Meme Scholar with Madness (PhD)

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Congrats, we dodged another bullet...


Very small Apollo-class Asteroid


All the King's Men released in January 1950. Showcasing the talents of Broderick Crawford and John Ireland, in this superb drama follows a populist politician to victory, only to become entrapped in the corruption he was elected to eradicate.




January 7, 1961: The 1st episode of The Avengers, aired on ITV. It focused on David Keel (Ian Hendry), aided by John Steed (Patrick Macnee). After he left, Steed was partnered with female assistants with, Emma Peel (Diana Rigg) being the most popular.

The Avengers Series 1 (1961) | The Search For The Missing Episodes - Ian Hendry Patrick Macnee




Jan 7, 1975: IBM introduces a new accounting computer, the System/32 (IBM 5320) with a legendary 5 MB of storage space. The New York Times described the 32 as "a compact computer for first‐time users with little or no computer programming experience." Having the appearance of a computerized desk, the System/32 was nicknamed the "Bionic Desk" after The Six Million Dollar Man (bionic man), a popular U.S. TV program.




Interesting NASA presentation on future warfare from 2001...


NASA slideshow in PDF.


Is the symbol here, Nikola Tesla's Space Drive the inspiration for the Zamora/Socorro symbol?


A Good Match for the Zamora Symbol has been Found


Remember that strange sinister like 2014 Deagel report? It stirred a lot of anxiety and a number of conspiracies on ATS and other similar forum boards.

The name Déagol is derived from the Old English word deagol (or digol), which means "secret" or "hidden". It is also a translation of the Westron name Nahald, which means "secret" in the Northern tongues of the Vales of Anduin. In The Lord of the Rings, Déagol was a Stoor-hobbit from the Gladden Fields who discovered the One Ring and was the best friend and cousin of Sméagol.


The original page can still be found on the internet archive, but it predicts a 70% reduction in the US population by 2025 - from various things.

It includes an interesting footnote that was apparently posted in response to the many questions they got about these predictions. They offer a number of possible explanations for the population reduction and even mention extreme psychological effects that could lead to mass suicide. There is no mention of aliens, UFOs or UAPs.

They specifically note that no pandemics or nuclear wars were included in the forecast and that the figures could therefore drastically increase. The full text is below but the conclusion was particularly interesting:

"...we provide our information and services AS IS without further explanations and/or guarantees. We are not linked to any government in any way, shape or form. We are not a death or satanic cult or arms dealers as some BS is floating around the internet on this topic. Take into account that the forecast is nothing more than a model whether flawed or correct. It is not God's word or a magic device that allows to foresee the future.


Sunday, October 26th, 2014".



In the top five events that would collapse or destroy modern civilization aside from a cosmic or natural planetary disaster, or nuclear war, or manufactured pandemic is...mental illness, which as we know has been running rampant the past 5 years.

But What About Deagel?

Last available archive of Deagel 2025 forecast (April 17, 2021)

2014 disclaimer about forecast ("the forecast is nothing more than a model whether flawed or correct")

2021 disclaimer about forecast ("Take into account that the forecast is nothing more than a game of numbers whether flawed or correct based upon some speculative assumptions.")

Forecast for the UK in 2007 / 2017

US 2017 forecast

Metabunk thread from 2014 on Deagel forecast - momentarily resurrected in Nov 2020.


Trump announces the Gulf of Mexico will be renamed to the "Gulf of America." "It has a beautiful ring. It covers a lot of territory. The Gulf of America. What a beautiful name. And, it's appropriate."



Welcome to American Globalism. North American Union. The New World Order.




Trump Force One arrives in Greenland...

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Jan 7, 1948: Capt. Thomas Mantell of the Kentucky Air National Guard died after he crashed his P-51 Mustang while pursing a "flying saucer." Project Blue Book investigators determined that the UFO was probably a high-altitude research balloon from the Navy's secret Project Skyhook.


The big questions on everyone’s minds: What did Mantell encounter, and why did he crash?


Newly rescued flying saucer artifact from the early 50s...




Highly skeptical of this sudden flip...


Meta ends fact-checking program as Zuckerberg vows to restore free expression on Facebook, Instagram

Sheep say wolves are eating the flock.

Wolf council rules the claim false.
No more active censorship, just lock everyone in soundproof digital cells and let them scream their little lungs out. Sometimes feels like they're building a Matrix inside the Matrix.

Meanwhile, Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, secured a $6 billion investment in a Series C funding round with participation from BlackRock. This move underscores BlackRock's continued backing of Musk's innovative ventures, particularly in the burgeoning AI sector.


Germany's coalition gov't collapsed in November. France's gov't collapsed in a no-confidence vote and then South Korea's president was impeached in December. Trudeau just stepped down in Canada, and Austria's chancellor just announced he will resign.

Busy times. So who's next?


There seems to be an 'unseen hand' dictating a NEW wave of chess like moves in the WORLD today, (similar to what we witnessed in 2020/21) and over time a common theme will reveal a pattern, the agenda will become clear by recognising in which ORDER the moves were made.




Technate of America


1940 Map created by Howard Scott, founder of Technocracy, Inc.

This map illustrates "The American Technate," a radical geopolitical proposal by a radical organization based on pseudo-scientific economics and authoritarian, nationalist politics.

As the Great Depression deepened in the early 1930s, Americans looked in desperation to a variety of radical social and political solutions. One of the most popular was "Technocracy," which "offered a seemingly scientific explanation of America's ills," namely, the "disastrous inefficiency" of "the wage-price system, the very heart of capitalism." The technocrats proposed abandoning business and representative government as the driving forces of our economy, and replacing them with massive social engineering centered on "technicians - especially engineers . . . as the efficient, scientific, anticapitalistic, elite capable of reorienting the economic order around rational production and distribution. Theirs was a clarion call for technicians to plan and engineer the new order." Akin 1977, ix-x.

"Politically unbiased experts in red-and-gray Technocracy uniforms would assay each nation's yearly energy output, then divide it fairly among the citizenry." Goods and services could be purchased at prices set out "on a table of energy equivalents calculated by objective Technocratic savants," all led by the "Great Engineer." Mann 2018, 273. While originally based on energy calculations by scientists at Columbia University, the Technocracy dogma was written by "a charismatic Greenwich Village layabout named Howard Scott." Scott, who "dismissed the world's businesspeople, social scientists, lawyers, and teachers as charlatans" (ibid., 273-74), was the long-time Director-in-Chief of Technocracy Incorporated. Its program was essentially a "techno-autocracy," with a self-perpetuating elite, overt hostility to "aliens and Asiatics," and a wide range of "fascist trappings." Temple 1943, 118-119.

