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Volume 27, Number 8 – 4/16/2024

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Volume 27, Number 8 – 04/16/2024

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PENNY KELLY

 HOW REALITY REALLY WORKS?

Exploring a New Perspective

of How We Become

Someone New

Saturday, May 18, 2024
1:00 – 5:00 p.m. ET
in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
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Always a big hit, internationally acclaimed and accomplished psychic, scientist and author, Penny Kelly takes us on a deep but practical dive into the essence of the operation of this reality: how does it work? How can we use this knowledge to shape what happens in the coming months and years? How does the expanding awareness that is the central descriptor of the emerging new human translate into practical elements of anticipating and living effectively in a time of extraordinary, structural change? Although not commonly understood, these are big, fundamental — and necessary — questions that we all need to confront if we are to effectively navigate the rapids ahead. Penny has seen the future through her extraordinary personal experiences and comes to Berkeley Springs to help us all re-imagine how this all works and what we can do to use that knowledge to our distinct benefit.
People are afraid of their own power.
We have been conditioned by religion to be helpless,
to put all the power out there, over there.
We are not conditioned to be in our power, to be enjoying that, to have fun with that.
~ Penny Kelly ~

Join us May 18th, 2024, In Person or via Livestream!
Coolfont Resort, 3621 Cold Run Valley Road, Berkeley Springs, WV
1:00 – 5:00 p.m. ET

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Penny Kelly is an author, teacher, speaker, publisher, personal and spiritual consultant, and Naturopathic physician. She travels, lectures, and teaches a variety of classes and workshops, and maintains a large consulting practice. She has been involved in scientific research and investigations into consciousness at Pinelandia Laboratory near Ann Arbor, MI.
PENNY KELLY
 


HOW REALITY REALLY WORKS?
 

Exploring a New Perspective


of How We Become


Someone New
 
 
 
Saturday, May 18, 2024 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia
or via LIVESTREAM!


(All tickets include unlimited access to the replay
for six months!)


Complete information at:  
www.TransitionTalks.org

See you there!
THINK LINKS
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Nvidia Unleashes Super Computer AI Robots That Will “Learn” How to Navigate and Control the Physical World – Natural News, March 25, 2024

Nvidia, the tech company that is just about singlehandedly propping up the entire United States stock market, announced this week that it has the capacity to start building human-like robots to replace people. In a public release, Nvidia said it is planning to release a software and hardware platform that utilizes generative artificial intelligence to construct transhuman robots, complete with a suite of software tools like genAI.

During its annual developer conference, Nvidia bragged about the genAI component of the product, which will allow the company’s AI-driven, human-like robots to take on heavy industry – check out what they look like here.
CORONA VIRUS – (COVID-19)

COVID-19 Vaccination Linked to Rare Neurological Disorder That Causes Pain, Muscle Atrophy and Paralysis – Natural News, March 29, 2024

A new systematic review suggests Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination could trigger a rare neurological disorder that primarily affects the nerves outside the central nervous system, causing pain, muscle atrophy and, in some cases, paralysis.

In a March 14 paper published in the medical journal Vaccines, researchers found that Parsonage-Turner Syndrome (PTS) may occur after injection of all COVID-19 vaccine types and can recur with additional doses of similar or unrelated vaccines. Read more here.

Fully Vaccinated About to See “Tsunami” of Illness and Death, Warns Virologist – Natural News, April 12, 2024

World-renowned Belgian virologist Dr. Geert Vanden Bossche has another warning for the public: the mass collapse of immunity among the fully vaccinated is upon us.

In a recent appearance on the KunstlerCast podcast, Bossche predicted a soon-coming “massive, massive tsunami” of illness and death among those who got “vaccinated” for the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19), whose immune systems are now unspeakably compromised. The result of this coming wave of mass illness and death is sure to completely overwhelm the health care sector, not to mention the economy-wide impact in terms of eventual total economic failure and social chaos. Read more here.

