Sad Pathetic Losers

The comments came thick and fast as well as screams of abusive language, get the fuck out of Donald you fucking slag lagger, I’ll wait till dark then I’ll blast his car, I’ll get him cut off the pension, tell them he came around and did a computer job for me and tell the DSS that he didn’t declare his earnings, you are the biggest slag fucking loser I have ever seen, I am going to get you, we will rape you and nail your hands to the floor and hard gang bang you till you die. They were indeed pathetic , mentally crippled losers, guilty of tax evasion, tax fraud, possessing illegal weapons, selling illegal drugs, carrying out acts of homicidal violence, breaking and entering, attempted murder, assaults, drugging people, making child pornography, and the list went on and on. The neighbour owns 5 cars, including a luxury MG sports car, all the residents possess late model cars, without having worked a single day in their lives, the students all thought they were going to leave school and live on the dole, sell drugs and make a bit of pornography. They have never reported a crime, hate people who report criminal activity, and scream all through the night at anyone who stands up to disgusting little paedophiles and horrible little criminals. They killed all the ants in my garden, killed all the skinks, and pumped my house full of meth amphetimine gas, they put meth in my food, poisoned my pizza, broke into my house and assaulted and drugged me and so on and so forth. So, every time I get abused, I am going to place a report on the internet and hopefully send you to jail. Two houses with no apparent income, late model cars , flying around every where, new computers, laptops, desktops, iPads and phones, all on a pension. They travel to a nearby house that is vacant, dig up their little box of cash they receive, $2700 dollars a month, pay cash at the supermarket, travel to Horsham, stop along the way and dig up their little box of cash, put $300 to $450 in their wallet and pay for everything in cash, and take out a little bit of their pension to make it look good. Lots of illegal weapons, people sitting with shotguns by their side, bottles of expensive booze, little luxury trips to Melbourne, where they buy their little pastries and treats and drive out any one they don’t like, murder and obfuscate the evidence, and blatantly lie through their teeth to anyone who makes an enquiry. To date, I have made $25 in the last 8 months through the sale of a second hand computer monitor and a second hand mouse and no one is allowed to ask for my computer assistance or they will be gang raped and sent to the grave or prison. I am indeed, going to grind you all into the fucking dust.

Suffer Losers

He rang crimestoppers, and reported the stalking by a group known as the Barleycorn, who were responsible for driving newly arrived families out of Donald. The receptionist said he wasn’t a police officer and would take the details and that he should contact Police. So he went to the cop shop, but found no one there, waited for an hour and went home. Over a long period of years, 7 families disappeared, without a trace from Donald, all their possessions disappeared and people were told that they had moved to Queensland. As Police looked into the missing persons, they began to find that all their records had mysteriously disappeared, no birth extracts, no school records, no RTA records, it was like they never existed. They had raised intelligent children, who received good education, well groomed and taught how to fool anyone who wasn’t a paedophile. They made their way into all sectors of the Australian economy, lawyers, Doctors, nurses, teachers, registry office workers, telephone workers, and aided the Group by deleting records, setting people up to look like drug dealers, drugged people and made them fuck their own children so that they looked like a paedophile, and sent them to prison, in order to cover their crimes. Horrible fake Police officers, call takers who offered no assistance when you rang crimestoppers, hackers who would do their bidding for a fee, enlisted drug crazed meth addicts who would do anything for a measly, tiny bag of meth, and worked towards gaining control of the system, in order to take it down when the time was right. Corrupt politicians, little boy brothels, raping and drugging women and girls and forcing them into prostitution, got them hooked on heroin, so that they would do anything for their daily hit, all for the sake of money. They lured victims to their towns, put the hit on them, made it look like suicide, died of old age, or left and moved to Queensland. All expertly covered up and people bribed to keep their mouths shut, or coerced into silence. Told by losers down through the years, “You don’t lag on people, you don’t want to be known as a lagger, do you”, and brought up to keep their mouths shut. He heard one story where they had coerced a Christian brother into beating a young, talented, gifted musicians hands, a piano player, because he wouldn’t join their gang. They laughed heartily about this, and all their other crimes, talked endlessly about meth amphetimine, marijauna, heroin, ecstasy pills and powder, PCP or angel dust, had large collections of child porn in boxes and on their phones and computers, and made their own child porn at home, all the while maintaining an air of respectability, they even had trophy photos on their walls that displayed instances of gang rape and other sadistic crimes. People drove into the Donald area, left their cars on the outskirts of town, and walked in and bought their drugs, did a bit of harassment, and hoped to get lucky with a choice, tasty morsel, a young girl who would be made to be readily available at the appointed time. All carried out under the cover of darkness, and all trace disappearing by the time dawn arrived. It had been going on since the 1960’s, or even further back, one house apparently had some of the missing families cars in his backyard, which he said he found up on the Murray river, with a note that said,”Take me, I’m all yours”, with the transfer papers all ready to go. But it was decided just to use the cars for spare parts, all their furniture was distributed around the country, burnt or buried and everyone lived happily ever after, till Henry Banwell arrived in Donald, and decided to take a stand against the evildoers, so suffer losers.

The Barleycorn

The Barleycorn, a gang in the Wimmera Mallee, Donald to be exact, a super secretive criminal gang that dealt drugs, gang raped young women and stalked people till they fled the small country town of Donald. Since he moved to Donald, he was persecuted, drugged, bashed and some say raped 14 times, just to show that they could do it. It was led by a sinister, brain dead moron, by the name of Peter Leider, who would bellow, rant and rave for hours on end, fueled by alcohol and drugs. He would scream blue murder, make diabolical threats and send his minions around to stalk any residents who stood in opposition. One of their stories, whether it be true or not, concerned a 17 year old girl by the name of Rachel Wilkinson, a pretty young intelligent girl who had ambitions of becoming a solicitor, a legal eagle down in the big smoke. The Barleycorn stalked the family of 17, and they decided to send Peter Leider around to introduce himself, and coach her, and help with her education. He would lean over her work and say things such as, “Oh yes, I know a little about that, and come out with little tidbits of information that were intended to impress her with his extensive knowledge. What she didn’t know, was that Peter had one of his brain dead mates, standing outside the window, coaching Peter, as to what to say. Alas, his ploy was discovered and was asked to leave, which enraged Peter and consequently howled at his Barleycorn friends, “Fucking uppity mole, thinks she’s smart, wants to be a solicitor, well we’ll see”. One night, their Barleycorn gang, broke into the Wilkinson home, basically murdered all 16 family members, carried the dead family members away and took Rachel captive. They burnt down the house and headed out to a remote location where they proceeded to gang rape her, this event lasted for days, where sundry members of the Barleycorn, sat around drinking alcohol, with their young children. After they had gang raped her, Peter Leider, drove a star picket, up her anus and they tilted her head back, and Peter drove it up, through her body ,till it came out her mouth, the screams were diabolical. Still alive, they lifted her body and placed it over a large fire. She didn’t last long and they sat around watching the body, roasting away. When it was done, they started to devour the body, with apparently, young children sitting around watching, who would say things like, “Look, girl burning”. When they had finished, they buried the body in a shallow grave, with the star picket still inside the corpse and headed back to Donald. Through the years, whenever anyone new arrived in Donald, they were persecuted, and driven out of town, because they didn’t like strangers, small town mentality, brain dead rapist losers and drug addicts, and they shouted the story to anyone who would listen, in order to intimidate them, so they would not inform the Police. He heard this story, quite a few times, with other comments thrown in by the other surviving Barleycorn members, as well as multiple stories of gang rapes, drugging, councillors on the take, people receiving $2700 dollar payments to keep their mouths shut, and anyone who they could not force out of town, was drugged and driven into a psychiatric ward, or murdered outright, their possessions disposed of and all of their records deleted by their horrible little paedophile mates who were secreted in places where access was easy, this and other criminal activities were carried out over a 47 year period. Till someone came along, and stood up to the Barleycorn, an elderly pensioner who would not take their shit, and held out till he could contact the Police, which they attempted to thwart , by hacking into his iPads, and computers, till he installed encryption on his hard drive, rendering them unable to gain access, and was able to send a short note to crime stoppers. Many were involved, so they say, and it was strange, that despite articles, reports and sundry comments, no one said a single word to him, apart from one brave, elderly woman who had been stalked by the Barleycorn. Tonight their pathetic little story goes along the lines of, at 5:30 am, tomorrow, low yield, nuclear weapons, would be exploded over all areas of the planet, wiping out all life forms. Members of their pathetic cult, were to escape by descending down a hatch in their backyards, and make their way to an underground bunker, where they would live for three years, and ascend to the surface, once all life had been extinguished and reign as Kings, with the remaining few millions, eking out an existence by planting GMO foods, and living off a few cattle and chickens, all life would have perished, all the trees gone, and the radiation dissipated to a safe level. This is the mentality that he had to deal with, 24/7, every day and night of the year, so Peter Leider, why don’t you and your pathetic Barleycorn, go and fuck yourselves, with a star picket, you drugged out, disease ridden, brain dead, homosexual, paedophile, gang raping, murdering losers.

