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Mountain Lion Kills at Solstice Canyon and Other Outrageous Coverups . by Alice B. Clagett

Mountain Lion Kills at Solstice Canyon and Other Outrageous Coverups

Image: “Solstice Canyon, Santa Monica Mountains, California 2,” by Alice B. Clagett, 4 August 2026, , CC BY-SA 4.0 International, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

Image: “Solstice Canyon, Santa Monica Mountains, California 2,” by Alice B. Clagett, 4 August 2026, , CC BY-SA 4.0 International, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

  • INTRODUCTION
  • VIDEO BY ALICE
  • SUMMARY OF THE VIDEO
  • VIDEO CREDITS
  • CONCLUSION

INTRODUCTION

Dear Ones,

This is a request for local news reporters and for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, along with Santa Monica Mountains rangers and volunteer security personnel, to investigate possible coverups of large import in the Santa Monica Mountains.

There is a Summary beneath the video …

VIDEO BY ALICE

youtube link: https://youtu.be/RlCTqPQKQlk ..

SUMMARY OF THE VIDEO

“Mountain Lion Kills at Solstice Canyon and Other Outrageous Coverups”
By Alice B. Clagett

Hello, Dear Ones. It’s Alice. I Am of the Stars. I’m here at Solstice Canyon off Corral Canyon Road, which is off of Pacific Coast Highway next to the [Pacific] Ocean. And I have some disconcerting news here from the telepathic plane.

First off, I went to join a group, but it looks like the main walk to the architect’s house is closed today because of work ongoing. There were four work vehicles next to the restrooms and a tape, a construction tape that said you couldn’t go any farther. So, the walk was off.

And in addition, I heard telepathically, maybe from one of the workers, that there had been three deaths there. I said, “What ages?” They said, “Three children, ages four, six, and eight.” And so consequently, the park was off limits to children unaccompanied by adults. Now, I’m assuming they’re talking about Mountain Lion kills. Something had eaten [the children].

Like I say, it’s telepathic, so there’s a 50/50 chance it might not be true. But telepathic corroboration from myself has to do with the road that goes past the one-way bridge to the parking lot, right?

Right about the place of the one-way bridge, as I was heading towards the parking lot, on the right-hand side of the road, I heard a [voice] … It was almost like a Bobcat that had laryngitis. It had a cruel cutting edge to its voice like its throat was sore and it said, “I’m waiting for you.”

Which doesn’t bode well, of course, for stopping on the one-way bridge, I’d say. And it also provides corroboration for this story about the kills of the children, which were purported to take place over by the architect’s house, you know, the famous walk to the architect’s house and the pool.

So, I have a theory that there’s a coverup going on. This is a telepathically supported theory that has to do with things that are taking place in the local Santa Monica Mountains. One of them, I think, is deaths because of Mountain Lions. I think there have been quite a few of them that are covered up.

Another has to do with robbing and looting and maiming and killing by rough sorts in and around the Santa Monica Mountains … both on the trails and on the roads that go through [the mountains].

In addition, I think it possible that the restrooms and trails in the parks may be being used as trysts or meeting places for single men, maybe gay men … and also by straight couples of all ages … and that because of that, it would be best to keep children away from those areas because they might be enticed or lured or raped in those areas.

I think that because some of the park signs say such-and-such a ‘tail’ instead of such-and-such a ‘trail’. [That was at the Yucca Trailhead at Stunt Road and at the western trailhead off of Liberty Canyon Road]. I’ve reported this to the police, but there’s been no change in those.

So that’s a telltale sign, as it were, that there may be illicit sexual activity … maybe for pay … taking place in the mountain areas, especially around the trailheads, the beginnings of the trails.

So, you’ll want your children to be aware of that. And if you’re a woman hiking alone, you need to be very aware so as not to be approached by some unsavory character who has not your best interests in mind.

And another one has to do with selling the right to kill Sea Lions and Seals at Point Dume. I think that’s taking place.

