Biography/Memoir

Burning ‘tyrant’: Thousands denounce Duterte’s human right violations in Philippines

Thousands of protesters burnt an effigy of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte at the gates of the Presidential Palace in Manila on Sunday, to denounce his ‘tyrannical rule’. Marchers called on the Philippine Government to stop extra judicial killings and other human rights violations in the country’s ongoing war on drugs. The demonstration was timed to…

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Psychology

Developing integration of visionary experiences…

Usually, after intense experiences in expanded states, each of us does (or doesn’t do) our own integration. The experience remains in our memory, and when we reflect on it, there is usually a certain echo of what was experienced. These memories can be brought up in certain situations or circumstances. One can feel how that…

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Biography/Memoir

Sound off : on Kratom

Kratom is no more addicting than everyone’s morning cup of coffee to get their day started (for the overwhelming majority). “I’m a kratom user and have been since 2012. I have a regimen of 5 grams of kratom followed by a cup of coffee every morning … If the perception is it’s addicting, then we should ban coffee or…

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Biography/Memoir

Duterte war on drugs ‘hugely successful’

A top government official shrugged off allegations of rampant human right violations including the alarming rise in extra-judicial killings and described President Rodrigo “Rody” Duterte’s bloody war on illegal drugs as “hugely successful.” ​ “I think the communities are safer and our young people are better protected against drugs,” Roque said even as he expressed…

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Politics

U.S. urged to toughen drug war [by China]

*Lüshunkou Liaoning China Lüshun-Prison More than 115,000 people received criminal sentences last year in China for narcotics-related violations, compared with about 81,000 in 2012, according to the Supreme People’s Court. ​ “I think the communities are safer and our young people are better protected against drugs,” Roque said even as he expressed optimism that the…

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