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Friday, 24 January 2025

Food for Thought #554

 

Warning to workers: you are the carbon that your trade unions want to reduce

 As Donald Trump crashes like a bull in a china shop through the Woke and Green edifices of progressive governance, here in the UK we are heading in the wrong direction. Ed Miliband, architect of the Climate Change Act 2008, is back and pushing Net Zero as fast as he can. But this is not enough for the climate cult. Driven by their apocalyptic fears for the planet, and perhaps the promise of some great reward, backbench MPs have presented the Climate & Nature Bill, for debate in parliament tomorrow.

Although few private members’ bills become law, this has a higher likelihood of success. About two hundred MPs are backing it, and opposition to this green-leftist move is weakened in a chamber dominated by Labour and like-thinking parties.

If passed by the House of Commons, the consequences will be severe for ordinary British citizens, already struggling with the cost of living, punitive taxes and the pressures caused by uncontrolled immigration. Food shortages will be threatened by the Net Zero attack on farmers. Motorists will face local charging schemes that target older vehicles, just as many poor Londoners were forced off the road by Sadiq Khan’s ULEZ.  And millions of jobs are at risk from the decarbonising wrecking ball....<<<Read More>>>....

Bombshell Report: JFK Files Released! They Lied To Us Foe 60 Years!

 For 60 years, we’ve been told lies—blatant, bald-faced lies. The JFK assassination? A lone gunman, they said. Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone, they insisted. But the newly declassified files tell a different story—one of corruption, conspiracy, and cover-ups.

Oswald was a patsy, a convenient scapegoat in a game of shadows orchestrated by powerful forces. He knew the identity of his attacker—by name and alias—but he never got the chance to speak. They silenced him before the truth could ever reach us.

This doesn’t stop with JFK. The files reveal the same chilling patterns in the murders of MLK and RFK.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wasn’t just fighting for civil rights. He was an outspoken critic of the Vietnam War, threatening to dismantle the war machine fueling the American economy. That made him dangerous. The files expose the FBI’s obsessive surveillance and interference. King wasn’t just a victim of hate; he was a victim of the state.

Then there’s Robert F. Kennedy, the younger brother of JFK. Rising to power, ready to challenge the establishment, RFK posed a threat to those who orchestrated his brother’s assassination. His murder was not random; it was calculated. And now, we finally have proof.

This wasn’t just about assassinations—it was about control. The declassified files reveal a systematic effort to remove leaders who threatened the status quo. JFK’s vision for peace, MLK’s fight for equality, and RFK’s determination to hold power accountable were dangerous to those in charge. So, they killed them.

This was nothing less than an inside job—a deep state coup to protect their interests, and they got away with it for decades...<<<Read More>>>...

Multipolar Traps: Why Good Intentions Aren't Enough for Systemic Change

 Understanding these traps is crucial for anyone interested in creating meaningful social change, as they explain why good intentions alone often fail to solve systemic problems.

A multipolar trap occurs when multiple independent actors, each making decisions for their own survival or success, collectively create outcomes that harm everyone – including themselves - usually as they seek short term gains. The “multipolar” bit refers to the fact that there is more than one actor engaging in this behavior.

What makes these situations particularly perplexing is that people often clearly see the damage they're causing but cannot entirely stop without putting themselves at a serious disadvantage.

Consider social media platforms and content creators, who find themselves caught in an attention arms race. While everyone involved would prefer to create and promote meaningful content, the competitive nature of the attention economy forces them to use increasingly aggressive tactics to capture viewers' attention...<<<Read More>>>...

Judas Priest - Crown of Horns

Connecting the Agenda: Rockefellers and the United Nations

Connecting the Agenda published a video in 2016 describing the significant connections between the Rockefellers and the United Nations.

John D. Rockefeller Jr. provided $2 million to the League of Nations in 1927, which later became part of the United Nations Office in Geneva.

Additionally, the Rockefellers purchased the land for the United Nations Headquarters in New York, with John D. Rockefeller Jr. donating $8,515,000 in 1946, and Nelson Rockefeller negotiating the deal with the landowner, William Zeckendorf.

David Rockefeller, Nelson’s brother, benefited financially from the deal, as he owned land in the area that increased in value after the UN Headquarters was built, and he also invested in a building project across from the UN building through the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

The Rockefeller family has continued to support the United Nations, with the Rockefeller Foundation providing grants and the Rockefellers Brothers Fund funding the United Nations Foundation.

According to David Rockefeller’s autobiography, the family’s ultimate goal is to build a “more integrated global political and economic structure – one world,” which aligns with the United Nations’ Agenda 21 programme....<<<Read More>>>...

2025: The year the global order unravels

 World War 3 is already well underway, even though most don’t recognize it. 

World War 3 is already well underway, even though most don’t recognize it.

Russia, China, and their allies want to transform the current US-led world order that has been in place since the end of WW2 from unipolar to multipolar—giving themselves a bigger seat at the table in the process.

The US and its allies want the unipolar status quo to prevail.

WW3 is unlikely to evolve into a direct kinetic war between the US, Russia, and China because that could invite nuclear Armageddon, where everyone loses.

Instead, WW3 is playing out on different levels—proxy wars, economic wars, financial wars, cyber wars, biological wars, deniable sabotage, and information wars.

This is World War 3. It’s happening right now and rapidly escalating.

2025 could be the year it all comes to a head.

As I see it, World War 3 is a conflict between two geopolitical blocks.

The first block consists of the US and its allies who have hitched their wagons to the unipolar world order.

