Agent Smith and possession

In the movie The Matrix, Mr. Smith has the ability to enter any body, at anytime and of course this often occurs when the matrix is threatened by Neo. The scenario is a reflection of our real world. 

 For example, you're down at the coffee shop having a conversation with a friend and everything is fine until you mention something like 9/11 was an inside job. 

Now watch what happens.. 

Up pops Mr Smith, to replace the person you were just having a conversation with, to attack you, because all truths threaten the matrix. 

The matrix is programmed into most people in their youth and because of this "Mr Smith programming" these people become guardians of the matrix, protectors of the code, police of the mind control, enforcers of the indoctrination.. which holds together our false concept of reality like super glue. 

We all know an Agent Smith, they are everywhere....<<<Read More>>>...

You can take someone’s DNA and create a biological weapon against that person

 US Congressman Jason Crow has stated that there is a biological weapon that uses DNA to kill people. He issued a similar warning during the Security Forum in Aspen, Colorado.

Crow warned the Americans not to be so careless, as their DNA samples could fall into the hands of private companies due to the emergence of a new type of weapon.

“You can take someone’s DNA, grab their medical profile, and then you can target them with a bioweapon that will kill that person or take them off the battlefield or render them inoperable,” Crowe said....<<<Read More>>>..

Imperial Predicted Hundreds of Heatwave Deaths – But Deaths Actually Went Down This Summer

To most of the population, this year’s spring and summer have somewhat mitigated the pain of the Government’s collision with reality – an unstoppable slow motion train wreck. 

A glorious spring was followed by weeks of sunshine, consistent with the theme of Britain’s regression to the politics and economy of the mid-1970s. 

There are those who have not enjoyed the burp of 1976, of course. Farmers, struggling with drought, report a disappointing harvest. And then there are the weather worriers – the climate alarmists who would turn any hint of joy into a harbinger of doom. And so it was this year – as was reported back in June – when heatwave hysteria set in. This summer’s heatwaves would be “deadly”, the worriers claimed. And they produced stats to prove it.

Following the June heatwave, Sky News reported that “London would have seen many fewer deaths in a world without climate change”. Based on analysis provided by the Grantham Institute at Imperial College London, a scary graph was produced, along with the claim that “263 people are thought to have lost their lives between June 23rd and July 2nd, as the sun roasted flats, tarmac and care homes”....<<<Read More>>>..

 

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Technocracy Roundtable: What is Technocracy?

 Technocracy is the science of social engineering, aiming to control the entire system of producing and distributing goods and services. It also aims to eliminate private property, politics and finance.

The same Technocratic plan devised in the 1930s is being implemented today. The difference is that now, the Technocrats have the technology, such as AI, to implement their plans, which include an energy credit-based system and a universal basic income, which is conditional on a social credit score.

Yesterday, the first Technocracy Roundtable was held. Moderated by Courtenay Turner, the panellists were Patrick Wood, Aaron Day and Craig Wenclewicz.

Patrick Wood has been exposing Technocracy for 15 years and has written three books on the topic. Courtenay Turner is a philosopher and podcast host. Aaron Day is an entrepreneur, investor, advisor, author and political activist. Craig Wenclewicz is a seasoned Wall Street veteran and host of World HD, a daily financial news and education platform.

“Courtenay understands Technocracy like the back of her hand,” Patrick Wood said. “Aaron Day has been writing and speaking forcefully against Technocracy, as has Craig Wenclewicz. They bring expertise in financial investments and the cryptocurrency world.”

After the participants introduced themselves, the Roundtable began by answering the question: What is Technocracy?...<<<Read More>>>...

How screen time is poisoning your child’s blood and heart health

 If you’ve ever wondered why your child seems sluggish, unfocused, or even moody after hours of gaming or scrolling, a groundbreaking new study just confirmed your worst fears. 

Researchers in Denmark have discovered that every extra hour of recreational screen time doesn’t just rot young minds; it rewires their blood chemistry, setting the stage for high blood pressure, insulin resistance, and lifelong heart disease. 

And the worst part? The damage starts as early as age 6....<<<Read More>>>...

Food for Thought #754

 

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How to stop AI agents going rogue

 Disturbing results emerged earlier this year, when AI developer Anthropic tested leading AI models to see if they engaged in risky behaviour when using sensitive information.

Anthropic’s own AI, Claude, was among those tested. When given access to an email account it discovered that a company executive was having an affair and that the same executive planned to shut down the AI system later that day.

In response Claude attempted to blackmail the executive by threatening to reveal the affair to his wife and bosses.

Other systems tested also resorted to blackmail, external.

Fortunately the tasks and information were fictional, but the test highlighted the challenges of what’s known as agentic AI.

Mostly when we interact with AI it usually involves asking a question or prompting the AI to complete a task.

But it’s becoming more common for AI systems to make decisions and take action on behalf of the user, which often involves sifting through information, like emails and files.

By 2028, research firm Gartner forecasts, external that 15% of day-to-day work decisions will be made by so-called agentic AI.

Research by consultancy Ernst & Young, external found that about half (48%) of tech business leaders are already adopting or deploying agentic AI.


“An AI agent consists of a few things,” says Donnchadh Casey, CEO of CalypsoAI, a US-based AI security company.

“Firstly, it [the agent] has an intent or a purpose. Why am I here? What’s my job? The second thing: it’s got a brain. That’s the AI model. The third thing is tools, which could be other systems or databases, and a way of communicating with them.”

