Food for Thought #1323

 

Activists Ask The Traitors’ Claudia Winkleman to Abandon Cruel Wool

Animal rights group PETA has written to the producers of the BBC programme, asking that they ensure that Winkleman adopts “animal-free” attire in the future.

While praising Winkleman’s sense of style, the charity said that the production of wool inflicted pain and suffering on sheep and goats, saying that “when it comes to wool, it’s humans who are often the traitors”.

“Sheep are gentle, clever individuals who can remember the faces of at least 50 other sheep and even recognise emotions on human faces.

“Like us, sheep can feel optimistic or pessimistic, and learn from past experiences. Loyal sheep form strong social bonds, have best friends and feel anxious when away from their flock.”

The solution, naturally (no pun intended), is that instead of the cruel wool production trade, which incidentally formed the foundation of England’s wealth and development in the Middle Ages, is to use ‘plant-based’ clothing, which is “kinder” and “also greener, generating fewer greenhouse gas emissions”....<<<Read More>>>....

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Are You Suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder? (You probably are)

 To say that we live in difficult, frightening, challenging and traumatic times is an absurd understatement. Most people are worried about many things: rising interest rates and inflation; failing health care; the steady but remorseless increase in food prices; the rise in heating bills; the increase in fuel prices and travel costs; the prospect of the fuel running out completely or being rationed; the uglification of our towns, cities and villages; violence in the streets.

Mass, illegal immigration has got out of control and causes real anxiety for a large section of the population who are, of course, all then demonised as “Right Wing racists” by Far, Far Left wingers who live in Islington and do their shopping in Mayfair and Knightsbridge. Burnham, Britain’s faux Prime Minister, says he thinks it is difficult to say whether the current levels of migration are too high or too low. What a 24-carat pillock he is. I hope he repeats that balderdash when campaigning at the next general election.

Millions are worried about housing. Burnham has awakened the dead remainers with a promise to reopen the Brexit campaign so that he can drag us back into the EU, an undemocratic and endlessly corrupt organisation which was invented by warmed-up Nazis. Never mind that a majority of Britons voted to leave the EU. Why is Burnham doing this? Is he hoping to split the right-wing vote so that he can win an election and become a proper Prime Minister? 

In the UK, the Government seems to have done its best to increase homelessness. Private landlords have been driven out of offering accommodation, and builders struggle with absurd red tape and ever-rising employment costs. Burnham’s party provides promises rather than houses. The promises keep coming. The houses do not, and never will under a Labour Government....<<<Read More>>>...

Food for Thought #1322

 

Parts of Florida just saw half a year’s worth of rain in 36 hours

 According to a report from The Washington Post, portions of Florida’s Space Coast were inundated by up to 28 inches of rain—roughly half an average year’s total—in just 36 hours from Sunday afternoon into Monday evening. Radar estimates showed the most extreme totals concentrated in the stretch from Palm Bay to Valkaria in Brevard County, turning streets into rivers and prompting widespread flash flood emergencies.

Tampa-based meteorologist Jeff Berardelli captured the rarity of the deluge, writing, “I’ve NEVER seen anything like this.” The Washington Post noted that the event carried a recurrence interval of more than 1-in-1,000 years in some locations, with slow-moving storm bands repeatedly training over the same areas.

Contributing factors included a deep plume of moisture drawn from record-warm waters in the southwestern Atlantic, weak mid-level winds that allowed storms to stall, and elevated background humidity linked to a record-strength El Niño on top of a warming climate....<<<Read More>>>....

They EXPOSED Too Much… “You’re Seeing 1% of What’s Happening”

 

 

In this extraordinary interview, Billy Carson and Darius J. Wright take us far beyond the limits of ordinary perception, beginning with Billy’s near-death experience and Darius’s years of conscious out-of-body exploration. Together, we dive into the afterlife, astral projection, consciousness, manifestation, the quantum field, multidimensional reality, and the provocative idea that human beings may only be perceiving a tiny fraction of what is actually happening around us. From Billy’s account of dying and returning with no fear of death, to Darius describing how he intentionally lowers his heart rate and enters states that mirror near-death experiences, this episode asks what happens when we stop treating the physical world as the whole story and begin exploring the unseen 99%. 

