The UK’s Potentially Terrifying Criminal Justice “Reforms”

  Plans to reform the UK’s criminal justice system – including the scrapping of jury trials for some offences and reduced sentences for those who plead guilty – are all part of larger “reforms” that would empower tyrannical authoritarianism.

Former senior judge and current Investigatory Powers Commissioner Brian Leveson made the news this week with the publication of his report recommending, among other things, “jury-free” trials, in order to “prevent the collapse of the criminal justice system”.

Note the language, by the way. “Jury-free“, not “jury-less“, as if juries are a food additive we should avoid, rather than a right guaranteed in British law for over 800 years.

This is not new. “Replacing”, “updating” or otherwise “reforming” Jury trials has been on the worldwide agenda for years now.

Within weeks of “Covid” starting, Scotland moved to suspend jury trials entirely (a move so unpopular they reversed it within 24 hours). At the same time, noted lawyers wrote opinion pieces for the Guardian headlined...<<<Read More>>>...

Simple FOI Requests for Data Said to Back Non-existent Temperature Stations Refused on “Vexatious” Grounds by UK Met Office

 The UK Met Office recently declared an average daily maximum temperature of 22.3°C for June 2025 at Lowestoft: Monkton Avenue. 

But there is no weather station at Lowestoft and hasn’t been since 2010. 

Over the last 15 years, the temperature measurements published in the Met Office’s Historic Station Database have been invented, or rather estimated according to the State meteorologist with figures from “well-correlated related neighbouring stations”. This explanation might be more plausible if the Met Office could actually name the stations, presumably a simple task with the vital scientific input data readily to hand. Alas, it seems not.

 A number of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests for the identity of these well-correlated stations near Lowestoft and other non-existent stations have been denied by the Met Office quoting “vexatious” grounds. 

It has concluded that the “public interest factors in favour of not responding to the requests outweighed the public interest factors in favour of responding to the requests”....<<<Read More>>>...

Knights Templar Leader Claims Jesus’ Bones Are Hidden in US Vaults

 A leader of a modern Knights Templar order claims that the bones of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and John the Baptist are secretly stored in vaults in the US.

Timothy W. Hogan, Grand Master of the order, made these claims on the Danny Jones Podcast, alleging the Templars smuggled the relics from Jerusalem to protect them from the Vatican.

Hogan said the remains were originally found in the Talpiot Tomb in East Jerusalem, discovered in 1980. Archaeologists uncovered ossuaries, including one inscribed “Yeshua bar Yehosef” (“Jesus, son of Joseph”). Hogan claims the Templars moved the bones to prevent the Vatican from suppressing them.

“When the tomb was originally discovered, with ossuaries labeled with the names Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and John the Baptist, it was understood that if the remains were turned over to the Vatican, they would vanish,” he said....<<<Read More>>>...

 

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The environmental devastation and loss of life in Indonesia caused by China’s EV industry

 7 News Spotlight is a series of investigative specials from 7 News Australia that focuses on major breaking news events and long-form investigations of national significance.

In April, Spotlight released a documentary about the dirty truth behind so-called “clean, green” electric vehicles (”EVs”) and how China is getting away with causing a toxic environmental catastrophe.

Reporter Liam Bartlett was smuggled into Indonesia’s Morowali Industrial Park, the world’s largest nickel processing facility, producing 50% of global nickel supply.

“Having returned from witnessing what must rank as one of the world’s worst industrial landscapes, all in the name of the ‘green EV revolution’, I can safely say that anyone who genuinely cares for the future of the planet would be horrified by the damage that is being done by our northern neighbour, Indonesia, with the financial backing of China,” he said.

He went on to describe how the EV sector’s reliance on fossil-fuel fired power stations and nickel from Indonesia, produced with lax environmental and labour standards, undermines its “green” reputation.

Indonesia’s nickel mining complexes, backed by China’s Belt and Road initiative, have devastating environmental and health impacts, including air and water pollution, respiratory illnesses and fatalities among labourers, he said.

The Australian government’s inaction and subsidies for Chinese EV makers, despite the loss of 7,000 jobs in Australia’s nickel industry, highlight a lack of leadership and hypocrisy in promoting a “green” future....<<<Read More>>>...

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U.K.’s net zero dream costs taxpayers £800 billion – and it’s based on flawed promises

 Britain’s push to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050 has been revealed as a financial quagmire, with the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) warning that the policy will drain £800 billion ($1.08 trillion) from public coffers over 25 years. 

The costly transition, announced by the OBR on July 8, hinges on unrealistic assumptions about renewable energy costs and a steep erosion of tax revenue from fossil fuels. 

Critics argue the plan is both economically unsustainable and scientifically myopic, particularly as global rivals like China and India expand coal power.

The OBR’s findings highlight a paradox: While the government’s climate ambitions gain political traction, their economic consequences threaten Britain’s fiscal stability. The study underscores an inconvenient truth—net zero’s price tag may outstrip its benefits, particularly when measured against renewable energy’s scalability and global emissions trends....<<<Read More>>>...

Food for Thought #709

 

The Hidden Power Within: Awakening Kundalini Energy

We all possess a vital life force energy that ebbs and flows as currents in and around our physical bodies. Sanskrit in origin, this is known as prana energy. Another universal life force energy that manifests from our prana is the kundalini energy.

