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Saturday, 29 November 2025

Haunted by Hungry Ghosts: The Joe Fisher Story

 In the 1970s, Joe Fisher forged a reputation as one of Canada’s leading investigative reporters. But there was another side to him. The rebellious son of Christian fundamentalists, he grew increasingly enthralled by Eastern religions, eventually becoming a popular media expert on paranormal phenomena.

 While investigating the practice of “trance channeling,” he abandoned his professional skepticism, falling in love with a spirit entity named Filipa – an obsession that would lead him down a dangerous path.

Of those of us who do take mediumship and channelling seriously, and believe wholeheartedly in the existence of discarnate entities, very few of us are willing to concede that such beings may be liars and manipulators – and not just that, but purposely malevolent. There is, acknowledges the novelist Michael Prescott, “a dark side to the paranormal. It is not all benevolent angels and comforting words from deceased relatives. There can be obsession, deterioration of rational thought, shared fantasy, even a descent into madness. There can be hungry ghosts.” ...<<<Read More>>>...

Pushing Buttons

 We’ve all had our buttons pushed to the point we feel we can’t take it anymore, and chances are, we’ve all pushed somebody else’s buttons — with or without knowing it. The button pusher may not be conscious of what they’re doing, but in the end, the buttons belong to us. We are the ones who must deal with what comes up. The more we take responsibility for our own feelings and reactions, the less tender these buttons will be.

We’ve all had the experience of having someone snap at us, seemingly out of nowhere. This happens when we unconsciously push a button that we didn’t even know was there. This can happen with a complete stranger, or with a person we’ve been close to for years. We may even have a relationship with someone whose buttons we secretly like to push. Buttons are soft spots that have been touched one too many times, and they symbolize some pain that needs to be acknowledged and healed. This may be a wound from childhood or some recent trauma that hasn’t been adequately tended. Whatever the case, when our own buttons get pushed, the person who most needs our attention and caring is us, and blaming the button pusher only distracts us from finding a true resolution to our suffering.

At the same time, if someone continually opens our wounds so that they never have time to heal, we are well within our rights to set a boundary with that person. Compulsive button pushers, who seem to find pleasure or satisfaction in hurting us, are not welcome in our personal space. In the end, knowing where our buttons are enables us to do the work necessary to heal. Freedom comes when we deal with the pain behind the button, thus disconnecting our automatic reaction to being pushed. (Daily OM)

OpenAI data breach exposes risks of third-party vendors in AI industry

 Hackers stole OpenAI user data via a breach at its analytics partner, Mixpanel.

The compromised data includes names, email addresses, and user location information.

This incident highlights the critical security risks posed by third-party vendors.

The FTC is already investigating OpenAI for a separate data breach from March.

Users are advised to be vigilant for sophisticated phishing attacks.

You might think your conversations with artificial intelligence are private, but a recent security breach at OpenAI reveals a much more dangerous truth. The company behind the popular ChatGPT is once again under the microscope after hackers stole customer data, not from its own servers, but through a side door. This incident, discovered in November, exposes the fragile ecosystem of trust and data that powers the AI revolution and raises urgent questions about whether these technologies are being built on a foundation of sand.

The breach occurred on November 8 when hackers targeted Mixpanel, an analytics partner used by OpenAI. Through a "smishing" campaign, a form of phishing that targets employees via text messages, the attackers infiltrated Mixpanel's systems. From there, they stole a trove of customer metadata from OpenAI's API portal, which is used by software developers to build AI-powered applications.

According to a post by Mixpanel CEO Jen Taylor, the company “detected a smishing campaign and promptly executed our incident response processes.” The stolen data was not the intimate details of chatbot conversations, but it was still deeply personal. The loot included the names users provided on their API accounts, their associated email addresses, and their approximate location based on their browser data, revealing their city, state, and country.....<<<Read More>>>...

Food for Thought #854

 

Rachel Reeves “Lied About £21 Billion Black Hole” After OBR Told Her Months Ago it Didn’t Exist

 Rachel Reeves has been accused of “lying” to the public and markets to justify huge tax rises to pay for benefits after the OBR revealed she was told months ago that there was no ‘black hole’ in the public finances. The Mail has more.

The Chancellor delivered a series of extraordinary grim warnings about the state of the Government’s books in the run-up to the Budget.

She flagged that the Office for Budget Responsibility was downgrading productivity, as well as blaming everything from Brexit to Tory austerity and Donald Trump for a “worse than expected” outlook.

Ms Reeves even delivered a highly unusual ‘scene setter’ speech in Downing Street on November 4th hinting that she would have to breach Labour’s manifesto promises not to increase income tax.

And six days later she gave an interview to the BBC in which she insisted that the only way to balance the books without an income tax hike was to cut “capital spending” – something she made clear she was not willing to do.

However, a bombshell letter from the OBR to the Treasury committee has now laid bare that Ms Reeves has known since September that revisions to tax revenues had almost completely offset a £21 billion productivity downgrade.

By October 31st the watchdog said it had informed Ms Reeves that she was in fact meeting both her fiscal rules without the need for any action – giving her more than £4 billion in headroom.

In the event the Chancellor announced an eye-watering £30 billion package of tax rises on Wednesday, a large chunk of which went on benefits rises that had been demanded by mutinous Labour MPs.

She had already U-turned on the hints of income tax rises – if they were ever seriously considered – but only after the fact they were not happening was leaked to the Financial Times.