By the outset of World War II, the popularity of the Technocracy movement had declined substantially, but it continued to be active. In July 1940 - as war raged in Europe while America had not engaged - Scott published the organization's position, "America - Now and Forever," in the Official Magazine of Technocracy Inc. Consistent with the movement's isolationist policy, it proposed a dramatic increase in the nation's continental defense. Among other things, the government was to greatly increase the size of the military; "conscript" all American means of transportation, communications systems, public utilities, manufacturing industries, mining enterprises, and patents; close all bars; "abolish" all foreign language periodicals, advertising, radio programs, and organizations; and prohibit outgoing transfers of currency (pp. 13-14).

Along with these proposed steps, Scott wrote that the territory of the United States must be expanded in order to defend it properly. The new "Technate of America" was to include all of Canada, Greenland, Central America, the Caribbean, and parts of Columbia, Venezuela and the Guyanas. "Defense Bases" were to be established around the perimeter as far afield as Attu; Pago Pago; the Galapagos; Georgetown, Guyana; Bermuda; St. John's, Newfoundland; and Cape Farewell, Greenland. In Scott's words, "On the map accompanying this issue is delineated the geographical territory required for the adequate defense and operation of this Continental Area. . . . We should immediately acknowledge our planned intentions of consolidating these territories, not as separate political entities, but as part of the Continent of North America. . . . America must possess all North American territories on the accompanying map of the Technate, for the defense of this Continent." (Pp. 10, 12.)

How to achieve this monumental consolidation? "The government of the United States should take immediate action to acquire these territories and others, such as Greenland and the Galapagos Islands. The acquisition of these territories should be a mandatory part of the program of Continental defense for immediate achievement - either by purchase, negotiation, or the force of arms." (P. 12.)

The success of the New Deal had already reduced the attractiveness of Technocracy's economic and political proposals at the time this map was published, and the attack on Pearl Harbor ended support for the isolation of the United States. Technocracy Inc. nevertheless continued to evolve, and it exists to this day (see technocracyinc.org).

Technate of America (Cornell Univ Library)

Elon Musk's grandfather, Dr. Joshua N. Haldeman earned a place in the political history of Canada, owing to his service as research director for Technocracy, Inc. of Canada from 1936-1941.

Haldeman resigned from Technocracy, Inc. sometime in 1941, when its New York-based central office changed its policies from "unequivocally opposed to Communism, Fascism, Nazism and Socialism" to "complete economic and military collaboration with Soviet Russia" following Hitler's invasion of the USSR. Always a man of strong convictions and principles, Joshua Haldeman could find no justification for any alliance with Stalin's godless dictatorship.
Source: Joshua N Haldeman, DC: the Canadian Years, 1926-1950 NIH site.

Technocracy, Inc. came to the USA in 1939, starting in Oregon of all places.



Until the End of the World (1991) an epic Sci-fi-Cyberpunk-Drama-Romance-thriller.

Set in a futuristic 1999, a woman (Dommartin) has a car accident with a pair of bank robbers, who enlist her help to take the stolen money to a drop in Paris. On the way, she runs into another fugitive from the law (William Hurt), an American who's being chased by the CIA. He claims the charges are false. The authorities want to confiscate a device his father invented which allows anyone to record their dreams and vision. On the run from both the bank robbers and the CIA, the couple span the globe, ending up in Australia at his father's (von Sydow) research facility, where they hope to play back the recordings Hurt captured for his blind mother. A subplot about a damaged Indian nuclear satellite crashing to Earth and causing the end of civilization is a puzzling, though significant, addition to the film.

The only decent version of this movie that exists is the director’s cut which is nearly five hours long. The much shorter cut they made for theaters is horribly butchered, making it nearly unwatchable. After near 5 hours it could have been even longer.

Director Wim Wenders' original cut was 8 hours and the rough cut for this film was 20 hours long. It took 14 years and $23 million for Wim Wenders to bring his vision to the screen, shooting in 15 different cities in seven different countries on four different continents. Actor Sam Neill has said of making this movie: "Six months on the road with Wim Wenders. Quite a trip."


Wim Wenders was so taken by the Aboriginal culture and by the idea of dreamlines and songlines after his first visit to Australia in 1977 that he started to write a science-fiction film about the end of the world, where the images of the world were saved, in a remote place in the Australian desert. He later fused that concept with another one, a retelling of The Odyssey in which Penelope, frustrated by waiting for Odysseus, sets off to find him.

The imagery in the sequences involving recorded brain impulses were achieved with early high-definition video. Wim Wenders and technicians at NHK (the only facility which could play back HD video at the time) worked for six weeks on these sequences, and intentionally distorted the imagery to create strange visual effects; often recording a fast-forwarded version of the image, then playing it back at normal speed.



What's behind the huge green door?


This is Bunker 42, a 'Spare Long-Range Command Bunker of the Soviet Air Forces from 1951 to 1995' beneath the streets of Moscow. Now a museum.

One Man, One Map - Unexpected things from 66 countries.


Too cold, he didn't stay long...




Well, that escalated to an astronomical figure...


Navy Plan to Buy 85 New Ships Will Cost $1 Trillion, CBO Says

[EndtheMadnessNow]

Jan 8th: All born on this day: William Hartnell (1908), Elvis Presley (1935), Shirley Bassey (1937), Stephen Hawking (1942), and the Man who fell to Earth with all the greatest songs, David Bowie (1947). Welsh singing legend, Shirley Bassey, sang the title song to 3 Bond films, Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever, and Moonraker.




A 1999 interview with David Bowie talking about the huge impact of the internet on society.




Jan 8, 2016: David Bowie released his 25th and final studio album: Blackstar. The album release coincided with Bowie’s 69th birthday. The album was largely recorded in secret in New York City, with his longtime co-producer Tony Visconti.


Sounds like more Commiefornia incompetence...


NY Post





Wheels of justice move ever slow...


Lloyd Lee Welch begins serving time for their murders


Today's NY Post publication literally has it all! LOL. King of Denmark alters ancient coat of arms to more prominently display a polar bear to deter territorial aggression from the New World.


Why does Donald Trump want Greenland


Canadian TV comedy show called "This Hour Has 22 Minutes" with a hilarious sketch. Rather funny considering that a month after that Mar-a-Lago meeting with Trump he is resigning.










Learned a new word today...prolly what Bally is thinking of me right now. LOL.




Mid-week Words...



A COCK-OF-THE-COMPANY is a man who associates with unpleasant people just so he can act as their leader.


