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No guest this week but topics on the agenda are the passing of John Glenn, Pizzagate, Trump appointments, the recounts, the stock market and more!
James Gilliland Update on World Events, and call-ins for your questions
Topics discussed will be:
Corporatization
Charter schools
Misleading claims of skill gaps
The loss of Separation of Church and State
Deprofessionalization of teaching
The over–use of technology
These all threaten the existence of the schools that belong to all Americans.
Please check out Dr. Bailey's blog on education - http://nancyebailey.com/
Please check out Dr. Bailey's new book Losing America's Schools: The Fight to Reclaim Public Education
Please tune in on Sunday and learn about the forces putting our public schools out of business.
Knowledge is power!
RESISTANCE MATTERS
RESISTANCE IS NOT FUTILE
RESISTANCE IS THE HIGHEST FORM OF EXPRESSION OF DEMOCRACY
RESISTANCE IS SURVIVAL
AIRDATE: Monday 12/12/16, 5-6pm Pacific/9-10pm ET
Guest: Wayne Madsen - Author, Journalist and Columnist joins John along with JP Sottile news analyst.
Founder and CEO of Nyaka AIDS Orphan Project
Twesigye Jackson Kaguri
Founder and Executive Director
Twesigye Jackson Kaguri was born and raised in Uganda in the small village of Nyakagyezi. At a very young age he demonstrated an unquenchable desire to learn, which led him to study at and graduate from Makerere University in Kampala. During this time he co-founded the human rights organization, Human Rights Concerns, to help victims of human rights violations in Uganda and to educate the public about their rights. In the 90s he became a visiting scholar at Columbia University where he studied Human Rights Advocacy. Over the years he has been involved extensively in international community efforts as a human rights advocate, fundraiser, and inspirational speaker.
In 2001, Kaguri founded The Nyaka AIDS Orphans Project in response to the devastating effects of AIDS in his hometown. The organization provides free education to children who have lost one or both parents to HIV/AIDS. In addition to two primary schools and a secondary a school, it also operates two libraries, desire farm and nutrition program, a medical clinic, two clean water systems, and a support program for the grandmothers who care for up to 14 children at a time.
Since founding the project, Kaguri has also become an author. In “A School for My Village” he shares how he came to build the first school and the struggles he faced during the first few years. His most recent book, “Sitwe Joseph Goes to School”, was published in 2014. It is a children’s book about a young HIV/AIDS orphan who dreams of going to school. In 2010, he resigned as Interim Senior Director of Development in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Michigan State University to focus full-time on The Nyaka AIDS Orphans Project. Kaguri has been named a 2012 CNN Hero, a Heifer International Hero, recognized in Time Magazine’s ‘Power of One’ Series, and spoken to the UN about his work. When not visiting the schools in Uganda or working at his office in Okemos, MI, Kaguri travels the country to speak with students and supporters about the organization.
Photojournalist, Director, Producer
Debi Lang is an award-winning photojournalist, director and producer whose career spans over 25 years with major media networks and film production companies. She founded Caring For The World Films after completing her third tour covering the Iraq War. She is an avid adventure traveler, hiker and humanitarian preferring to work in the most remote locations.
QHHT Level 3
Suzanne Spooner is a Level 3 QHHT practitioner, moderates the QHHT global forum of practitioners and assists Julia Cannon in the United States QHHT classes. Suzanne is also the creator of the channeling method called The Art of Universal Knowing (TAUK) and the Universal Mind Project which is a guided theta experience to gain access to the High Self and attune the DNA energetically.
Dedicated to saving America one voice at a time
“One voice made up of three hundred million people containing billions of brain cells all working together to solve the problems of today, making the world a better place for the children of tomorrow.” ~ David Frank ~
Author, Blog Writer, and Empath Counselor
Gary Leigh is the author of I am the Phoenix and blog writer for the "Psychic Empaths"
“I am an Empath who has experienced and studied what it means to be one."
On my blog (areyouanempath.com), you will find my personal experiences, thoughts and ponderings. I have spent a good part of my life working to help empaths all over the world.
This blog covers the following subjects:
- Depression and methods to heal depression
- Empaths
- Bach Flower Remedies
- The psychic side of being an Empath
- Channeled writings on subjects such as empathy
- The Hidden Astral World series written by guest blogger Omen (who has more knowledge and experience in such things than I’ve ever seen.)
- Plus much more
I tend to post at least twice a week so if you wish to be kept up to date, please subscribe. (I used to post daily but realized few could really keep up.)
For those who are wondering who I am, and what my sources are, I will say that I’ve been a student of the esoteric nearly all my life. I’ve studied extensively on many different subjects, including philosophies such as Taoism and Buddhism. I’ve studied Bach Flower Remedies intensively since 1994, and have made quite a few discoveries in regards to them. My main focus is soul healing and giving people’s power back to them.
I became aware that I was an empath in the late 1990s. I would mention it to people, and they would always ask, what is an empath? Eventually, I decided to write up an explanation on the web (circa 2002) because there just wasn’t anything around on that subject back then.All my work and thoughts are my own. I have lived most of what I write about, and I have a deep understanding of what it is like to be an empath, suffer through depression, and what can be done to heal.
Feel free to e-mail me at xeraphax@gmail.com. I will respond to all e-mails, generally pretty quickly. If you don’t get a response, it means something has gone wrong.
