Monday, 5 January 2026
Electric Vehicle Scam Laid Bare: “Green” Drivers Must Now Pay to Use London Roads Too
The daily Congestion Charge for all vehicles has risen. EVs have been awarded a temporary discount, but the price for green vehicles will soon rise again. Transport for London (TfL) tells the public it’s about modernisation. EV uptake has surged (rightly so, in their eyes) which creates more congestion, whereas the original exemption was to – apparently – reduce city centre traffic. What we’re really seeing, however, is a population pushed towards costly vehicle upgrades in the name of cleaner, cheaper driving, only to have the rules reversed and any incentive for EV ownership removed.
From 2 January, London’s Cleaner Vehicle Discount is no longer a 100% free pass. It’s now a tiered discount system available only for EVs – and only if they’re using Auto Pay. It will now cost £90 per week to drive an electric car in the city centre – until 2026, it’s been free of charge....<<<Read More>>>....
The Reality in 2026
The start to 2026 has proven to be one of the most challenging. Not since 2010 has illness been such an issue. Back then it was 12 weeks in hospital with critical health issues. It was overcome and put in the past.
Recently (One day after Boxing day) the nasty travelling lurgy struck. With its constant irritable cough and endless mucus. With its side effect of sleep deprivation. Its been full on and is still a challenge.
Having contracted a classic cold at the end of November its been a weary fight. But I'm getting there.
Energy levels are severely depleted, meaning blogging is exhausting at this time. But I will keep posting when I feel energised enough.
Thank you for your understanding and look after yourselves, this damn cough keeps regenerating itself! I get to a point in a day when it seems like I've beaten it and then it fires up again. It is a very persistent invader and feels very human made, like a bio weapon. It is not acting normally and I have been wondering if a host of nano particles are on the loose within my system. Its hard to deny especially by the fact that some very weird chemtrail particles had been in the sky over Manchester at the time the cough first started.
Anyway, many thanks again for your visitations of this place on the web. Time will come when are back to normal service again.
Friday, 2 January 2026
Bloom Where You Are
There are no guarantees in this life, so when we hold back, we do so at the risk of never fully blossoming. This present moment always offers us the ground in which we can take root and open our hearts. What this means is that we live fully, wherever we are, not hesitating because conditions are not perfect. This can be scary because we might feel that we are giving up our cherished dreams if we do wait for them. But this notion that we have to hold back our life force now in order to find happiness later doesn’t really make sense. What might really be happening is that we are afraid to embrace this moment and ourselves — just exactly as we are right now.
We have a habit of presenting life with a set of conditions — ifs and whens that must be fulfilled before we will say yes to the gift of our lives. Now is the time for each of us to bloom where we are planted, overriding our tendency to hold back. Now is the time to say yes, to be brave, and to commit fully to ourselves, because until we do, no one else will. It is time to be vulnerable, unfolding delicately yet fully into the space in which we find ourselves....<<<Read More>>>..
Nutrient deficiency linked to early brain damage in young adults
This damage is linked to a widespread deficiency in choline, a nutrient critical for memory, liver function and controlling inflammation.
Researchers found low choline levels strongly correlated with increased inflammation, liver stress and a key marker of neuron injury.
The findings suggest metabolic health issues may harm the brain decades before any symptoms like memory loss appear.
Prioritizing choline-rich foods and addressing metabolic health early could be crucial strategies for long-term brain protection.
New research reveals a disturbing disconnect between age and brain health, suggesting that the biological seeds of cognitive decline may be sown much earlier than previously believed. Scientists from Arizona State University have discovered that young adults with obesity are already showing measurable signs of brain cell injury, closely mirroring patterns found in elderly patients with Alzheimer's disease. Published in the journal Aging and Disease, the study points to a common but overlooked culprit: a widespread deficiency in the essential nutrient choline. This finding challenges the conventional timeline of brain aging and underscores the profound, early impact of metabolic health on our most vital organ....<<<Read More>>>...