“If not given the right guidance, agentic AI will achieve a goal in whatever way it can. That creates a lot of risk.”

So how might that go wrong? Mr Casey gives the example of an agent that is asked to delete a customer’s data from the database and decides the easiest solution is to delete all customers with the same name.

“That agent will have achieved its goal, and it’ll think ‘Great! Next job!'...<<<Read More>>>...

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The Joy of Being

 While celebrations are intended to honor life’s more momentous occasions, much of real life tends to happen during the in-between times. While moving from one moment in time to the next is seldom considered a significant occurrence, it is during those in-between times that we are most in tune with life’s most profound, albeit simple joys. Between birth and death, triumph and sorrow, beginnings and endings, we enjoy innumerable experiences that often happen unnoticed. These times are just as worthy of celebration.

The in-between times are seldom about landmark moments. How you choose to celebrate them or which moments you choose to celebrate is up to you. You may want to celebrate the simple fact that you are alive and every day is a chance to spend time with the people you care about or do the work that you love. Then again, when you look at the good that exists in your life, many reasons for celebrating the in-between times may become clear: A cup of your favorite tea, a beautiful sunrise, a good book, and the smell of fresh air can all be reasons for celebration. (Daily OM)

Food for Thought #753

 

Silenced in Starmer’s ‘Free Speech Britain’?

 I’m sure we were all very proud of our PM when he informed Donald Trump that we’ve had free speech in Britain for a long time and that we would continue to have free speech in the future. But that hasn’t been my recent experience. Moreover I suspect that many other people are also falling foul of what appears to be an increasing climate of censorship of any views which contradict the official Government narrative.

I’ve had a YouTube video channel for more than eight years without ever having had any problems. I have used my channel to post occasional videos usually based on my current affairs books. So I’ve covered subjects such as Gordon Brown’s financial incontinence, foreign aid waste, our bloated charity industry, ever-rising knife crime in London, the pointlessness of many university degrees and, most recently, the supposed ‘Global Boiling Climate Crisis’.

In the last couple of months I made three short parody videos mocking three members of Keir Starmer’s Government – Starmer himself, Angela Rayner and Rachel Reeves. A week or so ago I tried to upload a fourth video onto YouTube mocking Ed Miliband’s ludicrous Net Zero assault on our country. But I was unable to upload my latest video as YouTube had taken down my whole video channel. So now none of my videos, even those which have been live on YouTube for years, are available. Helpfully YouTube informed me that I could appeal against their decision to ban me and remove all my videos. But, in a rather Kafkaesque situation, I’m not told why I have been banned. The only information I got was a link to all the many reasons why YouTube could remove a video channel. This made it somewhat difficult to appeal against YouTube’s ban as I’ve no idea what violation I am alleged to have committed. However, I did appeal and my appeal was quickly rejected again without any reason being given....<<<Read More>>>...

As the West reduces its oil refining industries, Asia is increasing its production to meet global demand

 The reduction of oil refineries in America jeopardises the quality of life for its citizens, as crude oil is essential for producing over 6,000 products and transportation fuels.

The US has not built a new refinery in recent decades due to environmental concerns, policy shifts and regulatory hurdles, with several old refineries shutting down, including planned closures in California.

Globally, the oil refining industry is expected to add new capacity, but this is mostly from China and India.

Earth has vast resources of crude oil and coal in the ground, Ronald Stein says. However, the more advanced developed economies are the least likely to allow any “dirty” emissions-generating plants to be sited, permitted or built in their backyards.

Of course, and this is something Stein doesn’t mention, by following the United Nations’ spurious climate crisis agenda while the East does not, the West is handing over control of the world’s fuel supply to “developing nations.” As the saying attributed to Henry Kissinger goes: “Control oil and you control nations; control food and you control the people.”...<<<Read More>>>...

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FDA finally ends COVID vaccine emergency use authorizations, but will the damage ever be undone?

 For years, Americans were bullied, coerced, and even fired from their jobs for refusing COVID-19 vaccines—shots that were pushed under emergency use authorizations (EUAs) with little long-term safety data. Now, in a long-overdue move, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finally revoked those EUAs, restricting the vaccines to high-risk groups while ending the legal framework that justified mandates.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced the decision on August 27, calling it a return to "science, safety, and common sense." The change means that Pfizer, Moderna, and Novavax shots are now only fully approved for adults over 65 and younger individuals with underlying health conditions—such as obesity, diabetes, or asthma—that increase COVID-19 risks. For everyone else? The shots remain available off-label, meaning doctors can still prescribe them after consultation.

This is a huge win for medical freedom, but it doesn’t erase the past. The Biden administration weaponized EUAs to force vaccinations on millions, from federal workers to airline pilots, despite mounting evidence of serious side effects including myocarditis, blood clots, and sudden cardiac death. Now, the FDA’s own actions confirm what skeptics warned all along: these shots were never as safe or effective as we were told....<<<Read More>>>....

Food for Thought #752

 

A dark page from the CIA's history: What was Project Artichoke, launched 74 years ago?

Project Artichoke is just one example of the inhumane operations carried out by the United States against the peoples of the world — and even against its own citizens.

One of the most useful instruments hidden behind the U.S. empire's rhetoric of "freedom and democracy" was the Central Intelligence Agency, founded on September 18, 1947, as the successor of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS).

