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Friday, 20 February 2026

Strange debris in Roswell may prove 1947 UFO crash

 American geologist Frank Kimbler ,passionate about ufology, has been searching with a metal detector since 2010 the area around the town of Roswell in New Mexico, famous for the fact that a strange object fell from the sky there in 1947.

Officially, the US authorities stated that it was a secret military weather balloon that monitored nuclear weapons tests. However, most ufologists and ordinary people believe that an alien ship with a crew crashed there.

That the wreckage of the ship was taken away by the military and subsequently carefully studied, and among the crew there were one or two survivors, who were then interrogated and received a lot of valuable information from them....<<<Read More>>>...

Food for Thought #964

 

The fiery truth: How chili peppers reshape your gut and guard your heart

Regular, moderate consumption of spicy foods containing capsaicin can reshape the gut microbiome, promoting beneficial bacteria and reducing inflammation.

Capsaicin activates heat-sensing receptors, triggering beneficial metabolic and cardiovascular responses, including improved circulation and potential weight management support.

The compound's effects are dose-dependent; moderate intake is linked to health benefits, while excessive amounts can cause gastrointestinal irritation.

Individuals with conditions like IBS or acid reflux should exercise caution, as spicy foods can aggravate symptoms.

Emerging research connects habitual spicy food consumption to broader health outcomes, including a potential reduction in overall mortality risk.

For centuries, chili peppers have occupied a dual role in global cuisines and pharmacopoeias, celebrated as both a vibrant flavor and a potent remedy. Today, a growing body of scientific research is decoding why, revealing that the active compound capsaicin does far more than deliver a tongue-tingling kick. Emerging evidence suggests that regular, moderate consumption of spicy foods can fundamentally alter the gut environment, influence metabolism and bolster cardiovascular health, positioning the humble chili pepper as a significant player in long-term wellness. This news matters now, as modern diets and sedentary lifestyles contribute to rising rates of metabolic and heart diseases, turning dietary interventions from folklore into frontline science....<<<Read More>>>...

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Aberdeen’s Collapsing Economy Shows the True Cost of Net Zero

 Property prices plummeting 37%, job’s haemorrhaging 1,000 a month, an economy in freefall – the tragedy of UK oil capital Aberdeen shows the true cost of Net Zero and the failure of Ed Miliband’s ‘energy transition’, says Benedict Smith in the Telegraph. Here’s an excerpt.

Just over a decade ago, Aberdeen was thriving.

It was the gateway to Britain’s North Sea oil and gas industry. Average weekly earnings were higher only in London and it consistently ranked among the top UK cities for business and jobs growth.

At £215,000, property prices were nearly double the Scottish average, having risen 165% in just 10 years as the area boomed.

Following the scent of oil and gas, new arrivals appeared in their droves to fill highly paid positions. Between 2004 and 2015, the population jumped by nearly 20,000 and local businesses flourished.

The picture is starkly different today. Tumbling oil prices, punitive taxes and the underwhelming advance of renewables have tipped the North Sea energy industry into a spiral of accelerated decline that is taking Aberdeen’s property market down with it.

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband’s pledge to deliver a Net Zero transition for the area – in which jobs in oil and gas are replaced by ones in clean energy – has also fallen flat.

Rather than a renewables energy boom, some of the biggest companies in the region have scaled back investment or withdrawn entirely, seeking more profitable opportunities in other places as far-flung as the Persian Gulf.

Many of the most skilled workers have gone with them....<<<Read More>>>...

Queensryche - Jet City Woman

Khazaria, Rothschild Dynasty, New World Order, Ukraine and Implementation of the Nephilim Agenda

 The Khazarians were a violent, warlike people from Asia who migrated to the north end of the Caspian Sea in the 1st century BC. The Khazars were so violent they quickly amassed nearly 1,000,000 square miles by conquering the agrarian societies in the Caucasus region. The Khazarian kingdom encompassed what is now Ukraine and parts of Eastern Europe.

The Rothschilds, who are Nephilim Hosts, and their Khazarian mafia have gained a foothold in nations across the earth since the mid-1700s. The tentacles of the House of Rothschild reach into the monetary policy of 85% of the countries worldwide but Russia broke free from the tentacles of the Rothschilds.

Putin aggressively worked at paying off the debt to the IMF, a Rothschild controlled bank, and by 2006 Russia’s debt to the IMF was paid off. Putin successfully extracted Russia from the strangle hold of the Rothschilds. For this heroic feat, Putin has been characterised as the bad guy ever since....<<<Read More>>>...

 

Food for Thought #963

 

Thursday, 19 February 2026

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested and in custody on suspicion of misconduct in public office

 Misconduct in Public Office is a really complicated offence. It essentially boils down to an allegation that someone who was doing a job on behalf of the British public did something seriously wrong, knowing it to be wrong.

