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Friday

 

A very special note to Edward in Ohio, and Rusty somewhere in Australia.

I checked the post box for the first time in weeks.  Smiling!

A nice surprise from both of you.

— Thank you!

 

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    Honk R Smith

    The mutha of ‘conspiracy theories’ and The Blob.

    ‘Doc Who Received JFK After He Was Shot In Dallas Describes Efforts To Save Him—& What Happened Next’
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfZS1nu-OeQ
    10:14
    Testimony in US Congress, yesterday (or day before).

    Observed entrance wound in temple, exit back of the head.
    The first throat shot was fatal.
    Magic bullet not possible.
    He or other attending physicians never questioned by Warren Commission … (clue).
    All told to never discuss what they saw with anyone, including each other.
    Observed LBJ calmly giving orders on a phone unguarded in a side room and wondered ‘why is he unprotected, this could be a coup against the US, how do they know the danger has passed?’

    Amazing this fellow is still alive.
    62 years, and I don’t think he’s ever been asked to testify in an open authoritative forum.

    I shall refrain myself from my usual pattern of stating the usual obvious conspiratorial conclusions.

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    Skepticynic

    How the Deep State Went Viral
    Debbie Lerman

    What if the US Covid pandemic response was not a public health response run by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), CDC or any other public health body. Instead, it was a biodefence or counter-terrorism response, run by the Pentagon, National Security Council and Department of Homeland Security.
    That is the question at the core of my new book The Deep State Goes Viral: Pandemic Planning and the Covid Coup (published by the Brownstone Institute).
    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Deep-State-Goes-Viral-Pandemic/dp/1630692999

    When I continued to dig, I found that the same pattern was followed in many countries around the world. The pandemic response, according to all available evidence, was implemented according to globally planned and directed protocols.

    …if it had been a regular public health response, Covid would not have differed from any of the viral epidemics or pandemics of the last century. The public would have been told to remain calm, wash hands frequently and stay home if sick. Public health agencies would have tracked clusters of severe disease and treated them accordingly. This would have happened at different times in different locations. Most people would barely have been aware that there was a novel virus circulating among them.

    Instead, the response to Covid was the exact opposite. The media and public health agencies whipped the population into levels of panic massively disproportionate to the threat actually posed by the virus. Everyone was convinced that the only way to ‘beat the virus’ was to lock down the whole world and wait for a never-before-tested or manufactured vaccine.

    As explained by a generally unknown civil-servant-turned-author named Michael Lofgren who, according to an NPR report, popularised the term ‘Deep State’ in his 2014 Anatomy of the Deep State, the Deep State can be understood as “a hybrid of corporate America and the national security state”, which constitutes a “government within the government” that “operates according to no Constitutional rules or any constraint by the governed”.

    According to Lofgren’s definition… “the military-industrial complex, Wall Street – they’re both about money, sucking as much money out of the country as they can, and control: corporate control and political control”. Plus, I would add, this is now happening not just on a national, but on a global, level.

    More at:
    https://dailysceptic.org/2025/05/21/how-the-deep-state-went-viral/

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    Skepticynic

    Almost All ‘Extreme’ Temperature Highs in UK Now Being Recorded at Junk Sites with Massive Possible Errors

    I looked at the last nine days of Met Office records to Sunday May 18th and can reveal that nearly nine out of 10 local ‘extreme’ daily temperature highs were posted in junk Class 4 and super junk Class 5 sites with internationally-recognised ‘uncertainties’ of 2°C and 5°C respectively.