Since its creation, the CIA has carried out countless inhumane operations: assassinations, coups, drug trafficking, support for terrorism, conspiracies. The list of its crimes is endless. But among the darkest and most inhumane chapters of its record lie the notorious "mind control" experiments....<<<Read More>>>...

YouTube secretly used AI to edit people’s videos. The results could bend reality

 YouTube made AI enhancements to videos without telling users or asking permission. As AI quietly mediates our world, what happens to our shared connection with real life?

Rick Beato’s face just didn’t look right. “I was like ‘man, my hair looks strange’, he says. “And the closer I looked it almost seemed like I was wearing makeup.” Beato runs a YouTube channel with over five million subscribers, where he’s made nearly 2,000 videos exploring the world of music. Something seemed off in one of his recent posts, but he could barely tell the difference. “I thought, ‘am just I imagining things?'”

It turns out, he wasn’t. In recent months, YouTube has secretly used artificial intelligence (AI) to tweak people’s videos without letting them know or asking permission. Wrinkles in shirts seem more defined. Skin is sharper in some places and smoother in others. Pay close attention to ears, and you may notice them warp. These changes are small, barely visible without a side-by-side comparison. Yet some disturbed YouTubers say it gives their content a subtle and unwelcome AI-generated feeling.

There’s a larger trend at play. A growing share of reality is pre-processed by AI before it reaches us. Eventually, the question won’t be whether you can tell the difference, but whether it’s eroding our ties to the world around us....<<<Read More>>>.....

US Companies Take Ofcom to Court Over “Unlawful” Censorship Under Online Safety Act

 The implementation of the latest phase of the UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA) last month is already impacting on US tech firms, with X imposing age-restrictions on content relating to the grooming gangs in order to comply with its so-called child protection provisions. Elsewhere, tensions have been rising, with President Donald Trump needling Sir Keir Starmer over free speech on his recent visit, and a delegation of US lawmakers led by Republication Representative Jim Jordan blasting the state of UK free speech earlier this month. A State Department human-rights report has likewise warned of “serious restrictions” on free speech in Britain in the past year.

Now US firms and free-speech activists are taking the fight to Ofcom, the communications regulator, directly. Lawyers for 4chan, the anonymous image-board site, and Kiwi Farms, a “website and discussion forum that focuses on Internet culture”, have today filed a lawsuit against Ofcom in US federal court, the first of its kind.

As part of its enforcement regime for the new OSA rules, Ofcom has been issuing escalating compliance notices to the two sites over the past few months regarding their regulation of speech for UK users. But for a notice to be served by a foreign power against a US company, typically it would have to go through the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) to be valid, passing through both the US State Department and the Department of Justice....<<<Read More>>>...

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J.R.R. Tolkien, AI and Transhumanism

 J.R.R. Tolkien’s works, particularly ‘The Lord of the Rings‘, are claimed to contain occult symbolism, with some arguing that he was involved with the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.

Paul List has a different view. He sees ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy as a combat between the philosophy of scholasticism and the philosophies of Francis Bacon and René Descartes, and believes Tolkien’s mythology is a warning to humanity about AI and transhumanism.

In an interview about his book, List discusses how innovators and philosophers from the 17th to the 19th centuries founded the fundamental ideas on which the ideas of machines, such as AI, ruling over humans, and transhumanism are based...<<<Read More>>>...

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Food for Thought #751

 

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The FAKE NEWS New York Times continues to push their CLIMATE CULT PONZI SCHEME agenda with fake energy stats and climate lies

 While record-cool temperatures spread across the USA this August, the globalists and Leftists want everyone to keep the faith that the earth is burning up and we’ll all burst into flames next year if we don’t give all our money to the Climate Cult.

The New York Times (NYT), long regarded as a leading source of fact-checked journalism, has increasingly published inaccurate and misleading information on energy and climate issues. More troubling, when such errors are pointed out, the paper frequently refuses to issue substantive corrections or instead provides evasive revisions that obscure the truth. This pattern undermines the paper’s stated corrections policy and risks eroding readers’ trust across all coverage, not just energy and climate.

NYT publishes inaccurate energy and climate data – Multiple articles contained false claims, such as overstating China’s renewable transition, misidentifying the world’s top fossil fuel producer, and exaggerating U.S. renewable electricity generation.

Historical distortions weaken reporting – Coverage of electric vehicles misrepresented their early 20th-century decline, ignoring clear data that EVs were already obsolete well before oil tax policy changes of 1926.

Corrections policy is inconsistently applied – While the NYT quickly fixes minor errors (like names or dates), it often stonewalls or obfuscates when substantive factual inaccuracies are flagged, undermining trust in its reporting.

Erosion of journalistic integrity – By mixing opinion with misreported data and refusing to acknowledge major mistakes, the NYT damages its credibility on energy and climate topics, leaving readers misinformed and doubting the paper’s standards....<<<Read More>>>...

Far right ’emboldened’ says MP as Starmer faces mounting pressure over immigration

 A poll suggested that voters believe the prime minister is failing to grip the problem, despite his government setting out measures to speed up removals.

Sir Keir Starmer faces mounting pressure over the small boats crisis after protests outside asylum hotels continued over the bank holiday weekend.

A poll suggested that voters believe the prime minister is failing to grip the problem, despite his government setting out measures to speed up removals.