‘Trail of Lies, Obfuscations and Cover-ups’: 15 Federal Agencies Knew About EcoHealth’s Gain-of-Function Proposal in 2018 But Said Nothing – The Defender, April 12, 2024

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee announced on Tuesday they will investigate 15 federal agencies that were briefed in 2018 on a proposal to “insert a furin cleavage site into a coronavirus to create a novel chimeric virus that would have been shockingly similar to the COVID-19 virus.” Read more here.
NEW DISCOVERIES

Scientists Use X-Rays to Reveal Speed of Neutron Star Jets – Interesting Engineering, March 31, 2024

For the first time, astronomers have clocked how fast neutron stars drive powerful jets into space. What jets? Cosmic beams that are launched when dust or gas gravitate towards dense objects, like neutron stars (the remnants of a once-massive star). How fast? According to a team of astronomers, about one-third the speed of light.

The energy output of these jets can affect the evolution of an entire galaxy or even a galaxy cluster, making jets a critical and intriguing component of the universe. According to Miller-Jones, if they can determine how jet speeds vary with the mass or spin of the neutron star, that would provide a powerful test of theoretical predictions. More here.

Largest 3D Map of the Universe Reveals Hints of New Physics – New Atlas, April 8, 2024

Astronomers have produced the largest 3D map of the universe, which can be explored in an interactive VR video. In the process, they’ve uncovered some tantalizing hints that our understanding of physics, including the ultimate fate of the cosmos, could be wrong.

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) is a huge international project to map out the universe in three dimensions, which began collecting data in 2021. This early version of the map only includes data collected during the first year – 5.7 million galaxies and quasars out of the planned goal of 40 million. This data allows the scientists to peer as far as 11 billion light-years into deep space and time, providing a glimpse into the very early universe with an unprecedented precision of less than 1%. More here.
GENETICS / HEALTH TECHNOLOGY / BIOTECHNOLOGY

Cellphone Radiation Research Was Halted After Worrisome Findings, Expert Questions Why – Need To Know, April 1, 2024

Decades of animal research point to serious health risks from cellphone radiation exposure, but examining a possible link stops now. The National Toxicology Program (NTP), tasked with studying potential toxins, announced it would no longer investigate evidence that cellphone radiation can harm animals or people. The NTP recently claimed that additional radiofrequency radiation (RFR) studies are not planned, stating the research was “technically challenging and more resource-intensive than expected.” This system only studied older 2G and 3G devices, not newer 4G or 5G technologies. More here.

Scientists Have Created A Human “Entity” That Has No Mother Or Father – Economic Collapse, September 6, 2023

Scientists all over the world continue to “play God”, and we are all going to have to live with the consequences.  Every single day, incredibly bizarre experiments are being conducted in secret laboratories all over the planet.  I have frequently warned my readers about the very deadly diseases that are being developed in such laboratories, but other types of extremely sick experiments are happening as well.  For example, it is being reported that one team of researchers has now been able to create a human “entity” that does not have a mother or a father.  In fact, it was created “without using sperm, an egg or a womb”… Read more here.

Breakthrough Study Uncovers Surprising Brain Activity After Death, Notices an Increase in ‘Gamma Oscillations’ – Tech Times, April 3, 2024

Recent research has uncovered intriguing findings regarding brain function post-mortem, with scientists noting increased gamma oscillations 15 minutes following death. 

Building on earlier animal research indicating notable brain activity after clinical death, this study marks a significant step in understanding the physiological changes occurring during the dying process. Lead researcher Jimo Borjigin, a neurology professor at the University of Michigan, underscores the pioneering nature of this study, which delves into uncharted territory regarding the brain’s activity in the moments following death. Read more here.
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES / CLIMATE

April Fools Day on Climate Change – Dr. Sircus, April 1, 2024

Climate change is an enormous crime in progress involving trillions of dollars, and we know whose doors we need to break down, meaning those most responsible. Of course, we start with Gates, Kerry, and good old Al Gore.