Reporter/Journalist/Promoter
New Zealand-born Dave Worsley is a broadcaster, PR guy, media manager, sponsorship manager, journalist and babysitter of athletes and corporates.
Having lived in the United States, Australia, Middle East and travelled to many different countries all in the name of ‘work’ he believes there’s still places to see and things to do wherever he goes.
Dave is currently in New York for the US Open tennis and has covered close to 35 Grand Slams as well as about eight golfing major and worked for the ATP (the men’s tennis tour). He’s been heavily involved in basketball from the world junior basketball champs to the Harlem Globetrotters as well as New Zealand’s notable national rugby team, the All Blacks.
He’s also worked in music radio in the past including a nationwide show called ‘love songs til midnight’.
Accordion National Champion, Writer, Teacher
CORY PESATURO
Cory Pesaturo (“C Pez”) is on the forefront of the accordion world, pushing the boundaries on multiple fronts of what is possible with the accordion. The only person to ever win the trio of World Championships on Acoustic, Digital & Jazz Accordion, and the only accordion graduate of the prestigious New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, MA. In 2017, Pesaturo became a Guinness World Record Holder, as RedBull® flew him to Austria to break the Marathon Accordion Record, in which Cory played for over 32 hours. Cory’s main contribution is his visionary thinking of how the accordion should be used, played, taught, and presented in modern music. He has given 2 TED Talk’s and 2 Google Talk’s about this, which are currently the only TED or Google talks in the world about the accordion. Pesaturo is also developing his own electric accordion, and already has made the first ever skinned accordion which includes a symmetric lighting system attached to the keys.
Pesaturo’s extensive resumé includes appearances at the White House for President and Mrs. Clinton on 4 different occasions, starting at age 12, and 8 other appearances for the Clintons since 2000, along with 14 letters from the first family. On one of those occasions, he became the youngest person to ever perform at a State Dinner, performing with the Marine Strolling Strings for the President of Hungary. Some TV appearances include the Late Show with David Letterman, performing with Johnny Depp, and nationally televised programs in New Zealand, Canada, Italy, Tunisia, France, and Finland. On an NYC broadcast, CNBC/FOX host Maria Bartiromo once said “No one is currently doing more for the Accordion than Cory”. He has judged accordion competitions in the US, Canada, and Europe, in addition to other music competitions, and currently gives masterclasses at various universities throughout the US and Europe on Accordion and Improvisation.
For his Classical side which is lesser known, a win in a concerto competition at 16 years old gave Pesaturo the rare opportunity to perform with the Brockton Symphony Orchestra as a featured soloist, where he became the youngest accordionist to ever solo with a symphony orchestra in the US back in 2003. Concerning his Jazz side, Cory recorded two CD’s with saxophone legend George Garzone and his known band “The Fringe” at age 19, and has become friends with Jazz and Music Legends Quincy Jones and Wynton Marsalis. His performances at all 3 of his World Championships were played on accordions that were not his, and were generally 90% improvised; both aspects are unheard of in the accordion world.
The instruments most famous legend in the US, Dick Contino, said when Cory was only 15, “Of all the accordionists I’ve seen over the years, Cory is the one to pass the torch to, the only one who has all the tools to bring the accordion back to its former glory.” Guido Deiro’s son, the “Father of Piano Accordion”, has stated “I’ve worried greatly about the future of the accordion since my father died, but not anymore since seeing and hearing Cory.”
Pesaturo is also heavily involved and respected with the weather and motor sports worlds as well. He composed the Official list of records set by the record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane season and also wrote the lists for the 2007 and 2008 Seasons as well. Moreover, he has put out reports on Winter Seasons for the US which have been featured on Accuweather.com, HurricaneCirty.com, and others. Cory is known for his FreeSledding work, including his own sledding mountain called “CN Mountain”. He has written sports blogs for sites like Bleacher Report, and has collaborated with members of the Red Sox and the Drop Kick Murphy’s on the “Fenway 100″ album released in 2012. His music has been played on Formula 1 broadcasts on NB
Major Records
– Only person to win World Championships on Jazz, Acoustic Accordion, and Digital/Electric Accordion.
– Youngest person to ever play at a State Dinner at the White House – 12 years old
– Youngest person to ever win the US National Accordion Championship – 15 years old
– Youngest person ever to be an accordion soloist with an orchestra – 16 years old
– Only Person to Major/Graduate in Accordion at the New England Conservatory
– Created the first Skinned Accordion, and first Skinned Accordion with a connected lighting system.
Author, Speaker, Extra Terrestrial Contact, Abductee
Sherry Wilde was born & raised in southwestern Wisconsin and continues to spend the majority of her time there. In 1987 her community experienced a UFO flap that was considered one of the most active in the world. Over the next 18-24 months, Sherry was forced to accept her involvement in a phenomenon that was totally unknown to her.
Sherry spent the next several years of her life trying to exonerate the experiences from her mind and did her best to return to a normal life, but when heavy contact started again in late 2009, after several years of relative peace, she could no longer ignore it.
Inexplicably, she found herself writing a book about the encounters as her memory opened up to the past events and the teachings these beings had imparted to her. Overcoming her fear and learning the truth of her involvement with these ultra-dimensional beings became her life goal.
Following the publication of her book The Forgotten Promise in late 2012, Sherry was poisoned and fell seriously ill, forcing her to curtail all speaking engagements for several years. Recently a documentary was filmed about her life and a major film project is also in the works. You can find out more, and access her blog posts on her website.






