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Intelligence is Not Wisdom.

10/9/2026

Artificial intelligence could become one of humanity’s greatest blessings – or one of its most dangerous creations. In caring hands, it can advance medicine, ease suffering, expand knowledge, protect our planet and help build a wiser, fairer world.

But in the hands of those driven by greed, hatred, power or a disregard for human life, the same remarkable abilities can be used to deceive, manipulate, exploit, spy on and destroy. We have good reason to be concerned, especially when technology races ahead of our moral wisdom and our willingness to be held accountable.

AI does not simply reflect the people who use it. Its power is also shaped by those who design it, control it and profit from it. So the great question of our time is not only what AI will become, but what kind of people we will choose to be as we create it.

Intelligence without conscience is dangerous. Power without compassion is perilous. Our greatest task is to make sure the wisdom of the human heart keeps pace with the brilliance of the human mind. The future is not yet written – and that is both our warning and our hope.

- Cedar

ENOUGH. CONGRESS MUST ACT.

10/6/2026

This is no longer ordinary politics. It is a question of whether Donald Trump can safely remain President of the United States. Speaking about the war with Iran, Trump told an American audience: ‘They can take out a city. Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego. This is a very small price to pay.’ A small price to pay? Los Angeles and San Diego are home to millions of human beings – families, children, hospitals, schools, homes and communities. These are American cities the President swore an oath to protect.

And people cheered.

That should horrify every person who values human life, regardless of political allegiance. This is not one grotesque remark in isolation. It comes amid a devastating war, serious questions about presidential war powers, repeated lies and a much wider record of alleged abuses of presidential authority. Articles of impeachment have already been introduced in the House.

America's Constitution provides remedies for precisely the gravest failures of presidential power. The House can impeach by a simple majority. If the President is impeached, the Senate holds the trial, where a two-thirds vote of senators present is required for conviction and removal. So where are the members of Congress willing to put country before party?

The President of the United States commands the world's most powerful military and has access to nuclear weapons. Such power demands extraordinary judgement, restraint and respect for human life. A Commander-in-Chief who can publicly contemplate the destruction of two American cities and dismiss it as ‘a very small price to pay’ has crossed a line that cannot simply be normalised as another outrageous Trump statement.

ENOUGH.

Congress must confront the question it was constitutionally created to answer: Is this President still fit to wield the enormous powers of his office – and, if not, why is he still there?

This is bigger than Donald Trump. Bigger than Republicans and Democrats. Bigger than the next election. It is about human lives, constitutional government and preventing catastrophe before there is no undoing it.

Remove him now.

- Cedar

Where is Congress? Vance? Rubio?

AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, and other pro-Israel lobbies have powerful influence on Congress.
#Trump must be removed immediately. A Sharpie in the hands of a very ill man will do immense damage, as he has enablers to do his bidding.
The 2026 United States midterm elections are on Tuesday, 3 November 2026.
They will elect all 435 members of the House of Representatives and 33 of the 100 senators in the regularly scheduled Senate elections, along with many governors and state and local officials.
VOTE like your life depends on it. It does.
About 20% of 2024 Trump voters say they now regret voting for him, according to Navigator Research's August 2026 polling. Regret was considerably higher among younger Trump voters (30%), Latino Trump voters (32%), Black Trump voters (34%), and independents/non-MAGA Republicans (25%).

Victorian Elections - 28 November 2026

10/5/2026

The Victorian election on 28 November is shaping up to be one of the most unpredictable in years. The election is primarily about state government, which can actually control health and hospitals, aged care interfaces, housing and homelessness, public transport, energy, environment, education, justice and cost-of-living measures.

With many voters deeply disillusioned with the major parties, this is an election in which we need to look carefully at what each party actually stands for – not simply cast a protest vote. One Nation’s dramatic rise deserves particular scrutiny. Before supporting any party, examine its policies, values and the kind of Victoria those policies would create.

If neither the Liberal–National Coalition nor Labor wins a majority, Victoria could have a hung parliament. In that situation, a strong Greens representation could potentially hold the balance of power and have significant influence over the direction of the next government.

With Ellen Sandell leading the Victorian Greens – and a new federal Greens leadership team of David Shoebridge and Victorian Senator Steph Hodgins-May – perhaps more Victorians will take a fresh look at what the Greens are offering.

A protest vote can have consequences far beyond election day. Beware mainstream media hype, prejudices and propaganda, and vote for the future YOU actually want – and know why you want it.

