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A Light In The Darkness
Welcome to "A Light In The Darkness" - a realm that explores the mysterious and the occult; the paranormal and the supernatural; the unexplained and the controversial; and, not forgetting, of course, the conspiracy theories; including Artificial Intelligence; Chemtrails and Geo-engineering; 5G and EMR Hazards; The Net Zero lie ; Trans-Humanism and Trans-Genderism; The Covid-19 and mRNA vaccine issues; The Ukraine Deception, Flat Earth, Tartaria ... and a whole lot more.
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Saturday, 4 April 2026
Miliband Expected to Block North Sea Oil Drilling
The Energy Secretary is understood to be resisting the development of Rosebank, the UK’s largest untapped oil field, estimated to contain up to 300 million barrels of oil.
He is against new drilling licences despite concerns over impending fuel shortages, surging oil prices and diminishing stocks.
Despite growing pressure from opponents and his own Cabinet, including Rachel Reeves, the Chancellor, Miliband has also delayed a decision on a licence to drill at the Jackdaw gas field, which it is estimated could produce the equivalent of 6% of the UK’s future gas supply.
The move delays the decision until after the May local elections, which could trigger a Labour leadership battle where he has been mooted as a potential contender. On Friday, Miliband’s aides dismissed as “unfounded” suggestions that he was minded to approve Jackdaw.
Any block on North Sea drilling puts him at odds with not only Kemi Badenoch, who this week launched a “Get Britain Drilling” campaign, and Nigel Farage’s Reform, but also the SNP, whose leader, John Swinney, on Thursday reversed the nationalist party’s opposition to further oil and gas exploration in the North Sea....<<<Read More>>>...
Your Blood Type Was Changed After 1900 — The Tartarian DNA They Replaced
A Fearless Vibration
The vibration presented itself after a series of 'mystical experiences' (Nothing drug induced) and enabled a sense of 'this is all an illusion, a clever game' in remain in the core of consciousness ever since.
It has also provided a visual perception of everything that is around in the mortal world, and enables an insight into what is really going on.
There is no fear, there is no delusion. There is only observation and bemusement.
Observation of all that is going on being a charade, and bemusement that so called spiritual beings living an human experience, have fallen for the delusions around them.
For many years this vibration presented clear insight and very accurate clairvoyance and mediumship. But the road was pointing towards, has taken life far away from that situation.
Instead now, life is spent as an observer. A fearless traveller through this mortal realm which is not what is appears to be.
A strong lesson learnt - high vibrations only exist when there is fearlessness and unconditional love. Those forces that actively generate illusions to generate fear and hatred cannot survive in a realm where there is no fear and only unconditional love. And when some entity comes into close proximity, whether in body or disembodied, their influence can be displaced by simply laughing and being fearless - Matthew James
Study Finds Peppermint Tea Improves Memory, Attention in Healthy Adults
The study also recorded increased oxygenated blood flow to the brain's prefrontal cortex, the region responsible for focus and decision-making, within a short window after consumption.
Neither the cognitive improvement nor the increased cerebral blood flow was observed in the placebo group, the study stated. Researchers noted that the effects appeared to operate independently of each other, suggesting peppermint may influence brain function through multiple biological pathways simultaneously. The findings indicate that a standard mug of peppermint tea is sufficient to produce these acute effects on brain performance and physiology....<<<Read More>>>...
Friday, 3 April 2026
Do What Excites You
If you are somebody who tends to live practically, excitement may overwhelm you at first. To ease the anxiety that prevents you from incorporating all that you find exciting into your life, acknowledge that you are alive right now, and remember that every moment matters. When you choose to do more of what thrills you, even if your choices require you to make certain sacrifices, your daily life will soon be imbued with exhilaration, pleasure, and optimistic anticipation.
