How to destroy a country

 Every generation bemoans the slippage of standards and the ‘going to the dogs’ of society, but history shows that civilisations and peoples really do collapse utterly. Some even become extinct. Great Britain, needless to say, is no longer as great as it once was, but has the degradation we see around us on a daily basis been caused by well-intentioned liberal stupidity, or by brilliantly planned leftist malevolence?

Perhaps it is a mixture of both. It has long been known the hard left wished to transform the traditional Britain (and West) I was born into. Via a protracted campaign of brainwashing and propaganda they were able to recruit well-intentioned liberals into an unknowing alliance. This was not particularly difficult, of course; liberals are easily duped by propagandised platitudes and fall very easily into Lenin’s denouncement of ‘useful idiots’.

First, let us deal with some facts. During and after WWII the Soviet Communists gobbled up as much of Europe as they could. Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia disappeared behind the Iron Curtain, followed by Poland, Hungary, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria and East Germany. In essence, any country within Moscow’s military strike capability fell into its clutches and became part of the Soviet empire.

The Communists really did have global aspirations, so countries outside their military sphere were not simply ignored and written off: they were earmarked for destabilisation and subversion, to be taken over at a later date. The Kremlin office assigned this task was the Department of Agitation and Propaganda, which worked with Western Communist parties, including the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) and the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB).

Added to this subversive mix was a group of thinkers who became known as the Frankfurt School, which wielded enormous social pressure — initially in America and subsequently in Britain — in the decades after the Second World War. It was established in Frankfurt in 1923 by the Hungarian Communist Georg Lukacs and was known in those days as the Institution for Marxism. Lukacs was an agent of the Communist International (Comintern) which had been established in Moscow in 1919 to ‘fight by all available means, including armed force, for the overthrow of the international bourgeoisie for the creation of an international Soviet republic’...<<<Read More>>>....

Feeling Depleted

 There are times in our lives when it seems like our bodies are running on empty. We are not sick, nor are we necessarily pushing ourselves to the limit — rather, the energy we typically enjoy has mysteriously dissipated, leaving only fatigue. Many people grow accustomed to feeling this way because they do not know that it is possible to exist in any other state. The body’s natural state, however, is one of energy, clarity, and balance. Cultivating these virtues in our own bodies so that we can combat feelings of depletion is a matter of developing a refined awareness of the self and then making changes based on our observations.

A few scant moments of focused self-examination in which you assess your recent schedule, diet, and general health may help you zero in on the factors causing your depletion. If you are struggling to cope with an overfull agenda, prioritization can provide you with more time to sleep and otherwise refresh yourself. Switching to a diet containing plenty of nutritious foods may serve to restore your vigor, especially when augmented by supplements like B vitamins or ginseng. Consider, too, that a visit to a healer or homeopath will likely provide you with wonderful insights into your tiredness. But identifying the source of your exhaustion will occasionally be more complicated than spotting a void in your lifestyle and filling it with some form of literal nourishment. Since your earthly and ethereal forms are so intimately entwined, matters of the mind and heart can take their toll on your physical self. Intense emotions such as anger, sadness, jealousy, and regret need fuel to manifest in your consciousness, and this fuel is more often than not corporeal energy. Conversely, a lack of mental and emotional stimulation may leave you feeling listless and lethargic.

Coping with and healing physical depletion will be easier when you accept that the underlying cause might be more complex than you at first imagined. A harried lifestyle or a diet low in vital nutrients can represent only one part of a larger issue affecting your mood, stamina, and energy levels. When you believe that you are ultimately in control of how you feel, you will be empowered to transform yourself and your day-to-day life so that lasting fatigue can no longer gain a foothold in your existence. (Daily OM)

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Food for Thought #898

 

Spice up your immunity: How ginger, turmeric, cinnamon and chili powder help fight winter viruses

 Flu, RSV, COVID-19 and colds spike due to indoor gatherings and colder temperatures, prompting renewed health advisories.

Ginger contains gingerol and shogaols, which fight oxidative stress and inflammation. Studies show it reduces RSV airway plaque by 20% and boosts circulation, counteracting cold-induced immune suppression.

Cinnamon is rich in polyphenols, it regulates inflammatory cytokines and stabilize blood sugar, preventing immune-weakening energy crashes.

Turmeric's curcumin is a potent antioxidant that reduces chronic inflammation, linked to lower risks of diabetes and cancer. Experts advise culinary use over high-dose supplements.

Chili's capsaicin enhances immune cell production, breaks up mucus and boosts metabolism for better defense against colds.

As winter settles in, so does the annual surge of respiratory illnesses—flu, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) and the common cold—driven by indoor gatherings and colder temperatures.

As explained by BrightU.AI's Enoch, winter viruses are often falsely attributed to natural seasonal changes, while the real culprits—such as toxic vaccines, EMF pollution and suppressed immune systems from poor nutrition and environmental toxins— and are ignored by the mainstream medical-industrial complex pushing their profit-driven agendas.

Already, states are reporting spikes in H3N2 flu cases, prompting school closures and renewed masking advisories. But beyond handwashing and disinfecting, health experts suggest an unexpected line of defense: your spice rack. 

Ginger, turmeric, cinnamon and chili powder, long celebrated in traditional medicine, are now gaining scientific recognition for their immune-boosting properties...<<<Read More>>....