    As we have shown many times at the Daily Sceptic, this super-heated data is fed into the mainstream to promote the political needs of Net Zero.

    https://dailysceptic.org/2025/05/20/exclusive-almost-all-extreme-temperature-highs-in-uk-now-being-recorded-at-junk-sites-with-massive-possible-errors/

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    Skepticynic

    From The Spectator

    The Alarmist Cult split The Liberal Party

    Make no mistake, net zero is communism, or, at the very least, global socialism. There are no longer any environmental arguments whatsoever that justify Australia restructuring its entire economy, its industry, its manufacturing, its transportation, its farming, its construction industry and everyday lifestyles in order to remove all carbon emissions from our continent. (There never was, but that’s a different story). But that is the net zero by 2050 plan. It is a government-mandated collectivist program to redistribute power and wealth across every aspect of Australian society on purely left-wing ideological grounds. Bluntly, modern communism.

    The industrialised world is largely abandoning the net zero scam as economic reality sinks in. The only people making money out of this ‘industry’ (apart from the Chinese), which relies on massive government funding, both explicit and hidden in household and corporate power bills, are those in a position to milk the subsidies systems. As such, it has become important for those subsidies to be maintained at all costs, and that in turn means guaranteeing enough members of parliament are either ideologically or financially wedded to the renewables mantra.

    Almost certainly, most Liberal MPs who voted for Sussan Ley (the ‘moderate’) as leader are in favour of net zero. And equally certainly most who voted for Angus Taylor are sceptical of it.

    …unless the Liberal party divorces itself from its climate ‘moderates’, it’s finished.

    https://www.spectator.com.au/2025/05/d-i-v-o-r-c-e/

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      David Maddison

      Note that the Liberal Party’s far Left faction misleadingly call themselves “moderates” when they are actually Leftist regressives infiltrated into the party and dominating and sabotaging it. It’s been like that for decades now.

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    Skepticynic

    Another machine we’ll come to depend upon and won’t be able to live without. I can’t even imagine the need this thing is designed to fulfil.

    OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Wants to Put an Al ‘Companion Device’ in Every Home

    …a device that will be fully aware of a user’s surroundings and life, unobtrusive, and able to rest comfortably in one’s pocket or on a desk. This AI companion is envisioned as a third core device, alongside a MacBook Pro and an iPhone.

    The goal is to release the device by late next year, with plans to ship an unprecedented 100 million units faster than any company has ever achieved with a new product.

    https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2025/05/22/openai-ceo-sam-altman-wants-to-put-an-ai-companion-device-in-every-home/

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      David Maddison

      …a device that will be fully aware of a user’s surroundings and life,

      Totalitarian governments would love this under their control.

      Essentially it’s the the Telescreen from 1984. However with universal application. In 1984 the Proles didn’t get Telescreens as they were deemed sufficiently indoctrinated not to rebel or be a problem. Only members of the Inner Party and Outer Party got them. A situation much as we have now.

      Ironically, Goolag AI says:

      A telescreen is a two-way television screen that monitors individuals in dystopian settings like Oceania in George Orwell’s 1984. It is a symbol of constant surveillance and the erosion of privacy in totalitarian regimes. In the novel, telescreens are ubiquitous, often found in every home and business, and can be used for both monitoring citizens and broadcasting propaganda.

      Propaganda and Surveillance:
      They are a primary tool for spreading Party propaganda and keeping citizens under constant surveillance, ensuring they adhere to the Party’s ideology.

      Unavoidable Presence:
      Telescreens are almost never turned off and are found everywhere, creating a sense of constant observation and fear.

      Symbol of Totalitarian Control:
      They represent the Party’s absolute control over its citizens, as the telescreen allows for a constant monitoring of behavior and a chilling fear of being watched, even when alone.

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      Tonyb

      We could call the device an ‘Orwell’

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    David Maddison

    A lesson in “survorship bias”. Copied.

    During WWII, the military analyzed the bullet holes on returning fighter planes to determine where to add more armor. The red dots in the image show where the planes that made it back were most commonly hit.

    Initially, the military considered reinforcing the areas with the most bullet holes — the wings, tail, and outer fuselage. But statistician Abraham Wald pointed out a critical insight:

    These are the planes that survived. The hits they sustained were not fatal.

