2022-10-20

... the Hunter Biden "laptop from hell" seems destined to play a huge part in the future of the USA, and of the world, including us here in the UK.

So gentle readers, we cannot ignore it. But where to start?

Marco Polo has done us all a service by combing through it and producing a report.

I can vouch for none of it obviously, not having (thankfully) had a copy to analyse, and even If I had, time would not be available for such a huge undertaking.

Make of it what you will.

2022-10-19

Language can be a beast.

As anyone who has ever written an email can probably attest, the meaning that we attribute to that email can be completely misinterpreted by the recipient. It turns out that words and phrases can mean different things to different people, and misunderstandings are consequently not uncommon, even without the assistance of Google Translate.

Part of the problem is context - if I say something in the course of a conversation, the listener will automatically try to understand it in that context. Emails may not provide that luxury.

Part of the problem may be cultural, as words can have different meanings or even nuances for different cultures.

Sometimes it's just sloppy sentence construction, as in "alumni of academia like John Hopkins" - where its unclear from the grammar whether the qualification "like John Hopkins" applies to "academia" or to "alumni".

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2022-10-18

We have heard of the VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System), but V-Safe?

V-Safe is another self-reporting system:

"People were asked to install the V-safe app on their smartphones and then self-report if they have any negative effects from the experimental mRNA shots"

but whereas very few had heard about VAERS, (which consequently had a very low uptake), ten million people participated through the V-Safe app.

"That’s a huge sample size for a medical study"

So why would the CDC be so reluctant to release the results that they needed a court order (courtesy of an action by ICAN) to do so?

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2022-10-18

Russia is hitting the Ukrainian electricity infrastructure.

And reminding Israel that support for the Ukraine will not be the way to Russia's heart.

Amir Tsarfati reports on the unfolding situation from the Israeli viewpoint.

Whatever your viewpoint, his analysis seems to be fairly accurate overall.

(21 minutes)

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2022-10-18

For a different point of view about world events Benjamin Fulford is hard to beat.

That doesn't mean to say that he gets everything spot on correct, but I suggest that he may well be in the right ball-park on the major issues.

With the war in the Ukraine, the changes triggered by the death of Her Majesty, the ever-growing absurdity of "ruling" politicians in the UK and USA, and the onward march of the BRICS toward economic cohesion, the world is certainly at a turning point.

Mr Fulford tells it as he sees it (modest subscription recommended).

2022-10-16

If Clif High and Martin Geddes deal with the spirituality of the individual, does that spirituality of a group of individuals create a spirituality of the crowd?

Certainly there is evidence that a group can work as one in surprising ways - we only have to consider the movements of a shoal of fish or a murmuration of starlings to understand that the individuals in the group are not synchronised by eyesight or sound or any of the usual senses, so is a similar phenomenon discernible in humans?

The Pulse brings us up to date with some startling research that should make us sit up and pay attention:

"as we practice heart coherence and radiate love and compassion, our

2022-10-16

We are at the peak of collectivism, and we are grappling with it in order to preserve / regenerate our right to do our own thinking, come to our conclusions, and live our lives accordingly.

As a one-time fencer, the concept of grappling with one's opponent is a bit foreign, but close-quarter fencing (as may ensue following a failed attack) is probably the closest it gets. It's messy!

Clif is a great raconteur, and his ruminations on grappling and karma are captivating (depending on your inclination!):

(44 minutes)

Clif isn't one to talk too directly of matters spiritual, although his discussion on karmans (or I should say karma) comes very close. 

By comparison, Martin Geddes is rethinking his world on

2022-10-16

I guess that this title was one of the most memorable quotes from the BBC's Gardener's Question Time, and probably the most insightful. Not being a gardener, I never deliberately listened to that programme, but nonetheless the quote has embedded itself firmly in my psyche. Why? Well, isn't it a simply outstandingly obvious truth?

You want better plants? Firstly, cultivate better soil.

So why do farmers persist with using artificial fertilisers on exhausted farmland to compensate for poor soil conditions?

Charles Eisenstein writing for The Defender (Children's Health Defense) reports from the heartland of US farming, Kansas.

The collapse of the land's fertility led to the collapse of the communities that lived there.