I’m reluctant to call this block “the West” because the people who control it have values antithetical to Western Civilization.

A more fitting label would be NATO & Friends.

The other block comprises Russia, China, Iran, and other countries favorable to a multipolar world order.

Let’s call them the BRICS+, which stands for Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, and other interested countries...<<<Read More>>>...

Thursday, 23 January 2025

Quote for the Day

 

Getting Closer to God

 Irrespective of which religion is being considered, the concept of God as the creator is linked to the origin of the Universe and everything within it.

This means that if our scientists had a quantum-gravity recipe for the ingredients and the heating process that resulted in the birth of our Universe through the womb of the Big Bang, then they would be on their way to acquiring the professional expertise of God. The missing component might be a particle collider that can create the necessary conditions for making a baby Universe. Are there any alien scientists in the Milky-Way with this knowledge?

As of now, we have limited clues as to the actual process that gave birth to our Universe and so the endless possibilities remain a matter of belief. The basic principles underlying quantum-gravity are unclear because the enormous energy density that was realized at our cosmic beginning cannot be replicated in the observable Universe...<<<Read More>>>...

Queensryche - Another Rainy Night

The Vaccine Safety Questions No One is Asking at the C0v1d Inquiry

 The UK Covid Inquiry started its Module 4 oral hearings about vaccines and therapeutics on January 14th 2025. Matt Hancock appeared on January 16th. He basically got off scot-free. There is a long list of hugely important questions which were not asked, either by Hugo Keith KC for the inquiry or by any of the KCs acting for the core participants.

The Perseus Group, which I represent, helpfully included a list of questions at the end of its written evidence to the inquiry covering both the Covid vaccines and medicine regulation in general. Judging by the lack of searching questions in Module 4 so far, they have either not read our evidence or are ignoring it.

So I want to highlight a few of our questions here in the faint hope that the other witnesses, notably MHRA, will not also be given a ‘Hancock-style’ easy ride when they appear before the Inquiry over the next two weeks...<<<Read More>>>...

Crashed Craft & Bodies Recovered? Footage of an Egg Shaped UFO Crash Retrieval Emerges

 "Whistleblowers" with verified, legitimate credentials have been stepping forward since the 1940s, emphasizing the reality of UFOs and the manoeuvres they can perform. I am talking about crafts with no visible means of propulsion that defy our understanding of physics and aerodynamics. 

A great example would be the General Nathan Twining memo from 1947, sent to the commanding General of the United States Air Force at the time. 

The memo emphasized the operating characteristics of these objects and that the phenomenon is "real" and not visionary or fictitious. There are now thousands upon thousands of documents like this in the public domain, including objects travelling so fast that they seem to be teleporting from point to point.

From the 1940s to the present day, personnel from all agencies and ranks (and more) from dozens of countries have been emphasizing the fact that UFOs are real and many of them originate from non-human intelligence. The examples are abundant, and the electrooptical data released over the past many years also complement these claims, not to mention the similarities and consistency of the stories of those who have claimed to have had ‘contact.’...<<<Read More>>>...

Food for Thought #553

 

Trending on Twitter: Evil Southport murderer says “I’m glad they’re dead” and is removed from the dock

 Axel Rudakubana, an 18-year-old who admitted to killing three young girls in Southport, UK, has been involved in a tumultuous court session. 

During the sentencing at Liverpool Crown Court, Rudakubana refused to enter the courtroom initially and later interrupted proceedings by demanding to see a paramedic and expressing contentment about the deaths. 

His actions have sparked discussions about the UK’s justice system regarding juvenile sentencing and the potential reinstatement of the death penalty....<<<Read More>>>...

COMMENT: Within the name Rudakubana is "Bunraku" which is the name of film that tells the  story of a  young man who has spent his life searching for revenge only to find himself up against a bigger challenge than he originally bargained for.

 

Mind control? Scientists have discovered how to use nanoparticles to remotely control behavior!

We live at a time when technology is increasing at a faster pace than we have ever seen before in all of human history. But is humanity equipped to handle the extremely bizarre technology that we are now developing? Earlier this month, I discussed some of the frightening ways that AI is changing our society. Today, I want to focus on nanotechnology. 

This is a field where extraordinary advances are being made on a regular basis, and we are being told that nanotechnology is already “revolutionizing myriad industries”… 

Nanotechnology, a cutting-edge discipline at the intersection of science, engineering, and technology, is revolutionizing myriad industries with its focus on manipulating matter at the nanoscale. At this minuscule level, materials exhibit unique properties and behaviours, paving the way for unprecedented advancements in fields as diverse as medicine, electronics, energy, and materials science.

A “nanoparticle” is a particle of matter that is less than 100 nanometers in diameter. Highly specialized equipment is necessary to work with nanoparticles, because they are way too small to be seen with the naked eye…

One of the hallmarks of nanotechnology is the utilization of nanoparticles, minute entities often ranging from 1 to 100 nanometers. These particles, when engineered with precision, bring forth distinctive characteristics that can redefine the functionality of materials. In medicine, for instance, nanoparticles serve as drug carriers, enabling targeted delivery and enhancing therapeutic efficacy while minimizing side effects. Nano-engineered materials have found their niche in the realm of electronics.

Scientists are promising us that nanotechnology has the potential to make all of our lives much better.

But are there any dangers? ...<<<Read More>>>....