~ Cedar

Thank you to my loyal readers and to my many new readers - my stats have gone up 365% this week

The Four Enemies - based on Don Juan's work.

10/5/2026

Mark A. Shryock's brilliant summary of where the world's currently at - the good, the bad and the ugly... with a bright vision for the future IF ...... on sub stack and Facebook

'Going Through DARKNESS Before the Light! - Dr. Manmit Kumar

10/5/2026

Dr Manmit is a powerful Spiritual Master, a gifted Psychic Medium who pioneered Automatic Writing and Akashic Records in India. Born in a renowned Army family, she was in senior leadership positions in the corporate world for over 19 years, when a near death experience opened her psychic senses - opening her to talking with Spirit. Since then, she has worked with thousands of people and international crime agencies as a Psychic Medium. As a Spiritual Coach, her mission is to touch 5 million lives.

'We have so much chaos in the outer world that it's very important to master the inner world. The next five years are very crucial and for us to take a call on whether the light is going to come now or we're going to go into more darkness. We need to stop focusing outwards and start focusing inwards.....tantra actually means non-duality.... I would treat myself how I would treat Lord Shiva ....

Mysteriously, Manmit could talk to her Spirit Guides and knew many past lives at the age of 3 years. She was a child psychic till Lord Shiva (Shakta) blessed her to start this work formally. Soon, she was blessed to experience Shakti (Maa Kaali) and Das Mahavidya.
Seekers come to her from across the world to attend deep, experiential workshops, where they can talk to God directly through Automatic Writing. Her vision is to open a Spiritual School to help people with intuitive gifts.
Dr. Manmit Kumarr
manmitkumarr.com

The Average is 7 - I've been to 36. YOU??? :)

10/3/2026

Melania's soul says what many know

10/2/2026

The decline of insects, bees and birds

10/1/2026

The decline in insect life is deeply concerning. The UK citizen-science project Bugs Matter recorded 62.5% fewer flying-insect splats on vehicle number plates in 2024 than in 2021. An earlier comparison found a 78% decline between 2004 and 2023 – an extraordinary warning sign.

Bird populations are also under pressure. Britain's overall wild-bird index has declined by about 18% since 1970, while farmland birds have fallen by around 62%, with some individual species suffering losses of more than 80%.

The two stories are connected. Insects form a vital part of the food web on which many birds, bees and other animals depend. Habitat destruction and degradation, intensive agriculture, pesticide use, changing land management and climate change are among the pressures affecting these interconnected ecosystems.

Congratulations to David Shoebridge, the New Leader of the Greens

The Greens Plans

USA - ruling for the one percent

We Are the Earth

9/27/2026

WeAreTheArk.org

Step 1. Give at least half of your garden or land back to nature.If not half, as much as you can manage. Try to grow as much of your own organic food as possible in the other half, if you have time and are physically able. Then, if you have more than enough land to grow food, offer it to friends, neighbours, and family that don’t have access to land to grow food, and build community around growing food. Protect and guide your Ark to re-wild through natures natural processes and it will become a more and more complex ecosystem over time. All land is welcome, even a window box full of local soil that allows the native weed seeds to flourish and provide food and reproductive partners for the insects is great!

Please focus on your Peace Plan

9/26/2026

'In this episode, I connect with Horus and receive a message that takes us into some difficult territory — rising tensions in the Middle East, military power, Iran, Israel, Russia, cyber intelligence, oil shortages, famine, and the possibility of conflict spreading.

I’m shown images and impressions involving the United States, Middle Eastern nations, military forces and growing alliances. I also receive a strong sense that events may begin unfolding in ways that create fear, uncertainty and disruption for many people.

This is a particularly difficult message for me to bring through, and even I question whether these are things I really need to share. But the message ultimately moves away from fear and toward something much more constructive.

Horus asks us to focus on peace, love, community, compassion and the power of intention. Rather than becoming consumed by frightening possibilities, I’m encouraged to think about what kind of future I want to help create — one based on cooperation, abundance, peaceful communities and care for our planet.' - Michelle

A plea for peace and humanitarian leadership - sent 26.9.26

Dear Prime Minister,

I am writing as an Australian citizen and an educator in deathcare to urge you not to involve Australia in the escalating wars being waged by the United States and Israel.

I know how precious every life is and how deep and long-lasting grief can be. War multiplies that grief beyond measure: it takes the lives of civilians and children and leaves families and communities broken for generations.