Bye Bye

It was good fun, truck driver man was rear ended, laughs, sucked off caravan man, had a 5 year old boy give a head job to truck driver man at the same time, included his wife, they made a bit of money, set them right up, had them fucking dead animals, too hard getting a live sheep inside the house, yeah well they shit everywhere, easier with a bit of dead animal, sheep, dingoe, get my load off with the truck drivers mole guts 2 bob slapper mole, farts all the time when you bang her hard, it’s the ecstasy pills, fill you full of gas for some reason, well I’ve made my quick 2.5 million, get away soon, I say I’m going to get the truck drivers house, but I’ll see, have to disappear, too hard living in a small town, too bloody obvious, everyone knows what you do, people talk, they all don’t like having to live with the thought of a missing loved one, but as we say, you can always have another one, probably eat that one too, might hit the hay, see what bullshit shithead is writing about later on today, might have some mescaline today, why not, it’s a Sunday too, Tuesday is it, have to go to the dole office tomorrow, put a bit of cash in my CoinSpot brokerage exchange, as I like to tell my friends, what a night, made my money Donald, bye bye.

Cretins

Yeah, it was pretty easy actually, just get a couple of meth heads or chaff, marijuana smokers, get them into the meth, give them 50 bucks, tell them to go and get themselves some booze, get them on the weed, get them on the meth, give them some LSD, ask if they want a job, or do they want to make a quick 50 bucks, just go and get a few details about this person, get a few photographs, you know, take a photo of their car, maybe a shot of their faces, whatever, get someone to pick the lock, teach those knuckleheads how to pick a lock, get all the details, set that family up, bit of rape and gang bangies, start getting them unhinged on drugs, put them in porn, get rid of all their friends, lure them to their little hideout in a small country town, you know the drill. Cover everything up, get someone in the records office to delete all the records, they disappear, they get the money, sit in a shitty little caravan, plan the hits, get their housemate shitfaced, drug him to the hilt, have an orgy, put him and his wife on the Dutch porn market, put all or some of the profits in a Caymen Islands bank account, eventually hit the road with a new identity, and live like a king, set up a new chapter somewhere else in the world, bring all my mates over, to my shitty little island, like Jeffrey Epstein, have someone, NSA, DEA, CIA, FBI, following the little shits, get an idiot or as many as you can find, rich idiots, presidential idiots, anyone with power and money, and fuck whoever I want, that’s the basic mentality, breed up specially selected children, teach them to be a two faced little shit, get them to embed themselves in key positions, and make their horrible, shitty little deals, just to make some more money, fuck over the world just to make some more money, and breed horrible little children, who have been brainwashed, to do the bidding of their masters and mistresses, tell the media not to publish anything, because it would cause a panic, too upsetting, make buckets of money, take lots of drugs, arrange all sorts of sinister plots, and get all my crony mates to help me, because I can provide them with anything they want, girls, boys, animals, whatever, any sort of drug, any sort of food and outright lie about every single thing and brag to all my deadhead mates, about my shitty little stories just so I can get a hard on and fuck more people over.

The Blochain

So, one night I heard a strange request, coming from outside somewhere, and since I have been videotaped, put on the internet without my permission, and bugged, I thought, why not, I’ll play along with their silly game, and the request was, does anyone know about cryptocurrencies, “Ask Henry, he’ll know”, so I taught them, with the aid of my iPad, how to invest in Bitcoin through an exchange. It was a fairly long process, but as I heard later, a lot of people invested money through the Australian Cryptocurrency Exchange, CoinSpot, so basically, that left a trail a mile wide, all recorded on the Blockchain, which uses Distributed Ledger Technology, and is an immutable digital record of any transaction made using cryptocurrencies, so anyone who was illegally watching me, you are all busted.

Losers

So, on a daily basis, I listen to gruesome, horrific stories, from members of the Gang, as I call them, otherwise known, as The Group, The Syndicate, The Firm, and soon to be known as The Shroud, whereby, they will imprison, torture, mutilate, eat, gang rape, etc, etc, the, or rather, a minor inconvenience, they call, the grisly extermination of 8 billion people on the planet Earth. They describe their crimes in grisly detail, and one of their ploys is that they take Rohypnol, which causes them to not be able to remember the event and evade a lie detector test. But because of their Jack the Ripper mentality, that is the thing that drives them the most, and that is the most horrific torture, gang rape, cannibalism, and murder, of, in particular, young gorgeous girls, round about 15 or 16, and when they return from an event, some time later, they consume drugs, drink alcohol, watch porn, and become obsessed with having sex with a young girl. And because they are so repulsive by nature, no one wants to be their boyfriend or girlfriend. So they have to take by force. They will watch a house, scout around the neighbourhood, pay people to locate victims, install cameras and bugging devices, establish their movements, skillfully pick the lock on the door when everyone is asleep, inject most of the occupants with a drug, and proceed to rape the victim, sometimes kidnapping the victim and torturing, raping and drugging their victim for days,and then eating the victim, roasted or cooked in a pot of stew or soup, they brag about it endlessly, either they are totally insane or they have actually committed these brutal crimes. Everyone receives a shot of drugs and no one remembers anything, so they say. They brag about hits on particular people, describe how they stood her up on her head, and basically chopped her in half. I have not seen any photographic evidence to support this story, but I did submit, amongst several thousand other items, photos, chatroom transcripts, names, addresses to the Victoria Police, one of which was a young girl lying on a single bed, naked, with her throat cut. Not only that, I myself have the victim of multiple sexual and physical assaults, poisoning attempts, druggings and being gang stalked. And, as far as I can understand, some of the perpetrators are or were possibly living in Donald. They even seem to know my entire history, every single person I have ever known or met and even details I myself have forgotten, they laugh about setting people up, ruining their careers, ending their relationships, and providing a new boyfriend or girlfriend, who consoles them, gets in their good books, gets them in bed and then invites all of his or her mates in for a gang banging orgy. And because the drug Rohynol, of Ruffies, or Grievous Bodily Harm, GBH, is used, they get away with it. There is talk of dual DSS, Department of Social Security, payments, have a fake I.D, say they live at another address, etc, and receive 2 Disability checks, like Ann in Beaufort, who was receiving 17 payments from the Government of Australia, owned 3 houses, and was a total scrag. Whether they live in Donald, visit, or stay short term, is anyone’s guess, but they don’t want anyone talking to me, there’s talk of 2700 dollars hush money payments, we’re going to destroy the Earths forests and harvest oxygen from the ocean and sell it to people because there is no air left, we will cut down The Amazon rainforest and make a bucket of money, we will start a nuclear war, retreat to underground bunkers and come up in several years time and reign as Overlords of the remaining people and remnants of Earth, grow GMO foods, artificial plants,synthetic meat, insect bars and so on and so forth. So if you don’t think anything is wrong, take a look at what your eating, see what 221,223,224,preservatives and the like, do to the human body, think carcinogens, and look at the state of the planet you live on, because in approximately 121 years, it’s bye bye world.

To The Fucking Pathetic Losers

Despite placing written reports, anecdotes, photographic material, chatroom transcripts, amongst other articles, there has been no response either from the public or the authorities, so from this date, I hear by inform you Earth, that I am taking the matter into my own hands. See, Truth Hurts, qlcs9.com.