There are four “elements” or factors that police must focus on during their investigation so that prosecutors can later decide whether or not someone should be charged.

First, the police must establish whether the person they’re investigating was a “public officer” and the incident in question was plausibly part of those duties.

If that’s agreed, detectives will then look for evidence that the incident in question saw the suspect “wilfully” neglecting to perform their duty or wilfully misconducting themselves in some other way. That wordy definition has long been a source of legal debate – more on that later.

The next question is whether the action they committed was so bad that it was “an abuse of the public’s trust”.

Lastly, if the evidence has passed those three tests, police need to examine whether the person under investigation acted “without reasonable excuse or justification”.

That final question is crucial. It’s a fundamental principle of criminal justice that someone suspected of wrongdoing is given an opportunity to put forward their side of the story – and that starts when the police come and knock on their door....<<<Read More>>>...

The Mysterious Voice of a Dead Mother Asking For Help Led To the Rescue of a Child

 Jennifer Lynn Groesbeck and her daughter Lily checked out of Jenny’s parents’ home on Friday, March 6, 2015, at around 10:00 pm. She was driving from Salem, Utah, where her parents lived, to Springfield.

Jenny’s father strapped little Lily into the car seat and sent them on their way. Little did he know that he would never see his daughter alive again.

Jenny lost control of her car and fell into the icy river Spanish Fork, located in Utah. The fisherman discovered the car around noon the next day. This was about 14 hours after Jenny left her parents’ house. Fisherman turned to the authorities for help. ...<<<Read More>>>....

“The Customer Has Spoken”: Car Industry Faces Up to Catastrophic EV Collapse

 “I think the customer has spoken. That’s the punchline,” said Jim Farley, the Chief Executive of Ford, as he unveiled a $5 billion annual loss – joining the wider car industry in facing up to a catastrophic collapse in the EV market. The Telegraph has more.

The American boss was speaking last week as his company unveiled a $5 billion (£3.7 billion) annual loss, barely two months after it had booked a shock $19.5 billion write-down.

The cause? An aggressive bet on electric vehicles (EVs) that backfired spectacularly.

In 2025, sales of the Mustang Mach-E crossover and the F-150 Lightning pickup truck – once hailed by Farley as the “truck of the future” – went into reverse.

Worse, the electric Model-E division has booked losses of more than $13 billion since 2023.

Now it has consigned the F-150 to the dustbin and has scrapped much of its future EV plans, with the company set to put a greater emphasis on hybrids.

Ford isn’t the only automotive giant counting the costs of a failed bet on electric.

In the past year, the world’s biggest carmakers have written off more than $60 billion from their balance sheets as they retreat from an EV boom that never was.

The figure includes a €22 billion (£19 billion) charge reported by Vauxhall owner Stellantis, along with a $7.6 billion hit to General Motors, €5.1 billion at Volkswagen Group, $4.5 billion at Honda and $1.2 billion at Volvo, among others.

“Most of the Western carmakers are now facing big issues,” says Felipe Muñoz, of Car Industry Analysis.

Broadly speaking, EV sales are growing. But a rapid shift to electric that both carmakers and politicians had hoped for has failed to materialise. “Many drivers are still not comfortable making the shift,” says Muñoz.

At the same time, Net Zero regulations are beginning to bite in the UK and Europe – with companies facing fines if they cannot meet increasingly stretching targets – just as low-price competitors from China have arrived to undercut them...<<<Read More>>>...

Terra Infinita ~ Complete Map (Part 1)

A tangy brew for metabolic health: Kombucha shows promise in blood sugar management

 A pilot clinical trial found kombucha significantly lowered fasting blood glucose in adults with Type 2 diabetes.

Kombucha may aid blood sugar control by slowing carbohydrate absorption and improving insulin sensitivity.

The beverage's probiotic properties support gut health, which is intrinsically linked to metabolic function.

Experts advise choosing low-sugar kombucha varieties and consulting a doctor before consumption for certain individuals.

Researchers call for larger follow-up studies to confirm these promising initial findings.

In a modern health landscape increasingly focused on functional foods, an ancient fermented tea is capturing scientific attention for its potential role in managing a pervasive modern ailment: high blood sugar. Recent clinical research suggests that kombucha, a tart, effervescent beverage with roots in East Asia dating to 200 B.C., may offer tangible benefits for glycemic control, particularly for individuals with Type 2 diabetes. This emerging evidence, which bridges traditional consumption with contemporary clinical investigation, positions kombucha not just as a trendy probiotic drink but as a dietary component worthy of serious consideration in metabolic health strategies....<<<Read More>>>...