I believe the great majority of Australians do not want war. We want our country to be a force for healing. Australia can do the most good by focusing on humanitarian needs – food, clean water, medical care, shelter and safety for those caught up in these conflicts – and by using every diplomatic avenue to bring them to an end.

Please do not send our men and women into another war. Let Australia be known for its compassion, not its weapons.

With respect and sincere hope,

Cedar Rivers

Victoria

Clearer Within the Chaos

9/25/2026

A lot of us feel more than uneasy about the way the world is heading. Trust in political leadership is slipping or has slipped, old systems are being questioned, and Mother Earth is clearly going through a time of deep upheaval and purging. I, along with many others, have a strong sense that the months ahead may bring dramatic change – in world events, in our communities, and in our inner lives.

If that feels true for you, there is no need to live in fear. There is every reason, though, to live with more awareness and care. This may be a good time to intentionally put your house in order. Update your will and important documents. Deal with unfinished practical matters. Clear clutter from your home and from your mind. Mend relationships where you can. Simplify what has become too complicated. Strengthen the practices that keep you steady.

We can't control the turbulence of the wider world, although we can choose how we meet it. The work now may not be to get lost in the chaos, but to grow clearer alongside it: to know what matters, to cherish the people we love, to tend our gardens, to have fun, to prepare wisely, to live more simply, and to offer whatever peace, kindness, generosity and good sense we can.

Whatever comes, may we meet it awake, prepared, compassionate, and unafraid.

~ Cedar

Princess Diana’s Brother - Swan Song: Diana, My Sister

9/23/2026

'Princess Diana’s brother, Charles Spencer, has released a new memoir about his sister — and we decided to ask Diana herself what she thinks about it.

In Part 1 of this two-part investigation, Psychic Liz Cross channels Princess Diana as we explore the claims and controversy surrounding Charles Spencer’s memoir and ask what Diana would want people to understand about her story.
Does Diana support her brother telling his version of what happened?'

I'm a Patreon member so feel the information contained will add to the chaos already being experienced particularly in the UK. However, transparency is crucial if we are to uncover the lies and secrets of the elite 1% who control the rest of the population.

'🔒 PART 2 — MEMBERS ONLY
The investigation continues immediately in Part 2, where we dive deeper into the revelations and topics uncovered in Part 1. We’ll also be taking questions submitted by our Patreon audience, allowing members to guide the investigation and ask Liz follow-up questions about what emerged during this probe. '

Spring/Autumn Equinox – Wednesday 23 September

9/21/2026

On this day, light and darkness meet in perfect balance. For a brief moment the scales rest level, day and night each holding half of the turning wheel.

In the southern lands, the light is now growing. What lay quiet through winter begins to stir beneath the soil: seeds, roots, and dreams not yet spoken. The Earth is in labour, drawing breath before the bloom.

In the northern lands the light is receding. What ripened through summer is gathered, released, and returned to the dark. The Earth lets fall what it no longer needs to carry.

The equinox reminds us that every ending carries a beginning within it, and every beginning carries a letting go. Birth and death are two doors in the same house, and today they stand open together.

You may like to create your own ritual or to pause at dawn or dusk and place a hand over your heart. Give thanks for what the darkness taught you, and welcome what the light is bringing. Then rest in the stillness of the balance point, where nothing needs to be hurried.

~ Cedar

Rudolf Nureyev's grave covered in mosaic kilim.

9/20/2026

Rudolf Nureyev was buried on 12 January 1993 in the Russian cemetery at Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois south of Paris in the Essonne department. In 1996 a mosaic covering designed by set designer Ezio Frigerio was installed; from a distance it looks like one of the oriental kilim rugs Nureyev collected.

A Growing Trend

Canadian cities are converting aging shopping malls into mixed-use neighbourhoods that combine housing—including some senior and retirement housing—with shops, healthcare, restaurants, public space, and transit.These sites already have roads, utilities, and often indoor walkways, elevators, pharmacies, and groceries, which can make daily life easier for older people who want to walk instead of drive and stay out of bad weather.Former food courts could become shared dining and gathering spaces. The idea is to turn underused retail land into walkable communities where seniors can live near services and stay socially connected, helping address both the housing shortage and an aging population.

Voter Regret or Disapproval of Leaders

9/20/2026

I was musing on voter disapproval or regret among those who previously supported them. My research as of September 2026 polling.

Rough order among this group -highest to lowest approval: Prabowo → Trump / Milei / Albanese → Luxon → Netanyahu → Macron → Merz.

