From the Mouth of the Muse vol.9

A friend of mine suggested JoJo should drop out of the presidential race on the condition that Trump also drops out. I said that would be a fantastic idea!!
But that was a year ago. What can we do now?
Most people are not excited for either candidate.
How can you be?
Most people vote "against the other guy."
I would prefer Trump over JoJo because the economy was better and we were getting out of these proxy wars & forever wars.
But both of these guys say the dumbest shit. One is an outsider who says shit on purpose because he's an arrogant SOB and one is a career politician who says shit by mistake because he's got dementia. One acts like a big baby and one acts like a baby.
When I honestly look at the Pros & Cons of each would-be leader, JoJo has a lot more cons than Trump. Trump didn't authorize two illegal wars as a Senator, JoJo did. Trump didn't open the border to illegal immigration, JoJo did. Under Trump we weren't in a proxy war with Russia and Trump didn't leave the Taliban with $85 billion worth of weapons...
I guess I'll take the big baby if it means putting America first and no more useless wars or being the world's police!

Listen to Your Hallucinations: ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE COSMIC INFERNO "Anthem of the Space"

Certainly one of the greatest psychedelic rock bands to ever exist!

The indomitable ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE from Japan!

From the Mouth of the Muse vol.8 "Mexico and America"

Two strong nations on the way out. Mexico is a failed state. The US is a failing state and everyone sees it but is powerless to stop it. We are allowing 100,000 people per week to cross into here unvetted and uninvited. Since Biden took office, more money has gone to Ukraine than to secure the border. The government doesn't even try to hide it: Americans are to care more about Ukraine's border than to our border. Half a trillion dollars have been sent to Ukraine to "preserve Democracy" but if you suggest a border wall for America it is seen as racist. Low IQ people think that "Mexican" is a race (it's a nationality with Mestizo & White people, not a race) and a secure border is some new idea that only racist, White, hateful Americans would come up with. No critical thinking skills are used, just talking points. No clue about world politics, world history, or major events. Basically it's: Slavery only happened in America by White Europeans stealing Africans, Blacks today are barely one level above slaves, only White people can be racist & they are all oppressors, and they only want a wall to keep all the "brown POC" out. Only poor brown POC are crossing, just live a better life & be contributing members of society. They wouldn't have to flee if racist White Americans hadn't destabilized all the Latin American countries. As a White American of Colombian descent & as an ex far-left liberal, I scoff at everything they say. I've been on both sides of the argument & I've studied things for years. The USA did a lot of bad bad shit. Starting off with buying slaves to do the grunt work, then to backing coups or starting coups in Latin American nations, trafficking cocaine to fund it while flooding the Black communities with crack. I hate racism like any other sane & decent person. But we must remain connected to reality: In 1865 racist White Americans fought a war to end slavery. 350,000 Northerners died. Not only is there zero gratitude, there is hardly an acknowledgement! I don't need a federal holiday or a parade, but how about a mention when you diss me and my ancestors? When you tabulate the White races sins why not mention some of the shit we got right? Because gaslighting is used, not reality. History records Black Africans selling Black slaves long before White raids through Africa. In fact, those Africans became filthy rich selling human cargo. History is complicated, but it's been recorded and everyone has the internet in their back pocket. Anyone can read primary sources to find out the truth. This topic is painting so many people's worldview and it can't be separated from ideas of securing the southern border. Complicated problems with complicated solutions are not the Liberals strong point. Ask these questions: When did Ethiopia end slavery? When did Saudi Arabia end slavery? Why are there no Black communities in Saudi Arabia or other Islamic countries after slavery was abolished? Did any Black African countries have Black African slaves? Who are the Slavic peoples? What is Liberia and what's happened during its history? How was Mexico founded & why have they had to many presidents? If America is the most racist, bigoted nation then why would brown POC risk their lives to cross INTO it? Which countries are better for Black & brown people to thrive in? Which country is better for LGBTQ rights than America & which Islamic nation would you be freer in? The fact that we have elected officials in America who believe & espouse this b.s is an abomination! We have a Black, Muslim, woman from Somalia in the US Congress who says that America oppresses Black, Muslim, women and they can't get ever succeed. Her salary is $200,000 but she is worth millions and she is married to a White man. Recently she said, "White men are the greatest threat in America." She makes the laws in this country. She holds a prestigious position, and she's here because America gave her asylum from a murderous regime which made her homeland unlivable. She's filthy rich and successful, married to the greatest danger to America, and she's telling you that Black women can't succeed. Fcckin unreal! Then they clump together Japanese Americans, every Native American tribe, Mestizos from Guatemala & México, African college students studying here, Chaldean convenience store owners, Chinese scientists at UCLA, and Black American descendents of slaves, into one group. They pretend that these people all have the same struggles and the same story. They are all "People of Color" and they are all victims of White Supremacy. The formula is so old now and so played out. It's predictable and it's easily seen. I've talked with so many people who are convinced 10-20,000 Black people are killed by police every year. They are convinced to a man that White cops are actively hunting down Black people with impunity. They are convinced the reason Blacks make up 80% of prisons is because crooked White cops frame up so many of them and racist White prison officials keep them there longer due to their White Supremacy. In Ann Arbor, MI, educated college kids believe these lies and have identities & outlooks based on this. Any real attempt at challenging this is met with denial, confusion, and ultimately anger and name-calling, "White Nationalist bigot colonialist" is their favorite. As we have ALL seen, you can be Black and you will get called the "Black face of White Supremacy," or Jewish and get called a "Neo-Nazi fascist!" It's gotten so convoluted & outrageous that the White Supremacists are a more diverse group than those who oppose it! Recently a teacher was suspended and the entire school staged a walk-out because he asked student to NOT use the "n-word" in class anymore. Except he said that "n-word" while quoting them. Not with a hard R but the -gga slang term they used. The word is somehow a term of endearment used with each other, but a White teacher quoting them in reference to telling his class to stop using racist language is basically a Hitler in disguise!!! If MLK was alive he would shake the teacher's hand and thank him for being an ally. A secure border won't stop all drugs from entering, but it is a start. $500 billion to Ukraine, a blank check for endless war, could've been the money needed to put tens of thousands of Americans to work building the wall, patrolling the new border wall, inspecting every single cargo container entering our ports, and a collective effort to treat the addiction causing homelessness. But the government doesn't really want that. They have something to gain by this mass migration and drug market. America needs to have a talk with itself.