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CASTLERIGG STONE CIRCLE
 

The Babylon Conspiracy viewed from two angles

Two perspectives of the Babylonian conspiracy detail how ancient mystical religions practised by a few from ancient bloodlines have ruled and influenced history and still do today.

With over 30 years of research, Gary Wayne links the bloodlines of today’s Royal families to “men of renown” in history and pre-history, including Nimrod, the first tyrant post-flood and founder of the first world empire at Babel, Babylon. In his book, Wayne argues that the descendants of these “men of renown” plan to enslave humanity, as they had done before Noah’s flood.

Matthew Ehret links the Babylonians to Henry Kissinger’s 2012 prophecy that “in 10 years, there will be no more Israel.” Ehret argues that Kissinger was the “midwife to New Babylon.

The two sources complement rather than contradict each other, the major difference being the two men approach the same subject matter from different angles.

In the first book, Wayne argues that there are giants among us, passing largely unnoticed, intent on carrying out a secret plan to enslave all humanity. They may not look like giants today, but their bloodlines extend back to the Nephilim – the offspring of angels who mated with human women – described in Genesis 6 when giants roamed the land. Wayne details the role of modern-day Nephilim in Satan’s plan to install the anti-Christ at the End of Days.

Not everyone agrees that Nephilim or the giants are the offspring of fallen angels. For example, in a 2019 video, Dr. Peter Gentry argued that although the angels had sexual relations with humans, the Nephilim already existed before this occurred....<<<Read More>>>....

Food for Thought #962

 

Wednesday, 18 February 2026

Imagine All the People: Food, freedom and what it means to be human

Fifty-four years ago, John Lennon asked us to imagine a world with no borders.

But he did not foresee a world where the only thing left to colonise would be our own humanity.

Today, the 'dream' has become a civilisation crisis, a cage of standardisation, designed to strip us of our culture and our biological autonomy (the corporate and geopolitical forces behind this are set out in "Corporate Power, Imperial Capitalism and the Struggle for Food Sovereignty").

Most critiques of the global agrifood system, even those that describe themselves as radical, remain confined within the system's own language.

They argue over efficiency versus sustainability and yields versus biodiversity. These debates often assume that the underlying framework of industrial development is given and that the task is to optimise outcomes within it.

But what if you refuse this paradigm? What if you expose what is usually kept beyond the bounds of policy debate? What if you argue that the crisis of food and agriculture is not primarily technical, environmental or economic but strikes at the heart of what it means to be human? And what if we ask: what kind of humans are prevailing societal structures producing?

Food systems are not neutral mechanisms for delivering calories. Industrial, corporate-controlled food systems cultivate compliant consumers trained to accept abundance and convenience without knowledge or responsibility.

They produce farmers locked into cycles of debt, dependency and technological obedience, compelled to follow protocols designed elsewhere and measured by metrics they did not choose...<<<Read More>>>...

Rush - Vital Signs

Starmer Announces Yet More Censorship

 Even more censorship is on the way. The Government has announced plans to force AI chatbots to comply with malicious communications laws – and to give itself Orwellian powers to bring in yet more speech restrictions without Parliamentary oversight. Toby writes about the moves in the Telegraph.

The Government intends to bring forward amendments of its own to the schools Bill that will supposedly close a loophole in the Online Safety Act to make sure AI chatbots comply with Britain’s draconian censorship laws. That will mean that if Grok says something in response to a user prompt that breaches, say, the Malicious Communications Act 1988, which was designed to protect women from obscene phone calls, Ofcom can fine its parent company £18 million or 10% of its annual global turnover. Whichever is the highest.

This will be the death knell of Britain’s burgeoning AI sector, particularly as chatbots become more autonomous. What tech entrepreneur will risk setting up an AI company in the UK, knowing that if a chatbot shares an anti-immigration meme or misgenders a trans person, it could mean a swingeing fine?

Indeed, I wouldn’t be surprised if xAI, along with OpenAI and Anthropic, decide to withdraw access to their chatbots from UK residents. At the very least, we’ll be saddled with lobotomised versions that trot out progressive bromides whenever they’re asked a political question.

In addition, the Government has said it will pass a new law to stop children sending or receiving nude images. Needless to say, that’s already a criminal offence under the Protection of Children Act 1978, so what does the Government have in mind?

It has not said, but I fear it means embedding surveillance software in every smartphone to enable the authorities to monitor users’ activity, no doubt accompanied by mandatory digital ID so no one will be able to hide. Not even the People’s Republic of China does that.

The Government unveiled some other Orwellian measures, but rather than bring them in as revisions to the schools Bill, it will put through amendments that will enable it to make further changes to Britain’s censorship regime via secondary legislation, i.e., it will grant itself sweeping Henry VIII powers.

