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In story: Axis of Evil :: London - Tel Aviv - New York

Epstein Pushes Palantir Down Throat of Ehud Barak
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    Epstein Pushes Palantir to Former Israeli PM Ehud Barak

Palantir as I have written and warned about @EuroTrib ...

See also Peter Thiel

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In story: Stranglehold of Right Radical Xtremism Tightens

Epstein Pushes Palantir Down Throat of Ehud Barak
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    Epstein Pushes Palantir to Former Israeli PM Ehud Barak

Palantir as I have written and warned about @EuroTrib ...



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In story: Stranglehold of Right Radical Xtremism Tightens

Dutch Warmonger and Russophobe Albrecht
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Putting blame squarely on Russia for Jeffrey Epstein, the Israeli Mossad asset. Speaking of lies and disinformation ... my earlier take on Yoeri Albrecht in Amsterdam.

Translation with a minor adaptation - Oui 😅

The Russian Hasbara destabilization and disinformation network is finally beginning to unravel. Brexit Trump#45 was only the beginning of the Russian Netanyahu rot. We need to become more resilient vigilant.

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In story: Stranglehold of Right Radical Xtremism Tightens

Jeffrey Epstein, Anti-Semite and Mossad Asset
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The plot thickens ... corruption in high places ... We the People left behind.

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In story: The 'West' Is Over In the Trumpian Era

Re: The 'West' Is Over In the Trumpian Era
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"You spout shite on a podcast to reinforce your 𝘰𝘸𝘯 position that "civil war is coming"... it's a self-fulfilling prophecy."

"Hobbit" and "Rape" Comments: During the podcast, Musk described rural British towns as "Hobbit-like"--referencing J.R.R. Tolkien's work--suggesting they are peaceful places where people "smoke their pipe, and have nice meals". He then argued that these areas are unprepared for the world, claiming that "one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500... and start raping the kids". He added, "This has now happened; God knows how many times in Britain".

"Civil War" Claim: Musk has previously stated, and reiterated around the time of this podcast, that he believes a "civil war is coming" to the UK, a claim often linked to his criticism of immigration policies and his promotion of far-right narratives.

Backlash and Context: These comments caused significant outrage, with UK officials and commentators calling them "dangerous and inflammatory". Critics have pointed out that these remarks are part of a broader pattern of misinformation designed to provoke, with some describing them as a self-fulfilling prophecy aimed at causing instability.



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In story: Newsroom - 2026 Let Bygones Be Bygones

ICE AI Identity Targeting Tools - 1984
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In story: Far right and Risk of Trump Endorsement

75 M Americans Voted for the Death Cult of Trump
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Twin Cities pastors preach on the killing of Alex Pretti: 'We are walking in darkness and living in fear'

In response to Mr. Pretti's killing, the second death of a U.S. citizen at the hands of federal officers since the beginning of "Operation Metro Surge," Trump administration officials rushed to justify the deadly use of force. White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller called Mr. Pretti a "domestic terrorist" and "would-be assassin." Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino said Mr. Pretti was attempting to "massacre law enforcement."

But in his sermon at a Sunday evening Mass at the Basilica of St. Mary, the Rev. Harry Tasto remembered a far different man than the person Trump administration officials were describing. As a chaplain at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Minneapolis, Father Tasto had worked with Mr. Pretti for 10 years. Mr. Pretti "was known for his kindness and gentleness to the patients," Father Tasto said. "So don't pay any attention to the vilification from our national leaders."

Outrage followed 'would-be assassin' lie | The Guardian |

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In story: Jewish Community Complicit in Palestinian Genocide

Canada Removes Hate Preacher Guy Hochman
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In story: We Are Different, Act in Interest of We the People

Political Parties Form a Minority Government
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In story: Backcasting Climate Success with a Large Language Model

Re: EU's Net Zero Emission Target by 2050
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Investment to be All-electric by year's end ... tough feat as my home was build in the 1930s. No more Texas dirty LNG for me ...