The climate change scam is ‘almost’ dead on arrival, as evidence from around the world highlights more cold and snow when there is supposed to be no snow (according to the experts we are supposed to trust) and decreasing cold. It is colder climate change the world needs to prepare for not shattering heat. It was a slow start to the cold season, but the close is proving epic. More here.

Thousands of Meteorites are Vanishing in Antarctica, Now Scientists Have Revealed Why – Debrief, April 10, 2024

A team of European researchers says that hundreds of thousands of meteorites, which may provide valuable information about the dawn of life on Earth, are disappearing from Antarctica at an alarming rate. Based on their research, the scientists behind the alarming findings say that as many as three-quarters of the approximately 300,000-800,000 meteorites resting on the surface of the Antarctic ice sheet could be lost by 2050.

When properly collected and cataloged, these Antarctic meteorites are a boon to astrobiologists and other scientists studying the dawn of the solar system and the beginnings of life on Earth. In their most pristine condition, these meteorites can offer a time capsule dating back as much as 4 billion years ago to the solar system’s formation. Read more here.

California on High Alert as Strange Seismic Activity at San Andreas Fault Suggests a Major Earthquake May be Imminent – Natural News, April 12, 2024

Authorities in California have been put on high alert as scientists warn that recent seismic activity near the small town of Parkfield suggests that a major earthquake in that section of the San Andreas Fault could occur soon.

Parkfield, an unincorporated community with fewer than 20 residents, is known as the “earthquake capital of the world” because of how it sits almost right on top of the San Andreas Fault. The well-known fault line going from north to south of the Golden State is scheduled to have a major tremor soon, and researchers are watching Parkfield intently as the possible epicenter. Read more here.
COMMUNICATIONS / COMPUTING

The Lottery of the Future: How Digital Technology Will Transform Experience and Impact – European Gaming, April 10, 2024

Growing demands for businesses to demonstrate that they are purposeful, accountable and worthy of trust will combine with new digital technologies to transform the experience and impact of lotteries in the coming decade, according to a new report published by Allwyn, the leading multi-national lottery operator. Global lottery sales are expected to grow to more than half a trillion US Dollars by 2035, and by more than 40% compared with 2025, according to H2 Gambling Capital. Read more here.
SHELTER / ARCHITECTURE

How One Ship Led to Baltimore Bridge Disaster: Engineering Factors Explained – Interesting Engineering, March 31, 2024

The collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge on March 26 was a devastating event resulting in six workers still unaccounted for. The cause of the collapse has been identified as a collision with the Singapore-flagged container ship Dali, which struck a critical bridge support. Here’s a breakdown of the events and the engineering concepts relevant to understanding this tragedy as explained by the Conversation.

At 1:28 am Eastern time, as the 300-meter-long Dali veered off course, it struck a support pier of the bridge. This triggered a catastrophic chain reaction known as a progressive collapse, ultimately leading to the downfall of the 45-year-old bridge. Read more here.

Revolutionary Glass House Spins 360 Degrees for Constantly Changing View – New Atlas, March 1, 2024

The Lighthouse is a revolutionary take on residential design. This circular glass home can continuously rotate a full 360 degrees, allowing its owner to enjoy optimal sunlight and a view that alternates between lush landscape and sunny beachfront.

The Lighthouse (aka 179 Maraetai Drive) is situated next to Maraetai Beach on the Pohutukawa Coast in Auckland, New Zealand. It was originally designed by current owner Don Dunick in the 1990s and was a real labor of love, taking several years to realize. Dunick had to overcome all sorts of issues, including working out the plumbing and electricity in a rotating house and proving to the local authorities that it was safe and practical. Read more here.
ENERGY DEVELOPMENTS  

US Scientists Are Preparing to Launch a Gas Station Into Space to Provide Refueling – Good News Network, April 7, 2024

A spacecraft is being built that could orbit the Earth and aid other ships that need a refuel extending their missions. The Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in San Antonio, Texas, will build and test a small demonstration spacecraft as part of a $25.5 million Space Mobility and Logistics (SML) project funded by the U.S. Space Force (which was created in 2019 by Congress to “preserve U.S. space superiority”).

