The EMA Quietly Added Tinnitus as a Listed Side Effect of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine.

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For years now, many people experiencing tinnitus after COVID-19 vaccination have been dismissed outright. Some were told it was anxiety. Others were told there was “no evidence.” Many simply stopped talking about it because they felt ignored.

But here’s the part that almost nobody in mainstream conversation seems to know:

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) — Europe’s equivalent of a major drug regulator — formally acknowledged tinnitus as an adverse reaction associated with the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 vaccine in 2021. (European Medicines Agency (EMA))

That matters.

Not because it “proves” every tinnitus case came from vaccination. It doesn’t.

But because it proves the issue was serious enough that regulators reviewed the data and changed the official product safety information.

And that is very different from saying:
“There’s nothing to see here.”

What the EMA Actually Said

In August 2021, the EMA’s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) released meeting highlights stating:

“The PRAC concluded that cases of dizziness and tinnitus are linked to the administration of COVID-19 vaccine Janssen.” (European Medicines Agency (EMA))

That is not vague wording.

They further recommended:

“Amending the product information to add dizziness and tinnitus as adverse reactions.” (European Medicines Agency (EMA))

According to the EMA review, investigators examined:

• EudraVigilance reports (Europe’s adverse event database)

• U.S. VAERS reports

• scientific literature

• Janssen’s own safety data

The review included:

• 1,183 cases of dizziness

• more than 100 tinnitus cases (pharmtech.com)

Then in September 2021, the EMA published an official vaccine safety update confirming that tinnitus had been added to the product information as a side effect. (European Medicines Agency (EMA))

That means:
This was no longer just “internet chatter.”

It entered the formal pharmacovigilance record.

Why This Matters

Many people assume that if something is not talked about constantly on television, then it must not exist.

But drug safety systems do not work that way.

Adverse reactions are often:

• detected quietly,

• debated internally,

• statistically analyzed,

• and eventually added to product inserts long after rollout.

That process is called pharmacovigilance.

The EMA did not say:
“Every tinnitus case was caused by the vaccine.”

What they did say was that there was enough evidence of an association to officially warn healthcare professionals and the public. (European Medicines Agency (EMA))

That distinction matters.

Tinnitus Is Not a Minor Issue

People who have never experienced tinnitus often underestimate it.

For some, it is mild background ringing.

For others, it can become:

• constant electrical buzzing,

• pressure sensations,

• screeching,

• pulsations,

• sleep disruption,

• anxiety,

• concentration problems,

• or severe emotional distress.

And because tinnitus is invisible, sufferers are often treated as though they are exaggerating.

That isolation can become its own secondary injury.

The Science Is Still Mixed

This is where honesty matters.

Some later studies found no major overall increase in tinnitus risk after vaccination. (ScienceDirect)

Other analyses found increased reporting signals, especially with adenovirus-vector vaccines such as:

• Janssen (Johnson & Johnson)

• AstraZeneca/Vaxzevria (npra.gov.my)

A 2022 review paper noted that more than 12,000 tinnitus reports had appeared in VAERS by September 2021. (ScienceDirect)

Again:
A report does not automatically equal confirmed causation.

But large numbers of reports are precisely what trigger investigation systems in the first place.

That is the entire purpose of pharmacovigilance databases.

One of the Most Frustrating Parts

A major source of public distrust over the last few years has not necessarily been the existence of adverse events--every medical product has risks. 

The deeper concern is whether people were given truly informed consent, open discussion of uncertainties, and the freedom to weigh those risks without coercion, ridicule, or social pressure. 

A side effect added quietly years later does little to comfort those already living with the consequences.

Science is supposed to investigate signals — not emotionally suppress them.

The EMA did what regulatory agencies are supposed to do:
review reports, analyze patterns, and update safety information when warranted.

But what good does knowing this if we were unable to opt-out and keep our jobs, our Doctors, even social and familial standings for some!  And, let's be real ... listing side effects covers the manufacturer against liability--something they've already been shielded against. The package insert that few to no patients read, is quite possibly seen as the information one needs to consent.

Whether one believes the vaccines were overall beneficial or not is a separate discussion entirely.

But pretending the tinnitus signal never existed is no longer factually accurate.

The EMA itself documented it. (European Medicines Agency (EMA))


                                                                                   

 

Pliny the Elder (23–79 AD)— The Original Plant Knowledge Hoarder.

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Before Google.
Before Wikipedia.
Before universities.

There was Pliny.

A man so obsessed with gathering knowledge that he literally studied while being carried around Rome in a litter so he wouldn’t “waste time” walking.

And yes — he died trying to get closer to a volcanic eruption so he could observe it better.

That alone should tell you something about the kind of mind we’re dealing with.

Who Was Pliny the Elder?