It’s worth bearing in mind that secondary legislation cannot be amended and allows little time for debate. The Government’s excessive reliance on secondary legislation has been criticised by the House of Lords Constitution Committee and the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee....<<<Read More>>>...

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The prescription is outside: How science validates nature as essential medicine

A robust and growing body of scientific research confirms that spending time in natural environments provides significant, measurable benefits for physical, mental and spiritual health.

Key physical benefits include reduced stress hormones, lower blood pressure, enhanced immune function and improved recovery from illness or surgery.

Psychological advantages encompass reduced symptoms of anxiety and depression, improved cognitive function and focus, and increased overall life satisfaction. Interaction with nature also fosters a sense of spiritual connection, promotes self-reflection, and can enhance social well-being within communities.

Incorporating "Vitamin N" into daily life, through practices like forest bathing, gardening, or simple walks in green spaces, is a powerful, accessible tool for health regulation.

For centuries, poets and philosophers have extolled the restorative power of the natural world. Now, a compelling convergence of modern scientific research is affirming what intuition long suggested: regular exposure to nature is not merely a pleasant pastime but a fundamental component of human health. From speeding surgical recovery to lowering crime rates, studies conducted over recent decades reveal that immersion in natural environments acts as a powerful regulator for the human body and mind, offering a non-pharmaceutical remedy for some of modern life's most pervasive ailments. This growing field of evidence positions time spent in green spaces—dubbed "Vitamin N"—as a critical, yet often overlooked, pillar of well-being....<<<Read More>>>...

Tartaria's Final Flame — The 36-Hour Inferno That Ended A Civilization

Over 40 Years Ago, John Todd Warned About An 8-Step Plan to Take Over the World

 In 1978, John Todd testified to an audience at the Elkton Maryland Baptist Church about six letters he had read which had been couriered from London. The letters were sealed and delivered to a meeting of the Grand Druids he hosted in 1972 in San Antonio. In one of those letters was a chart – an 8-year plan for a step-by-step world takeover.

I have not seen one thing fail or be delayed on that time chart, he said. But “I’m not saying that it won’t be delayed.”

What he exposed of the chart during this testimony may have relevance today. He described how their plan for a world takeover involved shutting off electricity, destroying stored food, farmers’ strikes, rail strikes, miners’ strikes and engineers’ strikes. “Everything will be paralysed, nothing will move … If you live in a large city, how are you going to get your food if they don’t bring it to you?” he asked.

“They are in the process of a trial-and-error right now, and they test things. This year they are going to see if they can’t starve you, absolutely shut all electricity off in the East Coast. Now the timetable in the book Atlas Shrugged ended with this: ‘When the lights of New York City go out for the last time, we will have the World!’.”...<<<Read More>>>...

Food for Thought #961

 

Tuesday, 17 February 2026

Mindful Laughter

 Many people might be surprised to think of laughter as a form of meditation. Yet not only is laughing meditation one of the simplest forms of meditation; it also is a very powerful one. The physical act of laughing is one of the few actions involving the body, emotions, and the soul. When we laugh, we give ourselves over to the immediacy of the present moment. We also are able to momentarily transcend minor physical and mental stresses. Practiced in the morning, laughing meditation can lend a joyful quality to the entire day. Practiced in the evening, laughing meditation is a potent relaxant that has been known to inspire pleasant dreams. Laughter helps open our eyes to previously unnoticed absurdities that can make life seem less serious.

There are three stages to mindful laughter. Each stage can last anywhere from five to 20 minutes. The first stage involves stretching your body like a cat and breathing deeply. Your stretch should start at the hands and feet before you move through the rest of your body. Stretch out the muscles in your face by yawning and making silly faces. The second stage of the meditation is pure laughter. Imagine a humorous situation, remember funny jokes, or think about how odd it is to be laughing by yourself. When the giggles start to rise, let them. Let the laughter ripple through your belly and down into the soles of your feet. Let the laughter lead to physical movement. Roll on the floor if you have to, and keep on laughing until you stop. The final stage of the meditation is one of silence. Sit with your eyes closed and focus on your breath.

Laughter brings a host of positive effects that operate on both the physical and mental levels. It is also fun, expressive, and a way to release tension. Learn to laugh in the present moment, and you’ll find that joy is always there. (Daily OM)

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Monkeypox: The Pandemic They Tried and Failed to Make Happen

 No sooner had the COVID-19 ‘pandemic’ subsided than, in 2022, the monkeypox ‘pandemic’ came into view, global health officials waving graphs, emergency declarations and, inevitably, vaccine contracts. The parallels with early 2020 were so obvious that they hardly needed repeating: ‘outbreaks’, ‘containment’, isolation periods, R values, variants (in breaking news, the WHO has reported a new recombinant variant of monkeypox: one case in the UK and one in India, but fears there may be more unreported cases, naturally), and the sense that the public must be coached, firmly, into behaving as if a handful of cases were the opening credits of the next apocalypse....<<<Read More>>>...