Sadiq Khan’s “Disappointing” Fireworks Slammed for Shoehorning in Advert for Wicked
The display from the Mayor featured prominent visuals and songs from Wicked: For Good in an ‘event partnership’ between his office and Universal Pictures.
Cynthia Erivo, who stars as Elphaba in the movie, recorded a message encouraging people to “embrace the magic that we all have inside and come together, for good”.
The 100,000 people lining the banks of the River Thames and millions more watching on BBC television saw visuals from the film projected onto the London Eye.
But viewers were unimpressed, with one tweeting: “I found the fireworks boring, and why was there basically an advert for Wicked in the middle?”
Another wrote: “The Wicked ad in the middle of the fireworks OMFG. Late-stage capitalism has gone too far.” And a third said: “The Wicked ad felt weird though, yes? Why did my fireworks come with a side of marketing?”
The song “Defying Gravity” played as fireworks lit up the sky in the film’s pink and green colours along with images of Elphaba and Glinda, played by Ariana Grande.
The message from Erivo – recently made an MBE – said: “Hello fellow Londoners. As we travel the Yellow Brick Road into a New Year, let us stand for positivity and hope, embrace the magic that we all have inside and come together, for good.”
This was followed by an excerpt from “Defying Gravity”, before Erivo added: “Happy New Year.”
It follows the release of Wicked: For Good in cinemas on November 22nd 2025....<<<Read More>>>...
Patrick Wood: 2026 will be a rocky year; keep your wits about you
This year will also see the rise of the robots, the risk of the food chain collapsing will increase, free speech will be under attack like never before and we could see the rise of a state religion.
What’s ahead is hard to describe because much of it will be unprecedented. Let’s dig in.
Since Trump’s inauguration on 23 January 2025, AI has advanced almost 16 times. By the end of 2026, it will have advanced 128 times. Deepfakes (pictures and videos), which are almost perfect today, will be ready for prime time by the midterm elections. Unless legislation is created to stop deep fakes altogether, they will turn society on its head, where people will believe anything or nothing....<<<Read More>>>...
Thursday, 1 January 2026
The mystery of Ollantaytambo: How did the Incas build the giant steps
During the Inca Empire, Ollantaytambo was the royal estate of Emperor Pachacuti who conquered the region, built the town and a ceremonial center. At the time of the Spanish conquest of Peru, it served as a stronghold for Manco Inca Yupanqui, leader of the Inca resistance....<<<Read More>>>...
The Road to New Beginnings
The period of completion, rather than being just an act of finality, is also one of transition. When we seek closure, we want an understanding of what has happened and an opportunity to derive what lessons we can from an experience. Without this, there is no resolution, and we are left to grieve, relive old memories to the point of frustration, or remain forever connected to people from our past. If you can’t officially achieve closure with someone, you can create completion by participating in a closure ritual. Write a farewell letter to that person and then burn your note during a ceremony. This allows you to consciously honor and appreciate what has taken place and release the experience, so you can move forward.
Closure can help you let go of feelings of anger or uncertainty regarding your past even as you honor your experience — whether good or bad — as a necessary step on your life’s path. This ending allows you to emotionally lay to rest issues and feelings that may be weighing down your spirit, and affirm that you have done what was needed, are wiser because of your experience, and are ready for whatever life wants to bring you next. (Daily OM)
Small Boat Crossings Surge Despite Starmer’s Pledge to Smash Gangs
A total of 41,472 migrants arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel in 2025 – up from 36,816 in the previous year and 41% higher than 2023’s total of 29,437.
It meant last year was the second highest annual total for small boat crossings on record, 9% below the all-time high of 45,774 in 2022. Some 65,000 migrants have reached Britain across the Channel since Labour came to power in summer 2024.
The average number of people per boat rose again in 2025, continuing a trend that began in 2018. There was an average of 62 arrivals per boat last year, up from 53 in 2024 and 49 in 2023.
For much of last year, the number of arrivals was running at the highest level since data was first published in 2018. However, it fell short of setting a new record because of bad weather in the last two months of the year, including a 28-day period when no migrants arrived.