Wednesday, 22 January 2025

Permission to Forgive Ourselves

 Learning to accept the things that we perceive as wrong can be a difficult task. Many of us were brought up to accept that it is normal to feel guilty about our actions, and that by doing so, we will make everything seem okay within ourselves. Even though we might feel that we need to make up for the choices we have made, it is much more important for us to learn how to deal with them in a healthy and positive way, such as through forgiveness and understanding.

When we can look back at our past and really assess what has happened, we begin to realize that there are many dimensions to our actions. While feeling guilty might assuage our feelings at first, it is only a short-term solution. It is all too ironic that being hard on ourselves is the easy way out. 

If we truly are able to gaze upon our lives through the lens of compassion, we will be able to see that there is more to what we do and have done than we realize. Perhaps we were simply trying to protect ourselves or others and did the best we could at the time, or maybe we thought we had no other recourse and chose a solution in the heat of the moment. 

Once we understand that dwelling in our negative feelings will only make us feel worse, we will come to recognize that it is only through forgiving ourselves that we can transform our feelings and truly heal any resentment we have about our past.

Giving ourselves permission to feel at peace with our past actions is one of the most positive steps we can take toward living a life free from regrets, disappointments, and guilt. The more we are able to remind ourselves that the true path to a peaceful mind and heart is through acceptance of every part of our lives and actions, the more harmony and inner joy we will experience in all aspects of our lives. (Daily Mail)

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Britain Warned it May Already be in Recession as “Extended Agony” Hits Economy

 The UK may already be in recession as Rachel Reeves’s record tax raid brings “extended agony” for the economy, an investment bank has warned. The Telegraph has more.

National GDP may be shrinking after a swathe of Labour policies that have “notably damaged” economic growth, analysts at Shore Capital said.

The warning came as separate figures showed consumer confidence has plunged to a 12-month low as households worry that they will lose their jobs in the wake of the Budget.

Clive Black, of Shore Capital, said the UK may have entered 2025 in a “technical recession”, which is classed as two quarters of declining GDP.

He added: “The Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer have notably damaged the momentum of the UK economy since they came to power through their flawed messaging and policy announcements....<<<Read More>>>...

Food for Thought #552

 

Moscow comments on Trump's 'two genders' diversity rollback

 

The US president has signed executive orders reversing protections for transgender rights and DEI programs.

The decades-long US promotion of the diversity and inclusion agenda should be investigated on an international level, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said.

Zakharova made the remarks on Tuesday, a day after newly inaugurated US President Donald Trump ended protections for transgender rights and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within the federal government.

Zakharova wrote on Telegram: 

"Can you imagine how many people's lives have been ruined over the years of promoting this nonsense? What should hundreds and hundreds of thousands of people do now, who have been forced to accept the ideology of amputating healthy genitals and replacing them with artificial ones?" 

Zakharova stated that officials in Washington have been forcing other countries:  

"To show solidarity with what they called anti-scientific narratives, which in essence was the very propaganda that kills both the body and the soul. This 'inhumane doctrine' was linked with aid, sanctions, and political and financial pressure, as well as the "humiliation of human dignity and bullying." 

On his first day back in office, Trump repealed 78 executive orders signed by his predecessor, Joe Biden, including at least a dozen measures supporting racial equity and combating discrimination against gay and transgender people.

Federal US agencies and departments have 60 days from the order's signing to end DEI-related practices....<<<Read More>>>....

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If the Gene Technology Bill is passed, how many additional doctors will New Zealand need?

 Currently, there are 19,350 doctors in New Zealand; that’s one for every 264 people. According to Hon. Judith Collins, New Zealand’s Minister for Business Innovation and Enterprise (“MBIE”), New Zealanders are all going to live longer and enjoy better health as a result of the massive deregulation contained in the Gene Technology Bill (“the Bill”).

Gene technology in our healthcare system is going to require some extra highly skilled doctors, but how many and how much will it cost us?

High-profile billionaire biohacker Bryan Johnson, 47, boasts that he only ages 8 months every year. So that is something we could all aim for. Bryan spends just $2 million a year on his health, he has 30 doctors and recently increased his pill intake to 91 pills a day.

So, the aspirational ratio is about 30 doctors for every person. We could probably accept a few less than that, but we might not live quite as long as Bryan. Probably best to go by trial and error. Start with a modest 10 doctors per person and see how long we can all live. A lot of farmers will need to retrain and we might need to import more food. Most people would be doctors.

Joking apart, gene technology is insatiable when it comes to doctors and costs. The astronomical salaries of experts, expensive equipment, CRISPR patent fees and the constant need for testing associated with personalised genetic therapies all add up. If you think that the $10,000 estimate your builder gave you for a veranda renovation is too high, you might baulk at the multimillion-dollar costs for your individual gene renovation.

But don’t worry, the government is determined to foot the Bill on our behalf. A clause in the Bill requires that New Zealand automatically adopt any old gene technology as long as any other two countries have approved it. If it all works out, it is going to be like new dance moves in the 1980s, everyone will be doing it.

However published science shows this might just be a ridiculous dream, it is time to wake up....<<<Read More>>>...

WEF’s Global Risks Report 2025: Prioritizing “disinformation” over economic stability raises sovereignty concerns

 The release of the WEF's Global Risks Report 2025 has sparked debate over the organization’s priorities. The report, based on insights from 900 “global leaders” across business, government, academia and civil society, identifies “armed conflict, environment and disinformation” as the top global threats. 

However, critics argue that the WEF’s focus on “mis/disinformation” as a leading risk reflects a broader agenda to justify increased global governance and tighter control over online speech, potentially at the expense of national sovereignty and individual liberties.