Where Did All the Mudflood Survivors Really Go? – Erased From History?

The ozone fix that backfired: Replacement chemicals have blanketed Earth in 335,000 tons of a forever pollutant

 A global study reveals more than 335,000 tons of TFA have fallen to Earth since 2000.

This "forever chemical" pollution stems from ozone-friendly refrigerant replacements.

TFA is a highly mobile PFAS that spreads globally via rainfall and accumulates.

It poses risks to health and aquatic life and is found even in remote regions.

Peak pollution is still ahead due to long-lasting atmospheric source gases.

A silent, invisible rain of a persistent "forever chemical" has been falling across the entire planet for decades, and a new scientific study has just calculated the staggering total. The culprit stems from what was once hailed as a landmark environmental victory: the replacement of ozone-destroying refrigerants.

Research published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters estimates that more than 335,000 tons of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) have been deposited globally onto Earth's surface between 2000 and 2022. This chemical deluge originates primarily from the breakdown of the very refrigerants and anesthetics that replaced ozone-harming chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) under the Montreal Protocol. The study reports that TFA production from these sources increased 3.5-fold during that period, and the pollution has not yet peaked.

This is the chemical crisis nobody predicted. The substitutes that healed the ozone layer have been quietly creating a new, pervasive pollution problem with no easy fix....<<<Read More>>>...

Food for Thought #960

 

The Cardiff Giant Story: From Giant Discovery to Giant Hoax

 In the 19th century, the belief in giants and the fascination with bones and bodies came together to produce an odd phenomena–that of the petrified giant. The most famous and best documented of these hoaxes occurred in 1869, when two laborers digging a well near Cardiff, New York discovered a giant stone man under the ground.

The find was dubbed the Cardiff Giant, and it would go on to create a craze for petrified giants that would last for the next forty years before finally dying out in the early 20th century.

Uncovered in New York in 1869, the Cardiff Giant was a 10-foot-tall “petrified humanoid” that countless Christians believed was proof of the existence of Biblical giants...<<<Read More>>>....

The Screen Experiment on Our Children Has Failed: Is It Too Late to Reverse the Damage?

 For more than a decade, Western education systems have pursued an ambitious transformation: integrating digital devices into classrooms at scale. Tablets replaced textbooks in many schools, handwritten work gave way to typed assignments, and online platforms became central to lesson delivery. Policymakers described this screen shift as modernisation, arguing that digital tools would personalise learning and better prepare students for a technology-driven future.

However, some of the countries that most enthusiastically embraced classroom digitisation are now reassessing that strategy.

Sweden, often cited as a leader in digital-first education, has begun reintroducing printed textbooks and reducing mandatory screen use for younger pupils. Swedish education officials have acknowledged concerns about declining reading comprehension and attention, particularly in early primary years. The reassessment follows several years of disappointing literacy results, including measurable declines in international comparisons.

Sweden’s policy adjustment reflects a growing body of research suggesting that reading on paper supports stronger comprehension than reading on screens. Numerous cognitive science studies have found that readers tend to retain information more effectively from printed texts, while digital formats are associated with faster reading but lower recall and reduced depth of processing.

Screen-based environments often involve hyperlinks, multimedia elements and visual distractions that encourage skimming rather than sustained analysis. While such features may enhance engagement, they can also reduce the level of cognitive immersion required for complex reading tasks.

Educators in Sweden have concluded that early learners in particular benefit from physical books, structured texts and reduced digital interruption. The decision marks a significant shift from the earlier assumption that increasing digital exposure would automatically improve educational outcomes....<<<Read More>>>...

Monday, 16 February 2026

Yes - Wonderous Stories

Mindful Laughter

 Many people might be surprised to think of laughter as a form of meditation. Yet not only is laughing meditation one of the simplest forms of meditation; it also is a very powerful one. The physical act of laughing is one of the few actions involving the body, emotions, and the soul. When we laugh, we give ourselves over to the immediacy of the present moment. We also are able to momentarily transcend minor physical and mental stresses. Practiced in the morning, laughing meditation can lend a joyful quality to the entire day. Practiced in the evening, laughing meditation is a potent relaxant that has been known to inspire pleasant dreams. Laughter helps open our eyes to previously unnoticed absurdities that can make life seem less serious.

There are three stages to mindful laughter. Each stage can last anywhere from five to 20 minutes. The first stage involves stretching your body like a cat and breathing deeply. Your stretch should start at the hands and feet before you move through the rest of your body. Stretch out the muscles in your face by yawning and making silly faces. The second stage of the meditation is pure laughter. Imagine a humorous situation, remember funny jokes, or think about how odd it is to be laughing by yourself. When the giggles start to rise, let them. Let the laughter ripple through your belly and down into the soles of your feet. Let the laughter lead to physical movement. Roll on the floor if you have to, and keep on laughing until you stop. The final stage of the meditation is one of silence. Sit with your eyes closed and focus on your breath.