"I got the impression that the heartland is like a supersaturated solution ready for a phase transition. A mote of dust, a small vibration touches

2022-10-16

The Netherlands is forging ahead, reportedly under the guidance of the WEF, with a 5G smart network, but without any public consultation, let alone consent.

"the municipality of Apeldoorn and RadioLED signed a secret agreement in 2021, giving RadioLED permission to install 500 small transmitters (square white boxes) on lampposts"

Not all of the citizenry are impressed:

"One of the initiatives of this working group is the petition 'Stop Smart City Apeldoorn and the rollout of the boxes of RadioLED'"

Strangely, no politicians seem concerned that there has been no public debate about this development - you would think that such debate would be meat and drink to the political classes, but apparently not. 

Who needs politicians anyway? Perhaps the good burghers or Apeldoorn will find a way to deal with this intrusion on their lives without

2022-10-16

Fortune provides a downbeat analysis of Europe's options for energy supply in winter 2023/24...

"Any hope that flows along the Nord Stream could resume before next winter were effectively dashed at the end of September when the pipeline was damaged and began leaking hundreds of thousands of tons of methane into the North Sea"

(but note that apparently one of the four pipes may still be operational)

But while Nordstream may remain largely inoperable for a time even if Ukraine makes peace with Russia, there is more downside to come if they don't:

“The main fear is

2022-10-15

We have featured John O'Looney before, but his testimony is clear, succinct, and as compete a story as we are likely to get on the damages that he attributes to the quaxxines.

He has seen it all, and he tells it all. He's quite extraordinary, and very lucid.

(64 minutes)

"They are hiding it, they are complicit in it... and they are still trying to ... cajole, coerce and frighten ... people into getting more poison"

"They want to sterilise them... "

And finally, his take on the current 'energy crisis'...

"The idea is to make the cost of living so expensive that you're reliant on the State, and the only way that you can get those finances from the State is to be vaccinated and to have your digital passport, and be part of the digital financial system they're about to set up...

2022-10-14

It has been apparent since around May 2020 to many that the NHS is a captured institution that now works for "big pharma".

Anyone that still believes that it works for us should read this testimony, from a nurse who, in the end, could no longer square her employment with her conscience.

This is her letter of resignation.

If the NHS continues on this course, it will surely collapse.

2022-10-14

This is a UK Column News edition that you won't want to miss...   although those of a depressive disposition might prefer to pass over it.

"... they can't build the solar panels and... the windmills because the cost of energy is too much"

Still, forewarned is forearmed, so plunge in(82 minutes).

2022-10-14

Fulford's message this Friday is encouraging but not definitive.

His views on the Ukraine are also encouraging, even if the MSPM (main-stream propaganda media) still cling to their dreams of keeping the war going.

Modest subscription required - November will be interesting.

2022-10-14

Firstly, the Council of Europe is not to be confused with the European Council (which is the EU's highest committee of Heads of State).

The Council of Europe was formed in 1949 (well before the EU) to promote democracy and human rights, and it boasts a Parliamentary Assembly. The UK retains its membership of the Council of Europe.

"This Assembly retains at least one important prerogative, that of electing the judges to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)"

A prerogative that may not have been always conscientiously exercised.

Of course, the Covid pandemic has left its mark on this

2022-10-14

"This will be the world's new reserve currency, and probably end the U.S. dollar for ever"

The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) are putting their financial muscle together to challenge the sinking currency (and banking) systems of the West, and perhaps offer a way forward for the world once the hegemony of the Western powers is broken.

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2022-10-13

In case you are stumped for the latest go-to holiday destination, this video is for you...

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2022-10-13

NetZero Watch explains the government's proposals for reducing the burden on electricity consumers.

"These generators are now receiving a subsidy top-up to incomes that are already well in excess of what was expected. There can be no justification for such a burden on the consumer"

"renewables are intrinsically expensive, and claims for dramatically falling costs are misrepresentations of the facts"

Will it work?

"The precise mechanics of the temporary Cost-Plus Revenue Limit will be subject to a consultation to be launched shortly"

Don't hold your breath - this "consultation" will be with energy providers, not with consumers.

Finances Teetering, Black Markets Thriving, EU Burbling

2022-10-12

Britain's politicians have very apparently been pushing war rather than peace in the Ukraine, and has reportedly been sending financial support and weapons.

This video proposes that our involvement goes much further...

(19 minutes)

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