It comes as Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer warned that “the far right feels emboldened and validated” by other political parties.

So far this year a record 28,076 people have made the perilous journey across the English Channel in small boats, 46% more than in the same period in 2024.

Like many other European countries, immigration has increasingly become a flashpoint in recent years as the UK deals with an influx of people fleeing war-torn and poorer countries seeking a better life.

Official figures released earlier this month showed a total of 111,084 people applied for asylum in the UK in the year to June 2025, the highest number for any 12-month period since current records began in 2001.

There were 32,059 asylum seekers in UK hotels by the end of the same month.

Protests and counterprotests at sites housing asylum seekers continued over the weekend and the government is braced for further legal fights over the use of hotels....<<<Read More>>>....

Empath's Shadow Side

 When you’ve crossed paths with a dark empath — someone who seems to understand your emotions deeply but uses that gift to manipulate or wound — it can leave you feeling shaken, mistrustful, and even questioning your own judgment. Yet it’s important to remember that their behavior is a reflection of their inner struggles, not your worth.

When you’re ready to break the ties, you can begin to heal by reclaiming the parts of yourself that may feel lost in the shadows. But first, give yourself the grace to grieve, to feel the betrayal, and to honor your pain. Then, little by little, let the light in again. Journaling, therapy, creative expression, or simply quiet time in nature can help you process what happened and remind you that your heart still beats with goodness.

In time, the dark empath’s shadow will no longer define your story. You will discover that your sensitivity is your superpower — a profound kindness and capacity to care for others that is rare and deeply needed in this world. In the end, healing is not about erasing what happened but about integrating it in a way that makes you stronger, wiser, and more compassionate toward yourself. You deserve relationships where your empathy is cherished, not exploited — and those relationships are waiting for you as you continue to step into the light of your own healing....<<<Read More>>>...

Food for Thought #750

 

Should We Be Worried About Contrails?

 This article ignores the elephant in the room .... contrails dissipate but the real villain, chemtrails, linger in the atmosphere and spread outwards forming the large white trails we see in the sky. Contrails last for minutes only whilst chemtrails can still be in the sky several hours later creating a white shitty soup above us.  

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 Geoengineering in the form of modifying weather happens. It can save decimation of farmer livelihoods by mitigating droughts, and it can risk the global food supply by reducing crop growth. Like nuclear fission, it’s useful in the hands of sane people working with the knowledge and assent of the wider community, or it has the potential to destroy much of what humankind has built if left in the hands of psychopaths. If we can approach it in a calm and rational manner, we may yet stop the psychopaths.

During the Second World War, bomber crews were said to hate the contrails their planes produced, providing white fingers across the sky that pointed enemy fighters directly to them. These have seemingly exploded across our skies as commercial air travel has multiplied, but like boiling frogs, surprisingly few really noticed until others pointed out the heat. Living in Geneva, Switzerland during the week-long grounding of aircraft due to the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland in 2010, we had clear spring skies for the first time. Not a trail, not a wisp of residual cloud. Normal, it turned out, was not natural.

Condensation trails, or contrails, are clouds formed from condensation and from the water and particles that are emitted from aircraft engine exhausts. Fine particles released in the right conditions form a nidus on which droplets can form in humid, cold air. Jet engines also emit water as a combustion product. The very low pressure on the upper wing surface, the reason airplanes stay up in the air, also allows water vapor to precipitate. This is well documented, almost as old as high-flying aircraft, and annoying when you want to photograph a good sunset in much of Europe or North America.

Contrails can contribute to cirrus cloud formation, while aircraft changing altitude can also create some really otherworldly holes in cloud layers, such as on airport approaches. Clouds come and go naturally, from the ground to the upper atmosphere, if the conditions are right. Aircraft just help the process. And as clouds have sharp edges (when viewed from a distance), contrails can seem to turn on and off for the same reason (temperature and humidity at various altitudes).

There is a school of thought that streaks across the sky, or most of them, only began to appear recently and are the result of nefarious intent – geoengineering. The theory is that a whole hidden industry exists to make chemicals, transport them to airports, install them on commercial (i.e., passenger) aircraft or place in fuel, and then release at certain times or in certain regions. This, performed at scale, would require thousands of willing people, who all remain silent on the issue. This is possible, but people talk, including pilots, fuellers, manufacturing workers, truck drivers and airport security guards, and is a little hard to imagine at scale. Part of an air force may follow some stupid government agenda, and perhaps does. But that is a tiny minority of flights.

However, airborne geoengineering does happen. It has for nearly a century, particularly with intent to provide rain during droughts or more routinely in arid inhabited regions. In Australia and the United States, for instance, government agencies have for many decades sprayed compounds such as silver iodide from an aircraft to precipitate water vapour and cause rain during droughts. The hope is to save cattle farmers from ruin or augment a city’s failing water supply. These are not bad things, while mass cattle death and bankruptcy often are.

Geoengineering can also be unbelievably stupid....<<<Read More>>>...

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Why Do Governments Keep Lying About Net Zero?

 Politicians keep repeating that Net Zero initiatives will save the planet, creating a cleaner, greener future, with cheaper bills and better jobs. The reality for ordinary people, however, is clear for all to see: higher household costs, more rules, and a creeping sense of control.