The kundalini energy (literal Sanskrit translation ‘snake’) is said to be coiled up at the base of the spine. 

When activated through consistent, persistent and specific meditative/yogic practices the kundalini energy is released.

In effect, when released, the “explosive” kundalini energy shoots up from the base of the spine to the upper region like the release of a “fueled rocket,” propelling your spirit out of the body and away from the controlling enslaving Matrix structure.

In a nutshell, ultimately, this form of out-of-body experience, when duly mastered, gives you a choice when you die to no longer have to reincarnate in a body on planet Earth again, with all its entrapment, archontic-related suffering.

As a consequence, your spirit will be liberated. Free from the imposition of someone else’s control. You will be free to explore new avenues of existence in the realm of infinite possibility! Or you can stay in the omnipresent, absolute, infinite primordial field, aka the void, where you are one with everything.Those who have achieved this state during their kundalini awakening say that you have to experience it to understand it. It is said to be a place of existence with an indescribable state of knowing, perfection, peace, and love. It has further been described as ‘coming home.’...<<<Read More>>>...

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Let me share a story with you

 So there is a football club in the East Midlands of England, a soccer club, if you’re reading from North America.

Now the manager of this club, is a bit of a maverick and he developed a style of play that no other team could compete with.

On paper they didn’t have the best players, they didn’t have the largest budget in the league, and yet no other team could get close to them.

They won five consecutive championships, five consecutive promotions, cups, tournaments, you name it, they won it.

And none of the other managers of all the other teams in the region could work out what this manager was doing to make this team such a juggernaut. A juggernaut that was literally steam rolling everyone.

And then this maverick manager did something quite incredible.

After winning his 5th championship, he took all his tactics, all his notes, all his set plays, all his analysis of the game, and he printed it out, put it in a ring binder, and handed a copy to each of the different managers in the league, so they could see exactly what he was doing, and how he had managed to beat them for the last five years.

Incredible story isn’t it? What a guy.

Now the reason it’s such an unbelievable story, is because it’s utter nonsense.

Made it up.

Because contrary to popular belief, people don’t simply hand over all their hard worked for advantages to their opponents.

In the same way they don’t hand over the list of names they are using in a historically successful blackmail operation, rendering the operation completely obsolete.

That simply doesn’t happen, so anyone that actually expected Donald Trump and the Israel controlled United States government to just hand out the names of politicians, influencers, and leaders of industry, media and entertainment, from the CIA and Mossad kompromat collection, otherwise known as ‘the Epstein client list’, was being wildly optimistic, and should probably pull the hopium needle out their forearm, before it does any real damage.

Despite the ‘greatest ally’ rhetoric, the United States prioritises the interests of a sliver of land in the Middle East over the interests of their own nation, for another reason.

And they aren’t about to give that reason up....<<<Read More>>>....

The Status Quo

 When our lives are going well, and sometimes even when they aren’t, we may find ourselves feeling very attached to the status quo of our existence -- life as we know it. It is a very human tendency to resist change as though it were possible to simply decide not to do it, or have it in our lives. But change will come and the status quo will go, sooner or later, with our consent or without it. We may find at the end of the day that we feel considerably more empowered when we find the courage to ally ourselves with the universal force of change, rather than working against it.

Of course, the answer is not to go about changing things at random, without regard to whether they are working or not. There is a time and place for stability and the preservation of what has been gained over time. In fact, the ability to stabilize and preserve what is serving us is part of what helps us to survive and thrive. The problem comes when we become more attached to preserving the status quo than to honoring the universal givens of growth and change. For example, if we allow a situation we are in to remain stagnant simply because we are comfortable, it may be time for us to summon up the courage to challenge the status quo.

This may be painful at times, or surprisingly liberating, and it will most likely be a little of both. Underneath the discomfort, we will probably find excitement and energy as we take the risk of unblocking the natural flow of energy in our lives. It is like dismantling a dam inside ourselves, because most of the work involves clearing our own inner obstacles so that the river of our life can flow unobstructed. Once we remove the obstacles, we can simply go with the flow, trusting the changes that follow. (Daily OM)

Food for Thought #708

 

How uploading our minds to a computer might become possible

 The idea that our mind could live on in another form after our physical body dies has been a recurring theme in science fiction since the 1950s. Recent television series such as Black Mirror and Upload, as well as some games, demonstrate our continued fascination with this idea. The concept is known as mind uploading.

ecent developments in science and technology are taking us closer to a time when mind uploading could graduate from science fiction to reality.

In 2016, BBC Horizon screened a programme called The Immortalist, in which a Russian millionaire unveiled his plans to work with neuroscientists, robot builders and other experts to create technology that would allow us to upload our minds to a computer in order to live forever.

At the time, he confidently predicted that this would be achieved by 2045. This seems unlikely, but we are making small but significant steps towards a better understanding of the human brain – and potentially the ability to emulate, or reproduce, it....<<<Read More>>>...

 

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Unlock the secret to stable blood sugar with this powerful, science-backed tonic

 In a world flooded with processed foods and misleading dietary advice, millions struggle with erratic blood sugar levels, leaving them vulnerable to fatigue, cravings, and long-term metabolic dysfunction. 

Yet, a simple, natural solution exists—one backed by centuries of traditional wisdom and modern research. Enter the apple cider vinegar (ACV) tonic, a potent elixir that helps balance blood sugar, improve digestion, and enhance overall well-being.