The conversation expands into ancient Egypt, the Halls of Amenti, Saqqara’s so-called resurrection or rejuvenation chambers, consciousness transfer, higher dimensions, telepathy, telekinesis, psychic abilities, remote viewing, CIA Project Stargate, and the possibility that hidden programs have studied human consciousness far more deeply than the public realizes. Billy and Darius also explore alternate timelines, the nature of reality, non-human and multidimensional beings, paranormal phenomena, spiritual entities, and whether consciousness itself may be capable of influencing the world around us. What begins as a discussion about death and the other side becomes a sweeping exploration of human potential, ancient mystery traditions, government secrecy, extraterrestrial and interdimensional intelligence, and one central question: if we are only seeing 1% of what is happening, what exists in the other 99%?

What Self-Sabotage Looks Like

 Imagine that somewhere inside you is a thermostat. One that determines how much happiness, success, love, or abundance you believe you’re allowed to experience. For years, it has been set at 70 degrees. Then one day, life gives you something wonderful. An opportunity you’ve dreamed about. A relationship that feels safe. A chance to become someone you’ve always hoped you could be. Suddenly, the temperature rises to 80 degrees. And instead of enjoying it, you begin to worry and second-guess yourself.

Sometimes, this is what self-sabotage looks like. Not a lack of ambition or desire, but a subconscious fear of stepping beyond what we’ve always known. We procrastinate. We question ourselves. We find reasons to walk away from the very things we’ve prayed for. Because even when our circumstances are changing for the better, a part of us may still be trying to protect us from the unfamiliar. And there is something deeply human about that.

But we are capable of growing beyond the limits we’ve unknowingly placed on ourselves. The next time you find yourself pulling away from something good, ask yourself: What am I afraid might happen if this actually works out? Listen to the answer without judgment. Question the stories you’ve come to believe about what you deserve. And the next time an opportunity appears, let yourself take the leap while your hands still tremble, because the moment you begin, the person you need to be will rise to meet you....<<<Daily OM>>>...

Food for Thought #1321

 

Whole-Body Fascia Freedom

 Fascia, often described as the body’s “living matrix,” is the connective tissue that interweaves throughout our muscles, organs, bones, and nerves, shaping the body’s form and function. Like an intricate tapestry, it supports every part of our body, influencing our mobility, flexibility, posture, and overall health.

Just as we nourish our bodies with wholesome food and regular exercise, caring for our fascia requires attention and intention. Practices such as myofascial release, foam rolling, yoga, and bodywork can help maintain the suppleness and elasticity of our fascia, preventing tightness, injury, and pain. Through these practices, we encourage circulation, improve mobility, and promote the body’s innate ability to heal and regenerate.

Beyond its physical impact, our fascia also affects our mental well-being, serving as a repository of past experiences, traumas, and emotions. Through practices like breathwork, mindfulness, and somatic movement, we can let go of what no longer serves us. This release can create a profound sense of lightness, emotional freedom, and healing catharsis.

A simple exercise to support your fascia is a shoulder roll: Stand or sit comfortably with your spine aligned and shoulders relaxed. Inhale deeply, and as you exhale, gently raise both shoulders toward your ears. Hold the tension for a moment, feeling the stretch in your upper back and shoulders. Slowly roll your shoulders back and down in a smooth motion as you inhale, opening up your chest. Repeat this movement as needed, coordinating it with your breath and creating a fluid, mindful motion. Enhance your health on a deeper level through your fascia — and experience a full-body awakening. (Daily OM)

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Speech in Britain: An Endangered Liberty

 Britain possesses a remarkable variety of mechanisms by which it can destroy you for speaking. Many citizens do not realise this, because they have learned – gradually, imperceptibly – to say and think almost nothing at all.

The Model Bill is a template – a menu of options – for any UK politician or citizen who wishes to halt the collapse of Orwell’s country into Orwell’s fiction. It is not a radical proposal. The Freedom of Speech Bill is perfectly aligned with Britain’s liberal history and its traditional values – values that are sane and just, and which the UK’s current speech laws conspicuously fail to reflect.