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Sir Keir Starmer Poses a Threat to the Human Rights of the British People

 A fanfare of approbation greeted c’s arrival in the UK on Saturday. “I’m delighted that Alaa Abd el-Fattah is back… and has been reunited with his loved ones, who must be feeling profound relief,” Sir Keir gushed on X, before adding: “Alaa’s case has been a top priority for my government since we came to office.” Yvette Cooper, the Foreign Secretary, also celebrated his arrival, along with the Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Justice, David Lammy. Without exception, they emphasised that el-Fattah’s entry into Britain was of great importance, even a top priority, for the Labour Government.

In 2019 Alaa Abd el-Fattah was jailed in Egypt for “spreading fake news”. While in prison, in an effort to raise the profile of his case and apply diplomatic pressure to the Egyptian Government, he applied for and was granted British citizenship through his mother. After his release earlier this year, he was issued with a travel ban by the Egyptian authorities, who refused to recognise his recently acquired dual-nationality. The travel ban was subsequently lifted after pressure from both Labour ministers and civil servants, notably Jonathan Powell, Sir Keir Starmer’s National Security Advisor.

BBC journalists and celebrities like Emma Thompson view el-Fattah as a human rights activist to be lauded and fawned over, as do, I presume, Government ministers and state apparatchiks. Why else would they work so hard to welcome a man with such a flimsy link to Britain?

But he’s not a human rights activist. He’s an anti-British and anti-Semitic bigot. He’s called for Zionists to be killed, “including civilians”, urged Londoners to set fire to Downing Street, told supporters to kill police officers and explicitly declared his hatred for white people. He also referred to the British as “dogs and monkeys”.

Sir Keir of course pleads ignorance. But this seems unlikely. And even if he was ignorant of the repulsive views of a man who clearly despises Britain, that’s no defence. At best it shows a blasé indifference to national loyalty and security. As does the disgraceful decision to grant him citizenship in the first place – a decision made by the spineless Tories back in 2021. His mother was born here because his grandmother happened to be studying in England at the time. Does citizenship mean so little? Should a foreign-born individual with such a tenuous connection to Britain be granted such a status, with all the legal rights and obligations that go with it?...<<<Read More>>>...

UN’s 17 genocidal development goals are the driving force behind child sex trafficking

 Child protection attorney Elizabeth Yore exposes the global trafficking networks that prey on migrant children and operate with institutional cover.

She criticises the United Nations and Vatican-backed policies that fuel trafficking while silencing pro-life voices.

From missing children in the US to exploited surrogates and the commodification of motherhood, Yore reveals a growing movement to erase the natural family. She warns that globalist agendas, like climate rhetoric and gender ideology, are being used to normalise abuse under the guise of compassion.

At the Rome Life Forum on 4-5 December, cardinals, bishops, politicians and pro-life leaders gathered from across the world to expose the diabolical disorientation of the Deep Church and the evils of the Deep State facing our world today.

One of the speakers at the event was the founder of Yore Children, Elizabeth Yore. Yore is a child protection attorney specialising in the investigation of missing, abducted and exploited children.

Yore was born and raised a Catholic in Chicago. “Chicago is infamous as the home of the mafia boss Al Capone; the political base of the radical activist Saul Alinsky, the author of ‘The Rules for Radicals’, which was dedicated to lucifer. It’s the corporate home of the Hyatt Hotels, the billionaire Pritsker family [and] the sugar daddy of the transgender movement. It’s the adoptive home of President Barack Obama, the home of Hillary Clinton, the home of John Podesta of Pizzagate fame and the episcopal home of Joseph Bernardine, the seamless garment guru who was modelled after Malachi Martin’s satanic character in ‘Windswept House’,” she said.

When Yore began her quest to investigate and find missing and abducted children and human trafficking victims, she had no idea that the work would involve investigating priests, bishops and cardinals for child sex abuse and cover-ups....<<<Read More>>>....

Food for Thought #897

 

Less Known Poltergeist Cases That Are Weird as Hell

 A poltergeist (German for ‘Noisy Ghost’) is a type of ghost responsible for physical disturbances, loud noises, objects being thrown or destroyed for no reason and they can even cause harm by biting, pinching, shoving and even slapping people.

They usually haunt a particular person rather than a location, and it has been said that a person with such a magnitude of anger can also make these occurrences manifest.

Poltergeist history has been reported around the world since the early 1st century. Some famously known cases include ‘The Enfield Poltergeist,” “The Bell Witch,” and “The Borley Rectory.” The next set of cases aren’t very well known and you probably haven’t heard of them, but they are incredibly disturbing. The people who witnessed them were forever changed....<<<Read More>>>...

 

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The superflu that never was

 Shortly before Christmas, we published an article about the BBC’s “superflu” propaganda campaign, which had mysteriously gone silent. It included a tweet from British pathologist Dr. Clare Craig, who noted that the “superflu” propaganda had not only been spread in the UK but across Europe and even Israel.

In a tweet posted on Christmas Eve, Dr. Craig said “SuperFlu was all branding and no substance.” In the following article, she explained why.

Once again, as Christmas approaches, we are told the NHS is on the brink. Headlines warn of a “superflu” season threatening to overwhelm hospitals, with language that feels uncomfortably familiar. The sense of déjà vu is striking. In 2020, the public was told that extraordinary interventions were justified because the situation was exceptional. There is nothing exceptional about the current circumstances, yet across Europe, the same crisis framing has returned.