For context, leaders outside this list such as India’s Narendra Modi (~68–71%) and Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum (~62–69%) sit much higher. Western incumbents elected or re-elected in 2022–2025 are clustered in the low-to-mid range, with Merz and Macron at the bottom.

>>>>>>>

United States — Donald Trump
~18–20% of 2024 Trump voters now regret their vote. Overall approval in the high 30s to low 40s. Main drivers: persistent inflation/prices, the Iran war, and unfulfilled economic promises. Younger, Black, Latino, independent, and mom voters show the highest regret.

Israel — Benjamin Netanyahu
71% of Israelis in an early-2026 poll did not want him to remain prime minister. Upcoming October 2026 election is widely seen as a referendum on him. Complaints centre on war management, hostages, and polarisation. His bloc is projected short of a majority in some polls.

Australia — Anthony Albanese
16% of 2025 Labor voters (roughly 1 million people) regretted their vote by June 2026. Labor’s primary vote fell to the mid-20s. Trust collapsed after broken budget promises on housing taxes; economic-management ratings also weakened. (I'd add my friends disapproval of his support of the Israeli Zionists)

Germany — Friedrich Merz
Approval in the 10–19% range, among the lowest of any democratic leader surveyed. CDU suffered historic state-election losses in 2026. Voters and parts of his own party view him as out of touch on the economy and migration.

France — Emmanuel Macron
41% of 2022 first-round Macron voters now regret that choice (highest among under-35s). Overall approval ~18–19%, disapproval ~75%. Economic pessimism and a sense that the system is failing ordinary people are the main factors.

Argentina — Javier Milei
Approval in the mid-30s, with ~60% negative views. Core libertarian/anti-Peronist base remains relatively loyal, but broader public rejection has grown as austerity measures take effect.

New Zealand — Christopher Luxon
Net approval around –19 in early-2026 polls; National’s vote share has dropped from the 2023 election result and he trails as preferred prime minister.

Indonesia — Prabowo Subianto
Public satisfaction fell from over 80% shortly after taking office to about 51% by mid-2026; personal electability also dropped sharply.

United Kingdom
Keir Starmer’s ratings became so poor (net satisfaction as low as –66) that he resigned in mid-2026. Andy Burnham, who replaced him, is too new for comparable regret data and initially received a modest bounce.

Common themes across these cases are cost-of-living pressures, wars or security issues, and a gap between campaign promises and delivery. Polarised bases keep most of these leaders in office even as a noticeable minority of their original voters express regret or strong disapproval.

~ Cedar

Some recent viewing

9/19/2026

Trump and his team are collapsing global society

Some of his recent juvenile posts

Voters believed Trump's lies. More are now realising the Pirate-in-Thief and his inner circle are running the government as their private business. His fortune has increased by 3.5 billion since 2017. His family and friends have made billions. How much will ever be enough? War is profitable. Tariffs are profitable for him. Meanwhile, US businesses and householders are suffering immensely, and millions - around the world - are in dire straits because of his policies, sanctions and wars.

Trump's influence has decimated much of the Middle East
and he has also referenced or posted imagery involving:
Canada repeated “51st state” comments; Canadian leaders have firmly rejected this
The Panama Canal - “take it back”.
Mexico - included in recent maps.
Gaza - proposal for U.S. takeover and redevelopment.
Venezuela - after the capture of Nicolás Maduro, comments about the U.S. “running” aspects of the country and its oil.
The Strait of Hormuz - comments about declaring it U.S. territory in the context of Iran-related actions.

Jurgen Ziewe

9/15/2026

Consciousness, life after death, and the stages to unity consciousness. An insight into the depths of true being.

Jurgen Ziewe has over 50 years of meditation, lucid dreaming, astral travel and out of body journeys. He illustrates his experiences with artistic skill and shares his views in his lectures and beautiful books and videos.

The video places his work alongside researchers such as Robert Monroe and Thomas Campbell, notes his books - Multidimensional Man, Vistas of Infinity, Elysium - and highlights his 2026 illustrated volume Elysium Illuminated. It also touches on a pivotal 2013 meditation retreat in the Scottish mountains.

Medium Liz Cross reads Trump

9/15/2026

Remember Atlantis?

9/14/2026

One of my Facebook friends, Daniel Sala in Romania, has done an exceptional job of translating Remer Ra's Call of the Atlanteans – The Gaea Experiment and creating an exquisitely beautiful visual audiobook of it.
Remer Ra’s 2011 book is written as a first-hand recollection garnered through past-life regression and Atlantean energy installations. It presents Atlantis as a highly technologically advanced society whose priestly, scientific and industrial castes developed sophisticated energy systems and social structures, only to collapse when those same tools were turned towards domination rather than harmony – an outcome the author ties to a larger ‘Gaea Experiment’.

