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I still remember our small village back in Belgium, when govt was not Big yet. In a small place, in a small country, only Benelux existed then, 3 small countries trying to stand against the big France and Germany we are sandwiched, with only 3 or 4 people as 'government' and where everyone knew everyone. I don't know if it is possible to go back to those times, they are now 'fusing' villages, first 8 together, and now 3 already fused ones - it will be an even bigger disaster. They build a new town hall, a new police station, a new sports hall (costs now a month what it was for a year before that) and what is in it for the people? Bills... they pay up but they don't know to whom anymore, and elderly without a car have no means to even get to town hall! Here in the US, I don't even know the local govt. You never get to see them Decorating, beautifying, while thousands are without the most necessary items... I remember a few years ago how European reporters had gone through black neighborhoods in Alabama and declared it a third world situations. Not much better here, but at least no one lives in corrugated cardboard boxes covered with a metal sheet, like I saw 15 years ago in Kentucky... the armpits of America.

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I’ve heard Swiss government stays local with frequent referendums on issues. Perhaps that would be a better model.

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Thanks, Mickey. It's beyond awful, and power-plays (and emotion-manipulating AI images, as if reality isn't bad enough) are springing up like tulips. Pray and help where you can, right?

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Amen, Jaye! Work as if everything depends on you; pray as if everything depends on God (it does)!

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❤️🙏

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Changing the weather? Chemtrails? 5G?

A few years ago, I would not have believed it.. today I think that there is no limit to the insanity of the parasites.

GMO? Cloning? Nanobots that change the human genome ( DNA )????

Messing with divine creation.

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Yes! All the more reason for us to surrender our egos and unite.

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THIS!!!!! "Hurricane Helene could be geo-engineered or caused by climate change or just bad luck. I don’t know — and neither do you. What I do know is that I have no interest in pretending I have the secret scoop while so many people’s lives are in turmoil and at risk."

I'm so angry and disappointed at how people are having fun conspiracy-theorizing. I had to leave my life in Asheville behind so that I wouldn't become a target of desperately hungry looters. What purpose does it serve, to speculate about lithium -- except to jerk off one's own ego? At the expense of centering the hurricane victims' need for emotional healing? "LoOk At mE EvErYoNe, i'M sO cLeVeR" Okay but you have no empathy, so shut the fuck up.

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Amen, bestie...and, after what you went through, I'm so grateful you were able to leave. 🙏

My prayers are non-stop for everyone who was impacted by the storm and everyone still waiting for news from their loved ones. 🙏

P.S. To anyone else reading this comment, keep a close eye on Alicen's Substack for she will be writing about her experiences soon: https://alicengrey.substack.com

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🙏

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As I listen to callers from Western NC calling into the Alex Jones Show describing the devastation of their homes, the dead bodies everywhere, no roads, no power, no water and entire towns gone. The subject of the lithium deposits and resistance to the mining has been mentioned a few times by these people. I take exception to your portrayal of this kind of information as some kind of "divisive" rhetoric generated on Substack. Get a grip, Mr Post Woke.

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when known and proven disinfo shills like Stew Peters (stu-pider), the one who ran point on covid being snake venom in the water and graphene razors in the vials, and Greg Reese who promoted the EBS will turn the jabbed into ebola-zombies using 5G last year, you can guarantee its BS. You must look at the track record of who promotes these things. If they have a history of doom peddling and never admitting error when it doesn't happen, how can you possibly trust these clowns?

And Micky, sorry to name names here, but I am sick and tired of these people and they need to be called out. I will edit them out if you would like.

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It's all good, Joel. Thanks for asking though!

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But do you KNOW that this disaster was engineered, and that it was engineered to access lithium? No, you don't. What you DO know is that people are suffering and need direct, immediate aid, not Substack users having fun paranoia-theorizing at a comfortable distance. What it comes down to right now is how useful and helpful you're being when you choose to spread rumors about lithium. You are helping no one at all. So "get a grip," yourself, Mel.

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So knowing why it happened=bad. And yes, people there do need direct help. You were there, should of stayed and helped, but literally ran away to a comfortable distance to talk crap about people on substack trying to understand what happened. Got it.

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That's a tenuous use of the word "knowing," a pride-driven escalation into personal attacks, and arrogant assumptions that you "know" why Alicen or anyone else stayed or left and what help they are providing even as you type your snarky comment.

Let's do better than that here.

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Everything I have ever read of Alicen's is full of pride driven, snarky, personal attacks towards anyone who doesn't agree with her, yet I have never seen you call her out. Just as you describing people talking about this being a land grab for the lithium and quartz, as conspiracy theorists and doom scrollers, is an arrogant assumption escalating into you personally attacking them for discussing what is happening. You two are two peas in an ego driven pod of hypocrisy. So please, do better. Not just here, but everywhere.

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I did help. I personally carried huge bags of food to our neighbors on our mountain after the mudslide. And I'm continuing to help at a distance by coordinating relief efforts with my nonprofit. And I'm certainly NOT exacerbating people's fear by telling them what victims they are. But please, continue revealing your true character by reveling in the drama of government conspiracies and then personally attacking an actual survivor of the disaster who calls you out. I answer to God, not you.

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I am not revelling in the drama of "conspiracies". A word Mickey had an issue with during the scam of "COVID". And how on earth does knowing the truth of why it happened exacerbate fears or make people feel like a victim? So shy away from knowing the truth because somehow that makes YOU fearful? If anything, truth is empowering, if you are willing to face it. You call people names and make all kinds of assumptions about them because they are looking into why something happened. Why? What fear does knowing the parasites are using weather weapons against the people inspire in you? Why are you afraid of the truth? And to call someone out for saying they "know" something, that you do not, is absolutely ridiculous coming from someone who says they "know" human bodies are immortal. Which is something that comes from your lack of understanding of death, and your fear of it. Also you "knowing" humans can physically fly, but you surely won't jump off a cliff to prove your "knowing". Just stop being a hypocrite. Engage in discussion, instead of rudely shutting down anyone who see things differently than you. Open your mind, face YOUR fears, and stop constantly living in the ego, and your life will transform. If we all do this, all of our lives will transform. Then maybe the next time you face a situation like this, you will stay and help, instead of writing about it for money on substack.

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Alicen, I am a fan and paid subscriber of yours. I’d like you to please consider that in order for some to maintain their sanity, there is a need to connect the dots, to try to figure out the puzzle. That puzzle was Helene, a rare occurrence for the western North Carolina Appalachians. And a deadly one at that. There’s been an enormous amount of fuckery going on in the last couple years. The veil is thinning and the “Wizard of Oz” behind the curtain is becoming more and more apparent. It’s not about “fun paranoia-theorizing at a comfortable distance.” It’s simply about trying to make sense of the situation. Many are “boots on the ground”, many at a distance donate to local charities and residents. Some of those at a distance feel helpless and are riddled with the psychological effects of not being able to do a darned thing but send prayers. We’re all doing what we can and we’re doing the best we can. So please open your heart and see God in everyone, even the folks who are trying to make sense of this world and the insane events taking place now. Thank you! 🙏🏻💜

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Dead On!

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🙏

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Eminent domain land grab

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So should everyone ignore it? Aren’t you doing the same thing? By just writing about it?

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