The report ranks “mis/disinformation” as a higher threat than economic instability for the second consecutive year, framing it as a “persistent threat to societal cohesion and governance by eroding trust” and “exacerbating divisions within and between nations.” This emphasis on disinformation, critics say, aligns with the WEF’s push for globalized solutions to what it describes as a crisis of trust.

“The WEF’s focus on disinformation feels like a pretext to justify more centralized control over information flows,” said one policy analyst, who requested anonymity. “By elevating disinformation to a top-tier threat, they’re laying the groundwork for policies that could restrict free speech and expand surveillance under the guise of protecting societal cohesion.”

While the WEF report highlights disinformation as a pressing concern, it downplays economic risks, which have fallen out of the top 10 global threats for both the two-year and 10-year outlooks. Inflation, once a top concern, now ranks 29th, while economic downturn sits at 19th. This shift in focus comes despite ongoing global economic instability, including rising debt levels, trade tensions and the lingering effects of inflation in many countries.

Instead, the report emphasizes long-term environmental risks, such as extreme weather events, biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse, as dominant threats over the next decade. These risks, the WEF argues, require “cross-border collaboration at scale” to address. Critics, however, see this as a call for increased globalization, even as many nations grapple with the consequences of globalized policies and seek to prioritize domestic interests.

“The WEF’s insistence on doubling down on globalization ignores the growing sentiment among nations to ‘turn inward’ and focus on self-reliance,” said a conservative commentator. “Their solutions often seem to favor centralized, top-down governance rather than empowering individual nations to address their unique challenges.”...<<<Read More>>>...

Tuesday, 21 January 2025

A Word on "Danburite"

 Danburite is a lovely crystal that looks similar to Quartz.  But while Quartz crystals grow in pointed pyramids, Danburite has a blunted wedge-like shape and is slightly harder, similar to a Topaz.  It is usually white or colorless, but occasionally can be yellow or pink.  It was first documented in Danbury Connecticut, USA and was named after the town by a professor at nearby Yale University.  In the 20th century it became popular with metaphysical healers who noticed its high and sweet vibration.  It is a stone of peace and Light.  It is a favorite among reiki practitioners who channel Light either by laying-on-of-hands or through distance-healing.

Danburite is very soothing to the emotional body. It supports us so that we can let our light shine bright, regardless of any pain in our past or present. It comforts us when we are grieving, helps us to feel safe when we are scared, and encourages us to let go of resentment and anger. Danburite teaches us how to let go of any negativity that is trapped inside us and how to release anything which no longer serves us. It is particularly good at helping us move forward when we feel trapped by our past. Danburite gently pushes us until we get moving again and then smooths the path before us....<<<Read More>>>... 

Quote for the Day

 

Open Communication

 When we are in a relationship where we feel listened to and understood, we count ourselves lucky because we know how rare that experience is. We reserve our most intimate selves for the people who create an open space where we feel free to express ourselves and listen without judgment. These relationships, which thrive on open communication, can mean the difference between existential loneliness and a deep sense of belonging. We all long to feel heard, understood, and loved, and clear communication makes this possible.

Sometimes problems arise in the process of expressing how we feel, but it is always worth it to do the work. Even in our less intimate relationships, expressing ourselves honestly is essential to our sense of well-being. Whether at home with family or in the outside world, successful communication requires some forethought. Otherwise, we risk blundering through our relationships. However, too much forethought can stifle us or cause us to pad our words so much that we end up saying nothing at all or confusing the matter further. The good news is — there are many methods that can come to our rescue, from meditation to visualization to journaling.

If the person we need to communicate with is open to sitting in meditation together for a set period of time before speaking, this can be invaluable. When we are calm and centered, we can count on ourselves to speak and respond truthfully. We also can meditate on our own time and then practice what we need to say. A visualization in which we sit with the person and lovingly exchange a few words also can be a great precursor to an actual conversation. If writing comes easily, we can write out what we need to say. It may take several drafts, but we will eventually find the words. The key is to find ways to center ourselves so that we communicate meaningfully, lovingly, and wisely. In this way, we honor our companions and create relationships where there is a genuine sense of understanding and respect. (Daily OM)

Food for Thought #551

 

For Profit Health Insurance: Death Incorporated

 

On December 4, 2024, Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare was shot and killed in New York City. Etched on the shell casings and bullets found at the crime scene were the words: “delay,” “deny,” and possibly “depose.” Five days later, police arrested Luigi Mangione in Pennsylvania and charged him with the crime.

Many members of the public didn’t have much sympathy for Thompson. One person on social media quipped, “I’d look for the killer, but vision isn’t covered under my health insurance plan.” In fact, public support for Mangione has been overwhelming, with some calling him a hero and demanding his release, as reported here and here.

And while Newsweek reported that public support for Mangione has disturbed most people, it also reported that a poll conducted by NORC (National Opinion Research Center, University of Chicago) found that seven out of ten Americans feel that “health insurance profits and coverage denials share the blame” for Brian Thompson’s death.

ABC News reported that as of December 24, online defense funds created for Mangione’s defense have raised over $200,000.

But as Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Michael Moore correctly pointed out in this scathing article (I recommend that you read it and watch his 2007 documentary film Sicko),

“People across America are not celebrating the brutal murder of a father of two kids from Minnesota. They are screaming for help, they are telling you what’s wrong, they are saying that this system is not just and it’s not right and it cannot continue…their health insurance company is there not to help them but to deny their claim, bankrupt them with deductibles and copays, and give them the runaround until their spirit is broken and they just give up and wait to die…these insurance corporations and their executives have more blood on their hands than a thousand 9/11 terrorists.”

