Sunday, 28 December 2025
Listening With Your Heart
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>>>...
Wasted Wind Power Costs Britain Almost £1.5 Billion in 2025
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>>>....
Experts warn: Self-aware AI is 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>>>....
Nearly One Million UK Toddlers Hooked on Social Media
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>>>...
Saturday, 27 December 2025
Sacred Geography and the Legend of Agartha
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>>>....
AI’s thirst for power is testing 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>>>...
Labour on Course For “Very large” Losses in Local Elections
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>>>...
EU needs massive reform: There needs to be a wholesale replacement of the EU and its organisations
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>>>...
Friday, 26 December 2025
Non-Crime Hate Incidents to be Scrapped Nationwide
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>>>...
The Importance of Renewal
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)
The Threat of Islamist Terror is Ruining Christmas in Europe
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>>>...
Thought police arrive in Pennsylvania: Court greenlights warrantless search of your Google 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>>>...
Thursday, 25 December 2025
Sir U-Turn Strikes Again: Starmer Relaxes Inheritance Tax Raid on Farmers Amid Rural Fury
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>>>...
The Strange Death of Knowing Stuff
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>>>...
Japan to restart world’s largest nuclear plant 15 years after Fukushima disaster
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>>>....
Big Pharma captured vaccine regulation in the US more than a century ago
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>>>...
Wednesday, 24 December 2025
How AI news bots are quietly reshaping public opinion
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>>>...
Many more pyramids are hiding in the sand – Why are they not excavated?
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>>>...
Starmer to Push Britain into Stricter Net Zero Targets Under EU Deal
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
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>>>...
Tuesday, 23 December 2025
You Have All the Answers Within
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)
Boys Are Not Defective Girls
The vast majority of men have never raised a hand to a woman, yet I doubt many of us were ever expressly warned against it by parents or teachers.
Which begs the question: who exactly is the audience for these sermons of the bleeding obvious? Violence against women is wrong. Racism is bad. Gay people should be free to live with dignity. Sexual assault is unacceptable. Everyone knows these things. It’s preaching to a massive choir, split unevenly between the converted, who never needed to be told in the first place, and the recalcitrant, who don’t give a shit.
With Sadiq Khan’s excruciating ‘maaate’ campaign for young men to call out sexist banter, Keir Starmer’s suggestion that the “documentary” Adolescence be shown as a cautionary tale in schools (what kind of Philistine doesn’t know the difference between a drama and a documentary?) and this anti-misogyny gimmick from Jess Phillips, the henpecked male youth can feel the tentacles of American HR culture tighten around his throat.
Most boys and young men cannot articulate why they find the feminised worlds of contemporary education, corporate governance and public discourse so repressive and suffocating, an incoherent frustration that is most likely to express itself in the very same anti-social behaviours these proposed struggle sessions are intended to prevent. But what else would you expect of a tone-deaf establishment so inattentive to second order consequences?...<<<Read More>>>>..
Brazilian plant used in traditional medicine shows powerful anti-arthritis effects in new study
Research confirms Joseph's Coat plant extract fights inflammation and pain safely.
The study validates generations of folk healing with modern laboratory evidence.
Arthritis is a leading cause of disability, with urgent need for new treatments.
Researchers emphasize more study is needed before it becomes a human therapy.
A breakthrough from the Brazilian coast offers new hope for the millions suffering from the crippling pain and inflammation of arthritis. Researchers from three major universities have published rigorous scientific evidence that a plant long used in traditional healing, Joseph’s Coat (Alternanthera littoralis), is both safe and effective at fighting arthritis in laboratory models. The findings, which confirm generations of folk wisdom with modern pharmacology, point to a promising natural candidate for managing one of the world’s most common and debilitating conditions.
This news matters profoundly today as arthritis rates are soaring. It is the leading cause of disability in the United States, affecting tens of millions and costing billions annually in care and lost wages. With an aging population, the number of sufferers is expected to rise dramatically in coming decades. Current pharmaceutical options often provide only temporary symptom relief and can come with significant side effects, creating an urgent need for new, effective, and safer therapeutic approaches....<<<Read More>>>...
