Are We Trapped in a Permanent UFO Disclosure Loop?

 For more than a century, the promise of UFO disclosure has loomed like a mirage on the horizon of human curiosity.

From the flickering Foo Fighters reported by World War II pilots to the grainy footage of the Tic Tac UAP darting across military screens in 2017, each era has been assured that the veil of secrecy is about to lift.

Yet, as we stand on the cusp of 2027—a year whispered to herald a “major UFO event”—the question lingers: Are we ensnared in an endless cycle of anticipation, where tantalizing hints never coalesce into revelation? If nothing substantial emerges in 2027, are we doomed to repeat this loop indefinitely, forever chasing a truth that remains just out of reach?...<<<Read More>>>... 

 

Climate Tipping Points “May Already Have Arrived” Claims New Report – Just in Time for COP30

Writing in the Spectator last week, the Daily Sceptic’s Esteemed Editor-in-Chief Lord Tobes noted that eco-activists were fond of plucking numbers out of the air and claiming that’s how long we have left to save the Earth. 

But, he added, “it looks like they are now facing a ‘tipping point’ of their own”. Also last week, the Guardian commented on the Green Blob-funded ‘Global Tipping Points Report 2025’ and reported its contention that the planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point had been reached with “coral reefs facing widespread dieback”. 

About time too, Guardianistas might have felt. In June 1999, the newspaper’s veteran eco loon George Monbiot wrote that “the imminent total destruction of the world’s coral reefs is not a scare story but a fact”.

Toby went on to observe Sun Tzu’s maxim that you should never interrupt your enemy when he’s making a mistake, “but I’m beginning to feel sorry for the climate hysterics”. There is none more hysterical (G. Monbiot excepted) than the annual ‘Global Tipping Points Report’, which is primarily bank-rolled by the Bezos Earth Fund. Along with numerous other scare reports, it is timed to lift mass climate psychosis ahead of the annual COP conference. 

Humanity will soon be in a danger zone where “multiple climate tipping points pose catastrophic risks to billions of people”, it wails. Already warm water coral reefs are crossing their “thermal tipping points”, it is claimed....<<<Read More>>>.....

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Ultra-processed foods rewire the brain, fueling overeating and metabolic chaos

 High UPF consumption alters brain structures linked to hunger, reward and decision-making.

UPFs trigger systemic inflammation and metabolic dysfunction, independent of weight gain.

Processed foods hijack dopamine pathways, reinforcing cravings and overeating.

MRI scans reveal cellular damage in brain regions controlling appetite.

Stricter food regulations and public awareness are needed to curb UPF-driven health crises.

A groundbreaking study analyzing brain scans of nearly 30,000 people has uncovered alarming links between ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption and measurable structural changes in the brain. Published in NPJ Metabolic Health and Disease, the research—conducted by an international team from the University of Helsinki and McGill University—reveals that UPFs may rewire neural circuits involved in hunger, reward processing and impulse control. These changes could trap individuals in a vicious cycle of overeating, metabolic dysfunction and inflammation, regardless of obesity status.

Using MRI data from the UK Biobank, researchers identified disturbing alterations in key brain regions—including the hypothalamus, nucleus accumbens and amygdala—among high UPF consumers. Even small dietary shifts (just 10% more UPFs daily) correlated with measurable brain changes, equivalent to eating two extra chicken nuggets per day....<<<Read More>>>...

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An Insight Into The Psychic Senses

The Psychic Senses which are basically the ‘language translator’ from information being sent to us from higher dimensions … which are responsible for converting or ’downgrading’ this information into a form we understand on this planet. 

Each of The Psychic Senses are closely linked to one of the five senses. Now, we ALL have these Extra Sensory Perceptions … we just need to become aware of them … and this is done by a series Psychic Workouts to encourage these senses to come to the surface in a clearer way than we are accustomed to. The PSYCHIC SENSES are classified as follows:

We need to be aware of what are known as THE PSYCHIC SENSES … or the ‘7 CLAIRS’ … these are our extra sensory perceptions (ESP) and are linked directly with each of our normal five earthbound senses …SIGHT, TOUCH, TASTE, HEARING, SMELL … the human way of deciphering the Five Sensory World we exist in as human beings.

Clairvoyance or "Clear Seeing", is the ability to see anything that is not physically present, such as objects, animals or people. This sight occurs "in the mind’s eye". Some mediums say that this is their normal vision state. Others say that they must train their minds with such practices as meditation in order to achieve this ability. Some clairvoyant mediums see a spirit as though the spirit has a physical body. They see the bodily form as if it were physically present. Other mediums see the spirit in their mind's eye, or it appears as a movie or a television programme or a still picture like a photograph in their mind.

Clairaudience or "Clear Hearing", is usually defined as the ability to hear the voices or thoughts of spirits. Some Mediums hear as though they are listening to a person talking to them on the outside of their head, as though the Spirit is next to or near to the medium, and other mediums hear the voices in their minds as a verbal thought.

