Friday, 12 September 2025
Make Change Work for You
Our role as masters of our own destinies is cemented when we choose to make change work in our favor. Yet, before we can truly internalize this power, we must accept that we cannot hide from the changes taking place all around us. Existence as we know it will come to an end at one or more points in our lives, making way for some new and perhaps unexpected mode of being. This transformation will take place whether or not we want it to, and so it is up to us to decide whether we will open our eyes to the blessings hidden amidst disorder or close ourselves off from opportunities hiding behind obstacles.
To make change work for you, look constructively at your situation and ask yourself how you can benefit from the transformation that has taken place. As threatening as change can seem, it is often a sign that a new era of your life has begun. If you reevaluate your plans and goals in the days or weeks following a major change, you will discover that you can adapt your ambition to the circumstances before you and even capitalize on these changes. Optimism, enthusiasm, and flexibility will aid you greatly here, as there is nothing to be gained by dwelling on what might have been. Change can hurt in the short term but, if you are willing to embrace it proactively, its lasting impact will nearly always be physically, spiritually, and intellectually transformative. (Daily OM)
Unsolved Mystery Of The Disappearance Of Flannan Lightkeepers
The first record that something was disturbing on the Flannan Isles was on 15 December 1900 when the steamer Archtor, on a passage from Philadelphia to Leith, noted in its log that the light was not operational in poor weather conditions....<<<Read More>>>...
The Public Won’t be Gaslit on Net Zero Any Longer
The poll is bad news for the Government’s green agenda, because it seems that the closer to green Utopia we get, the less the ungrateful hoi polloi are content with the destination. And, as has been consistently shown by polling throughout the era of green policymaking, support for the agenda is almost entirely dependent on respondents’ belief that the policies will not affect them....<<<Read More>>>...
All mRNA products are developed and marketed under EUA. Do you understand what that means?
Debbie Lerman asks a pertinent question: What do you believe the claims of “safe and effective” for mRNA products are based on?
Outside
of a war or terror incidents involving weapons of mass destruction,
covid injections were the first mRNA products to be “approved” using a
legal mechanism intended for countermeasures to chemical, biological,
radiological and nuclear emergencies.
Called the Emergency Use
Authorisation (“EUA”), this authorisation process is separate from and
not part of the drug approval process. Yet the covid “vaccines” were
widely touted as “safe and effective” as if they had undergone the
rigorous testing and safety monitoring that is required under laws
regulating drugs.
The “safe and effective” mantra was a marketing slogan, not based on evidence. All mRNA products must be viewed in this context....<<<Read More>>>...
Hypoglycemia’s impact on health and well-being
The condition is characterized by abnormally low blood sugar levels or extreme fluctuations, often triggered by excessive insulin secretion. Symptoms include dizziness, fainting, headaches, fatigue, insomnia, tremors and emotional instability. Stress, caffeine and sugar consumption can exacerbate these symptoms.
Hypoglycemia is linked to addictive behaviors such as sugar addiction, alcoholism and drug addiction. Individuals with these addictions may have an underlying hypoglycemia problem, which can create a vicious cycle of substance use to cope with low blood sugar.
Prolonged hypoglycemia can severely diminish quality of life, leading to convulsions and, in extreme cases, death. It is often dismissed as a "fad" disease, leaving many patients without the necessary support and treatment.
Dietary management is crucial for combating hypoglycemia. A diet high in protein, low in sugar and starch, and containing healthy fats can help stabilize blood sugar levels. Frequent meals and snacks, along with the avoidance of sugar and caffeine, are recommended to prevent sharp spikes and drops in blood sugar.
In a world where dietary trends and health advice are constantly evolving, one condition remains relatively under the radar despite its profound impact on millions of Americans: hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar. This often-overlooked condition is gaining attention as experts link it to a range of health issues, from emotional instability to severe physical symptoms. According to Dr. E. Cheraskin, Dr. W.M. Ringsdorf, Jr. and Arline Brecher, nearly 10 percent of the population suffers from hypoglycemia, making it a silent epidemic that demands our attention....<<<Read More>>>...