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By the 90s "terrorist" already had a long record as a label for people whose idea of their rights was more expansive than the benevolent and omniscient Powers That Be cared to give them, so no, it was definitely no prophecy.
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In story: Newsroom - 2026 Let Bygones Be Bygones

German Economy In Doldrums Since `22
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Merz hastily blames sick notes of employees ... Labour unions up in arms.

German unions cry foul over Merz's sick-note crackdown | The Guardian |

A German government proposal to end the right to get short-term sick leave from a doctor over the telephone as a means of cracking down on skiving has met with outcry from labour groups and the medical profession.

Debatte um Fehltage: Merz übt Kritik, Unterstützung von der KBV | Deutsche Arzteblatt |



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In story: NATO Rutte Meets Renew Europe Group

Re: Trump Punishes NATO Allies Over Greenland
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    "Greenland Belongs to Its People, Not Outside Powers,"
    PM Carney Responds to Trump Threat | DRM News |



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In story: NATO Rutte Meets Renew Europe Group

Re: Trump Punishes NATO Allies Over Greenland
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    Macron denounces Trump's 'tariff threats' | DW News |

Several European leaders have pushed back against US President Donald Trump's threat that he will impose new, 10% tariffs on imports from their countries as punishment for opposing his plans to annex Greenland. Scandinavian nations, plus Germany, France, the Netherlands, the UK, and Finland are all affected.


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In story: NATO Rutte Meets Renew Europe Group

Trump Punishes NATO Allies Over Greenland
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    Trump announces tariffs on UK and other European allies over Greenland support | ITV News |



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In story: Early Fall Headlines

Sorry, We Have No Oil
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'No oil' self-mockery reflects Global South's voice against US hegemony

"Malaysia, you've never looked more electric." When the US Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, posted a space-view image of lightning over the country last week, opening the post with this line, it likely did not anticipate the tone the comment section would take like this.

"What you see are bonfires. At night we lit up bonfire to ward off wild animals while we sleep safely on trees," one Malaysian netizen commented. Even more striking was another comment: "Hye, please tell your president we don't have oil ya. We only have Saji Cooking Oil," by netizen Fakhri Kamarudin, which received more than 400 likes.

Within hours, the comment section had erupted into a "storm," with hundreds of Malaysian netizens sarcastically saying that their country had no electricity, oil or minerals - only cooking oil, orangutans and durians - seemingly to demonstrate that Malaysia held no "strategic value" to the US. Where does this satire and irony come from? The answer may lie in the recent crises faced by Venezuela and Greenland.



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'No oil' self-mockery reflects Global South's voice against US hegemony

"Malaysia, you've never looked more electric." When the US Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, posted a space-view image of lightning over the country last week, opening the post with this line, it likely did not anticipate the tone the comment section would take like this.

"What you see are bonfires. At night we lit up bonfire to ward off wild animals while we sleep safely on trees," one Malaysian netizen commented. Even more striking was another comment: "Hye, please tell your president we don't have oil ya. We only have Saji Cooking Oil," by netizen Fakhri Kamarudin, which received more than 400 likes.

Within hours, the comment section had erupted into a "storm," with hundreds of Malaysian netizens sarcastically saying that their country had no electricity, oil or minerals - only cooking oil, orangutans and durians - seemingly to demonstrate that Malaysia held no "strategic value" to the US. Where does this satire and irony come from? The answer may lie in the recent crises faced by Venezuela and Greenland.