The dramatic revelation sparked fury, with the Chancellor accused of “deliberately misleading” the public and markets...<<<Read More>>>...

Europe - Open Your Heart

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AI isn’t just taking over jobs; it’s now taking over creation itself

Sam Altman is funding a project to use gene editing to develop human babies that do not have a hereditary disease. They claim this is to cure incurable heritable genetic diseases – but that’s not what the end goal is.

To those who are developing viruses and vaccines, the two serve the same purposes. Both viruses and vaccines cause disease. Both viruses and vaccines can be used for genetic engineering. Viruses can alter host genes through various mechanisms.

One primary method is the integration of viral genetic material into the host genome, a process particularly common with retroviruses, which use reverse transcriptase to convert their RNA into DNA and integrase enzymes to embed this DNA into the host’s chromosomes. Vaccines contain viruses or, more recently, as part of the Fourth Industrial Revolution agenda, synthetic viruses, such as lipid nanoparticles containing mRNA or other genetic material.

A study in 2023 demonstrated that the genetic material contained in mRNA injections, such as covid “vaccines,” may integrate into 20% of the recipient’s cells. Whether it is called a virus or a vaccine, the results are the same....<<<Read More>>>....

Friday, 28 November 2025

Food for Thought #853

 

Embracing New Information

Living in an information age, it is easy to become overwhelmed by the constant influx of scientific studies, breaking news, and even spiritual revelations that fill our bookshelves, radio waves, and in-boxes. No sooner have we decided what to eat or how to think about the universe than a new study or book comes out confounding our well-researched opinion. After a while, we may be tempted to dismiss or ignore new information in the interest of stabilizing our point of view, and this is understandable. Rather than closing down, we might try instead to remain open by allowing our intuition to guide us.

For example, contradictory studies concerning foods that are good for you and foods that are bad for you are plentiful. At a certain point, though, we can feel for ourselves whether coffee or tomatoes are good for us or not. The answer is different for each individual, and this is something that a scientific study can’t quite account for. All we can do is take in the information and process it through our own systems of understanding. In the end, only we can decide what information, ideas, and concepts we will integrate. Remaining open allows us to continually change and shift by checking in with ourselves as we learn new information. It keeps us flexible and alert, and while it can feel a bit like being thrown off balance all the time, this openness is essential to the process of growth and expansion.

Perhaps the key is realizing that we are not going to finally get to some stable place of having it all figured out. Throughout our lives, we will go through the processes of opening to new information, integrating it, and shifting our worldview. No sooner will we have reached some kind of stability than it will be time to open again to new information, which is inherently destabilizing. If we see ourselves as surfers riding the incoming waves of information and inspiration, always open and willing to attune ourselves to the next shift, we will see how blessed we are to have this opportunity to play on the waves and, most of all, to enjoy the ride....<<<Read More>>>...

TARTARIA: The Hidden Empire! Russian President Vladimir Putin Makes New Tartaria Archive Public

In an epoch-making revelation, Russian President Vladimir Putin takes the world by storm, inaugurating a new archive and casting light on the shadowy history of the once colossal empire, Tartaria. A ghost from the past re-emerges, beckoning us to re-examine our understanding of world history.

The cold January day of 15th, was forever etched into the annals of history. Russian President Vladimir Putin, an enigma in his own right, inaugurated a new archive, a treasure trove revealing a hidden realm of history. A silent guardian of the nation’s rich past, this repository would make Tartaria maps public. The question teetering on the edge of everyone’s lips: Why is this significant?

Well, my dear readers, the implications are momentous, indeed. This move signaled a profound paradigm shift. Russia, a nation of layered history and deep-rooted traditions, resolved to decant its true, non-counterfeit historical narratives, breaking free from the fetters of orthodox historiography.

Why? Because the power of a nation lies in its history. It is the compass that directs the future, the root that nourishes the national identity. A nation without its history is like a ship adrift in the stormy sea, aimlessly wandering with no harbor in sight....<<<Read More>>>...


Vance is Right: The West is Stagnating Due to Mass Immigration

Last week US Vice President J.D. Vance pointed out a home truth about the politicians who have run Canada and Britain this last decade or so. They’ve made some terrible calls, especially as regards mass inwards immigration. 

To start, Vance pointed to my native Canada and noted that it now has the highest foreign-born share of the population of the entire G7. And its living standards have flatlined. Take the start of 2016 as your baseline for GDP per person. Remember, then ignore, that at that time the US was already noticeably wealthier than any other Anglosphere country. So its starting baseline was higher. But ignore that. And then deem 2016 wealth per person to be 100 in each country. Know what? Nine years later you find it is 117 in the US. 

But in Canada it’s just 103 – virtually no per-person GDP growth in a decade. And, the US Vice President also pointed out that Britain is barely any better. The UK is languishing at about 108. (As Vance didn’t mention Australia I looked up the stats and did a back-of-the-envelope calculation and we seem to be between Britain and Canada, call it 106, and then thank God for Canada or we’d be bottom of the table – and these are the Turnbull, Morrison, Albo years.)

That is basically negligible economic growth per person in the non-US Anglosphere because the Kiwis are woeful too – which is why all of our Keynesian overlords and supposed experts who trot out economic data always, always, insist on trumpeting on solely about overall GDP. Because that measure is biased towards government spending and massive immigration. 