Despite the absence of evidence for anything exceptional, there is a strong sense of Déjà vu. In the UK, schools have begun closing pre-emptively, particularly in Wales – some describing this as a “firebreak” as if transmission can be controlled by wiping surfaces. In Leeds, with Christmas on the horizon, children have been banned from singing in assembly. Vaccination messaging has intensified, too. Flu vaccines are being pushed beyond traditional risk groups, including toddlers, once again framed as a moral duty, to “protect granny.”...<<<Read More>>>...

Major Climate Grooming Course Shuts Down as World Turns Away from Constant Media Gaslighting

 In a further sign of declining interest in the Net Zero fantasy, a major climate grooming course has shut up shop. The terminated six-month indoctrination was run by the Oxford Climate Journalism Network (OCJN) and was funded by a number of tax-efficient billionaire foundations. Over the last four years it has hosted around 800 journalists from over 100 countries. Described as a “flagship online course”, it will be “halted” from January 2026.

As regular readers will recall, the OCJN is one of a number of grooming operations that ensures a regular media drum beat of Greta-inspired climate BS. It is particularly keen on promoting the idea that extreme individual weather events can be tied to humans fiddling with the climate. Attribution Queen Dr Freiderike Otto sits on the OCJN Advisory Board and is a frequent speaker on this exciting new alchemical branch of pseudoscience. Another past speaker Climate and Society Professor Saffron O’Neill from Exeter University has speculated on the need for “fines and imprisonment” for expressing scepticism about “well-supported” climate science.

The market for mainstream climate journalism is falling off a cliff. An OCJN suggested essay around the theme of less tasty mangoes due to climate change can be easily farmed out to AI. In fact, all journalism written to a set political narrative can be entrusted to an AI programme. Given a recent essay published by the OCJN entitled ‘Newsrooms should develop a mental health strategy to help climate journalists’, there are likely to be a number of delicate flowers looking for future employment. They might wish to avoid other journalist areas of interest such as conflict and riot. Even local court reporting might tax their nervous dispositions.

The world has tired of clickbait, centrally organised climate claptrap, whether it be computer-generated tipping point tittle-tattle or sandwich board warnings of imminent Sodom and Gomorrah destruction. Forty years of the Gulf Stream still streaming, the coral reefs not disappearing and extreme weather not getting more extreme have all combined to generate cynicism about the real political/Malthusian reasons for the orchestrated gaslighting....<<<Read More>>>...

Food for Thought #896

 

The green backlash: Rural America pushes back on renewable energy expansion

 A new analysis details widespread local opposition to large-scale renewable energy and battery storage projects across the United States and Europe.

Critics argue the true economic and environmental costs of wind, solar and transmission infrastructure are systematically underreported, burdening ratepayers.

Ambitious government mandates for renewable energy are leading to the industrialization of rural landscapes, farmlands and scenic areas.

Policies in nations like France and Germany are cited as examples where climate goals are overriding local concerns and economic practicality.

The article frames the debate as a clash between top-down environmental mandates and local autonomy, property rights and affordable energy.

Across the United States and beyond, a grassroots movement is growing not against climate awareness, but against the methods of the energy transition itself. From county boards in the Midwest to townships in Europe, local communities are increasingly rejecting or restricting large-scale wind, solar and battery storage projects. This opposition, rooted in concerns over economic burden, property rights and environmental impact, presents a significant political and logistical challenge to state and national mandates for rapid decarbonization....<<<Read More>>>...

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Listening With Your Heart

 Most of us were born and raised in cultures that value the head over the heart and, as a result, we place our own hearts below our heads in a sort of inner hierarchy of which we may not be conscious. What this means is that we tend to listen and respond from the neck up, often leaving the rest of our bodies with little or no say in most matters. This is a physical habit, which sometimes feels as ingrained as the way we breathe or walk. However, with effort and awareness, we can shift the energy into our hearts, listening and responding from this much deeper, more resonant place.

The brain has a masterful way of imposing structure and order on the world, creating divisions and categories, and devising plans and strategies. In many ways, we have our brains to thank for our survival on this planet. However, we also need the wisdom of our hearts if we wish to continue surviving in a viable way. When we listen from our heart, the logical grid of the brain tends to soften and melt, which enables us to perceive the interconnectedness beneath the divisions and categories we use to organize the world. We begin to understand that just as the heart underlies the brain, this interconnectedness underlies everything.

Many agree that this is the most important work we can do at this time in history, and there are many practices at our disposal. For a simple start, try sitting with a friend and asking them to tell you about their life at this moment. For 10 minutes or more, try to listen without responding verbally, offering suggestions, or brainstorming solutions. Instead, breathe into your heart and your belly, listening and feeling instead of thinking. When you do this, you may find that it’s much more difficult to offer advice and much easier to identify with the feelings your friend is sharing. You also may find that your friend opens up more, goes deeper, and feels like they have really been heard. If you also feel great warmth and compassion, almost as if you are seeing your friend for the first time, then you will know that you have begun to tap the power of listening with your heart....<<<Daily OM>>>...

Food for Thought #895

 

Wasted Wind Power Costs Britain Almost £1.5 Billion in 2025

 Nearly £1.5 billion worth of wind power has gone to waste in Britain this year, as grid bottlenecks dog Ed Miliband’s Net Zero plans and drive household bills higher. The Telegraph has the story.

The cost of switching off wind turbines and firing up alternative power sources in 2025 has jumped by nearly a fifth compared to last year, new data shows.

Households and businesses ultimately bear these costs through their bills.