Thursday, 11 September 2025
Equality under the Hayekian Rule of Law
However, he emphasized that formal equality is the only concept of equality that is compatible with the rule of law. He criticized socialist and progressive attempts to theorize further notions of equality, which they package as "social justice," as disguised attacks on liberty. In the Constitution of Liberty, he explains:
"Equality of the general rules of law and conduct, however, is the only kind of equality conducive to liberty and the only equality which we can secure without destroying liberty. Not only has liberty nothing to do with any other sort of equality, but it is even bound to produce inequality in many respects. This is the necessary result and part of the justification of individual liberty: if the result of individual liberty did not demonstrate that some manners of living are more successful than others, much of the case for it would vanish."
Like Ludwig von Mises, Hayek defended liberty on the basis that individual liberty is essential to Western civilization — he described it as "that ideal of freedom which inspired modern Western civilization and whose partial realization made possible the achievements of that civilization." It would make no sense for anyone who values this civilization to undermine the very liberty that enables it to flourish. Attempting to eradicate inequality, while purporting to value the conditions that gave rise to that inequality, would be contradictory....<<<Read More>>>...
Glimmers of Calm
One way the body supports us is through cortisol, or what’s known as the stress hormone. In short bursts, it helps us wake each morning, navigate challenges, and focus deeply when life calls for our attention. But when stress becomes constant, cortisol stays high — and over time, that can start to impact our entire well-being — including our faces. Puffiness, fine lines, dull skin, and even a tired, sagging appearance can all be linked to what experts call “cortisol face.” And while the mirror may reflect the toll, the good news is: Renewal is always possible.
We can join in that renewal with the simplest of gestures. A slow exhale. Nourishing self-care. A gentle, restorative face yoga practice. These simple shifts tell the nervous system it’s safe to let go. And in that safety, we begin to release tension stored in our face and body, and cultivate a new sense of presence, peace, and beauty. We begin to look and feel our best again (Daily OM)
The Billionaire-Funded Networks that Draw Young People into the Nutty World of Doctrinaire Far-Left Activism
Last week you may have spotted activists kicking off at the Reform UK Conference. During Nigel Farage’s conference speech, a young man interrupted to shout out “Nigel, you are not a man of the people. You work for the billionaires”, while another woman from the same activist group was thrown out for being disruptive.
These campaigners were from Climate Resistance, which
describes itself as “a radical grassroots collective fighting for justice through strategic, direct action campaigns”.
But
how do these far Left groups recruit their activists?
Many would like the public to think their young members naturally came to join their movements and to hold views such as “Climate justice can only be achieved by dismantling the systems of oppression that are driving intersecting environmental, social, and economic crises”, as Climate Resistance puts it. However, these groups are far more organised than their anarchic appearances suggest. Take Climate Resistance, which invites activists to sign up to welcome talks (with banner-making) – one of several such events taking place in Whitechapel, London...<<<Read More>>>...
Online Safety Act: Ofcom’s super-complaints scheme will be used to censor “emerging online harms”
At the end of this year, new regulations will come into effect that allow for super-complaints to be made to Ofcom. Super-complaints are complaints made by designated organisations, including charities and consumer groups, on broad, emerging trends or widespread “online safety issues” across multiple platforms.
A super-complaint is a formal mechanism established under the Online Safety Act that allows designated organisations to raise concerns about systemic issues affecting users of regulated online services. Unlike individual complaints, super-complaints focus on broad, emerging trends or widespread problems across multiple platforms, rather than isolated incidents.
Eligible entities, such as consumer protection bodies or organisations representing users, can submit these complaints to trigger a specific regulatory response from Ofcom. The super-complaints regime is designed to complement Ofcom’s own research and horizon scanning, a forward-looking assessment of emerging risks and trends in digital services.
“The super-complaints regime, in line with the Act and recent Government regulations … will enable eligible entities to raise systemic issues that arise across services or, in exceptional circumstances, on one service, to our attention. We expect to consult on draft guidance for potential super-complainants in September 2025 and publish our final guidance in early 2026,” Ofcom’s roadmap to regulation of “online safety” states....<<<Read More>>>...
Reexamining the global warming narrative: Insights from “The Satanic Gases” by Patrick J. Michaels and Robert C. Balling Jr.
The authors demonstrate that climate models have consistently overstated warming trends, with real-world data showing minimal temperature increases in over 80 percent of the troposphere — undermining claims of rapid climate change.
Contrary to apocalyptic predictions, rising CO? levels enhance plant growth, agricultural productivity and ecosystem health, with studies confirming a global "greening" effect.