Led by prime contractor Astroscale, the spacecraft, called the Astroscale Prototype Servicer for Refueling (APS-R), will carry hydrazine propellant from a depot—also in orbit—to spacecrafts running low on fuel. Scheduled to be launch-ready by 2026, the APS-R can service any spacecraft fitted with a compatible refueling port. More here.

World’s Largest Clean Energy Park With 30 GW Capacity Commences in India – Interesting Engineering, April 11, 2024

India is set to host one of the world’s largest clean energy farms, reducing dependence on fossil fuels in energy generation. The estimated capacity of the solar farm of the Khavda Renewable Energy Park in the Indian state of Gujarat is set to cross 30,000 MW (30 GW). 

According to an International Energy report, through 2026, India is predicted to provide over half of the world’s new capacity expansions for renewable energy. This increase is credited to the nation’s aggressive renewable energy targets, which demand 40 percent of electricity generated by renewable sources by 2030. Read more here.
TRANSPORTATION

Europe’s Longest Hyperloop Test Track Revives Futuristic Tube Transport Hype – The Guardian, March 27, 2024

The longest hyperloop test track in Europe has opened, raising faint hopes once more that the maglev meets vacuum tube transport technology could be the future. Operators said the facility would help prove the hyperloop’s feasibility, saying it could allow a 6,200-mile (10,000km) network of high-speed tubes to be in place around the continent by 2050.

Supporters say the hyperloop offers potentially cleaner and quieter as well as quicker transport, although passengers may balk at the idea of travelling in a windowless pod hurtling through an airless tube. Read more here.
AGRICULTURE / FOOD

Oregon is Waging a War Against SMALL FARMERS – Natural News, March 27, 2024

A war against farmers is happening in Europe and it is now starting to happen in America. Small farmers are under attack in the state of Oregon, which has started shutting down family farms throughout the Beaver State under the pretense of water conservation and groundwater protection. 

Any feeding area that has a concrete, rock or gravel floor falls into this classification, which could include small dairy or egg farms. If a farmer has two or three milking cows, they are now targeted by the state for closure. Read more here.
SECURITY & THE FUTURE OF WARFARE

A.I. Deciding Who To Kill For Israel – The Reese Report, April 5, 2024

In 2021, the commander of Israeli intelligence published a book on designing a special machine that would resolve what he described as a human bottleneck for locating and approving targets in war. A recent investigation by +972 Magazine and Local Call reveals that the Israeli army has developed an artificial intelligence-based program known as “Lavender,” which does exactly that.

According to six Israeli intelligence officers with first-hand experience, the Lavender A.I. machine determined who to kill, and was obeyed with military discipline. More here.

US Space Force to Perform World’s First Military Exercise in Orbit – Interesting Engineering, April 12, 2024

The US Space Force on April 11 announced that it is partnering with private space companies Rocket Lab and True Anomaly for a military on-orbit demonstration.

The Victus Haze Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) mission will demonstrate how the military would counter “on-orbit aggression.” It is a first-of-its-kind mission that reflects ongoing military escalation in the space domain. Read more here.
TRENDS OF GOVERNANCE

U.S. Surgeon General Quietly Backpedaled on Water Fluoridation 5 Years Ago, Emails Reveal – The Defender, April 1, 2024

For more than seven decades, U.S. public health officials steadfastly supported water fluoridation, claiming the practice is a key strategy for maintaining and improving dental health.