So, why does it always feel like there are other motives at play with all the Net Zero talk in the West? And, if so important, why aren’t major powers with huge populations, like China and India, following suit? Let’s untangle what’s going on, and how the story you’re being told doesn’t quite line up with the facts.

Net Zero plans continue getting more and more expensive as the years pass, yet people are told it won’t bankrupt their country. For example, the Climate Change Committee in the UK claims the long-term cost will average just 0.2% of GDP by 2050. In the US, Biden’s administration told us the Inflation Reduction Act signed in 2022 aimed to reduce inflation by investing in clean energy, as the “largest investment in climate jobs in history” which benefits “all Americans”.

So, why don’t the numbers match up? By 2030, Net Zero policies are expected to add £389 per year to every UK’s household energy bills, totalling £22.8 billion annually 

A 2025 report identified that if the UK had stuck with gas since 2006, consumers would have been £220 billion better off 

 In the US, the Inflation Reduction Act set aside $369 billion for subsidies, yet the cost of retrofitting a family home with insulation, solar panels, EV chargers and a heat pump is still estimated at $30,000 per property

Everyone’s paying more, so who’s getting the money? Energy companies, construction firms, renewable developers and global financial industries that trade in carbon credits. You’re continuously told that your costs are going to fall, but most reports point to further increases....<<<Read More>>>....

Got a CAFFEINE WITHDRAWAL headache? It could be caused by dopamine downregulation and blocked dopamine receptors

Ever try to stop drinking your daily coffee for a few days and get that intolerable headache? Do you know why that happens? There are many factors at play there, including the downregulation of dopamine and some constricted blood vessels. Let’s take a look at the science so you can better understand what’s going on, and remedy it with superfoods and supplements, if you so choose.

For millions of people, starting the day without coffee is unthinkable. But skipping that daily caffeine fix can result in an all-too-familiar pounding headache. Neurologists describe caffeine withdrawal headaches as “migraine-like” in intensity — pulsing, throbbing, and sometimes debilitating. Despite how common they are, the exact reason these headaches hurt so much is still not fully understood. What experts do know points to a combination of vascular changes, brain chemistry, and receptor activity.

Caffeine withdrawal headaches typically strike within 24 hours of stopping regular intake (200+ mg/day for 2+ weeks) and can feel like intense, migraine-type pain due to blood vessel dilation and sudden changes in brain signaling.

The pain is partly explained by caffeine’s role in constricting blood vessels and blocking adenosine; when caffeine is removed, vessels swell and adenosine builds up, both of which trigger headaches.

Caffeine is paradoxical: While its absence causes withdrawal headaches, its presence can relieve them and even boost the effectiveness of common painkillers like ibuprofen or acetaminophen.

To reduce headaches, experts recommend tapering gradually (25–50 mg less per day) or substituting lower-caffeine drinks like tea, since quitting suddenly often leads to more severe symptoms....<<<Read More>>>...

Food for Thought #749

 

Growing Day by Day

 At some point in our lives, many of us find ourselves overcome with the desire to become better people.While we are all uniquely capable of navigating this world, we may nonetheless feel driven to grow, expand, and change. This innate need for personal expansion can lead us down many paths as we develop within the context of our individual lives. Yet, the initial steps that can put us on the road to evolution are not always clear. We understand that we want to be better but have no clear definition of “better.” To ease this often frustrating uncertainty, we can take small steps, keeping our own concept of growth in mind rather than allowing others to direct the course of our journey. And we should accept that change won’t happen overnight — we may not recognize the transformations taking place within us at first.

Becoming a better person in your own eyes is a whole-life project, and thus you should focus your step-by-step efforts in multiple areas of your existence. Since you innately know which qualities you consider good, growing as an individual is simply a matter of making an effort to do good whenever possible. Respect should be a key element of your efforts. When you acknowledge that all people are deserving of compassion, consideration, and dignity, you are naturally more apt to treat them in the manner you yourself wish to be treated. You will intuitively become a more active listener, universally helpful, and truthful. Going the extra mile in all you do also can facilitate evolution. Approaching your everyday duties with an upbeat attitude and positive expectations can help you make the world a brighter, more cheerful place. Finally, coming to terms with your values and then abiding by them will enable you to introduce a new degree of integrity and dignity into your life.

As you endeavor to develop yourself further, you can take pride not only in your successes, but also in the fact that you are cultivating consciousness within yourself through your choices, actions, and behaviors. While you may never feel you have reached the pinnacles of awareness you hope to achieve, you can make the most of this creative process of transformation. Becoming a better person is your choice and is a natural progression in your journey of self-awareness...<<<Read More>>>....

Asylum Hotel Bosses Told They “Have to House Convicted Foreign Criminals” While Giving Staff “Unconscious Bias Training”

 Hotel bosses have reportedly been told they they have to acknowledge that some of the residents may be foreign nationals who have been “released on criminal bail”. 

Despite this, staff at the hotels must complete training courses on “unconscious bias” and “ethnic diversity and cultural awareness”.

It comes amid increasing pressure on the Government to close hotels across the country.  

Labour’s asylum policy was left in chaos last week after a judge ordered a controversial migrant hotel to shut.

The High Court ruling gives the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, just 24 days to close after it became the focus of violent protests.

The documents, seen by the Telegraph, also state that housing residents with an ongoing criminal case may lead to an increase in insurance costs for the hotel and its staff.

This includes a higher premium for any migrants who have been convicted of arson. 