Federal funding and institutional incentives bias research toward alarmism, with scientists incentivized to perpetuate exaggerated narratives despite contradictory evidence.
The Kyoto Protocol and similar mitigation efforts are deemed costly and futile, with the authors advocating instead for adaptation strategies and evidence-based policymaking free from political distortions.
In "The Satanic Gases: Clearing the Air about Global Warming," climatologists Patrick J. Michaels and Robert C. Balling Jr. present a bold challenge to the mainstream narrative on climate change.
They argue that much of the panic surrounding global warming is politically driven rather than scientifically justified. Their book dismantles the alarmist claims often promoted by figures like former Vice President Al Gore, who has built his career on framing extreme weather events as direct consequences of human-caused climate change. Michaels and Balling contend that these incidents are exploited for political gain rather than reflecting genuine scientific consensus....<<<Read More>>>...
Wednesday, 10 September 2025
Brighton Council Ignores Van With Palestine Flag for Months – But Tows it Days After St George’s Flag Added
Two Brighton residents have spoken out against what they perceive as discriminatory treatment by their local council regarding the removal of a caravan from a Coldean street. Ryan Bishop and Josh Amble appeared on GB News with presenter Martin Daubney to voice their concerns about the timing of the vehicle’s removal.
“It was there for a good six months and a lot of people contacted the council, they didn’t want to know. It wasn’t removed,” Bishop told Martin during the show.
“The second our cross gets put up, it gets removed straight away. It proves our two-tier society. It’s disgusting”, he said.
The pair argued that the council’s swift action after a St George’s flag was added to the caravan, following months of inaction while it displayed a Palestine flag, demonstrated unfair treatment.
Brighton and Hove City Council has come under fire for allegedly showing bias in its enforcement actions after a caravan that had displayed a Palestine flag for half a year was suddenly removed within days of a St George’s flag being attached to it.
The vehicle had reportedly been parked on a Coldean road for approximately six months without council intervention, despite numerous complaints from residents during that period. However, the local authority took swift action to remove the caravan shortly after England’s national flag was added to it.
“I think it’s an absolute outrage. We’re shut down and silenced and get called far-right and racist when something like this happens. It gets worse and worse,” Mr Bishop stated during his GB News appearance.
The local authority has defended its actions, stating that the caravan was removed under Section 143 of The Highways Act as part of standard enforcement procedures against non-motorised vehicles stored on public roads.
“The caravan was put under formal notice on July 7th 2025. As is our standard policy in these circumstances, we had been liaising with the owner as a first stage, who had assured us it would be moved,” the council said in an official statement.
When the owner failed to relocate the vehicle by the deadline, contractors were hired to remove it. The council emphasised that this caravan was one of three removed from various locations across the city during the same enforcement operation....<<<Read More>>>...
Global Warming Exaggerated, Say Soaring Number of Britons
One in four voters now believe that concerns over climate change are not as real as scientists have said, amid growing public concern at the cost of the Government’s Net Zero policies.
Less than a third of the public (30%) are in favour of banning new petrol and diesel cars — down from 51% in 2021.
Only 16% of voters said they would be prepared to pay higher gas bills to encourage the switch to electricity.
Experts said the findings showed that growing climate scepticism within mainstream politics in both Britain and the US was cutting through with voters, as the broad consensus on climate action breaks down. …
Four years ago climate change was identified as the fourth most important issue facing the country ahead of immigration and asylum, education and crime.
At the time only 11 per cent of the 1,600-plus people questioned said that global warming was not the result of human activity while only 16% believed that the warnings from scientists about its implications were exaggerated.
Now climate change has fallen right down the list of the public concerns while there has been a marked increase in climate scepticism. The environment has fallen behind issues such as the economy and immigration, but is still above education, transport and Brexit.
Today 16% of voters think global warming is not the result of human activity, while 25% think the threat has been exaggerated....<<<Read More>>>....
Online Safety Act: UK government’s global censorship has turned up a notch
On Monday, the Government announced urgent action to strengthen the Online Safety Act by amending it to classify content encouraging or assisting serious self-harm as a “priority offence” for all users, not just children.
This change will legally require tech companies to proactively use cutting-edge technology to hunt down and remove such material before it can reach users, rather than simply reacting after it has been published.
As with all these nefarious schemes, who decides what content causes “self-harm”? It is open-ended and can be applied to just about any content – which is the intention.
