveness, and self-compassion.
There is no easy quick-fix or five-step-solution for letting go of feelings such as anger, fear, and grief because letting go is a process. It can take a while. But the good news is that letting go is a process that helps us to grow, mature, and find more happiness and inner freedom than we thought ever possible. Sometimes your heart needs to break a little for the light to get in.
What is the Opposite of Letting Go?
The opposite of letting go is attachment. When we attach or identify with our thoughts, we suffer. On the other hand, when we stop attaching to our thoughts and simply see them for what they are: energy that we assign meaning to, we experience freedom.
Common thoughts that we attach to which create emotions such as anger, rage, disgust, disappointment, anxiety, fear, grief, and depression, include:
She should have been a good mother.
If he hadn’t cheated, I would have been happy.
Things should have gone differently.
I should have a much nicer life by now.
He/she shouldn’t have died.
My boss should have promoted me.
If I stay a little longer, he will stop his drinking.
If I did that differently, I would be much happier by now.
She has to change or I won’t find peace.
They are controlling my life.
Everything was much better in the past.
I will be happy in the future when I get what I want.
As self-inquiry teacher, Byron Katie writes, “When I argue with reality I lose, 100% of the time.” But what does this mean?
When we attach to our beliefs about how life should go, we suffer each and every time because we are resisting what is right here and right now. When we resist reality, we also tend to adopt the role of the victim, which causes even greater suffering.
The truth is that how can we 100% know that something is completely good or bad for us? While something like a divorce or death may immediately seem like a terrible thing, how do we know that it is completely bad? Can we see every possible future outcome and consequence of such an occurrence in the present moment? Of course we can’t. Is it possible that such an experience could actually give birth to good things as well? Yet we continue to believe and insist that it shouldn’t have happened when the reality is that it is what it is. With or without our thoughts it has still happened.
Of course, experiencing a loss or trauma doesn’t mean we should ignore how we feel. It is perfectly normal and important to allow ourselves to feel the anger, confusion, grief, fear, hatred, and bitterness within us. But once we start attaching ourselves to these emotions, we experience suffering.
It is our attachment and identification with our thoughts that is the sole cause of our suffering.
42 Powerful Ways of Letting Go
As I mentioned previously, letting go is a process that takes time and effort. There is no quick and immediate way to let go of all your painful feelings. However, one of the fastest ways I have personally found of letting go is questioning and disbelieving thoughts. This method is known as self-inquiry and helps to get to the root of your suffering. Read more about self-inquiry.
However, there are dozens of other practices which can help you start the process of letting go. The techniques I have shared below can help to both indirectly and directly assist you in letting go. If one of these practices inspires you to try something new, share it with me in the comments!
Letting Go of Anger and Rage
1. Allow yourself to scream
Find a private place to unleash your emotions. If you’re too embarrassed to scream out loud, get your pillow and bury your head into it. If you have a pool, jump in and scream at the top of your lungs.
2. Watch something that makes you cry
Sadness is the emotion that often forms a sandwich around anger. In other words, anger is often a form of sadness and vice versa. To access this anger, watch a movie that makes you cry.
3. Write an enraged letter
Let out your rage through writing. Detail every little thing you’re angry about and don’t hold back your feelings. Curse, condemn and threaten the person or situation as much as you like until you’ve exhausted your feelings. Once you’re finished, rip up or bury your letter.
4. Fire ritual
On a small piece of paper, write down the name of a person who has provoked great anger inside of you. Light a candle and drop the piece of paper into the flame, watching as it burns and curls up into ash.
5. Be assertive and take no sh*t
Anger is often the result of not speaking up for ourselves and feeling oppressed by another person. To avoid repressing this emotion, learn how to negotiate and be assertive. Being assertive doesn’t mean being aggressive, instead, it is a healthy style of communication that honors your needs, as well as another’s needs.
6. Do some kicking, punching or intense exercise
Rage and anger are fiery forms of energy that can be healthily expressed through exercise. Try some form of intense workout and make your objective to feel your anger to the fullest.
7. Take responsibility for your happiness
Often, anger tends to be accompanied by blame and criticism directed towards another person. Remember that no one can take away your happiness. As hard as it is to accept, the problem isn’t the other person, it is how you react to that person. Realize that anger is a normal reaction, but it doesn’t need to define you.
8. Notice how much energy anger burns up
It takes so much of our effort and energy to hold onto grudges and bitterness. Notice how forgiveness and letting go of resentment actually increases your energy and fills you with peace.
9. Understand that anger harms you more than anyone
Staying angry at someone hurts you the most. In some cases, anger actually empowers the other person because you’re showing them how much energy and effort you’re putting into hating them. (This is why internet trolls thrive so much.)