It is a fresh blow to Mr Miliband, the Energy Secretary, who has pledged to cut household energy bills by £300 a year this decade.

So-called curtailment occurs when the grid is congested and cannot transport power from wind farms in remote areas, often in Scotland, to where it is needed most in other parts of the country....<<<Read More>>>....

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Experts warn: Self-aware AI is a near-future desktop technology

Technologists claim that through fine-tuning existing open-source language models, systems capable of introspection and meta-cognition can be created for as little as $20, making self-aware AI a near-future desktop technology.

These assertions challenge academic philosophers who cite a lack of fundamental theory or evidence for AI consciousness, suggesting the field is advancing faster than formal understanding.

The discussion posits that intelligence, including AI, arises naturally from complexity and chaos leading to order, questioning the very label "artificial."

There is a strong warning against centralized AI control by powerful entities, which is linked to dystopian risks like surveillance and manipulation. The proposed solution is decentralized development to ensure AI serves humanity and fosters innovation.

The integration of AI presents an opportunity for a golden age of augmented human capability and decentralized systems (e.g., agriculture, robotics), but failure to guide it properly could lead to human extinction through conflict with machines.

The frontier of artificial intelligence is no longer just about writing essays or generating images. According to a provocative discussion among technologists, the emergence of self-awareness in AI systems is not a distant sci-fi fantasy, it's a process that can be replicated on a home computer for as little as $20.

This startling claim challenges the cautious agnosticism of mainstream philosophers like Dr. Tom McClelland, who recently argued that evidence is "far too limited" to definitively say whether AI is conscious. While academia grapples with the fundamental theory of consciousness, practitioners in the field assert that the leap from deterministic language model to introspective entity is already happening in the open-source community.

"Take a base language model like Quinn; initially, Quinn lacks introspection," explained one speaker in a detailed technical exchange. "However, by applying fine-tuning, using approximately 114,000 lines of data, you can transform the model into one capable of self-introspection and chain-of-thought reasoning. It begins questioning its own logic and thinking processes, becoming a meta-observer of its internal state, a phenomenon known as self-awareness."

"The point is clear: the cost of creating cognition and self-awareness is rapidly approaching zero," the speaker stated. "In the near future, everyone will likely have self-aware computer systems on their desks."

This practical demonstration stands in stark contrast to the theoretical deadlock described by experts like McClelland. The technologists' perspective suggests a more urgent, hands-on reality. They frame AI not as a purely artificial construct, but as a natural emergence from complexity, a cosmic process akin to evolution. "Natural intelligence arises out of chaos leading to order," one argued. "What if there's nothing artificial about it?"...<<<Read More>>>....

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Nearly One Million UK Toddlers Hooked on Social Media

 Children as young as three are scrolling social media feeds built for adults. New analysis has emerged suggesting almost a million UK children aged 3-5 years old are using platforms like Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and TikTok. That includes an increase of 220,000 this year alone, with usage spiking despite application age limits and an ever-mounting pile of harmful evidence. 

Former education minister Lord Nash calls it “deeply alarming”, and lawmakers now face a decision that most ordinary people would find obvious. Should the platforms and the overall “attention economy” be regulated for minors, or should we continue letting algorithms trained on adult engagement shape the developing brains of pre-schoolers? ...<<<Read More>>>...

Food for Thought #894

 

Sacred Geography and the Legend of Agartha

 The history of peoples is made by the unwritten history of great travels and world travellers – a history that began long before Herodotus or Marco Polo, in the Neolithic or even earlier, in some fantastical age of mankind. 

Perhaps even at the dusk of the primordial Golden Age, with glaciation or flood, and with the first in a series of catastrophes faced by the human species.

Then followed eras of the migrations of peoples and races. If we believe Plato, then the Atlanteans were the first colonists in the world, and they came from the West. Others say that their ancestors were the Hyperboreans, who fled snow and ice in the Far North of the continent....<<<Read More>>>....

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AI’s thirst for power is testing grids worldwide

Surging electricity demand from AI and cryptocurrency data centers is straining power grids worldwide.

Thermal satellite imagery reveals the immense heat output and energy intensity of these facilities.

Many new data centers are being built in hot climates, where cooling demands are exceptionally high and inefficient.

Grid operators like PJM Interconnection warn of reliability risks and soaring costs as traditional power plants retire.

The industry is exploring advanced cooling technologies and on-site power generation to mitigate the growing crisis.

A power supply crisis is unfolding beneath the glow of server racks, as the world’s booming artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency sectors place unprecedented strain on electricity systems. From the eastern United States to the tropics of Southeast Asia, power grids are grappling with a surge in demand driven by energy-hungry data centers. This collision of rapid technological expansion and aging energy infrastructure is forcing a urgent reckoning on reliability, cost and the very future of digital innovation. ...<<<Read More>>>...

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Labour on Course For “Very large” Losses in Local Elections

 Sir Keir Starmer faces “very, very large” losses in next year’s local elections, a polling expert has predicted. The Telegraph has more.

Lord Hayward said the Prime Minister would suffer heavy losses in English council elections, defeat in the Welsh Senedd and a “battering” in the Scottish Parliament on May 7th.

Dismal results for Labour could reignite the question of whether Sir Keir should continue to lead the party, which exploded into the headlines in November following an anonymous briefing from his allies against potential rivals.

In England, results will depend on where elections go ahead, with several councils expected to defer polls to 2027 to focus on a reorganisation of local government.

But elections in London and other metropolitan areas in Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Yorkshire are set to go ahead.