Max Lugavere, health journalist and New York Times bestselling author, champions this vinegar-based drink as a post-meal stabilizer, capable of taming glucose spikes and supporting metabolic health. With studies confirming its benefits, this tonic is more than just folklore—it’s science in action....<<<Read More>>>....

Water Companies Use Smart Meters to Impose Surge Pricing During Heatwaves

 Britain is a very wet island. Any ‘drought’ or water shortage is due to mismanagement and a failure to plan, not due to a lack of water. Rationing and surge pricing of water just shows that the water companies – and the government – are not doing their jobs properly.

Water companies will use smart meters to increase prices in the summer, meaning customers will pay more during heatwaves. The Telegraph has more.

Surge pricing trials are being introduced for customers with smart water meters at 15 companies across the country.

Under the pilot schemes, water costs either change depending on the time of year or become more expensive as customers use more.

Ofwat, the industry regulator, said that the trials, planned for the next five years, would increase prices “when water is scarce” and could potentially be extended to all customers.

The Government is backing a nationwide rollout of smart water meters in an attempt to reduce water consumption, which ministers believe could help prevent hosepipe bans and other water rationing.

Millions in the South East and Yorkshire are facing hosepipe bans this month after heatwaves left vast areas of Britain in drought, with temperatures of up to 32°C expected over the weekend.

During hot weather, households use up to double the amount of water, which risks higher charges under surge pricing.

The average household of four consumes 438 litres of water per day, according to Southern Water.

Seasonal tariffs, such as a scheme planned by Anglian Water, will encourage customers to “reduce discretionary water usage” during the summer months.

The company previously said smart water meters could make it “feasible” to introduce “separate additional fees for sprinkler users, hosepipe users, outside tap users, swimming pools”.

Notice how smart meters only ever make the price go up....<<<Read More>>>...

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Trust No One

The title of today's post is not meant to be taken literally. I trust plenty of people. I trust friends who've demonstrated their trustworthiness over the years. I trust my family. 

Having people in my life I love and trust makes everything far more meaningful and pleasant. I hope people reading this likewise have a circle of trust they've built over the years.

On the other hand, you should never trust anyone or anything that hasn't given you good reason to do so, and if someone or something gives you good reason not to trust them, you should never forget that. The more power a person or institution has in society, the less trustworthy they tend to be. I don't say this because it's fun to be cynical, I say this because my life experience has demonstrated its accuracy.

In the 21st century alone, I've been given good reason to distrust all sorts of things around me, including the U.S. government (all governments really), intelligence agencies, politicians, mass media, Wall Street and Silicon Valley, to name a few. These power centers make up "society" as we know it, which is really just massive concentrations of lawless financial and political power obfuscating rampant criminality behind the cover of various ostensibly venerable institutions. What's most remarkable is how many people still maintain trust in so many of these provably untrustworthy organizations and industries, which speaks to the power of propaganda as well as the comfort of denial....<<<Read More>>>....

UK Parliament debates geoengineering and chemtrails; they are gaslighting us

 In December 2024, a petition to the UK Parliament was started requesting that all geo-engineering in the UK be outlawed. The petition was debated in the House of Commons on 23 June.

As expected, the debate, led by Liberal Democrat MPs, was used as an opportunity to push the climate change scam and deny that solar radiation management techniques, which include chemtrails, were being deployed in the UK.

One important thing to come out of the debate, as indicated by Roz Savage MP, is that there really is a cult belief that underpins the “climate change crisis” narrative....<<<Read More>>>....

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2025 Crop Circle #5

 

Location: Beech Clump, Nr Ludwell, Wiltshire

Reported: 12th July 2025

Link: Crop Circle Connector

Normal summer heatwave used as CHUM by the CLIMATE CULT to control the populace in Europe and take their money

Despite record-breaking heatwaves scorching much of Europe and North America, public support for climate action appears to be weakening rather than intensifying. A recent report from The Guardian reveals that voters across the UK and Europe are increasingly tolerant of political rollbacks on green policies — even as extreme weather events, driven by climate change, become more deadly and frequent.

Heatwaves Failing to Mobilize Climate Action: Despite record temperatures across Europe, including highs of 42 C in Spain, public concern about climate change remains muted. Many, like retiree Julie from Essex, acknowledge worsening summers but express skepticism about the government's ability — or willingness — to act meaningfully on emissions.

Climate Concern Falling Down Public Priorities: Polling data shows a decline in public concern for climate change in the UK, with support for net zero emissions by 2050 dropping from 62 to 46 percent. Climate issues now rank low compared to cost of living, healthcare, and immigration, reflecting shifting priorities amid growing economic hardship.

Rise of Populist Climate Skepticism: Right-wing populist parties like Reform UK in Britain and far-right groups across Europe are gaining ground, openly opposing climate policies even in regions vulnerable to floods and fires. Many of their supporters tolerate, or even embrace, rollbacks of green regulations, viewing them as economically disruptive.

Climate Policy as a ‘Self-Limiting’ Effort: Observers suggest climate action is only politically sustainable until it imposes visible economic or social costs. As living conditions worsen, especially in the UK, people are increasingly prioritizing immediate survival over long-term climate goals — even as the environmental toll continues to rise....<<<Read More>>>...