To understand what excites you, you may need to observe and ponder your reaction to the activities, events, circumstances, and concepts that make up your life. What makes your pulse race? What makes you want to get out of your chair and take action? Try to avoid getting too wrapped up in life’s details; that tedium may cause you to plod through your existence unaware of prospective excitement. Once you have created a substantial list, find ways to integrate each item into your routine. You will soon find yourself riding a wave of excitement that lifts you up and makes life truly worth living.(Daily OM)
Natural energy boosters: How food scents can wake up your brain without caffeine
Citrus scents (oranges, lemons, grapefruit) elevate mood and reduce stress by activating olfactory pathways linked to emotional well-being.
Rosemary improves memory and mental clarity through its compound 1,8-cineole, making it perfect for study or high-focus tasks.
Coffee aroma alone sharpens focus by priming brain regions tied to alertness—even without drinking it.
Hydration & sunlight are critical yet overlooked: dehydration impairs cognition, while morning light naturally boosts mood and energy.
In a world where fatigue and burnout are increasingly common, many people turn to caffeine or sugary snacks for a quick energy fix. But what if the key to sustained alertness wasn't just in what we eat—but also in what we smell? Emerging research suggests that certain food aromas can stimulate the brain, enhance mood and sharpen focus without the jitters or crashes associated with stimulants....<<<Read More>>>...
The Last Engineer Who Knew How Old Buildings Were Powered —What He Wasn't Allowed to Publish (1899)
“The Disinformation Dozen” are still facing censorship
The Defender interviewed six of the 12 people on the list. They shared how being included on the list affected their businesses, their relationships and their constitutional right to freedom of speech.
In March 2021, one year into the covid-19 pandemic, the Centre for Countering Digital Hate (“CCDH”) published its list of “leading online anti-vaxxers,” dubbed “The Disinformation Dozen.”
The impact was immediate.
Social media giants began de-platforming some of the people on the list.
Key Biden administration officials publicly referenced the list and its members and accused them of spreading dangerous “misinformation” and “disinformation.”
The “Twitter Files,” released in 2022 and 2023, showed that Big Tech worked with the [US] Government to censor not only those on the “Disinformation Dozen” list, but also anyone with a significant online following who published content that contradicted the official covid-19 narrative. That included Children’s Health Defense (“CHD”), which on 17 August 2022, was kicked off major social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram. CHD wasn’t on the “Disinformation Dozen” list – but its founder and then-chairman, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was.
“When the ‘Disinformation Dozen’ list was published, Kennedy was still chairman of CHD,” said CHD CEO Mary Holland. “Silencing his voice meant silencing ours – because at the time, his name was synonymous with that of CHD, the organisation he founded and led.”
When Kennedy left CHD to run for US President, it was no longer possible for the government and the CCDH to censor him. “His social media channels were restored,” Holland said. “But to this day, CHD is still being censored.”
Much has changed since 2021. Kennedy is now US health secretary, leading the Trump administration’s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ (“MAHA”) agenda.
Many of the “Disinformation Dozen” continue to actively write, produce documentaries and advocate for health freedom...<<<Read More>>>...
The Strange New Left-Wing Cult of Ed Miliband
Miliband is at once both a product of the crony-ridden technocratic bureaucracies that bloomed under the dark of Blair’s term, but also seemingly an antidote to its excesses. In respect of the latter, some important coordinates are well-established in the article. Miliband was critical of Blair’s reckless foreign policy which started off as “humanitarian intervention” but which left hundreds of thousands of corpses amid entire cities reduced to rubble. And, it is claimed, Miliband is more committed to Labour’s radical principles of “social justice”. Miliband, it turns out, was a Jeremy Corbyn in waiting, “who wanted the working classes back in Labour”, but whose radical ambitions were muted for the sake of what seemed to be political pragmatism....<<<Read More>>....
Thursday, 2 April 2026
Your Body-Brain Cues
Somatic noticing invites you to gently shift out of mental overdrive and reconnect with what’s happening inside. Instead of pushing through discomfort or brushing past subtle cues, you pause long enough to notice what your body may be asking for — so you can respond with more care, presence, and support before stress builds further.