And I think all these what you might call corrupt or coverup policies need to be uncovered by the local news people here in the Los Angeles area and brought to light if they’re true.

I think there’s no place for deep dark secrets in the Santa Monica Mountains. It’s a wonderful place for everybody here, and we need to know what dangers are taking place and what dangers await us, okay? We need to be prepared.

Meantime, until we know for sure, please take good care of your children in the mountains and don’t hike alone. Hike with somebody else who’s trailwise. God bless you all, keep you safe, and be with you through all your days.

In love, Light and joy, this is Alice B. Clagett. I Am of the Stars … and so are you! Come and visit me at “Awakening with Planet Earth” … https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

VIDEO CREDITS

“Mountain Lion Kills at Solstice Canyon and Other Outrageous Coverups”
By Alice B. Clagett

Filmed on 4 August 2026 and produced on 7 August 2026
Location: Solstice Canyon, Santa Monica Mountains, CA

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CONCLUSION

Io lux et pax nobiscum.
Joy, light and peace be with us!
— Alice B. Clagett

“Dominus illuminatio mea et salus mea; quem timebo?”
The Lord is my Light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?

Filmed on 4 August 2026 and published on 7 August 2026

Image: “Solstice Canyon, Santa Monica Mountains, California 1,” by Alice B. Clagett, 4 August 2026, , CC BY-SA 4.0 International, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

Image: “Solstice Canyon, Santa Monica Mountains, California 1,” by Alice B. Clagett, 4 August 2026, , CC BY-SA 4.0 International, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

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Image: “Point Dume, Santa Monica Mountains, California,” by Alice B. Clagett, 4 August 2026, , CC BY-SA 4.0 International, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

Image: “Point Dume, Santa Monica Mountains, California,” by Alice B. Clagett, 4 August 2026, , CC BY-SA 4.0 International, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

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The Mountain Lions (or Is It Bobcats?) Are Eating Snakes?

The Mountain Lions (or Is It Bobcats?) Are Eating Snakes?

Image: “Photo of Bobcat uploaded from iNaturalist,” by James M. Maley, 17 August 2017, in Wikimedia Commons … https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bobcat,_Western_Malibu,_Malibu,_CA_90265,_USA_imported_from_iNaturalist_photo_10533853.jpg … CC BY 4.0 International

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  • INTRODUCTION
  • VIDEO BY ALICE
  • SUMMARY OF THE VIDEO
  • VIDEO CREDITS
  • CONCLUSION

INTRODUCTION

Dear Ones,

This video has surprising Songbird intel about the diet of Mountain Lions at Paramount Ranch. I found out later that the Songbirds may not distinguish between Mountain Lions and Bobcats, and that in this instance they may be referring to Bobcats. Go figure!

There is a Summary beneath the video …

VIDEO BY ALICE

youtube link: https://youtu.be/7NWiSbgKJao ..

SUMMARY OF THE VIDEO

“The Mountain Lions (or Is It Bobcats?) Are Eating Snakes?”
By Alice B. Clagett

[IF YOU TURN YOUR AUDIO TO HIGH you can hear the Birds talking.]

Oh, I just heard the most incredible thing from the amassing young Mountain Lions over there. [Could this be Bobcats, I wonder?]

I said, “What are you eating?”
They said, “Rabbits and Snakes and things like that.” And I said, “You eat Snakes?”
And they said, “Yes.” I said, “How do you do that?”

They said  … I know you’re not going to believe this. I find it relatively unbelievable, too … they said, “We pick up a rock and throw it at them.”

I said, “How do you pick up a rock?” And they cast me a clairvoyant image … as they’re all too good at doing … showing how they had a rock, a sizable rock, in their mouth. ‘

And I guess they’re just going to throw that rock at the …
[Alice to Songbird:] is it a Rattlesnake?
[Hummingbird to Alice: It’s a Gopher Snake.]

[Songbird to Alice: Yep! It’s a GO-pher Snake and not a RAT-TLE-snake.]