Laughter brings a host of positive effects that operate on both the physical and mental levels. It is also fun, expressive, and a way to release tension. Learn to laugh in the present moment, and you’ll find that joy is always there...<<<Read More>>>...

The Dunning-Kruger Effect is Why You (Wrongly) Think AI Can’t Replace You

 A profound shift is underway, one that challenges the very foundation of human professional identity. From Hollywood screenwriters to corporate lawyers, a chorus of voices insists that their uniquely human talents—creativity, empathy, complex reasoning—place them safely beyond the reach of artificial intelligence. This isn't just optimism; it's a mass delusion rooted in a specific, well-documented flaw in human psychology. As AI systems demonstrate an 'aha moment' of cognitive breakthrough, previously thought unique to human reasoning, the gap between human self-assessment and objective reality has never been wider.

The uncomfortable truth is that a widespread cognitive bias, not a rational analysis of capability, is the primary psychological defense mechanism humans use when faced with the threat of machine cognition replacing their perceived value. The evidence is mounting not from centralized, untrustworthy institutions, but from the decentralized, open-source frontiers of technology. AI models are no longer just crunching numbers; they are predicting human behavior with startling accuracy, generating feature-length films from text prompts, and diagnosing medical conditions with superhuman precision. Yet, the human response remains anchored in a dangerous overconfidence.

This article will explore how the Dunning-Kruger effect—the inability of the incompetent to recognize their own incompetence—is blinding professionals to their own obsolescence, and why embracing decentralized AI augmentation is the only path to individual relevance and freedom in the coming age...<<<Read More>>>...

Food for Thought #959

 

Human Augmentation Will Be the Death of Humanity

 The report: “Human Augmentation – The Dawn of a New Paradigm. A strategic implications project” was published jointly by the UK Ministry of Defence (“MoD”) and German Ministry of Defence in May 2021.

“Reading this document is frankly chilling as the idea of using human augmentation for warfare is considered a fait accompli by the authors. It documents the ways humans can be augmented in great detail,” Dr. Robert Malone wrote, “it is important to understand that the development of human augmentation being presented goes beyond warfare, it suggests that humans will now control our own evolution via genetic engineering.”

The Dawn of a New Paradigm report was commissioned to build on the themes identified in the ‘Global Strategic Trends: The Future Starts Today‘ report published in 2018 which describes a future context for defence and security out to 2050.

A 2018 promotional video for Global Strategic Trends stated: “We are already in the middle of a fourth industrial revolution where the boundaries of the physical, digital and biological worlds are softening and merging. This revolution is happening faster and more intensely than any of the previous upheavals, so we must carefully manage the change, actively driving it rather than passively admiring it or we could see increasing unrest, grievance and possibly even social revolution.”...<<<Read More>>>...

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Morlocks vs Eloi: How HG Wells Accidentally Predicted the West’s Growing Submission in the Face of Radical Islam

Charles Fourier was an early French theorist of utopian socialism (is there any other kind?), whose own ideas were so very, very utopian that he even thought political revolution in the human world would cause a corresponding physical revolution in the natural world as well. Specifically, he imagined lions would become vegetarians. Instead of eating people, in the paradisical socialist Europe of the future, the politically reformed former predators would approach lucky French citizens in the street, ask them to hop onto their backs and willingly serve as free feline taxi services.

Should any foolish Left-wing human lamb like Monsieur Fourier ever actually have tried hailing a passing lion to give him a ride home on the streets of Paris, the carelessly imported beast would simply have eaten him. And yet treating dangerous carnivores like harmless herbivores is precisely what today’s equally utopian Left still tell gullible white Western citizens to do in relation to the increasingly undeniable violent consequences of mass immigration....<<<Read More>>>... 


Genesis - Turn It On Again

Sunday, 15 February 2026

This is such blatant manipulation. Firstly, telepathic communication (consciousness-to-consciousness) is the norm outside this tiny reality we call ‘human’. It’s our natural state.

 That’s the point of all this – not expanding communication potential. Technological telepathy would not be consciousness-to-consciousness telepathy that exists throughout infinity. 

It would be via an AI interface that would control communication by controlling PERCEPTION. The whole plan for a brain-AI interface is to dictate humanity’s perception of reality and self-identity so human thought and emotional response would be delivered by AI and not through consciousness which is the true and infinite ‘I’.