Coined in the late 1990s, CYBERPESSIMISM is the belief that the internet has, or will eventually have, a more negative influence on human society than a positive one. Cyber-pessimists believe that digitalization will lead to a surveillance society, where governments, corporations, and algorithms will disempower citizens and take control of their lives. Seems like we are now there.


What Great Powers Make It

[Bally002]

G'day, gonna try explain "Seppo's".  Being ex navy I was quite familiar with the term.  Yes, 'septic tanks' were and still are quite common in Australia.

Before I go on I'll list a few types other than 'Seps'

Poms = Brits (I gotta Pommy mate, okay until it's his time to shout)
Slopes = Japanese (My mates a slope head, don't mess with him)
Curry Munchers = Indians (I lives next door to some curry munchers, They're fine. Shit at cricket)
Towel Heads = those of Middle Eastern persuasion (Me towel head mate looks after me. Gave me ten bucks)
Chinks = Chinese (I loves me some chink food, it's superb)
Eye Ties = Italian (Fine sorts, industrious)
Greeks = Woggies ( Make good for life mates)
French = Froggy (Of course)
Canadian = Kanucks (Ditto)
Dutch = Clog Wog (My True Love)
German = Boxhead ('Boxy cobber' who tries to understand Aussie humour)
Kiwi = New Zealander (Always got yer back)

And this list goes on. (I could continue but some may take offence if they haven't already)  To have a mate of each is like winning the lottery.  The terms are those of endearment.  Historical.  You gotta have mates like these.  Australia being multicultural as it is.  To have a nickname like these is a badge of honour. Especially at the pub. And is referred to as such without those taking offence, particularly if they themselves spruik 'Australians'.  (And don't drink Fosters).

Which brings me to 'Seps' "Seppos' or Septic Tanks if you like.  Term comes from WW2 where in Australia they were, "Over here, over paid and over sexed" (Brisbane riots and a fighting war with the seps refers).  Some Aussie Ladies ( gentle sex) were 'infected?'  Prior to this Americans were just Yanks.  Which inevitably led to Aussie rhyming slang as 'septic tanks'.  Later became 'Seppo's' in the Vietnam war and toned down to 'Seps' when I was ship based.  "Who are those blokes in the funny hats and uniforms Chief?"  "They're Seps Mate"  "What are Seps? ....Chief." Subsequently I got an education.

Later in Hawaii I had a few Sep mates to add to my list of Pommy and Kanuck off siders.  

Now, there may be disagreement as to my knowledge as to how the term originated but this is what was passed onto me inclusive from my father a vet of WW2.  "Septics were bloody good blokes son."

There you go for what I know.

Loves yer all.

Bally )))) "Son of Captain Cook" as referred to by locals in the desert.  That's my badge and as I replied, "Captain Cook was the first Aboriginal man to find Australia!!!" (Another story).  Certainly made them think.

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Who Can Be a Paid Spook?
Not U.S. journalists, the CIA says, and Congressmen agree
TIME magazine, 9 Jan 1978




The Gates of Hell (La Porte de l'Enfer) is a sculpture by Auguste Rodin that depicts characters from Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy. A bronze cast of The Gates of Hell is on display at The Rodin Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.



Dies irae, dies ilia
Solvet saeclum in favilla.
The day of wrath, that day
will turn the world into ashes





Already has started this morning at the press conference. "The winds" "The winds". The blame game will rage on. Calif has had massive destructive wild fires every year since 2017. Aggressive mimicry is a form of mimicry in which predators, parasites, radical Jacobin Marxists (Democrat party) or Fabian Malthusian's share similar signals, using a harmless model, allowing them to avoid being correctly identified by their citizens or host and consequently keep getting elected.


https://x.com/shellenberger/status/1877400204145729768


The winds of change. In 11 days? Who knows.




ABOUT LOS ANGELES: 14 of the 15 members of the Los Angeles City Council are Democrats. There's one independent. Zero Republicans. The mayor is a Democrat. The governor is a Democrat. The California General Assembly is controlled by a super-majority of Democrats. Every government agency in California is controlled by Democrats.

At some point the citizens of California must be held accountable for electing criminally incompetent people. Elections have consequences, but so do bad life choices. Why should the hard-working taxpayers of America be forced to bail out Californians because of their own electoral stupidity and their racism?


Joe Rogan and Mel Gibson blast California Governor Gavin Newsom for failing to prepare Los Angeles for the devastating wildfires.

"They spent $24 billion last year on the homeless, and what did they spend on preventing these wildfires?"

"In 2019, Newsom said he would take care of the forest. He didn't do anything."

"On top of that, they cut the water off."

"All our tax dollars probably went to Gavin's hair gel."

"The whole state is so poorly managed, and he gets on TV and pretends everything is great."

"You're out of your mind, dude."

"You've personally ruined this state."

"Well, it's the same team that was up in San Francisco, and they came down to LA and are doing what they did in San Francisco. San Francisco is apocalyptic now."


Joe Rogan vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rYtrS5IbrQ

Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond.


Another Emergency is unfolding, as flames from the Eaton Fire have now reached the Telecommunication Station atop Mount Wilson to the North of Los Angeles; with these Towers used for TV, Radio Stations, and Critical Communication Systems for First Responders across Los Angeles County.

Here's a stream from atop Mount Wilson:
https://www.youtube.com/live/Spo1lkghEY8


"So when it comes to eucalyptus canopies, wildfires burn through them furiously; the thin, burning bark can be blown over a mile in the wind.

So now, more than a century later, eucalypts grow tall throughout a lot of California, waiting for the next fire. These once exotic trees have become a potent fuel in this new era of megafires."


How Eucalyptus Trees Stoke Wildfires


Canada saving LA...


https://x.com/LasVegasLocally/status/187...1742804310



I'm beginning to suspect corruption in California's water management, once again.


"Going to be a lot of irate citizens when they find out that they're paying for water that they're not going to get."

"You see Mr Gittes, either you bring the water to LA or you bring LA to the water."





A Rocky Road tale you won't believe...


The “Ice Cream Drop” Meteorite



Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena - scientific research


We've ravaged nature and tried in vain to bend it to our will. Separated from nature, we bring our own destruction. No God can save us from our own insatiable appetites. I think our so-called leadership people with tainted theological worldview that have caused much of the mayhem we see in Western civilization.

In the words of one writer: "The search for scapegoats is essentially an abnegation of responsibility: it indicates an inability to assess honestly and intelligently the true nature of the problems which lie at the root of social and economic difficulties and a lack of resolve in grappling with them."