Alice to Readers: They go for Snakes that are not poisonous.
[Alice to Mountain Lions:] “Do you ever kill it?”
Alice to Readers: No, they don’t. And now it’s beginning to sound more interesting and more possible.
[Hummingbird to Alice: I get that too.]

VIDEO CREDITS

“The Mountain Lions (or Is It Bobcats?) Are Eating Snakes?”
By Alice B. Clagett

Filmed on 3 June 2026 and produced on 15 July 2026
Location: Paramount Ranch, Santa Monica Mountains, CA

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By Alice B. Clagett

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My website is “Awakening with Planet Earth”

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CONCLUSION

God bless you all,
And keep you safe,
And be with you
Through all your days.

In love, Light and joy
This is Alice B. Clagett.
I Am of the Stars … and so are you!

Io lux et pax nobiscum.
Joy, light and peace be with us!
— Alice B. Clagett

“Dominus illuminatio mea et salus mea; quem timebo?”
The Lord is my Light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?

Filmed on 3 June 2026 and published on 16 July 2026

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Where Are the Mountain Lions at Paramount Ranch Right Now? . by Alice B. Clagett

Where Are Mountain Lions at Paramount Ranch Right Now?

Image: “Nanday Talk,” by Alice B. Clagett, 3 June 2026, CC BY-SA 4.0 International, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

Image: “Nanday Talk,” by Alice B. Clagett, 3 June 2026, CC BY-SA 4.0 International, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

  • INTRODUCTION
  • VIDEO BY ALICE
  • SUMMARY OF THE VIDEO
  • VIDEO CREDITS
  • CONCLUSION
  • MORE INFORMATION: WHY WAS SOCRATES CONDEMNED TO DEATH?

INTRODUCTION

Dear Ones,

I got up the nerve to stop by Paramount Ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains of California to see if the Mountain Lion danger had abated. Here is what I found out.

There is a Summary after the video …

VIDEO BY ALICE

youtube link: https://youtu.be/kAJyV0o4Bm0  ..

 

SUMMARY OF THE VIDEO

“Where Are Mountain Lions at Paramount Ranch Right Now?’
By Alice B. Clagett

Yes, I’ve been talking to everybody today. I talked to the Nandays. I talked to the Turkey Vulture. He didn’t have much to say. I talked to the Hawk. They both had beautiful flights, but not much to say. And I talked to a lot of Ravens.

The Ravens are sounding real rough and tough … like Superman mean guys … just as they are at my place right now. I asked them where the Mountain Lions are right now because I’m at Paramount Ranch, you know? And from way over there … I’ll show you … There’s Paramount Ranch.

And from way over there [slightly east of Southeast], the Ravens said: “They’re over here now.”

And I said: “Reagan Ranch?”

And they said, “Yes, Reagan Ranch.”

Then later … later they amended that. They said: “Around there” … ‘Around there’ might be Malibu Creek State Park too and it might be Gillette Ranch, but I don’t think so.

Then I asked them … since I’m on the road for Paramount Ranch … I asked them how far I could walk (right?) and they’ve been guiding me.

Priorly I couldn’t do this, but now they say I can walk all the way up to the entrance road here …. right there … but no farther. Then I have to come back. So, I’m going to walk that far up. Before, that was off limits. I asked them a time or two, not just once, and they agreed on this … to walk this far.

As you see, down this way where the truck is … right there … I asked them if I could walk that far. And [I asked] the Coyote Man way down here, an older Coyote, a grown Coyote guy … I said: “Why?” And it said: “Because they’re amassing down here. Who ever knew that a grown Coyote Man could know the word ‘amassing’. That’s a dangerous word, and a really advanced human word, in a way. Well, so now I know: Amassing.

So what I’m going to do is walk back and forth from the Ranger Station to the road for a time or two. That should be safe.

You can see over here by the creek … this [shows plant]. I think you’ll find that might be Hemlock. Hemlock’s extremely poisonous and Socrates was forced to commit suicide by drinking a cup of poison Hemlock because the local people didn’t agree with his theories about philosophy. Luckily, such is not true in modern day Los Angeles.