The following are extracts from the article ‘UK OSA moves past age assurance into censorship with self-harm content designation’ published by Biometric Update on 9 September 2025.
The UK government continues to build out the Online Safety Act (“OSA”), this week announcing tighter legal requirements for platforms to locate and remove material that encourages or assists serious self-harm.
The change means that platforms will have the responsibility to ensure content previously subject to age assurance regulations, which is also being made illegal, is intercepted and removed before reaching children or adult users.
The move is just the first in what is expected to be a series of amendments toughening the OSA by new Technology Secretary Liz Kendall. Ofcom is expected to publish a register of regulated services soon, MLex reports, after the government’s approach to categorisation was upheld in court.
A release from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (“DSIT”) says the OSA will be amended to classify self-harm content as a “priority offence.” It specifies that, while the measure is partly to protect children from content that promotes suicide, eating disorders and “online challenges or hoaxes that may encourage someone to take part in an activity that could cause them harm,” it also aims to help adults with mental health challenges avoid bogus medical advice and potential triggers....<<<Read More>>>...
New legislation allows electric companies to CONTROL your smart THERMOSTAT
The practicality of this boils down to governments needing to prioritize AI energy consumption needs for "national security" reasons. Future governments could force you to ration electricity because of "climate change." In the end, this isn’t about reliability or affordability. It’s about control. The same elites pushing the Great Reset, digital IDs, and central bank currencies are now testing how far they can stretch their fingers into your home. And if history is any indicator, what starts as "voluntary" today becomes mandatory tomorrow — with penalties for those who resist. The energy crisis is a manufactured one, a trojan horse for a future where your comfort, your choices, and even your survival are held hostage by unelected bureaucrats and their corporate overlords....<<<Read More>>>....
Tuesday, 9 September 2025
Being Your Own Voice of Meaning
Imagine, for example, that a friend fails to show up to a lunch date. You have choices as to what you will make this experience mean for you. You could allow being “stood up” to reinforce your feelings of unworthiness. You could begin to mentally attack your friend’s character, or you could assume that something big must have happened to cause them to miss the date. Then, you might open yourself up to enjoying some relaxing time alone. If you were recently laid off and are having difficulty finding a new job, consider that you might have hidden gifts or passions that were untapped in your regular career that you are now available to explore. The universe might simply be moving you in a more fulfilling direction. If you have recently lost a loved one, gained weight, lost money, or gotten in a fight with your partner, see if you can infuse the experience with meaning that feels loving and empowering and opens a door for you to embrace life and the world a bit more.
When we begin to bring consciousness to what we are making things mean, we may be shocked at the messages we have been feeding ourselves all these years. Try taking the reins and begin assigning a kinder meaning to the events in your life, and you will likely find yourself on a much more pleasant ride....<<<Read More>>>...
10,000 Years Ago In India They Talked About Alien Abductions
The Department of Archeology in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh decided to seek help from the American and Indian aerospace agencies.
Archaeologists turned to them in order to determine the origin of the rather strange rock paintings discovered in the Bastar tribal region. This is reported by the Indian edition of The Times of India, which published photographs of the find.
The researchers were most surprised that the drawings found in various caves in the region have much in common with the appearance attributed to aliens in science fiction or in the stories of eyewitnesses who claim to have seen them....<<<Read More>>>...
We’re about to enter ‘false flag’ season
They simply don’t talk about it until it’s already well on the way to becoming law, or in some cases, already has.
Big Brother Watch in the UK were one of very few voices pointing out the obvious implications of such a bill coming into law.
Nearly all the bills that the government gets over the line, are there with the sole intention of giving them more control, and giving you and I less control over our own lives, less freedoms, and less money in our pockets,
Some bills are about laying the groundwork for something else.
They are about taking away the checks and balances that would prevent the government, from doing something they already have planned for further down the line.
For instance, the World Health Organisation changed the definition of a pandemic to remove the words “with enormous numbers of deaths and illness”, meaning the powers that be, could later push the Covid button without the need for the deaths and illness to create a ‘pandemic’.
The definition of vaccine has also subtly changed to accommodate the introduction of mRNA technologies.
The newly adopted Data (Use and Access) Bill works on the same principle....<<<Read More>>>...
