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I have had cause to read 4 or 5 AI generated articles in the last few days and google now seems to want to use AI every time you make a search..
I have generally found AI articles to not understand context, have a lack of historical knowledge, take the conventional “official” line and lack common sense.
Then it occurred to me that exactly the same features can also be attributed to Politicians. Coincidence?
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If these are political issues they will summarize mainstream political writing. That is all they do. They do not think. It is all just statistical math.
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” I have had cause to read … ” A good Bordeaux is required for such.
Yes, many politicians are like that, the new mayor of Seattle comes to mind. Although these characteristics are not limited to the political class.
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The Brainwashing Idiots Team (BIT) continue to use behavioural science to (1) Produce fear and shame to nudge idiots and the vaccine injured to get vaccinated again and again. (2) Nudge young people away from “right wing” opinions and towards upper-class elitist “left-wing” ideology. (3) Overcoming scepticism about Heat Pumps using nudge technology and cognitive distortions of reality to encourage their adoption: https://www.bi.team/
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Speaking of AI should universities ban it
https://dailysceptic.org/2026/06/05/universities-should-ban-ai-outright/
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Not possible. They would have to ban Google searches.
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Are google about to start using a new system whereby Captcha type verification websites will be denied to non Google approved devices?
https://dailysceptic.org/2026/06/05/googles-new-captcha-plans-will-create-a-two-tier-internet-only-accessible-to-those-with-approved-devices/
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The Shocking Damage Caused by Covid Policies
“The Covid lockdowns may not have been remotely effective, but at least they harmed millions of people and created long-lasting negative impacts that we’re still dealing with today.
That’s the conclusion of a massive new body of research into the nonsensical policies promoted by the public health “expert” class, promoted by their media partners, and enacted by incompetent, cowardly politicians.”
https://brownstone.org/articles/the-shocking-damage-caused-by-covid-policies/
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Climate Alarm On The Run, Part II
“This is what happens when “journalists” keep reporting about a dead horse. Eventually the public realizes the horse has perished and there’s nothing left to talk about. Or that there was no horse to begin with.”
https://issuesinsights.com/2026/06/05/climate-alarm-on-the-run-part-ii/
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Notice how just about everything the Left says is the exact opposite of the truth?
In Victoriastan (Australia), the communist Government has introduced new election funding laws supposedly restricting big donors and big donations.
They did make one important exemption though – the Labor Party being the political arm of the Trade Union movement – they exempted donations from them. The extremely wealthy unions can donate however much they want to their party, presumably including some of the $15 billion they stole from Victoria’s “Big Build” project.
Victoriastan’s Dear Leader, the simpleton DEI appointment Jacinta Allan forgot to mention that in her press release.
The “Opposition” says:
They are not even trying to pretend we live in a free and fair democracy any more. This is completely blatant.
Australia is regressing faster than ever.
We need at TRUMP or Millei or One Nation.
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Incidentally Jacinta’s only previous job outside politics was as a part-time grocery bagger at Coles. That’s fine and an honourable profession, as is any honest work, but that was her station in life.
Structured, repetitive, supervised work like grocery bagging is fine with an IQ of 80. No abstract problem solving or reasoning ability required.
However this simpleton shouldn’t be attempting to run a state.
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Yesterday we had a “stop wind” rally in Wyoming. Here is some great local coverage:
https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/06/04/wyoming-ranchers-rally-against-wind-wall-of-power-turbines-across-the-state/
I get quoted a good bit. Just the start of our campaign.
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Well done, David.
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In the UK they are going to make adulteration of food with folic acid compulsory. This is already done in Australia, NZ, USA, Canada, many European countries and others.
The intention is to reduce neural tube birth defects caused by a lack of dietary folate (vitamin B9).
However folic acid is not the same as folate. It is a synthetic, stable form of it and has different characteristics. The body must first convert it to the active form, 5-MTHF (levomefolate) and not all people can do this efficiently.
The body requires the enzyme methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) to convert synthetic folic acid into the active 5-MTHF form. Genetic variations in the MTHFR gene are very common and can significantly reduce this conversion efficiency leading to unconverted folic acid in the bloodstream which can have effects such as masking B12 deficiency and it has been linked to cognitive issues and immune issues including cancer*.
So it’s better to obtain folate from a natural source or a supplement such as 5-MTHF / L-Methylfolate. If you are a carnivore you can get folate from organ meats like liver or eggs. If vegan leafy greens or legumes (check which ones are suitable).
However, you are still being poisoned by compulsory adulteration of the food supply and it will be very hard to avoid it.
Dr John Campbell discusses with others; https://youtu.be/iXLneMTiTDw
* https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022316622080324
“Unmetabolized Folic Acid in Plasma Is Associated with Reduced Natural Killer Cell Cytotoxicity among Postmenopausal Women”
(NOT MEDICAL ADVICE, DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH.)
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Saturday music.
Natasha Owens – TDS (TRUMP Derangement Syndrome) song.
https://youtu.be/ytq5N3VxTKU
** Trigger warning for those suffering TDS. **
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Latest Leftist insanity.
Sainsbury’s in UK to stop selling brown eggs – because “carbon” (sic) bad.
And Katie Hopkins comments:
https://youtube.com/shorts/cRYUyauzd_s
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I hope this doesn’t inspire the Australian Government and Chrissie “Blackout” Bowen, simpleton, to ban brown eggs and slaughter all the chickens that lay brown eggs e.g. ISA Brown, Hy-Line Brown and Lohmann Brown. They do tend to search out the worst ideas of others and implement them.
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