Groundbreaking, Ceiling Shattering, Box Destroying . . . Dr. Bonnie Burstow's Toronto Public Library Talk on "Psychiatry and the Business of Madness"

If you really want to understand why psychiatry is such a threat to humanity, watch Bonnie Burstow's (Dec. 6, 2016) Toronto Public Library Talk on Psychiatry and the Business of Madness. 

I believe that your future self will thank you for it.








Coalition Against Psychiatric Assault thank you for getting this video out!

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Emergency: Senate Vote on Amendment to HR 34 is NEAR. update on #PsychiatrictsuNAMI

If amended, HR 34 will change your life. 

The amendment to H.R. 34 targets: babies, children, teens, young adults, college students, pregnant and lactating women, seniors, veterans, and everyone who uses medical services. 

Please, before Monday morning – leave as many messages on your Senators AND Representatives Voicemail opposing the scam of amending the HR 34 the Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2015 as the 21st Century #CuresAct amendment which includes awful versions of the Murphy Bills and multiple other bills that Senators are still attempting to amend before a vote.
Our legislators are pushing this through, and if you can believe, Senators are even still adding amendments. 

The Senate will take up the proposed amendments on Monday, December 5, 2016, at 3PM Eastern or earlier – so keep an eye out for another sneak attack. 

Even if the Senate pulls off this state-sanctioned scam of what an aid from a Representative’s Office explained to me as “a simple parliamentary procedure”, it will have to go back the House of Representatives and if it passes there, on to the President. 

PLEASE ACT NOW AND STOP THE AMENDMENT TO HR 34. 

To be clear, our government took a bill that passed, HR 34, Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2016 and replaced the text with the 21st Century Cures Act, which includes the controversial Murphy Bills, and acted as if what they have done is legitimate. 

#tsunNAMIWarning

On Sunday, December 4, 2016 at 9PM Eastern, call in to (267)521-0167 to be part of the program.  This is an urgent call for you to speak out to your legislators.  

On this show, Yvonne Smith, Lauren Tenney, and others will discuss things that you can talk about with your Senators AND Representatives concerning the scam of amending the Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2015 H.R. 34 as the 21st Century #CuresAct amendment, which includes awful versions of the Murphy Bills and multiple other bills that Senators are still attempting to amend before a vote. They are pushing this through and if you can believe, Senators are even still adding amendments.

Senate will take up the proposed amendments on Monday, December 5, 2016, or earlier.

PLEASE ACT NOW AND HELP STOP THE AMENDMENT TO HR 34. #tsunNAMIWarning

For More information: https://www.madinamerica.com/2016/11/warning-psychiatric-tsunami-upon-u-s/

To reach your SENATORS: http://www.senate.gov/senators/contact/

To reach your REPRESENTATIVES: http://www.house.gov/representatives/http://www.house.gov/representatives/http://www.house.gov/representatives/

WARNING: A Psychiatric Tsunami Is Upon Us

WARNING::: A PSYCHIATRIC TSUNAMI IS UPON US.

WE MUST ACT TODAY. 

The Murphy Bill (HR 2646) has been merged with the 21st Century Cures Bill 

and snuck into H.R. 34 as an an amendment. 

The 996 page bill includes multiple provisions for forced psychiatry 

not limited to IOC/AOT, ACT Teams, and Prison Psychiatry.

H.R. 34 also include:

SAMHSA reorganization,

condoning of HIPPAA violations,

a study of peer support specialists for future controls of the field, 

multiple attacks on young people and veterans,

and a host of other potential human rights violations.

Psychiatry is a fraud and this bill perpetuates it.

Today, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2016 tell your legislators to VOTE NO on H.R. 34, Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2015.

Demand that your legislators stop sneaking controversial, 

damaging bills into other bills at the last minute.

The American people deserve more.

Find your representatives here: http://www.house.gov/representatives/

For more information about the hearing on H.R. 34 11/29/16: https://rules.house.gov/bill/114/hr-34-sa

Here, an aid to a congress person explains that it is not a scam, just a "simple parliamentary procedure". 

For a more in-depth analysis from Lauren Tenney:
https://www.madinamerica.com/2016/11/warning-psychiatric-tsunami-upon-u-s/#comments

After the Presidential Debate: Disability and Diverse Communities Call In and Speak Out 11PM Eastern

Disability and Diverse Communities Speak Out about the Presidential Debate and How the Candidates will Impact Our Communities.

This is a current events show that will be looking at our analysis of the Clinton/Trump debates and how the candidates will impact our diverse communities.

One candidate has in the recent past talked disparagingly about persons of different ethnicities, religions, and disabilities.

What can we expect from each candidate?

We will be keeping in mind people with disabilities intersect with various communities and asking that people speak out.

We will set up our own poll.

Call (267)521-0167 on 9/26 11PM Eastern

With Yvonne Smith of Late Night with a Hero

and 

Lauren Tenney of Talk with Tenney

Shock for Breakfast? March 28, 2016: 11:59 PM FDA Shock Dockets Close

Today is the last day to sign the petition before the docket closes.

The FDA is attempting to down-classify the shock device to say that shock treatment (shooting electricity through the head to cause a grand mal seizure) is 'safe enough' for people with "treatment-resistant" depression or who "require rapid response".

#FDAStopTheShockDevice

This video is about #FDAStopTheShockDevice Sign petition here: https://www.change.org/p/fda-stop-fda-from-down-classifying-the-shock-device-to-a-class-ii-device-stop-shock-treatment Info for submitting your own comment to FDA here: http://www.madinamerica.com/2016/02/40-days-to-tell-the-fdastoptheshockdevice

Posted by Lauren Tenney on Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Please speak out before it's too late.  Our petition and complaint to the FDA are below.

https://www.change.org/p/fda-stop-fda-from-down-classifying-the-shock-device-to-a-class-ii-device-stop-shock-treatment

http://www.madinamerica.com/2016/03/only-72-hours-left-to-stop-shock-device/

NIMH Deletes and Blocks Truth During Public Q& A about Shock Treatment on Facebook

On March 17, 2016 the National Institute of Mental Health held a one hour Facebook Question and Answer period on shock treatment with Dr. Lisanby.