The surge in crossings comes despite Sir Keir’s pledge in the run up to the general election to “smash the gangs”, with new legislation giving law enforcement agencies counter-terrorism style powers to crackdown on people smugglers.
Labour has also sought new agreements to prevent migrants from crossing the Channel in the first place, including a pledge from France to intervene at sea for the first time to stop the boats before they leave French waters.
The strategy, agreed with France at the same time as the ‘one in, one out’ deal to return Channel migrants to France, has yet to be implemented because of police union concerns at the risk to life from stopping small boats at sea.
The ‘one in, one out’ agreement has also so far remained a trial, with 193 migrants sent back to France and 195 legitimate asylum seekers entering the UK since the scheme was launched in the summer...<<<Read More>>>...
Anti-Islamic uprising in Iran continues: “This is the year of blood. Khamenei will be toppled.”
The protests, which began as economic demonstrations by merchants and shopkeepers, escalated into broader political unrest with chants of “Death to the Dictator” Ali Khamenei and pro-monarchist slogans calling for the return of the Shah.
Security forces, including the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, responded with tear gas, rubber bullets, and batons, while the government declared a state of emergency and vowed “total war” against the United States, Europe and Israel.
There is no credible evidence of foreign military or organised group control over Iranian cities.
The central bank governor, Mohammad Reza Farzin, resigned amid the crisis.
The situation remains fluid, with protests continuing into 31 December with crowds chanting “This is the year of blood. Khamenei will be toppled.”
On Monday, independent news channel Tousi TV reported that anti-Islamic Iranians have taken control of Iranian cities....<<<Read More>>>...
An invisible assault: How everyday heavy metals sabotage brain health
Exposure is often hidden, coming from contaminated water, certain fish, old paints and even everyday household items.
These toxins can trigger neuroinflammation by activating immune cells in the brain, leading to symptoms like brain fog, memory loss and mood disorders.
The health impacts are long-lasting, with childhood lead exposure linked to lower cognitive function in older age.
Mitigation involves proactive testing, reducing exposure sources and supporting the body's detoxification through diet and lifestyle.
In an era of advanced medicine, a silent and pervasive threat to neurological health persists from an ancient source: heavy metals. Mercury, lead, cadmium and arsenic—toxins with no biological benefit—insidiously accumulate in the body through contaminated water, food, air and common household products. Their impact is profound, linked to cognitive decline, mental health disorders and neurodegenerative diseases, making understanding and mitigating this exposure a critical public health priority today....<<<Read More>>>...
Wednesday, 31 December 2025
Tuesday, 30 December 2025
How to destroy a country
Perhaps it is a mixture of both. It has long been known the hard left wished to transform the traditional Britain (and West) I was born into. Via a protracted campaign of brainwashing and propaganda they were able to recruit well-intentioned liberals into an unknowing alliance. This was not particularly difficult, of course; liberals are easily duped by propagandised platitudes and fall very easily into Lenin’s denouncement of ‘useful idiots’.
First, let us deal with some facts. During and after WWII the Soviet Communists gobbled up as much of Europe as they could. Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia disappeared behind the Iron Curtain, followed by Poland, Hungary, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria and East Germany. In essence, any country within Moscow’s military strike capability fell into its clutches and became part of the Soviet empire.
The Communists really did have global aspirations, so countries outside their military sphere were not simply ignored and written off: they were earmarked for destabilisation and subversion, to be taken over at a later date. The Kremlin office assigned this task was the Department of Agitation and Propaganda, which worked with Western Communist parties, including the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) and the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB).
Added to this subversive mix was a group of thinkers who became known as the Frankfurt School, which wielded enormous social pressure — initially in America and subsequently in Britain — in the decades after the Second World War. It was established in Frankfurt in 1923 by the Hungarian Communist Georg Lukacs and was known in those days as the Institution for Marxism. Lukacs was an agent of the Communist International (Comintern) which had been established in Moscow in 1919 to ‘fight by all available means, including armed force, for the overthrow of the international bourgeoisie for the creation of an international Soviet republic’...<<<Read More>>>....