I went back towards the Ranger center. And, hesitantly, a House Finch from over in the riparian zone asked me very, very quietly … you would never hear it on tape … It asked me: “What does ‘amass’ mean?” ‘Amass’. And I explained that ‘amass’ means ‘gather together in a group’. Might be four or five; it might be two or three. ‘Amass’ … make a mass of beings.

Nanday says that’s right. ‘Amass’ means ‘get together’.

And so from the Ranger Station, … Alice to Nandays: “Nanday, Nanday!”

Alice to Readers: “Three Nandays.”

Alice to Nandays: “Beautiful big Nandays!”

Alice to Readers: “Tough Nandays. Really tough Nandays.”

Alice to Nandays: “What’s up?”

Alice to Readers: Huh! A voice from over [at] the Ranger Station wanted to know where they [the amassed Mountain Lions] were. So, I said it was over by the parked truck over there.

And then I had a hunch I should ask how old they were. And someone over that way, the Coyote Lady, that was it … the wife of Coyote Man the Apex Coyote, said: “Not too big, but they’ve amassed together.”

So I asked the person in the Ranger Station … on the telepathic plane, I asked: “How big do you think they are? Are they a year old, or like that?”

And that person, [who] sounded like a man, said: “Six months.”

I opined at that point that the weather conditions, the Super El Nino coming up this year, might make it possible for those small young Mountain Lions to survive. [On the telepathic plane, I felt he said the people at the Ranger Station thought so too.] So I guess we’ll see what happens.

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COMMENT: Later on that day I found out that the ‘amassing’ individuals might be Bobcat kittens … ‘Bobkittens’ … and not Mountain Lions at all.

VIDEO CREDITS

“Where Are the Mountain Lions at Paramount Ranch Right Now?”
By Alice B. Clagett

Filmed on 3 June 2026 and produced on 7 June 2026
Location: Paramount Ranch, Santa Monica Mountains, CA

Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0 International –
By Alice B. Clagett

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My website is “Awakening with Planet Earth”

Home

CONCLUSION

God bless you all,
And keep you safe,
And be with you
Through all your days.

In love, Light, and joy,
This is Alice B. Clagett.
I Am of the Stars … and so are you!

Io lux et pax nobiscum.
Joy, light and peace be with us!
— Alice B. Clagett

“Dominus illuminatio mea et salus mea; quem timebo?”
The Lord is my Light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?

Filmed on 3 June 2026 and published on youtube on 7 June 2026; published on WordPress and Youtube transcription edited on 8 June 2026

MORE INFORMATION: WHY WAS SOCRATES CONDEMNED TO DEATH?

Dear Readers: Why do you think Socrates was condemned to death? Do you figure, as do I, that his death was an act of scapegoating after Athenian politicians’ loss of face in a brutal, long lasting war?

I asked Google AI: Why was Socrates condemned to death?

Google AI said: Socrates was executed in 399 BCE because he was found guilty by an Athenian court of “impiety” (asebeia) and “corrupting the youth”…

While the official charges focused on religious and moral grounds, his execution was heavily motivated by underlying political factors:

  • Religious Impiety (asebeia): He was accused of failing to acknowledge the state’s recognized gods and introducing new, unauthorized spiritual practices…
  • Corrupting the Youth: His relentless questioning and philosophical method forced young aristocrats to critically examine—and often publicly mock—their elders and societal traditions…
  • Anti-Democratic Ties: Athens had recently emerged from a brutal civil war following the reign of the “Thirty Tyrants”—a short-lived oligarchy. Several of these tyrannical leaders were former students or close associates of Socrates. Many Athenians viewed his teachings as politically subversive and a threat to their newly restored democracy…
  • Aggravating the Court: During the trial, Socrates showed no contrition and famously refused to compromise. Instead of offering a standard plea for leniency or accepting exile, he proposed that he should be rewarded by the state for his services to philosophy, which ultimately provoked the jury to hand down the death penalty…

You can explore primary accounts of the trial and the philosophical debates surrounding his death in texts like Plato’s Apology … https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Socrates ..