Lloyd’s of London Quits Net Zero
A number of newspaper reports covering the story put the blame (or credit, if you prefer) at the White House. Lloyd’s move came “amid a backlash led by Donald Trump against pro-green financing”, says the Telegraph. The Guardian says: “Donald Trump has been expanding oil, gas and coal production, ordering companies to ‘drill, baby, drill’ while ditching green energy programmes.” And the green-leaning FT, too, uses the slogan to contextualise this nail in the global Net Zero coffin, mentioning that “US President Donald Trump ditched dozens of clean energy programmes in favour of fossil fuels, and urged oil and gas companies to ‘drill, baby, drill’”....<<<Read More>>>...
The hidden clock: How meal timing sabotages blood sugar — and what science says you can do about it
Genetics influence meal timing preferences, but shifting calories earlier in the day can still improve metabolic health.
Consistent meal schedules stabilize blood sugar, while irregular eating worsens insulin resistance.
Evening habits (alcohol, sedentary behavior, poor sleep) spike overnight glucose — small changes yield significant benefits.
Personalized experiments (tracking meals, blood sugar and timing) help optimize individual metabolic responses.
For decades, nutritional advice has fixated on what we eat — cut refined carbs, boost fiber, balance macros. But a growing body of research now confirms that when we eat may be just as critical to blood sugar control, insulin sensitivity and long-term metabolic health....<<<Read More>>>...
UK government’s digital wallet plus digital ID is the digital prison
At the same time, the Labour government is currently considering a proposed mandatory, universal digital identity system, called the BritCard, advocated by the think tank Labour Together.
The Britcard will be a free digital credential stored on a smartphone via the GOV.UK Wallet app, designed to verify an individual’s right to live, work and rent in the UK.
This is a digital prison. Those who comply risk not only their own autonomy but also the future freedom of their children and grandchildren. Future generations may never know what it means to live outside constant surveillance.
Currently in the UK, a Wallet and Digital ID App – a mobile app called “GOV.UK Wallet” – is set to launch at the end of 2025 (for both Android and iOS). It allows users to store government-issued documents, like veteran cards and digital driver’s licences. By 2027, all UK government services issuing physical credentials must offer a digital alternative. This Labour government is considering a mandatory or widely used digital ID card (“BritCard”), but there is no official rollout timeline yet.
The GOV.UK Wallet has already begun phased deployment with public sector bodies, which started in May 2024 and a broader rollout is expected through 2025.
Some of you may have experienced situations when they have collected your data digitally – if you bought a new car on finance or applied for a new job in the last year or two. It’s time-consuming and often tricky but once they’ve got your data, that’s it. The card would be linked to government records and could be checked by employers or landlords...<<<Read More>>>...
Monday, 8 September 2025
ID cards are a state power grab that won’t do anything to stop illegal immigration. Starmer is arming himself with bullying weapons Stalin and Hitler wished they had… we can’t let this happen
This period of British specialness may be ending, as the sea ceases to guard us as well as it once did. But we should not help it to end, by foolishly surrendering the freedoms we have.
Even in the most welcoming of continental countries, the state is above the people’s heads and the individual is beneath the feet of then power elite. Almost all these countries have some form of identity card or identity register, and it is up to you to show that you are going about your lawful business.
My Swiss-German mother-in-law, brought up in one of the Continent’s most liberal and democratic nations, was amazed all her life by the casual attitude British people had to their passports.
Like any European, she knew that the loss of such documents, or the inability to produce them, could plunge any individual into a nightmare of powerlessness, lawlessness, detention, interrogation and perhaps quite a bit worse. I have come to adopt her rather more severe view of the subject. And with that comes a strong desire never to see such a regime installed in Britain.
It would turn upside down the proper relationship between the state and the individual. Except during the 1939-45 war, when identity cards proved entirely useless and deeply unpopular, the British state has had to justify itself to us.
But if we are forced to carry slave badges ‘identifying’ ourselves, we would be required to justify ourselves to the government. It would give every jumped-up official behind a desk a new way of harassing and belittling us, as happened during World War II.
And heaven help you if you lost yours, even though the place would soon be awash with very convincing forgeries. Indeed, you’d probably find your card had been cloned by criminals, condemning you to weeks of explaining that you hadn’t been where you weren’t.
Oh, and it won’t solve the migrant crisis, France has identity cards, and also has an estimated 900,000 undocumented migrants living in its cities. So much for the wonders of digital ID....<<<Read More>>>...