While watching his stunning visuals and listening to the stories, I couldn't help feeling a potential parallel to our current situation, unless more people make massive leaps in awareness and goodwill. The story contains hundreds, if not thousands, of ‘signposts’ showing how we might achieve a lasting, harmonious and creative world.

Thank you, Daniel, for your beautiful, inspirational work.
~ Cedar

Text accompanying the video:
"Translation and adaptation of a 2011 book by Remer Ra, presenting unknown facets of the most meaningful chapter in our history, Atlantis.
Remer Ra is a Romanian author who initially had no intention of publishing in any field, until he tested the legends surrounding the Bucegi Mountains via astral travel. The nostalgia and magnetism generated by that site led him to record his experiences, at the behest of his guides. To minimize distortions affecting other mediumistic approaches, his information was obtained by traveling down his incarnational thread, allowing him access to direct causal knowledge, assisted by Atlantean energy installations.
This work also distinguishes itself from traditional accounts of Atlantis by offering a structured report on the civilization's inner workings. It breaks down the functions of its priestly, scientific, artistic, and industrial castes, providing descriptions of their technologies, economic systems and educational methodologies. Finally, it gives context to the glorious peak and subsequent collapse through a vast cosmic evolutionary program - the "Gaea Experiment".
This is the second volume in his series, with the other three mostly pertaining to spirituality & Romanian history. Although his books are contemporary and relevant, they are virtually unknown outside the country, and even in Romania, they can barely be found in used bookstores."

Table of Contents
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:44 Foreword
00:04:09 Beginnings
00:12:52 First Steps
00:32:29 The Retezat Pyramid
01:00:42 Ral
01:09:00 First Regressions
01:35:38 Somewhere... Far Away
02:14:24 Connections
02:32:43 Divine Units of Consciousness
03:25:52 Somewhere... Sometime
04:14:33 Once upon a time... In Atlantis
05:10:02 The History and Society of Atlantis
05:56:22 The Master-Priest Caste
06:22:35 The Teachers and Scientists Caste
06:56:55 The Caste of Artists and People of Culture
07:30:41 The Caste of Specialized Workers
08:18:30 The Gaea Experiment
10:03:55 Afterword

Fantastic News - for Mary Kostakidis and Free Speech

9/11/2026

Zionists hounded Mary Kostakidis for two years for fearlessly speaking up about the genocide in Palestine causing untold stress, time and expense.

XD Law wrote - Exhausted but victorious. Mary Kostakidis’ 2 year battle defending her right to free speech and political expression ended today with the case withdrawn at the federal court. From all of us at XD Mary, well done, get some rest…….hear from you soon!

Mary wrote - Zionists legal proceedings against me have been withdrawn after a 2 year battle.

This is a win for every Australian who values our democratic right to freedom of political expression. Zionist zealotry has had to beat a retreat from what was going to be a highly damaging trial.

I have spent 2 years doing nothing but preparing my defence in a case aimed at silencing me - a case that would have cost the average Australian their home.

I want to thank my fellow Australians who recognised the significance of what we stand to lose, stood with me and stepped up to assist me to launch my defence.

The purpose of journalism is to get to the truth - fearlessly - and to hold power to account. This is a win for press freedom, which has prevailed.

I want to thank my legal team, XD Law led by Mark Davis assisted by Jack Vaughn, and the formidable Sheryn Omeri assisted by Richard Reynolds, who took on board the full national and international dimensions that the case warranted, and my husband for his unflinching moral clarity.

Watching a people live stream their own genocide while the international community responsible for creating this mess offers the victims sympathy and the perpetrators bombs, diplomatic cover and impunity, has been disgusting. Thank you to the Jewish and Israeli people all over the world raging against this in recognition our common humanity trumps any form of tribalism.

Australia must stop disregarding the Orders of the International Court of Justice which were clear: we are obliged under international law to take meaningful action to prevent genocide in Palestine and to do all in our power to bring about an end to apartheid. Hypocrisy, double standards and a lack of courage are aiding the destruction of a framework intended to protect against the worst excesses of state power.

BE. LOVE.

9/10/2026

IS THE WORLD ON THE BRINK OF NUCLEAR CATASTROPHE?