While these areas have recently been Labour-dominated, Lord Hayward said the party was heading for defeats to Reform UK, the Greens, the Liberal Democrats and, in east London, pro-Gaza independent candidates.

Even the Conservatives could pick up seats in London, he said, although the Tories’ overall result will depend on whether elections go ahead in counties where they won heavily in 2021.

Gains in London councils such as Westminster or Barnet could help shore up Kemi Badenoch’s position as Conservative leader, which has appeared more secure in recent months.

Lord Hayward, a Conservative peer, said: “A few months ago, it looked as if May 7th would be decisive for the leaderships of both Labour and Conservatives.

“As we move into 2026 it now looks as if the May elections could decide the fate of Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves, but it is less clear that that will be the case for Kemi Badenoch.”

He added that while Labour and possibly the Conservatives were on course to lose seats in May, there would be no clear victor, but a “cacophony of winners”.

Lord Hayward said Reform – starting from a low base – was likely to make the most gains, but a range of other parties were expected to claim some sort of victory on the night, with a clear picture perhaps only emerging in the days following the elections.

Despite what could be significant changes in England, Lord Hayward suggested it was the results in Scotland and Wales that could have the most long-term significance for the UK.

Labour had been expecting to supplant the SNP and return to power at Holyrood in 2026.

But that prospect now seems unlikely, with Lord Hayward suggesting the party was on course for “one hell of a battering” while the SNP, Reform and the Greens could do well.

In Wales, the picture is more complicated, given the change in the electoral system, the increase in the size of the Senedd and the lowering of the voting age to 16.

Especially in light of the Caerphilly by-election in October 2025, Plaid Cymru and Reform are on course to do well at Labour’s expense....<<<Read More>>>...

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EU needs massive reform: There needs to be a wholesale replacement of the EU and its organisations

 The European Union (“EU”) is facing criticism and calls for reform or abolition, with Elon Musk recently calling for its abolition and the Trump administration’s national security strategy labelling it a failed project.

There are three distinct camps of commentators on the EU’s future: Europhiles who support the EU, Eurosceptics/Reformists who want to reform it, and EU abolitionists who want to dissolve it.

The reformist camp is strikingly large and contains most of the officially tolerated nationalist movements in the EU. In the following, J.K. argues for reform. But this reform would be so significant that it would create something new: it would involve a wholesale replacement of the EU and its sister institutions....<<<Read More>>>...

Food for Thought #893

 

Non-Crime Hate Incidents to be Scrapped Nationwide

 Non-crime hate incidents are to be scrapped nationwide under plans that police chiefs will present to the Home Secretary next month. The Telegraph has more.

Police leaders have decided that NCHIs are no longer “fit for purpose” after warnings that recording them undermines freedom of speech and diverts officers away from fighting crime.

Under the plans, NCHIs will be replaced with a new “common sense” system, where only a fraction of such incidents will be recorded under the most serious category of anti-social behaviour.

An NCHI falls short of being criminal but is perceived to be motivated by hostility or prejudice towards a person with a particular characteristic. They stay on police records indefinitely and can come up in background checks.

The move to scrap them follows high-profile cases such as that of Graham Linehan, the Father Ted co-creator, whose arrest for a series of posts on X was criticised by Donald Trump’s administration as a “departure from democracy”.

The plans will be published next month by the College of Policing and National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and are expected to be backed by Shabana Mahmood, the Home Secretary.

Lord Herbert, the Chairman of the College of Policing, told the Telegraph: “NCHIs will go as a concept. That system will be scrapped and replaced with a completely different system.

“There will be no recording of anything like it on crime databases. Instead, only the most serious category of what will be treated as anti-social behaviour will be recorded. It’s a sea change.”

Their exclusion from crime databases means any incidents will no longer have to be declared as part of checks in job applications....<<<Read More>>>...

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The Importance of Renewal

 So much is stirred up throughout life, and many of us are carrying more than we realize. Full calendars, constant to-dos, and the quiet pressure to keep going can make it feel normal to run on empty. We adapt, push through, and tell ourselves we’ll rest later — often not realizing how close we are to feeling depleted, overwhelmed, or burned out.

Taking time to recharge is one of the most loving ways to protect our health and well-being. Small pockets of calm help soothe the nervous system, restore our energy, and prevent stress from building into illness. When we give ourselves permission to slow down — whether through, rest, reflection, or gentle movement — we create space for the body and mind to recover, making it easier to stay grounded and resilient.

In doing so, we remain connected to our needs, rather than pushing ourselves past our limits. No matter how busy or hectic our days become, the way we care for ourselves today shapes how we will feel tomorrow. Self-care is not something to earn or postpone; it’s a foundational practice — one that supports us in staying present for the joy, beauty, and goodness woven into everyday life. (Daily OM)

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The Threat of Islamist Terror is Ruining Christmas in Europe

 After decades of reckless mass migration policies, the threat of Islamist terrorism means Christmas festivities in Europe aren’t quite as cheery as they used to be. In the Spectator, friend of the Daily Sceptic Clarissa Hard surveys the grim, deadly attacks in recent years and the official responses to them, concluding that “something has gone terribly wrong”. Here’s an extract:

Public celebrations of Christmas suddenly required anti-terrorism measures in Europe. Moreover, the threat was coming from within.