Pliny the Elder lived from 23–79 AD in the Roman Empire. He was a military commander, administrator, naval officer, philosopher, and writer. But what made him extraordinary was his relentless need to document the world.

Plants.
Animals.
Medicine.
Mining.
Astronomy.
Magic.
Human psychology.
Geography.
Agriculture.

If Romans had heard about it, Pliny probably wrote it down.

His masterpiece, Naturalis Historia (Natural History), became one of the largest surviving works from ancient Rome — 37 books covering virtually everything humans believed they knew about reality at the time.

Not just “science.”
Everything.

That’s important.

Because ancient people didn’t separate knowledge into neat little boxes the way modern institutions do.

Medicine blended with spirituality.
Astronomy blended with mythology.
Plants were both chemistry and sacred beings.
Magnetism and mysterious forces were considered worthy of study rather than automatic ridicule.

In many ways, Pliny was preserving a world that still believed reality was alive.

The Ancient Internet

Reading Pliny today is fascinating because you quickly realize something:

Humanity has always been trying to figure out hidden forces.

He wrote about herbal medicine, strange creatures, altered states, unusual stones, celestial phenomena, magnetism, healing springs, and bizarre stories from travelers and scholars.

Modern readers often laugh at some of the claims.

But that misses the point entirely.

Pliny was less concerned with protecting an official narrative than preserving information itself.

That matters.

Today, information tends to be filtered through institutions before it’s considered “acceptable.” Ancient collectors like Pliny operated differently. They gathered first. Judged later.

Some of what he recorded was wrong.
Some exaggerated.
Some symbolic.
Some surprisingly accurate.

But imagine if nobody had preserved any of it.

Entire streams of ancient thought would have vanished.

The Fear of “Forbidden” Knowledge

One of the most interesting things about Pliny is how comfortable he was discussing topics modern culture often dismisses too quickly.

For example:

• Healing plants with unusual effects

• The influence of minerals and stones

• Celestial impacts on Earth

• Natural magnetism

• Human consciousness and perception

• Strange atmospheric events

• Animal intelligence

• Ancient remedies

Now, to be fair, Pliny was not “right” about everything. Not even close.

But neither are modern institutions.

History repeatedly shows that ideas mocked in one century become mainstream in another.

Germs? Once absurd.
Invisible waves carrying voices? Madness.
The gut affecting the brain? Ridiculed for years.
Psychedelics altering trauma pathways? Suppressed, then rediscovered.

Human knowledge evolves in cycles of arrogance and humility.

Pliny reminds us of that.

The Destruction of Curiosity

One reason Pliny still matters is because curiosity itself is under pressure.

People are increasingly trained to outsource thinking.

Don’t investigate.
Don’t compare sources.
Don’t notice patterns.
Wait for permission.

But Pliny’s entire life was the opposite of that mindset.

He believed knowledge belonged to humanity.

Even messy knowledge.

Especially messy knowledge.

Because truth is often buried inside contradiction, myth, error, symbolism, and fragmented testimony.

Anyone researching old herbal systems, ancient cosmology, forgotten technologies, or historical mysteries eventually runs into the same realization:

Ancient people were not stupid.

Different? Yes.
Symbolic? Absolutely.
Sometimes wildly mistaken? Of course.

But also observant in ways modern humans often are not.

They watched the sky.
The seasons.
Animal behavior.
Plant cycles.
Human emotion.
Patterns in nature.

Many lived far closer to reality than modern screen-bound civilization does.

Pliny and the Volcano

Pliny’s death almost feels symbolic.

In 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius erupted catastrophically, destroying Pompeii and Herculaneum.

Most people ran away.

Pliny sailed toward it.

Partly to rescue people.
Partly because he wanted to observe the phenomenon firsthand.

That detail matters.

He didn’t want filtered reports.
He wanted direct observation.

That mindset built civilization.

And ironically, it may have killed him.

He died near the eruption, likely from toxic gases or respiratory failure.

But his writings survived.

Why Pliny Matters Today

Pliny the Elder represents something increasingly rare:

A human being willing to gather knowledge without immediately policing it through ideology.

Not blind belief.
Not blind skepticism.

Observation.

Collection.

Comparison.

Curiosity.

That doesn’t mean accepting every ancient claim as fact.

It means resisting the modern impulse to sneer before investigating.

Because throughout history, some of humanity’s greatest discoveries began as ideas that sounded ridiculous.

And some of humanity’s worst mistakes began when institutions declared exploration finished.

Pliny understood something modern culture often forgets:

The map of reality is never complete.

                                                                                 

Ode to Fleabane ~ The Wild Little Healer Growing Between the Cracks.

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Most people walk past Fleabane without a second glance.