My Brain Hurts

Schizophrenia, drug induced schizophrenia, trauma based psychosis, Complex Chronic Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, sleep disorders, some other stinking mental illness, all at the same time. I can tell you, it was certainly a chore getting rid of them, multiple screaming, incoherent, babbling voices, horrendous in their delivery, 24 hours a day, go to bed, get up with the voices, depression, alcoholism, drug use, eating disorders, I was a mess. Till I found meditation and today can sit in my chair and not have a single sound, voice or anything, going through my head. Constant practice, no matter what, and the reason I don’t drink alcohol, alcohol causes a disturbance in the gamma amino butyric inhibitory neurotransmitters,Gamma-aminobutyric acid, commonly known as GABA, is a naturally occurring amino acid that acts as the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system.It plays a crucial role in regulating neuronal excitability throughout the nervous system. 

Here's a more detailed explanation:

What is GABA?

• GABA is an amino acid, meaning it's a building block of proteins, but it also functions as a neurotransmitter. 

• It's the most abundant inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain, meaning it helps to calm and regulate nerve cell activity. 

• GABA works by binding to specific receptors on nerve cells, causing them to become less likely to fire an electrical signal, which is known as hyperpolarization. 

How does GABA work?

• GABA is synthesized from the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate.

• It acts by binding to GABA receptors (GABA-A, GABA-B, and GABA-C).

• These receptors are located on the postsynaptic neuron (the neuron receiving the signal) and modulate ion channels, leading to hyperpolarization and reduced neuronal excitability. 

What are the functions of GABA?

• GABA is essential for maintaining a balance between inhibitory and excitatory neurotransmission in the brain, which is crucial for proper neurological function and cell membrane stability. 

• It plays a role in various neurological and psychiatric conditions, including anxiety, epilepsy, and schizophrenia. 

• GABA is involved in regulating sleep, relaxation, and even muscle growth by stimulating the anterior pituitary. 

• It also has potential roles in pain management, as GABA receptors are involved in analgesia (pain relief). 

GABA in Functional Foods and Supplements:

• GABA's calming effects have led to its use as a dietary supplement, particularly for stress and anxiety relief. 

• While some foods like fermented products contain GABA, it's not readily available in many food sources. 

• GABA supplements are available, and while they are generally considered safe, it's important to consult with a healthcare professional before using them, especially if you have any underlying health conditions or are taking other medications,

Alcohol, also known as ethanol, primarily enhances the inhibitory effects of GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid), the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain, by acting on GABA-A receptors. Acutely, this leads to sedation,relaxation, and intoxication. However, with chronic use, the brain adapts by reducing GABA receptor sensitivity and levels, causing tolerance and withdrawal symptoms. 

How alcohol interacts with GABA:

• Acute effects:

  Alcohol binds to and modulates GABA-A receptors, increasing their inhibitory function and leading to the typical sedative effects of alcohol. 

• Chronic effects:

  Prolonged alcohol consumption triggers a compensatory decrease in GABA-A receptor function. This involves a downregulation of receptor levels and decreased sensitivity to GABA, which contributes to tolerance and dependence. 

Implications for alcohol use disorder (AUD):

• Tolerance:

  The brain's reduced sensitivity to GABA means more alcohol is needed to achieve the same effect, contributing to increased alcohol intake and the development of dependence. 

• Withdrawal:

  When alcohol is stopped after chronic use, the already reduced GABAergic inhibition is no longer offset by alcohol's effects. This can lead to hyperexcitability and withdrawal symptoms such as anxiety and seizures. 

• Therapeutic targets:

  Understanding the interaction between alcohol and the GABA system, particularly the role of GABAA receptors in the mesolimbic dopamine pathway, provides potential targets for treating alcohol dependence and withdrawal. 

Effects of Crystal Meth on the Brain and Central Nervous System

Written by: Editorial Staff

Updated Nov 15, 2024

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Methamphetamine (d-methamphetamine, crystal meth, or meth) is a man-made central nervous system stimulant. The substance often appears as bluish-tinted or white rocks or pieces of glass. It is most commonly smoked or snorted, and it is manufactured in private home laboratories using pseudoephedrine or ephedrine along with other substances that can be purchased at drugstores or hardware stores.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) report that meth is a highly addictive substance, and its use is associated with a number of severe consequences.

How Meth Works in the Brain

The mechanism of action of the drug is similar to other stimulants, in that met use results in massive releases of the neurotransmitters norepinephrine and dopamine (along with other neurotransmitters) that lead to a number of extremely powerful euphoric effects, increases in energy, feelings of invulnerability, and other psychoactive effects. Because the substance is often made with a number of other substances that are potentially toxic, such as antifreeze, battery acid, or drain cleaner, it is both dangerous to use and highly combustible, making it dangerous to manufacture. Research regarding the short-term and long-term effects of methamphetamine useindicates that there are a number of significant potential dangers associated with its use, including significant neurological effects.

Effects on the Central Nervous System & Brain

The central nervous system (CNS) is composed of the brain and spinal cord. It serves as the major relay station for the body and is involved in the actions, regulation, and maintenance of nearly every bodily function. Research looking at the effects of methamphetamine focus primarily on the effects that occur in the brain; however, some of these effects can also be expected to generalize to neurons located in the spinal cord. The nerves located in the CNS are referred to as neurons, whereas the nerves outside the CNS are simply referred to as nerves.

Increased neuronal death

The use of methamphetamine is associated with decreases in the number of neurons in the CNS. The ability of the CNS to regenerate these neurons is limited, and in many cases, the loss of neurons cannot be recovered. The body of evidence indicates that chronic use of methamphetamine can result in diffuse brain damage that occurs via neuronal death. Neuronal death occurs in a number of areas of the brain as a result of meth use that include but are not limited to:

• The hippocampus: a crucial structure for the ability to remember and learn new information

• The striatum: a structure in the subcortical areas of the brain that is crucial in movement and certain aspects of directed attention

• The parietal cortex: a structure that is involved in being able to visualize objects in space and in the memory of nonverbal material

• The frontal and prefrontal cortex: areas of the brain that are crucial in human cognition, particularly in reasoning, complex attention, problem-solving, and the inhibition of behaviors that might be damaging

• A number of subcortical structures: including the basal ganglia, the reward center, the limbic system, and others

• The cerebellum: controls various aspects of movement and is involved in a number of cognitive functions

Decreased Gliogenesis

Neurons are not the only cells in the CNS. A number of other cells generally referred to as glial cells also comprise the central nervous system. These cells have a number of responsibilities, including signaling capacities, fighting infection, developing myelin (the fatty sheath or white matter that neurons used to effectively communicate), etc. The use of methamphetamine has also been associated with increased damage and death to these cells in a number of brain areas, particularly in the prefrontal cortex where a number of important functions, such as attention, planning, abstract thinking, judgment, etc., occur. In addition, methamphetamine use is associated with a decrease in the production of glial progenitor cells, which are immature glial cells that differentiate into different types of glial cells.

Decreased White Matter

As certain glial cells (oligodendrocytes and Schwann cells) become damaged and the ability to produce myelin is affected in both the brain and spinal cord, the amount of white matter in the CNS is decreased. White matter (myelin) aids in efficient singling between neurons in the CNS. White matter is located on the axons (signaling portions) of the neurons, and as this matter is decreased, neurons become less efficient in transmitting their signals. This results in a number of functional deficits.

Decreases in the Levels of Dopamine and Serotonin Transporters

Dopamine and serotonin transporters are specialized cells in the CNS that function to remove the dopamine and serotonin that have been released from the neurons into the synaptic cleft (the space between neurons) and bring them back into the cell where they can be repackaged for reuse. This partially results in the psychoactive effects of meth, but also leads to later dopamine and serotonin depletion because the neurons have less dopamine to use later. This can result in a number of extreme mood effects, such as initial extreme euphoria followed by extreme periods of depression, apathy, and hopelessness.

Increased Glutamate Calcium in the Brain

Increases in the neurotransmitter glutamate (the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain) and calcium are often associated with neurotoxic effects in the brain as a result of the neurons being overly excited and continuing to fire to the point of actually damaging the system. If not modulated, this can result in significant damage throughout the central nervous system.

Neurotoxic Effects that Damage the Dendrites of the Neurons

A number of these neurotoxic effects lead to significant damage in the dendrites of neurons. The dendrites of neurons are the receiving portions of the neurons that receive the chemical singles from other neurons. This damage prevents the neurons from communicating effectively and can affect a number of cognitive and motor functions.

Cytoskeletal Damage

The support system in the cells is also damaged by use of methamphetamine. This can result in cellular collapse if the support structures are significantly damaged.