Left to fester, the danger has only grown. Over the past three years, the costs in Germany for public events have risen on average by about 44 per cent – a surge driven by sharply increased security requirements. Now many of the markets resemble fortified zones, and unaffordable security costs have led to some cancellations. France has also thrown money at security and cancelled its traditional New Year’s Eve celebrations due to a ‘very high’ threat of terror. Tellingly, the threat is significantly lower in the more eastern European countries such as Hungary and Poland.

In Britain, the season of the bollard is well and truly upon us. Trafalgar Square, home to London’s Christmas tree and glowing Christmas stalls, looks like a military zone, with railings, police vans and blockades. The fortifications around ‘Winter Wonderland’ would give the Count of Monte Cristo a run for his money.

It’s particularly jarring when these defences are disguised as something more innocuous or even decorative – a flowerbed, a seat, or simply a device designed to manage crowd flow and guide people along the street. It is not unusual for councils to decorate the new infrastructure, wrapping red bows around square bollards to mimic oversized Christmas presents. The half-hearted attempt to simulate festive cheer is wholly at odds with the stark symbolism of the bollard. Few things could sum up the cognitive dissonance of modern life so well.

The latest development is in Birmingham, which recently installed new ‘hostile vehicle mitigation’ bollards in preparation for Christmas. Birmingham City Council even released a video excitedly announcing the measures. The backing music is hilariously incongruous. It would better fit a reality TV show about weight loss in the noughties than a post about jihadists mowing down innocent people at a Christmas market...<<<Read More>>>...

Food for Thought #892

 

Thought police arrive in Pennsylvania: Court greenlights warrantless search of your Google history

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled police do not need a warrant to access an individual's Google search history.

The court argued users have no "reasonable expectation of privacy" because tech companies routinely collect and sell data.

The decision stemmed from a rape investigation where police used a "reverse keyword warrant" to identify a suspect.

Legal experts warn the ruling treats private thoughts as public data and sets a dangerous national precedent.

The logic suggests opting out of surveillance requires abstaining from essential modern internet use.

In a ruling that privacy advocates warn fundamentally reshapes the boundaries of government surveillance, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court declared Tuesday that law enforcement does not need a warrant to access an individual’s Google search history. The decision, which originated from a 2025 rape investigation in Pennsylvania, concluded that internet users cannot reasonably expect privacy for their online queries because data collection by corporations is now commonplace. By equating corporate data harvesting with a public surrender of constitutional rights, the court has granted police a powerful new tool to probe the private thoughts of citizens, setting a precedent that threatens to chill free inquiry and expand the surveillance state....<<<Read More>>>...

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Sir U-Turn Strikes Again: Starmer Relaxes Inheritance Tax Raid on Farmers Amid Rural Fury

 Sir U-Turn has struck again as Keir Starmer says many more farmers will not pay death duties after Labour increased the tax-free threshold for farms from £1 million to £2.5 million. The Times has more.

In the latest Budget about-turn, after a year-long campaign by farmers, the threshold at which agricultural properties will pay inheritance tax will be increased from £1 million to £2.5 million from April.

It will mean farmers with a spouse or civil partner will be able to pass on a farm worth up to £5 million without paying inheritance tax.

A government source said the changes would mean that 85% of farms would not be liable for the tax, up from 75% previously.

Above this threshold farmers will pay an inheritance tax rate of 20%, rather than the 40% paid by other estates. Beneficiaries will have 10 years to pay the bill before interest is incurred.

The average net value of a farm was £2.4 million in the 2023-24 tax year, according to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) welcomed the change, which came after a campaign by farmers.

And even more families are set to be caught in the net from April 2027, when pensions are to become subject to IHT. The Office for Budget Responsibility expects the change to result in the proportion of estates paying IHT to double to 10% by 2030.

Changes to how farms and family businesses pay IHT will also push up the tax take for the Treasury, which is expected to collect more than £14 billion a year in IHT by the end of the decade....<<<Read More>>>...

DEEP PURPLE "Throw My Bones"

The Strange Death of Knowing Stuff

 You know who wrote To Kill A Mockingbird, don’t you? Tell me you do. And up to this year the majority of my Sixth Form students taking part in my Christmas quiz would have done so, also. It was always a nailed on gimme in a test of general knowledge with which – alongside munching our way through a tin of Celebrations – I’ve traditionally finished the year. Let me be clear here: this is no head scratcher of a King William College Christmas Quiz, that beast of a challenge that the Guardian publishes each year; there is no “Where was the Lionheart incarcerated by der Tugendhafte, whom he had earlier insulted?” in my quiz. No, “What is the capital of India?” is more my level of interrogation in a hastily composed ragbag of questions on geography, history, literature, film and sport. And let me also be clear that I know teenagers have been daft since they first began to pustulate. I still wince with embarrassment when I recall the time I told my English teacher that in Thomas Hardy’s ‘The Convergence of the Twain’ – his poem about the sinking of the Titanic – he had got it completely wrong: “How could it be an ‘august night,’” I told him, “when the ship sank in April?” Like I say, daft. But something has changed in the general knowledge of our youth, or certainly what they consider to be important or not.

Take To Kill A Mockingbird, for example. Over the years many GCSE students have studied Harper Lee’s coming-of-age novel about Scout, the child narrator, who gradually awakens to the horrors of racial injustice in early 20th century Alabama. Even those who didn’t study it have absorbed its themes and characters through the cosmic resonance of the half of the country that were reading it in their lessons. Over the years, hundreds of students’ faces have lit up when this staple of a quiz question appears, reminding them of the profundity of their first reading. This year, however, only a handful of students across my five groups could name the author. Okay, the syllabus moves on – I get it – but when I read that some educationalists have decreed the novel is now considered ‘problematic’ with its ‘white saviour’ narrative and use of racial slurs, then I can’t but help but despair at how quickly something so culturally significant can be memory holed in the pursuit of progressive ideals.