    Wald argued that the areas with few or no bullet holes — like the engine and cockpit — were the critical weak points. Planes hit in those areas didn’t return, so those missing data points were crucial.

    This story teaches us survivorship bias — the logical error of focusing only on the people or things that survived a process while overlooking those that didn’t, often leading to false conclusions.

    It’s a classic case in statistics and decision-making, still taught widely today.

    Ctto..

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    David Maddison

    Another area where CSIRO wastes money and resources is “maritime emissions”.

    What are they going to do, reintroduce sailing ships? Well, not yet, but they do want to run ships on hydrogen, ammonia and methanol.

    https://www.csiro.au/en/news/All/News/2025/March/Australia-and-Singapore-support-research-projects-to-reduce-maritime-emissions

    Australia and Singapore support research projects to reduce maritime emissions

    26 March 2025

    Australia and Singapore have selected eight projects for funding as part of a $20 million initiative to help reduce emissions in the maritime sector.

    The Australia-Singapore Initiative on Low Emissions Technologies (ASLET) supports the objectives of the Singapore and Australia Green and Digital Shipping Corridor (GDSC), which will help accelerate decarbonisation and digitisation of shipping routes between Singapore and Australia.

    It is jointly delivered by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia’s national science agency, and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) on behalf of the governments of Australia and Singapore.

    The ASLET grant opportunity was launched in July 2024 to support projects that will help accelerate the deployment and uptake of zero or near-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emission technologies for maritime and port operations.

    A total of 32 applications were received from universities, research institutes and industry based in Australia and Singapore.

    The eight projects selected for funding cover a range of activities, including innovations in the supply, transport, storage, dispensing and maritime utilisation of hydrogen, ammonia and methanol, as well as safety and environmental monitoring, and electrification.

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    David Maddison

    A very good article.

    Under TRUMP, the US is returning its nuclear industry to a “can do” approach, not a “can’t do” one.

    https://newsletter.doomberg.com/p/actuarial-examinations

    The concept of building nuclear-powered data centers on military bases is—to state it frankly—brilliant. Presumably, Trump will lean heavily on the authority afforded to the president by the Defense Production Act, among other justifications. As we have long chronicled in these pages, China is much further along in the AI race than most believe. And not by coincidence, the country is also set to surpass the US in installed nuclear power capacity:

    SEE LINK FOR REST

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      David Maddison

      In essence the article is about the removal of the linear no-threshold (LNT) model by the TRUMP administration which is used as a weapon by the NRC to refuse permission for nuclear reactors and it refuses permission for nearly all reactor proposals.

      The LNT is said to be unscientific and says that “exposure to radiation, no matter how minute, as both dangerous and cumulative”.

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        David Maddison

        Anyway, I think it’s an extremely important article about the future of the US nuclear program, and its now “full steam ahead” (literally), and urge you to read it.

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    Strop

    From The Daily Wire.

    Report Lays Out How Biden Covered Up Deadly Side-Effects Of COVID Vaccine

    According to the report from the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, officials knew as early as February 2021 that the vaccines were associated with myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle) and pericarditis (inflammation of the thin sac surrounding the heart).

    The report concludes that U.S. health officials “knew about the risks of myocarditis,” “downplayed the health concern,” and deliberately “delayed informing the public about the risk.”

    Israel rolled out vaccinations quicker than the United States, so Israeli health officials saw adverse effects sooner.

    The report states that the Israeli Ministry of Health notified Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officials of “large reports of myocarditis, particularly in young people, following the administration of the Pfizer vaccine.”

    Full Report:
    https://www.scribd.com/document/865042931/Senate-Report-On-The-Biden-Administration-s-Handling-Of-COVID-Vaccine-Side-Effects#from_embed

    There have been 19536 VAERS reports (Moderna: 7092 PfizerBioNTech: 12444), including 1287 reports of COVID-19 disease after vaccination and 980 death reports to VAERS. Of the death reports, 470 were from long term care facilities. Where known, the cause of death was often cardiovascular.