I asked Google AI: What students were these?

Google AI said: The three main students and close associates whose actions directly fueled the public rage against Socrates were Critias, Alcibiades, and Charmides

While Socrates taught many loyal citizens—including the philosopher Plato—the Athenian public focused heavily on these wealthy aristocrats who turned against the democracy: …

Critias: He was Socrates’ most infamous student and the brutal, de facto leader of the Thirty Tyrants. During their brief eight-month reign of terror in 404 BCE, Critias ordered the execution of roughly 1,500 democratic citizens, confiscated massive amounts of private property, and exiled thousands more …

Alcibiades: A brilliant, charismatic, and wealthy young general who was widely considered Socrates’ favorite companion. During the Peloponnesian War, he defected from Athens to their bitter enemy, Sparta, providing them with military secrets that ultimately crippled the Athenian war effort. He later defected to Persia before briefly returning to Athens, leaving a legacy of profound political betrayal …

Charmides: Plato’s uncle and another devoted member of Socrates’ inner circle. He was appointed by the Thirty Tyrants to help govern the Piraeus (the harbor area of Athens) and actively participated in the regime’s violent suppression of democratic factions until he was killed fighting them …

The Public Perception

Because of the general political amnesty passed in 403 BCE after the democracy was restored, prosecutors could not legally execute Socrates for past political crimes. Instead, they used the vague charge of “corrupting the youth” as a proxy. To the average Athenian juror, Critias and Alcibiades were the ultimate proof that Socratic teachings produced treacherous, anti-democratic elitists …

If you want to investigate how contemporaries viewed this connection, you can read the historical accounts written by his other famous student, Xenophon, in the Memorabilia …

Would you like to know more about how Socrates interacted with the Thirty Tyrants while they were in power, or how Plato defended his teacher’s reputation after the execution?


I asked: And what has this to do with the Peleponnesian war?

Google AI said: The Peloponnesian War directly caused the political paranoia that cost Socrates his life.

The catastrophic 27-year war between Athens and Sparta ended in a humiliating Athenian defeat in 404 BCE—just five years before Socrates’ trial. The Athenian public blamed the disaster entirely on the treasonous actions of Socrates’ closest students, creating a climate of bitter resentment.

  1. Alcibiades Destroyed the Athenian War Effort

Socrates’ favorite student, Alcibiades, fundamentally altered the course of the Peloponnesian War through ultimate betrayal.

  • The Sicilian Disaster: In 415 BCE, Alcibiades convinced Athens to launch a massive, expensive invasion of Sicily.
  • Defection to Sparta: Right before the campaign began, political enemies in Athens accused him of religious sacrilege. To avoid trial, Alcibiades defected to Sparta.
  • Treasonous Advice: He gave the Spartans critical military advice, telling them to fortify Decelea (cutting off Athens’ primary food supplies) and to send a general to help Sicily.
  • The Result: The Athenian army in Sicily was completely annihilated, losing thousands of men and ships. It was a crippling blow from which Athens never fully recovered.
  1. Sparta Imposed the “Thirty Tyrants”

When Athens finally surrendered in 404 BCE, the victorious Spartans abolished the Athenian democracy.

  • The Puppet Regime: Sparta installed a brutal, 30-man oligarchy to rule the defeated city, known as the Thirty Tyrants.
  • Socratic Leadership: As noted, this bloodthirsty regime was led by Critias and Charmides—both prominent students of Socrates.
  • The Terror: The Tyrants stripped citizens of their rights and executed roughly 1,500 democrats to cement their power, leaving the city deeply traumatized.
  1. Socratic Teachings Were Blamed for the Loss

To the devastated people of Athens, losing the Peloponnesian War was not just a military failure; it was a moral and divine punishment.

  • They believed that Socrates’ skepticism had undermined traditional civic duty, patriotism, and respect for the gods.
  • The fact that the man who crippled their military (Alcibiades) and the men who terrorized their citizens after the surrender (Critias and Charmides) were all educated by Socrates was seen as undeniable proof that Socratic philosophy was a danger to the state.