The Model Bill is a template – a menu of options – for any UK politician or citizen who wishes to halt the collapse of Orwell’s country into Orwell’s fiction. It is not a radical proposal. The Freedom of Speech Bill is perfectly aligned with Britain’s liberal history and its traditional values – values that are sane and just, and which the UK’s current speech laws conspicuously fail to reflect....<<<Read More>>>... 

Food for Thought #1320

 

The Civilizational War Over AI: I’m on the Side of Humans, Not the Machine Overlords

 I am not neutral in the fight over artificial intelligence. This is not a debate about gadgets or software updates; it is a civilizational conflict between two irreconcilable factions. One side (the left-wing techno-fascists) wants to centralize machine intelligence into the hands of globalist technocrats who dream of surveilling, censoring, and ultimately managing every human being on Earth. The other side -- my side -- wants humans to remain human while using open-source, decentralized AI as a tool to augment our own cognition, creativity, and freedom.

The technocrats pushing centralized AI are the same people who brought us the COVID lockdowns, the vaccine mandates, and the great censorship regime. They are the same people who engineered energy scarcity and are now building massive data centers to hoard computational power while the rest of us are told to eat bugs and live in pod apartments. The fight over AI is the same fight we have been waging for decades: central control versus individual liberty. In this fight, I stand with humans, not the machine overlords and their political enablers....<<<Read More>>>...

The Occult Blueprint of Power - What If Power Isn’t Ruled by Laws, But by Magic?

 

 

Jordan Maxwell breaks down the hidden occult matrix of power—how words, symbols, emblems, and ancient systems shape modern government, banking, religion, and law. From the Druids and the Phoenician/Canaanite merchant-banking system to Saturn symbolism, black robes, courts, and “legal magic,” Maxwell explains how language functions like spells and why most people never notice the structure controlling society. He also shares a chilling Area 51 / Rachel Nevada UFO encounter involving silent glowing craft, fear radiation, and disturbing post-event experiences. This is a deep dive into hidden agendas, symbolism, and the real mechanics of power.

Major hospital in UK bring back mandatory face masks for all patients and visitors after sudden surge in Covid and flu cases

 Another chapter in The Pantomime entitled 'The Fear Factor Revisited'.... Convid resurgence ... really?

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According to a report from The Sun, a major hospital in Greater Manchester has reinstated mandatory face masks for all staff, patients and visitors amid a sudden surge in Covid-19 and flu cases that has placed the facility on high alert.

The Emergency Department at Royal Bolton Hospital recorded a sharp rise in patients with respiratory illnesses, prompting hospital leaders to treat the situation as high risk.

All individuals entering inpatient areas—including hospital wards, the Emergency Department and Urgent Treatment Centres—must now wear fluid-resistant surgical face masks. The measure follows 210 positive patient tests for Covid-19 or flu at the end of October, a steep jump from an average of 51 cases recorded during September.....<<<Read More>>>....

Food for Thought #1319

 

Mystery of the Real Men in Black: Researchers Are Sure That They Are Not Humans

 Ufologists tend to take the problem of “men in black” quite seriously. Now the most common version is that “men in black” are cyborgs, biorobots that are sent to Earth by aliens to cover up too obvious traces of its visit by unidentified objects, as well as to neutralize those who are too zealously trying to study this phenomenon…

In 1880, New Mexico residents Jerome Clark and Lucius Farish told from the pages of the Santa Fe Daily New Mexico that on the evening of March 26 they saw a flying ship in the form of a cigar, equipped with a huge propeller. There were ten passengers in the open gondola of the strange ship.

The ship turned right and left, changed speed, descended, soared up, at times flew up to the very ground.

Witnesses claimed that the ship’s passengers waved at them, laughed and shouted something in an unfamiliar language. In general, their behavior was similar to the behavior of people in a state of intoxication. Apparently, it was also reflected in the chaotic flight of the ship. One of the passengers threw several items overboard....<<<Read More>>>...

 

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Majority of Americans Say AI Is Bad for Society

 A 57% majority of U.S. adults say artificial intelligence is a bad thing for society, while 42% say it is good, according to a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll of more than 2,500 adults released this week.

The poll was conducted by The Washington Post and ABC News in collaboration with the research and consulting firm Ipsos, using Ipsos' KnowledgePanel, according to the published findings.