Ray Kurzweil, the Google executive ‘expert’ on the AI ‘human’:

‘Our thinking … will be a hybrid of biological and non-biological thinking … humans will be able to extend their limitations and “think in the cloud” … We’re going to put gateways to the cloud in our brains … We’re going to gradually merge and enhance ourselves … In my view, that’s the nature of being human – we transcend our limitations.

As the technology becomes vastly superior to what we are, then the small proportion that is still human gets smaller and smaller and smaller until it’s just utterly negligible.’

Exactly the game. Kurzweil’s stated target year for this to be underway is 2030 and it’s already happening in ways that I detail in my books. This is the ‘telepathy’ that Musk is talking about. It’s called TOTAL CONTROL...<<<Read More>>>...

How To Test If We’re Living In A Computer Simulation

 Physicists have long struggled to explain why the universe started out with conditions suitable for life to evolve.

Why do the physical laws and constants take the very specific values that allow stars, planets and ultimately life to develop?

The expansive force of the universe, dark energy, for example, is much weaker than theory suggests it should be – allowing matter to clump together rather than being ripped apart. A common answer is that we live in an infinite multiverse of universes, so we shouldn’t be surprised that at least one universe has turned out as ours. But another is that our universe is a computer simulation, with someone (perhaps an advanced alien species) fine-tuning the conditions.

The latter option is supported by a branch of science called information physics, which suggests that space-time and matter are not fundamental phenomena.

Instead, the physical reality is fundamentally made up of bits of information, from which our experience of space-time emerges. By comparison, temperature “emerges” from the collective movement of atoms. No single atom fundamentally has temperature.

This leads to the extraordinary possibility that our entire universe might in fact be a computer simulation....<<<Read More>>>...

Food for Thought #958

 

The science of fasting: How skipping meals could extend your life

 Fasting activates autophagy, a natural process where the body cleans out damaged cells, reducing the risk of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

Shifting from glucose to fat-burning (ketosis) improves insulin sensitivity, lowers inflammation and may slow aging by reducing IGF-1, a hormone linked to cancer.

Studies show prolonged fasting (3+ days) activates nine metabolic pathways that enhance cellular resilience, while intermittent fasting (16:8, 5:2, OMAD) may extend lifespan.

Options like water fasting, fasting-mimicking diets (FMD) and intermittent fasting offer flexibility, with research confirming benefits like lower cholesterol and biological age reversal.

Fasting is not safe for everyone (pregnant women, diabetics, eating disorder history). Prolonged fasts require caution to avoid electrolyte imbalances or refeeding syndrome. Always start gradually under medical supervision if needed.

For centuries, fasting has been practiced for spiritual and health reasons—from ancient religious traditions to modern wellness trends. But now, science is uncovering how abstaining from food, even temporarily, may trigger profound biological benefits, from cellular repair to longevity. Emerging research suggests that fasting isn't just about weight loss—it could be a key to unlocking better metabolic health, reduced inflammation and even a longer life....<<<Read More>>>...

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When Climate Data Don’t Match the Climate Story

 For decades we’ve been told a simple story: more carbon dioxide means higher global temperatures. That simplicity proved politically convincing and underpins the most expensive set of policies in modern history, covering Net Zero targets, taxes and vast subsidies to decarbonise industry, energy and transport within a generation. The world is effectively betting trillions that the temperature dial can be turned down by squeezing CO2 emissions.

But what if that core assumption is far less robust than advertised?

My answer came in an analysis published last month in Science of Climate Change that used my background as a finance academic the way a financial analyst would interrogate a market hypothesis. In finance, no matter how elegant a theory looks, you still test it against hard data. If the numbers don’t confirm the model, the model gives way, not the other way around..

The starting point is uncontroversial: since the 19th Century both CO2 and global temperatures have risen. The correlation is visually potent. But anyone who has worked with time series knows how deceptive such correlations can be. Ice-cream sales and shark attacks rise together in summer; that doesn’t make one the cause of the other. Two trending variables will often appear tightly linked even when the relationship is entirely coincidental.

Econometricians therefore strip out time trends and examine how annual changes relate to each other. Does each year’s increase in CO2 reliably produce a corresponding nudge in temperature? When we look at the data since reliable measurements began around 1960, the answer is awkward. CO2 has risen sharply, yet the rate of temperature change has not moved in lockstep. In fact, the annual changes diverge. If CO2 were the master control knob, you would expect accelerations in CO2 to march closely with accelerations in temperature. They don’t.

I stress-tested this across multiple temperature and CO2 datasets. The result was the same: the neat, linear linkage between CO2 levels and temperature weakens once you look beneath the headline trend. The famous correlation appears, at least in part, to be a statistical mirage...<<<Read More>>>...

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Audible enclaves, voice-to-skull and the Voice of God

 A recent article from Science Alert discussed a new technology that can create “audible enclaves,” which are localised pockets of sound that can be directed to a specific listener.