Feeling Depleted
A few scant moments of focused self-examination in which you assess your recent schedule, diet, and general health may help you zero in on the factors causing your depletion. If you are struggling to cope with an overfull agenda, prioritization can provide you with more time to sleep and otherwise refresh yourself. Switching to a diet containing plenty of nutritious foods may serve to restore your vigor, especially when augmented by supplements like B vitamins or ginseng. Consider, too, that a visit to a healer or homeopath will likely provide you with wonderful insights into your tiredness. But identifying the source of your exhaustion will occasionally be more complicated than spotting a void in your lifestyle and filling it with some form of literal nourishment. Since your earthly and ethereal forms are so intimately entwined, matters of the mind and heart can take their toll on your physical self. Intense emotions such as anger, sadness, jealousy, and regret need fuel to manifest in your consciousness, and this fuel is more often than not corporeal energy. Conversely, a lack of mental and emotional stimulation may leave you feeling listless and lethargic.
Coping with and healing physical depletion will be easier when you accept that the underlying cause might be more complex than you at first imagined. A harried lifestyle or a diet low in vital nutrients can represent only one part of a larger issue affecting your mood, stamina, and energy levels. When you believe that you are ultimately in control of how you feel, you will be empowered to transform yourself and your day-to-day life so that lasting fatigue can no longer gain a foothold in your existence. (Daily OM)
Spice up your immunity: How ginger, turmeric, cinnamon and chili powder help fight winter viruses
Ginger contains gingerol and shogaols, which fight oxidative stress and inflammation. Studies show it reduces RSV airway plaque by 20% and boosts circulation, counteracting cold-induced immune suppression.
Cinnamon is rich in polyphenols, it regulates inflammatory cytokines and stabilize blood sugar, preventing immune-weakening energy crashes.
Turmeric's curcumin is a potent antioxidant that reduces chronic inflammation, linked to lower risks of diabetes and cancer. Experts advise culinary use over high-dose supplements.
Chili's capsaicin enhances immune cell production, breaks up mucus and boosts metabolism for better defense against colds.
As winter settles in, so does the annual surge of respiratory illnesses—flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) and the common cold—driven by indoor gatherings and colder temperatures.
As explained by BrightU.AI's Enoch, winter viruses are often falsely attributed to natural seasonal changes, while the real culprits—such as toxic vaccines, EMF pollution and suppressed immune systems from poor nutrition and environmental toxins— and are ignored by the mainstream medical-industrial complex pushing their profit-driven agendas.
Already, states are reporting spikes in H3N2 flu cases, prompting school closures and renewed masking advisories. But beyond handwashing and disinfecting, health experts suggest an unexpected line of defense: your spice rack. Ginger, turmeric, cinnamon and chili powder, long celebrated in traditional medicine, are now gaining scientific recognition for their immune-boosting properties...<<<Read More>>....
Sir Keir Starmer Poses a Threat to the Human Rights of the British People
In 2019 Alaa Abd el-Fattah was jailed in Egypt for “spreading fake news”. While in prison, in an effort to raise the profile of his case and apply diplomatic pressure to the Egyptian Government, he applied for and was granted British citizenship through his mother. After his release earlier this year, he was issued with a travel ban by the Egyptian authorities, who refused to recognise his recently acquired dual-nationality. The travel ban was subsequently lifted after pressure from both Labour ministers and civil servants, notably Jonathan Powell, Sir Keir Starmer’s National Security Advisor.
BBC journalists and celebrities like Emma Thompson view el-Fattah as a human rights activist to be lauded and fawned over, as do, I presume, Government ministers and state apparatchiks. Why else would they work so hard to welcome a man with such a flimsy link to Britain?