Clairsentience or "Clear Sensing", is the ability to have an impression of what a spirit wants to communicate, or to feel sensations instilled by a spirit.

Clairsentinence or "Clear Feeling" is a condition in which the medium takes on the ailments of a spirit, feeling the same physical problem which the spirit person had before death.

Clairalience or "Clear Smelling" is the ability to smell a spirit. For example, a medium may smell the pipe tobacco of a person who smoked during life.

Clairgustance or "Clear Tasting" is the ability to receive taste impressions from a spirit.

Claircognizance or "Clear Knowing", is the ability to know something without receiving it through normal or psychic senses. It is a feeling of "just knowing". Often, a medium will claim to have the feeling that a message or situation is "right" or "wrong."

UK Online Safety Act: Ofcom has opened a Transatlantic Can of Worms

 The UK’s Online Safety Act has sparked a transatlantic dispute over free speech and jurisdiction. US-based platforms are pushing back against the UK regulator Ofcom’s demands for compliance.

Kiwi Farms, 4chan and Gab argue that Ofcom’s demands amount to extraterritorial regulation that conflicts with American law and values; in August, two of the platforms filed a lawsuit in a US federal court to challenge Ofcom’s authority.

Ofcom refused to open the door to the man who had come to its London office to serve the legal complaint, and the US court papers had to be left with a security guard. Unfortunately for Ofcom, it remains validly served. “It is a pretty foregone conclusion that, in the end, the censorious, meddlesome quango will be left with a judgment against it in a US court,” according to The Spectator.

Last week, The Valley Vanguard summarised the transatlantic can of worms that Ofcom has opened...<<<Read More>>>...

Food for Thought #821

 

David Icke Speaks Out Against Digital ID

Thousands say no to digital ID cards as they march through London as politicians criticise plans

 Thousands of protesters have marched through central London to oppose the Government’s planned rollout of digital ID cards.

Under tight police conditions, demonstrators chanted and waved banners as they walked from Marble Arch to Whitehall this afternoon in protest at the scheme.

Sir Keir Starmer announced in September that a mandatory digital ID system would be introduced by 2029 for anyone wishing to work in the UK, as part of efforts to curb illegal migration.

Former Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen, who was expelled from the party in 2023 for comparing Covid vaccines to the Holocaust, led the march alongside protesters carrying an effigy of the Prime Minister.

An advert for the protest by organiser Mass Non-Compliance warned: ‘If you accept digital ID now, it may be the last real choice you ever make.’

The Metropolitan Police instructed demonstrators not to stray from the agreed route and to remain on the left-hand side of the road throughout.

The Government’s digital ID plans have drawn criticism across the political spectrum.

Conservative former minister Sir David Davis, who opposed ID cards under Tony Blair, said: ‘While digital IDs and ID cards sound like modern and efficient solutions to problems like illegal immigration, such claims are misleading at best. The systems involved are profoundly dangerous to the privacy and fundamental freedoms of the British people.’

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch branded the proposal a ‘gimmick that will do nothing to stop the boats’, while Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said he was ‘firmly opposed’.

The Liberal Democrats said they would not back any system that forces people to ‘turn over their private data just to go about their daily lives.’

Public opposition has also surged online, with almost three million people signing a petition titled ‘Do not introduce Digital ID cards’ since June.

Launched by campaigner Maxim Sutcliff, it states: ‘We think this would be a step towards mass surveillance and digital control, and that no one should be forced to register with a state-controlled ID system.’

Under parliamentary rules, any petition with more than 100,000 signatures must be considered for debate, while those with over 10,000 require an official Government response....<<<Read More>>>...

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UN to impose a carbon tax on shipping that could double fuel costs for cargo ships – China wins, the rest of the world loses, but Trump is fighting back

 The UN’s International Maritime Organisation is set to impose a carbon tax on shipping fuel, ranging from 19 to 150 per tonne of CO2 emissions, potentially doubling fuel costs for cargo ships.

The US, as the world’s largest importer, would bear the heaviest burden, raising prices on food, fuel and clothing – while China, the top shipbuilder, stands to benefit.

Critics argue the tax is not about climate but globalist control, designed to weaken US economic sovereignty while enriching UN bureaucracies.

The proposed carbon levy, set at 19 to 150 per tonne of CO2 emissions, would force shipping companies to pass costs onto consumers, driving up prices for essential goods. Analysts predict fuel costs could double, adding hundreds of billions in expenses to global trade. Since the US imports more goods than any other nation, the economic fallout would be disproportionately severe, hitting working-class families hardest.

Meanwhile, China – the world’s largest shipbuilder – stands to profit from the new regulations, as demand for “green-compliant” vessels surges. Critics argue the tax is another example of global elites leveraging climate policy to redistribute wealth and weaken US sovereignty....<<<Read More>>>...

Food for Thought #820

 

Do You Respond or React?