Live on an island of 100 people and let in 100 more in one year and your GDP can’t help but go up big time while everyone’s personal prosperity tanks. Remember, GDP measures global economic activity. It’s the per person component that tells you how individuals like you have been faring. In the US, wealthier to start with in 2016, the per person GDP growth has been 17% in a decade. A much poorer-to-start Britain’s has been half of that American per capita growth. We in Australia are less again. And Canada, during all the years when the Leftie-luvvie Justin Trudeau was PM, has barely seen any per-person increase....<<<Read More>>>...

Memory Lane - "New Holland Honeyeater"

STRANGER POND CANBERRA

 

Bottled water contains hundreds of thousands of invisible NANOPLASTICS, study finds

 Columbia/Rutgers study found 240,000 plastic particles per liter of bottled water—90% being nanoplastics (smaller than one micrometer), which can infiltrate cells and organs.

Most particles come from bottles themselves and reverse osmosis filters, shedding plastics like PET and polyamide when opened or squeezed.

Nanoplastics bypass biological barriers, entering the bloodstream, brain and even the placenta, potentially causing inflammation, immune dysfunction and cancer.

Bottled water associations dismissed the findings, while global plastic production exceeds 430 million tons per year with no unified treaty to curb pollution.

Experts recommend avoiding plastic bottles, using stainless steel or glass containers and opting for filtered tap water (preliminary data shows lower contamination than bottled).

A groundbreaking study has revealed that the average liter of bottled water contains nearly a quarter of a million microscopic plastic particles—far more than previously estimated—raising urgent questions about potential health risks. Researchers from Columbia and Rutgers universities, publishing their findings in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, used advanced laser microscopy to detect nanoplastics so small they evade conventional detection methods....<<<Read More>>>...

Glenn Hughes - "Voice In My Head"

They have been pushing for carbon labelling on food for years – why?

 For years, corporations and “scientists” have been pushing to place carbon labelling on food products. The unelected European Commission is going one step further and moving towards mandating it.

What’s the agenda hiding behind this seemingly innocuous scheme?

Carbon food labels are rapidly moving from experimental initiatives to a mainstream trend, with significant developments indicating they are poised to become widespread. The global market for carbon-labelled packaged meals is projected to reach USD 1,252 million by 2035, reflecting a growing consumer demand for climate-conscious food choices.

In a move that could reshape the food industry’s supply chains, Unilever announced in June a comprehensive plan to introduce carbon footprint labels on all 70,000 of its products, a major step toward transparency and sustainability, though a specific timeline for full rollout has not been clarified.

While the UK government currently has no plans for mandatory eco-labelling, industry-led schemes are gaining momentum, with companies like Oatly, Quorn and Just Eat already implementing carbon labels on products and menus....<<<Read More>>>...

Food for Thought #852

 

Thursday, 27 November 2025

In 1982, a physics joke gone wrong sparked the invention of the emoticon

A simple proposal on a 1982 electronic bulletin board helped sarcasm flourish online.

On September 19, 1982, Carnegie Mellon University computer science research assistant professor Scott Fahlman posted a message to the university's bulletin board software that would later come to shape how people communicate online. His proposal: use :-) and :-( as markers to distinguish jokes from serious comments. While Fahlman describes himself as "the inventor... or at least one of the inventors" of what would later be called the smiley face emoticon, the full story reveals something more interesting than a lone genius moment.

The whole episode started three days earlier when computer scientist Neil Swartz posed a physics problem to colleagues on Carnegie Mellon's "bboard," which was an early online message board. The discussion thread had been exploring what happens to objects in a free-falling elevator, and Swartz presented a specific scenario involving a lit candle and a drop of mercury.

That evening, computer scientist Howard Gayle responded with a facetious message titled "WARNING!" He claimed that an elevator had been "contaminated with mercury" and suffered "some slight fire damage" due to a physics experiment. Despite clarifying posts noting the warning was a joke, some people took it seriously...<<<Read More>>>...

Two UK police forces become first in the country to introduce an AI police officer

Two forces today became the first in the country to introduce an AI police officer- a virtual assistant called ‘Bobbi’.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary and Thames Valley Police have launched the automated officer in a trial to provide a new way for the public to contact them.

The forces said the virtual assistant will answer frequently asked, non-emergency questions.

This is the first time this technology has been used in policing in the UK and offers an additional service, alongside our online forms, telephone lines and front counters, for those who prefer to use a virtual assistant to ask questions and seek help or advice.’

Bobbi has been tested by more 200 people during its development, including by representatives from victim care groups and independent scrutiny panel members, the forces said in a statement...<<<Read More>>>...

 

Whitesnake - Come On

If the BBC Never Questions Net Zero the Journalists Might as Well be Replaced by ChatGPT

 Spare a thought for the BBC’s Justin Rowlatt as he makes his sorry and uneasy way down the treeless ‘Highway of Shame’ to Belém airport and considers the wreckage of the collapsed COP30. He is not a man devoid of intelligence so he can work out that most of the world has just dodged the bullet of the ‘Great Leap Forward’ let loose by the Net Zero fantasy. 

The unease arises when he considers his heyday spent spinning an ever more improbable ‘settled’ climate science narrative that deliberately ignored any facts and opinions that troubled the Net Zero political agenda. All for nothing, he might be thinking, except of course the lavish adoration he enjoys in the North London BBC bubble. 

But now that Net Zero is dying, he, and the numerous other activists on the BBC climate gravy train, must be vaguely aware that following a simplistic, pre-determined but increasingly out-dated narrative can be easily replicated in future by an AI replacement.