In your everyday life, this can simply mean noticing. Maybe you take a moment to feel how tense your shoulders are, and you soften them. Maybe you realize you’re more overwhelmed than you thought, and you step away for a breath of fresh air. Or perhaps, you recognize that what feels like irritability is actually exhaustion, hunger, or the need for rest. These small moments of awareness can help you feel more grounded, make supportive choices, and return to greater total well-being. (Daily OM)
Chicken meat is a complete protein, full of amino acids, but breed and pasture access influence its nutritional quality
When health officials and nutritionists extol the virtues of chicken as a lean protein source, they conveniently omit a critical variable that renders most supermarket poultry a nutritionally inferior product. The blanket recommendation to consume chicken for muscle growth, brain function, and weight management assumes all birds offer equivalent benefits.
But emerging research from peer-reviewed journals tells a different story. Slow-growing, pasture-raised, and indigenous chicken breeds deliver significantly higher protein content, lower fat, greater antioxidant capacity, and more bio-active peptides than the fast-growing commercial broilers that dominate American dinner plates. The quiet suppression of this distinction by mainstream nutrition guidance represents a failure to inform consumers that not all chicken is created equal, and that the conventional farming model actively degrades the nutritional quality of the meat before it ever reaches the grocery store cooler....<<<Read More>>>...
We are at war with our governments
In the last few years we have seen the development of a new form of slavery, and today a huge percentage of the global population has become victims of the Modern Slave Trade. And in the cowardly new world which is being created for us, the medium has taken over from the message and is the far more important of the two. The message, the truth, is hidden from us. Communication is out of control. We are swamped with useless information. Most people simply do as they are told; they no longer listen to what they are hearing or really register what they are seeing because they don’t know what to believe. They just do what they are told to do. Stay indoors, wear a mask, have another vaccination. Thinking is out of date and is close to becoming a crime.
You may find it sickening, and difficult to believe, but in this book, I will show that everything bad that is happening is deliberate. The lockdowns that killed, the toxic covid vaccine (which has clearly killed far more people than it could ever have saved), the loss of our freedom and privacy, the rapid digitalisation of health and cash, the difficulties of travel, the pressure to accept yet more vaccines and so on are all part of an obscene plan that would fit well into a James Bond movie – one of the old ones with Sean Connery up against Ernst Stavro Blofeld....<<<Read More>>>...
Will Your Phone Allow You to Read This Article?
Let’s start with what is and is not changing. The most recent iOS update on iPhones and iPads in the UK asks the owner to log in to their Apple account (which means they identify themselves), then “Confirm You are 18+”. It explains why: “to change content restrictions”, so it complies with GDPR (you must plainly state your purpose for requesting personal data) and you cannot just self-certify an affirmative answer, you need to offer what in digital ID circles is known as a verifiable credential: your Apple account, a credit card or government issued ID card. This looks like a requirement from the UK Online Safety Act which requires “highly effective” age verification. You do get the option to not confirm (again keeping it GDPR compliant) in which case you will find in your phone’s settings that the content and privacy restrictions that default to OFF are instead now ON and the web content setting has been set to “Limit Adult Websites”. If you try to change that you will be prompted again to confirm your age. Choosing to not confirm your age and not being able to do so for whatever reason end up with the same status: you cannot access ‘adult’ content on the web. There ain’t no way round it other than verifying your 18+ status. Forget VPNs and forget “privacy preserving” browsers such as DuckDuckGo, Brave or even Tor.
What is going on? Clearly there is a political aspect to this but as this is an article from your IT correspondent let’s start with the tech. How can it affect all browsers, especially ones not supplied by Apple? Despite appearances to the contrary, there are only really three web browsers: Blink with 70% market share which you may know better as Chrome, Edge, Opera or Brave; Gecko from Mozilla in the form of Firefox and finally WebKit, presented as Safari. But on Apple mobile devices outside the EU, Apple mandates all browsers to use their WebKit WKWebView API for rendering and JavaScript. That means Chrome, Firefox, DuckDuckGo even Tor on your iPhone render web pages just the same as Safari under the covers. That gives Apple mobile devices a unique pinch point where all web content can be filtered and the 26.4 update uses it. This pinch point is only on Apple mobile devices, so not in its desktops and of course not in the non-Apple Android, Windows or Linux eco systems....<<<Read More>>>...