 We’ve all had those moments when a conversation suddenly shifts and becomes hard. Maybe someone’s words sting or a tone changes, and suddenly, you feel it in your body — your chest tightens, your heart races, and it feels like you can’t quite find your voice. Sometimes we lash out; other times we retreat into silence. After the encounter is over, we wish we had been able to stay steady and speak from a place of kindness and clarity instead of fear. It’s such a tender human experience, and it happens to us all.

The truth is: There’s always a small space — a pause — between what happens and how we choose to respond. In that pause lives our freedom. If we can take even one gentle breath before we speak, we give ourselves the chance to soften, to notice what’s really happening inside, and to choose words that build bridges instead of walls. That little moment of presence can open the door to greater honesty, understanding, and connection.

And here’s something beautiful — with practice, we can get better at this. Little by little, we can learn to bring more calm, courage, and compassion into all our conversations. Even the most difficult moments can become opportunities to grow closer, heal, and share more of who we truly are. Every word becomes a chance to bring more love into the world — and that’s a gift we can give, again and again. (Daily OM)

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Labour’s Islamophobia Definition is Redundant and Will Sow Confusion, Says Equalities Watchdog

 An official definition for Islamophobia is not needed and will sow confusion because there are already legal protections for Muslims, Britain’s equalities watchdog, the Equality and Human Rights Commission, has told the Government. The Telegraph has more.

In its first public statement on Labour’s plans, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said that creating an official definition of Islamophobia or anti-Muslim hatred would clash with existing legal provisions.

The judgement is the biggest challenge yet to the controversial plans that have been drawn up by a working group, originally established by the former deputy prime minister Angela Rayner in her role as the Cabinet minister responsible for communities and social cohesion.

The group, chaired by Dominic Grieve, the former Tory attorney general, has submitted its proposals for a non-statutory definition of Islamophobia or anti-Muslim hatred that could become a template for the workplace policies of universities, governmental and other public sector bodies.

It is designed to counter a surge in anti-Muslim abuse, but critics say it could stifle legitimate criticism of Islam as a religion and act as a de facto blasphemy law. The EHRC statement will fuel demands from opponents for the Government to drop the plan....<<<Read More>>>...

Scientists accuse World Health Organization of downplaying cell phone cancer risks

 A consortium of scientists (ICBE-EMF) has issued a report claiming the World Health Organization's (WHO) reviews on cellphone radiation safety are critically flawed and provide no credible assurance that the technology is safe.

The ICBE-EMF alleges the WHO reviews used unreliable methods, primarily by inappropriately applying meta-analyses to dissimilar studies, which can obscure evidence of harm. They also raise concerns about potential industry bias and conflicts of interest among the review authors.

Despite the flawed methods, the ICBE-EMF notes that the WHO's own reviews found evidence linking radiofrequency radiation to specific cancers in animals (corroborated by human studies) and reduced male fertility, but these findings are being downplayed.

The report argues this downplaying stems from an outdated "thermal-only paradigm," which incorrectly assumes radiation is harmless unless it heats tissue. Modern science shows biological harm can occur at lower, non-thermal levels.

The ICBE-EMF demands the WHO recommission its reviews with proper methods and conflict-free authors. They urge a precautionary approach, shifting the burden of proof to the industry to demonstrate safety, especially for vulnerable populations....<<<Read More>>>...

Project Fear is healthier than ever

 THEY never give up, do they?

Although I opted out the last time I got an NHS message telling me that because of my age I was eligible for a free flu and covid jab, I am still getting these texts. I have had two recently and this time I am ignoring them as clearly there is no point in going through the palaver of attempting to opt out. They just take no notice.

The message goes on that it’s best to get vaccinated as soon as possible although they don’t tell you why. Bending over backwards to be helpful, the message adds: ‘Contact your GP if you need a home visit.’

Great. Yet if I wanted to book a doctor’s appointment or home visit for anything else, I probably wouldn’t be able to. So how is it that doctors have endless time to jab people or even to make home visits, but none for proper consultations?

As a case in point, a friend recently broke her arm in two places, and her GP was informed. Has her GP contacted her in any way, arranged a consultation or a home visit? No. There has been complete silence, not even a phone call to ask how her recovery is proceeding.

We are endlessly informed that these vaccinations are the best way of protecting yourself from viruses that circulate over the winter months. So if the jabs are so good, why are even jabbed people going down with flu and what passes for covid every year?

The old excuse that yes, jabbed up you may still get flu or covid, or both, but not as seriously as if you were unvaccinated, is still being trotted out, and astonishingly, all too many people are falling for it.

At the same time as these urgent texts to get jabbed are being sent to every octogenarian’s phone, scare stories have been appearing in the media about a new covid surge. Hospital admissions are rising, we are warned, and no fewer than 3,049 cases of covid were reported in the week ending October 1. This is a very precise number, so where the hell did it come from? Or, more likely, where was it dreamed up?

The ‘experts’, whoever they may be, are telling us that two strains of covid, known as Nimbus and Stratus, are now proliferating and are highly infectious. Symptoms of these new variants include a ‘razor blade’ sore throat, hoarseness and nausea. These are exactly the same symptoms that characterise ordinary colds and flu, of course.