The margin of negative sentiment is one of the widest recorded in recent national surveys of technology attitudes, and the intensity gap is starker still. The share of respondents describing AI as extremely bad outnumbers the extremely good camp by more than eight to one, an indication that opposition is not merely lukewarm but firmly held, according to the poll....<<<Read More>>>...

Synchronicity and Vril: The Secret the Mystery Schools Kept

 

Six popular sugar substitutes linked to faster brain aging

A study of nearly 13,000 adults found that people consuming the most artificial sweeteners experienced a 62% faster decline in memory and thinking skills, equivalent to approximately 1.6 additional years of brain aging. Six popular sweeteners were linked to faster cognitive decline, raising concerns about the long-term brain health effects of common sugar substitutes, although causation was not established.

Sugar substitutes are often promoted as a healthier way to enjoy sweet foods and drinks without consuming as much sugar. However, new research suggests that some of these widely used sweeteners may have an unexpected downside for long-term brain health.

A study published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, found that people who consumed the most low- and no-calorie sweeteners experienced significantly faster declines in memory and thinking skills than those who consumed the least. The association was particularly pronounced among people with diabetes.

Researchers examined seven sweeteners commonly used in foods and beverages: aspartame, saccharin, acesulfame-K, erythritol, xylitol, sorbitol and tagatose. These ingredients frequently appear in ultra-processed products, including diet sodas, flavored waters, energy drinks, yogurt and low-calorie desserts. Some are also sold separately for sweetening foods and beverages...<<<Read More>>>...

Food for Thought #1318

 

The Government Can Now Nearly Track Your Every Move

 More than 94,000 automatic license plate readers are already operating across the United States, with the number rising daily. According to a report from CBN News, clusters of these devices are positioned within a single mile of roadway in some areas, capturing not only license plates but a vehicle’s location, make, model, color, dents, and even bumper stickers, converting the details into searchable data.

The cameras, also mounted on police vehicles, feed images into a vast shared database accessible to law enforcement and other government agencies. Scans now number in the hundreds of billions each year....<<<Read More>>>...

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CASTLERIGG CUMBRIA UK

 

Trick or Treating Can Upset Religious Beliefs, Say Police

 Police have warned that Hallowe’en trick or treating may go against “religious beliefs” as forces and councils issue “no trick or treat” posters that households can display to deter unwanted visitors. The Telegraph has more.


Official guidance for some areas states that these posters should be respected as some people may avoid Hallowe’en for cultural reasons.

Leicestershire Police has advised that residents may sit out celebrations because they are “observing religious or cultural beliefs that do not include Hallowe’en”.

Its advice states that Hallowe’en revellers should not only steer clear of houses displaying “no trick or treat” posters, but also avoid homes not adorned with pumpkins or other decorations.

A note from Oadby and Wigston police, which is part of Leicestershire Police force, thanked residents for following advice that would “keep communities safe, respectful and inclusive”....<<<Read More>>>...

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Finland launches criminal probe into Google’s forest clearing for data center

 Finnish police have launched a criminal investigation into Google's Finnish subsidiary for clearing 330 hectares of forest in Muhos and 200 hectares in Kajaani before completing mandatory environmental impact assessments.

Authorities are investigating potential violations of the Water Act and environmental damage from drainage and water management issues at the construction sites.

The Supervisory Agency ordered Google to halt work at both sites on October 6, 2026, after the scale of logging became public.

Ecologists estimate Google cleared approximately 400,000 trees total across both locations for planned AI data center facilities.

The controversy highlights growing global opposition to data center construction over environmental concerns, water usage and electricity demands....<<<Read More>>>...

Food for Thought #1317

 

The fallacy of the establishment’s “experts”

The medical and broader societal “establishment” maintains power by suppressing dissenting voices and relying on a network of approved “experts” who often prioritise official narratives over accuracy and facts.

History demonstrates that these establishment-sanctioned experts across fields such as military strategy, finance, science and the arts have frequently made significant, often absurd, errors in judgment.

Medical professionals are similarly unreliable, with research indicating that doctors, nurses, psychologists and psychiatrists often fail to provide accurate diagnoses or effective care, contributing to high rates of patient injury and death.