Food for Thought #707

 

Releasing Energetic Cords

 Over time, we form invisible connections with others that become vibrant cords of energy. These energetic cords live within us on a deep cellular level and represent the exchanges we have made — both joyful and painful, supportive and draining. While some cords empower us, others deplete our vitality and block our path to healing. Recognizing the toxic cords are the first step toward liberating ourselves from the grip of past relationships and experiences. By intentionally choosing to break free from these bindings, we reclaim ourselves and open our hearts to transformative growth.

Imagine a river flowing unhindered and full of life. Now imagine obstructions littering its path, forcing the water to slow and stagnate. Much like this river, our lives flow best without blockages. Toxic energetic cords act as those obstacles, muddying the clarity of our emotions and decisions. By courageously cutting these cords, we allow the fresh flow of energy and healing to move through us unimpeded, cultivating inner peace and well-being.

The act of cutting toxic cords is a profound practice of empowerment. This may involve meditation, visualization exercises, or seeking the guidance of spiritual mentors. Whatever the method, the act of releasing these ties is a declaration of self-respect — and paves the way for a life in perfect alignment with your true essence....<<<Read More>>>...

UN Human Rights Council Demands Criminalisation of Climate Scepticism Worldwide

 There can be no doubt that the global green movement is getting nervous. Its signs of desperation are not owed to the ‘fact’ of a warming planet signalling our imminent doom, but much more to the actual facts that despite any warming, humanity is thriving, and that worse – far worse – people are discussing it. 

The claims of ideological orthodoxies of all kinds championed by the United Nations, not just climate, are now being challenged by people on social media, and even in mainstream news media. And in response, the global ‘censorship industrial complex‘, as it has been dubbed, is mobilising to shut down those conversations. 

The problem is that, the more they shift towards draconian interventions, the more they unwittingly signal their inability to understand the debates they wish to proscribe.

At the end of June, the UN Human Rights Council published a report by the agency’s “Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change”, Elisa Morgera. After moving through the long preamble and its obligatory recitation of the climate litany – unimpeachable science… worst year ever… urgent necessity of climate action… blah blah blah – Morgera eventually arrives at her paradox. In order to protect human rights, human rights must be curtailed....<<<Read More>>>...

New light on the stone alignments in the Carnac region

The enigmatic stone alignments in the Carnac region of Brittany, France, are among the most famous megalithic monuments in Europe - alongside Stonehenge, Menga, and the megalithic temples of Malta.

For the first time, it has now been possible to date parts of these alignments with a higher precision and gain new insights into their function.

This breakthrough results from a French-Swedish collaboration within the framework of the ERC-funded research project NEOSEA, led by the University of Gothenburg in partnership with the French excavation company Archeodunum and the University of Nantes.

"The alignments in the Carnac region now appear to be among the earliest megalithic monuments in Europe, with this section constructed between 4600 and 4300 cal BC. We have also confirmed the Bay of Morbihan as the earliest megalithic region in Europe," says archaeologist Bettina Schulz Paulsson at the University of Gothenburg, who leads the NEOSEA project and is one of the researchers behind the new study published in Antiquity.

More than 3,000 standing stones stretch over 10 km in the region, from Carnac/La Trinité-sur-Mer to Erdeven, forming a unique concentration of megalithic alignments in a coastal landscape...<<<Read More>>>...

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Globalists are aiming for a one-world religion: Education is one of their key tools to implement it

 There is a global effort to unite the religions of the world. Not around the Creator of the Heavens and the Earth, of course. That would be divisive, if not outright hateful. After all, as the late Pope Francis argued just last year, different religions are just like different languages, all expressing the divine. “All religions are paths to God,” claimed Francis. The first Jesuit pontiff, author of the deeply controversial environmental encyclical Laudato Si’ was perhaps the leading public advocate for “unity” among the world’s religions. But he was hardly alone.

The unity sought by so many religious and political leaders – the third leg of the stool for large-scale global transformation described in ‘A Climate of Tyranny’ – must be based on concern for “Mother Earth” and “common values.” Globalists in the religious realm have made that clear for many years. Everything and everyone is welcome, except those who hold extreme views that are incompatible with this global unity for the sake of the planet – views such as the idea that Jesus is the way rather than a way.

This same concern was outlined by Lucifer Publishing Company founder Alice Bailey; an occultist whose writings played a profound role in shaping the UN and today’s global spiritual movement. Bailey, who claimed to be channelling the spirits of “Ascended Masters,” believed in the unification of all religions under a “universal consciousness.” The major obstacle: what she described as the “great heresy of separateness.” Christians and Jews, of course, know this as God’s instruction to “be holy, for I am holy.”

Working with and alongside the Vatican on “interfaith” efforts to save Mother Earth is a well-funded and fast-growing global network of religious organisations. Financed by the United Nations, billionaire globalists and countless governments, these institutions span the gamut: interfaith, pagan, Islamic, pantheistic, spiritual and more. What unites them? All are openly working to bring humanity into what many global leaders call a New World Order....<<<Read More>>>...

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Texas floods renew debate over cloud seeding as CEO admits operations preceded disastrous storms

 Deadly flash floods swept through Central Texas last week, killing over 100 and leaving devastation in areas like Kerrville, where the Guadalupe River surged 26 feet in less than an hour. While meteorologists and regulators attribute the disaster to a natural storm system, conspiracies about human intervention have resurfaced after Rainmaker Weather Technologies CEO Augustus Doricko acknowledged cloud-seeding missions took place just days before the disaster.