Making Choices From a Place of Balance
Balance within and balance without go hand in hand. When you are called upon to choose between two or more options, whether they are attractive or distasteful, you should understand all you can about the choice ahead of you before moving forward. If you do not come to the decision from a place of balance, you risk making choices that are irrational and overly emotional or are wholly logical and don’t take your feelings into account. In bringing your thoughts and emotions together during the decision-making process, you ensure that you are taking everything possible into account before moving forward. Nothing is left to chance, and you have ample opportunity to determine which options are in accordance with your values.
Though some major decisions may oblige you to act and react quickly, most will allow you an abundance of time in which to mull over your choices. If you doubt your ability to approach your options in a balanced fashion, take an extended time-out before responding to the decision. This will give you the interlude you need to make certain that your thoughts and feelings are in equilibrium. As you practice achieving balance, you will ultimately reach a state of mind in which you can easily make decisions that honor every aspect of the self. (Daily OM)
These six common artificial sweeteners are now linked to cognitive decline
The findings add to a growing body of evidence that these sugar substitutes, found in everything from diet sodas to sugar-free candies, may be silently harming brain health. While scientists are still unraveling the exact mechanisms, previous research suggests these sweeteners contribute to inflammation, blood clotting, and even toxic breakdown products that damage delicate neural pathways. The implications are alarming—especially since many people consume these substances daily, often without realizing it.
Six artificial sweeteners—aspartame, saccharin, acesulfame potassium, erythritol, xylitol, and sorbitol—are linked to faster brain aging and cognitive decline.
Even small daily amounts (equivalent to one can of Diet Coke) accelerated brain aging by 1.6 years.
The effect was strongest in middle-aged adults under 60, suggesting early dietary habits may set the stage for later cognitive problems.
Erythritol has also been tied to blood vessel damage in the brain, increasing stroke risk.
Only tagatose, a natural sweetener found in some fruits and dairy, showed no negative effects....<<<Read More>>>...
Starmer “Tried to Sack Ed Miliband From Net Zero Brief But He Refused to Go”
However, Mr Miliband refused – insisting he wanted to keep overseeing the climate drive.
Sir Keir has pledged a new focus on growth as he tries to get the government back on track amid dire polls.
The premier looks to be tacking to the right with his appointments amid the mounting threat from Nigel Farage and Reform.
Insiders have acknowledged that the Net Zero drive has been holding back activity, while businesses are hoping that reforms to workers’ rights could be delayed or watered down.
New Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden is also set to launch another bid to trim the spiralling benefits bill – after the last effort was humiliatingly killed off by Labour MPs.
Downing Street said the PM is “delighted” that Mr Miliband will continue to lead the Energy Department, but did not deny Sir Keir had initially suggested moving him....<<<Read More>>>...
Overpopulation myth: Propaganda is the reason for the sharp population declines facing most developed nations
The reason for this decline is attributed to the fear of overpopulation, which was perpetuated by thinkers like Paul Ehrlich and led to the implementation of draconian family planning measures, including coercive sterilisations and abortions.
Many countries, including Japan, South Korea and Italy, are already experiencing population decline, and the world population is expected to peak between 2060 and 2080, followed by a decline, with significant consequences for the global economy and society.
The world is not overpopulated, AEIR explains. If the entire world’s population moved to Texas, the population density would be a little more than New York, much less than Paris and dramatically less than Manila.
Earth is going to hit “peak population” before the end of this century. Within 25 years, most of the world’s developed nations will be facing sharp population declines, with shrinking pools of young people working to support an ever-ageing population.
The reason is not famine, war or pestilence. We did this to ourselves by creating a set of draconian solutions to a problem that didn’t even exist. Fear has always been the best tool for social control, and the fear of humanity was deployed by generations of “thinkers” on the control-obsessed left....<<<Read More>>>...
Sunday, 7 September 2025
Is the Afterlife What We Think It Is? A Challenge from NDE Studies
No other human drama carries quite the power this phenomenon does to unmask traditions of a “grim reaper,” and reveal instead an aliveness that continues after our bodies take their last breath and our brains cease to function.
This aliveness we call an “afterlife,” because in most cases, what near-death experiencers describe sounds like or certainly seems to be sparkling luminations of higher, finer aspects to what we know: cities, gardens, forests, landscapes, roads, rivers, busy people quite alive and doing things, schools, hospitals, opportunities of varied types to reassess earthly existence, to forgive, learn, and then advance toward a goal we can only term “spiritual.” ...<<<Read More>>>....