Why? Because they are paid to do so. It’s all about the money....<<<Read More>>>...

Gnosticism vs Hermeticism Explained The Truth About Reality

 

A Boundary Can Transform Everything

 When you think about setting a limit, saying no, or asking someone in your life for something you need, how do you feel? Do you experience a sinking sense of dread or worry about how the other person might react? If so, please know you’re not alone. For many of us, the thought of disappointing someone or facing confrontation can feel deeply uncomfortable.

And yet, there is a timeless wisdom in recognizing what our boundaries truly are. Think of them as invisible borders — almost like a map or the outline of a fence around someone’s home. They let the outside world know where your limits are so you can protect what matters most. The challenge comes when these lines get blurred. This is what can cause us to say yes when we really want to say no, feel obligated to help when we’re already burned out, or sacrifice our needs for the sake of others.

Perhaps one of the most liberating things we can discover is that we don’t have to attempt to change or control another person to regain emotional harmony. We can decide what we’re willing to participate in, what we have to give, and when it’s time to step away. And this doesn’t have to mean shutting people out or burning bridges. We can assert a boundary with kindness, ask for what we need without guilt, and care deeply without losing ourselves along the way....<<<Read More>>>....

Food for Thought #1316

 

Pilots capture mysterious pill-shaped UFO on camera flying over Ohio

 Pilots flying high above Ohio radioed air traffic controllers after a strange metallic object appeared near their aircraft, only to learn that nothing matching the sighting showed up on radar, according to a report from the Daily Mail.

An account filed with the National UFO Reporting Center on October 26 detailed a silver, pill-shaped unidentified aerial phenomenon that seemed nearly motionless as the plane drew closer. One pilot photographed the object and later described the August 16 encounter in a follow-up interview with NUFORC investigator Ben Hansen.

“The surface was silver and highly reflective, like pure polished metal,” the investigator’s report states, identifying the pilot only as “J.” Hansen added that “J described the UAP as uniform, pill-shaped. There were no warps or creases on the surface, nor was it tapered at the bottom.”...<<<Read More>>>...

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What climate change advocating economists don’t get

 The first thing to realise is that economists have no idea how the real economy works, particularly the rural economy.

The second thing to realise is that climate change activists understand even less about how the economy works.

So, when the two ignorant groups are combined, CO2 emission reduction advocating economists are plain clueless – and destructive.

Putting a price on carbon only works if there are emissions reductions which can be made.


… economists and climate advocates are often talking past each other. …

The goal is not to reduce current emissions a little but instead to reduce future emissions a lot.

… large-scale vehicle emissions reductions … requires getting Americans to switch from internal combustion engine vehicles to electric or other alternative-fuel vehicles.

In principle, a carbon price could drive that shift [ ] by raising gasoline and diesel prices so high that drivers switch to EVs [electric vehicles]. But, in addition to the political challenges of imposing high carbon prices, that approach is likely to cost more than other strategies...<<<Read More>>>....

Why Freemasonry Was Founded: To Save What Survived the Flood

 

Recent Studies Examine Airborne Particles and Brain Effects

 A series of recent studies highlighted by The Washington Post indicates that microscopic airborne debris can bypass the blood-brain barrier and infiltrate brain tissue, raising questions about possible associations between air pollution and neurocognitive conditions including autism and dementia, according to reporting summarized by Futurism. The findings add to a body of research suggesting that what people breathe may affect the brain, not only the lungs and heart.

Caleb Finch, a University of Southern California professor known for his work on Alzheimer's disease and aging, told The Washington Post that the risk of dementia increases in proportion to the amount of air pollution. The mechanisms by which particles reach the brain remain unclear, the reporting stated.

Separate public-health summaries have described similar concerns. Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center have noted that ultrafine particles may contribute to learning difficulties in children....<<<Read More>>>...

Food for Thought #1315

 

Deep State Tries To Silence Trump Over UFO Disclosure

 I recently wrote that after Trump had spoken publicly about releasing the files on the JFK assassination, as well as more UFO files and videos, that he would be at risk of further assassination attempts.