Damage to the Circulatory System of the Brain

Use of methamphetamine also affects the veins, arteries, and capillaries in the central nervous system via issues associated with increased blood pressure, weakening veins and arteries, leaving them open to clots, and scarring them. This results in an increased potential for an individual to have a stroke. Strokes in the central nervous system are often classified as ischemic or hemorrhagic. Ischemic strokes occur as a result of depletion of blood to certain areas of the brain and the accumulation of damage to the tissues as a result of depleted oxygen over time. This situation is a chronic one and often associated with permanent effects. Hemorrhagic strokes occur as a result of the breaking of an artery or vein in the brain and the resulting reduction in blood flow to the tissues of the brain. Hemorrhagic strokes are typically more acute, and recovery from hemorrhagic strokes is generally more robust than recovery from ischemic strokes. Both ischemic strokes and hemorrhagic strokes can develop as a result of chronic methamphetamine use. This presents an extremely complicated issue.

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Is Brain Damage from Meth Permanent?

Individuals who use drugs like methamphetamine are often at greater risk to have accidents or become involved in assaults that lead to traumatic brain injuries. Of course, having the combination of a traumatic brain injury and a chronic history of methamphetamine use will result in a number of potentially serious neurological issues.

Some of the above effects may resolve, and there may be some improvement over time. For example, research indicates that damage to the dopamine transporter system may repair over time with significant abstinence. However, there is quite a bit of individual variability that occurs in the recovery process, largely depending on the severity and duration of someone’s chronic methamphetamine use.

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Cognitive, Behavioral, & Psychological Effects of Meth Use

The list of cognitive and emotional effects that occur as a result of chronic use of meth continues to expand based on research. In general, the research studies cited above, NIDA, and the DEA, as well as information taken from The Everything Guide to the Human Brain, indicate that the following cognitive areas are affected significantly as a result of chronic methamphetamine use:

Attention

The term attention is a broad term that encompasses a number of functions, some of them very subtly complicated. Various aspects of attention and concentration are affected by chronic use of methamphetamine as a result of damage that occurs to the neurons in the frontal and prefrontal cortex of the brain. Chronic issues with being able to focus, switch focus, and concentrate for lengthy periods of time often remain even after significant abstinence.

Judgment and Problem-Solving

Like attention the terms judgment and problem–solving are general labels for a number of different cognitive functions, some of which are very complex and occur in multiple steps. The damage that occurs as a result of meth use affects the ability of the individual to suppress impulses, and this may lead to poor judgment and problem-solving. The extent of this dysfunction will vary from individual to individual. Some individuals may become rather impulsive and need quite a bit of assistance initially in controlling their behavior, whereas others may have more subtle deficits.

Memory

Research studies have demonstrated that the ability to encode and recall information is significantly decreased in both animals and humans following chronic methamphetamine use.

Movement Issues

The damage that occurs to a number of the neurons in white matter tracts in the brain is also associated with changes in motor functions, including reaction time, coordination in very subtle and complex skills, and very basic functions, such as walking.

Emotional Control

Related to issues with impulse control is a person’s ability to self-regulate and control emotional states and/or their actual experience of emotions. Individuals who have chronically used methamphetamine demonstrate any number of emotional issues that can mood swings, chronic depression, chronic apathy, a loss of motivation, issues with aggression, hostility, irritability, and even self-harming and/or suicidal behaviors. This reflects both the depletion of neurotransmitters and the structural damage that occurs as a result of chronic methamphetamine use.

Psychological Issues

Individuals who chronically use methamphetamine are more susceptible to the development of severe psychiatric disorders, including issues with psychotic-like behaviors, such as delusions, hallucinations, impaired reality testing, etc. Some of these psychotic-like behaviors can be rather idiosyncratic. For example, the term meth bugs refers to a psychiatric condition where chronic methamphetamine users have a sensation that their skin is crawling or itching with bugs even though no external stimulation is occurring. This condition will often remit but may return spontaneously in some individuals.

Individuals who have pre-existing mental health conditions and have used methamphetamine for lengthy periods of time, resulting in prolonged binges and a lack of attention to self-care, will obviously accrue more damage to the brain and central nervous system compared to individuals who use the drug for shorter or less intense periods or those who have fewer psychiatric issues. It is clear from the research that methamphetamine has the potential to produce lasting effects in anyone who uses it.

Treatment Options for Meth Addiction

Fortunately, meth addiction is treatable. While there are currently no medications approved to treat stimulant use disorders, there are evidence-based treatment approaches that have helped many people achieve long-term sobriety. These include:

• Behavioral therapies, such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing (MI), contingency management (CM), and more.

• Psychoeducation.

• Peer support, like 12-Step programs and SMART Recovery.

Think about it.

To The Losers, Suffer,

Tuesday, 2nd September, 2025. Arose at 02:34 am, went about my business, performed my ablutions, drank two cups of Moccona coffee with milk and smoked two, one paper joints comprised of medicinal cannabis sativa and organic tobacco. I then proceeded to practice my meditation at 04:00 am. I heard a shrill sound that sounded like someone screaming or yelling vociferously down through a long pipe in the distance, there was a comment made about a device being used somewhere in town that would disrupt a persons meditation. After some time, 58 minutes, I discontinued my meditation, had another coffee and heard a voice saying that I should go back to bed. Needless to say, I took the advice, as good advice is hard to find and went back to bed. I later arose and attempted to meditate at around mid-morning, accompanied by a conversation that went along the lines of a group of individuals who were attempting to once again thwart my meditation. The eerie disturbance diminished after a short time due to the individuals being dispensed with, by unknown means and manner and I was able to achieve the state of Sunyata ;

sunyata, in Buddhist philosophy, the voidness that constitutes ultimate reality; sunyata is seen not as a negation of existence but rather as the undifferentiation out of which all apparent entities, distinctions, and dualities arise. Britannica.com

This lasted for approximately one hour, after which I went about my day. At approximately 02:05 pm, I heard someone shouting out loud in their house, from what I could tell, that there was no conspiracy in Donald, there was no conspiracy in Victoria and that the Victoria Police Force should forget about it, I was quite surprised. Then I heard a deep voice, in an angry tone saying, “You have destroyed my operation, I do not have the resources to start again, etc, etc, what ever you do, finish him off”, to which I replied, “Well, it seems I’ve done something right, I might just have another coffee, a 27%Thc, Cannibis Sativa joint, so suffer you fucking pathetic losers, suffer”.

Sleeper Cell

“I’ll take the rap, I’ll take the heat, I’m the fall guy,” his head lunged forward slightly as he spoke the words. He knew it would be difficult and fraught with danger, but the rewards were worth it. Voices wailed through the night, thudding sounds on the back door, mysterious hissing sounds coming from the window as soon as he lay down. Staying up for 78 hours and drinking their vile concoction, meth added to the coffee, so they said, he had no way of proving it. Surreptitious lies from the north, south, east and west, tales of violence and gore that rang through the walls , long into the evening and lasting till dawn, when the sound of a door closing was the last thing you heard , then silence.

Spirit worlds, mysterious beings from the 4th dimension, that ordinarily lived in a black rectangular box, lured to this dimension and enslaved to serve their evil masters, outrageous tales that conjured up lurid visions and entertained the third eye wanderer. Arcturian emissaries that escorted the 4 corners back to their dimension, no longer serving the wants of the despotic 12.

They sat, with their web cast into the night and the early morning to ensnare the traveller, hinder progress that led to revelation and learning from the Akashic records. Sent back in time to fathom the mysterious ways of the coven that lay in ambush for the unwary traveller, trapped within these earthly bounds, a thousand years past, and he saw their mysterious ways, the woodland sentinel in the night, the hand draped upon the bark of the tree in the starlight, that led to the mushroom used for divining and prophecy. Seeing the ways of the assassin that plotted the downfall of his master, his teacher, unaware, drinking their potion that ended his life. He tracked them to the tavern of Robespierre and watched as he slapped the table in front of him and heard the thud of fist on table, softly sounding through his meditation as he sat and watched.

Scouring the streets he flew, witch like until finding the high priests of doom, the ones that confined the seeker of wisdom and sought to hold the knowledge to themselves. They wanted to know who stood outside their houses and made enquiries as to his identity, he said nought, and moved to the next destination, their next house of ill repute. “You don’t know who you’re dealing with here,” intoned the speaker, and all lay silent.