As it’s difficult, if not impossible, to distinguish between a standard winter cold and covid, it’s important, say some doctors, to take a test with a covid testing kit.

We are assured that you can still get these tests.  And certainly, you can.  They are now available in every pharmacy and supermarket, with prices ranging from 99p to about £18. In this way the covid industry rumbles on, picking up speed all the time. Covid tests, much like the vaccines themselves, have become a highly profitable worldwide industry, operating on fear alone. Last year the global covid diagnostics business recorded a £43.5billion profit....<<<Read More>>>...

The roots of fear: Understanding the amygdala

 The amygdala is central to emotion processing in the brain, and is known to contribute to fear and anxiety, 

For that reason, there has long been interest in whether variations in the size or structure of the amygdala are related to disorders such as anxiety and depression. However, it’s increasingly clear that the overall size and structure of the amygdala is not a good predictor of emotional problems in life, Fox said.

Recently, research in rodents has shown that each subregion of the amygdala contains many different cell types with distinct and sometimes opposing functions.

This suggests that disorders emerge from alterations in specific cell types with distinct roles.  However, it is challenging to identify such cell types in humans or other primates, leaving the cellular landscape of the primate amygdala largely unexplored....<<<Read More>>>...

Food for Thought #819

 

Indonesian Rainforests Turned Into Open-Cast Mining Pits to Improve Range of High-End Electric Vehicles

 Eco Smugs sitting in their top-of-the-range electric vehicles are probably unaware, or perhaps don’t want to know, about the unfolding ecological tragedy in the virgin tropical rainforests of Indonesia. Higher EV ranges have been achieved by adding nickel to lithium-ion batteries, an addition that has also boosted the performance of some public transport buses in cities like London. 

As with many green ‘advances’, the ecological cost is horrendous. Over half the world’s supply of nickel is located in Indonesia and much of that is to be found just a few feet below unspoilt rainforests. Cue massive deforestation and extensive rollout of smelters and even EV battery factories.

Most of Indonesia’s nickel reserves are on the islands of Sulawesi and Halmahera. Nickel deposits are typically found in rock between 20 and 50 feet below the surface and are easily extracted by open-cast mining. Many of the mining concessions are in forest lands, often secondary growths but with significant burials under the older, undisturbed mature rainforests. 

Undisturbed until now. In 2020, Indonesia banned the export of nickel ore, which led to the introduction of local metal processing facilities. Significant destruction has occurred in the rainforests, converting habitats into open-pit mines and industrial parks. 

If carbon dioxide is your thing, it might be an idea to consider all the stored CO₂ released to make so-called eco, planet-saving car batteries. Not to mention the loss and possible extinction of endemic species and the local wastewater contamination running into the sea and harming nearby coral reefs....<<<Read More>>>...

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Combine TURMERIC with BLACK PEPPER for the ultimate antioxidant natural remedy for combating inflammation and boosting heart health

For centuries, turmeric has been celebrated as one of nature’s most potent healing botanicals. This golden spice, rooted in Ayurvedic and traditional Chinese medicine, is renowned for its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and rejuvenating properties. 

However, what many don’t realize is that turmeric’s health benefits are significantly amplified when it’s paired with black pepper—a culinary combination that goes far beyond flavor. 

The key lies in a compound called piperine, the bioactive powerhouse within black pepper that dramatically boosts turmeric’s absorption and delivers its own range of therapeutic effects.

Turmeric and black pepper are a powerful duo: Turmeric is celebrated for its potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, but its key active compound, curcumin, is poorly absorbed on its own. Black pepper—specifically its bioactive compound piperine—dramatically boosts turmeric’s absorption and effectiveness by up to 2,000%, making the pairing both traditional and scientifically validated....<<<Read More>>>...

Police took DNA sample from Madeleine McCann's pillow case days after she disappeared in Portugal, stalking trial hears

Leicester Crown Court heard on Monday that Madeleine's DNA sample taken from her bedroom pillowcase in 2007 was recently used to compare to Wandelt's after she agreed to give a sample in prison in February this year.

Jurors heard it was obtained by Ms Measures on May 14, 2007 when she went to the McCanns' home and was granted access by the McCann's solicitor Richard Jones as the McCanns were still in Portugal.

In her statement read to the court Ms Measures said: 'During the course of my examination I recall speaking with Kate McCann on the telephone' about where best to obtain a sample, which was then taken from a pillowcase on Madeleine's bed.

The court heard a DNA profile was also obtained from neonatal blood drops taken shortly after Madeleine was born, which was compared to the pillow case profile.

Michael Duck KC, prosecuting, asked if there was 'scientific support or otherwise for the proposition that Julia Wandelt is Madeleine McCann?'

Ms Hammond replied: 'I would say they are not the same person.'

Mr Duck said: 'Are there any areas that match?

Ms Hammond replied: 'There are seven areas where they have the same component...out of 32. They happen to have the same component at those designations.'