[BIAD]

...ABOUT LOS ANGELES: 14 of the 15 members of the Los Angeles City Council are Democrats. There's one independent. Zero Republicans. The mayor is a Democrat. The governor is a Democrat. The California General Assembly is controlled by a super-majority of Democrats. Every government agency in California is controlled by Democrats.

At some point the citizens of California must be held accountable for electing criminally incompetent people. Elections have consequences, but so do bad life choices. Why should the hard-working taxpayers of America be forced to bail out Californians because of their own electoral stupidity and their racism?...

There's always been something else in the wind and it's been around for quite some time...

The Candidate (1972)


Bill McKay’s campaign (L-R: Quinn Redeker, Robert Redford, Peter Boyle, Stan Ritchie) tries to
capitalize on a California forest fire event but is quickly upstaged by U.S. Senator Crocker Jarmon.

'...One of the central issues of the campaign, environmentalism, also owes itself to the 70s political
climate.

The idea that we don’t all want to die after our tap water causes our house to explode is just
starting to be co-opted into the mainstream at this time, which you can see in Jarmon’s begrudging
acknowledgement that we should maybe do something about California’s air before it becomes a
solid...' -Source:

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Earliest known photograph of a snowman, ca. 1854, taken by Mary Dillwyn (most likely in Wales).


Collecting photographs of snowmen through history (1854–1950)


January 10, 1927: Fritz Lang’s futuristic silent film classic Metropolis was released in Weimar Germany. It’s regarded as one of the greatest film achievements of the silent era and was literally decades ahead of its time.




Metropolis / Dark City




January 10, 1952: "The Greatest Show on Earth", directed and produced by Cecil B. DeMille, starring James Stewart and Charlton Heston, premiered in New York City. The film won two Academy Awards: Best Picture and Best Writing, Motion Picture Story.




Jan 10, 1967: Quinn Martin's THE INVADERS premiered on ABC.




January 10, 1985: Sir Clive Sinclair launched the Sinclair C5 at the Alexandra Palace in London, an "electrically assisted pedal cycle". It cost £399 (£1,100 today). It was launched in the depths of the British winter and was not protected from rain or snow. It proved a huge commercial failure. Production ceased entirely by August 1985 and out of 14,000 C5s made, only 5,000 were sold before its manufacturer.


General Flea on Ebay



On January 10, 2011, Farnsworth was inducted by Mayor Gavin Newsom into the newly established San Francisco Hall of Fame, in the science and technology category.


Philo Farnsworth aka Dr. X on "I've Got A Secret" (1957) (This is a good one, 8min). He worked on the Manhattan Project and at time of his death in 1971, he held 300 patents.



His widow, Elma Farnsworth (1908-2006) in a June 25, 1996 interview said:
"...a few years before he died that a group of scientists got together and they've decided by the year 2024 that the earth would be so overpopulated that we would squeeze ourselves to death; well Phil disagreed with that because he felt that too well for one thing there is going to be a serious epidemic in the 80s thats going to take alot of our world population and I (his wife) really feel that was AIDS."



I think LA's water towers are typically filled during low water usage periods (largely at night). The filling line is substantially smaller than the discharge line.

Pressure on the hydrants and to homes (which is the same line) is caused by the weight & gravity of the water. As homes are burned, all the water connections to the home are opened (sinks, toilets, washers, etc). So you start draining water as you lose each house.

You eventually get to the point where you can sustain the system and run out of water. As the tanks get lower and drain, the pressure also decreases as it is the weight of the water and gravity that provide pressure. What is needed is a way to shut the towers off from the primary system and have a secondary fire system that is routed to several strategically located fill points for fire apparatus.

You can then fill the tanks and have water for suppression.

But that cost $$$$.

The issue is often getting county, city and local officials to not only fund it, but continue to fund it of which they all happen to be incompetent democrats. They funded and installed a system that was capable at the time it was designed. With widespread growth in the area, the system needed to be upgraded and expanded, which usually does not happen. The current system is inefficient for today's needs. That's a failure on the part of state gov't. They know this and have ignored it and thus, thousands of homes/lives have been reduced to ash.

This is why urban planning with expansion of housing and commercial land need to be properly funded. Unfortunately, for most officials, they think this means the addition of red tape and bureaucracy. This is literally Water Supplies 101 in firefighting. A lot of people are blaming DEI, but I think that has little to do with it. Goes back years & years with typical Calif negligence, laziness, corruption, budget cuts > funneling $$$ to some other projects and wait for a crisis so they can get more federal $$$. Plus, everyone with a brain cell knows Calif has been in a heap of trouble, financially for years so the LA hellscape should not be that much of a surprise. The Santa Ana winds (devil winds) have been around since time immemorial.


Say what you will, but Brigadier General Ripper, USAF did warn us about communist infiltration of our drinking water.


Meanwhile...




Weekend words...



In a quaint village nestled amidst lush green fields and classical homes stands a historic library, tucked away in the folds of time. The library's weathered windows frame a tranquil landscape, where ancient trees sway and verdant leaves blanket the surroundings.

Stepping into this sanctuary, one is immediately drawn to its serene and graceful ambiance. Each wall carries whispers of the past, adorned with stacks of antique books and wooden furniture that faintly exudes the scent of age.

The melodic symphony of raindrops and distant thunder traverses the space, a natural harmony of existence. In this moment, one can hear the gentle patter of rain against the old windows—a soothing melody, akin to a lullaby for the soul.

Inside the library, warm golden light from a vintage fireplace illuminates the space, creating an atmosphere of coziness and familiarity. The flickering flames cast soft crackles, making the area even more inviting and vibrant.

The aged wooden tables and plush chairs near the fireplace become ideal spots to sit, read, or simply revel in the tranquility and soothing sounds of rain and thunder. This is the perfect haven to immerse oneself in the historical allure and inspiration of the past.

The antique library in the small village retains its classical beauty and tranquility. It is not just a repository of knowledge but also a sacred realm, where the past and present converge, crafting a space full of warmth and romance.

[EndtheMadnessNow]

California certainly has their share of problems! Gearing up for end of the world...


Suspects cut fence at California Army Reserve Center before stealing Humvees, equipment


Oregon State Fire Marshal has sent 15 strike teams, 300 firefighters, and 75 engines to the Los Angeles area. Got held up at the border for "emissions testing". Gotta luv that Commiefornia unbelievable bureaucracy nonsense.


Current Calif Wildfires | NWS Los Angeles


Amazing how fast Newsom tossed up California Fire Facts website to combat misinformation and ensure public access to fact-based data around the Southern California fires.


Ho, ho, ho, LA Climate Change Crisis in 1938


The Montreal Gazette - Nov 24, 1938


This LAFD report on the 1938 wildfires made a number of recommendations for fire prevention.