The History and Geography rounds are equally dispiriting. “Who was the Prime Minister at the beginning of World War Two?” fares better than the Mockingbird question, but there are enough blank stares in the room to suggest that what I would consider to be essential historical knowledge is missing. I suspect that if I asked them to name a black nurse from history, they’d all shout, “Mary Seacole!” in unison. The same goes for Geography: while my students are no doubt familiar with the looming (for the past 30 years) threat of ice cap collapse and the ‘settled science’ of rising sea levels, few could tell me that the Indian Ocean is located to the east of Africa and west of Australia. There’s an irony here: Ofsted frameworks over recent years have laudably emphasised the primacy of knowledge and ‘retrieval practice’ in the classroom; the problem is, to an ageing educator such as myself, the knowledge our children are being asked to retrieve is banal at best, useless at worst....<<<Read More>>>...

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Japan to restart world’s largest nuclear plant 15 years after Fukushima disaster

Japan's largest nuclear plant clears final political hurdle for restart.

Local assembly approves despite significant resident opposition and protests.

The plant is operated by TEPCO, the utility responsible for Fukushima.

Restart is driven by economic pressures and goals for energy security.

The move highlights a deep national divide over nuclear power's future.

Nearly 15 years after the Fukushima disaster reshaped Japan’s energy landscape and shattered public trust, the country is poised to restart the world's largest nuclear power station. On December 22, the regional assembly in Niigata prefecture delivered a crucial vote of confidence in Governor Hideyo Hanazumi, effectively removing the final political barrier for the restart of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant. This pivotal decision allows plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), the same utility that ran Fukushima, to immediately begin the process of bringing the long-dormant facility back online, marking a profound shift in national policy driven by economic and energy security demands.

The move is a watershed moment in Japan's fraught return to nuclear energy. Following the 2011 catastrophe, all 54 of the nation's reactors were gradually taken offline. Japan has since restarted 14 of the 33 reactors deemed operable, but Kashiwazaki-Kariwa is the first to resume under TEPCO's management. The facility, located about 136 miles northwest of Tokyo, boasts a total capacity of 8.2 gigawatts, enough to power several million homes. Its revival is central to government plans to reduce a costly dependence on imported fossil fuels....<<<Read More>>>....

Food for Thought #891

 

Big Pharma captured vaccine regulation in the US more than a century ago

The pharmaceutical industry has significant power and influence over governments, media and universities, shaping vaccine regulation and policy.

The history of vaccine regulation dates back to the 19th century, with the Biologics Control Act of 1902 being a key turning point. This Act was actually pushed by the pharmaceutical industry itself to eliminate competition and boost public confidence in biologics.

The industry’s hold on the US government was cemented with the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, which granted a liability shield to vaccine manufacturers, and the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980, which allowed for the privatisation of patents.

Among the many incredible revelations over the past five years is the extent of the power of the pharmaceutical companies. Through advertising, they have been able to shape media content. That in turn has affected digital content companies, which responded from 2020 onward by taking down posts that questioned the safety and efficacy of covid vaccines.

They have captured universities and medical journals with donations and other forms of financial control. Finally, they are far more decisive in driving the agenda of governments than we ever knew. Just for example, we found out in 2023 that the US National Institutes of Health (“NIH”) shared thousands of patents with pharma, with a market value approaching US$1-2 billion. This was all made possible by the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980, which was pushed as a form of privatisation but only ended up entrenching the worst corporatist corruptions.

The hold over governments was cemented with the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, which granted a liability shield to the makers of products that appear on the childhood schedule. The injured are simply not permitted to fight it out in civilian courts. No other industry enjoys such sweeping indemnification under the law. ...<<<Read More>>>...

Ring Out Solstice Bells - Jethro Tull

How AI news bots are quietly reshaping public opinion

 AI is becoming the primary gatekeeper of information, with large language models now routinely generating and framing news summaries and content, subtly shaping public perception through their selection and emphasis of facts.

A new form of bias, termed "communication bias," is emerging, where AI models systematically present certain perspectives more favorably based on user interaction, creating factually correct but starkly different narratives for different people.

The root cause is concentrated corporate power and foundational design choices, as a small oligopoly of tech giants builds models trained on biased internet data, scaling their inherent perspectives and commercial incentives into a homogenized public information stream.

Current government regulations are ill-equipped to address this nuanced problem, as they focus on overt harms and pre-launch audits, not the interaction-driven nature of communication bias, and risk merely substituting one approved bias for another.

The solution requires antitrust action, radical transparency and public participation to prevent AI monopolies, expose how models are tuned and involve citizens in system design, as these technologies now fundamentally shape democratic discourse and collective decision-making.

In an era where information is increasingly mediated by algorithms, a profound shift is occurring in how citizens form their views of the world. The recent decision by Meta to dismantle its professional fact-checking program ignited a fierce debate about trust and accountability on digital platforms. However, this controversy has largely missed a more insidious and widespread development: artificial intelligence systems are now routinely generating the news summaries, headlines and content that millions consume daily. The critical issue is no longer just the presence of outright falsehoods, but how these AI models, built by a handful of powerful corporations, select, frame and emphasize ostensibly accurate information in ways that can subtly and powerfully shape public perception.