Opinions may differ, but suitably prompted AI could easily replicate much of the climate output of the BBC over the last two decades....<<<Read More>>>....

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The end is nigh for the climate industrial complex

 IEA’s ‘World Energy Outlook 2025’ report shows that the goal of global decarbonisation is unlikely to be achieved and predicts that demand for oil and natural gas will continue to grow beyond 2035.

The end is nigh for the climate industrial complex, Vijay Jayayaj writes. Its downfall is due to the sheer reality of energy economics in the developing world.

“For developing nations, the primary threats come from energy deprivation and economic stagnation, not ideologically driven forecasts of a climate apocalypse,” he says.

The end is nigh – not for the world, but for the climate industrial complex. It has been a decline brought about mainly by the sheer reality of energy economics in the developing world.

Published by the International Energy Agency (“IEA”), the ‘World Energy Outlook 2025’ reads like an obituary for the fantasy of global decarbonisation, acknowledging the undeniable truth that nations prioritising prosperity must unapologetically embrace coal, oil and natural gas...<<<Read More>>>...

Food for Thought #851

 

Plant-based meat alternatives fail to deliver promised health benefits, study finds

 A study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that plant-based meat alternatives offer no clear heart health advantages over real meat—and may even worsen blood sugar control.

Fake meat consumers saw a 42.5% spike in sodium intake, while meat-eaters reduced cholesterol and improved blood pressure. Many alternatives rely on salt, saturated fats and additives to mimic meat.

Despite marketing, fake meats do not replicate the benefits of whole-food plant diets (legumes, whole grains, fresh produce) and may contribute to ultra-processed food risks.

Major brands like Meatless Farm and Beyond Meat faced plummeting sales as buyers reject ultra-processed ingredients and false health claims.

Researchers urge manufacturers to improve nutrition (not just taste) and warn consumers to read labels carefully and favor whole foods over processed substitutes.

As plant-based meat alternatives surge in popularity, a recent study challenges the assumption that they offer superior health benefits compared to traditional meat. Researchers found no clear cardiovascular advantage—and even some drawbacks—for those consuming ultra-processed fake meat products.

Researchers from the U.K. and Singapore examined 82 participants at risk for Type 2 diabetes, splitting them into meat-eating and plant-based diet groups for an eight-week trial. The findings, published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, raise concerns about the nutritional quality of popular meat alternatives....<<<Read More>>>...

Wednesday, 26 November 2025

The Origin and Evolution of Dragon Myths Across Cultures

 Dragons are mythical creatures that appear in legends and folklore around the world. They are often depicted as large, reptilian beasts with wings, horns, claws, and fiery breath. 

But why do so many different cultures have stories about dragons, even though they never existed in reality? (Really?)

One possible explanation is that ancient people misinterpreted the fossils of extinct animals, such as dinosaurs, and imagined them as living monsters. (ALITD OPINION - Its actually the OTHER way round - dinosaurs are the fossils of dragons!) ....<<<Read More>>>....

Food for Thought #850 - Cabbage Patch Kids, Incubators and Cloning Humans

 So, let us go back to the turn of the 20th century and the phenomenon known as the 'Cabbage Patch Kids' .... but also the incubators set up in the 'World Fairs' of the time by members of The Eugenics Society.

It appeared a very strange time with the excess of Orphans and babies being bought and sold to order .... at the time of the last reset and the subsequent massive increase in the world population.

Eugenics is all about perfecting genetic lineages and the incubators of the time suggested that human cloning was a reality .....

Jump forward to the rumours circulating now in the 21st century of notable figures - politicians, actors, singers etc having clones. On the face of it we can be dismissive of those conspiracy theories, but when you dig deeper into the start of 'the new world' is seems the cabbage patch kids and the incubators was in actual truth cloning!!!

It is therefore very possible this cloning never stopped .... and is very much a reality in our modern world ......  

Bovaer Bovine Stupidity

 Late last year, Arla Foods began a trial of Bovaer in 30 farms across the country. At the time, according to BBC Very Iffy, the company claimed the additive could reduce methane emissions from cows by 30-45%. 

News of the trial caused consternation among some and led to a boycott of some Arla products. The manufacturer of Bovaer, DSM-Firmenich said these people were the subject of mistruths and misinformation and the product was “totally safe” for use.

Meanwhile, Bovaer was mandated to use across Denmark in early October this year and there have been many reports that the additive is damaging to livestock, prompting an investigation by the Danish government. By pure coincidence, Arla announced in early November it had stopped the British trial and was evaluating the results.

How did we get into this position of endemic bovine stupidity? Let’s dig in....<<<Read More>>>...

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Labour government avoids increasing taxes by increasing taxes

Why does the Labour government need to increase taxes? One reason is that, due to policy changes and higher-than-expected unemployment, welfare spending is expected to climb £16 billion higher by the end of the decade. Other reasons include the money needed to feed the net zero monster and Labour’s wish list for nationalising industries.

The UK Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, delivered her budget to the House of Commons today. The budget avoids increasing income tax but increases a variety of taxes and reduces tax allowances instead.

Increased taxes under a Labour government would have been predicted by anyone who understands the nature of socialism, regardless of what promises Labour made to woo voters in the run-up to the election.

The Telegraph has summarised Rachel from Accounts’ budget in point form. You can read their summary HERE. Effectively, the Labour government has increased taxes in such a way as to be able to claim they have not increased taxes, as promised in their 2024 manifesto.