The Frequency They Changed — And Why Everything Sounds Wrong
Wednesday, 1 April 2026
How 20th-Century Philosophers Explained Ghosts
Many of these philosophers, including Henri Bergson and William James, were interested in what was called “psychical research”. This was the academic study of paranormal phenomena including telepathy, telekinesis and other-worldly spirits....<<<Read More>>>...
Global crackdown on free speech: Digital dictatorship looms as governments jail citizens for “indecent” content
Tech giants (Microsoft, Google) and governments are capturing screenshots, scanning devices and monitoring all digital activity under the guise of AI training—creating a backdoor for total control.
Algorithms now pre-censor "extremist" speech (including criticism of Israel or COVID policies), while identity verification mandates hand personal data to intelligence-linked corporations.
The U.K.'s mandatory conscription proposal and disaster prep warnings signal impending militarization, while the U.S. faces UN/WHO treaties that override sovereignty with digital IDs and medical mandates.
New laws (U.K.'s Online Safety Act, Israel's misinformation penalties) jail truth-tellers, while elites and mainstream media enjoy immunity—proving this is about silencing dissent, not public safety.
In a disturbing escalation of government overreach, nations worldwide are tightening their grip on digital communication, criminalizing dissent and punishing ordinary citizens for sharing information deemed "indecent" or "harmful to public security." Recent cases in Dubai and the U.K. highlight a chilling trend toward digital authoritarianism, where individuals face imprisonment for private messages, photos or even truthful reporting—raising alarms about the rise of a social credit-style surveillance state...<<<Read More>>>...
Energy lockdowns begin
“Energy lockdown” refers to government-enforced or encouraged measures to reduce fuel, gas and electricity consumption in response to “global supply shocks.” The “energy lockdown” trend has gained momentum this month following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz due to the US-Israel-Iran conflict.
Is it just a coincidence that “energy lockdowns” will achieve what Globalists have been aiming for, for years?
You recall how the covid lockdowns began. It was a soft and slow drumbeat that began in late January 2020, with growing amounts of panic and a faster tempo, increasing for several weeks. The US President and the UK Prime Minister resisted extreme reactions. Most governments did and so did most public health authorities.
The drum pounding became earsplitting in late February. Faced with an incredible barrage, finally Boris Johnson and Donald Trump gave in. They got out in front of the problem and lowered the boom: stay home, essential/unessential, no flights, no parties, stop your consumerist ways. Just sit alone and be sad. Both came to regret this choice, but by then, others were in charge.
The experts and institutions were everywhere, seizing the moment. The CCP, WHO, CDC, Imperial College London, Fauci, Birx, CNN/New York Times/MSNBC, and on it went, everyone telling us the same thing daily. Those who asked questions were shouted down, shamed, throttled, cancelled, deleted. It felt like we were surrounded on all sides by lies and liars, marionettes and mushbrains, sycophants and spooks.
Six years later and nearly to the day, this new attempted lockdown seems to be going the same way, not concerning infectious disease but energy use. Isn’t it remarkable how the officially recommended methods of managing these completely different realms bear so much in common? They both come down to restricting your liberty, rationing your consumption, redirecting your attention and shouting down critics.
The Iran War kicked off the price spike but it was uncanny how a machinery was so quickly put in place to instruct everyone on what to do. The panic about how to respond is intensifying. The crisis is without precedent, they say. We have to try new approaches, dramatic ones.
Suddenly, this institution called the International Energy Agency holds new prominence in the world media. Founded in 1974, it’s an NGO associated with OPEC. It has no hard but only soft power – like the World Health Organisation, with whom the IEA shares a similarly authoritative branding...<<<Read More>>>....