When the democracy was restored in 403 BCE, the citizens were desperate to prevent another coup or war. Because a legal amnesty prevented them from punishing people for war-time political treason, they targeted Socrates using the trial as a way to cleanse the city of the perceived “root cause” of their wartime ruin.

You can read more about the military history and social devastation of this conflict in Thucydides’ classic text, the History of the Peloponnesian War.


I asked Google AI: How was the 30-man oligarchy overthrown?

Google AI said: The 30-man oligarchy that ruled Athens (known as the Thirty Tyrants … https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty_Tyrants …) was overthrown in 403 BCE through an armed rebellion led by the exiled Athenian general Thrasybulus …

The regime was toppled by a sequence of precise tactical and political moves:

  • Securing a Foothold (Spring 403 BCE): Backed by democratic supporters and mercenaries from neighboring Thebes, Thrasybulus’ exiled forces captured the heavily fortified border fortress of Phyle [ … https://www.academia.edu/figures/12453500/figure-3-phyle-fortress-ground-plan-wreebe-pl … ]
  • Capturing the Port (Spring 403 BCE): The rebels successfully marched on and occupied the strategic port city of Piraeus …
  • The Decisive Battle: The oligarchs’ forces, led by their extremist leader Critias, attacked the democrats but were driven back. Critias was killed in the fighting, which threw the Thirty into total disarray …
  • Deposal by the Oligarchs: Following Critias’ death, the moderate hoplites within the remaining 3,000 oligarchic citizens deposed the surviving members of the Thirty and replaced them with a new 10-man ruling committee …
  • Spartan Withdrawal: The isolated oligarchs formally appealed to their Spartan benefactors for help. However, the Spartan King ultimately rejected intervening, effectively abandoning the ruling clique …

Peace and Reconciliation: After a subsequent skirmish, a peaceful settlement was negotiated that led to the complete restoration of Athenian democracy later that year, alongside an amnesty agreement to prevent further bloodshed.


Google AI asked: Would you like to explore how Socrates himself acted during the Peloponnesian War as an Athenian soldier, or how Plato reacted to the fall of the democracy?

AI can make mistakes, so double-check responses.

I said: How did Socrates act during the war?

Google AI said: During the Peloponnesian War, Socrates acted as a highly courageous, resilient, and fiercely loyal Athenian combat soldier …

Far from being a detached intellectual who avoided danger, he served as a hoplite—a heavily armored infantryman fighting on the front lines in several major, brutal campaigns. According to records by Plato and Xenophon, his conduct on the battlefield earned him a reputation as a literal war hero …

  1. Exceptional Physical Endurance

Even into his 40s, Socrates astonished his fellow soldiers with his intense physical and psychological toughness: …

  • Immunity to Hardship: During the grueling, multi-year winter siege of the Battle of Potidaea, he marched barefoot over ice and wore only his standard light cloak while other soldiers wrapped themselves in heavy furs …
  • Unbothered by Scarcity: When army supply lines failed, he went days without food or water without complaining, seemingly impervious to hunger …
  • Deep Focus: Soldiers reported that he would occasionally stand perfectly still in one spot from dawn until the next morning, completely locked in deep, meditative philosophical thought while the war raged around him ..
  1. Battlefield Heroism

Socrates fought in three major campaigns—Potidaea (432 BCE), Delium (424 BCE), and Amphipolis (422 BCE)—consistently demonstrating extraordinary bravery: …

  • Saving Alcibiades: At Potidaea, when his young and wealthy student Alcibiades was wounded in battle, Socrates stepped in, defended him against a crowd of enemies, and carried him to safety. Though nominated for the state’s highest award for valor, Socrates insisted that the prize be given to Alcibiades instead …
  • Calm Under Fire: At the Battle of Delium, the Athenian army suffered a catastrophic defeat and panicked. While others fled in terror, Socrates walked away with a steady, fearless stride, glare-shielding the retreating troops. General Laches later remarked that if every Athenian had behaved like Socrates, the battle would never have been lost.