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In story: Arab Allies and World Nuclear Power Convince Trump

Canada FM Anand On Her Visit to China
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True NATO resolve ... peaceful protesters are our 'freedom fighters'

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In story: Trump 2.0 Implements Policy Construct of Trump 1.0

Trump 2.0 Implements Policy Construct of Trump 1.0
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In story: On the Verge of World War III

Qatar Al Udeid Air Base On High Alert
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Qatar says some personnel departing US-run Al Udeid Air Base in response to 'current regional tensions' | The Hill |



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Trump 2.0 Implements Policy Construct of Trump 1.0
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NATO secretary general admits there are no Russian, Chinese ships around Greenland

BRUSSELS - Secretary General Mark Rutte has admitted that there are no ships belonging to either Russia or China around Greenland, but posits that they could appear at any moment, as he told the Global Europe conference, organized by the supranational liberal faction in the European Parliament, Renew Europe

"Even if there are no ships sailing at the moment, but with the seas opening up it's not only Russia being active there, it is also China being active there," Rutte said in response to a comment by a Danish MEP that "the people of Greenland are scared stiff, stressed and more than just worried [while] there is not a single Russian or China around Greenland." Earlier, US President Donald Trump alleged that there were Russian and Chinese ships all over the place around Greenland, while Denmark was unable to step up its security of the territory.

During his speech, the NATO Secretary General also promised to continue negotiations within the alliance to strengthen Greenland's defense so that the United States would not need to annex the island.



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In story: Backcasting Climate Success with a Large Language Model

Re: EU's Net Zero Emission Target by 2050
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There are seagrasses which can sequester up to 35 times the CO2 most trees do and my thought experiment with the LLM indicates that increases in agricultural/forestry carbon sequestration can be done now profitably as my friends at soil4climate.org and bio4climate.org will tell you.  Both of them have compiled compendia which look at the techniques currently available for the purpose.

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I miss the old txt forums on web 1.0. I remember in particular a lively and learned discussion on the legal definition of terrorism - was it the 90's? Conclusion was that it would be used ad hoc for just about anything. Not even a prophecy, it was so obvious. And here we are.
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In story: Newsroom - 2026 Let Bygones Be Bygones

Commemoration All Victims of Air Disasters
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... and posted @dKos with comments

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Trump too must have been lectured on Global Warming ... wants both Canada and Greenland ... starts with the easy one first.

Impact of 1, 2 and 4 °C of global warming on ship navigation in the Canadian Arctic

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    Carbon sinks: Harnessing forests and farmland

Europe's carbon sinks are in decline. To help reach the EU's net-zero emission target by 2050, the European Parliament is amending rules on land use, so that agricultural land, as well as forests, moors and wetlands can capture more carbon and help reduce global heating.


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Geotherapy is using existing ecological systems to repair the damage our species has done.  You can think of it as ecological restoration.  
Geotherapy: Innovative Methods of Soil Fertility Restoration, Carbon Sequestration, and Reversing CO2 Increase
http://www.globalcoral.org/regenerating-earth-geotherapy-free-book-download/

Carbon drawdown is removing CO2 from the atmosphere.  Mostly, people think of planting trees but there are many more possibilities including planting seagrasses which can sequester up to 35 times the amount of CO2 that most trees do while providing protection for shorelines from storm surge.  There are many examples of ways to remove carbon from the atmosphere naturally at http://soil4climate.org/science-compendium  and http://bio4climate.org/compendium/

"Profitable" means that if you apply the technologies and techniques currently available to become more efficient in energy use, you can save money over the long-term or even immediately.  For instance, we know how to build buildings which generate all the energy they use and there are many, many examples at http://zeronetenrg.blogspot.com
This also applies to agriculture as increasing carbon content in the soil not only removes it from the atmosphere but also improves the soil tilth and fertility as well as increasing its ability to hold water thus reducing the need for irrigation, increasing its ability to withstand drought, and reducing run-off and flooding risks.

Those who are pioneering these techniques are usually conscientious about including formerly excluded externalities.

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News and Views

 Newsroom - 2026 Let Bygones Be Bygones

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The Way We Were - Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio

 Early Fall Headlines

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Alcibiades
by Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer

Alcibiades (ca. 450-404 BCE) lived during turbulent times when the city-states of Athens and Sparta were at war. He grew up as a member of the privileged elite in Athens. At a young age he grew influential within the democratic assembly that met on the Pnyx. As the resident consul for Sparta he forged important diplomatic relationships.


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