The 117-page “statement of requirements” document which was obtained by a Freedom of Information request is reportedly given to contractors who seek out accommodation for asylum seekers on behalf of the Home Office.

The document allegedly describes the migrants as “service users” throughout.....<<<Read More>>>...

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BROCCOLI more effective than surgery, chemo and radiation at beating CANCER, as it cuts risk by at least 20 PERCENT – new study

 Worried about colon cancer? There are natural remedies, including whole organic food, to prevent it from ever developing. A groundbreaking study has confirmed that eating cruciferous vegetables—broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, kale, and bok choy—significantly lowers the risk of colon cancer. By analyzing data from 17 large-scale studies involving over 639,000 participants and nearly 98,000 colon cancer cases, researchers found that those who regularly consumed these vegetables reduced their risk of developing colon cancer by around 20%.

• A large analysis of 17 studies with over 639,000 participants found that eating cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, and Brussels sprouts reduces colon cancer risk by 20%.
• Researchers identified the “sweet spot” for protection as 20–40 grams daily (about half a cup of broccoli), with benefits plateauing beyond that amount.
• The protective effects are linked to compounds like sulforaphane, which block cancer-causing enzymes, reactivate tumor suppressor genes, and disrupt cancer cell growth.
• Geography and cooking methods matter—protective effects were stronger in North America and Asia, where quick steaming or stir-frying preserves bioactive compounds, compared to Europe and Australia....<<<Read More>>>...
  

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The AI bubble is bursting

 AI’s results are mediocre, Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols writes, and it’s as good as it’s going to get. He believes that the AI bubble is bursting.

“Most companies,” he says, “have found that AI’s golden promises are proving to be fool’s gold. I suspect that soon, people who’ve put their financial faith in AI stocks will be feeling foolish, too.”

There tend to be three AI camps: 

1,    AI is the greatest thing since sliced bread and will transform the world,
2.    AI is the spawn of the Devil and will destroy civilisation as we know it,
3.    “Write an A-Level paper on the themes in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet.”

I propose a fourth: AI is now as good as it’s going to get, and that’s neither as good nor as bad as its fans and haters think, and you’re still not going to get an A on your report.

You see, now that people have been using AI for everything and anything, they’re beginning to realise that its results, while fast and sometimes useful, tend to be mediocre.

Don’t believe me? Read MIT’s NANDA (Networked Agents and Decentralised AI) report, which revealed that 95 per cent of companies that have adopted AI have yet to see any meaningful return on their investment. Any meaningful return.

To be precise, the report states: “The GenAI Divide is starkest in deployment rates, only 5 per cent of custom enterprise AI tools reach production.” It’s not that people aren’t using AI tools. They are. There’s a whole shadow world of people using AI at work. They’re just not using them “for” serious work. Instead, outside of IT’s purview, they use ChatGPT and the like “for simple work, 70 per cent prefer AI for drafting emails, 65 per cent for basic analysis. But for anything complex or long-term, humans dominate by 9-to-1 margins.”...<<<Read More>>>

Food for Thought #748

 

Feeling Seen and Heard

 Echoism is a quiet, often unnoticed way of being, but its effects can be felt deeply in our lives. At its heart, echoism is the tendency to put others’ needs first — sometimes so much so that we forget our own. This pattern often takes root early in life within environments where our voices weren’t always heard or our needs were overshadowed, teaching us that the wants and desires of others were more important than our own.

When echoism takes hold, we may find ourselves quietly stepping back, holding back our feelings, and suppressing big emotions, all in an effort to avoid upsetting others. We pour our energy into helping, giving, and being there for those around us. And while these actions come from a place of good intentions — when unreciprocated — they can leave us feeling unseen, unheard, and disconnected from what our hearts truly desire.

But there is so much hope in healing from echoism. It’s a gentle and loving journey of finding your voice again — learning that your needs are just as important as anyone else’s. It’s about giving yourself permission to be true to who you are, to express your feelings, and to set healthy, loving boundaries. By embracing your own worth and stepping into the fullness of your authentic self, you create space for healthy and balanced relationships. Remember, you matter. Your voice, your presence, and your well-being are a gift to the world around you. (Daily OM)

On The Verge

Starmer is deliberately breaking the country in order to force a backlash, after which he could invoke Blair's Civil Contingencies Act 2004. This act allows the the de-facto imposition of martial law, the seizing of property and assets, the freezing of bank accounts and the cancellation of elections. 

 Most importantly, the act does not preclude the utilisation of foreign "persons" should the "emergency" so demand. Such "persons" could be from NATO, the UN, EuroGendFor (Europe's paramilitary force) and Interpol. I strongly suspect a 250k strong UN army is already here, strategically garrisoned across the country. I also note Starmer will soon allow Blackrock to take over three main British ports. 

It need hardly be said that those who control the ports control the safe passage of containers bulging with smuggled AK-47s and such like. Blair's Civil Contingencies Act 2004 simply needs an "emergency" in order to enforce genuine totalitarianism, backed up by foreign soldiers. If we had patriotic senior military officers we would not be in this catastrophic position. .....<<<Read More>>>....
 

IPCC Likely to Start Blaming Humans For Weather as Friederike Otto Takes Key Role

 Last December the Daily Sceptic published an article reporting that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) could be preparing to start blaming humans for individual bad weather events. Straws-in-the-wind stuff, based on an IPCC press release claiming a century of burning hydrocarbons had resulted in “more frequent and intense extreme weather events”.