Mr Duck said: 'Is that a feature that could arrive with any two random samples?' to which Ms Hammond replied: 'Yes exactly.'

Mr Duck went on: 'As far as the primary consideration whether Julia Wandelt could be Madeline McCann scientifically, what does it show?'

Ms Hammond said: 'The profiles from the two samples are different so Julia Wandelt cannot be Madeleine McCann.'

She was also asked to look at 'whether in fact she could be the child of Kate and Gerry McCann'. Mr Duck said: 'Any prospect of Julia Wandelt being the biological child or either Kate of Gerry?'

Ms Hammond replied: 'It shows she is not the biological child of Kate and Gerry McCann and neither is she the biological child of either one of them.'

She added: 'Looking across the whole profile I was satisfied Julia Wandelt is not the biological child of Kate and Gerry McCann.'...<<<Read More>>>...

Food for Thought #818

 

Europe’s Terminal Decline: The Philosopher Queens and Their Ruinous Rule

 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen faced two more challenges to her position in the European Parliament last week. She received support from just over half the members of the 720-seat European Parliament in both votes. 

Neither of the motions of no confidence had a chance of securing the two-thirds majority required to eject the President but still they served as the latest reminder of the increasingly fractured European Parliament and its growing populist factions.

The Patriots for Europe group, a conservative-populist faction which participated in the parliamentary motion, includes lawmakers from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party and the Rassemblement National (RN) party of Marine Le Pen in France. It criticised the EC’s climate, migration and economic policies. 

The conservative faction in European politics parallels President Trump’s characteristically blunt address to the United Nations. He had described Europe as “going to hell” through its twin obsessions with mass migration and green energy....<<<Read More>>>...

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Hollywood denounces AI-generated actress Tilly Norwood amid entertainment industry decline

 SAG-AFTRA strongly condemns an AI-generated actress named "Tilly Norwood," framing it as a threat to performer livelihoods and human artistry and stating that it uses performers' work without permission or compensation.

Prominent actors express alarm, with Emily Blunt calling the technology "scary" and a threat to "human connection." Whoopi Goldberg acknowledged the current limitations of AI but warned of its future potential to disrupt not just Hollywood, but all industries.

The creator defends the AI as an artistic tool, arguing that it is a new form of creative expression, like animation or CGI, and is intended to complement rather than replace human actors.

Proponents argue AI offers complete creative control, eliminating human limitations like scheduling conflicts and aging, while also circumventing what they see as Hollywood's corruption and unethical practices.

Critics suggest Hollywood's panic is partly self-inflicted, arguing the industry's focus on mediocre and ideological content has made it vulnerable to disruption from AI and independent creators, who could challenge its production monopoly....<<<Read More>>>....

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Liverpool 1 v 2 Man Utd

 Harry Maguire's late header secured Manchester United's first win at Anfield in nearly a decade and inflicted Liverpool's fourth successive defeat.

Cody Gakpo's strike with 12 minutes left looked like it would end Liverpool's losing streak, only for Maguire to head beyond Liverpool keeper Giorgi Mamardashvili six minutes from time.

Gakpo scored from close range after earlier hitting the woodwork three times, but Ruben Amorim's side continued to press forward, with Maguire providing a dramatic finale.

United stunned Liverpool by taking the lead inside two minutes, although it was a moment shrouded in controversy, referee Michael Oliver letting the play go on even though Alexis Mac Allister was lying prone with a head injury after being accidentally elbowed by team-mate Virgil van Dijk.

Bryan Mbeumo was not waiting around, applying the finish past Mamardashvili, deputising for the injured Alisson.

In an end-to-end encounter, United captain Bruno Fernandes wasted an opportunity to double their lead, shooting wide with the goal at his mercy, while Liverpool's fortunes were summed up by Gakpo hitting the woodwork twice before the break and once more in the second half in front of The Kop. The Dutchman also headed wide late on, when he looked certain to equalise for a second time.

United's new Belgian keeper Senne Lammens also distinguished himself by saving from Alexander Isak when he raced clear....<<<Read More>>>...

Food for Thought #817

 

New Zealand: Biotechnology experiments should be outlawed

The New Zealand government is considering a Gene Technology Bill that would liberalise genetic modification regulations. All political parties, including NZ First, agree that regulations on genetic modification should be liberalised even if they disapprove of the current draft Bill.

Dr. Guy Hatchard says that instead of liberalising regulations, stricter controls on genetic modification are needed; biotechnology experiments should be outlawed entirely.

NZ First has admitted it voted to progress an amended version of the Gene Technology Bill out of the select committee stage and return it to the whole house for consideration. RNZ published an article entitled ‘NZ First to withhold support for Gene Tech bill unless major changes are made’. Despite their opposition to the current draft, NZ First also affirmed their support for a compromise version of the Bill, saying “New Zealand First is not against a responsible, safe and pragmatic pathway to genetic modification technology utilisation.”

The Labour Party is also opposed to the Bill in its current form, but like NZ First offers its “broad agreement that New Zealand’s gene technology regulations are outdated and in need of modernisation.”