School Lockdown Drills Are Keeping Britain’s Children in Perpetual Terror
The session, delivered simultaneously by subject teachers during period two on a scintillatingly bright Tuesday morning, begins with a tannoy announcement from the Principal. Adopting the calm voice of an aircraft pilot whose plane has hit unexpected turbulence, he reassures students that what follows is a wholly preventative measure and that the need for actual lockdown is vanishingly small. Students’ faces are fixed with wry smiles in a show of performative nonchalance, yet their steely eyes betray an attentiveness I can only dream of in my ordinary lessons. Suddenly, I’m transported back to my own youth in the 1980s, where the threat of nuclear annihilation provided a humming backdrop to video rental stores, Sony Walkmans and New Romanticism.
Next comes the 30-second blast of the Lockdown Siren: a bleating screech punctuated by a relentless “Lockdown! Lockdown!” that gets teeth grating. It’s equal parts Jon Pertwee-era Doctor Who and some forgotten public information film from the 1970s — theatrical, absurd and quietly chilling. All smiles vanish....<<<Read More>>>...
Tuesday, 31 March 2026
WHO Partners with Singapore’s Temasek to Develop Digital Health Wallet System
The partnership, announced earlier this week, will begin with a pilot program involving the 11 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). According to the WHO, the program aims to create a 'replicable model' for potential export to other countries. The digital wallets will initially contain digital international certificates of vaccination or prophylaxis, with plans to later expand to 'broader personal health summaries' ...<<<Read More>>>...
How and why your life is being deliberately destroyed
The only certainty is that the original conspirators died long ago and
the plot has been passed down through the generations, with powerful
bankers; the descendants of former Nazis and members of European royalty
making up a disparate and unlikely board of management for the
conspiracy.
One certainty is that the conspiracy has become more
complex, more sophisticated, and more evil with each year that has
passed. Another certainty is that the apparent protagonists (you
undoubtedly know their names as well as I do and since I’d like to be
able to publish this book, you can fill them in for yourself) who think
they rule the world are merely figure heads causing chaos, promoting
their own lunatic ideas, making obscene amounts of money (largely by
cheating and crookery) pretending to be philanthropists, exhibiting
their own absurd hypocrisies and idiosyncrasies but following the game
plan prepared for them by the Bilderbergers, the insiders at the World
Economic Forum, members of at least two royal families and by a cluster
of old school bankers left over from Jekyll Island, and doing what they
are told to do.
Everything bad that has happened, and is happening, has a purpose. Everything bad that is happening was planned...<<<Read More>>>...
The Worldwide Power Grid They Buried With Tartaria
Why do thousands of monumental civic buildings—across America, Europe, Asia, and Australia—display the same architectural impossibility: massive copper domes, elaborate metal spire systems, conductive pathways running from roof to foundation, and geometric precision that suggests engineering specifications rather than aesthetic choices, all supposedly constructed as mere decoration during a 60-year period when such coordination should have been impossible? Archival photographs from the 1850s through 1910 show these structures appearing simultaneously across six continents with identical metal compositions, foundation depths, and mathematical proportions, yet with no documentation explaining the global coordination, the engineering principles behind their conductive systems, or why construction abruptly ceased after 1910.
As I examined architectural plans, construction records, and the physical evidence embedded in these buildings, a repeating pattern emerged: identical dome specifications appearing worldwide within decades, metal frameworks connecting sky to earth through elaborate conductive pathways, foundation systems extending far deeper than structural support requires, and a suspicious absence of technical documentation explaining the true purpose of these precisely-engineered elements. These weren't simple government buildings—they were nodes in what appears to be a global energy infrastructure, featuring domes that weren't decorative, spires that weren't ornamental, and metal compositions that suggest electrical conduction rather than architectural fashion, all constructed during the exact period before centralized wired power grids replaced them.