Video: James O'Keefe Does It Again!

Reggae Lovers Rock // Gregory Isaacs "Out Deh" (Remastered)

One of Gregory Isaacs best albums! Jah

Rastafari to the Cool Ruler!

  

Video: Face Peelers - High Strangeness in the Deepest Jungles on Earth

Incredible.

This is in Peru.

#uapdisclosure 

Video: ENDEAVOR & LIFETIME in New Brunswick, NJ, 11/22/1997

This is really good and a perfect snapshot of the hardcore scene in the mid 1990s! 

LIFETIME have been one of my favorite bands for the past 30 years, after meeting them randomly on the streets of Ann Arbor, near the University of Michigan campus, back in 1992. They were on tour for the "Background" album that was just released on New Age Records and were playing that night in Detroit. They had the BOUNCING SOULS along with them on tour, and they had only a demo tape out at this point, "What Doesn't Kill Us Only Makes Us Stronger." At least that's the title of the demo tape as I remember it, though their discogs page calls it something else. But I digress.  I bought a t-shirt and the "Background" album on vinyl from the LIFETIME guys, and the demo tape from the BOUNCING SOULS.

This started a casual friendship with the guitarist of LIFETIME, Dr. Dan and I.  A solid dude who has done a lot for the hardcore scene over the past 30+ years. I've seen his many bands (LIFETIME, KID DYNAMITE, PAINT IT BLACK) play all over the country since that day!

What a beautiful time to be alive!