Te Pati Maori said they “will be pushing for amendments during the Committee of the Whole House stage.”...<<<Read More>>>...

Barrister found to have used AI to prepare for hearing after citing ‘fictitious’ cases

An immigration barrister was found by a judge to be using AI to do his work for a tribunal hearing after citing cases that were “entirely fictitious” or “wholly irrelevant”.

Chowdhury Rahman was discovered using ChatGPT-like software to prepare his legal research, a tribunal heard. Rahman was found not only to have used AI to prepare his work, but “failed thereafter to undertake any proper checks on the accuracy”.

The upper tribunal judge Mark Blundell said Rahman had even tried to hide the fact he had used AI and “wasted” the tribunal’s time. Blundell said he was considering reporting Rahman to the Bar Standards Board. The Guardian has contacted Rahman’s firm for comment.

The matter came to light in the case of two Honduran sisters who claimed asylum on the basis that they were being targeted by a criminal gang in their home country. Rahman represented the sisters, aged 29 and 35. The case escalated to the upper tribunal.

Blundell rejected Rahman’s arguments, adding that “nothing said by Mr Rahman orally or in writing establishes an error of law on the part of the judge and the appeal must be dismissed”.

Then, in a rare ruling, Blundell went on to say in a postscript that there were “significant problems” within the grounds of appeal put before him.

He said that 12 authorities were cited in the paperwork by Rahman, but when he came to read the grounds, he noticed that “some of those authorities did not exist and that others did not support the propositions of law for which they were cited in the grounds”.

In his judgment, he listed 10 of these cases and set out “what was said by Mr Rahman about those actual or fictitious cases”.....<<<Read More>>>...

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Ed Miliband’s Gas Price Lies Exposed by Energy Company CEOs in Parliament

As we have been pointing out here at the Daily Sceptic, the Labour Government made a rod for its own back by coming to power on promises about ‘lower bills’.

Put simply, it is arithmetically impossible for Ed Miliband’s favoured policies to produce lower bills, partly because they grant to renewable energy generators fixed prices that are higher than the cost of power from gas, and partly because the costs of stabilising the grid that is increasingly dominated by unreliable renewables cause ever increasing prices.

Like sunlight at midnight and wind in a dunkelflaute, basic arithmetic is a rare commodity in green Westminster. But this week, an injection of elementary maths was delivered right to the heart of SW1A. It was an extremely clear lesson. But were MPs listening?...<<<Read More>>>...

Food for Thought #816

 

Ancient remedy backed by science: Bitter melon extract lowers blood sugar and fights inflammation

 Bitter melon is a nutrient-rich gourd used traditionally for diabetes in places known for longevity, such as Okinawa.

It contains compounds that can help to lower blood sugar and act like plant insulin.

Research shows this unusual and often overlooked food can be effective in managing type 2 diabetes symptoms.

Studies also suggest it offers potential benefits for cholesterol, inflammation, and even cancer.

Longevity expert Dan Buettner, who studies populations in "Blue Zones" like Okinawa, Japan, highlights bitter melon as a key dietary component. "There's three compounds in it that help lower blood sugar," Buettner explains, pointing to the fruit's celebrated role in communities known for their exceptional health and lifespan. In Okinawa, where bitter melon is a dietary staple, residents experience far lower rates of heart disease, cancer, and obesity.

This unassuming member of the gourd family, which is also known as karela, bitter squash, Goya melon, and balsam pear, is a nutritional powerhouse. Raw bitter melon is rich in vitamin C and vitamin A. It is also a good source of folate, potassium, zinc, iron, and dietary fiber. Packed with phytonutrients and antioxidants, it is a veritable medicine chest in produce form....<<<Read More>>>...

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The Secret the Archons Fear Most — Ancient Gnostic Method to Free the Soul

UN relentlessly propagates fear about man-made climate change to grasp control

 The United Nations has again been spreading misinformation and hyperbole, particularly regarding climate change and carbon dioxide (CO2) levels.

The UN’s weather and climate agency, the World Meteorological Organisation, has recently claimed that atmospheric CO2 was up by a “record amount” in 2024. This is not true says Herb Pinder. Recently, the CO2 levels have declined to near extinction of life levels.

The UN is a power-hungry behemoth, relentlessly propagating fear, he says. These latest mistruths are merely part of the UN’s ongoing grasp for control.

There was another menacing headline in the Toronto Sun on 15 October, providing a cogent example of the thesis of my recent column – the deliberate hyperbole and blatant dishonesty of the United Nations. No doubt widely published, from the World Meteorological Organisation (the UN’s weather and climate agency), “CO2 in the atmosphere is up by a record amount in 2024, the biggest one-year jump since recording began in 1957.” This is misleading and likely, for much of the media and its readers, successfully so.

My recent column reviewed estimated CO2 levels of 800 ppm, 600 million years ago, 20 times higher than today, and 500 million years ago, 10 times higher. For reasons no one can claim with any assurance, more recently, the level of CO2 declined very close to the extinction level of 150 ppm. An important and relevant observation pointed out by my Editor – the end game of Net Zero is, by definition, also the end of life.