Speaking of terrorists, Mangione is not only being charged with murder by New York State; a laundry list of other charges has been added, which is known as “stacking charges.” He is also being charged under New York’s anti-terrorism law, which carries even stiffer penalties. In addition to Pennsylvania throwing in a few charges, Mangione is facing a federal murder charge that carries the death penalty. This also means that Mangione will have to stand trial for the same offense twice, once in state court, once in federal court, under what is called dual sovereignty, which should be declared unconstitutional because it makes a mockery of the double jeopardy clause enshrined in the Fifth Amendment....<<<Read More>>>...

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Thailand: 300 tonnes of dry ice to be sprayed on Bangkok and the government predicts a bird flu pandemic in June – are the two related?

In recent weeks, a plan has been announced to spray 300 tonnes of dry ice in Bangkok to combat a problem the city is having with dust particles.

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration plans to use dry ice to create atmospheric openings that can disperse dust particles. Governor Chadchart Sittipunt has also initiated geoengineering efforts collaborating with, for example, the Air Force to use larger aircraft for rainmaking operations.

As Nicholas Creed, a writer based in Thailand, pondered: with all this spraying are they trying to disperse dust particles, which seems to be a seasonal problem, or are they really attempting to start a pandemic, such as a bird flu pandemic which the Thai government is predicting will start in June....<<<Read More>>>...

Bird Flu narrative gains momentum: CDC pushes expanded testing to create new pandemic for seasonal illnesses

 Now that the majority of the public is abandoning the COVID-19 psyop and no longer attributing their illnesses to COVID, the medical establishment and their media cohorts are trying to push a bird flu narrative to scare populations back into compliance with medical tyranny and fraud.

This year’s flu symptoms and various other illnesses and underlying health conditions will be labeled as “bird flu pandemic” as the medical establishment erects a new testing system to fraudulently amplify viral debris to label this years’ seasonal illnesses as “bird flu.” 

In a move that has reignited debates about pandemic preparedness and public health policy, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued an advisory on January 16 urging healthcare providers to accelerate testing for bird flu in patients hospitalized with flu-like symptoms. The recommendation comes as the H5N1 avian influenza virus continues to spread among birds, cattle, and even domestic cats, with a Louisiana man recently becoming the first U.S. resident to die from the disease. While public health officials frame the directive as a precautionary measure, health freedom advocates warn that the push for mass testing could replicate the COVID-19 "scamdemic," where inflated case numbers and fear-driven policies led to unprecedented economic and social upheaval.....<<<Read More>>>>....

Monday, 20 January 2025

Prescience: 161 years ago, a New Zealand sheep farmer predicted AI doom

 While worrying about AI takeover might seem like a modern idea that sprung from War Games or The Terminator, it turns out that a similar concern about machine dominance dates back to the time of the American Civil War, albeit from an English sheep farmer living in New Zealand. Theoretically, Abraham Lincoln could have read about AI takeover during his lifetime.

On June 13, 1863, a letter published in The Press newspaper of Christchurch warned about the potential dangers of mechanical evolution and called for the destruction of machines, foreshadowing the development of what we now call artificial intelligence — and the backlash against it from people who fear it may threaten humanity with extinction. It presented what may be the first published argument for stopping technological progress to prevent machines from dominating humanity.

Titled "Darwin among the Machines," the letter recently popped up again on social media thanks to Peter Wildeford of the Institute for AI Policy and Strategy. The author of the letter, Samuel Butler, submitted it under the pseudonym Cellarius, but later came to publicly embrace his position. The letter drew direct parallels between Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and the rapid development of machinery, suggesting that machines could evolve consciousness and eventually supplant humans as Earth's dominant species.

"We are ourselves creating our own successors," he wrote. "We are daily adding to the beauty and delicacy of their physical organisation; we are daily giving them greater power and supplying by all sorts of ingenious contrivances that self-regulating, self-acting power which will be to them what intellect has been to the human race. In the course of ages we shall find ourselves the inferior race."...<<<Read More>>>...

Clean and Limitless Energy: How Close Are We?

 The way scientists think about fusion changed forever in 2022, when what some called the experiment of the century demonstrated for the first time that fusion can be a viable source of clean energy.

The experiment, at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, showed ignition: a fusion reaction generating more energy out than was put in.

In addition, the past few years have been marked by a multibillion-dollar windfall of private investment in the field, principally in the United States.

But a whole host of engineering challenges must be addressed before fusion can be scaled up to become a safe, affordable source of virtually unlimited clean power. In other words, it’s engineering time....<<<Read More>>>..

 

The Tunguska Event of 1908 – A Mysterious Blast 1000 Times Stronger Than The Atomic Bomb

In June of 1908, a loud thunderous explosion shook a large area near Tunguska, Central Siberia, USSR. Twelve hundred square miles became devastated as a result of the blast, a large forest was completely flattened and small villages along with wildlife disappeared without a trace. Bergrun was able to find 89 witness accounts of "a flamming cylindrical object" that "was sighted in the vicinity prior to the explosion." As far as the actual event goes, thousands of people witnessed it.