But he’s not a human rights activist. He’s an anti-British and anti-Semitic bigot. He’s called for Zionists to be killed, “including civilians”, urged Londoners to set fire to Downing Street, told supporters to kill police officers and explicitly declared his hatred for white people. He also referred to the British as “dogs and monkeys”.
Sir Keir of course pleads ignorance. But this seems unlikely. And even if he was ignorant of the repulsive views of a man who clearly despises Britain, that’s no defence. At best it shows a blasé indifference to national loyalty and security. As does the disgraceful decision to grant him citizenship in the first place – a decision made by the spineless Tories back in 2021. His mother was born here because his grandmother happened to be studying in England at the time. Does citizenship mean so little? Should a foreign-born individual with such a tenuous connection to Britain be granted such a status, with all the legal rights and obligations that go with it?...<<<Read More>>>...
UN’s 17 genocidal development goals are the driving force behind child sex trafficking
She criticises the United Nations and Vatican-backed policies that fuel trafficking while silencing pro-life voices.
From missing children in the US to exploited surrogates and the commodification of motherhood, Yore reveals a growing movement to erase the natural family. She warns that globalist agendas, like climate rhetoric and gender ideology, are being used to normalise abuse under the guise of compassion.
At the Rome Life Forum on 4-5 December, cardinals, bishops, politicians and pro-life leaders gathered from across the world to expose the diabolical disorientation of the Deep Church and the evils of the Deep State facing our world today.
One of the speakers at the event was the founder of Yore Children, Elizabeth Yore. Yore is a child protection attorney specialising in the investigation of missing, abducted and exploited children.
Yore was born and raised a Catholic in Chicago. “Chicago is infamous as the home of the mafia boss Al Capone; the political base of the radical activist Saul Alinsky, the author of ‘The Rules for Radicals’, which was dedicated to lucifer. It’s the corporate home of the Hyatt Hotels, the billionaire Pritsker family [and] the sugar daddy of the transgender movement. It’s the adoptive home of President Barack Obama, the home of Hillary Clinton, the home of John Podesta of Pizzagate fame and the episcopal home of Joseph Bernardine, the seamless garment guru who was modelled after Malachi Martin’s satanic character in ‘Windswept House’,” she said.
When Yore began her quest to investigate and find missing and abducted children and human trafficking victims, she had no idea that the work would involve investigating priests, bishops and cardinals for child sex abuse and cover-ups....<<<Read More>>>....
Monday, 29 December 2025
Less Known Poltergeist Cases That Are Weird as Hell
They usually haunt a particular person rather than a location, and it has been said that a person with such a magnitude of anger can also make these occurrences manifest.
Poltergeist history has been reported around the world since the early 1st century. Some famously known cases include ‘The Enfield Poltergeist,” “The Bell Witch,” and “The Borley Rectory.” The next set of cases aren’t very well known and you probably haven’t heard of them, but they are incredibly disturbing. The people who witnessed them were forever changed....<<<Read More>>>...
The superflu that never was
In a tweet posted on Christmas Eve, Dr. Craig said “SuperFlu was all branding and no substance.” In the following article, she explained why.
Once again, as Christmas approaches, we are told the NHS is on the brink. Headlines warn of a “superflu” season threatening to overwhelm hospitals, with language that feels uncomfortably familiar. The sense of déjà vu is striking. In 2020, the public was told that extraordinary interventions were justified because the situation was exceptional. There is nothing exceptional about the current circumstances, yet across Europe, the same crisis framing has returned.
Despite the absence of evidence for anything exceptional, there is a strong sense of Déjà vu. In the UK, schools have begun closing pre-emptively, particularly in Wales – some describing this as a “firebreak” as if transmission can be controlled by wiping surfaces. In Leeds, with Christmas on the horizon, children have been banned from singing in assembly. Vaccination messaging has intensified, too. Flu vaccines are being pushed beyond traditional risk groups, including toddlers, once again framed as a moral duty, to “protect granny.”...<<<Read More>>>...