Previously explained but worth repeating, the unique mix of water, carbon dioxide and oxygen fosters life on Earth.

Eliminate any of them, and plant, animal and human life terminates. The Net Zero objective is a silly and impossible outcome, also revealing the paucity of science underlying the climate crisis...<<<Read More>>>...

Consciously Reconnecting

There may be times when we feel like our connection to the universe is closed. Maybe things don’t seem to be going well in our day or our lives, or we may feel out of our element. The truth is, the universe is always there for us. We know that we create our experience with our thoughts, and this is another way we need to make a conscious decision about how we want to experience life. It is up to us to do the work of making the connection because nobody can do it for us. Though sometimes, the universe may send us wake-up calls.

You can think of it as getting some fresh air. We are always breathing, and the air is always around us, surrounding us and moving through us. But we may need to step outside of where we are in the moment — physically, mentally, or emotionally — and make the conscious choice to take a deep breath in order to feel the air coming in and going out.

A deep breath can bring us back to our center. As we inhale, we fill our bodies with the oxygen needed to replenish our most basic physical needs, allowing the air to circulate within us. Exhaling, we release the stale, the used, the potentially toxic air, removing any blocks that may keep us from going deeper into the stillness that lies at our center where we connect to the universe. Feeling closed off does not need to be a negative experience. When we become conscious of it, we can think of the wholeness of a closed circuit, which allows electricity to connect and flow properly. Our bodies work the same way, and when we make that connection in our minds, it can help bring us back to the connection we seek....<<<Read More>>>...

The Countdown Begins: Two Years to Transform or Be Transformed

 It’s like a movie – for example, Star Wars – where suddenly we find ourselves in an existential situation with a very short time to respond… and it’s for the whole game. Everything. It’s almost surreal – the stuff they make movies of! That’s where we are. Right now.

There’s a lot about the world these days that is surreal. Honesty, integrity, logic, commonsense – all suddenly seemed to walk away within less than a decade. The underpinnings of how we understood reality to work – our paradigm – made their way to the door and departed. Now we can’t even tell what’s real for sure. Technology can duplicate every major characteristic of an individual within a digital environment with such fidelity that you don’t know for sure if it’s Donald Trump or Elon Musk (or anyone) really saying or doing what you just saw them say and do.

It’s one thing to fixate on the extraordinary eruption of information technologies with all of the nano, bio, genetic, cogno, AI and social subsets of the explosion; they’re all clearly the major driving force of this planetary upheaval. But it’s more than that. Much more than that.

The stage for these present months and years was systematically set throughout the last century – if not longer. Some three hundred thousand years ago a major force (reptilians or archons, see the Gnostic Gospels) captured this planet. The humans, with their then 12 strands of DNA, were extraordinarily capable, connected and on their way to greatness. The controller reptilians felt it was inevitable that the humans would overtake them and become a threat.

Something had to be done. The solution was to genetically disable ten of the dozen DNA strands. Break them up, but leave the broken strands in there such that they can’t operate – and be sure to manipulate the genetics to generate fear, pain, hate and terror – all of which produce the negative energy (loosh) that nourishes the reptilians/archons.

Why have humans constantly killed each other and produced extraordinary injustices to each other for millennia? That’s why. It’s been designed into us to sustain the vitality of the controller/suppressor force that coexists with us on this planet. 

Those controllers have spent the last millennia working to incrementally shape this 3D reality so that we humans, exercising our “free will,” decision-by-decision, increasingly choose or “allow” the growth of conditions and initiatives designed to systematically constrain and suppress us to the point where these non-human forces can completely subsume humans into Matrix-like power sources (perhaps even housed in cells). At the very least, they want us to be afraid, powerless, dependent, docile, obedient and certainly amused and uninformed. Nothing sovereign or powerful here.

It’s literally the elimination of humanity as we have known it....<<<Read More>>>...

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Ex-Met Police Chief Tables Amendment to Abolish Non-Crime Hate Incidents

 The Government could be forced to abolish non-crime hate incidents (NCHIs) after a former head of the Metropolitan Police and Toby tabled a widely supported amendment to axe them in the House of Lords. The Times has more.

Lord Hogan-Howe, who led Britain’s biggest police force between 2011 and 2017, and Lord Young of Acton, head of the Free Speech Union, have tabled an amendment to the Government’s Crime and Policing Bill that would stop requiring police to record NCHIs. It would abolish NCHIs as a special category of incident that must be recorded by officers.

The bill is being scrutinised in the Lords. Hogan-Howe and Young’s amendment is understood to have received the backing of dozens of crossbenchers in addition to the Conservatives, which means it has a good chance of succeeding.

If the amendment is voted through the Lords it will force the Government to either accept the scrapping of NCHIs or to use its majority in the Commons to overturn the amendment when it returns from the upper chamber.