"After years of intensive study and scientific research, a firm conclusion has been drawn that the devastation had been caused by an aerial nuclear explosion. Supporting this conclusion is the Hiroshima nuclear-bomb destruction which produced a surface devastation pattern similar to that recorded at Tunguska." (Bergrun, Ringmakers of Saturn)

This is true, the Tunguska event in 1908 was akin to an atomic bomb detonation, as it put out 1000 times more energy. Bergrun expressed in his book that "some scientists go farther with an assertion that the devastation had been caused by an extraterrestrial spaceship which exploded." One thing many researchers can agree on is that the explosion happened just above the surface of the Earth....<<<Read More>>>...

Bank of England to Open “Digital Pound Lab”

 The Bank of England announced yesterday that they will be launching a “digital pound lab” to “experiment” with different “use-cases” and set-ups of the UK’s planned Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).

This signals the end of the “consultation and response phase” and the beginning of the “design phase”, according to the BoE’s website.

This is the first real news on the digital currency front for some time.

In fact, after an action-packed 2023 saw at least 135 of the world’s 197 nation states developing a digital currency, things have been eerily quiet on that front. Some nations – including Japan and Canada – have paused or even entirely scrapped CBDC development.

Even the Bank of England’s announcement of the lab contains much softer language than the previously energetic and enthusiastic endorsements of digital currency. Noting the CBDC would be “used alongside banknotes” instead of replacing them, and that “No decision has been made on whether to proceed with a digital pound.”...<<<Read More>>>...

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JERRABOMBERRA WETLANDS CANBERRA
 

If You Are Over 50 Your Government Wants You Dead

 The British government has a policy of ignoring the needs of the elderly, with doctors and nurses instructed to withhold treatment and let old people die to save hospital beds and cut costs.

The cut-off age for resuscitation is often 55 or 50, with anyone over 60 considered old and a burden on society.

Elderly patients are frequently left in pain, in soiled bed clothes, and denied food and water, with many cases of neglect, abuse and unfair treatment reported in hospitals and care homes.

“The only -ism that no one cares about is ageism."

In Britain, it is now official Government policy to ignore the needs of the elderly. This policy is common throughout the world. Doctors and nurses are told to let old people die – and to withhold treatment which might save their lives. Hospital staff are told to deprive the elderly of food and water so that they die rather than take up hospital beds. Nursing home staff have even been given the right to sedate elderly patients without their knowledge. The only -ism that no one cares about is ageism.

But at what age are patients simply allowed to die? And how old is too old for patients to be resuscitated? At what point does society have the right to say `You’ve lived long enough, now you must die and make way for someone else’? And why should resuscitation be decided by age? It is possible to argue that it would make as much sense to decide according to wealth or beauty. But ageism is now officially accepted. Anyone over 60 is now officially old, though in a growing number of hospitals the cut-off age for resuscitation is 55 or even 50.

We live in a politically correct world but the elderly don’t count – particularly if they are white and English. Report after report after report shows elderly patients being left in pain, in soiled bed clothes. Elderly patients in hospital are ignored by staff and left to starve to death, denied even water if they cannot get out of bed and fetch it themselves.

Old people are a burden which the Government cannot afford and so the politicians will continue to authorise whatever methods are necessary to ensure that the number of burdensome old people is kept to a minimum. The existence of an absurd branch of medicine called geriatrics is used as an excuse to shove old people into backwater wards and to provide them with second-rate medical treatment. In February 2011, an official report condemned the NHS for its “inhumane treatment of elderly patients” and stated that NHS hospitals were “failing to meet even the most basic standards of care” for the over-65s. It is no exaggeration to say that the NHS treats the elderly with contempt. (It used to be said that you can judge a civilisation by the way it treats its elderly.)....<<<Read More>>>....

Progressive worldviews are based upon a collection of myths

Michael Huemer’s Progressive Myths is a powerful critique of contemporary progressive dogmas that eviscerates popular cliches with clinical precision. The University of Colorado philosophy professor probes a variety of explosive topics—ranging from racial and gender disparities to environmental and economic concerns—aiming to expose exaggerations and misrepresentations often-perpetuated by progressive narratives.

Huemer begins by dissecting myths surrounding race, particularly in the domain of police violence and systemic racism. A prominent thread in progressive discourse is that American police disproportionately kill unarmed black individuals due to systemic racism. However, his interrogation of recent data on police shootings reveals that in 2018, 54 unarmed white people were killed compared to 36 unarmed black individuals. 

Moreover, conveniently omitted from debates on police misconduct, is that black Americans are overrepresented as dangerous criminals and constitute 43 percent of cop-killers. Huemer finds it odd that progressives can appreciate that most victims of police violence are men because their heightened exposure to violence increases the probability of them having negative interactions with the police. Yet, using this logic to understand why black offenders are shot at higher rates, is a struggle. Admitting that the negative picture of blacks painted by statistics stems from their conduct offends elite sensibilities, however, concocting strange theories to indict the American legal system for racism will not help blacks nor will it protect the victims of crime who are disproportionately black Americans...<<<Read More>>>...

Sunday, 19 January 2025

Beyond Reacting

 We all have reacted in a way that was less than ideal upon hearing bad news, or being unfairly criticized, or being told something we did not want to hear. This makes sense because when our emotions are triggered, they tend to take center stage, inhibiting our ability to pause before we speak. We may feel compelled to release the tension by expressing ourselves in some way, whether it’s yelling back at the person yelling at us or rushing to deliver words of comfort to a friend in trouble. However, there is much to be said for teaching ourselves to pause and take a deep breath before we respond to the shocks and insults that can come into our life.

