Miscellaneous Musings

Assorted thoughts, essays and postings on politics, philosophy, the state of the world, and life. And a selection of posts on all sorts of subjects - art, literature, history, science, nature, architecture, green living, food, music, quotes... Definitely an eclectic mix of the beautiful, the inspiring and the thought-provoking. Enjoy! “It does not matter how slow you go so long as you do not stop.” — Wisdom of Confucius See also: @prajnaseek on Twitter Prajnaseek on YouTube Writings of J. Todd Ring on WordPress

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Pope condemns war - we should, too

Vatican News: Pope at Palm Sunday Mass: ‘Jesus does not listen to prayers of those who wage war’

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Revolution Or Armageddon

Further Thoughts On “Operation Epstein Fury” A few important further notes and updates on the Iran War, and what it means – the third in a series of essays on the war on Iran, and on Imperial Over-Reach & Collapse: A brief preface: Goliath has attacked David, and David is not surrendering, nor backing down – in fact, David is not only fighting back, but also appears to be winning. This…

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The Decline Of The Nation-State & The Rise Of The Oligarchs: The Deeper Meaning Of The War On Iran

Part Two of the essay series on The Iran War, Imperial Over-Reach & Collapse ~*~ Part of the bigger picture, I would say, is that there are multiple power blocks and factions at play, and the dominant ones in the West, as with most of the world, are no longer nation-states. The Western corporate-financial oligarchy, centred in Wall St., the City of London and Davos, have clearly taken over the…

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Blowback, Imperial Over-Reach & Collapse: A Case Study - The US-Israeli War On Iran

The US-Israeli war on Iran is a classic text book case of imperial over-reach: driven by greed, power lust and hubris, as all empires are, they over-reach, especially when in decline, and through the blowback from their over-reach, they make themselves more unstable, and accelerate their decline and fall. It would be comical, if it was not so deadly, and so extremely dangerous to all. Tragic and…

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The Leading Human Rights Authority In The Western World Condemns The US-Israeli Attack On Iran, Calling For Global Action In Response

US-Israeli military action amid nuclear talks is ‘act of perfidy and aggression’: Alfred de Zayas

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Warning! False Flag, War, Fascism & Collapse, Coming Fast

False flag warning as Europe and the West face economic and political collapse: What is rapidly escalating and accelerating, and rapidly coming to a climax, is a confluence of crises across the Western world: including the financial, economic and political collapse of the West, along with the growing and deepening crisis of legitimacy in the West, combined with the global tectonic shift of…

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Debt Crisis Grows, Collapse & System Reset Approach

It used to be considered banana republic realms when the debt to GDP ratio of a nation exceeded 60%. Today, the Western nations are running at 100-140% debt to GDP. The US federal debt is now $38 trillion, and rising fast, doubling every eight years or less. US deficits are now $2 trillion, which is twice the vastly bloated military budget. The annual interest payments on the US federal debt are…

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A Big Picture Overview - And An Urgent Warning!

(An open letter to Hrvoje Moric, at Geopolitics & Empire) Excellent discussion, as always, Hrvoje. After four decades and over 100,000 hours of research, studies and writing on geopolitics, political economy and philosophy, Geopolitics & Empire remains one of my top three sources, along with Trends Journal, and Global Research. Yes, the neo-feudal, globalist, transhumanist, technocratic,…

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Save Your Mind, Save Your Freedom, And Save The World - Slow Down

As Chogyam Trungpa said, “The first thing to do is cut the speed.” Slow down. Unplug from all media and electronics. Make time for stillness, silence and solitude. Reflect. Read, deeply and thoughtfully and widely. Discuss calmly, openly and respectfully. Reconnect – with others, with nature, and with your deeper self. Question everything – especially what you think you know. While the majority…

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Dire Wolves, GMOs, And The Madness Of Modern "Civilization"

Dire wolves have now been “brought back from extinction”, through clever, or extremely reckless, genetic engineering. This is totally insane. The reason we have massive species loss, the sixth great extinction, and a severe environmental crisis, is that we spent the last four centuries playing God. Redoubling our efforts to manipulate, dominate and control nature echoes what Einstein said:…

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The Biggest Drug Cartels Of All - Big Pharma & The CIA

The amazing hypocrisy and deceit from the US oligarchy, government and media continues. (re: Bondi & Maduro) The leading trafficker of cocaine and heroine globally for decades has been the CIA. Arrest them! But no, not a peep about the biggest crime syndicates, such as Big Pharma and the CIA. Reign in Big Pharma. And abolish the CIA now. J. Todd Ring, August 9, 2025 WordPress See Gary Webb,…

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Nihilism - The Scourge of the Modern World

(My response to the talk below and to the question of nihilism… To a general audience, as (virtually) always, speaking to the general public.) * Nihilism is the scourge of the modern world, along with narcissism, consumerism,materialism, corporatism, voyeurism, vicarious living, numbness, hollowness, disconnectedness and alienation, especially in the urban Western world. Get outa Dodge, I say,…

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Global Geopolitics 2025 - Assessing Russia, & Surviving The 21st Century

Assessing Russia: Reality & Basic Sanity vs Propaganda & Delusion A snapshot, arial perspective and overview of Russia in 2025, within the broader global and historical context, in a rapidly changing world, from a neutral, non-aligned, anti-war perspective – a pro-HUMAN view, from a Canadian political philosopher Preface: Who is the author? How can he be pigeon-holed? I dislike pigeon holes,…

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Was the 2024 US Presidential election irrelevant? Yes and no.

Was the 2024 US Presidential election irrelevant? Yes and no. If Trump and Kennedy do end the war in Ukraine, as promised, that will be a giant victory, because it will greatly reduce deaths, while reducing the risk of nuclear war. Any sane person should want that. If Trump and Kennedy do begin a clean up and anti-corruption campaign targeting the Deep State, EPA, FDA, etc., that will be hugely…

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My Views, Summarized

In an open letter to two of the best analysts alive: Excellent as always, Hrvoje, only more so. You two are stellar, although, I am less pessimistic. Who am I? My instincts were always left libertarian, though I knew only my core principles for years: freedom and compassion, or freedom with voluntary mutual aid. Instinctively, I mistrusted all forms of authoritarian, or even concentrated or…

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Do You Have A Political Philosophy? And Are You So Sure?

Everyone has opinions, most of them dogmatic, as if the holder of such opinions was utterly certain that they held the unquestionable word of God Herself. Usually they are grossly misinformed. Very few seriously question their own dogmatic beliefs. Even fewer have ever given the slightest thought, reading, reflection or study to political philosophy. Their views are castles made of sand, built…

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Fascist Twitter?

Letter to X (Musk) Letter To Elon Musk, Re: My Suspension From Twitter Twitter, “X”, “bastion of free speech”, suspended my account today, saying this: We’ve temporarily limited some of your account features J. Todd Ring@prajnaseekWhat happened?We have determined that this account violated the X Rules. Specifically, for:Violating our rules against violent speech.You may not share abusive…