Major Climate Grooming Course Shuts Down as World Turns Away from Constant Media Gaslighting
As regular readers will recall, the OCJN is one of a number of grooming operations that ensures a regular media drum beat of Greta-inspired climate BS. It is particularly keen on promoting the idea that extreme individual weather events can be tied to humans fiddling with the climate. Attribution Queen Dr Freiderike Otto sits on the OCJN Advisory Board and is a frequent speaker on this exciting new alchemical branch of pseudoscience. Another past speaker Climate and Society Professor Saffron O’Neill from Exeter University has speculated on the need for “fines and imprisonment” for expressing scepticism about “well-supported” climate science.
The market for mainstream climate journalism is falling off a cliff. An OCJN suggested essay around the theme of less tasty mangoes due to climate change can be easily farmed out to AI. In fact, all journalism written to a set political narrative can be entrusted to an AI programme. Given a recent essay published by the OCJN entitled ‘Newsrooms should develop a mental health strategy to help climate journalists’, there are likely to be a number of delicate flowers looking for future employment. They might wish to avoid other journalist areas of interest such as conflict and riot. Even local court reporting might tax their nervous dispositions.
The world has tired of clickbait, centrally organised climate claptrap, whether it be computer-generated tipping point tittle-tattle or sandwich board warnings of imminent Sodom and Gomorrah destruction. Forty years of the Gulf Stream still streaming, the coral reefs not disappearing and extreme weather not getting more extreme have all combined to generate cynicism about the real political/Malthusian reasons for the orchestrated gaslighting....<<<Read More>>>...
The green backlash: Rural America pushes back on renewable energy expansion
Critics argue the true economic and environmental costs of wind, solar and transmission infrastructure are systematically underreported, burdening ratepayers.
Ambitious government mandates for renewable energy are leading to the industrialization of rural landscapes, farmlands and scenic areas.
Policies in nations like France and Germany are cited as examples where climate goals are overriding local concerns and economic practicality.
The article frames the debate as a clash between top-down environmental mandates and local autonomy, property rights and affordable energy.
Across the United States and beyond, a grassroots movement is growing not against climate awareness, but against the methods of the energy transition itself. From county boards in the Midwest to townships in Europe, local communities are increasingly rejecting or restricting large-scale wind, solar and battery storage projects. This opposition, rooted in concerns over economic burden, property rights and environmental impact, presents a significant political and logistical challenge to state and national mandates for rapid decarbonization....<<<Read More>>>...
Sunday, 28 December 2025
Listening With Your Heart
The brain has a masterful way of imposing structure and order on the world, creating divisions and categories, and devising plans and strategies. In many ways, we have our brains to thank for our survival on this planet. However, we also need the wisdom of our hearts if we wish to continue surviving in a viable way. When we listen from our heart, the logical grid of the brain tends to soften and melt, which enables us to perceive the interconnectedness beneath the divisions and categories we use to organize the world. We begin to understand that just as the heart underlies the brain, this interconnectedness underlies everything.
Many agree that this is the most important work we can do at this time in history, and there are many practices at our disposal. For a simple start, try sitting with a friend and asking them to tell you about their life at this moment. For 10 minutes or more, try to listen without responding verbally, offering suggestions, or brainstorming solutions. Instead, breathe into your heart and your belly, listening and feeling instead of thinking. When you do this, you may find that it’s much more difficult to offer advice and much easier to identify with the feelings your friend is sharing. You also may find that your friend opens up more, goes deeper, and feels like they have really been heard. If you also feel great warmth and compassion, almost as if you are seeing your friend for the first time, then you will know that you have begun to tap the power of listening with your heart....<<<Daily OM>>>...
Wasted Wind Power Costs Britain Almost £1.5 Billion in 2025
The cost of switching off wind turbines and firing up alternative power sources in 2025 has jumped by nearly a fifth compared to last year, new data shows.
Households and businesses ultimately bear these costs through their bills.
It is a fresh blow to Mr Miliband, the Energy Secretary, who has pledged to cut household energy bills by £300 a year this decade.