Google and Microsoft to demand “age verification” from Australians
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported in July that Google and Microsoft will be required to implement some form of age-assurance technology by 27 December. If the companies fail to comply, they could face fines of up to nearly AUS$50 million per breach.
This requirement is part of new industry codes registered by the Australian eSafety Commissioner and applies only to users who are signed into their accounts.
These industry codes are not formal legislation as they do not go through Parliament. Instead, The Guardian said, they’re developed by the technology industry and registered by the eSafety commissioner in a process called co-regulation. By bypassing the Parliamentary process, these industry codes can give an enormous amount of power to an unelected official, the eSafety commissioner.
In the meantime, writers are leaving Substack in response to similar censorship and “age verification” rules implemented on the platform earlier this month....<<<Read More>>>...
Monday, 22 December 2025
Another Point of View: Is there evidence aliens have visited Earth?
The last investigation of this kind happened more than 50 years ago, as part of a US Air Force investigation called Project Blue Book, which examined reported sightings of unidentified flying objects (note the change in name). But why would governments be interested in UAPs? One exciting line of thought is UAPs are alien spacecraft visiting Earth. It’s a concept that gets a lot of attention, by playing on decades of sci-fi movies, views about what goes on in Area 51, and purported sightings by the public.
A much more prosaic line of thought is governments are interested in unexplained aerial phenomena – especially those within their own sovereign airspace – because they may represent technologies developed by an adversary.
Indeed, most discussion at the recent hearing revolved around potential threats from UAPs, on the basis they were such human-made technologies....<<<Read More>>>....
Ancient rock art along U.S.-Mexico border reveals 4,000-year-old indigenous cosmology
Despite spanning 175 generations, the Pecos River Style (PRS) rock art maintained strict iconographic rules—black paint first, followed by red, yellow and white—demonstrating a structured visual language rather than random decoration.
The murals align with pan-indigenous beliefs, such as layered universes and portals between worlds. A Huichol shaman recognized the figures in the 2000s, confirming continuity with modern indigenous spiritual traditions.
The artists were nomadic hunter-gatherers, unknown by tribal name today, but their work reveals advanced cosmological thought predating agriculture and urbanization, challenging conventional narratives about the origins of complex religious ideas.
The murals serve as a "living library" of indigenous knowledge, preserving a cosmology that influenced later Mesoamerican civilizations (e.g., Aztecs) and remains spiritually significant to contemporary indigenous communities.
For more than 4,000 years – spanning an astonishing 175 generations – Indigenous Americans painted elaborate rock murals along what is now the U.S.-Mexico border, conveying a sophisticated cosmological worldview that persists in modern indigenous cultures.
A groundbreaking study published in Science Advances reveals that the Pecos River style (PRS) rock art, found in the Lower Pecos Canyonlands of southwestern Texas and northern Mexico, remained remarkably consistent in technique and symbolism for millennia, despite major environmental and technological changes....<<<Read More>>>....
The ‘Superflu’ Story Shows the Mainstream Media Are Utterly Untrustworthy
Large stocks of vaccines and antivirals were purchased and renewed and are awaiting use. The avian influenza terror did not fly (no pun intended, as this is a serious post).
As early as November 6th, the recently appointed Sir Jim Mackey, head of NHS England, warned the UK was facing a long, tough flu season. Delivered through the BBC, of course.
Then we had the ‘carnage’ and ‘superflu’ with an ambulance and bed crisis, which did not fit with the Government’s own data.
Throughout, the British Bias Corporation was busy spreading misleading news.
It’s not that other MSM outlets covered themselves in glory, all repeating variations of the same story.
Still, the difference is that the BBC is publicly funded and should be looking after the public interest instead of repeating the usual tripe, interviewing cats and asking them if they would look after the creamy cheese. Over in Canada, CBC (or “Pravda” as one commentator called it) was at it too.