This investigation explores the forbidden energy theory—that these civic structures were designed to channel, store, and transmit electrical energy without wires, utilizing atmospheric electricity, resonant frequencies, and conductive materials to create a distributed power system we no longer acknowledge, and serving purposes far beyond housing courtrooms and government offices. The deeper we examine the architectural evidence, the global coordination problem, the mathematical precision, and the technological sophistication, the harder it becomes to believe these were simply monuments to civic pride rather than inherited infrastructure repurposed after original knowledge was lost or deliberately erased.
The material on this channel presents exploratory interpretations of history and imaginative speculation, conveyed through narrative storytelling rather than precise historical documentation. Viewpoints and visual representations are dramatized or intentionally constructed to support alternative narrative exploration. Visual elements may at times be created using automated or generative tools. The content shared should not be considered factual.
Attachment Patterns
When this happens, it’s not a personal failure, but often a reflection of attachment patterns formed early in life — deeply rooted ways of relating that develop through our earliest experiences of love, safety, closeness, and inconsistency. Over time, these patterns can influence who and what you’re drawn to, what feels familiar, and why certain dynamics keep pulling you back in, even when they no longer serve you.
The hopeful part is that these patterns can change. By compassionately understanding your own past conditioning, you can begin to heal what’s keeping you stuck. That might mean rewiring unconscious beliefs, regulating your nervous system, or simply returning to practices that nourish your mind, body, spirit, and heart. And when that healing takes root? You’ll naturally draw in connections that feel healthier, more reciprocal, and kind....<<<Read More>>>...
Muslim Cheerleaders Are Making the Same Mistake as the Trans Lobbyists
I think it’s less the specifically Islamic aspect of the event, rather the in-your-face-nature of it all. It seems that those seeking to make Islam ‘mainstream’ and ‘nothing to be frightened of’ and ‘just another way of being’ are making the same mistake as the extreme end of the trans lobby: forcing it down our throats.
Britain is a tolerant country but what we dislike more than anything is ‘showing off’. The kids have an aversion to ‘try hards’ or ‘pick mes’ those types who always want to be first, at the front of the queue or given a special pat on the head. There is something instinctively British about this modest attitude and it’s one that special interest groups would be wise to remember....<<<Read More>>>....
Monday, 30 March 2026
Tartaria's Impossible Artifacts That Survived the 19th Century Mudflood
Why do people see reptilians?
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Sometimes you have to read stories that reptilians live among us – creatures that are similar in description to prehistoric lizards.
There is even an opinion that some people are actually reptilians. And they allegedly came from another planet. In fact, such visions are easy to cause with the help of certain chemicals. This has been proven by scientific and medical experiments.
Evidence and mention of reptilians are found in almost all ancient world cultures. For example, figurines of creatures resembling dinosaurs, about 7,000 years old, were found on the territory of Mesopotamia.
The ancient Sumerian texts tell about the Anunnaki, who at one time ruled over the inhabitants of the earth and also looked very much like lizards.
The Indian Vedas mention the serpentine race of Nagas, who are able to change shape. The Zulus have myths about the Chitauri, sinister creatures with the heads of pythons....<<<Read More>>>...
Magnesium: The overlooked mineral that could transform your health
Unlike synthetic drugs with harmful side effects, magnesium-rich whole foods (spinach, Swiss chard, edamame, acorn squash, artichokes) provide safe, effective healing without dependency on the corrupt medical-industrial complex.
Leafy greens (spinach, Swiss chard), seeds, nuts, legumes and dark chocolate are packed with magnesium, along with critical co-factors like potassium, folate and antioxidants for optimal health.
Magnesium supports heart health, blood pressure regulation, gut microbiome balance (via prebiotics like artichokes), cognitive function and detoxification—countering Big Pharma's profit-driven sickness model.
By prioritizing organic, magnesium-rich foods, individuals can detox from toxins, avoid vaccine-induced spike protein damage and reclaim autonomy from a system designed to keep them sick and dependent.