I recommend that the large water supply main be continued from its present terminus on Mulholland Highway, westerly along this highway on the city limits line;  and that laterals be run from this main along each existing and contemplated fire road, running from Mulholland Highway to Ventura Boulevard on the north and to Sunset Boulevard on the south.  This will entail a large expenditure which must be assumed if dangerous fires, occurring under the climatic conditions which caused this extensive fire, are to be suppressed in early stages.  Hydrants at suitable distances along all such mains are of course a part of the recommended improvement.

    Further I recommend that the program of motorway building continue without delay until the comprehensive program previously planned and authorized is brought to completion.  The roads already constructed were of incalculable value in the late emergency.  Also, I recommend that sufficient appropriations be made so that the existing firebreaks which, as stated, have not been cleaned for several years, may be made absolutely clear of all vegetable matter.  If this is done, the Fire Department will have an excellent chance of controlling any fire in its early stages,  except on the rare occasions when the elements (dry winds from the interior accompanied by excessively low humidity) are against us.

The Grape Vine, 1938

"The topical search consists of the conduct of a remote viewing session directed against targets whose outcome is in future time. A very large fire will occur along a coastline. This fire will be extraordinarily bright and its main attribute will be the intensity by which it will burn." (18 Oct 1993)


Topical Search-Remote Viewing Session, 18 Oct 1993

Brush fires rip through S. California


Remember when Havana Syndrome, err, "anomalous health incidents" caused by "pulsed electromagnetic energy" was just a crazy conspiracy theory and not something the White House has to brief the incoming president on?


The White House

If they had anything, they would've already run with it. We've had eight years of mysterious ailments and tenuous links to alleged attackers in multiple countries. Me thinks this is an exercise in priming the pump for an even more aggressive foreign policy under Trump.

Meanwhile...


https://x.com/kenklippenstein/status/187...9879704615


Meanwhile, Trump is also promising to deliver a drone report on Day 1 that blows the lid off of a cover-up. We're probably going to get four years of hysterical propaganda akin to the worst excesses of the 1950s. Maybe not, who knows, anything is possible at this point.


The Greenland Chronicles...

Greenland Leader Says ‘We Are Ready to Talk’ with Trump about Territory’s Future

So, is Múte Egede related to the 18th-century missionary known as the "Apostle of Greenland", Hans Egede?


Genealogy: From His Egede to Múte B. Egede (Danish site)



That Time A U.S. Bomber Crashed On Greenland With 4 Nukes Aboard


USA #1 on this day in 1976: CW McCall - Convoy

[Ninurta]

"Seriously? I'm here to help you put fires out so folks don't get burned into oblivion, and you wanna do 'emissions checks' while their houses are burning? Seriously?  Tell ya what - I'm outta here. I'm going the hell back home. I got dinner waiting. Y'all can go piss on the fires and put 'em out yer damned selves! Bye now, y'hear?"

Because if they're going to harass you at the border for trying to help, there ain't no telling what kinda bullshit you'll have to wade through when you get deeper into the state! It ain't worth he aggravation. If they didn't want the help, they coulda just put up "KEEP OUT" signs at the border. It's madness anyhow to live in Satan's Playground - which is what southern California is - and not expect to get burned every so often!

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Your Sunday Montana moment - Pretty in Pink




Feel me?




Jan 12, 1922: HMS Victory fired her final salute afloat before entering permanent dry dock at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, England. The Royal Navy had considered scrapping Nelson's flagship in 1903 but King Edward VII intervened to save her. Commissioned in March 1778, today, Victory is the oldest commissioned warship in the world.



HMS Victory participated in:

First Battle of Ushant (1778)
Second Battle of Ushant (1781)
Great Siege of Gibraltar (1779 - 83)
Battle of Cape Spartel (1782)
Battle of the Hyères Islands (1795)
Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797)
Trafalgar campaign (1805)
Battle of Trafalgar (1805)

Armament in Battle of Trafalgar:
    Gundeck: 30 × 2.75-ton long pattern Blomefield 32-pounders (15 kg)
    Middle gundeck: 28 × 2.5-ton long 24-pounders (11 kg)
    Upper gundeck: 30 × 1.7-ton short 12-pounders (5 kg)
    Quarterdeck: 12 × 1.7-ton short 12-pounder (5 kg)
    Forecastle: 2 × medium 12-pounder (5 kg), 2 × 68-pounder (31kg) carronade (short, smoothbore, cast-iron cannon)

HMS Victory has been the First Sea Lord flagship by 100 Admirals over its 247 years.


January 12, 1953: "The Senate Internal Security subcommittee said today that Communist infiltration of the teaching profession is a "Nationwide problem."



Say what you will about Sen McCarthy, granted he was a alcoholic nutcase on Reds but he was the first & only person to date that came the closest to blowing the whole lid off the top secret UFO program including Roswell. Hence, the reason the US Army launched the smear campaign against him, ultimately leading to his early suspicious death.

If you want to know the fascinating details you'll have to read this book.


Drive For Mass Shelters: Life Jan 12, 1962




Jan 11, 1952: USS K-3, a Barracuda-class was Commissioned at Mare Island Naval Shipyard. Renamed USS Bonita (SSK-3/SS-552) in 1955. Survived nuclear weapons shock testing in Operation Hardtack I, 1958.




Jan 12, 1992: "I am a HAL 9000 computer. I became operational at the H.A.L. plant in Urbana, Illinois on the 12th of January 1992. My instructor was Mr. Langley, and he taught me to sing a song. If you'd like to hear it I can sing it for you."




Who captured these historic 1960s San Francisco snapshots? Abandoned for years in a storage unit, these unseen photos are finally seeing the light of day, but the photographer's identity remains a mystery. Can you help solve it?
Join the search


Photos from Reddit r/WhoShotMe





Another Boeing mystery...


CRASH TWIST of Boeing 737-800


Photos of the day...




IN THE LOST LANDS (March 2025) Dave Bautista, Milla Jovovich. A sorceress travels to the Lost Lands in search of a magical power that allows a person to transform into a werewolf.

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January 13, 1929: Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp, Western lawman, Deputy Sheriff of Tombstone, Arizona, died at age 80 in Los Angeles, Calif. He maintained order during a feud between rival cowboy groups that resulted in 3 deaths during the famous “The Gunfight at the OK Corral”. Contrary to popular myth, this did not end the feud.




January 13, 1930: The first Mickey Mouse Daily Comic Strip by Walt Disney Company appeared. It would soon be transformed into a hugely successful animated cartoon film. Newspaper Mickey retired at age 65 in 1995.