For one thing, our initial response is not always what’s best for us or for the other people involved. Reacting to childish rage with childish rage will escalate the negativity in a situation, further ensnaring us in an undesirable dynamic. Similarly, when we react defensively or simply thoughtlessly, we often end up feeling regret over our words or actions. In the end, we will save ourselves a lot of pain if we learn to take a deep breath and really tune in to ourselves and the other person before we respond. This doesn’t necessarily mean we don’t say anything, although in some cases, that may be the best option.

Some situations require a fairly immediate response, but even just a moment of grounding ourselves before we do so can help enormously. The next time you find yourself wanting to react, try to pause, and in that pause, take a deep breath. Feel your feet on the floor, the air on your skin, and listen for a response to arise within you, rather than just going with the first thing that pops into your head. You may find that in that moment, there is the potential to move beyond reaction and into the more subtle and creative realm of response, where something new can happen....<<<Read More>>>...

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Child Sacrifice and Our Desire to Ignore It

 Some actions of humans are so dark that we prefer to ignore them, avoiding the darkening our own thoughts. When others assist us by denigrating truthtellers or censoring news, we may be quietly grateful as life seems better when not intruded on by the pain of victims or the abuse of their torturers. We find it easier to acknowledge past abuse as a way of showing virtue in the present – such as recognising the Holocaust or massacres under colonial powers. It is also easy to point fingers at foreign countries and condemn abuses and their cover-up. Such long-distance condemnation also enables a feeling of virtue. Thus, we can ignore abuses in our own countries, condemning its victims to continued trauma without feeling we are part of the problem.

In recent weeks organised gang rape there has been a social media awakening of the decades-long practice of rape of early teenage and pre-teen girls in England. Interest was stoked in part because Elon Musk highlighted the subject, and his wide media reach undercut efforts by recent U.K. Governments and the local media to keep the abuse and the perpetrators out of the public consciousness. The issue may be new to many, but it has been in the public domain for over two decades. People in positions of power decided that it was better to allow more girls (the girls of others) to be systematically abused and raped as they considered that addressing the problem might stoke social disorder.

The scale, like the problem the NY Times highlighted, is also vast. In the town of Rotherham where it was originally identified, it is thought at least 1,400 young girls were systematically abused and raped, often for years on end. Across England, this is in the tens of thousands. Numbers are numbing, but individual testimonies speak of repeated torture, gang rape and threats of death, and thousands of girls were left by those in authority to this fate....<<<Read More>>>...

The Climate and Nature Bill will destroy the UK economy and end private property

 The Climate and Nature Bill has its second reading in Parliament on 24 January 2025. If it becomes law, it will bring in compulsory re-wilding of more than 30% of the UK and place controls on travel and consumption.

“You may think that all the bills that have gone through Parliament already in the last six months have been disastrous and have been an attack on our way of life our culture and our economy. But there’s something else coming up which is as bad or even worse as everything that has gone before. And this is something called the Climate and Nature Bill,” David Kurten said.

“It will destroy the economy, essentially, and it will give the Government powers over your private property … Because of [something to do with] the climate or … nature then the government can essentially take your property,” he warned. “Because everything that happens in the country will have to be beholden to the targets in this Climate and Nature Bill.”...<<<Read More>>>...


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The KGB-Classified Horror of the ‘Well to Hell’: Terrifying Screams from Earth’s Deepest Abyss

In 1981, Soviet scientists embarked on a daring mission to uncover the secrets buried deep beneath the Earth’s crust. Their project, the creation of the world’s deepest borehole in the frozen desolation of Siberia, reached an unfathomable depth of 40,000 feet. What began as a groundbreaking scientific endeavor soon spiraled into a nightmare that defies comprehension.

As the drill bit tore into the Earth’s core, the team’s instruments began to malfunction. Then, the unthinkable happened. Their equipment detected disturbing and unnatural sounds—chilling noises that seemed to echo from the very bowels of the planet. Described as screams, cries, and tormented wails, the recordings shook the scientists to their core.

The horror deepened when the tapes were seized by the KGB and immediately classified, further shrouding the event in secrecy. For years, whispers circulated about what the Soviets uncovered in that abyss—a gateway to something unspeakable. When the recordings were eventually revealed, the haunting nature of the sounds left even the most hardened skeptics unnerved.

Though some have sought to dismiss the recordings as fabricated or explain them away, the sheer terror they evoke is undeniable. What was discovered beneath the Siberian permafrost? What entity, if any, lies trapped in the depths, screaming to be heard? The answers remain buried along with the site, leaving a dark shadow over this chilling episode in human history.

This is not merely a tale of scientific exploration gone awry. It’s a horrifying reminder of the unknown forces that may dwell beneath us—silent, waiting, and watching until disturbed....<<<Read More>>>...

The human cost of vaccine rollout: A story of PAIN, LOSS and BETRAYAL from the U.K. COVID inquiry

 The U.K. COVID-19 Inquiry’s Module 4, focusing on vaccines and therapeutics, has finally begun to hear evidence, but for many, it is a case of too little, too late. The stories emerging from the inquiry paint a harrowing picture of lives shattered, families torn apart and a system that failed to protect those it was meant to serve. As the inquiry delves into the development and rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, the voices of the vaccine-injured and bereaved remind us of the profound human cost of decisions made in haste and under pressure.