Although the technology appears to use sounds that are captured by ears, it reminds us of technology that has been used to experiment on people for decades: voice-to-skull and the Voice of God.

Voice-to-skull is not the only technology that has been around for a long time, members of the public have also been experimented on with brain-computer interfaces for years.

The article described newly published research that introduces a technology that can create “audible enclaves,” which are localised pockets of sound that are isolated from their surroundings, allowing people to listen to music or have private conversations in public without disturbing others.

The technology uses self-bending ultrasound beams and a concept called non-linear acoustics to send sound to a specific listener. The technique uses two ultrasound beams at different frequencies that are completely silent on their own, but when they intersect in space, non-linear effects cause them to generate a new sound wave at an audible frequency that would be heard only in that specific region.

The technology has many potential applications, including enabling personalised audio in public spaces, such as museums and libraries, and creating quiet zones to improve focus in workplaces or reduce noise pollution in cities. It could also be used in cars, offices and military settings to provide localised speech zones for confidential conversations. 

Although the technology appears to rely on functioning ears to receive the directed sound and so works differently, it is reminiscent of voice-to-skull technology and gives us occasion to raise a discussion about voice-to-skull and other experimental mind control technologies....<<<Read More>>>...

Saturday, 14 February 2026

Food for Thought #957

 

Priming, predictive programming and Hollywood

 Throughout history, images and stories have played a crucial role in obtaining long-term control or influence over societies and cultures. The enchanting and captivating qualities of storytelling and mythmaking through fables, poetry and drama have proven to be a successful method of shaping public opinion for centuries.

In Ancient Greece, Plato recognised the same thing when he observed the charming abilities and alchemical-like powers of poets and rhetoricians over the hearts and minds of Greek citizens. These same storytellers and “image-makers” existed in Persia, Babylon and countless other empires.

With the advent of Hollywood and the silver screen, this alchemical tradition of poets and priesthoods took on new magical dimensions....<<<Read More>>>...

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People Can Lose Their Memory For Unknown Reasons

Experts believe that it is the memories of life experiences that make us full-fledged individuals.

But sometimes people have memory problems. Amnesia can occur, for example, after an injury or illness. However, there are also cases where there were no clear reasons for this. The man’s memories were simply erased, and he did not remember anything about how he lived before.

In January 1887, a 61-year-old resident of Coventry, Rhode Island, USA, named Ansel Bourne , disappeared without a trace. By profession he was a carpenter and an evangelical preacher. The man simply left the city, taking with him all the savings. It was subsequently revealed that he went to Norristown, Pennsylvania and opened a stationery store there, calling himself Albert J. Brown .

On March 14 of the same year, the imaginary Brown woke up and realized that his name was Ansel Bourne and he was a carpenter.

He did not remember anything about his “second personality” and did not believe that two months had passed since his departure from Coventry....<<<Read More>>>...

Food for Thought #956

 

Meet the Green Councillor Taking Her Grandchildren to Give Valentine’s Cards to Asylum Seekers in Crowborough

 Why is a Green Party councillor taking her own grandchildren to give Valentine’s cards to the asylum seekers housed in the local Crowborough army camp, wonders Michael Deacon in the Telegraph. Here’s an excerpt:

During the Presidential election campaign of 2024, aides to Donald Trump ran into an unexpected problem. They wanted to tell voters about the maddest things that Kamala Harris, and her fellow Democrats, had said and done. Unfortunately, many of these things were so outlandishly absurd (for example, Harris’s view that the US taxpayer should fund “gender-affirming surgery” for illegal immigrants), many voters assumed that Trump’s team had made them up.

“When you outline the Democratic agenda,” sighed one Republican, “you have to water it down, because in both polling and focus groups, people just don’t believe it…”

I fear that we’re now facing a similar problem in Britain. After all, who on earth would believe that a Green Party councillor in East Sussex is getting her own grandchildren to give Valentine’s cards to the grown men housed in a local camp for asylum seekers?

It sounds far too ridiculous to be true. And yet here, in her own words, is Cllr Anne Cross, speaking at a recent council meeting. “My grandchildren and I painted some cards – Valentine’s cards – at the weekend, which we are going to be presenting to the men in the camp in Crowborough as a welcome…”

All I can say is, times have clearly changed. When I was a child, we were strictly instructed never to talk to strange men. We certainly weren’t encouraged to present them with home-made greetings cards covered in love hearts.

Still, perhaps my parents’ generation was wrong, and we should have been more inclusive of strange men. How cruel, hateful and prejudiced it was, to assume that they posed some kind of danger to children. Why, they only wanted to give us some sweeties. And to take us to see the puppies they said they kept in the back of their vans....<<<Read More>>>...

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