Tiny daisy-like flowers. Ragged petals. Growing out of gravel driveways, fence lines, abandoned lots, and forgotten corners of the world. A weed, they say.

But weeds are often just plants humanity forgot how to listen to.

Fleabane has followed humans for centuries. Quietly. Persistently. Like a small green witness to our wandering.

And long before modern laboratories began isolating compounds and assigning Latin names to molecules, people already knew this plant mattered.

The Name Itself Tells a Story

The name “fleabane” comes from an old belief that the dried plant repelled fleas and biting insects. People once stuffed it into bedding, hung it in homes, burned it in smoke bundles, or scattered it across floors before carpets existed.

That sounds quaint now.

But here's the interesting part:

Modern analysis of several fleabane species has identified volatile oils, terpenes, tannins, and aromatic compounds that may indeed help repel insects.

Ancient people did not have gas chromatography.

Yet somehow, over generations, they learned what worked.

That pattern repeats throughout herbal history.

A Plant of the Roadside People

Historically, fleabane was used across Europe and North America for a surprising range of issues:

• Fevers

• Digestive distress

• Diarrhea

• Hemorrhoids

• Bleeding wounds

• Respiratory complaints

• Toothaches

• Menstrual discomfort

• Insect bites

• General inflammation

Indigenous communities across North America used different species of fleabane in teas, poultices, smudges, and washes. Some traditions used it ceremonially for cleansing or protection.

Early settlers adopted many of these uses quickly, especially because fleabane grew almost everywhere.

That matters.

The plants closest to humans historically became medicine first.

Not because they were patented.
Because they were available.

The Signature of Fleabane

Fleabane has a personality.

It grows where the soil is disturbed.

Along roadsides.
Construction sites.
Railway edges.
Broken ground.

Places recovering from disruption.

Interesting symbolism for a plant associated historically with cleansing, fever reduction, and protection.

Many traditional herbal systems believed plants revealed their nature through behavior and appearance. Not scientifically, perhaps — but observationally.

And fleabane behaves like a repair crew.

What Modern Research Is Finding

Modern researchers have identified a range of potentially active compounds in fleabane species, depending on the exact variety. These include:

• Flavonoids

• Sesquiterpenes

• Essential oils

• Tannins

• Polyphenols

• Terpenoids

Some laboratory studies suggest antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and mild astringent properties.

Certain species, particularly Canadian fleabane, have also been studied for:

• antifungal activity

• insecticidal effects

• possible support in wound care

• anti-inflammatory actions

Not proof of miracle cures.
Not magic.

But enough to make a person pause and reconsider the dismissive word “weed.”

Canadian Fleabane and Resistance

One strange modern twist:

Canadian Fleabane has become famous in agriculture because it is astonishingly resistant to chemical herbicides.

Think about that for a moment.

A humble roadside plant humans tried aggressively to eliminate…
adapted.

Persisted.

Spread anyway.

There is something almost poetic about that.

Nature has a way of refusing total control.

The Forgotten Relationship

Modern culture often separates plants into two categories:

Useful crops.
And everything else.

But older cultures saw ecosystems differently.

The “wild plants” were not accidental.
They were companions.
Indicators.
Teachers.
Emergency medicine cabinets.

A person who knew plants was rarely helpless.

Now many people can identify corporate logos more easily than the living medicines growing beside their own driveway.

That is not progress.
That is disconnection.

Fleabane Tea and Folk Practice

Historically, fleabane was commonly prepared as:

• tea

• tincture

• poultice

• smoke

• infused oil

The leaves and flowering tops were most often used.

Traditional herbalists frequently described it as:

• drying

• cooling

• astringent

• cleansing

Some Appalachian and folk traditions used fleabane teas during seasonal illness or as part of “spring cleansing” routines.

As always with wild plants:
correct identification matters enormously.

Many daisy-family plants resemble one another.

And that old ancestral rule still applies:
learn deeply before ingesting casually.

The Quiet Plants

Fleabane will probably never become glamorous.

It won’t receive billion-dollar marketing campaigns.
No celebrity endorsements.
No polished wellness branding.

It simply grows.

Year after year.

Beside parking lots.
Beside fences.
Beside forgotten places.

Waiting for somebody curious enough to kneel down and ask:

“What are you?”

And perhaps more importantly:

“What else have we overlooked?”

                                                                           

Does Canada Sell Our Census Data? The Real Answer Is More Complicated Than “Yes” or “No”.

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Every few years, Canadians fill out census forms and are told the same thing:

“Your information is confidential.”

Technically, that’s true.

But if you think that means your data simply disappears into a vault somewhere never to be used again, that’s not really how the modern data world works.

Let’s cut through the slogans and look at what’s actually happening.