But all is not lost, using the retrospectoscope, the most powerful instrument known to mankind, the BBC is beginning to have doubts, although it is still talking to the cats....<<<Read More>>>...
Despite spending trillions of dollars, the “green transition” is failing
So, in 13 years, between 2012 and 2023, the global economy spent $4 trillion on moving away from fossil fuels, but still gets almost 87% of its energy from them. Slav also points out that spending on renewable and “clean” energy continued in 2024 to the tune of $2.4 trillion, covering investment in renewable energy, electric vehicles, energy efficiency and power grids. At the same time, coal supplied a record amount of energy in 2024. The world is learning very little from its exploits into mostly intermittent renewable energy (wind and solar power) that require expensive backup when the wind does not blow, and the sun does not shine, as politicians continue to force them upon consumers despite skyrocketing energy costs...<<<Read More>>>...
Sunday, 21 December 2025
The World’s First Artificial Womb Facility Introduced
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The future has arrived. Last Friday, a German molecular biologist by trade unveiled a new concept for the world’s first artificial womb facility, EctoLife, which could incubate up to 30,000 babies a year.
“My new concept will be unveiled early December, something that I have been working on for a while,” said Hashem Al-Ghaili in November. “The new concept relies on over 50 years of groundbreaking scientific research.”
Hashem Al-Ghaili is a molecular biologist, producer, filmmaker, and science communicator based in Berlin, Germany.
EctoLife, which operates solely on renewable energy, enables infertile couples to conceive and become the biological parents of their own offspring.
“It’s a perfect solution for women who had their uterus surgically removed due to cancer or other complications. With EctoLife, premature births and C-sections will be a thing of the past. EctoLife is designed to help countries that are suffering from severe population decline, including Japan, Bulgaria, South Korea, and many others,” according to its press release....<<<Read More>>>...
How potassium powers the body and the perils of its deficit
A potassium deficiency disrupts electrical stability, leading to symptoms ranging from fatigue and muscle weakness to severe complications like dangerous heart arrhythmias and impaired kidney function.
Optimal potassium levels are best maintained through a whole-foods diet rich in sources like leafy greens, starchy vegetables (e.g., potatoes, squash), legumes, avocados, tomatoes and fruits like bananas and oranges.
The prevalence of high-sodium processed foods has inverted the natural potassium-sodium balance, making conscious potassium intake crucial for combating hypertension and supporting cardiovascular health.
While supplements exist for medical deficiencies, they carry risks (like hyperkalemia) and should only be used under medical supervision; for most people, obtaining potassium from food is the safest and most effective strategy.
In the intricate symphony of human physiology, few minerals play as versatile and vital a role as potassium. This essential electrolyte operates as a silent regulator, a fundamental conductor of the electrical impulses that keep the heart beating, muscles moving and nerves firing. While often overshadowed by more frequently discussed nutrients, potassium's function is indispensable, and its imbalance can have profound consequences for health. Understanding its mechanisms, recognizing the signs of its deficiency and knowing how to maintain optimal levels through diet are critical components of modern wellness.
Potassium is a positively charged ion that works primarily inside the body's cells. Its most celebrated role is as an electrolyte, a substance that conducts electricity when dissolved in bodily fluids like blood. This electrical conductivity is the foundation of life-sustaining processes. Potassium is crucial for generating nerve impulses that govern thought, sensation and movement. It facilitates muscle contractions, from the deliberate flexing of a bicep to the relentless, involuntary squeeze of the heart muscle. Furthermore, it works in a delicate dance with sodium to regulate fluid balance and blood pressure, helping to move nutrients into cells and shuttle waste products out....<<<Read More>>>...
Limiting or eliminating the right to a trial by jury is a goal of tyrants
The move against jury trials reflects a growing trend among modern governments and legislators – not only in the United Kingdom, but in many other places – to assert their own authority over the constitutional order in exaggerated and destructive ways, David Thunder writes.
To quote Lord Patrick Devlin: “The first object of any tyrant … would be to make Parliament utterly subservient to his will; and the next to overthrow or diminish trial by jury.”...<<<Read More>>>...