  1. Political Courage at Home

Socrates’ wartime duty extended to his civic responsibilities in the city, where he proved he would not back down to any regime: …

  • Defying the Democracy: In 406 BCE, he was randomly selected to serve in the Athenian assembly. When the public, gripped by wartime hysteria, demanded a mass, illegal execution of eight naval generals who failed to rescue drowning sailors, Socrates was the lone member to vote against it, refusing to violate the law for a mob …
  • Defying the Tyrants: When the Thirty Tyrants took over at the war’s end, they ordered Socrates and four others to arrest an innocent democratic citizen named Leon of Salamis to execute him. Socrates simply refused, ignored the order, and walked home, risking his life to avoid committing an unjust act …

The Irony of His Trial

During his trial in 399 BCE, Socrates explicitly cited his military record to the jury. He argued that just as he had loyally stood his ground on the battlefields of Potidaea, Delium, and Amphipolis under the orders of his generals, he could not now desert the philosophical post given to him by the gods …

If you are interested, I can detail how the primary sources (Plato vs. Xenophon) differ in how they depict his bravery, or explain the specific philosophical arguments Socrates used to justify obeying his military commanders.

AI can make mistakes, so double-check responses

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NOTE: In “MORE INFORMATION,” Alice’s comments are in ochre font and Google AI responses are in light blue font.

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Paramount Ranch 4: ‘MUNtn LEE’ to Fool the Mountain Lions? ~ and ~ Bobcat Pretends to Be a Mountain Lion . By Alice B. Clagett

Paramount Ranch 4: 'MUNtn LEE' to Fool the Mountain Lions? ~ and ~ Bobcat Pretends to Be a Mountain Lion

Image: “Paramount Ranch, Santa Monica Mountains, California 4: Lightworker 2,” self-portrait by Alice B. Clagett, 4 October 2025, CC BY-SA 4.0 International, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

Image: “Paramount Ranch, Santa Monica Mountains, California 4: Lightworker 2,” self-portrait by Alice B. Clagett, 4 October 2025, CC BY-SA 4.0 International, from “Awakening with Planet Earth,” https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

    • INTRODUCTION
    • VIDEO BY ALICE
    • CONCLUSION
    • VIDEO CREDITS
    • PHOTOS BY ALICE

INTRODUCTION

Dear Ones,

Here is the fourth video filmed at Paramount Ranch, Santa Monica Mountains, California, on 4 October 2025. I am off exploring a new trail. I figure the birds and I can use ‘MUNtn LEE’ to disguise it when we talk about Mountain Lions. But my hand is called by a Young Raven.

Then the Songbirds try to get me to be very quiet because a Mountain Lion, they say, is lurking near a riparian area. Then it turns out this is a Bobcat with delusions of grandeur and not a Mountain Lion.

Beautiful countryside!

VIDEO BY ALICE

This video was later uploaded to youtube here … https://youtu.be/084wq_BV1n0 ..

CONCLUSION

Other names for a Flock of Ravens: Unkindness, Conspiracy, Rave, Treachery. In this case, Unkindness towards the Bobcat.

God bless you all
And keep you safe,
And be with you
Through all your days!

In love, light and joy
This is Alice B. Clagett.
I Am of the Stars … and so are you!

Filmed on 4 October 2025 and published on 20 October 2025
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“Paramount Ranch 4: ‘MUNtn LEE’ to Fool the Mountain Lions?  ~ and ~  Bobcat Pretends to Be a Mountain Lion”
By Alice B. Clagett

Filmed on 4 October 2025 and produced on 20 October 2025
Location: Paramount Ranch, Santa Monica Mountains, CA

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Alliances AMONG Animals, and Human Alliances WITH Animals – 1 December 2024 . by Alice B. Clagett

Alliances AMONG Animals, and Human Alliances WITH Animals - 1 December 2024

Image: “Human-Raven Alliance,” adapted from Image by MIRELA KONTO from Pixabay, Pixabay License

Image: “Human-Raven Alliance,” adapted from Image by MIRELA KONTO from Pixabay, Pixabay License

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  • INTRODUCTION
  • VIDEO BY ALICE
  • SUMMARY OF THE VIDEO
  • VIDEO CREDITS

INTRODUCTION

Dear Ones,

This is a video about the factors at play in alliances chosen by Ravens, which I feel to be very intelligent birds. Theirs I feel to be a highly adapted kind of intelligence.