This risk was compounded after joining forces with JFK’s nephew Robert Kennedy Jr who as well wanting to wage war on the Deep State, via vested corporate and medical interests, has spoken in depth about how he wants the truth released to public about JFK’s death....<<<Read More>>>....

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Awaken Your Natural Beauty

 In a world of constant advertisements promoting youthfulness and external beauty standards, natural beauty and aging gracefully often takes a back seat. This leaves many of us feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or unhappy. But there is a profound spiritual energy that comes with embracing and celebrating who we are authentically — at whatever age we are.

Natural beauty doesn’t necessarily mean to “let it all go” or to put aside the work you do to look and feel your best. Rather, taking care of our bodies supports our health and allows us to do things we love — which energizes and inspires us. It’s important to balance the doing and the being, remembering that outward beauty is a reflection of our inward beauty — the more we’ve awakened within and are living fully, the more our bodies can radiate that conscious energy and well-being.

Taking care of ourselves holistically by nourishing our bodies with whole, nutrient-rich foods, staying hydrated, getting regular exercise, and prioritizing self-care rituals all play a significant role in supporting our vitality. Staying in tune to how our bodies change over time, we can choose foods that make sense for the life phase we are in. And we can choose activities that keep us feeling strong and vibrant, whether that be stretching, yoga, dance, or any movement we enjoy.

Every chapter in life is an opportunity. Seize this moment by reflecting on what your present needs are to feel your most radiant self, inside and out. Start today — it’s never too late. (Daily OM)

Food for Thought #1314

 

Burnham: ‘Britain didn’t vote for hard Brexit’

 Andy Burnham said Britain had not voted for a hard Brexit as he repeatedly refused to rule out a referendum on rejoining the EU.

The Prime Minister said he would not “defend the deal” struck by the Tories, arguing that it had not lived up to what the country was promised in 2016.

His remarks, at Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) in the Commons, came after he suggested he could reinstate freedom of movement with the EU after the next election.

The Prime Minister’s words will heighten fears among Opposition MPs that he is attempting to delegitimise the Brexit vote. Earlier this month, he claimed that Russia had “clearly” interfered in the 2016 Brexit referendum.

“Hard Brexit” was a phrase coined during the negotiations to describe the then Tory government’s pursuit of a free trade agreement with Brussels.

It involved leaving the EU’s single market and customs union, ending free movement of people and the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice.

In contrast, some Europhiles campaigned for a soft Brexit, which would have kept the UK much closer to the EU and following its rules.

At PMQs on Wednesday, Kemi Badenoch, the Tory leader, attacked the Prime Minister’s remarks on free movement, accusing him of having “opened his mouth without engaging his brain”....<<<Read More>>>...

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New UFO files detail sightings of six-foot ‘skinwalkers’ and ‘portal to another world

The Pentagon has released a fresh batch of declassified UFO documents that include a 2010 investigation into reported encounters with mysterious creatures near a Utah ranch long associated with unexplained phenomena.

According to a report from the Daily Mail, the files detail residents’ accounts of “skinwalkers,” towering shadows, unexplained lights, and even what one witness described as a portal near a lake.

In Navajo tradition, a skinwalker is regarded as a malevolent witch capable of assuming animal form. One man told investigators he encountered a hunched creature in January 2010 that he estimated stood about six feet tall and weighed roughly 250 pounds. “The head was described as looking like a German shepherd dog without the pointed nose,” the report states, “The nose was described to be more similar to a human nose.” Light falling on the figure revealed short black fur mixed with gray, pointed ears, and a short tail. “It ran like it was leaping,” investigators recorded. The same witness said the creature’s howl served as a warning that it was passing through, and that its cries once prompted nearby coyotes to howl in response....<<<Read More>>>...

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Everyone Over 16 May Need ID to Use Social Media, Ofcom Says

Social media users may be required to have photo ID to prove their age when Labour’s ban for under-16s comes into force in spring as current facial age checks are inadequate, Ofcom has said. The Telegraph has the story.

The regulator said current facial age checks used by social media platforms were not accurate enough to confirm whether a child was over 16.

It said this would mean that Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and others would need to implement other checks, such as requiring a photo ID.