Even today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) calls water fluoridation one of the “ten great public health achievements of the 20th century.” However, internal email communications shared with The Defender suggest that as early as 2020, officials at the highest levels of the U.S. Public Health Service, the Office of the Surgeon General, were having second thoughts. More here.

American Parents are Now Criminally Responsible for Crimes Committed by Their Children – Epoch Times, April 9, 2024

The two parents who were found guilty of involuntary manslaughter after their son killed four of his classmates at Oxford High School in 2021 were sentenced to 10–15 years in prison on April 9 in Pontiac, Michigan.

They will each receive credit for 858 days served and were both ordered to have no contact with the families of the victims. A separate order by the judge will follow as to whether they are allowed contact with their son, Ethan, the shooter. Read more here,

The Next Crisis “Bigger than Covid”: Paralysis of Power Supply, Communications, Transportation. The WEF “Cyber Attack” Scenario, “Usher In the Great Reset” – Global Research, April 12, 2024

The World Economic Forum (WEF) which represents the Western financial elites, played a key role in the launching of the March 11, 2020 corona lockdown, which was conducive to a Worldwide process of economic and social chaos. It also supported the launching of the Covid-19 vaccine in November 2020, which (amply documented) has been conducive (Worldwide) to an upward trend in mortality and morbidity. And now they are “promising” us a Crisis which is “Much Worse than Covid”. 

Over the last four years, starting in January 2020, “the deliberate triggering of  chaos” has become part of a broad and complex agenda:
  • the war in Ukraine,
  • the hike in energy prices,
  • the triggering of bankruptcies,
  • the collapse of economic activity,
  • widespread poverty, famine and despair. 
More here.
INTERNATIONAL TRENDS

‘At War Until You Die’: Ukraine Scraps Service Limit, Angering Tired Troops – Aljazeera, April 12, 2024

Facing manpower shortages, officials have scrapped a measure to pull servicemen from the front lines after extended periods.

Earlier versions of the law had envisaged demobilisation after 36 months of service. Without the limits – and with the failure of last year’s counteroffensive and months-long delays of Western military aid – they realise that their service may only end with their disability or death. Read more here.
LIFESTYLE / SOCIAL TRENDS & VALUES

As Russia’s War Rages, Ukraine’s Mental Health Crisis Spirals – Aljazeera, April 11, 2023

Ukraine estimates that almost half the population needs support, but there is a worrying shortage of trained psychologists. Since 2017, Viatkina, a psychology student, has worked as a manager in an NGO supporting veterans and their families with their mental health, an issue which has become increasingly pressing as the full-scale war continues for a third year.

Ukraine’s health ministry estimates that almost half of the population, 15 million of 38 million, are in need of psychological support, while three to four million people likely need medication. Read more here.
CONTACT & THE EXPLORATION OF SPACE

Beyond The Stars: AI’s Breakthrough Mission To Discover Alien Existence – Forbes, April 5, 2024

The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) has traditionally relied on scanning the cosmos for signals indicative of alien life, a daunting task given the immense scale of the universe. AI, with its ability to process and analyze vast datasets far beyond human capability, is transforming this search. Machine learning algorithms can sift through the noise of cosmic radiation to identify patterns or signals that may signify intelligent life, doing so with unprecedented speed and accuracy. Read more here.

Forget UFOs, ex-US Navy Officer Warns of Unidentified Underwater Objects – SOTT, March 19, 2024

The sightings of so-called unidentified flying objects (UFOs) have received much attention in the past few years, with the US Congress holding a briefing on the issue last year. The Pentagon debunked these sightings, clarifying in a report earlier this month that they have found no evidence of extra-terrestrial technology. But incidents like these, whenever reported, generate huge interest across the world. A retired US admiral has now warned about unidentified submarines saying they pose “real threat” to international maritime security.

Rear Admiral and oceanographer Tim Gallaudet authored a white paper for Sol Foundation, a think tank, in which he mentioned that unidentified submersible objects (USOs) need urgent attention. Read more here.