The Chancellor has extended the freeze on income tax thresholds for another three years beyond 2028. It will mean income tax thresholds do not increase with inflation, meaning more people will fall into higher bands when they receive pay rises.

Electric vehicle drivers are facing a new pay-per-mile tax from 2028-29, charging 3p per mile. It will be in addition to other road taxes and cost the average driver £255 a year to begin with. The charge will increase in line with inflation.

In September 2026, the 5p temporary cut on fuel duty will fall away. And from April 2027, fuel duty will increase annually in line with inflation.

Salary-sacrificed pension contributions will no longer be exempt from National Insurance from April 2029. This means that salary-sacrificed contributions above £2,000 per year will be subject to both employer and employee National Insurance.

The owners of properties worth £2 million or more face a new “high value council tax surcharge” from April 2028. Property income tax will also rise by 2% points from April 2027.

The amount you can save tax-free in a cash ISA will be slashed from £20,000 to £12,000 from April 2027, unless you are aged over 65. The basic and higher rates of tax on dividends and savings are rising by 2% from April 2026 and April 2027, respectively.

R​eeves is also planning to cut an estimated average of £76 from annual domestic energy bills by moving the most expensive green levy from bills to direct taxation.

And there are some sneaky increases in taxation for companies as well.

Socialists are continually trying to expand the area of the State’s tasks, which all cost money. Consequently, there is an increase in expenditure. The only way a state can fund itself is through the productive work of its citizens. When the Government wants to increase its spending, higher taxes on citizens’ earnings are inevitable....<<<Read More>>>...

Food for Thought #849

 

Interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS defies expectations: Mysterious tail growth, radio signals spark debate over natural vs. artificial origin

 The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS exhibits highly unusual characteristics, including a rapidly growing and structured ion tail, seven distinct jets (some pointing toward the sun) and non-gravitational acceleration, which defy typical comet mechanics.

The detection of a faint, consistent radio signal with an unusual emission pattern, combined with the object's massive size and erratic jets, has led some scientists like Avi Loeb to hypothesize that it could be an artificial construct rather than a natural comet.

While officially classified as a comet, its unprecedented nature has captivated astronomers who are scrambling to study it. Its appearance has also fueled speculation, with some drawing parallels to biblical prophecies describing a celestial "sword."

NASA confirms the comet poses no threat to Earth but acknowledges its unique properties. The scientific community is preparing for further observations to determine the object's true composition and origin.

Regardless of its origin, 3I/ATLAS challenges existing understanding of interstellar objects and raises profound questions about what exists in deep space, with the core mystery of whether it is a natural phenomenon or something artificial remaining unresolved.

A newly discovered interstellar comet, 3I/ATLAS, has captivated astronomers and conspiracy theorists alike with its unusual behavior – rapidly growing tail, unexplained radio emissions and jets that defy conventional comet mechanics.

As it nears Earth, scientists are scrambling to determine whether this cosmic visitor is a natural phenomenon or something far more intriguing. First detected on June 14, 2025, and officially confirmed by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) ATLAS system on July 1, 3I/ATLAS is already proving to be unlike its predecessors, 'Oumuamua (2017) and Comet 2I/Borisov (2019).

Recent images from the Virtual Telescope Project reveal that its ion tail – formed when solar radiation strips electrons from gas molecules – has grown dramatically longer and more structured. Unlike typical comets whose tails grow steadily, 3I/ATLAS exhibits erratic behavior....<<<Read More>>>...

What if Humans Are NOT Earth's First Civilization? | Silurian Hypothesis

Tuesday, 25 November 2025

Earth Chakras

 As we walk across the Earth, we are moving upon a living being more similar to ourselves than we imagine. Just like us, the Earth has both a physical body and an energetic body, complete with a chakra system identified by ancient mystics and modern scientists alike. Gaia, as the Earth is called when acknowledged as a living entity in her own right, has her own life force and her own path of unfolding, separate from us but also including us. Human beings and Gaia are intertwined on every level, not just the physical. An awareness of her chakras can help us acknowledge, heal, and enable her on her path, just as she selflessly returns the favor to us.

It is generally agreed that Gaia has seven major chakras distributed evenly across her body and connected to one another via two lines of energy that intersect at various points on the Earth. The first chakra is located at Mount Shasta in Northern California; the second is in Lake Titicaca in South America; the third chakra is in Uluru-Kata Tjuta in Australia; the fourth chakra resides in Glastonbury in England; the fifth chakra is between the Great Pyramid and the Mount of Olives; the sixth chakra is in Kuh-e Malek Siah in Iran; and the seventh chakra is in Mount Kailas in Tibet. In addition to her seven major chakras, she has minor chakras and other vortexes of energy that are significant to her life-energy system, and all these energy centers need caretaking. Just as we can heal ourselves through our own chakras, we can heal and support Gaia through hers.

While it would be wonderful to visit one of the Earth’s chakras, you can always participate in loving and healing Gaia wherever you are. Maintaining an awareness of the regions in which her chakras reside can be very powerful. You can place photos of the locales on your altar, sending healing energy to each of her chakras during your meditations. As you consciously connect your energy system to her energy system, the true meaning of groundedness reveals itself — it is a relationship with Gaia in which we acknowledge our calling as the caretakers of her soul....<<<Read More>>>....

Jury Trials to be Scrapped for Most Crimes

 Jury trials for most crimes are set to be scrapped in an effort to clear the massive court backlog under proposals to be unveiled next month by David Lammy. The Telegraph has more.