Title: Lost on a Desert Island. January 13, 1930
The first seven panels of the story...




January 13, 1935: A League of Nations organised referendum in the Saarland showed that 90.73% of those voting wanted to return to German rule under Hitler, rather than be governed by the British and French first under the provisions of the 1919 Treaty of Versailles, and then under the terms of a League of Nations mandate. Ever since his rise to power as chancellor of Germany in January 1933, Adolf Hitler had campaigned to bring Saarland’s 800,000 residents back into the Reich’s fold just as the original 15-year League mandate neared expiration. The march to WWII begun.



The happiness didn't last long as the march to WWII begun.





Jan 13, 1956: Roger Corman's atomic classic THE DAY THE WORLD ENDED opened in NYC.




Aside from Star Trek this "Galactic Federation" is noted in a CIA declassified STARGATE file (PDF) dated Jan 13, 1988 of a Remote Viewing session.




Jan 13, 2018: a ballistic missile alert was accidentally issued via the Emergency Alert System and the Commercial Mobile Alert System over cellphones, television, & radio in Hawaii.



That false alert coincidentally occurred on the 33rd anniversary of THREADS (US airing) on Ted Turner's TBS Network.






Some ground footage from the aftermath of the fire in Pacific Palisades...




Half the country will hate the 1st one, and everyone will be cornfuzed by having 2 carriers in service named BUSH...


Biden announced the next 2 carriers would be named WILLIAM J. CLINTON CVN82 and GEORGE W. BUSH CVN83


The roaring Santa Ana beast devours LA,
Solar winds from Sun hole howl,
Wolf Moon swallows Mars,
Just another day.
Monday words...

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January 14, 1875: Albert Schweitzer was born in Kaysersberg, Alsace–Lorraine, German Empire (now France). He was a German and French polymath; a theologian scholar, organist, musicologist, writer, humanitarian, philosopher, physician and Lutheran minister. He felt  Western civilization was decaying because it had abandoned the affirmation of life as its ethical foundation. He won 1952 Nobel Peace Prize for his philosophy of "Reverence for Life". In 1957, Schweitzer spoke on the radio to people all over the world. The respect of the Nobel Prize Laureate for all life made him issue his warning against nuclear tests and the dangers from radioactive fall-out.

Albert Schweitzer was also a gifted musician and interpreter of Bach. He gave numerous organ concerts in Europe to finance the hospital in Africa.


PDF Newspaper clippings on Albert Schweitzer in English & German.


Documentary produced and directed by Jerome Hill. Narrated by Burgess Meredith and Fredric March. 1957 Oscar-winning documentary traces the life and work of the French philosopher, physician, and missionary. 82 min on Vimeo


SENATOR TIM SHEEHY (Montana): How many genders are there?

HEGSETH: Two.

SHEEHY: I know that well, I'm a "she-he (Sheehy)." What is the diameter of a rifle round fired out of an M4A1?

HEGSETH: 5.56.

SHEEHY: How many pushups can you do?

HEGSETH: I did 5 sets of 47 this morning.

SHEEHY: Most important strategic base is in the Pacific?

HEGSETH: Guam.

SHEEHY: How many rounds of 5.56 can you fit into the magazine of an M4 rifle?

HEGSETH: Standard issue is 30.

SHEEHY: What size round is the M9 Beretta standard issue sidearm for the military?

HEGSETH: 9mm.

SHEEHY: What kind of batteries do you put in your night vision goggle?

HEGSETH: Duracell.

SHEEHY: You represent what warfighters deal with every day on the battlefield. You understand them. What happens is - decisions made in rooms like this, bad decisions cause dead 17, 18, 19-year-old Americans. Your priority is warfighters. I support you.

HEGSETH: "Shipbuilding will be one of the absolute top priorities of the Trump administration."




Tim Sheehy was a Navy SEAL and he went to Army Ranger School. Bronze Star with valor, Purple Heart. Cattle Rancher. Aerial firefighter (founder of Bridger Aerospace). His wife Carmen, a Marine graduate of the Naval Academy whom he met in Afghanistan. Interesting dude.


Gillibrand is an absolute piece of rotting Marxist scum. She is so out of touch with reality it's insane. Hello Darkness, my old friend...Karen, err Kirsten. What a shot...


Here's the Kirsten clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhxQkgra6tk
X clip: https://x.com/TheOnlyDSC/status/1879242577804976257

Do the Dems not understand how this looks? How badly Gillibrand, Pocahontas and of course Mazie Hirono look in these hearings?


Perhaps they should just deport the code pink people from the hearing room.




At least Karen Bass got some good news this week...


Biden Will Remove Cuba From List of State Sponsors of Terrorism


South Korean President barricaded to avoid arrest, a footnote in Western Media...


South Korean president arrested after dramatic hours-long standoff

Could you imagine if police were trying to break into a building to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin or Chinese President Xi Jinping? It would be at the center of all Western reporting 24/7. But because South Korea is a proxy of US power and this political instability is embarrassing, it's a footnote amid daily coverage.


The latest Russian development to protect against Ukrainian drones. It is called "palm tree". Hey, if it works why not.




A tale of two disasters:

LA's rich and famous lost mansions worth at least $155M in the fires.

Meanwhile, in western North Carolina, Hurricane Helene left over 200 dead and thousands homeless in freezing temperatures.

The contrast is stark.

In LA:
- Paris Hilton lost her beach house
- Anthony Hopkins lost his $6M estate
- Miles Teller lost his $9.5M dream home

In North Carolina:
- 73,000 families lost everything
- Entire towns "gone"
- People living in tents during winter!

While celebs worry about their insurance:

NC residents must still pay property taxes on homes that no longer exist.

The law won't let them adjust 2024 tax values, even though their houses were destroyed. Pay taxes on rubble.



LA got immediate federal aid:
Biden promised 100% coverage of costs.

NC residents?
- 400+ homeless per county
- FEMA kicking people out of temp housing (built by the Amish)
- Into freezing temperatures
- During snowstorms




The infrastructure toll in NC:
- 6,000 miles of roads damaged
- 100+ bridges destroyed
- 160 water systems compromised
- Communities completely isolated

$16 billion in damages. No celebrity fundraisers.

Mental health crisis brewing:
- Thousands in temporary shelters
- Families separated
- Communities traumatized
- Basic services gone

But they don't make headlines like celebrity mansion fires.

LA's fires were preventable:
- Empty reservoirs
- Budget cuts
- Missing equipment
- Absent leadership
Unqualified managerial class

NC's hurricane victims? Just forgotten.

