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Yes, clean water and food... https://www.eatinganimalscausespandemics.com

Control is the ideological fantasy, in a complex world of unintended consequences. Having escaped & mutated, the polio vaccine has more recently become the leading cause of polio: https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/06/28/534403083/mutant-strains-of-polio-vaccine-now-cause-more-paralysis-than-wild-polio

https://www.journal-psychoanalysis.eu/coronavirus-and-philosophers/?fbclid=IwAR1wyD5z7iP8MjqXkJXDifNaZ7qBZSavluXT53aNMWiwJfFTOzoGf_2sCL8 Crucial insights lost on the mainstream media.

Vaccination is one strategy for dealing with viral outbreaks. It is by no means the only strategy, just the ready-to-hand "no-brainer" that promises to revive a moribund global economy. I see vaccination as primarily an economic, rather than a public-health intervention. Greg Hunt and ScoMo used it as a political smokescreen from Day One. We all have a right (if not a duty) to be skeptical. Health practitioners and scientists cannot speak to the ethics of western biomedical research and development. They are too enmeshed in their own disciplines, and seldom formally instructed in more holistic approaches. Contemporary virology and immunology are both predicated on human and animal suffering. I left clues to this in a previous post. But despite the "safety" and "efficacy" of the various vaccines, I am yet to hear the slightest detail of their respective bioethical credentials. We could learn a lot from Covid-19, but instead we see it as entirely Other, an enemy to be defeated at any cost -- and that's a glaring defect of western culture more broadly. For me it's a matter of ethical and political choice. A pox on anyone who discounts these fundamental freedoms "in the name of" X, Y or Z. But I would certainly not deny the right of others to participate, if that's their preference. Neither would I criticise (let alone condemn) such an eminently personal decision. We still have much to learn from Covid-19: about sustainable politics, economics, and bioethics, for starters.

Listening to his latest podcast, it's obvious that Dr Karl is the one who stands most in need of "getting fact" -- especially in relation to male sexual anatomy and its surgical vicissitudes. The trouble is, as a science "journalist," Dr K. discharges his professional obligations merely by regurgitating the (arguably racist) orthodoxy of global medical elites, such as the WHO. Ring any bells? A government-mandated inoculation program absolutely ruined my great-grandfather's dairy operation, back in the day (around 100 years ago). He and his herd lived in an elevated area geographically isolated from outbreaks of red-water disease ... until of course he followed state directives and inoculated the herd. He was ultimately denied compensation for the complete loss of his herd (and eventually, of the land he had settled) despite a prolonged battle in the courts. Once bitten, twice shy ... In any case, there are sound reasons -- ethical and political as much as they might be personal -- for resisting not just half-baked, ad hoc vaccination programs, but the flawed, exploitative and authoritarian Western paradigm of biomedical research & development. I'm not trying to dissuade or persuade anyone. I respect the decision of anyone who elects for Covid-19 vaccination (my wife, for example). Why should those who decline vaccination be so deeply begrudged and disrespected? It's a rhetorical question, but well worth asking, if only of oneself.

The two plants pictured were grown from an identical batch of seed, under identical growing conditions, etc. The little one got damaged by a snail (?) when it was a small seedling; I cut back the damaged parts, and since then it seems to have adopted a new growth habit, similar to that exhibited by TBM -- prolific new pups rather than fast columnar growth as pictured in the yellow bucket (albeit the strongest of the batch). You can see a couple new pinhead-sized pups forming even in winter. And note the hole that has been bored into one of the pups, possibly insect damage? Anyway, thought I'd put this out there, hopefully to compare notes with other growers who might've come across something similar. I read some theory or another about snail damage and the TBM mutation, maybe this is relevant.

Good to know. Does apical damage impede growth rate?

Information on the cultivation of native Australian acacias -- as a general topic -- is pretty readily available, in books such as those by Marion Simmons. For species such as A. phlebophylla - notoriously difficult in cultivation - there isn't much. There's a cactus vendor in the Dandenongs who has some experience cultivating A. phlebophylla. I think their business name is Cactilicious.

Snu Voogelbreinder seems to know a lot about the alkaloid profiles of different species. Julian Palmer is another name that comes to mind. I'd love to pick his brain on recipes for acacia tea. Col Hawkes gave an inspirational speech about indigenous acacias once, but he also gave the impression that public speaking wasn't his bag. I don't know any of these people personally, or whether they might be available at the time. Even if you can't get a name, perhaps a panel discussion or something a bit more collective in nature, might fit the bill.

Great resource. I think I must've walked past dozens of P. alutacea, looking only for subs. Doh!

There is evidence for the following in treatment of fibromyalgia: Chlorella (and/or spirulina?) in high doses Valerian Vitamins D, E, magnesium, thiamine Cannabis for chronic pain, often recommended.

Can't afford it. But will see if I can make it, maybe as a volunteer.

Soon God will cease from dreaming, awaken, and we shall be ... ?

I wonder how you would approach a weed like gorse in temperate areas. Acacias are great fast growers for overshadowing gorse seedlings and shoots, but you need to get rid of the gorse first. Somehow. Some people dispute that gorse is even a weed -- notably NZ apiarists. But it's a menace (harbouring feral foxes and hares, exacerbating bushfire fuel load, etc.) on a friend's property where I would like to grow San Pedro, as well as acacias. As for which acacia species, one should be sensitive to the acacias that occur naturally in the area? (hybridisation, aggressive naturalisation, etc.) There has to be more to consider than the biomass equation. Consider prickly pear, for example. Or gorse.

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Hand pollination may be the answer. https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/vines/passion-flower/hand-pollinating-passion-fruit.htm

Permaculture has been around for decades. The revival of succession planting is now mainstream: https://farmerhealth.org.au/2017/03/20/farm-succession-planning Isn't syntropism quite like permaculture, though with more of a forestry bent and perhaps geared for application in tropical climates?

I had to look up these newfangled terms. Neither concept seems particularly new to me. If anything, they resemble traditional farming practices -- only industrial agribusiness, post-WWII, thinks primarily in terms of mono-cropping and broad-acre farming. For my part, I'm a big fan of recycling alkaloids, returning these to the soil from which they came, rather than pissing them down the sewer.

Relink please.

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Sand, perlite, stone are all great -- especially for indoors. I suspect most cactus will root even in air, so heed Glaukus' advice regarding orientation. You could even stand a tall segment in a corner, resting on a piece of flat stone -- I reckon. Condensation from window pane should provide sufficient humidity.

I use a north-facing windowsill (moderately sunny). You can definitely get a head-start on spring, roots will form over winter. Works for TBM and others.

Unlike most medications, COVID vaccinations have been developed and deployed under "emergency" conditions -- including suspension of standard safety-testing protocols and a Commonwealth waiver of manufacturer liability for adverse outcomes. The precautionary onus therefore rests wholly with the end user.

Big Pharma is laughing all the way to the bank.