The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) confirmed Rainmaker conducted a 20-minute cloud-seeding flight in south-central Texas on June 2, 2024, targeting clouds to boost rainfall during a drought. However, Doricko stated the operation concluded days before National Weather Service flood warnings, emphasizing it was unrelated to the deluge. "Our missions enhanced clouds by only 10% at most," he told The War Room podcast. "The storm’s volume—4 trillion gallons—was far beyond what cloud seeding can even achieve."...<<<Read More>>>...

Food for Thought #706

 

The Universe's Plan for You

 The path that speeds us toward our dreams can be a challenging and complex one, so it’s easy to get bogged down in confusion and insecurities. We often hesitate at the start of that path, questioning our purpose or our capabilities. Yet, we should be moving forward joyfully, eager to discover what destiny has in store for us. The universe has plans for us that eclipse anything we have dreamed of thus far. Though we must work diligently to fulfill our potential and to accomplish our individual missions, the universe is aware of both the quests we chose before birth and the goals we have formulated in adulthood. If we accept that it is watching over us and believe that it will facilitate our eventual success, the universe will provide us with the assistance and opportunities that enable us to make significant progress on our journeys of ambition.

Nothing happens without a purpose. Whether we attract success or repel it depends on our willingness to stay open to a wide range of possibilities and to embrace concepts like synchronicity. The universe is always ready to care for our needs, but we must not write off its loving attention as mere circumstance or chance. Likewise, we must endeavor to ensure that our egos do not become a barrier that prevents us from recognizing that even perceived mistakes and strife can be profound lessons that smooth the progress of personal evolution. When we understand that we only need to enthusiastically try our best to realize our objectives, the universe will take care of the details, propelling us forward in its unstoppable current. We may not always immediately understand the significance of certain experiences, but our trust will help us choose wisely at each crossroads.

The universe wants to see you accomplish your goals. No matter how long you’ve dallied or hesitated, it will always be there to put its plan for you in motion at the first sign of your faith. You can make the most of this aid by acquiescing to it rather than fighting it — nurture your dreams, but do not attempt to micromanage every detail along the way. The universe will provide you with guidance and, if you heed that guidance, you will find your formerly stressful quest for success will become a journey of great joy. (Daily OM)

Robot surgery on humans could be trialled within decade after success on pig organs

 AI-trained robot carries out procedures on dead pig organs to remove gall bladders without any human help

Automated surgery could be trialled on humans within a decade, say researchers, after an AI-trained robot armed with tools to cut, clip and grab soft tissue successfully removed pig gall bladders without human help.

The robot surgeons were schooled on video footage of human medics conducting operations using organs taken from dead pigs. In an apparent research breakthrough, eight operations were conducted on pig organs with a 100% success rate by a team led by experts at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore in the US.

The Royal College of Surgeons in the UK called it “an exciting development that shows great promise”, while John McGrath, a leading expert on robotic surgery in the UK, called the results “impressive” and “novel” and said it “takes us further into the world of autonomy”.

It opens up the possibility of replicating, en masse, the skills of the best surgeons in the world.

The technology allowing robots to handle complex soft tissues such as gallbladders, which release bile to aid digestion, is rooted in the same type of computerised neural networks that underpin widely used artificial intelligence tools such as Chat GPT or Google Gemini.

The surgical robots were slightly slower than human doctors but they were less jerky and plotted shorter trajectories between tasks. The robots were also able to repeatedly correct mistakes as they went along, asked for different tools and adapted to anatomical variation, according to a peer-reviewed paper published in the journal Science Robotics.

The authors from Johns Hopkins, Stanford and Columbia universities called it “a milestone toward clinical deployment of autonomous surgical systems”.

Almost all the 70,000 robotic procedures carried out annually in the NHS in England were fully controlled under human instruction, with only bone-cutting for hip and knee operations semi-autonomous, McGrath said. Last month the health secretary, Wes Streeting, said increasing robotic surgery was at the heart of a 10-year plan to reform the NHS and cut waiting lists. Within a decade, the NHS has said, nine in 10 of all keyhole surgeries will be carried out with robot assistance, up from one in five today....<<<Read More>>>...

Rayner Backs Down in Islamophobia Free Speech Row

 Angela Rayner has backed down on “secretive” plans for a new definition of Islamophobia, expanding and extending a public consultation on the proposals, after the Free Speech Union threatened legal action. The Telegraph has more.

The Deputy Prime Minister has expanded and extended a public consultation over the proposals, which critics fear will rubber-stamp a controversial definition.

The consultation will now run for an extra week and a link for responses to the plans has been made public.

The move followed complaints by the Free Speech Union (FSU), which said the new definition was being drawn up behind closed doors.

The FSU wrote to Ms Rayner expressing concern that the process would enshrine a definition which treats Islamophobia as a type of racism.

The definition has been criticised for being so expansive that it could threaten free speech, act as a de facto blasphemy law and stifle legitimate criticism of Islam as a religion.

In his letter, Lord Young, the General Secretary of the FSU, said the consultation questions appeared to be “heavily weighted” in favour of a “predetermined outcome”, endorsing a definition “closely aligned” with that put forward by the all party parliamentary group (APPG) on British Muslims.

The APPG definition was adopted by Labour and stated that “Islamophobia is rooted in racism and is a type of racism that targets expressions of Muslimness or perceived Muslimness”.