The inquiry’s "Every Story Matters" document, published in October 2024, compiles over 34,000 testimonies from across the United Kingdom. These stories reveal a troubling pattern: individuals coerced into taking the vaccine, lives destroyed by severe side effects and a lack of support for those left to pick up the pieces. One frontline worker recounted, “I had given over 18 years of commitment, done my job to the best of my ability, had never had one complaint, however, I was set to be sacked if I didn’t put this experiment in my body.”

For many, the vaccine was not a choice but a mandate, a condition of employment, or a prerequisite for participation in society. The consequences of this coercion have been devastating. Kate Scott, representing the group Vaccine Injured and Bereaved U.K. (VIBUK), told the inquiry, “We are an uncomfortable truth, but we are a truth, and the truth is for everyone in our group – the vaccine caused serious harm and death.”

Her husband, Jamie Scott, a father of two, was left severely disabled after suffering a rare and life-threatening side effect called vaccine-induced immune thrombosis and thrombocytopenia (VITT). Jamie spent weeks in a coma, suffered a significant brain injury, and is now partially blind. His life, once filled with promise, has been irrevocably altered. Despite receiving the maximum payout of £120,000 from the government’s Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme, Kate Scott insists it is inadequate. “The scheme is inefficient – it offers too little, too late and to too few,” she said....<<<Read More>>>...

Threatening The Public Into Silence

Saturday, 18 January 2025

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Groundbreaking Study to Investigate Children’s Past-Life Memories

 This initiative is supported by $750,000 in funding from organizations such as the BIAL Foundation, The Dreamery Foundation, and the Philip B. Rothenberg Research Fund.

According to a press release, the study will “employ state-of-the-art neuroimaging and contemporary research methodologies” to investigate why some children appear to have memories associated with past lives. The project will be led by Dr. Marieta Pehlivanova and Dr. Philip Cozzolino.

“This expanded research program marks a new chapter in our scientific investigation of children’s past-life memories,” said Dr. Pehlivanova....<<<Read More>>>...


Food for Thought #550

 

Black Coal, White Guilt: Mining the Dark Depths of ‘Anti-Racist’ Geology

 Back in the days when I was at school, we used to study a subject called ‘Human Geography’ which taught us all about mankind’s impact on the environment, in terms of the effects of creating and maintaining cities, industry and farmlands. Recently, the amused British media discovered there was an entirely new geographical subdiscipline now available to students instead, called ‘Inhuman Geography’, whose first known professor, Kathryn Yusoff, is currently employed at the (formerly) prestigious Queen Mary University of London.

Ironically, Yusoff appears to be a human herself, at least approximately so, but mocking media write-ups of her latest textbook for students, Geologic Life: Inhuman Intimacies and the Geophysics of Race, reveal she does not necessarily write like one. Her basic idea is that geology itself is racist, being linked indelibly to “white supremacy” as its earliest main theorists, like Sir Charles Lyell, were those dreaded white European Christian males of the pre-modern colonial era....<<<Read More>>>...

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ECB is looking forward to 2025 with the development of the digital euro and the accompanying EU legislation

 On the first day of the new year, Lagarde posted a video message announcing that the development of the European Union’s central bank digital currency (“CBDC”) – the digital euro – was in phase 2 and the ECB is “expecting legislation.”

“Another significant development on the horizon is our digital euro. We are in the preparation phase and we are expecting European legislation,” she said. “Once that is done, we will decide whether we move forward with developing a digital form of cash.”

Lagarde wished those who watched her video a “very, very great start to 2025.” Well, the ECB’s aspirations, as she described them, begin the year on a very, very bad note and in wishing Europeans well she is speaking with a forked tongue. Take for example the two blatant lies Lagarde told in her message.

Firstly, they would not be legislating for a digital euro if they were not intending to “move forward” with the agenda. So, it’s not a case of deciding “whether” to move forward but rather the decision has already been made.

Secondly, CBDCs are not a “digital form of cash.” They are tokens which can be programmed to be used only for certain items or services and to expire – much like a gift voucher system which retailers use. Vouchers are for a specific amount to be used on specific items or in specific retailers and expire within a specified time; the retailer’s rules and conditions apply. It is because of the programmable and centralised nature of CBDCs that they will be used to control who can buy or sell what, when and where; the central bank’s rules and conditions will apply...<<<Read More>>>...

California government’s role in the destruction is becoming clear

 The destruction in this burn is over 2.5 times the size of Manhattan. As if that weren’t horror enough, we’re learning about what the Los Angeles and State officials are really up to.

The acting mayor of LA, MARQUEECE JOHNSON, waited 6 1/2 HOURS after Pacific Palisades had become an inferno, to issue a Local State of Emergency! Johnson is LA City Council President, an elected official. Marqueece must have been told to wait. Who would DO this, if they cared a fig about their fellow man – and electorate, nonetheless?? Johnson apparently understands that there will be no more elections in LA, so he is not at all worried about being voted out of office or sent to jail for his malfeasance.

Seems a lot of Angelinos have voted for their own demise, through their almost religious beliefs in myopic constructs of a fish, a DEI hire and other Green New Deal garbage. To the rest of the rational world, this is incredibly hard to comprehend.

The 3” fish, the snail darter, is really NOT so rare after all, and was removed from the “endangered species” list in 2022. The DEI movement has proven its own dangerous inefficacy. The utterly criminal leadership of Newsom, Bass and their gang, is shining bright, even to those formerly too blind to see. The evidence is now all around the residents of LA, much of it still smoldering.

In addition to an elected public official waiting over 6 hours to declare an emergency, there’s more...<<<Read More>>>...