Below, please see the photographic record of comments that were made by myself, Lauren Tenney, and then subsequently deleted.  I also was blocked from commenting and reacting to posts made by others.

I think that NIMH ought to be held accountable for giving acurate information about shock treatment. Do  you?

To see the NIMH transcript and deleted comments, please visit: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByfGR4ZrDF0oVGhCd0FfS01wcTg/view

Posted by Lauren Tenney on Thursday, March 17, 2016

Comment on Complaint to FDA Ombuds Office #FDAStopTheShockDevice on Talk with Tenney

March 17, 2016

9-11 PM Eastern

Comment on Complaint to FDA Ombuds Office #FDAStopTheShockDevice

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/talkwithtenney/2016/03/18/talk-with-tenney-comment-on-complaint-fda-ombuds-office-fdastoptheshockdevice

Tune in on March 17, 2016 from 9-11PM Eastern (267)521-0167 to hear and comment on the Final Draft of Official Complaint to Ombuds Office at FDA concerning the processes that FDA has taken in the proposed down-classification of the shock device 

The rule proposed is that for people who are 18 years of age and older, who experience a “depressive episode” as part of “major depressive disorder” or “bipolar disorder” and are “treatment-resistant” or “require rapid response” that the “probable benefit of ECT outweighs these risks” (p. 81228).  

March 28, 2016 is deadline for FDA comments. 

Tune in to hear the current situation, share your experiences of shock treatment, and encourage others to respond to the FDA. 

For more information and to sign the MindFreedom International Petition that has over 1,150 supporters see: https://www.change.org/p/fda-stop-fda-from-down-classifying-the-shock-device-to-a-class-ii-device-stop-shock-treatment

To read about the FDAs latest move to down classify see: 

http://www.madinamerica.com/2016/02/40-days-to-tell-the-fdastoptheshockdevice 

http://www.madinamerica.com/2015/12/shock-device-safe-as-eyeglasses-89-days-to-say-no/

https://www.change.org/p/fda-stop-fda-from-down-classifying-the-shock-device-to-a-class-ii-device-stop-shock-treatment

13 Days to say #FDAStopTheShockDevice: Talk with Tenney Special Radio Show

March 15, 2016 9-11 PM Eastern:: 

Call in (267) 521-0167 to be part of the show - 

13 Days to say #FDAStopTheShockDevice

Direct link if embed fails: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/talkwithtenney/2016/03/16/talk-with-tenney-special-13-days-left-to-say-fdastoptheshockdevice

 On March 15, 2016 from 9 - 11 PM Eastern, call in (267) 521-0167 to join people who are shock treatment survivors and allies discuss the current state of the FDAs attempts to down-classify the shock device to a class II device putting it in the same category as eyeglasses or wheelchairs. 

The rule proposed is that for people who are 18 years of age and older, who experience a “depressive episode” as part of “major depressive disorder” or “bipolar disorder” and are “treatment-resistant” or “require rapid response” that the “probable benefit of ECT outweighs these risks” (p. 81228).  

We have 13 days left to say #FDAStopTheShockDevice. 

Tune in to hear the current situation, share your experiences of shock treatment, and encourage others to respond to the FDA. 

For more information and to sign the MindFreedom International Petition that has over 1,000 supporters see: https://www.change.org/p/fda-stop-fda-from-down-classifying-the-shock-device-to-a-class-ii-device-stop-shock-treatment

To read about the FDAs latest move to down classify see: 

http://www.madinamerica.com/2016/02/40-days-to-tell-the-fdastoptheshockdevice 

http://www.madinamerica.com/2015/12/shock-device-safe-as-eyeglasses-89-days-to-say-no/

Watch this powerful video: ECT Destroys Life produced by Aftershock: Life After ECT here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jyi32-slxUk

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/talkwithtenney/2016/03/16/talk-with-tenney-special-13-days-left-to-say-fdastoptheshockdevice

Thousands Are Having Shock Treatment For Breakfast #FDAStopTheShockDevice

If the FDA is successful with its new proposed rule that is open for public comment, shock treatment will soar.

Sign the petition to tell the FDA they must hold hearings about the down-classification of the shock device and that the shock device must not be lowered to a Class II device for any reason.


Sue Clark-Wittenburg (1955 - 2015), 2015 shared her experiences on Talk with Tenney and reminds me and everyone else to keep focused. Shock treatment is torture.

Sue through her work in organizing the International Campaign to Ban Electroshock would be working to stop the FDA from its current shady proposed rule to down-classify the shock device from a Class III experimental device to a Class II device, putting the machine used to generate the shock in shock treatment in the same category as eyeglasses or a wheel chair.

The FDAs proposed rule allows that shock treatment is 'safe enough' for people who experience a "depressive episode" as part of "major depressive disorder" or "bipolar disorder" and who are "treatment-resistant" because you 'failed' neuroleptic or psychotropic drugs, or "require rapid response".

In the Talk with Tenney episode that this excerpt of Sue is taken from, Electroshock: A Crime Against Humanity, Sue explains that when she was a teenager, she was shocked, and that the last shock treatment she had stopped her heart.

Sue is not physically here to lead the fight, but her memory persists and what happened to Sue, and millions like her, will not be in vein.




In Loving Memory of Sue Clark-Wittenberg from Lauren Tenney on Vimeo.