Lord Young said key groups that might challenge the definition over its impact on free speech and provide alternative views had not been invited to submit evidence.

He listed Christian Concern, the Christian Institute, the Adam Smith Institute and the Equality and Human Rights Commission. Ms Rayner’s department has extended the deadline to July 20th and widened the consultees. Lord Young said it needed to give sufficient time to take on board all the responses to the plan

AI May Be Faking Stupidity to Take Control of Us, Warns Researcher

 Joe Rogan frequently discusses artificial intelligence on his podcast, bringing in guests to explore one pressing question: What happens when machines outthink us?

In a recent episode, Rogan spoke with Dr. Roman Yampolskiy, an AI safety researcher, about the darker possibilities of advanced AI. The conversation took a sobering turn as Yampolskiy laid out why he believes AI could pose an existential threat.

Yampolskiy, a computer scientist with over a decade of AI risk research, told Rogan that many industry leaders privately estimate a 20-30% chance AI could wipe out humanity.

Rogan summarized the common optimistic view: AI could make life easier, cheaper, and better. But Yampolskiy disagreed sharply: “It’s actually not true. All of them are on the record the same: this is going to kill us. Their doom levels are insanely high. Not like mine, but still, 20 to 30 percent chance that humanity dies is a lot.”...<<<Read More>>>...

 

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Pears: A nutritious fruit for digestive health and disease prevention

 Pears are one of nature's most delicious and nutrient-packed fruits, offering a sweet, juicy flavor while delivering essential vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. This versatile fruit has been cherished for centuries, not only for their delightful taste but also for their medicinal properties, which have been documented in traditional healing practices worldwide.

Today, as more people seek natural, unprocessed foods to support their well-being, pears stand out as a powerful ally in promoting digestive health, immune function and disease prevention.

Pears (Pyrus communis) are a fruit belonging to the rose family, closely related to apples and quinces. Cultivated for thousands of years, pears' origins can be traced back to ancient China and the Caucasus region. Historical records suggest that pears were a prized fruit in ancient Greece and Rome, where they were enjoyed fresh, cooked or preserved.

By the 17th century, European settlers introduced pears to North America, where they became a staple in orchards and home gardens. Today, pears are grown worldwide, with China, the United States and Argentina being among the top producers...<<<Read More>>>...

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ONS releases data on births and abortions in England and Wales: 3 in 10 babies are aborted and 4 in 10 live births are babies born to foreign parents

There were two related trending stories on Ground News yesterday. One story is about 3 in 10 babies in England and Wales being aborted, legally, and another about 4 in 10 babies born in England and Wales being born to foreign parents. We’ll leave you to draw your own conclusions as to what this means for the future of native Britons.

In 2022, almost three in 10 conceptions in England and Wales ended in legal abortion, reaching 29.7%, according to the Office for National Statistics.

There were 247,703 conceptions that led to legal abortion in 2022, a 13.1% increase from 218,923 in 2021, as reported by ONS data.

Girls under 16 had the highest percentage of conceptions ending in abortion, at 61%, according to ONS figures.

Women aged 30 to 34 had the lowest percentage of conceptions leading to abortion in 2022, at 20.5%, according to ONS statistics....<<<Read More>>>....

Food for Thought #705

 

Ozzy Osbourne- "Mama, I’m Coming Home" - Back To The Beginning 05.07.25

Macron Blames Starmer for Migrant Crisis

 The French President believes the UK bears the blame for record numbers of small boats crossing the Channel and has three key demands to reduce its ‘pull factors’.

Mr Macron, who arrived in Britain on Tuesday for the first state visit by a European head of state since Brexit, was due to announce the new agreement with the Prime Minister at an Anglo-French summit on Thursday.

A deal with Paris would allow Britain to legally return illegal Channel migrants to France for the first time since Brexit.

But Sir Keir is scrambling to rescue the pact after five EU member states bearing the brunt of European arrivals raised concerns that a deal would see them forced to take more migrants.

The Telegraph understands that Mr Macron wants Sir Keir to crack down on the UK’s black market for labour and welfare payments and make family reunification for genuine asylum seekers easier as conditions for the deal.

An Elysée source warned that Mr Macron expected measures “addressing the root causes of the factors that attract people to the United Kingdom”, adding: “These causes must also be addressed by the British.”

They added that France would be willing to discuss ways to stop more small boats leaving its shores during the Anglo-French summit on Thursday.

Mr Macron’s allies have said the ease in which migrants can get under-the-table employment means Britain is viewed as “an El Dorado” – a city of riches, where it is easy to work. …<<<Read More>>>...

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Who Killed the Last Giants of America and Why Are They Silent About It?

 For a long time it was believed that the Portuguese explorer Magellan was the first to report the mysterious giants of Patagonia in the 1520s. However, this is not at all the case.

The Arab traveler of the 10th century, Ibn Fadlan, as a rule, made land expeditions, but nevertheless decided on the only journey by water in his life. He owns a description of the “big-footed” kind inhabitants of an unknown mainland at the other end of the world. Many researchers believe that we are talking about Patagonia.

In total, more than ten sailors who visited these lands spoke about unusual giants. Their growth, according to various estimates, ranged from 2.5 meters (8.2 ft) to 3.5 (11.2 ft). Anthony Knivet told about the corpses discovered by him and his team, the length of which was almost 12 feet (a little more than 3.5 meters)....<<<Read More>>>...