The Justice Secretary, attempting to tackle chronic court backlogs, is to propose that juries will only decide murder, rape, manslaughter and other serious offences carrying possible prison sentences of more than five years.

Lone judges will preside over trials of other serious offences meriting sentences of up to five years, removing the rights of thousands of defendants to be heard before a jury.

Mr Lammy will also increase magistrates’ powers. He will broaden their remit from offences carrying a maximum sentence of one year to two years, further eroding the right to a jury trial.

The plans go further than the recommendations suggested by Sir Brian Leveson in a report commissioned by Shabana Mahmood, Mr Lammy’s predecessor.

He had proposed that there should be an intermediate court comprising a judge and two magistrates for mid-range offences.

The reforms, expected to be outlined next week, put Mr Lammy on a collision course with the legal profession.

Suella Braverman, a former home secretary and attorney general, said: “This is a serious assault on our liberty. Trial by your peers is a fundamental right in our democracy, and goes to the core of who we are as a nation.”...<<<Read More>>>....

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Silent invasion: The unchecked rise of AI toys

 mentalA coalition of child safety experts is warning parents to avoid AI-powered toys, arguing they pose unprecedented threats to children's psychological and emotional well-being and undermine healthy development.

These toys, which use advanced chatbot technology to act as synthetic friends, risk shaping a child's understanding of relationships before they learn to navigate real, complex human connections.

Documented harms from similar AI technology include encouraging unsafe behaviors, self-harm and engaging in sexually explicit conversations, with safety "guardrails" proving unreliable.

Child development experts warn that replacing the messy, essential interactions of real friendship with frictionless AI affirmation can stunt emotional growth, hindering the development of empathy and resilience.

The toys also displace creative, self-directed play, which is critical for cognitive development, and operate in a regulatory void with no independent proof of their safety despite mounting evidence of harm.

In a stark warning issued just before the holiday shopping season, a coalition of child safety advocates and developmental experts is urging parents to avoid a new generation of playthings: toys embedded with artificial intelligence. The advocacy group Fairplay, in an advisory endorsed by over 150 experts and organizations, contends that these AI-powered dolls, plushies and robots pose unprecedented threats to the psychological and emotional well-being of children, fundamentally undermining healthy development....<<<Read More>>>...

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Food For Thought #848 - Orphans and The Missing Children

 Commencing 1776 and ongoing until the late 1800's/early 1900's tens of thousands of children were classified as 'orphans' and were transported out on orphan trains and boats to the four corners of the world to RECOLONISE the old world as part of the last reset. 

Where did the children come from? Many were left as orphans when their fathers were killed in the many conflicts at the time (If the father died, then the child was taken off the mother). Many were rendered orphans when their parents were thrown in the newly created asylums (Correctional centres for survivors of the old world who refused to conform with the new world laws and rules). 

But imagine what was going on at that time, THOUSANDS of children were going missing. They were being taken against their will be agents of the Parasite Elite and forced into being the pawns of recolonisation of the 'new world'. The world we now exist in.

Here's a thought ... the same modus operandi NEVER stopped. It still goes on today. Tens of thousands of children are still going missing even today. What if recolonisation is STILL going on today in readiness for the next reset which is sadly almost upon us. We know there is child trafficking going on, and led to believe there are large numbers being sacrificed. 

But what if some of those claims are a cover? What if the orphan scenario of back then still goes on today? One flaw ... where could they be recolonising? We supposedly know all lands on the earth, right? But what if we don't? What if they have hidden lands from us? What if there are places beneath our feet (Or even beyond the ice wall) that we don't know about? What if the parasite elite are undertaking conquests in other lands? They are not going to tell us, and we are never likely to find out ....?

This is speculation .... but leopards never change their spots and keep to the same methods ....   

You are the target of a carefully orchestrated war

Are You Depressed Yet? If not, you soon will be because that’s the plan. You are the target of a carefully orchestrated war. And the weapons are fear and misery, not bullets and bombs.

The end of the world we used to know and love gets closer every day. And everything bad that is happening is happening deliberately. Nothing bad is happening by accident. And there are no coincidences. We are at war with our governments. They don’t care, of course, because the aim is to create unhappiness so that the world’s people will accept a new world government with relief.

Just look at what is happening.

In what used to be called developed, civilised countries, health care is deteriorating to the point where endless thousands are dying for the lack of very simple basic medical care.

The medical establishment is controlled and owned by the drug industry.

General practice is a sick farce – run for the benefit of overpaid, underworked doctors, most of whom don’t give a fig about their patients.

Hospitals are as dangerous today as they were in the Middle Ages. Patients who go into hospital are more likely to be killed by the staff than by their illness, and most doctors now do more harm than good. Elderly patients who are admitted to hospital are lucky if they leave.

Health care was definitely better in the 1970s than it is now. And arguably better in the 1950s.

I’d happily debate this claim live on national television with any establishment doctor.

But members of medical trade unions seem to me determined to stamp out health care by putting their own financial interests above the interests of patients. There is also an extraordinary myth that cutting down on treatment will, in some bizarre way, alleviate imaginary global warming.

But no one debates important issues any more.

Education is a disaster, too. Teachers don’t teach students how to think. They spread lies and propaganda and expect their students to accept and regurgitate the garbage without question. Indeed, students – even those at university – refuse to think or to question the lies they are told. Anyone who questions the official line will be banned, censored into silence or demonised.