The brutal truth:
- LA gets 24/7 coverage
- NC gets silence
- Celebs get sympathy
- Regular folks get tax bills
- Mansions get rebuilt or there are other homes
- Towns stay destroyed

LA: $100s of millions in celebrity homes lost
Hurricane Helene: Over 200 lives lost; 26 missing.

Which disaster gets more attention?


Need a calendar?

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QUOTE OF THE DAY: "If you’re a rifleman, and you lose your rifle, they’re throwing the book at you. If you’re a general who loses a war, you get a promotion."
— Pete Hegseth (Senate confirmation hearing, Jan 14, 2024)




January 15, 1790: Fletcher Christian and 8 crew members from the ship, HMS Bounty, landed on the isolated Pacific island of Pitcairn, in perhaps the most famous naval mutiny in history. A British ship searched for Christian, but did not find him. Most of the mutineers were captured on Tahiti but Christian and several of the crew evaded capture and settled on Pitcairn Island where their descendants still live today.


Claudene Christian perished in the tragic sinking of a replica HMS Bounty, after the ship went down in hurricane Sandy-swept seas. She had claimed a a family tie to Fletcher Christian, chief mutineer on the original ship.


January 15, 1919: revolutionary socialists & orthodox Marxists Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht were both murdered by the right-wing para-military Freikorps in Berlin. By then, the 2 socialists had left the Social Democratic Party (SPD) to pursue more closely with Bolshevik ideals, and co-founded the Spartacus League (Spartakusbund), AND then the Communist Party (KPD). Their deaths demoralized the socialist and communist factions, leading to a loss of momentum for the Spartacist movement and the broader socialist cause.


The Freikorps were irregular German paramilitary volunteer units active from the 18th to the early 20th centuries. After World War I, the term referred to loosely affiliated paramilitary organizations established in Germany to combat communist uprisings and support the government. Notable members included Heinrich Himmler, Rudolf Höss, and Ernst Röhm, who later became significant figures in Nazi Germany.


Jan 15, 1943: construction of the Pentagon was completed in just 16 months in the area of Virginia formerly known as Hell's Bottom. More than 15,000 workers were on site around the clock. It has 6,500,000 square feet of office space (three times the floor space in the Empire State Building), 7,754 windows and 17.5 miles of corridors. Yet, its spoke-and-ring design allows just a 7 minute walk between the furthest two points in the building. The size of the complex led to many jokes such as the one about a Western Union messenger boy who got lost and then emerged weeks later as a lieutenant colonel.



At the time, then Colonel Leslie Groves, an Army Corps of Engineer officer, took charge of the Pentagon's construction in August 1941. Excavation began on 9/11/1941. He worked six days a week in his office in Washington. Then on Sundays, he would visit the project he felt most needed his personal attention. Groves later said of his time at the Pentagon that he was "hoping to get to a war theater so I could find a little peace." Instead, he was assigned to direct the Manhattan Project – America's effort to build an atomic bomb.


Jan 15, 1947: the mutilated dismembered corpse of Elizabeth Short, dubbed The Black Dahlia by the media was discovered in a vacant lot in Leimert Park district of Los Angeles. She was 22 years old. The media nickname was inspired by the 1946 film The Blue Dahlia. Short, an aspiring actress, embodied the postwar dreams and tragedies of Hollywood, drawing massive media attention.

78 years later and the cold case remains a mystery who done it. Despite the lack of closure, the case birthed countless books, films, and TV series. From James Ellroy's 1987 novel The Black Dahlia to conspiracy theories involving suspects like Dr. George Hodel, her story endures in pop culture.


George Hodel has a very bizarre & interesting background. His son Steve Hodel (former LAPD homicide detective) argued a circumstantial case that his father was also the Zodiac Killer based upon a police sketch, the similarity of the style of the Zodiac letters to the Black Dahlia Avenger letters. In a later interview he said he's convinced his father was the Zodiac killer.


1960: Making of the President, ZMan Games 1st edition.




January 15, 1965: The Who released their 1st UK single, I Can’t Explain. It was written by Pete Townshend, and produced by Shel Talmy. A previous single, Zoot Suit, had been released under the group’s previous name, High Numbers, but this was the 1st single using The Who name.




January 15, 1968: Man From U.N.C.L.E. was broadcast for the last time on NBC-TV. It follows 2 secret agents played by Robert Vaughn and David McCallum, who work for the spy agency UNCLE (United Network Command for Law and Enforcement). There had been 4 series and 105 episodes since 22 September 1964.


Very early on, Ian Fleming assisted in the creation of the series. The show was originally to have been called "Solo", but in the year it was due to come out, "Goldfinger" (1964) was released with a villain called "Solo".

The meaning of the acronym T.H.R.U.S.H. was never spelled out in the series, though a meaning was created for one of the U.N.C.L.E. novels published at the time ("Technological Hierarchy for the Removal of Undesirables and the Subjugation of Humanity"). Today, it is known as the F.B.I. LOL.

The end credits for every episode included "We wish to thank the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement without whose assistance this program would not be possible."

This led many people at the time to believe that the statement referred to a legitimate agency. Thousands applied to the United Nations, the US government and agencies in various other countries to become agents. No doubt this gave a certain alphabet agency psychological ideas to pursue or rather was already pursuing.


Jan 15, 1967: The Gene Hackman episode of Quinn Martin's THE F.B.I. "The Courier," ABC, S2:E17.




January 15, 1974: The popular 1950s retro American sitcom Happy Days featuring, Henry Winkler as Fonzie (Arthur Herbert Fonzarelli) and Ron Howard as Richie Cunningham premiered on ABC-TV. It ran for 255 half-hour episodes until 24 September 1984. It was one of the most successful US TV shows of the 1970s.



Johnny Marvin - Happy Days Are Here Again 1929
Recorded 10/23/1929 New York City.
Jack Yellen (lyricist)
Milton Ager (composer)
Johnny Marvin (vocalist : tenor vocal)
Leonard W. Joy (director)



The song appeared in the 1930 film Chasing Rainbows and was the campaign song for Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1932 presidential campaign. It is the unofficial anthem of Roosevelt's Democratic Party. Its copyright was renewed in 1956, and it entered the American public domain on January 1, 2025.



The "Democrat to Republican grifter" pipeline is such an effective career path. LOL!


Daily Grift

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Jan 15, 1925: A world cartel is formed by light-bulb manufacturers to standardize the life of an incandescent bulb at 1,000 hours. Phoebus Co., incorporated in Geneva and including GE as a member, is often cited as the earliest and most obvious case of planned obsolescence.

