A news station interviewed a Boston marathon runner who claimed to have seen bomb sniffing dogs, spotters on roofs and heightened security prior to the explosions. He also reported that officials were yelling “This is just a drill!” after the first explosion. Here’s the video. At this point, there is no official word regarding [...]

Here’s a very interesting video on the cognitive effects of television on young children. Check out the results of his studies on young mice that were exposed to 6 hours of television per day compared to regular mice…and see how society is being dumbed down.

Some New-York schools have decided to strap fat kids with devices that monitor them 24/7. The device collects all kinds of information from the students and sends them to a database that can be consulted by school officials and such. This was apparently done without the parent’s consent and represents an unprecedented intrusion in student’s [...]

Nike’s Kobe System promotional ads feature basketball player Kobe Briant posing as a useless motivational speaker who “guides” people that are already successful to…beyond success. The entire thing is funny and ridiculous but the strong symbolism present in the ads hint to the “true” nature of success…and what happens “beyond” it. Here’s one example of [...]

In the series of articles entitled “Dumbing-Down Society” (check out part 1 and part 2) it was mentioned that a fatty diet containing lots of processed foods had a detrimental effect on, not only on the body, but on the brain as well. A recent study has further confirmed this fact stating that “people who [...]

The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was recently approved by an overwhelming majority of the Senate. It will place domestic terror investigations and interrogations into the hands of the military and which would open the door for trial-free, indefinite detention of anyone, including American citizens, so long as the government calls them terrorists. This law [...]

Here’s a great documentary describing how children are studied, dissected and manipulated by corporate entities using all kinds of underhanded methods. Very well produced and touches on many subjects described on Vigilant Citizen. Consuming Kids throws desperately needed light on the practices of a relentless multi-billion dollar marketing machine that now sells kids and their [...]

It was mentioned in several articles that child stars who are introduced to the “Hollywood System” often go through all kinds of trauma and abuse. This disturbing news article basically confirms that cases of child abuse do not just happen, they are widespread in Hollywood and may be considered a “hideous epidemic”. These kinds of [...]

The opening sequence of the second season Poland’s Next Top Model manages to pack in a single minute a whole lot of Illuminati mind control imagery. Not unlike Versace’s H&M ad (described in this article), the opening features a handler figure – a role played by the show’s host, supermodel Joanna Krupa. Wearing a black [...]

In the articles entitled Dumbing Down Society Part I: Foods, Beverages and Meds and Irrational Consumerism (or The Few Companies Who Feed the World), we looked at the many reasons why processed foods should be avoided. Not only does consuming fresh, local foods a strong political move (more productive than occupying anything in my opinion), [...]