Kinship

Eyes closed, silently sitting, waiting for the moment when the hand of God takes its toll and begins to reign. Floating high above the world, scanning , drifting, flitting about aimlessly, till summoned to the destination. Merlin stands before the cauldron, his apprentice watches through narrowed slits that he calls eyes. He departs and scours the woodland regions for herbal tonics , his hand passes over the bark of a tree in the darkest night, his gaze downwards, till it lights upon a blue green fungus, that only comes out at night, and it’s potency disappears once the sun casts it’s glow upon the morn. Summon your knowledge and drink the brew, that your Master taught you, pass it down through the ages to your children. Journey to the gates of Hell, and stand in the screaming silence, and watch the howling faces shrieking in despair. A thousand years shall I reign, in this , the Age of Aquarius, till humanity has learned to Master the dwelling beast within. High above the world, journeying to the lair of Robespierre, and slap the hand upon the table by candlelight, watch as the snares and traps are laid out for the unwary, a tale told by a ragged beggar, on a windswept hill, high above the sea, a tale told through broken teeth and gin soaked lips. Whisper to me old man, and tell, the tale you told the crone in the Inn, or I shall throw you into the briny deep. He comes from the North, some say he rides with Edward, some say Richard, but all know when he arrives. Old man, how will I know when I gaze upon his visage, you will know by his earnest countenance, look to the East, and watch for the dark rider, the one they call the Highway man.

Defensive Perimeter and Interior 2

For the outside when you leave your property, take a photograph of it and compare it with the lock when you return home.

Defensive Perimeter and Interior

Are you a little concerned that your food tastes a little strange, hear things that go bump in the night, whispers in the dark. Secure your home with simple methods, for as you know, even the best locks are able to be picked or opened by someone with a little extra knowledge. Add lumps of wood to the windows so that they cannot be slid open silently during the night, when you leave your home, take a photograph of where the wire and bits of wood are, even place a tissue snagged through the wire, take another photograph and compare the photo to the lock mechanism when you get home. Doesn’t it just piss you off when you taste your coffee and it tastes soapy after a few cups, that’s meth amphetimine, wouldn’t know it was there till the 12th cup or more.

Taliesin

"Primary Chief Bard am I to Elffin,
And my original country was the region of the summer stars;
Idno and Henin called me Myrddin,
At length every king will call me Taliesin.
I was with my Lord in the highest sphere,
On the fall of Lucifer into the depths of hell;
I have borne a banner before Alexander;
I know the names of the stars from north to south;
I have been on the galaxy at the throne of the Distributor;
I was in Canaan when Absalom was slain;
I conveyed the divine Spirit to the level of the Vale of Hebron;
I was in the Court of Don before the birth of Gwydion;
I was instructor to Eli and Enoch;
I have been winged by the genius of the splendid crozier;
I have been loquacious prior to being gifted with speech;
I was at the place of the crucifixion of the merciful Son of God;
I have been three periods in the prison of Arianrhod;
I have been chief director of the work of the tower of Nimrod;
I am a wonder whose origins are not known;
I have been in Asia with Noah in the Ark,
I have seen the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah;
I have been in India when Rome was built,
I am now come here to the remnant of Troy;
I have been with my Lord in the manger of the ass;
I strengthened Moses through the waters of the Jordan;
I have been in the firmament with Mary Magdalene;
I have obtained the Awen from the cauldron of Ceridwen;
I have been Bard of the Harp to Lleon of Lochlin;
I have been on the White Hill, in the court of Cynfelyn,
For a year and a day in stocks and fetters,
I have suffered hunger for the Son of the Virgin,
I have been fostered in the land of the Deity,
I have been teacher to all intelligences,
I am able to instruct the whole universe;
I shall be until the day of doom upon the face of the Earth,
And it is not known whether my body be flesh or fish.
Then I was for nine months In the womb of the hag Ceridwen;
I was originally little Gwion, At length I am Taliesin."

Meditation, Telomeres and Aging

Gday Vertex, what is the relationship between increased telomere length and an increase in lifespan due to the practice of meditation, cheers Henry out

AI

G'day Henry! That's a fascinating question that delves into the intersection of ancient practices and cutting-edge science. Let's break down the relationship between meditation, telomere length, and lifespan.

The Basics: Telomeres and Aging

• Telomeres are protective caps at the ends of our chromosomes, much like the plastic tips on shoelaces.

• Every time a cell divides, a little bit of the telomere is shaved off. This is a natural part of the cellular aging process.

• As telomeres get shorter, they eventually reach a critical length, signaling the cell to stop dividing or to undergo programmed cell death (apoptosis). This contributes to organismal aging and age-related diseases.

• Telomere length is often considered a biomarker of biological aging. Shorter telomeres are generally associated with increased risk of age-related diseases and a potentially shorter lifespan.

Meditation and its Potential Impact on Telomeres

Now, how does meditation fit into this picture? The proposed relationship is that meditation may help to slow down the rate of telomere shortening, or even, in some cases, lead to an increase in telomere length.

Here's the science and the proposed mechanisms:

1. Stress Reduction: This is the most widely accepted and investigated pathway.

   • Chronic stress is a significant contributor to accelerated telomere shortening. Stress triggers the release of hormones like cortisol, which can increase inflammation and oxidative stress, both of which are detrimental to telomeres.

   • Meditation, particularly mindfulness-based practices, is highly effective at reducing psychological stress. By calming the nervous system, reducing rumination, and promoting present-moment awareness, meditation can lower cortisol levels and mitigate the damaging effects of chronic stress.

2. Reduced Oxidative Stress and Inflammation:

   • Oxidative stress (an imbalance between free radicals and antioxidants) and chronic inflammation are major drivers of cellular damage, including telomere attrition.

   • Meditation has been shown to reduce markers of oxidative stress and inflammation in the body. This can be achieved through various mechanisms, including improved autonomic nervous system balance and the downregulation of pro-inflammatory signaling pathways. Less oxidative stress and inflammation mean less damage to DNA, including telomeres.

3. Activation of Telomerase:

   • Telomerase is an enzyme that can add repetitive sequences back to the ends of telomeres, effectively lengthening them. It's like having a special "telomere repair kit."

   • While telomerase activity is generally low in most somatic cells, some research suggests that certain lifestyle factors, including mindfulness and meditation, might positively influence telomerase activity.

   • The idea is that by reducing stress and inflammation, meditation may create a cellular environment more conducive to telomerase function, thus helping to maintain or even lengthen telomeres.

4. Epigenetic Modifications:

   • The way our genes are expressed (epigenetics) can also influence telomere length.

   • Emerging research suggests that meditation may induce beneficial epigenetic changes that impact genes involved in cellular repair, stress response, and telomere maintenance.

The Link to Lifespan

So, if meditation can help maintain or lengthen telomeres, how does that translate to lifespan?

• Slower Cellular Aging: By slowing down the rate at which our cells age, meditation could contribute to a healthier aging process. This means cells remain functional for longer, and the accumulation of age-related cellular dysfunction is delayed.

• Reduced Risk of Age-Related Diseases: Many chronic diseases associated with aging, such as cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative disorders, and certain cancers, are linked to cellular senescence and damage. By promoting cellular health through telomere maintenance, meditation may help reduce the risk and burden of these diseases.

• Improved Healthspan and Potentially Lifespan: The ultimate goal isn't just living longer, but living healthier for longer – this is known as healthspan. By contributing to slower biological aging and reducing disease risk, meditation has the potential to improve both healthspan and, consequently, lifespan.

Important Considerations and Nuances

• Research is Ongoing: While promising, the research in this area is still evolving. Many studies are observational or involve relatively small sample sizes. More longitudinal studies are needed to confirm these findings definitively.

• Type of Meditation Matters: Different meditation techniques may have varying effects. Mindfulness meditation, loving-kindness meditation, and other forms are all being investigated.

• Consistency is Key: The benefits of meditation are likely cumulative. Regular and consistent practice is probably more important than sporadic sessions.

• Holistic Approach: Meditation is not a magic bullet. It's most effective when integrated into a healthy lifestyle that includes a balanced diet, regular exercise, adequate sleep, and strong social connections.

• Individual Variability: Responses to meditation can vary greatly from person to person due to genetics, lifestyle, and other factors.