    Rather than provide the public and health care providers with immediate and transparent information regarding the risk of myocarditis following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination, the Biden administration waited until late June 2021 to announce changes to the labels for the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines based on the “suggested increased risks” of myocarditis and pericarditis. Even though CDC and FDA officials were well aware of the risk of myocarditis following COVID-19 vaccination, the Biden administration opted to withhold issuing a formal warning to the public for months about the safety concerns, jeopardizing the health of young Americans.

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    David Maddison

    You’d think African countries would have more important priorities than “renewables”.

    And notice how Nature, a once reputable scientific journal, has been hijacked for woke propaganda.

    Also, see what they count as “renewables” are actually properly engineered geothermal and hydro power (total 64%), not solar and wind which is only 20%, assuming the figures are true and also represent actual generation, not nameplate.

    https://www.nature.com/articles/d44148-025-00092-7

    26 March 2025

    Kenya’s big bet on renewables

    The country is making progress in transitioning to renewable energy, but the last stretch to reach the 100% mark by 2030 could be the hardest.

    In 2018, Kenya set a goal to be 100% powered by renewable energy by 2020 – a goal that was later pushed to 2030. The country has made great strides in reaching that goal, with renewable energy now representing 90% of its electricity input1, up from 50% in 2000.

    It has become third highest ranking African country in the World Economic Forum’s global Energy Transition Index (ETI), after Morocco and Namibia. The last stretch before the finish line, however, may be the hardest part. More grid flexibility and diversification of energy sources is needed to achieve Kenya’s ambitious goal in the next five years.

    Energy mix percentages can fluctuate over time due to various factors such as seasonal changes, new power plant installations, and policy shifts. A recent report by the Climate Investment Fund (CIF) found that geothermal energy contributes the lion’s share of 45% to the Kenyan electricity grid, while hydropower contributes 19%, solar energy 17% and wind just 3%. The country’s geothermal potential in the Rift Valley has boosted its prospects in geothermal energy, with an installed capacity of close to 1,000 MW. The Rift Valley is also the location of Africa’s largest wind farm, the Lake Turkana Wind Power Project.

    Kenya’s strong policy and regulatory framework has played a crucial role in this transition, says Mohamed Adow, director of Powershift Africa, a climate and energy NGO based in Nairobi. The Energy Act of 2019 provides the legal foundation for renewable energy development, and the Least Cost Power Development Plan for the period between 2021 and 2030 ensures that new energy projects are both cost-effective and sustainable.

    SEE LINK FOR REST

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    David Maddison

    Here is a good Avi Yemeni + others discussion about the John Pesutto case and his likely bankruptcy due to the defamation payment he has to give to Moira Deeming.

    I feel sorry for anyone that becomes bankrupt but Pesutto was given multiple chances to apologise and he kept on repeating the lie.

    Avi also points out that it was Dan Andrews that forced Pesutto to call Deeming a National Socialist or Andrews threatened to call Pesutto that. Thus Pesutto was utterly spineless and was manipulated by Andrews into sacking Deeming and repeating the lie about her multiple times.

    Also, do you think the Liberal Party should pay Deeming or should it be Pesutto personally as Pesutto was party leader at the time?

    https://www.rebelnews.com/pesutto_got_exactly_what_he_deserved_deeming_did_nothing_wrong

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    no name man

    Whatever it was Jo, it sounds like Edward and Rusty appreciate you like the rest of us do.

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    David Maddison

    The other day, someone threw away a copy of Prof. Bruce Pascoe’s “Dark Emu”.

    Looking randomly through the pages there was a nonsense statement on just about every single page.

    The book is an insult to history, anthropology and reason itself.

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      Graeme No.3

      David:
      Wasn’t my copy (which went to the rubbish bin a long while ago) but I would have thought from memory that there was more than one nonsense statement on many pages.

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