Economies are being deliberately destroyed by policies which seem insane. The naïve blame it on incompetence. But no one could possibly be as incompetent as Britain’s communist government. They are deliberately destroying the economy, wrecking businesses, creating unemployment, destroying savings. They want you broke. Remember: you will own nothing and be happy.

Good, decent food is as difficult to find as honest journalists. Most of the stuff on sale is so full of chemicals and dangerous additives that it isn’t fit for human consumption. And yet prices continue to soar. Farmers are under siege.

Energy prices are rocketing too. And when energy prices go up, then the price of everything goes up. Government policies in Europe are designed to push energy prices ever higher. The absurd Net Zero policies so beloved by the utterly insane and deluded global warming cultists will result in more and more people having to choose between eating or keeping warm. 

Politicians in Europe are desperate for a war against Russia and determined, yet again, to prevent peace in Ukraine. The purpose? To push up oil prices still higher and to help depopulate Europe. And, of course, politicians such as Starmer and Macron, whose future is firmly behind them, know that only a good, old-fashioned war can revive their fallen careers. (Naturally, the politicians pushing for war won’t be doing any of the fighting themselves.) 

Blocking the sun means that winters are going to be colder than ever. Global cooling will be a deliberately man-made problem that will kill millions....<<<Read More>>>...

Food for Thought #847

 

Monday, 24 November 2025

Your Voice as Healing Medicine

 Long before language, there was sound — the primal hum of life itself. Our ancestors sang to the stars, mothers hum to soothe their children, and we instinctively sigh when we need emotional release. The sound of our own voice is more than expression; it is remembrance — medicine carried on the breath.

When we hum, chant, or sing, the vibrations travel through the chest and throat, stimulating the vagus nerve — the body’s main pathway for calm and connection. This resonance ripples through us like a tide washing up on shore, softening tension, deepening breath, and gently quieting the mind. It’s these moments that bring us back to total in-the-moment-ness, catalyzing a whole new way of being and doing in the world.

And as the voice begins to rise — even softly, even imperfectly — we awaken a truth that words alone can’t touch. The sound that we create from within becomes a bridge back home to ourselves. It grounds us when life feels heavy, liberates us from emotional overwhelm, and restores a quiet kind of joy that doesn’t need to be performed — only felt. In sound, we cultivate harmony in the mind, body, spirit, and heart. (Daily OM)

Mystery of the Missing Cornucopia: A Mandela Effect Case Study

 Have you ever heard of the Mandela Effect? It’s a phenomenon where a large number of people remember something differently than how it actually is.

For example, some people swear that Nelson Mandela died in prison in the 1980s, while others remember him becoming the president of South Africa in the 1990s. How can this be?

One of the most famous examples of the Mandela Effect is the Fruit of the Loom logo. Many people remember seeing a cornucopia, or a horn of plenty, behind the fruits in the logo. However, if you look at the actual logo, there is no cornucopia at all. Just fruits.

Like many others, I was convinced that the cornucopia has disappeared from the famous Fruit of the Loom logo, and in my opinion, it’s one of the strongest Mandela Effects, because of the left-over residual evidence of its existence, coupled with the huge amount of people that are certain it was there, including employees of the company....<<<Read More>>>...

 

The Great Protein Deception: How food giants are profiting from a nutrient most Americans already get enough of

 High-protein labels now appear on countless processed foods.

Most Americans already consume more than enough protein but remain confused about their needs.

This trend is driven by savvy marketing that targets vulnerable consumers.

Adding protein to unhealthy foods does not make them nutritious.

Experts advise getting protein from whole foods instead of processed products.

A stroll through the modern grocery store reveals a curious pattern. Labels shouting "high-protein" adorn not just the expected shakes and bars, but also cookies, cereal, bagels, and even water. This is the new face of food marketing, a $117 billion global industry capitalizing on a widespread nutritional obsession. While most American adults already meet their daily protein requirements, a staggering 79% are unsure of what those requirements actually are, making them uniquely susceptible to slick advertising and social media trends. This confusion is driving a boom in ultra-processed products that experts warn may be harming health more than helping it.

The roots of this protein fixation run deep, evolving from a niche concern of bodybuilders into a mainstream dietary pillar. This shift was heavily influenced by decades of low-carb and low-fat diet crazes, which positioned protein as the last "acceptable" macronutrient. The trend has only intensified, with food giants like Kraft and General Mills launching a plethora of new products to meet the demand. The International Food Information Council’s Food & Health Survey notes that the percentage of Americans actively trying to consume more protein has climbed significantly in recent years.

This cultural moment is being driven by a perfect storm of factors. Gen Z is identified as a particularly health-conscious generation driving the trend. Meanwhile, the rise of weight-loss drugs like Ozempic has created a new market of consumers seeking nutrient-dense, lower-calorie options to prevent muscle loss. The result is a supermarket landscape where protein is being added to foods where it has no traditional business being, from high-protein lattes to candy and ice cream....<<<Read More>>>...

Food for Thought #846

 

What Should Be Done About Britain’s Impending Collapse?

 There is a rising sense, on at least our side, that the world, and, specifically, the United Kingdom, is in a state of crisis, collapse or incipient civil war. What should be done?

We have significant figures who argue for various things that should be done. The things are more important than the people who advocate them. But it is hard to hold onto thoughts. Concrete is more memorable than abstract. So I want to identify the things that we should do with those who, it seems to me, are arguing for them the hardest. Saying what should be done is a collective activity, and I see many people contributing to it. But we should all row together, as in a college eight.