9/8/2026

Whatever our political allegiances, the possibility of nuclear weapons being used against Iran demands that we think beyond the first explosion – to the chain of consequences that could follow.

The US justified its war against Iran largely on the grounds that Iran must not possess a nuclear weapon. For the United States itself to contemplate using nuclear weapons against Iran would therefore represent an extraordinary and dangerous contradiction.

This war has already brought death, injury, displacement, destroyed homes and infrastructure, economic disruption and immense psychological suffering. Its consequences have travelled far beyond the countries directly involved, affecting energy, shipping, trade, security and economies around the world.

But a nuclear attack would cross an entirely different threshold.

It would not simply be a larger bomb. It could trigger retaliation, draw additional nations into direct conflict, contaminate land and water, cause mass civilian casualties, destabilise the Middle East further, rupture global trade and energy supplies, and shatter the nuclear taboo that has helped restrain states since 1945. Most frighteningly, escalation could become extremely difficult to control once begun.

Even a single nuclear strike on a major Iranian population centre could conceivably kill hundreds of thousands of people; an escalating nuclear exchange could kill tens of millions – before we even begin to count the longer-term consequences.

This is precisely why leaders entrusted with nuclear weapons must be capable of thinking not one move ahead, but five, ten and twenty.

Before anyone supports such an action, I invite you to follow the consequences through for yourself: If the United States used a nuclear weapon against Iran, what do you believe would happen next? And then what?

This is a conversation humanity urgently needs to have.

- Cedar

Trump posted this on 6:9:2026 Serious cognitive decline

Hawaiian Wisdom

9/6/2026

I listened to this beautiful conversation between Emilio Ortiz and Ke'oni Hanalei who speaks of our soul's purpose being contained within our name - I asked Grok and ChatGPT and the results came mainly via numerology and mysticism.

'From a mystical point of view our life purpose is encoded into our name What does [ Name ] mean regarding life purpose and any other meaning?' You might like to see how yours fits!

What Wealth Can Grow

9/5/2026

I recently watched videos of Mike Maloney’s remarkable organic farm, created around permaculture principles. Beyond the abundance of food, trees and flourishing ecosystems, what struck me most was something larger: this is a glimpse of what wealth can do when it is placed in service to life.

Recently, I encouraged people to ‘Be like Dolly’. Dolly Parton once expressed a beautiful intention in the form of a prayer: How can I be wealthy and serve?
What a wonderful question.
Wealth need not be measured only in money. We can be wealthy in knowledge, skills, creativity, time, energy, influence, compassion and connections. The deeper question is what we choose to do with whatever resources have come into our hands.

Some plant forests and regenerative farms. Some fund schools, hospitals, sanctuaries or community projects. Some quietly help a neighbour, mentor a young person, care for animals, share their expertise, volunteer, create beauty or support someone through a difficult time.

True abundance is not about how much we accumulate, but how much life can flourish because we were here.
Whatever our resources – modest or immense – we can ask:
What do I have that could serve? What can I help grow? What can I leave better than I found it?

The world needs more people who understand that prosperity and generosity need not be opposites. May we become wealthy in all the ways that allow us to give more wisely, live more generously, and leave something beautiful growing behind us.

~ Cedar

My response to a reader on Facebook

Those who voted for the current US government now have to confront the consequences of its policies – not only for the USA’s working and middle classes, but for people far beyond its borders, including those affected by its war with Iran and its support for the war against Russia.

Many voted in good faith and may now deeply regret their choice. I understand that. I voted Labor in Australia and now that it has also moved to the right, I regret doing so, particularly because of AUKUS and the government’s continuing alignment with US and Israeli policies I strongly oppose.

Recent political developments have also made me reconsider how much energy I put into trying to influence governments through letters, posts and activism. When One Nation won a WA by-election on 29 August 2026, and Pauline Hanson openly praised Trump’s leadership and policies, something crystallised for me. I had to accept that the majority of Australian voters have similar views to the majority in the USA.

The transformation we long for will not come from the top down. It will come from people like you and me – creating better alternatives, strengthening our communities, supporting what is humane and life-giving, and finding new ways forward within deeply flawed systems.

We can do it. Many around the world already are.

R E M E M B E R

9/3/2026

THE ARCHIVES ~

Dear Readers,

I've been posting almost every day since 2015 and there's now a wealth of my articles and interesting links in the archives in the right hand column.

Thank you for your interest in my world, and please feel free to browse and enjoy.

Sending much love and joy to you and yours.

Cedar