In an era where chronic disease rates are soaring and pharmaceutical interventions dominate healthcare, one essential mineral stands out as a cornerstone of wellness—magnesium. Often overshadowed by more heavily marketed supplements, magnesium is a powerhouse nutrient with neuroprotective, cardio-protective, anti-hypertensive, anti-inflammatory and even anti-obesity properties. Yet, despite its critical role in over 300 biochemical reactions in the body, an estimated 75% of Americans—and people worldwide—are deficient in this vital mineral. The consequences? Increased susceptibility to diabetes, heart disease, metabolic syndrome, depression and neurological disorders.
The good news? Unlike Big Pharma's synthetic drugs—which often come with dangerous side effects and dependency risks—magnesium is abundant in natural, whole foods. By prioritizing magnesium-rich vegetables, seeds, nuts and legumes, individuals can reclaim their health without relying on a corrupt medical-industrial complex that profits from sickness....<<<Read More>>>...
Electric Car Charging Points Hit by 38,000% Surge in Energy Bills
ChargeUK, which represents operators, says charging stations are being squeezed by network charges that have increased dramatically in just a few years.
In one example, major charging provider Osprey said its bills at a site in Wolverhampton had increased from £87 per year to £33,651 per year since 2022 – an increase of 38,579%.
Rival Fastned said it was now paying £41,000 a year for a site in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, while a third charging provider complained that its network charges had increased by 250% in just four years and are now “well into six figures”.
Network charges are levied to fund the maintenance and expansion of Britain’s electricity grid, which is undergoing a once-in-a-generation overhaul as part of plans to reach Net Zero.
These charges are set by Ofgem, the regulator, based on cost projections provided by network companies such as the National Grid.
The large rise in network charges follows changes to how they are calculated, made in 2023, with greater emphasis now being put on the size of a site’s grid connection rather than power consumption.
However, ChargeUK says the system now effectively penalises EV charging companies for “building ahead of demand” even though this is what the Government is urging them to do.
Ministers have set a target of 300,000 public EV chargers by 2030 and a string of reports by Parliament and think tanks have repeatedly identified charger availability as key to tackling so-called “range anxiety”....<<<Read More>>>...
Welfare doesn’t pull people out of poverty – economic growth and freedom do
In the USA, “The most powerful anti-poverty programme had no enrolment forms, caseworkers or spending bills. It was a growing economy that helped millions of people earn their way to a better life,” Tyler Turman writes.
America has spent more than $20 trillion on fighting poverty since the introduction of President Johnson’s Great Society programme in 1964. Sixty years later, how are we doing?
That depends, as it turns out, on how you measure it.
Last month, Senator Kennedy (R-LA) introduced a bill that would require the Census Bureau to report a new poverty metric as an alternative to the Official Poverty Measure (“OPM”) by including both cash and non-cash welfare benefits in its calculations.
As Kennedy points out, this is a much-needed fix. The OPM’s methodological weaknesses are well documented. Most notably, it ignores the hundreds of billions of dollars the government spends each year to assist low-income families through tax credits like the Earned Income Tax Credit and in-kind transfers such as Medicaid, food stamps and housing subsidies. In short, the OPM paints an egregiously inaccurate picture of material poverty in America....<<<Read More>>>...
Sunday, 29 March 2026
Your Consciousness Can Enter Alternate Dimensions While You’re Dreaming, Scientist Claims (because it’s ‘part of’ Alternate Dimensions)
How many times have you woken up feeling euphoric or deeply disturbed by a dream so vivid it felt indistinguishable from reality?
The kind of dream that lingers. Perhaps you notice recurring motifs:
specific places, faces, symbols, or even fantastical settings. You are
quick to dismiss these as psychological quirks of the brain, and chances are, you will have forgotten about such dreams by midday.
But
what if your dreams weren’t just caprices of the sleepy mind? What if
they were revealing glimpses into a mirror realm in which your consciousness
was wandering?