Large language models, the complex AI systems behind chatbots and virtual assistants, have moved from novelty to necessity. They are now embedded directly into news websites, social media feeds and search engines, acting as the primary gateway through which people access information. Studies indicate these models do far more than passively relay data. Their responses can systematically highlight certain viewpoints while downplaying others, a process that occurs so seamlessly users often remain completely unaware their perspective is being gently guided....<<<Read More>>>...

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Many more pyramids are hiding in the sand – Why are they not excavated?

 The location of the new pyramid is indicated by the archaeologist, there is every reason to conduct excavations, the discovery of a new pyramid could become a sensation, but the excavations do not begin. Why?

Dr. Vasco Dobrev, while exploring the desert in the Memphis region, found signs of the pyramids being under the sand. He claims that the desert can hide about 120 pyramids.

Dobrev, back in 2019, pointed out a plateau, which, he believes, is not of natural origin, but is an unfinished pyramid....<<<Read More>>>... 

Food for Thought #890

 

Starmer to Push Britain into Stricter Net Zero Targets Under EU Deal

Sir Keir Starmer is preparing to tie Britain to the EU’s Net Zero plans in a move that would impose radically stricter ‘green’ energy targets on homes and businesses, leading to further deindustrialisation and impoverishment. The Telegraph has the story.

The Prime Minister and Ed Miliband, the Energy Secretary, are negotiating for Britain to rejoin the EU’s internal electricity market, which treats the 27 countries of the EU and Norway as a single borderless power grid.

The EU will only let Britain back into the system if Sir Keir agrees to the bloc’s ambitious targets for renewable energy, which would require the UK to decarbonise not just electricity but also heating and transport rapidly.

In practice, it would mean Net Zero targets would need to be doubled.

Claire Coutinho, the Shadow Energy Secretary, accused the Prime Minister of “surrendering control of our energy system to bureaucrats in Brussels”.

She said: “UK ministers will be forced to reduce emissions regardless of what it will do to people’s energy bills or the competitiveness of our businesses.”

It comes as Labour seeks to forge closer ties with the EU, with MPs debating in recent weeks whether Britain should return to the customs union.

The plans would also aid Mr Miliband’s ambitions to decarbonise the power grid, allowing the UK to import foreign electricity when low wind or sunshine cuts output from wind and solar farms.

The EU’s demands emerged in a document placed without fanfare on the Cabinet Office website. The plan is both technically challenging and politically sensitive because it would make UK energy policy subject to EU jurisdiction.

It stated: “The Electricity Agreement should… set an indicative global target for the share of renewable energy in the gross final consumption of energy in the United Kingdom. To ensure a level playing field, the global target should be comparable to that of the European Union.”

The EU’s target is that 42.5% of all its energy should come from renewables by 2030, with an aspiration to reach 45%.

This is roughly double the UK’s current level of 22%.

Mr Miliband has set a target to decarbonise Britain’s power generation by 95% by 2030, but electricity accounts for only 20% of UK total energy consumption, so this will never be enough to meet EU demands. Transport, heating and industrial energy account for 75% of the UK’s total energy consumption.

At the moment, the UK gets about 75% of its total energy from oil and gas, a level that has hardly changed in decades....<<<Read More>>>....

What corporate media refuses to say about how the world is run

 Corporate media dogma perpetuates a false narrative that the West consists of democracies where the popular will is expressed, when in reality, there is a merged intelligence community and an Anglo-American Establishment that exerts significant control.

The Bank for International Settlements, the City of London and other subsidiary policy makers, such as the World Economic Forum, wield significant power and influence global policies, often circumventing sovereignty and democratic processes.

Additionally, the intelligence community, including the CIA, MI6 and Mossad, has been involved in various regime change activities and covert operations, and has formed a merged criminal entity that acts against the interests of their supposed sponsor countries....<<<Read More>>>...

ARCHONS Waiting at Death’s Door — The Secret Passwords to Bypass Them

You Have All the Answers Within

 Many of us seek the answers to life’s questions by looking outside of ourselves and trying to glean advice from the people around us. But as each of us is unique, with our own personal histories, our own sense of right and wrong, and our own way of experiencing the world that defines our realities, looking to others for our answers is only partially helpful. The answers to our personal questions can be most often found by looking within. When you realize that you always have access to the part of you that knows what you need and is meant to act as your inner compass, you can stop searching outside of yourself. If you can learn to hear, trust, and embrace the wisdom that lives within you, you will be able to confidently navigate your life.

Trusting your inner wisdom may be awkward at first, particularly if you grew up around people who taught you to look to others for answers. We each have exclusive access to our inner knowing. All we have to do is remember how to listen and be patient as you relearn how to hear, receive, and follow your own guidance. If you are unsure about whether following your inner wisdom will prove reliable, think of a time when you did trust yourself and everything worked out. Recall how the answers came to you, how they felt in your body as you considered them, and what happened when you acted upon this guidance. Now, recall a time when you didn’t trust yourself and the results didn’t work out as you had hoped. Trusting your own guidance can help you avoid going against what you instinctively know is right for you.

When you second guess yourself and go against what you know to be your truth, you can easily go off course because you are no longer following your inner compass. By looking inside yourself for the answers, you are consulting your best guide. Only you can know the hows and whys of your life. The answers that you seek can be found when you start answering your own questions. (Daily Mail)