The UFO Deception Game – The Debrief, April 4, 2024

In 1950, a bizarre story involving the alleged crash of a flying saucer near Aztec, New Mexico, and its subsequent recovery by the U.S. military, sparked one of the most notorious claims in 20th-century UFO studies. Although revealed to be a hoax, why might U.S. intelligence agencies have taken interest in the story, and its bizarre claims about alien bodies recovered from the wreckage? Listen here.

Electrodynamic Shield: NASA’s Tech Takes Lead in Combating Moon Dust – Interesting Engineering, April 13, 2024

The researchers at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center are looking for creative approaches to use Electrodynamic Dust Shield (ESD) technology.  One of the main focuses is on the moon dust, which even found on the boots can cause problems.

EDS technology is ready to dust it off by electrically lifting and removing dust from many different surfaces. Those are not just radiators or camera lenses, but also for example helmet visors. Effectively controlling and eliminating statically charged dust is essential for the success of Moon missions under NASA’s CLPS initiative and Artemis campaign. Read more here.
NEW TOOLS / NEW PROCESSES

Streamlining the Home-Buying Process: The Role of Chat Services in Real Estate – Jivochat, April 14, 2024

Chat services like live chat and chatbots significantly streamline your home-buying experience in real estate. They allow for instant assistance, engaging multiple users simultaneously, and offer you real-time answers to your queries.

These services are like virtual real estate agents, providing 24/7 support, scheduling viewings, and speeding up your decision-making process. They’re efficient, save time, and improve customer service. Although implementation might include software training, the benefits outweigh the challenges. Read more here,
ECONOMY / FINANCE / BUSINESS

Bitcoin Plummets After Iran Launches Attack On Israel – Forbes, April 13, 2024

The price of bitcoin dropped by 7% on Saturday over the course of less than an hour, as prices for other cryptocurrencies also sharply declined after Iran launched an attack on Israel.

Concerns over increased geopolitical conflict in the Middle East have impacted U.S. markets in recent days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped by 475 points Friday, after the White House said the U.S. and Israel were preparing for a potential attack by Iran. JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon told investors geopolitical conflict was cause for concern, noting it could “be determinative on what happens to the global economy if oil and gas prices go too high. Read more here.

A Look Back At Socrates’ Forecasts From January 2020 – Armstrong Economics, March 11, 2024

The business cycle cannot be manipulated, but it can be analyzed. However, that’s not how most market analysts work.  Long-term, macro  requires looking at every market throughout the globe, studying past behavior through historical patterns in price and time. The models do a tremendous job doing this. Read more here.
PROVOCATIVE IDEAS

Globalist Organizations Step Up Efforts to Make Digital IDs Mandatory for People to Participate in Society by 2030 – Natural News, March 29, 2024

The United Nations, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and partners of the Rockefeller Foundation are launching a campaign to accelerate digital ID, digital payments and data-sharing rollouts in 50 countries under the umbrella of digital public infrastructure (DPI). The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has announced plans to roll out digital IDs worldwide by the year 2030, and they will be mandatory for people who wish to participate in society.

The push for Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), which includes digital IDs, vaccine passports and central bank digital currencies (CBDC), is being championed by the globalist World Economic Forum (WEF) and backed by Bill Gates along with the UN and the European Union (EU). Read more here.

Proof America’s Critical Infrastructure is Under All Out Attack to Rush ‘a Thinning of the Herd’: ‘Once is an Accident, Twice is a Coincidence But Three times is An Enemy Action’ – The Common Sense Show, April 12, 2024

With ‘El Gato’s’ comment made in response to one made by Johnny Shaffer who had posted a screenshot of a new story reporting a NY City container ship ALMOST struck the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge connecting the New York City boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn after mysteriously losing power before a whole slew of tug boats brought the ship back under control, remember also that only a week after a cargo ship caused a fatal bridge collapse in Baltimore, a barge ran into an Oklahoma bridge.