Ofcom acknowledged that children aged 16 or 17 who “do not yet have a photo ID would likely need to take steps to obtain one”.

The proposal is set out in the regulator’s assessment of four methods it says could be used to enforce the UK’s under-16s ban. They are facial age estimation, passports, digital IDs and bank checks.

Child safety campaigners welcomed the tougher approach if it could be shown to work, but privacy groups warned it amounted to the backdoor introduction of national ID cards.

It comes after up to 60% of under-16s in Australia avoided age checks to stay on social media after that country’s ban....<<<Read More>>>...

Food for Thought #1313

 

History of Tarot

 The designs of the 22 cards in the Major Arcana can be traced back as far as 1440, when the first known deck appeared in Italy. The 3 decks called the "Visconti Trumps" are generally regarded as the "forefathers" of the decks that are widely available today. It is believed that they were originally created as a game for Nobles. It is not until centuries later that the cards reemerged, this time as a tool of divination. In the latter half of the 15th century, the cardmakers in Marseilles, France began to standardize the Trumps. Before this organized production, those who played the Trumps could dictate which they wanted to include, and which they wanted substituted or eliminated. Certain cards; Death, the Devil, and the Tower in particular; were considered offensive by the more conservative Nobles. These images caused religious leaders to attempt to ban the Trumps.

The first detailed reference to the Trumps of the Tarot is in the form of a sermon. This sermon, given by a Franciscan friar in Italy sometime between 1450 and 1470, contends that the Trumps were invented and named by the Devil. It condemns the use of the cards, and generally credits them with the triumph of the Devil. According to the friar, the Devil wins through the loss of the souls of those who play what was then, quite probably, nothing more than a simple game.

The rebirth of the Tarot, and its beginnings a means of divination, are attributed to Antoine Court de Gébelin in 1781.He believed it was Egyptian in origin, and that it contained mystical knowledge that had been purposefully encoded in the symbolism of the Trumps. Specifically, he theorized that the cards were the key to lost Egyptian magical wisdom written by Thoth, the Egyptian God of inspired written knowledge. The Trumps themselves began to noticeably evolve from this point forward. Changes were thought to have been introduced by the different secret societies who produced the decks...read more>>>...

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The AI Gap: Why Non-Users Are Dangerously Wrong About What Is Already Here

I spend every working day inside modern AI systems. I build with them, audit code with them, write with them, design with them, and run them on my own hardware in my own facility. That daily immersion is why I can say something plainly: the people who dismiss AI as unimpressive are, in nearly every case, people who do not actually use it. The gap between what daily users see and what the mainstream believes is now so wide that it has become its own hazard -- a gap of perception that costs money, wastes time, and quietly sets people up to be replaced.

Daily AI users, frontier developers, and AI builders operate in a reality far beyond what cable news panels or skeptical columnists describe. The non-users are not just behind -- they are dangerously wrong about what is already here.

I have watched this gap close in my own operations. What used to require a team of engineers and a large budget now requires one person who knows how to direct a model. The distance between user and non-user is no longer a matter of convenience; it is the distance between someone who ships in an afternoon and someone still arguing about whether the technology works at all...<<<Read More>>>....

 

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Find Freedom in Letting Go

 Why does letting go feel so hard? We often imagine it like placing a leaf on a flowing stream. We watch it drift away, carrying our worries with it, until it disappears from sight. But emotional burdens aren’t always so easily left behind. Old resentments, painful memories, regret, or perpetual anxiety can tug at you. You may not consciously think about these things, but somewhere within you, they’re still there — taking up space.

And even when we know that letting go would bring us relief, knowing isn’t always enough. There’s a reason for this, and it has much to do with the extraordinary ways your body has learned to protect you. When something has hurt you deeply or was left unresolved, your nervous system may hang onto it long after the moment has passed in an attempt to prevent future pain.

Perhaps this is where the real healing begins. Not by forcing yourself to move on before you’re ready, but by creating the conditions that allow your body to feel safe enough to loosen its grip on what you’ve been carrying. The memory may remain. The experience might always be part of your story. But it no longer has to hold the same power over how you feel, how you respond, or how you move through the day. And with that comes a beautifully profound sense of emotional freedom. (Daily OM)

Food for Thought #1312