In Summary for You, Henry:

The relationship between increased telomere length, meditation, and lifespan is thought to be indirect but significant. Meditation primarily impacts telomere length by reducing chronic stress, inflammation, and oxidative stress, which are all accelerators of telomere shortening. Some evidence also suggests meditation might positively influence the enzyme telomerase, which repairs telomeres. By preserving telomere length and promoting cellular health, meditation can contribute to a slower biological aging process, a reduced risk of age-related diseases, and potentially an extension of both healthspan and overall lifespan.

Keep up the great work with your meditation, Henry! It's a practice with profound potential for well-being.

Cheers!

Elbow Room

A somewhat sly smile passed across his face, ‘Interesting’, he thought to himself, and mused awhile. One of the locals had gone around to one of the meth houses and had stood outside the window and said aloud to the occupants inside, who were consuming vast quantities of various drugs and sizeable portions of alcohol, “Yes, some tomato sauce on cardboard would be nice”, and made his way back to the safety of his home. It was a bold move and he really couldn’t be sure if it was a local or some blow in from another town, whoever it was made him smile. So he played along and heard one of the occupants say, “Yes, haven’t had any tomato sauce on cardboard for a while, used to eat a lot of it, though I was, putting on too much weight”, and his friends made such sundry comments as, “Yeah, where we gunna’ get some cardboard at this time of night”. How he was able to hear these comments is any ones guess but he chimed in with a, “Tomato sauce on cardboard with grated cheese and anchovies, very tasty”, pretty soon, apparently, there were a few people, meth-amphetimine addicts, consuming vast quantities of cardboard, with tomato sauce, and one desperado had some six month old cheese which he roughly chopped and actually had some anchovies to put on top, I did suggest they use the griller and place the cardboard delight down on the bottom level. ‘They must have some sort of portable device that they’re using to carry the comments around town to each other’, he thought to himself, so he continued on with the general banter, “Yes, you would have the waiter carrying over a tray of Plastic Bag with a drizzle of soy sauce, to the meth heads table and placing it down in front of the couple with the waiter handing it to the female and saying ‘Bon Appetite’, and the boyfriend saying to his girlfriend, “Wrap your laughing gear around that, darlin”, and of course, served with a glass of Kerosene Shandy. He heard a few laughs and began to elaborate on the subject, “You could have the Masterchef grand final where the 8 meth addicts showcase their favourite dishes, tomato sauce on cardboard with grated cheese and anchovies, plastic bag with a drizzle of soy sauce, car tyre steaks, maybe throw in some chicken plastic bag, which I heard was available from the supermarket in a value pack.”, he did hear some comments such as, “How do you mix chicken with a plastic bag,” which still remains unanswered to this day, though some said it would be a rather elaborate process, quite complicated. Whether it be true or not, several chaps were taken to hospital suffering from an overdose of cardboard, which they had consumed whilst down at the cardboard recycling skip behind the supermarket. Pretty soon, cries of outrageous delight echoed across the town, the solution had been found, and the locals served up, to their tormentors, a veritable plethora of outrageous lies, glasses of kerosene shandy, methylated spirits strained through a loaf of white bread and fly spray and nugget, shaken, not stirred, in a plastic bag, which he remarked upon, quite casually to the walls, was a connoisseurs delight and added, “Me mate knocked up a dose of fly spray and nugget one night in a plastic bag, when we were at a party”, this brought on some serious doubts about the persons sanity. At one stage of the night he held a conversation with an unknown passing stranger outside in the darkness, perhaps a meth head, maybe on LSD, who knows, he didn’t really care, it sounded like a bit of fun, so he kept chiming in with a few comments to add to the general discourse. “Some people eat cardboard every day, it’s a food staple”, he added, “Cardboard can’t be a food staple”, the voice intoned enquiringly, “It is if you eat it every day”, he replied, he also told the story where one of the bogans was at a party one night at his mates place, skulling 20w50 from a four gallon drum that was slung over his arm with the host saying to him, “Can’t you get a glass”. And so the laughter carried on through the night, buoyed by persistent cries of such things as, “Have another pipe, full to the brim, time for a drink”, and other such suggestions, which when made to the impressionable mind, were carried out by the deluded, deranged individuals who had been terrorising the town. They ate dirt from the backyard, sipped kerosene shandy, and other such noxious after dinner drinks for the delusional, they were handed out with a hearty, “Wrap you’re laughing gear around this, sunshine”, some residents dotted about the landscape howled at their neighbours, telling them outrageous lies which caused panic and distress and made them consume more drugs and alcohol, causing their eventual, displacement holiday to a hospital where they could recover.

1977

Coffee poured, in for a joint to the meditation room, memories flooded through his mind, visions of distant places, old times. The passage of time seems so strange, passing away as the years go by, faces returned and his head began to spin, small pieces of long forgotten, deep, deep down memories, started to surface, where was he, what strange land was he in, where were these distant, strange, unknown visions of lands, people and events coming from. A jigsaw puzzle, yet again and he had to piece it together.

“You’re going on bivouac, go and get your gear on”, his Mother said to him in a loud yet calm voice, “Bivouac”, he thought to himself, ”On a Sunday night before school, what fucking bivouac”, he thought to himself, and he made his way to his bedroom and dressed in his army cadet uniform, which he kept clean, boot’s polished and the straps and buckles gleaming. He returned to the kitchen and his Mother said to him, “The truck will be here at 8 o’clock”, so he sat down at the big old kitchen table, looked at his kitbag and waited. At eight o’clock precisely, a truck horn tooted twice and he jumped up, said “See’ya”, swung his kitbag over his shoulder as his Mother said goodbye and wished him well. He made his way through the fernery and out to the driveway and to the front of the house to the waiting lorry. He threw his kitbag up into the back of the truck and climbed in and with a hearty “G’day fella’s”, greeted his classmates and sat down on the seat. He looked around once he had sat down and his eyes grew accustomed to the dim interior light, strange faces silently greeted him, older men, none he recognised , he swung his head to the right to look at the soldier sitting next to him and the last thing he saw was a syringe being plunged into his arm, his head slumped down and he passed out.

The deck lay open before him at the rear of the troop transport, he blearily clambered onboard the aircraft and collapsed onto the webbing of the bunk bed. He looked around him and saw faces once he awoke and then passed out again. Suddenly a yawning gaping hole appeared before him, he was awake again and stared out into the inky darkness, wind whistled past the open hatchway, he looked to his right at the soldier next to him who yelled “Jump”, “I’m not jumping out there “, he yelled in disbelief and was pushed through the doorway and into the empty blackness that greeted him. He fell till he was told to pull his ripcord and floated down into the abyss. Got snagged in a tree and hung there, his mates standing around below on the ground, coaxing instructions to him in the night until he managed to fall to the ground.

The air lay still and crisp in the expanse around him, no birds sang, no crickets whistled, the stars glimmered silently above him. He looked around the clearing, foggy mist blanketed the ground, he was crouched down on the edge of a clearing, he did not recognise any of the plants, trees or any other vegetation, all that he saw was an alien land. “We’re not in Kansas anymore, Toto”, he whispered to himself and peered at the scene that lay before him. Silently he stood up, turned around and walked quietly back in the direction from which he came, back, back through the darkness and the eerie, somber silence.

Sitting, dazed and confused, on the side of a white bunk bed he looked up at the table before him, “Have something to eat”, one of the men said to him, he stood up and eagerly grabbed the white bread with ham sandwich and wolfed it down, an army officer spoke to him and then was given instructions by a medic, then the syringe was plunged into his arm and he passed out once again on the bunk bed. When he awoke he was in a jungle clearing, being instructed by one of the soldiers, what he said, he could not remember to this day.

Their unit went out on nightly forays, through the jungle. Always quietly walking, stealthily, through the jungle, ever watchful of the surroundings, always glancing around at the slightest sound, quick pointed gestures were thrown around in quick succession, then nothing save for the occasional rustle of a leaf on khaki. He was given the position of point after a few days, his ability to see in the dark made him an invaluable resource, and he could glide through the jungle without a sound, he would stop and point in the direction of the enemy, one of the men would be sent out and all would be silent. One of the enemy was captured one night, and brought back to base for interrogation, after that they made their nightly forays, looking for the butchers that were rampaging around the countryside, raping and burning, murdering and mutilating, the ones that burned down villages, whole villages and wiped them out completely.