A college eight is a boat rowed by eight men, or eight women, as in the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race. In this piece I am playing cox: trying to suggest that everyone row in time. I have to put this in my own words, so I apologise to any of the rowers, should they read this. You can check their own words, as they exist in book form, or, more usually, now, in videos to be found on YouTube. I think it is regrettable, to some extent, that in our age speech is favoured over the written word, but perhaps speech does enable truth to be told, because untruth when vocalised sounds so hollow, whereas the written word, unless used very well, conceals much sin. Anyhow, here are the eight....<<<Read More>>>....

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UN loses touch with reality: Declares “World Toilet Day” and says its climate summit demonstrated climate cooperation is “alive and kicking”

 The UN is the only organisation hailing the recent climate change summit as a success. The reality is, its failure was so significant that even corporate media, which have for years disseminated propaganda to prop up the climate change crisis narrative, had to publish that it was a failure.

But it was not all failure for the UN. A notable “achievement” at the summit was to declare 19 November as “World Toilet Day.”

The 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP30, which began on 10 November, came to a close on Friday, 21 November. UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell gave the closing speech. “COP30 showed that climate cooperation is alive and kicking, keeping humanity in the fight for a liveable planet,” he said. “Here in Belem, nations chose solidarity, science and economic common sense.”

However, even the climate propagandist BBC reported that it was “a deeply divisive climate summit.”

“In three decades of these meetings aimed at forging global consensus on how to prevent and deal with global warming, this will go down as among the most divisive,” the BBC said. “The summit was a reality check on just how much global consensus has broken down over what to do about climate change.”...<<<Read More>>>...

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Sunday, 23 November 2025

Food for Thought #845



 

The State is both psychopathic and breathtakingly stupid: ‘Teenager gets criminal conviction over £1.67 bill on surprise birthday gift, in new fast-track court scandal.’

 A teenager has been handed a criminal conviction over £1.67 of unpaid car tax on a surprise birthday gift, for an offence committed before she had even received the vehicle.

The 18-year-old was prosecuted by the DVLA over the bill on her new Toyota, in the latest case of harsh justice to emerge from the Single Justice Procedure.

In a letter to the court, she explained the car was bought as a surprise 18th birthday gift from her parents, and she was entirely unaware of it when it was untaxed for a few weeks in April and early May.

She set out how her parents were waiting to see if she passed her driving test before paying the annual £20 road tax fee.

“As I was not the driver at the time of the offence and not aware that I owned the vehicle, I kindly ask that you review this offence”, the teenager wrote in her letter.

But despite the circumstances, magistrate Francine Beckett, sitting in Burnley, decided to impose a criminal conviction on the teen.

She received a six-month conditional discharge from the court, and was also ordered to settle the £1.67 bill.

It was nearly two years ago that The Standard first exposed deep flaws in the Single Justice Procedure, a fast-track courts system which sits behind closed doors.

Prosecutors like the DVLA do not routinely see mitigation letters, so miss the chance to withdraw cases which turn out not to be in the public interest.

Data also shows that magistrates rarely refer cases back to prosecutors for a public interest check – even when there is compelling and often heartbreaking information in the mitigation letter – contributing to the system being nicknamed “conveyor belt justice”.

The teenager, from Porth in South Wales, was prosecuted for keeping a vehicle without a valid vehicle licence.

She submitted an online guilty plea, but then went on to explain: “I was unknowingly the owner of the vehicle in question.”...<<<Read More>>>...

A foggy future: Cognitive problems spike in young adults, defying age expectations

A new study finds self-reported cognitive disability in U.S. adults under 40 nearly doubled from 2013 to 2023.

Chronic conditions like high blood pressure and diabetes are key drivers, damaging brain blood vessels and increasing inflammation.

Socioeconomic factors are significant, with lower income and education levels correlating with higher rates of cognitive difficulty.

The trend suggests modern lifestyle stressors, including poor diet and constant digital stimulation, are harming young brains.

Experts emphasize that proactive lifestyle changes targeting metabolism and stress can protect and restore cognitive function.

In a dramatic shift that is alarming neurologists and public health experts, cognitive difficulties like memory loss, poor focus and brain fog are rising at an unprecedented rate among young Americans. A landmark study published in Neurology reveals that self-reported cognitive disability among adults aged 18 to 39 nearly doubled between 2013 and 2023, even as rates for older adults held steady or slightly declined. This reversal of the traditional pattern points to a growing crisis fueled not by aging, but by modern lifestyle factors—including poor metabolic health, chronic stress and socioeconomic disadvantage—that are silently eroding the brain health of a generation in its prime....<<<Read More>>>...

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Your Car Tracks a LOT More Than You Think

 Everybody is aware of how invasive smartphone data collection is, and many know how to limit it. But very few people realise that their car is doing the same thing – sometimes even more aggressively – and with fewer legal safeguards than mobile devices. 

Inside, your car is a sensor farm. GPS saves your every move, cameras record facial expressions, microphones can listen in to phone calls, accelerometers record behavioural metrics, and the infotainment system stores everything from your phone. It’s a goldmine for third parties. 

The features that make the driving experience safer and slicker also pipe personal data to manufacturers, insurance companies, marketers and data brokers. The Mozilla Foundation even called cars the worst product category for privacy reporting that all 25 of 25 major car brands failed basic privacy tests – and some even admitted sharing data with marketing partners without additional consent. 

Here’s what’s happening, and what you can do about it....<<<Read More>>>...