NCHIs are supposed to be reserved for incidents that fall below the criminal threshold but help forces to develop intelligence on situations that could escalate into more serious harm or heightened community tensions.

Official guidance tells officers to record incidents that are “clearly motivated by intentional hostility” with a real risk of escalation “causing a significant harm or a criminal offence”.

They were introduced in 2014 after recommendations prompted by the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence in London in 1993. However, they have been increasingly used by forces to record petty arguments and trivial online spats. Critics claim they are stifling freedom of speech and wasting police time....<<<Read More>>>...

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Pumpkin seeds contain powerful ENERGY, restoring iron levels and removing parasites

Pumpkin seeds are a rich source of tyrosine, an amino acid that boosts dopamine availability in the brain, directly combating the mental and physical lethargy of the afternoon slump. 

The high iron content in pumpkin seeds helps address iron-deficiency fatigue, while their unique fatty acid profile protects red blood cells to optimize oxygen transport throughout the body.

A historical anthelmintic, pumpkin seeds contain cucurbitin, a compound that can paralyze and expel intestinal parasites, a hidden cause of low energy and nutrient malabsorption.

Beyond energy, the seeds are packed with magnesium for blood sugar control, zinc for immune function, and phytosterols like beta-sitosterol for prostate health.

Their nutritional density and versatility make them an easy and efficient addition to the modern diet....<<<Read More>>>...

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The public is being psychologically prepared for a great and terrible war

 J.B. Shurk believes the public is being psychologically manipulated and prepared for a great and terrible war.

For the last decade, military academics have been predicting a global war by 2030. Suspiciously, that is the date that the World Economic Forum, United Nations and other globalist institutions have been highlighting as the target date for their Agenda 2030 to be completed.

The older I get, the more suspiciously I look at the causes of war. This is natural. Young people – especially young men – are incapable of properly evaluating risk. Though they are rebellious, they also follow orders from authority figures. There is a reason why eighteen-year-olds are sent over embankments to cross open fields on the frontlines: They can be convinced to pursue success and ignore mortality. Courageous young men look right past danger. Only years later do they ask themselves, “Why the hell did I do that?”

There is no question that we are being psychologically prepped for a great and terrible war. Whether you are a civilian, veteran, or active service member, you surely have heard over the last ten years at least one commanding officer publicly describes the likelihood of a US-China war or wider WWIII in the near future.

European politicians have been instructing their citizens to prepare for a full-on military conflict with Russian forces since the current war in Ukraine began. Such civilian war preparations have not been limited to the Baltic states, Finland or Poland. France and the United Kingdom have spent the last several years conditioning citizens to expect bloodshed with the Russian Federation....<<<Read More>>>...

Food for Thought #814

 

UK masterminding Ukrainian strikes on international energy sites - FSB chief

 British intelligence services are directly involved in orchestrating Ukrainian attacks on internationally-owned energy sites in Russia and are plotting further operations against a key regional pipeline, Federal Security Service (FSB) Director Aleksandr Bortnikov has claimed.

Speaking on Thursday at a meeting of security chiefs in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Bortnikov claimed that personnel from the UK's Special Air Service (SAS) and MI6 spy agency helped plan Ukrainian drone strikes on assets of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) earlier this year. The consortium, which includes major US companies such as Chevron and ExxonMobil, exports Kazakh oil through Russia. 

 According to Bortnikov, British and Ukrainian operatives are also planning acts of sabotage against the TurkStream gas pipeline, which was launched in 2020 to supply Russian natural gas to consumers in Türkiye and several southern European nations....<<<Read More>>>...

Quantum mechanics: How the future might influence the past

 In 2022, the physics Nobel prize was awarded for experimental work showing that the quantum world must break some of our fundamental intuitions about how the universe works.

Many look at those experiments and conclude that they challenge “locality” — the intuition that distant objects need a physical mediator to interact. And indeed, a mysterious connection between distant particles would be one way to explain these experimental results....<<<Read More>>>...

100,000 Amazon Trees Chopped Down to Build Road for COP30 Climate Conference

Spare a thought for the BBC’s Justin Rowlatt as he considers his upcoming trip to the Brazilian city of Belém to report on COP30. Saving the world and its environment is his gig so how will he face the prospect of travelling down a new four-lane highway cut through the dense Amazon rainforest to help speed him and his 70,000 other political activists to their luxury hotels? 

Based on trees per acre, an estimated 100,000 mature specimens have been chopped down and logged to build the eight-mile Avenida Liberdade causing untold disruption to local wildlife. 

Happily, all is not lost in despair. If he wishes, the BBC’s activist-in-chief can consider recent findings published in Nature Plants that increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide have led to substantial growth in the remaining Amazon forest, with mature trees growing by over 6% a decade. 

Perhaps he could start promoting on the BBC the enormous benefits of CO2, rightly known as the gas of life. He could front a campaign to assuage his dented COP conscience along the lines: ‘Forward with Carbon Dioxide, not Chainsaws.’...<<<Read More>>>....

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