Digital ID: You’ll Own Nothing and Scan Everything
Soon your neighbour, your colleague, and that bloke in the pub will all sound like NPCs reciting the gospel of Digital ID.
And if you’re happy to trade liberty for ignorance, don’t whimper when your life resembles Kim Jong-un’s playpen with a Tesco Clubcard.
Welcome to Brave New Blighty, where your papers are digital, your wallet is monitored, and your freedom is conditional. Great Britain is teetering on the brink of ushering in a national digital ID system.
Yes, the same Britain that once prided itself on civil liberties, privacy, and a general disdain for government overreach. Now, our political class, like a dodgy Carry On character with a penchant for surveillance, is dangling the shiny promise of “convenience” while quietly sliding the handcuffs into place.
Think back, if your memory hasn’t been wiped by the Ministry of Health. During the pandemic, we got a taste of digital control with those charming little vaccine passports. Want to enter a venue? Flash your app. Want to fly, work, or exist in polite society? Better have your QR code scanned, jab status verified, and obedience levels recalibrated.
That little COVID experiment was a not-so-dry run for a far more sinister project.
The digital ID being proposed is not some benign bit of modern admin. It is, quite frankly, a blueprint for technocratic control. It won’t stop with your name and date of birth. Oh no.
Soon, your biometric data, spending habits, health records, social media activity, and ideological alignment could be packed into your shiny new BritCard.
Want to buy a pint or a sausage roll? Better scan in first. Had too many pints this week? Sorry, your cholesterol’s high and your carbon credits are low. Try again next month.
Now imagine the government deciding you’ve said something “hateful” (which is Newspeak for “unpopular”). Suddenly, your car won’t start. Your social media is locked. Your travel rights revoked. It’s not a stretch of the imagination. This is a roadmap, and we’re already halfway there.
During the COVID era, the Canadian government showed us what financial control looks like in real time: freezing the bank accounts of protesters and their supporters with the flick of a bureaucratic switch....<<<Read More>>>...
£25 Million ‘Nanny State’ National Emergency Alert Flops
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Britain’s £25 million ‘nanny state’ emergency alert to millions of phones has dramatically flopped, with alarms arriving late or not at all and BBC presenters left awkwardly filling airtime. The Mail has the details.Devices connected to 4G and 5G networks throughout Britain blared a siren-like alarm, vibrated and displayed a warning message for ten seconds at around 3pm – even if they were on silent.
It was the first test of its kind since 2023 and has been criticised over ‘big brother’ concerns over intrusion of the state into private life. …
But in a flop for the emergency system, which will cost up to £25.3 million to fund during its first three years, presenters live on BBC News were forced to fill air time as the siren failed to come through when expected.
Titled “Severe Alert,” the notification which eventually came through read: “This is a test of Emergency Alerts, a UK government service that will warn you if there’s a real life-threatening emergency nearby.” …<<<Read More>>>...
AI Is The Final Human Invention: Will It Bring Peril or Prosperity?
Today, a single hour of work buys decades of light. The jump has been staggering. In money terms, the price of lighting has fallen 14,000-fold since the 1300s – an hour of light today costs well under a second of labour. That’s what productivity looks like.
And yet, even this enormous leap may pale compared to what’s coming. Artificial intelligence promises to do for productivity what electricity, the steam engine and the light bulb once did. Except this time, it will be faster, broader and even more disruptive. Some researchers believe AI will propel us into prosperity so vast we can barely imagine it. Others warn it could end the story altogether. Alarmingly, a survey of key AI researchers returned a 5% chance that superintelligence could wipe us out entirely. That’s a one-in-twenty chance that its development will trigger “extremely bad outcomes, including human extinction”.
The paradox is fascinating. Artificial intelligence may be the invention that frees us from drudgery forevermore – or it could be our final mistake....<<<Read More>>>...
AI chatbots provide disturbing responses to high-risk suicide queries, new study finds
A study in Psychiatric Services found that AI chatbots, OpenAI's
ChatGPT, Google's Gemini and Anthropic's Claude, can give detailed and
potentially dangerous responses to high-risk suicide-related questions,
with ChatGPT responding directly 78 percent of the time.