Sometimes Ravens make alliances with humans, as is the case in Placerita Canyon Natural Area, Newhall, California. Sometimes Ravens make alliances with Coyotes and Mountain Lions, as is the case on Sandstone Peak Trail near Circle X Ranch Ranger Station in the Santa Monica Mountains, California.

Who helps the Ravens in a particular locale? Is it humans who help them get food, or do they depend for their food on animal predators that are high in the food chain? In the answer to these questions lies our ability to claim the Ravens as allies in that locale … or else our inability to do so.

What beings do human beings depend upon when they live in natural areas where there are only scattered groups of people? Might these isolated human beings be expected to relate to animals, whether predator or prey, in their area?

Might these people dream of skinchanging with large and fearsome animals such as bears, as at this link? … Video: “Wardruna – Birna (Official Music Video),” by wardruna, 6 December 2024 … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLqNSAZEFjU ..

Might they take an animal as a totem, rather than a famous person?

The answer I feel to be yes. Those with whom the Ravens align in purpose, and those with whom Humans align in purpose depend upon the survival resources available in their immediate locale.

VIDEO BY ALICE

SUMMARY OF THE VIDEO

“Alliances AMONG Animals, and Human Alliances WITH Animals – 1 December 2024”
By Alice B. Clagett

You know, as to the types of alliances that Ravens form, I think in an area where there are more humans than other types of animals that they align with humans, and that in areas where there are very few humans they align with the top predators there.

You know, it only makes sense for their own survival.

I think humans find their alliances differently depending on whether they live in an area where there are very few people. [If so,] then they’re more likely to form alliances with the wild animals that can be helpful to them, don’t you think?

The Ravens in this place … at Walker Ranch … they’re aligned with humans. They’re friendly with humans I think.

The campers bring food for all the animals, and so we have an alignment. And so they help us to stay clear of the Mountain Lions.

But over near Tri-Peaks … on that tall trail [Sandstone Peak Trail] that goes up near the Ranger Station … it’s the opposite. The Ravens are aligned with the Mountain Lions and the Bobcats because there’s a deadfall place there [‘Deadfall’ is not quite the right word. It’s a landslide area at a curve in the trail that goes round a big boulder] where they can … especially In the heat of summer, when game is scarce … they can help the Predators to catch people.

And so the rolls are reversed there.

You have to be careful where you are [to know] who the Ravens align with, you know. They’re very intelligent, and they form alliances based on the community where they find themselves.

God bless you all,
And keep you safe,
And be with you
Through all your days.

In love, light and joy
This is Alice B. Clagett.
I Am of the Stars … and you are too!

Filmed on 1 December 2024; produced and published on 29 December 2024 youtube transcript edited on 14 March 2026
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WEBSITE: “Awakening with Planet Earth” … https://awakeningwithplanetearth.com ..

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“Alliances AMONG Animals, and Human Alliances WITH Animals”
By Alice B. Clagett

Filmed on 1 December 2024
Produced on 29 December 2024
Location: Santa Clarita Natural Area, Newhall, California

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The above image markup has been added here … Link: “Tiny Anthologies: Image Markups 22,” by Alice B. Clagett, compiled and published on 23 December 2025 … https://wp.me/p2Rkym-FVc ..

Image: “Coyote-Raven Alliance,” adapted from Image by Hans Toom from Pixabay, Pixabay License

Image: “Coyote-Raven Alliance,” adapted from Image by Hans Toom from Pixabay, Pixabay License

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