10. What people say and do says more about them than you
Whenever another person is unkind or cruel, their behavior is secretly a reflection of how they treat themselves. This sad truth can help you feel better and also practice disarming and letting go of intense emotions.
Letting Go of Anxiety and Stress
11. Find the belief behind your fear
All forms of anxiety and stress are linked to the thoughts in our heads. What underlying belief is causing you such great fear? Remember that the thoughts are just thoughts: they don’t mean anything about you or your life until you give them meaning. So what core belief is triggering your anxiety?
12. Breathe deeply
Mindful breathing is such a simple technique yet one of the most powerful out there. When you focus on your in-breath and out-breath you are essentially drawing yourself back into the present moment. Anxiety and stress develop when our minds get lost in past or future thoughts. So breathing is a simple way of grounding you in the here and now. Deep breathing also stimulates the vagus nerve which sends signals to your brain to calm you down.
13. Use natural soothing herbs
Herbs such as damiana and holy basil are effective herbal remedies for anxiety that help to calm down your nervous system. Once your body is relaxed, you can then begin the process of letting go of anxiety-provoking thoughts. If you are struggling with extreme muscle tension and feel physically crippled by anxiety, you might even like to consider medication for a short period of time. I have nothing against medication: so long as it is a temporary method that is accompanied by proactive natural relaxation techniques.
14. Realize that you cannot control your thoughts
The reality is that we cannot control our thoughts, otherwise, don’t you think we would always choose to think positive and happy thoughts? Thoughts are spontaneous and uncontrollable. Yes, we can force ourselves to think happy thoughts, but this is not a true solution: it is simply a practice of superimposing thoughts on top of other thoughts. Although realizing that you can’t control your thoughts may be a little depressing, ultimately, it is liberating. You no longer have to shame yourself for thinking a certain way or fear that you are not good enough because you can’t think positively. Understanding that you cannot control your thoughts, but you CAN become aware of them, helps you to dis-identify with them, and therefore, stop suffering.
15. Stop fighting how you feel
Resistance to your fear creates even more tension and fear. Instead, allow yourself to feel whatever you’re feeling. Stay grounded through your breath and gently explore whatever is arising inside of you.
16. Stay grounded in the present moment
Practice mindful awareness to take you out of your head and into the present. Notice the colors, sounds, smells, textures, tastes, and different feelings in your body. Anchor yourself to the Now by noticing what is happening.
17. See anxiety as a teacher, not an enemy
When we demonize anxiety, we tend to increase our anxiety; this is because we are resisting what we are experiencing and labeling it as bad. Try to change your perspective. Understand that everything in life can be a teacher if we let it. Anxiety may just be your greatest teacher in life, helping you to develop self-awareness, mindfulness, compassion, and ultimately the ability to surrender to that which is beyond your control.
18. It’s OK to feel scared
It’s completely normal to feel afraid and anxious. So many people out there share your struggles. Being vulnerable to life isn’t a failure, in fact, admitting that you’re scared is actually a form of strength. It’s also normal to feel anxious about your anxiety!
19. Spend time alone to recuperate each day
Relaxing in solitude is so important for our mental health. Our thoughts tend to go a bit wild when we have no time to sit down and breathe. Make sure you spend time alone.
20. Find a relaxation technique
There are so many amazing relaxation techniques out there. Whether it be EFT (emotional freedom technique), PMR (progressive muscle relaxation), meditation, yoga, or something else, ensure you do it daily.
editor’s note: we have the whitehouse switchboard number below with the sentence “the music is about to stop”. when the music stops, the show is over. that’s my best feel/guess. comey and mccabe talking. LL (loretta lynch) talking – singing like a bird. POTUS is currently at a rally in springfield missouri – here’s a youtube LIVE link. POTUS also tweeting today he’s meeting with the IG (Inspector General) to review the unredacted docs as while the DOJ agreed to release they expressed concern doing so may impinge upon the Russian narrative, i mean investigation – and key “allies” requesting not to have them released. excuse me while i take a break and have a good giggle. allies? as in the UK? Australia? etc. etc. anyway POTUS seems confident the IG will act quickly for speed if important. if not he can always use his executive powers and declassify.
also seems as though a district in Texas has reclaimed a repub seat not held in 139 years – and the district is largely hispanic and african american.
on the precipice – at the very top of that mountain. it is time…i am very ready to report on other things…
Schumer’s Warning Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer quickly warned Trump against seizing on the report as a reason to dismiss Rosenstein. “This story must not be used as a pretext for the corrupt purpose of firing Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein in order install an official who will allow the president to interfere with the Special Counsel’s investigation,” Schumer said in a statement. He added that many “White House and cabinet officials have been reported to say critical things of the president without being fired.”