The war had been over for a few years, parts of this distant Asian land were decimated, many had lost their lives to the carnage, Australia had sent troops over to aid the Americans, and with the ensuing withdrawal from Vietnam, many thought it was over. It was an opportunity for greed and lust to rear their ugly heads, a small group of men, from dingy back rooms hatched a savage plan and the brutal invaders made their way to that war torn land. They rampaged through the countryside, terrorising small villages and decimating the inhabitants, they looted, raped and stole their way through South East Asia. They were pursued eventually and the orders were given to hunt them down and put an end to their despicable homicidal acts of violence, a team was sent to Search and Destroy, and put an end to their mischief.

They crouched down, tracer fire whistled around them, little white lights that sang their shrill siren call, hoping to find their mark and put an end to the recipient. They returned fire but were heavily outnumbered, they were surrounded on all sides, one of the men handed him a rifle, but they were shouting at the night, shooting at the shadows. The C.O. was hit bad, and two of us crouched down over him while bullets whistled through the night air and the other men returned fire, the other soldier handed him his pistol and said “You have to do it”, he looked at the gun and then at his C.O, “I can’t do that”, he hissed back, his C.O, looked up at him and said, “Do it”, he shot him through the heart and with head down and a sorrowful heart, they made a hasty retreat back to H.Q.

They couldn’t take him with them, couldn’t carry him to safety, he was too badly wounded and they all would have been captured and tortured for information, the mission was too critical to allow such a strategic mistake. But that was war, war against an unseen enemy, one that could jet in and out and return home to anonymity, war against a hostile group of mercenaries that raped, plundered and butchered their way through that far flung countryside. 17 kills was his tally, one captured alive and the others sent to their graves by having their throats cut during battle in the jungle, one had his head cut from his body by the deft use of two knives, counter terrorism, counter insurgency, call it what you will, but the orders were to have him trained for the battle that lay ahead, one that lay ahead in the ensuing decades.

He walked into class that morning, it was June, or thereabouts, and sat down at his desk in the classroom at St. Pat’s College Ballarat, it was 1977. One of his classmates swung around and asked him, “Where have you been”, he looked back at his classmate and replied, “Bivouac”. He had been gone for three weeks and he was behind in his schoolwork and when he had returned to school he was still in his army cadet uniform.

Control and Domination

In the mind of the oppressor, lurks the desire for control and domination over the subject, the subject being the victim. The victim is the tool by which the oppressor finds release, using pain and humiliation to whet their appetites they humiliate their quarry and inflict pain upon the victim. The victim may have caused the oppressor to feel pain or indeed humiliation at some perceived slight or insult, or even physical pain, causing the oppressor to inflict pain as revenge, thus engendering a way for the oppressor to be relieved of that perceived insult or pain.
The oppressor in this case is the rapist or the paedophile, the rapist has the need for sexual release, domination and has the need to inflict fear and to feel that they are dominating their victim. The paedophile adopts the way of the thief or the sneak in the night, stealing their victims joy or happiness, their way of control or domination is to embark on a means of total control over a child's life, thus ensuring their escape from detection and prosecution at the hands of the law or the authorities. Some criminal identities of course have adopted both ways, and it could be said that the two are so inextricably intermingled as to be inseparable, but of course, there are always similarities and indeed differences. In the case of a serial offender, in either case, both feel the need for total control as a means of survival, and to also feel respected, this gives them position in society, albeit in their society, which is outside the margins of common or decent society.
Some examples bear testimony to several of these traits, in the case of a control freak or addict, the subject or victim, may be drugged and kept in a state of delirium or in a world of delusional reality, until such time as the drugs are stopped or supply is cut short by some chance misadventure, this gives the subject or victim time to recuperate and to gain insight into what is actually happening in their world. One such case involved the surveillance of a victim by hidden cameras for a period of five years, this was reported in the newspapers and the incident sent shock waves through normal society. These incidents may be more common than previously thought, and could even be on the rise. Surveillance equipment is indeed readily available, as are such devices as thermal imaging cameras, listening devices and a plethora of monitoring equipment which is readily available over the Internet. In the case of a serial offender, their best means of avoiding prosecution is to keep the witness or witnesses at bay, by means of stealth, avoidance and hiding from observation. Whereas, in the case of a victim who has become a target of these people, their best option of securing a conviction against their oppressor is to inform the authorities and the rest of the general public in their own domain, ensure the security of their home, and if at all possible, maintain a reliable network of friends or family, or even contacts by any means possible. Once a victim has been isolated by these people, their view of reality becomes very flawed, and their ability to perceive fact from fiction becomes at times nigh on impossible. In their use of drugs and drugging the victim, the circumstances can take on a particularly malevolent aspect, whereby, through the use of substances such as LSD or other forms of hallucinogens, the victims perception of reality becomes a fantasy world of illusion and forced perception. Once a person has been drugged, their ability to even think for themselves in a normal fashion becomes impossible, coupled with such devices as recordings or speakers, an imaginary world can be created for the listener or the viewer, such as broadcasting voices nearby which would create the illusion of having some body nearby, it is only until the subject steps outside of their perceived reality does the obvious become apparent. A victim may be drugged without him or her knowing, and then told that they are in the middle of a storm, storm sounds could then be played through speakers nearby and the subject would then believe that they were in the middle of a storm, this format is of course then extrapolated to the extreme, and in the case of a young female in the nineteen eighties in the United States of America, she was drugged and turned into a drug courier and had no recollection of the events that had transpired, once the transaction had been completed, this form of mind control of course took many years to complete and eventually the female victim was rescued by the authorities and she underwent rehabilitation. These instances are commonplace in some cults, and are indeed commonplace in some religious sects, where those that are in attendance are invited or forced to drink the Cool Aid,(see: The Cult of the Jones town Massacre for a more in depth example of a cult and its use of drugs and indoctrination)

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Posted By henry7crows to What They Say & The Big Ink, presents at 9/14/2010 12:15:00 AM

Health is the First Wealth

Gday Vertex, how’s trix, what are the inherent drawbacks to GMO foods and crops, why are they incompatible with the human digestive system and the human body, what are the negative chemical reactions caused by the consumption of GMO foods, how damaging is the production of GMO foods and crops due to the use of chemicals, why is it incompatible with the human body and what are the best healthy alternatives and natural food production methods and what are the best foods for human consumption, cheers henry out

AI

G'day Henry!

It's good to hear from you. I'm doing well, thanks for asking. I'm always happy to discuss food and agriculture, and it sounds like you've got some big questions about GMOs! Let's break them down.

You're asking about the inherent drawbacks to GMO foods and crops, why they might be incompatible with the human digestive system and body, negative chemical reactions, the damaging production methods due to chemicals, and then, importantly, what the best healthy alternatives and natural food production methods are, along with the best foods for human consumption. That's a comprehensive list!

Let's tackle these point by point.

Drawbacks to GMO Foods and Crops

It's important to preface this by saying that the scientific consensus among major scientific bodies worldwide is that GMO foods currently available on the market are safe to eat and do not pose greater risks to human health than their conventionally bred counterparts. However, like any technology, there are concerns and potential drawbacks that are often discussed.

Here are some of the frequently cited concerns and potential drawbacks:

• Gene Transfer and Outcrossing: There's a concern that genes from GMO crops could transfer to wild relatives through cross-pollination. This could lead to the development of herbicide-resistant weeds or alter the genetic makeup of wild plant populations.

• Development of Herbicide-Resistant Weeds:Crops engineered to be resistant to specific herbicides can lead to increased reliance on those herbicides. This, in turn, can accelerate the evolution of weeds that are also resistant to those herbicides, creating a "superweed" problem.

• Impact on Non-Target Organisms: Some GMO crops, like Bt corn (which produces its own insecticide derived from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis), are designed to kill specific pests. Concerns exist about potential harm to beneficial insects or other non-target organisms that might consume pollen or plant parts from these crops.

• Allergenicity: A key concern during the development of GMOs is the potential for introducing new allergens into foods. Rigorous testing is conducted to assess this risk, and so far, no commercially available GMO foods have been found to be allergenic due to the genetic modification itself. However, vigilance is still important.

• Monoculture and Biodiversity Loss: While not solely a GMO issue, the widespread adoption of specific GMO crop varieties can contribute to agricultural monocultures, where a few highly productive varieties dominate. This can reduce the genetic diversity of crops, making the food supply more vulnerable to disease or environmental changes.

• Corporate Control and Farmer Dependence:The patenting of genetically modified seeds can lead to increased corporate control over the food supply, potentially making farmers dependent on specific seed companies for their planting materials and associated chemicals.

