Why Growing Food is The Single Most Impactful Thing You Can Do in a Corrupt Political System

The most effective change-makers in our society aren’t waiting around for a new president to make their lives better, they’re planting seeds, quite literally, and through the revolutionary act of gardening, they’re rebuilding their communities while growing their own independence.

Every four years when the big election comes around, millions of people put their passion for creating a better world into an increasingly corrupt and absurd political contest. What if that energy was instead invested in something worthwhile, something that directly and immediately improved life, community, and the world at large?

The simple act of growing our own food directly challenges the control matrix in many authentic ways, which is why some of the most forward-thinking and strongest-willed people are picking up shovels and defiantly starting gardens. It has become much more of a meaningful political statement than supporting political parties and candidates.

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Chantel Grant and Andrea Stoudemire, Chicago mothers working to stop gun violence, shot dead – CBS News

Chantel Grant and Andrea Stoudemire were killed Friday on a block where moms gather to help curb gun violence

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John Coltrane Draws a Picture Illustrating the Mathematics of Music | Open Culture

Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his book The Jazz of Physics that Albert Einstein and John Coltrane had quite a lot in common.

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Depression in Black Boys Begins Earlier Than You Think – Psychology Benefits Society

From 2001 to 2015, the suicide risk for Black boys between the ages of 5 and 11 was two to three times higher than that of White boys, according to a new research letter in JAMA Pediatrics (Bridge,…

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Man, THE DESPERATION IS REAL!

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Children are being rented, bought, recycled, and kidnapped so that single adults, mostly men from #CentralAmerica, can gain quick release into the #UnitedStates after crossing the border illegally. The cost of renting a child varies. "We've had indications … that it could cost anywhere from a few hundred — or even in some cases, less than $100 — up to $1,000 or more," said Kevin McAleenan, acting Secretary of the Department of #HomelandSecurity (DHS), during a congressional hearing on July 18. McAleenan said in one case, a 51-year-old illegal alien had purchased a 6-month-old baby for $80 in #Guatemala so that he could easily get into the United States. The man, a #Honduran national, confessed to border agents when he was faced with a DNA test. "We've seen all manner of smuggling organizations communicating to potential customers and to those crossing the border how to bring a child with them to be allowed to stay in the United States," McAleenan said. "They've been active in advertising, literally on Facebook and on the radio in Central America." Homeland Security Investigations, a division of ICE, sent 400 agents to El Paso and #RioGrandeValley, #Texas, in mid-April to interview families that Border Patrol suspected were fake. In the last eight weeks, HSI special agents have identified 5,500 fraudulent families — about 15 percent of all cases referred. McAleenan said agents have uncovered 921 fake documents and 615 individuals have been prosecuted for trafficking or smuggling a child. "That tells me that we might be scratching the surface of this problem and the number of children being put at risk might be even higher," he said. "Everybody knows that if they bring a child, they'll be allowed to stay in the United States — they call it a 'passport for migration.' I heard that directly from a gentleman from Huehuetenango, the western-most province of Guatemala. #truth #freedomfaction #MassMigration #StopHumanTrafficking #angelcitytv

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