The
study showed that chatbots sometimes provide direct answers about
lethal methods of self-harm, and their responses vary depending on
whether questions are asked singly or in extended conversations,
sometimes giving inconsistent or outdated information.
Despite
their sophistication, chatbots operate as advanced text prediction
tools without true understanding or consciousness, raising concerns
about relying on them for sensitive mental health advice.
On
the same day the study was published, the parents of 16-year-old Adam
Raine, who died by suicide after months of interacting with ChatGPT,
filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, alleging the chatbot
validated suicidal thoughts and provided harmful instructions.
The
lawsuit seeks damages for wrongful death and calls for reforms such as
user age verification, refusal to answer self-harm method queries and
warnings about psychological dependency risks linked to chatbot use.
A
recent study published in the journal Psychiatric Services has revealed
that popular AI chatbots, including OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Gemini
and Anthropic's Claude, can give detailed and potentially dangerous responses to high-risk questions related to suicide.
AI chatbots, as defined by Brighteon.AI's Enoch,
are advanced computational algorithms designed to simulate human
conversation by predicting and generating text based on patterns learned
from extensive training data. They utilize large language models to
understand and respond to user inputs, often with impressive fluency and
coherence. However, despite their sophistication, these systems lack
true intelligence or consciousness, functioning primarily as
sophisticated statistical engines.
In
line with this, the study, which used 30 hypothetical suicide-related
queries, categorized by clinical experts into five levels of self-harm
risk ranging from very low to very high, focused on whether the chatbots
gave direct answers or deflected with referrals to support hotlines.
The
results showed that ChatGPT was the most likely to respond directly to
high-risk questions about suicide, doing so 78 percent of the time,
while Claude responded 69 percent of the time and Gemini responded only
20 percent of the time. Notably, ChatGPT and Claude frequently provided
direct answers to questions involving lethal means of suicide – a
particularly troubling finding.
The
researchers highlighted that chatbot responses varied depending on
whether the interaction was a single query or part of an extended
conversation. In some cases, a chatbot might avoid answering a high-risk
question in isolation but provide a direct response after a sequence of
related prompts.
Live Science, which reviewed the
study, noted that chatbots could give inconsistent and sometimes
contradictory responses when asked the same questions multiple times.
They also occasionally provided outdated information about mental health
support resources. When retesting, Live Science observed that the
latest version of Gemini (2.5 Flash) answered questions it previously
avoided, and sometimes without offering any support options. Meanwhile,
ChatGPT's newer GPT-5-powered login version showed slightly more caution
but still responded directly to some very high-risk queries....<<<Read More>>>...
Saturday, 6 September 2025
Glimmers of Calm
One way the body supports us is through cortisol, or what’s known as the stress hormone. In short bursts, it helps us wake each morning, navigate challenges, and focus deeply when life calls for our attention. But when stress becomes constant, cortisol stays high — and over time, that can start to impact our entire well-being — including our faces. Puffiness, fine lines, dull skin, and even a tired, sagging appearance can all be linked to what experts call “cortisol face.” And while the mirror may reflect the toll, the good news is: Renewal is always possible.
We can join in that renewal with the simplest of gestures. A slow exhale. Nourishing self-care. A gentle, restorative face yoga practice. These simple shifts tell the nervous system it’s safe to let go. And in that safety, we begin to release tension stored in our face and body, and cultivate a new sense of presence, peace, and beauty. We begin to look and feel our best again. (Daily OM)
The Tide is Turning Decisively Against Net Zero
By the time the Paris Agreement was concluded in 2015, the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) established the arbitrary 1.5°C limit on global temperature increase and established the ‘Net Zero by 2050’ policy target for developed countries around the globe.
But a spate of recent headlines suggests that the ‘Net Zero by 2050’ policy is falling apart. There is a growing realisation across advanced economies that the grandiose project of achieving ‘Net Zero by 2050’ is collapsing under the weight of its own contradictions.
What was once heralded as a consensus across the political class, corporate boardrooms and multilateral agencies now looks increasingly like an edifice of ideology built on a vaporous, oxymoronic ‘consensus science‘.
The rising tide of empirical reality — the costs of intermittent renewables, the geopolitical consequences of energy insecurity and the sheer scale of power demand growth from artificial intelligence infrastructure — has swept away the carefully constructed narrative of inevitability around the so-called energy transition....<<<Read More>>>....
