By Patricia Burke “The future depends on what we do in the present.” – Gandhi Back in late December of 2013, while many Massachusetts residents were focused on the holiday season, the Dept. of Public Utilities published its order 12-76: D.P.U. 12-76-A December 23, 2013,…
Op-Ed by Patricia Burke National and international news outlets have been reporting that celltower fires in Europe and elsewhere have been started by conspiracy theorists linking the new 5G telecommunications network to the covid pandemic. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/coronavirus-conspiracy-theory-5g-fires-quebec-1.5560570 https://business.financialpost.com/technology/how-europe-got-caught-up-in-crackpot-5g-coronavirus-conspiracy-theories https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-dangerous-coronavirus-conspiracy-theories-targeting-5g-technology-bill-gates-and-a-world-of-fear https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/4/24/21231085/coronavirus-5g-conspiracy-theory-covid-facebook-youtube https://thehill.com/policy/technology/493927-arsonists-falsely-linking-5g-to-coronavirus-burn-cell-towers-in-europe https://www.businessinsider.com/77-phone-masts-fire-coronavirus-5g-conspiracy-theory-2020-5“ https://www.businessinsider.com/why-people-believe-conspiracy-theories-about-the-coronavirus-pandemic-2020-4 https://www.denverpost.com/2020/04/26/5g-conspiracy-theories-coronavirus-link/ https://www.cnet.com/health/5g-coronavirus-conspiracy-theory-sees-77-mobile-towers-burned-report-says/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/amid-5g-mast-arson-and-coronavirus-conspiracy-theories-social-media-walks-a-fine-line/…
Op-Ed by Patricia Burke “…establishing and activating a 5G-network — as it is currently described — will contravene current human and environmental laws enshrined in the European Convention of Human Rights, the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child, EU regulations, and the Bern-…
Op-Ed by Patricia Burke A few years back, when my elderly aunt passed away, we were clearing her belongings out of her home, and we found many animal-themed items that she had received over her years of supporting the local SPCA (Society for the Prevention…
By Patricia Burke The Catholic Church has an extensive history of bringing issues of social injustice to the attention of the world community, and inviting Catholics to take actions that reflect a moral stance–such as defending migrant workers, boycotting companies (like Nestle) exploiting poor mothers…
By Patricia Burke Dearest John, I was so sorry to read that you got caught up in a Twitter storm when you mentioned a little something about the wireless industry’s plans for the next generation of connectivity. You dared to be great. We won’t mention…
Op-Ed by Patricia Burke Years after the fact, the truth of unethical experimentation on American citizens during the 1900s came to light … for example, the Tuskegee Syphilis trials. Poor black men were told that they were being treated for the disease, but in fact,…
Op-Ed by Patricia Burke This article is for entertainment purposes only. No medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment is provided. When I began an in-depth study of chi gong, one of the first things my teacher did was give me guidance on the season of the…
By Patricia Burke I was standing near the river. A little girl on a scooter caught up to me and noticed that I watching two swans. She explained that they were a momma and papa, and that they were going to have babies. And she…
By Patricia Burke Are you a Rooster, or a Horse, or a Rat? Or? When you visit a Chinese restaurant, you can often find a paper menu depicting the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac. Diners can determine the animal corresponding with the year of…
By Patricia Burke Last week, Business Insider’s Dave Smith reported on the irony of Verizon’s Super Bowl ad campaign. The ads exploit firefighters and their need for timely telecommunications connections to promote 5G telecommunications. Verizon released a pair of commercials during the Super Bowl to…
By Patricia Burke You, Too, Can Be Both An Expert Witness and a Test Dummy for Wireless Let’s say that you have 2 dogs. One is a big dog, and it bites people on the legs, arms, hands, and backside. One is a small dog,…
By Patricia Burke It is Super Bowl ad time again. And Verizon is promoting 5G, the next generation of telecommunications technology. [1] As reported by Business Insider, A YouTuber combined one of Verizon’s new Super Bowl ads honoring firefighters with news headlines from last year…
By Patricia Burke Empathy is Normal, Psychopathy Is Not When my son was a teenager, he worked in a pet and fish store. He received his employee bonuses in the form of store credits, resulting in our house becoming filled with all manner of aquariums…
By Patricia Burke Lessons from Morning Musical Beds When my youngest son was a toddler, at about 4 a.m. nearly every morning, he would stand in our bedroom doorway, crying that he was cold. Depending on the relative level of exhaustion of each of his…
By Patricia Burke In 2013, coinciding with the theatrical release of a new Superman film, Kyle Hill penned an article in Scientific American, “10 Sciencey Stats on the Man of Steel.” [1] For his geek readers, he noted that: Superman is basically a solar panel…
By Patricia Burke Whistling Jugs: Pitchers vs. Whistles vs. Energy Healers A few years back, a “discovery” was made about ancient Peruvian pottery vessels. They were thought to be water vessels, until someone blew into one, and it was discovered that the water vessels were…
By Patricia Burke A few months ago, while lying on the acupuncture table, I broke my nose. Understanding how and why that happened, and the danger it presents, could change everything. Brain-Washing: Timeless Ayurvedic Knowledge and Wisdom Chiropractor and Ayurvedic expert Dr. John Doulliard has…
By Patricia Burke “We’ve arranged a society on science and technology in which nobody understands anything about science and technology, and this combustible mixture of ignorance and power sooner or later is going to blow up in our faces. – Carl Sagan On August 15,…
By Patricia Burke Many groups are promoting the use of Virtual Reality as a treatment strategy for pain patients. For example, VR is promoted as an alternative to opiates, “because it’s very powerful with no side effects.” According to Uploadvr.com, More than 11 percent of…