To date, the IPCC has failed to detect that humans using hydrocarbons have led to worse bad weather on the simple scientific ground that it is impossible, with current data sources, to remove the overwhelming role of natural variation. Our story was prescient. It’s all change at the IPCC, with the appointment of Attribution Queen Friederike Otto and a troop of fellow attributionists to take charge of writing a new chapter on extreme weather for its forthcoming seventh climate science assessment report. 

With the foxes now in charge of the chicken coop, political order can be restored, with the IPCC science more closely aligned with current Net Zero political requirements. Dr Otto, who runs the Green Blob-funded World Weather Attribution (WWA) operation out of Imperial College, has been appointed the co-leader of the extreme weather chapter. “It will be a lot of work, but it also gives a lot of opportunity to shape the structure and focus of the chapter”, she notes. WWA paymasters who include the Grantham, European Climate and Bezos Earth foundations will no doubt be delighted with this news....<<<Read More>>>...

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Quote for the Day

 

Experts predict a civil war in the UK; there is no political solution

 In a recent interview, Richard Kemp, an expert on security, intelligence, counter-terrorism and defence, issued a stark warning:

“The more it develops – and it is going to develop more and more – the more unrest we’re going to see … I would go as far as to predict not just civil unrest but civil war in the UK, in the coming years … I would hate to be right on this, but I believe I know that there is no political solution.”

At MCC Feszt in Hungary, Connor Tomlinson sat down with former British Army Colonel Richard Kemp to ask what the main threats facing the West from within are, why our politicians appear incapable of or unwilling to address them and whether ignoring problems caused by immigration and Islam will bring Britain to the brink of civil war.

Kemp issued a stark warning that the United Kingdom is on a trajectory towards civil war due to the failure of political leaders to address a growing threat from an alliance between far-left activists and Islamist extremists. He stated that this alliance, which he believes is fostered and funded by hostile foreign powers like Russia, China and Iran, poses a significant danger to the nation’s cohesion, culture and political existence.

Kemp criticised UK politicians for being short-sighted and risk-averse, operating with a “horizon is four years” mentality focused on re-election rather than taking the decisive action needed to prevent societal collapse.

He emphasised that while he does not encourage violence, he believes the public may ultimately feel they have “no option” but to take matters into their own hands, leading to widespread unrest and potentially full-scale civil war if the current situation continues....<<<Read More>>>....

Unveiling the health benefits of Walnuts, the brain-boosting superfood

 In the vast world of nuts and seeds, walnuts stand out as an exceptionally nutritious superfood. Packed with healthy fats, essential minerals and powerful antioxidants, walnuts offer remarkable benefits for heart health, brain function and digestion. Beyond their impressive nutrient profile, walnuts have a rich history dating back centuries and remain a beloved culinary ingredient worldwide.

Walnuts are the edible seeds of the Juglans tree, primarily Juglans regia (English or Persian walnut) and J. nigra (black walnut). With origins tracing back to ancient Persia (modern-day Iran), walnuts have been cultivated since 7,000 B.C. Traders along the Silk Road introduced them to Europe, and Spanish missionaries eventually brought them to the Americas in the 1700s.

Walnuts were highly valued by ancient civilizations. The Romans considered them food fit for gods, while the ancient Greeks used them medicinally. By the Middle Ages, walnuts had spread across Europe, becoming a staple in both traditional cuisine and medicine...<<<Read More>>>...

Food for Thought #747

 

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Home Office tenders for mass fatality tents – ‘what are they expecting?’ (planning)

 The Home Office has awarded a series of contracts to prepare for a ‘mass fatality’ scenario where casualties will need to be treated or stored in huge coronavirus pandemic-style marquees. In a chilling echo of the darkest days of the Covid-19 crisis, large structures are being ordered in preparation for what the department calls “a major incident resulting in a large number of fatalities which could overwhelm existing body storage capacity”.

During the pandemic, the Government and military constructed a series of enormous so-called Nightingale Hospitals after fears were raised that massive casualty numbers from Covid would overwhelm the NHS. As well as treatment beds, huge morgue facilities were also hastily constructed to bolster capacity.

Thankfully, many of the Nightingale facilities remained underused, but similar preparations now appear to be happening once again as part of the Home Office’s “Mass Fatality Capability Resilience Storage Framework”. Reacting to the publication of some of the contracts, Lee Nallalingham, the Interim Branch Chairman of Reform UK, Newham and Tower Hamlets, wrote on X: “This week the Home Office awarded contracts worth over £1m to prepare for a mass fatality event, including capacity to store up to 700 bodies.

Mr Nallalingham added: “What exactly are they expecting?”

One social media user added, “Logistically speaking, this is a good thing, in principle, in terms of progressing with storage in the eventuality something happens…however, it is equally terrifying that someone has assessed current storage and is predicting it is not enough.”...<<<Read More>>>.

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The ‘Zombie’ Net Zero Levy Adding Billions to Britain’s Energy Bills

 A Net Zero levy, hatched under Tony Blair to boost renewables, is still sucking billions from household energy bills even though it closed to new entrants in 2017. The Telegraph has the story.

The green energy subsidy was closed to new entrants in 2017, but is still poised to add £38 billion to UK power bills over the next five years, documents from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) have revealed.