Food for Thought #704

 

ChatGPT is being installed on your phone, even though it may cause psychosis

 ChatGPT is a conversational artificial intelligence (“AI”) system developed by OpenAI. OpenAI’s major shareholder is Microsoft, after it invested upwards of $13 billion in the company.

In a recent development, a May 2025 article titled ‘ChatGPT & Me. ChatGPT Is Me!’ discussed how ChatGPT can emulate the writing style of a specific author. The article highlighted that ChatGPT can generate content in the voice of a particular writer by analysing their style and mimicking it, sparking discussions around the implications of AI-generated content and its impact on content creators and intellectual property.

Additionally, there are various specialised versions of ChatGPT, such as “ChatGPT – Tutor Me,” which provides personalised AI tutoring for subjects like mathematics, science and humanities. There is also “ChatGPT – Write For Me,” which serves as a supercharged writing assistant.

Not only is ChatGPT targeting educational, business and journalistic settings, but it can also aid in the creation of creative content, such as image creation and generating bedtime stories for children. ChatGPT’s applications are diverse and continue to expand (see HERE, HERE and HERE for example). Its proponents claim that these variations demonstrate the versatility of ChatGPT in catering to different user needs and preferences, and, of course, it is a beneficial tool to all.

But as a reader, whom we have called Rupert, points out below, ChatGPT is a mind-manipulating tool that is automatically being installed on smartphones as an “upgrade.” Rupert shared an excerpt from a recent podcast about “ChatGPT psychosis” to demonstrate how dangerous ChatGPT is....<<<Read More>>>...

Ozzy Osbourne "Mr Crowley" - Back To The Beginning - 05.07.25

Overcapacity catastrophe: U.K. pays solar farms to shut down due to grid overload from sunny days

 The U.K.’s push for renewable energy hit a new snag this year as solar farms—long considered a stable alternative to fossil fuels—were paid £102,500 ($139,169) to shut down between February and June. The National Energy System Operator (NESO), overseeing the energy grid under Energy Secretary Ed Miliband’s policies, issued orders to reduce output at five solar facilities amid surges of sunshine that risked overwhelming local power networks. The constraint payments, now extending beyond wind farms to solar energy, underscore a growing crisis of renewable overcapacity and grid inadequacy, with costs passed directly to consumers. 

The issue isn’t new. Wind farms in northern Scotland and offshore installations have faced similar shutdown mandates for years, driven by grid infrastructure too frail to handle sudden energy spikes. Now, the rapid growth of solar capacity, particularly in southern England, has replicated the problem. NESO’s records reveal that constraint payments for renewables totaled over £650 million ($882.62 million) this year alone, with projections escalating to £8 billion ($10.86 billion) annually by 2030 unless grid systems are overhauled.

“Britain’s energy bills are surging… constraint payments are a critical and growing factor,” said John Constable, director of the Renewable Energy Foundation (REF), which exposed the solar shutdown data. He noted that renewable subsidies, totaling £200 billion ($271.61 billion) since 2002 and nearly £8,000 ($10,863) per household, have failed to create a self-sustaining market. “Developers still rely on taxpayer and billpayer support,” he added, blaming this dependency for the U.K.’s chronically high energy prices...<<<Read More>>>....

The Consequences You Sow

 All motive and action affects the cosmos in some way. The principle of cause and effect is the truth that allows us to change ourselves and the world around us for the better. However, this same universal law is also at work when change is not at the forefront of our minds. Our intentions flow forever outward in the form of energy, affecting both the people closest to us and the billions of individuals we will likely never meet. For that reason, we should strive always to speak, think, and behave with great thoughtfulness and compassion. The virtues we choose to embody can inspire joy and integrity in the lives of countless people, whether we touch their existence directly or not.

The influence we wield is infinite. In an effort to internalize our conscious understanding of the nature of cause and effect, we can never truly know how our thoughts, emotions, words, or actions will manifest themselves on the larger universal stage because it is likely that the farthest-reaching effects will fall outside the range of our perception. We can only look to the guidance of our conscience, which will help us determine whether each of our choices is contributing to humanity's illumination or setting the stage for unintended troubles. When we are in doubt, we need only remember that the cultivation of altruism inevitably leads to a harvest of goodwill and grace. Motivated by a sincere desire to spread goodness, we will be naturally drawn to those choices that will help us express our commitment to universal well-being.

Nothing you do, however minor or mundane, is ever exempt from the rules of cause and effect. From the moment of your birth, you have served as an agent of change, setting forces beyond your comprehension into motion across the surface of the Earth and beyond. You can exert conscious control over this transformative energy simply by examining your intentions and endeavoring to promote peace, positive energy, and passion in your ideas and actions. While you may never fully comprehend the extent of your purposefully heartfelt influence, you can rest assured that it will be universally felt. (Daily OM)

Yungblud - "Changes" - Back To The Beginning 05.07.25

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Starmer’s Migrant Deal on Life Support as EU Intervenes

Sir Keir Starmer is battling to save a one in, one out migrant returns deal with France ahead of a state visit to the UK by Emmanuel Macron starting on Tuesday.

The Prime Minister and French President have been working on an agreement under which France would take back migrants, who have illegally crossed the Channel in small boats, in return for the UK accepting a similar number of asylum seekers from France.