Officially: No, Canada Does Not Sell Your Personal Census Form

Under Canada’s Statistics Act, Statistics Canada is prohibited from releasing personally identifiable census responses.

That means:

• your name

• your address

• your exact household responses

…are not supposed to be sold to corporations or handed around publicly.

Statistics Canada states this clearly on its own website.

So if someone imagines a company buying “Dianna Donnelly’s census file” with a postal code and household income attached, officially, that is not happening.

At least not legally.

But Here’s the Part Most People Don’t Understand

The government absolutely does distribute and monetize census-derived information.

The key word is “aggregated.”

Instead of selling:
“Here’s John Smith’s census form,”

they sell or distribute:
“Here’s a detailed behavioral and demographic map of entire populations.”

That data is incredibly valuable.

Corporations use it.
Urban planners use it.
Banks use it.
Political strategists use it.
Researchers use it.
Developers use it.
Marketing firms use it.

Why?

Because population data is power.

If you know:

• where people live

• how old they are

• how much they earn

• what language they speak

• how they travel

• how many children they have

• whether they rent or own

…you can predict behavior remarkably well.

That prediction ability is the foundation of modern economics, advertising, politics, and increasingly, governance itself.

“Anonymous” Data Isn’t Always As Anonymous As People Think

This is where public skepticism comes from.

People are constantly told:
“Don’t worry — the data is anonymized.”

But researchers have repeatedly shown that supposedly anonymous datasets can sometimes be re-identified when combined with other databases.

And today, governments and corporations already collect staggering amounts of parallel information through:

• smartphones

• banking systems

• loyalty cards

• apps

• smart TVs

• web tracking

• social media

• location services

So many Canadians hear the phrase:
“We only use anonymous data,”

…and quietly think:

“For now.”

That distrust didn’t come out of nowhere.

It emerged because people watched data collection become one of the largest industries on Earth.

Statistics Canada Is More Restrained Than Big Tech

To be fair, Statistics Canada is not Facebook, Google, or TikTok.

The agency does appear to operate under stricter legal frameworks than many private-sector data brokers that quietly build consumer profiles every second of the day.

Ironically, many people worried about census data freely hand over vastly more personal information to:

• social media apps

• grocery loyalty programs

• fitness trackers

• “smart” devices

• free email platforms

without ever reading the terms.

That doesn’t mean people shouldn’t question census systems.

It means the census is only one small piece of a much larger surveillance-style data economy.

The Bigger Question Nobody Wants To Ask

The real issue isn’t:
“Is Canada selling my exact census form?”

The deeper issue is this:

How much behavioral information should any government or corporation possess about a population?

That’s the question of our era.

Because once enough datasets are combined together, a society becomes increasingly predictable, trackable, and influenceable.

And history shows that information collected for one purpose often gets expanded later.

Always.

One More Thing Most Canadians Don’t Know

Canadian census records can eventually become public historical archives after 92 years.

Genealogists love this.
Historians love this.

But it also reminds us of something important:

Governments preserve far more information than most citizens realize.

Final Thoughts

So, does Canada “sell our census data”?

Not in the simplistic viral-post sense.

But does census information feed a massive ecosystem of statistical analysis, demographic profiling, planning, economic targeting, and population modeling?

Absolutely.

And pretending otherwise insults people’s intelligence.

The modern world runs on data.

The only real debate left is:
Who controls it?
Who profits from it?
And how much should free citizens be expected to surrender in exchange for convenience, planning, or participation in society?

                                                                                         

Sunday Thoughts on "no one is coming to save you" & "the light always wins".

 Written by me.

Many of us are researching the control mechanisms in the world as we know it.

We can discuss families, corporations, royal lines, off-world genetic alterations, other dimensional influence, all the way back to the fairytale about Tiamat, the great Mother and how she was destroyed by her mate and sons.

One would think --and many do --that the negatives are smarter than we are. That we are unknowing victims of their actions to control us.

But, the pressure has to be equal or the glass would cave in.

If there is this much negative in the world then there MUST BE this much positive in the world to counter it.

"No one is coming to save you" is a statement made often.

Personally, this stings every time because my actions of preparedness do not reflect this statement. It can however, stop you for a moment or two to reflect.

I've never thought anyone was coming to save us but I do think that others have felt and known what we now know or believe. I think each historical 'demographic' mentioned above had souls in it that were of the positive. I think that if there were and are secret societies of the negative then there are also, secret societies of the positive.

Finally, for those who aren't and haven't researched these things, and for those who avoid the news, the net, and the influence it can have, life is beautiful. Love is grand and bountiful. The light is winning there.

And all it takes is being kind and thoughtfully helpful to what the law of one call, your other selves.

WE are the counter balance to the negatives. When you understand this, the worry lessens because the light becomes visible.

"The light always wins".--Alex Collier