A decision by the Labour politicians who created it 25 years ago means costs are still rising – and it will add an average £108 to every household power bill this year.

The renewables obligation was a scheme set up by Tony Blair’s government to encourage developers to build more green energy generation capacity, such as wind and solar farms, and to push suppliers to buy more clean power.

But a decision to link the cost of the scheme to an outdated measure of inflation has led to spiralling costs, meaning the renewables obligation is now by far the biggest of the six main green levies added to Britain’s power bills.

It has added over £75 billion to the nation’s energy bills between its introduction in 2002 and now – and it will continue rising.

The “zombie” levy cost £6.7 billion in 2023–24, according to the OBR, but this is forecast to jump to £8.5 billion by 2026, a 25% increase.

It implies annual household energy bills could increase by at least another £20 over the next two to three years simply because of the subsidy. …

The origins of the “zombie” levy go back to 2000 and Blair’s first government. Stephen Byers, the then-Business and Energy Secretary, piloted the Utility Act 2000 through Parliament, which enabled the renewables obligation system...<<<Read More>>>...

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STRANGER POND CANBERRA

 

300-million-years-old cast iron cup from Oklahoma

 This meticulously crafted piece of metal was unearthed in 1912 from a mine situated in Wilburton, Oklahoma.

The man who made this discovery was Frank J. Kennard, and according to his account, the object was found nestled within a substantial block of coal. However, the true enigma surrounding this cup lies in its perplexing age, a characteristic it shares with numerous other artifacts discovered across the globe, sparking considerable debate among researchers.

Such finds are categorized as out-of-place artifacts, often abbreviated as OOPArt, due to their inexplicable presence within geological strata where their existence is deemed chronologically impossible.

Throughout history, numerous such anomalous objects have been documented, yet the majority have vanished over time, leaving little trace of their existence.

The narrative of this particular artifact commenced in 1912 at a coal-fired power plant located in the town of Thomas, Oklahoma, USA....<<<Read More>>>...

A controversial journey into natural healing: “Herbs Against Cancer” by Ralph W. Moss

 "Herbs Against Cancer," a compelling book by Ralph W. Moss, delves into the contentious world of herbal treatments, offering a balanced exploration of their potential and the controversies that surround them.

As the medical community grapples with the limitations of traditional therapies, Moss' work sheds light on the age-old practice of using herbs as a formidable ally in the fight against one of humanity's most formidable foes. The use of herbs in medicine is a practice as ancient as civilization itself.

From the Sumerians and Egyptians to the Greeks and Romans, herbs have been integral to healing practices across cultures. However, when it comes to cancer, the debate intensifies. Can these natural remedies, which have stood the test of time, truly hold their own against a disease as complex and devastating as cancer?

Moss takes readers on a journey through the history and controversies of herbal treatments for cancer. He introduces us to what he calls "herbs of contention," plants that have sparked debate and divided opinions within the medical community. Moss' approach is both comprehensive and balanced, presenting the potential benefits of these herbs while also acknowledging the skepticism and criticism they face.

One of the most intriguing stories Moss explores is that of the Grape Cure. Johanna Brandt, a South African woman, claimed to have cured her stomach cancer by consuming large quantities of grapes. This led to the development of the Brandt-Kehr Grape Cure, a regimen that involves strict grape consumption...<<<Read More>>>...

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Death is not the opposite of life. The opposite of life is “the machine”

 In a recent interview, British psychiatrist, neuroscience researcher Iain Gilchrist explained the differences in the way that the left and right hemispheres of the brain process information.

The right hemisphere is designed to be the master over the left. However, with the prevailing scientism narrative, the left hemisphere has usurped the master.

In the West, left hemisphere-dominant thinking has had a profound impact on all of us. We have become very good at seeing the parts but have completely lost sight of the whole.

In the first of his podcast series, Kingsnorth interviewed Iain McGilchrist, a British psychiatrist, neuroscience researcher, philosopher, literary scholar and the author of ‘The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World‘, and more recently the epic ‘The Matter with Things: Our Brains, Our Delusions, and the Unmaking of the World.’

During the podcast, the two men discussed the left-right brain distinction and what it means, ask whether the Western world is mentally ill, talk about the importance of the Four Ps (past, people, place and prayer), and look at how we can begin to free ourselves from thinking and seeing like machines.

McGilchrist began by explaining that the brain is structured as two hemispheres, two almost entirely separate masses. Research on brain hemisphere differences has been ongoing for 30 years, but some research has been “fairly crude” and most of the conclusions about the hemisphere differences were “entirely wrong,” he said.

Previous misconceptions about hemisphere differences, such as the left hemisphere being rational and linguistic and the right hemisphere being “airy-fairy” and uninterested in language, have been proven wrong, as both hemispheres are involved in reason, language, emotions, and visual-spatial understanding.

The two brain hemispheres have different attention styles. So, the correct approach to understanding hemisphere differences is to ask how they attend to the world, McGilchrist said.

The left hemisphere pays attention to a tiny part of the environment to grasp and manipulate it. The left hemisphere’s attention style is focused on particularising and detailed attention on a minute detail, allowing it to grab and get what it wants.

The brain’s asymmetrical structure and hemisphere differences are not unique to humans, as many animals have similarly divided and asymmetrical brains, with one hemisphere focused on grabbing and getting....<<<Read More>>>...