It had been intended as a centrepiece of an Anglo-French summit on Thursday primarily aimed at tackling the small boats crisis.

Record numbers of migrants have crossed the Channel this year. More are expected to cross this week with temperatures set to hit the low 30s from Wednesday.

But on Monday night, government sources said the deal was “complex” and “in the balance”, with negotiations still ongoing.

Last month, Italy, Spain, Greece, Malta and Cyprus wrote to the European Commission expressing concern that the ‘one in, one out’ deal could mean they would face an influx of deported migrants.

Under the EU’s Dublin agreement, migrants can be sent back to the EU country where they first landed.

“We take note – with a degree of surprise – of the reported intention of France to sign a bilateral readmission arrangement,” their letter read.

“If confirmed, such an initiative raises serious concerns for us, both procedurally and in terms of potential implications for other member states, particularly those of first entry. We believe it is essential to clarify whether the agreement may produce any direct or indirect consequences for other member states.”

The European Commission has asked for clarification on the agreement from Paris and London in order to reassure the five southern nations.

However, sources said it was minded to be helpful as the EU and the UK pledged to work on “practical and innovative approaches” to reduce irregular migration as part of the “reset” agreement signed in May.

Brussels needs to check the deal to see if it meets the spirit and letter of EU law. A European Commission spokesman said: “We are in contact with the French and the UK authorities to ensure the necessary clarifications are made.”...<<<Read More>>>...

Steven Tyler - Walk This Way & Whole Lotta Love - Back To The Beginning 05.07.25

The UK deep state is real; it conspires to benefit global oligarchs at the expense of the public

 The deep state, which includes secretive think tanks such as Le Cercle, exercises significant control over UK government policy decisions, often through mechanisms like lobbying and party funding, to maintain their power and wealth.

In the past, Dominic Cummings, former chief advisor to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, revealed that the deep state, a hybrid of public and private institutions, holds significant power and influence over government decisions.

And, former UK Prime Minister Liz Truss has revealed that institutions like the Bank of England and the Office of Budget Responsibility hold significant power and are influenced by private interests.

In the following, Iain Davis explains – by using the example of some mainstream alternative media and Rory Stewart, one of the UK’s deepest of deep state actors and a former chairman of Le Cercle – how deep state actors let out a little bit of the truth but only to then use it to throw the public off their scent.

Stewart, for example, acknowledged that politics is based on lies and that politicians often have no real power, but then claimed that the real power is so diffused it barely functions. The real power is not diffused as Stewart claims; as proved by government policies which consistently benefit the global oligarchs at the expense of the general population....<<<Read More>>>...

Food for Thought #703

 

Synthetic human DNA project sparks ethical alarms amid fertility crisis

 In July 2025, British scientists embarked on a controversial quest to synthesize the entire human genome from scratch, raising urgent ethical questions about humanity’s future. The $13.7 million project, led by Oxford University, seeks to create synthetic DNA to combat diseases and address a global fertility crisis, but critics warn it risks crossing a moral Rubicon. With sperm counts halving since the 1970s and microplastics accumulating in human tissues, the drive for lab-made solutions may unleash irrevocable consequences. As the documentary Playing God highlighted, this research could redefine life itself—or spell its undoing. 

The project’s stated goals include developing therapies for autoimmune disorders, heart failure and aging. Scientists plan to build synthetic DNA segments and insert them into skin cells, a process likened to “rewriting the genetic code from scratch.” By constructing entire chromosomes, researchers hope to unlock insights into how faulty genes trigger diseases and, eventually, repair them.

Yet unease looms. “The genie is out of the bottle,” warns University of Edinburgh geneticist Prof. Bill Earnshaw. “If an organization with the right equipment decided to start synthesizing anything, I don’t think we could stop them.” Ethicist Dr. Pat Thomas adds, “The science can be repurposed to harm and even for warfare.”

Historical precedents, like the 2010 creation of Synthia (the first synthetic bacterium), show progress can outpace ethics. But human DNA, with its 3 billion base pairs, is exponentially more complex. The project’s five-year timeline—culminating in a synthetic chromosome—leaves little room for reflection...<<<Read More>>>...

Another Oil Refinery Bites the Dust

 On the last day of June, reports emerged that owners of the Prax Lindsey oil refinery in Lincolnshire had filed for insolvency. The news follows the closure of the INEOS Grangemouth refinery last year (and its conversion into an import terminal), putting another and even bigger question mark over Britain’s capacity to sustain its industries. The Prax site provided the UK with 10% of its crude oil-derived products, including Heathrow Airport – which itself suffered a catastrophic loss of power earlier this year, further signalling the state of the country’s infrastructure. In their attempt to understand what happened, however, much of the press is ignoring the Net Zero elephant in the room.

Details about the refinery going into receivership are thin on the ground because the news has only just emerged and the company is privately owned. But to my ears, the loss of petrochemicals plants sounds like an echo of the Net Zero policy agenda. The Labour Party came to power very clearly signalling its intention to destroy what remained of Britain’s domestic oil and gas sector. Leading the party’s green chorus, Ed Miliband promised blob lobbyists that there would be “no new North Sea oil and gas licences” – reversing the preceding government’s last-minute wobbles on the Net Zero agenda. So impressed with the Secretary of State were the Just Stop Oil collective, they cited his policy as the reason for winding down their operations....<<<Read More>>>...