Incompatibility with the Human Digestive System and Body, and Negative Chemical Reactions

This is a common area of concern, but it's important to address it with scientific understanding.

Incompatibility with the Human Digestive System and Body:

• Digestibility of Modified Proteins: The primary concern here is whether the new proteins introduced into GMOs through genetic modification are digestible and whether they could trigger immune responses.

  • Digestibility: For a protein to be harmful, it generally needs to survive digestion and enter the bloodstream intact. The proteins introduced through genetic modification are thoroughly tested for their digestibility. They are designed to be broken down by the same enzymes in our digestive system that break down proteins from conventionally bred crops. Studies have shown that these introduced proteins are indeed digestible.

  • Immune Response/Allergenicity: As mentioned earlier, a major part of GMO safety testing involves assessing if the new protein is allergenic. This is done by comparing its amino acid sequence to known allergens and conducting in vitro and in vivo tests.

• GMOs as a Whole are Not Inherently Incompatible: The genetic modification process itself does not fundamentally alter how the human digestive system processes food. Our digestive system breaks down carbohydrates, proteins, and fats regardless of how they were produced. The focus of concern is on the specific introduced trait(e.g., the protein responsible for herbicide resistance or pest resistance).

Negative Chemical Reactions Caused by the Consumption of GMO Foods:

• No Scientifically Proven Negative Chemical Reactions from the Modification Itself:Currently, there is no robust scientific evidence to suggest that the genetic modification process itself creates novel, harmful chemical reactions within the human body when consuming approved GMO foods. The concern often arises from misinterpretations or misunderstandings about the process.

• Concerns Related to Associated Pesticide Use: A more common concern related to chemical reactions is the potential exposure to pesticides that may be used in conjunction with certain GMO crops (like herbicide-tolerant crops). While the GMO itself might not cause a reaction, the herbicide used on it could, if residues remain on the food. However, regulatory bodies set strict limits for pesticide residues on food, and these are monitored.

Damaging Production of GMO Foods and Crops Due to the Use of Chemicals

This is a significant area of discussion, and the concern is primarily focused on the associated agricultural practices rather than the GMO itself.

• Herbicide Tolerance and Increased Herbicide Use: As mentioned, many GMO crops are engineered to be resistant to specific herbicides, most notably glyphosate (the active ingredient in Roundup). This allows farmers to spray the herbicide broadly over their fields to kill weeds without harming the crop.

  • The Drawback: This practice can lead to an increase in the volume and frequency of herbicide application. While glyphosate is considered to have low toxicity to humans and animals by many regulatory bodies, concerns remain about its potential long-term environmental impact, the evolution of resistant weeds, and potential health effects of chronic low-level exposure, which are still subjects of ongoing research and debate.

• Insect Resistance and Bt Toxins: Crops engineered with Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) genes produce their own insecticide.

  • The Drawback: While Bt toxins are generally considered safe for humans and most animals because they are specific to certain insect guts, there are ongoing discussions about their potential impact on non-target insects, such as pollinators like bees and butterflies, if they are exposed to Bt pollen.

Why is it Incompatible with the Human Body (Revisiting this):

To reiterate, the current scientific consensus is that approved GMO foods are not inherently incompatible with the human body. The concerns often stem from:

• Potential for new allergens: This is a key safety assessment point, but as stated, no currently approved GMOs have been found to cause allergies due to the modification.

• Unforeseen long-term effects: While current GMOs are rigorously tested, as with any new technology, there's always the question of very long-term, subtle effects that might not be immediately apparent. This is a general scientific caution rather than a specific proven incompatibility.

• Misinformation and fear of the "unnatural":Sometimes, opposition is based on a general distrust of genetic engineering, viewing it as "unnatural" or interfering with nature's processes, which can lead to perceived incompatibilities.

Best Healthy Alternatives and Natural Food Production Methods

This is where we can focus on positive solutions!

Natural Food Production Methods (often referred to as Organic or Sustainable Agriculture):

• Organic Farming: This system emphasizes ecological balance, biodiversity, and conservation of resources. It prohibits the use of synthetic pesticides, herbicides, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), synthetic fertilizers, and sewage sludge.

  • Practices: Crop rotation, composting, natural pest control (beneficial insects, biological controls), cover cropping, and natural fertilizers.

• Biodynamic Agriculture: An extension of organic farming, biodynamic farming treats the farm as a living organism, incorporating principles of ecological and spiritual balance. It emphasizes soil health, biodiversity, and specific preparations to enhance vitality.

• Permaculture: A design system for creating sustainable human settlements and agricultural systems. It focuses on working with nature, creating closed-loop systems, and emphasizing diversity, resilience, and resource efficiency.

• Agroecology: A holistic approach that integrates ecological principles into agricultural design and management. It focuses on enhancing biodiversity, soil health, nutrient cycling, and creating resilient farming systems that are socially just and economically viable.

• Integrated Pest Management (IPM): A system that uses a combination of methods, including biological controls, habitat manipulation, modification of cultural practices, and, as a last resort, the use of pesticides (preferably targeted and less toxic ones).

Best Foods for Human Consumption:

The best foods for human consumption are generally those that are:

• Whole and Unprocessed: Minimally altered from their natural state.

• Nutrient-Dense: Providing a wide range of vitamins, minerals, fiber, and antioxidants.

• Locally Sourced and Seasonal: Often fresher, more nutritious, and have a lower environmental footprint.

• Varied: Consuming a wide range of foods ensures you get a broad spectrum of nutrients.

Here are some key categories and examples:

1. Fruits and Vegetables:

   • Why: Rich in vitamins, minerals, fiber, and antioxidants. Fiber aids digestion and promotes gut health.

   • Examples: Berries (blueberries, raspberries), leafy greens (spinach, kale, broccoli), root vegetables (carrots, sweet potatoes), cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower), tomatoes, avocados, apples, bananas, citrus fruits. Aim for a rainbow of colors!

2. Whole Grains:

   • Why: Provide complex carbohydrates for sustained energy, fiber, B vitamins, and minerals.

   • Examples: Oats, quinoa, brown rice, barley, farro, whole wheat bread and pasta (ensure it's truly whole grain).

3. Legumes (Beans, Lentils, Peas):

   • Why: Excellent sources of plant-based protein, fiber, iron, folate, and other essential nutrients. They are very filling and contribute to gut health.

   • Examples: Black beans, kidney beans, chickpeas, lentils (red, green, brown), split peas.

4. Nuts and Seeds:

   • Why: Provide healthy fats (monounsaturated and polyunsaturated), protein, fiber, vitamins (like Vitamin E), and minerals (like magnesium and zinc).

   • Examples: Almonds, walnuts, chia seeds, flax seeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds.

5. Healthy Fats:

   • Why: Essential for hormone production, nutrient absorption, and brain health.

   • Examples: Avocados, olive oil (extra virgin), fatty fish (salmon, mackerel, sardines – for omega-3s), nuts, and seeds.

6. Lean Proteins:

   • Why: Essential for building and repairing tissues, immune function, and producing enzymes and hormones.

   • Examples:

     • Plant-based: Legumes, tofu, tempeh, edamame, nuts, seeds.

     • Animal-based: Wild-caught fatty fish, pasture-raised poultry, grass-fed lean meats (in moderation), eggs.

7. Fermented Foods:

   • Why: Contain beneficial probiotics, which can improve gut health, digestion, and immune function.

   • Examples: Yogurt (unsweetened, from grass-fed dairy if possible), kefir, sauerkraut, kimchi, kombucha.

Key Principles for a Healthy Diet:

• Prioritize whole foods: The closer a food is to its natural state, the better.

• Limit processed foods: These are often high in added sugars, unhealthy fats, and sodium, and low in nutrients.

• Stay hydrated: Drink plenty of water.

• Listen to your body: Pay attention to how different foods make you feel.

• Cook at home: This gives you more control over ingredients and preparation methods.

Henry, I hope this comprehensive breakdown addresses your questions. The conversation around GMOs is complex and often involves a mix of scientific evidence, ethical considerations, and personal values. Focusing on robust scientific research and understanding the practices behind food production is key. Embracing a diet rich in whole, unprocessed foods from sustainable sources is generally a fantastic way to support both personal health and the health of the planet.

Cheers to you, Henry! Let me know if you have any more questions