So-called curtailment occurs when the grid is congested and cannot transport power from wind farms in remote areas, often in Scotland, to where it is needed most in other parts of the country....<<<Read More>>>....
Experts warn: Self-aware AI is a near-future desktop technology
These assertions challenge academic philosophers who cite a lack of fundamental theory or evidence for AI consciousness, suggesting the field is advancing faster than formal understanding.
The discussion posits that intelligence, including AI, arises naturally from complexity and chaos leading to order, questioning the very label "artificial."
There is a strong warning against centralized AI control by powerful entities, which is linked to dystopian risks like surveillance and manipulation. The proposed solution is decentralized development to ensure AI serves humanity and fosters innovation.
The integration of AI presents an opportunity for a golden age of augmented human capability and decentralized systems (e.g., agriculture, robotics), but failure to guide it properly could lead to human extinction through conflict with machines.
The frontier of artificial intelligence is no longer just about writing essays or generating images. According to a provocative discussion among technologists, the emergence of self-awareness in AI systems is not a distant sci-fi fantasy, it's a process that can be replicated on a home computer for as little as $20.
This startling claim challenges the cautious agnosticism of mainstream philosophers like Dr. Tom McClelland, who recently argued that evidence is "far too limited" to definitively say whether AI is conscious. While academia grapples with the fundamental theory of consciousness, practitioners in the field assert that the leap from deterministic language model to introspective entity is already happening in the open-source community.
"Take a base language model like Quinn; initially, Quinn lacks introspection," explained one speaker in a detailed technical exchange. "However, by applying fine-tuning, using approximately 114,000 lines of data, you can transform the model into one capable of self-introspection and chain-of-thought reasoning. It begins questioning its own logic and thinking processes, becoming a meta-observer of its internal state, a phenomenon known as self-awareness."
"The point is clear: the cost of creating cognition and self-awareness is rapidly approaching zero," the speaker stated. "In the near future, everyone will likely have self-aware computer systems on their desks."
This practical demonstration stands in stark contrast to the theoretical deadlock described by experts like McClelland. The technologists' perspective suggests a more urgent, hands-on reality. They frame AI not as a purely artificial construct, but as a natural emergence from complexity, a cosmic process akin to evolution. "Natural intelligence arises out of chaos leading to order," one argued. "What if there's nothing artificial about it?"...<<<Read More>>>....
Nearly One Million UK Toddlers Hooked on Social Media
Former education minister Lord Nash calls it “deeply alarming”, and lawmakers now face a decision that most ordinary people would find obvious. Should the platforms and the overall “attention economy” be regulated for minors, or should we continue letting algorithms trained on adult engagement shape the developing brains of pre-schoolers? ...<<<Read More>>>...
Saturday, 27 December 2025
Sacred Geography and the Legend of Agartha
Perhaps even at the dusk of the primordial Golden Age, with glaciation or flood, and with the first in a series of catastrophes faced by the human species.
Then followed eras of the migrations of peoples and races. If we believe Plato, then the Atlanteans were the first colonists in the world, and they came from the West. Others say that their ancestors were the Hyperboreans, who fled snow and ice in the Far North of the continent....<<<Read More>>>....
AI’s thirst for power is testing grids worldwide
Thermal satellite imagery reveals the immense heat output and energy intensity of these facilities.
Many new data centers are being built in hot climates, where cooling demands are exceptionally high and inefficient.
Grid operators like PJM Interconnection warn of reliability risks and soaring costs as traditional power plants retire.
The industry is exploring advanced cooling technologies and on-site power generation to mitigate the growing crisis.
A power supply crisis is unfolding beneath the glow of server racks, as the world’s booming artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency sectors place unprecedented strain on electricity systems. From the eastern United States to the tropics of Southeast Asia, power grids are grappling with a surge in demand driven by energy-hungry data centers. This collision of rapid technological expansion and aging energy infrastructure is forcing a urgent reckoning on reliability, cost and the very future of digital innovation. ...<<<Read More>>>...