With that near-miss of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in New York joining the Key Bridge in Baltimore being taken down and the the barge striking the bridge spanning the Arkansas River, causing officials to close the bridge, we’ve got that ‘three times is an enemy action’ that ‘El Gato Blanco’ was talking about in his comment, and think about this, how many times in YOUR lifetime do you remember 3 strikes, or near-strikes, upon critical bridges in the United States happening within just days? Yeah, me neither. More here.

New “Hate Speech” Law in Poland Would Punish People Who “Insult” LGBT Ideology With 3 Years in Prison – Natural News, April 12, 2024

Poland’s new left-wing government has proposed legislation that would criminalize the “insulting” of LGBT ideology. Any person found guilty of committing “hate speech” against someone over “sexual orientation or gender identity” would face three years in prison for the so-called crime. Just last week, the Polish Ministry of Justice published a draft amendment to the country’s penal code that expands the scope of “hate speech” to include “sexual orientation or gender identity,” a move that conservative Poles have condemned.

Traditionally, Poland has been a conservative nation centered around Roman Catholicism and the traditional understanding of morality and marriage, as punctuated by the pontificate of the Polish Pope John Paul II. All of that would change under the new hate speech law. Read more here.
FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH – articles off the beaten track which may – or may not – have predictive value.

How Deep Does Life Go? – The MIT Press Reader, April 2024

When HMS Challenger set sail in 1872, some scientists still believed in the azoic theory: that life cannot exist below 300 fathoms, or 550 meters. Others thought that creatures lived in the abyss, but that the cold and dark prevented them from evolving. With no more than their dredges, the Challenger scientists soon disproved both ideas. More here.

From Enlightenment To Ignorance: Society’s Dangerous Embrace Of Stupidity – ZeroHedge, March 31, 2024

What would be the state of a society in which a will to stupidity were united with a will to power?

When I first decided to study and teach literature as my life’s vocation, I foresaw the work ahead of me—to learn as much as I could about English letters. Was I still unread in the Victorian novel? That would have to change. Had I a blank area in early American? It would have to be filled. The idea, though, was not simply to cover this and check off that. It was to gain a broad view of the whole, to see the relations of one area to another, to hear Melville in conversation with Milton, to set Jay Gatsby off against Tom Jones, to hear the American strains of confidence and rule-breaking in Walt Whitman, and the no less American strains of reserve and fence-setting in Robert Frost. Read more here.
DOWN MEMORY LANE
John L. Petersen’s 1988 book-length report “The Diffusion of Power: An Era of Realignment” was used at the highest levels of American government as a basis for strategic planning. He wrote papers on the future of national security and the military, the future of energy and the future of the media. More here.
HAPPY NEWS

A Teacher Promised His 1978 Class an Eclipse Party in 50 Years And He Just Hosted It! – Good News Network, April 11, 2024

The year was 1978: Prime Minister Aldo Moro had been kidnapped in Italy, the US Senatorial proceedings were broadcast on the radio for the first time, and Patrick Moriarty was teaching his junior high science class about solar eclipses. Explaining their trajectories, the path of totality, and other such details, the class took a look at which upcoming eclipses would pass over their hometown of Rochester, New York.

“Hey, circle that one on April 8th, 2024,” Moriarty recalled telling his students. “We’re going to get together on that one.” Laughing, the class carried on the lesson, and every new group of 17-year-olds that came through his classroom got the same joke, with inevitably the same reaction. Read more here.
RANDOM FACT
The largest number of children born to one woman is recorded at 69. From 1725-1765, a Russian peasant woman gave birth to 16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets.
A FINAL QUOTE
A child goes missing every 40 seconds in the U.S, over 2,100 per day. In excess of 800,000 children are reported missing each year. Another 500,000 go missing without ever being reported.
– U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
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