To go even further, perhaps recurring dreams suggest a
connection to another reality. For David Leong, PhD, an academic
specializing in metaphysics and epistemology (the study of
distinguishing opinion from justified belief) this might not be just an
interesting hypothesis, but the truth.
“Dreams may be windows
into distinct realities governed by their laws, in which the mind,
unfettered by the constraints of wakefulness, can explore and interact
with new forms of existence,”...<<<Read More>>>...
Grapes: The underrated superfood packed with over 1,600 health-boosting compounds
Rich in resveratrol and polyphenols, grapes help lower blood pressure, reduce LDL cholesterol and protect against strokes. They also enhance memory, focus and mood while guarding against neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's.
Grapes promote a healthy microbiome by feeding beneficial gut bacteria and contain antimicrobial compounds like resveratrol to combat pathogens, strengthening both digestion and immunity.
Grapes activate longevity-linked sirtuin genes, repair UV-induced DNA damage, boost collagen production and stabilize blood sugar despite their sweetness, aiding weight management.
Experts recommend 1-3 servings daily (¾–1½ cups) for optimal benefits. While generally safe, moderation is advised to avoid digestive discomfort, and grapes should be cut for young children to prevent choking.
A growing body of scientific research is positioning grapes as one of nature's most potent superfoods, with over 1,600 bioactive compounds that work synergistically to enhance heart health, brain function, digestion, immunity and even longevity. Unlike isolated supplements, grapes deliver a complex nutritional matrix that promotes wellness in ways single extracts cannot replicate.
A peer-reviewed study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry highlights grapes' extraordinary health benefits, challenging conventional superfood rankings that often favor berries like blueberries and acai....<<<Read More>>>...
Meningitis: Media promoted fear vs reality
A recent meningitis outbreak in the UK prompted a surge of panicked headlines – followed by acknowledgement, and relief, that cases may already have peaked. What should we all know about this disease?
“Outbreaks are alarming, and fear is exacerbated by media reporting. But although meningitis spreads via close, prolonged contact … it is not highly contagious,” World Council for Health writes.
This month, a meningitis outbreak among students in Kent, England – linked to a nightclub in Canterbury – was the subject of serious concern. It tragically claimed the lives of two young people: a teenager and a 21-year-old.
The media coverage was alarming: for example, “The deadly delays in tackling meningitis outbreak,” The Telegraph said. And “experts warn of explosive outbreak … one of the fastest-growing outbreaks of the disease they have seen in the UK,” The Guardian reported.
Yet a few days later, the tone and content were calmer. The BBC announced, “Meningitis outbreak passes peak, says health agency.” Similarly, The Guardian went with, “Kent meningitis outbreak may have peaked as UKHSA reports slowdown in cases.” And the Daily Mail confirmed that “Meningitis cases fall as health officials reveal some people were wrongly told they had the disease.”
So, what are the facts about meningitis, and what do the statistics actually show us? (N.B. Information presented here is up-to-date at the time of writing.)
Meningitis is not a single disease. It’s an umbrella term which covers inflammation of the brain/spinal cord (the meninges).
Most cases are not the dangerous kind. Viral meningitis is far more common and usually self-limiting. Bacterial meningitis is rarer but more serious.
Overall risk is to the public is low. Total meningitis deaths (from all causes combined) are typically in the low hundreds per year. The meningococcal form – which is most associated with outbreaks among young people – accounts for only a small fraction of these. In England in 2023-4, there were 8 recorded deaths from meningococcal disease, compared with around 30 deaths in adjacent years. The case fatality rate may appear to fluctuate a lot, but that is a normal statistical volatility owing to the small numbers overall.
Many people carry the bacteria harmlessly. Around 1 in 10 people may carry meningococcal bacteria without symptoms.
Early symptoms are non-specific. These include common symptoms such as headache, fever and nausea. But severe cases can deteriorate very quickly....<<<Read More>>>....










