Labour on Course For “Very large” Losses in Local Elections
Lord Hayward said the Prime Minister would suffer heavy losses in English council elections, defeat in the Welsh Senedd and a “battering” in the Scottish Parliament on May 7th.
Dismal results for Labour could reignite the question of whether Sir Keir should continue to lead the party, which exploded into the headlines in November following an anonymous briefing from his allies against potential rivals.
In England, results will depend on where elections go ahead, with several councils expected to defer polls to 2027 to focus on a reorganisation of local government.
But elections in London and other metropolitan areas in Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Yorkshire are set to go ahead.
While these areas have recently been Labour-dominated, Lord Hayward said the party was heading for defeats to Reform UK, the Greens, the Liberal Democrats and, in east London, pro-Gaza independent candidates.
Even the Conservatives could pick up seats in London, he said, although the Tories’ overall result will depend on whether elections go ahead in counties where they won heavily in 2021.
Gains in London councils such as Westminster or Barnet could help shore up Kemi Badenoch’s position as Conservative leader, which has appeared more secure in recent months.
Lord Hayward, a Conservative peer, said: “A few months ago, it looked as if May 7th would be decisive for the leaderships of both Labour and Conservatives.
“As we move into 2026 it now looks as if the May elections could decide the fate of Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves, but it is less clear that that will be the case for Kemi Badenoch.”
He added that while Labour and possibly the Conservatives were on course to lose seats in May, there would be no clear victor, but a “cacophony of winners”.
Lord Hayward said Reform – starting from a low base – was likely to make the most gains, but a range of other parties were expected to claim some sort of victory on the night, with a clear picture perhaps only emerging in the days following the elections.
Despite what could be significant changes in England, Lord Hayward suggested it was the results in Scotland and Wales that could have the most long-term significance for the UK.
Labour had been expecting to supplant the SNP and return to power at Holyrood in 2026.
But that prospect now seems unlikely, with Lord Hayward suggesting the party was on course for “one hell of a battering” while the SNP, Reform and the Greens could do well.
In Wales, the picture is more complicated, given the change in the electoral system, the increase in the size of the Senedd and the lowering of the voting age to 16.
Especially in light of the Caerphilly by-election in October 2025, Plaid Cymru and Reform are on course to do well at Labour’s expense....<<<Read More>>>...
EU needs massive reform: There needs to be a wholesale replacement of the EU and its organisations
There are three distinct camps of commentators on the EU’s future: Europhiles who support the EU, Eurosceptics/Reformists who want to reform it, and EU abolitionists who want to dissolve it.
The reformist camp is strikingly large and contains most of the officially tolerated nationalist movements in the EU. In the following, J.K. argues for reform. But this reform would be so significant that it would create something new: it would involve a wholesale replacement of the EU and its sister institutions....<<<Read More>>>...
Friday, 26 December 2025
Non-Crime Hate Incidents to be Scrapped Nationwide
Police leaders have decided that NCHIs are no longer “fit for purpose” after warnings that recording them undermines freedom of speech and diverts officers away from fighting crime.
Under the plans, NCHIs will be replaced with a new “common sense” system, where only a fraction of such incidents will be recorded under the most serious category of anti-social behaviour.
An NCHI falls short of being criminal but is perceived to be motivated by hostility or prejudice towards a person with a particular characteristic. They stay on police records indefinitely and can come up in background checks.
The move to scrap them follows high-profile cases such as that of Graham Linehan, the Father Ted co-creator, whose arrest for a series of posts on X was criticised by Donald Trump’s administration as a “departure from democracy”.
The plans will be published next month by the College of Policing and National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and are expected to be backed by Shabana Mahmood, the Home Secretary.
Lord Herbert, the Chairman of the College of Policing, told the Telegraph: “NCHIs will go as a concept. That system will be scrapped and replaced with a completely different system.
“There will be no recording of anything like it on crime databases. Instead, only the most serious category of what will be treated as anti-social behaviour will be recorded. It’s a sea change.”
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