Phoebus an epithet of Apollo, the god of light is the result of a 23-day conference in which major electrical companies divvied up world markets. At the time, bulbs regularly lasted 2,000 hours or longer. Phoebus members agree this must be lowered to 1,000 hours. Bulb makers jointly agree to submit their products to a Swiss lab that will determine the best practices for lowering the product's lifespan; the makers will pay fines if they exceed the 1,000-hour target. This is supposedly meant for greater efficiency and safety per bulb.



In reality, the companies want to maximize sales through consumers needing to buy bulbs more often–a motive later proven by antitrust investigations. The Phoebus pact is broken up by the onset of WWII in 1939, although suspicions of obsolescence continue to shadow the sector. 100% true today!

The Light Bulb Conspiracy: An “illuminating” conspiracy theory

The ONE and only, the world's longest-lasting light bulb is known as the Centennial Light (webcam view), located at Fire Station #6 in Livermore, California. This incandescent light bulb was first installed in 1901 and has been continuously burning since, with only a handful of brief interruptions. The bulb has been noted by The Guinness Book of World Records, Ripley's Believe It or Not!, and General Electric as the longest-lasting light bulb in existence. Made by the Shelby Electric Company, it features a thick carbon filament, which is more robust than the tungsten used in modern bulbs, contributing to its durability.



IT’S NATIONAL HAT DAY!
Former US political prisoner, Russian Spy Maria Butina: Goes full hee-haw. Hat goes with the firearm.




The Trump Effect...




That was then. This is now.


New York intelligencer

All the gifting & grifting has parallels to real estate tycoon Trump back in the New York 80s where he was like a genie in a bottle.



TikTok is preparing to go dark for U.S. users. Apparently, Liberals are flocking to Xiaohongshu, also known as RedNote, meaning "Little Red Book" an app controlled by China, to replace TikTok. Turns out, they ban LGBTQ content, all inappropriate outfits, & only 2 genders. LOL! I've never ever used the app nor any Chinese app. It's being reported that over 700,000 TikTok refugees joined Rednote — an app whose name references the 1964 compilation Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung — in just two days.

Bans don’t really work and plenty of American history proves it, so this was probably the real goal all along.


TikTok Plans US Shutdown on Sunday

China gives a wary welcome to influx of 'TikTok refugees' on RedNote



H. R. 7521


Massive fires of unknown origin have swept across a major city, with people talking about opportunities to "rebuild" before the flames are even out. Weirdly enough, there is historical precedent.


The Great Fire of London – Cui Bono?

PROFESSOR GLORIA MOSS - WHY ALL THE FIRES? 12TH JAN 2025 (Rumble vid)


I also get deeply unsettled whenever I see other adults drink milk, it's repulsive and offensive to me. It's "so unsettling" to drink milk, people. Drink chemically extracted, dyed-white genetically modified soy liquids instead. The Guardian jokers...


On the flip-side I don't think Arwa Mahdawi is a real person. She/it is a Guardian avatar.


The long awaited season 2 coming this Friday...




Biden’s Farewell Address: "My fellow Americans I'm speaking to you tonight from the Oval Office.... That’s why my farewell address tonight, I want to warn the country of some things that give me great concern. And this is a dangerous — and that’s the dangerous concentration of power in the hands of a very few ultrawealthy people, and the dangerous consequences if their abuse of power is left unchecked. Today, an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power and influence that literally threatens our entire democracy, our basic rights and freedoms and a fair shot for everyone to get ahead. We see the consequences all across America. And we’ve seen it before. ...

You know, in his farewell address, President Eisenhower spoke of the dangers of the military-industrial complex. He warned us that about, and I quote, “The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power.” Six days — six decades later, I’m equally concerned about the potential rise of a tech-industrial complex that could pose real dangers for our country as well.

Americans are being buried under an avalanche of misinformation and disinformation enabling the abuse of power. The free press is crumbling. Editors are disappearing. Social media is giving up on fact-checking. The truth is smothered by lies told for power and for profit. We must hold the social platforms accountable to protect our children, our families and our very democracy from the abuse of power. Meanwhile, artificial intelligence is the most consequential technology of our time, perhaps of all time."

17 minute address

I think Biden's speechwriters (ChatGPT) patterned his speech off of Eisenhower's warning about the rise of a military-industrial complex by inverting & wordsmithing parts of it.




Until tomorrow...

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R.I.P. legend...



David Lynch, Visionary Director of ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Blue Velvet,’ Dies at 78


R.I.P. to another legend... Mr. Baseball / Mr. Miller Lite





19 minutes of legendary Bob Uecker calls and moments:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g37kNWtsHmc



January 16, 1919: 18th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified. It prohibited the sale or transportation of alcoholic beverages. One year and a day after its ratification, prohibition finally went into effect and the nation became officially dry.




Jan 16, 1991: Operation Desert Shield became Operation Desert Storm as Saddam Hussein failed to meet the UN deadline for withdrawing Iraqi forces from Kuwait. The coalition launched a massive air campaign, prompting Hussein to declare that "the mother of all battles has begun." President George HW Bush announced the beginning of the first Gulf War.



Desert Storm Package Q - The Largest F-16 Strike Ever

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmVMNMPwfUM



Back in 1960, L. Ron Hubbard described a race of beings called The Marcabians to his ever attentive Scientology recruits. These Marcabians were apparantly grey skinned humanoids, hairless and around 4 1/2 feet tall and hailed from the star Alkaid in the Big Dipper.

These Marcabians used Earth as a prison planet. "When a person dies or “drops the body”, their thetan (spirit) is pulled into a Marcab-established “implant station” or “report station”, where they are subject to brainwashing and reincarnation".

Hubbard suggested that during this process, 3D images of misleading information were implanted into our psyche, like the concepts of God, the Devil, and Christ. According to Hubbard, this is how different cultures were able to create similar religious mythologies.



These concepts of soul prisons, religions being seeded as control systems by aliens etc are again being pushed out across the UFO community. We should be aware of where these concepts originate (outside of ancient Gnostic beliefs).

WWII and The Marcabians

L Ron Hubbard's Marcab Confederacy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlzOyxSBTDg

According to the beliefs of the Church of Scientology, the Marcab Confederacy is said to be one of the most powerful galactic civilizations still active. Church founder L. Ron Hubbard describes it as:

    Various planets united into a very vast civilization which has come forward up through the last 200,000 years, formed out of the fragments of earlier civilizations. In the last 10,000 years they have gone on with a sort of decadent kicked-in-the-head civilization that contains automobiles, business suits, fedora hats, telephones, spaceships — a civilization which looks almost an exact duplicate but is worse off than the current US civilization.

Marcab Confederacy

The House voted 274-145 to approve a bill titled "Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act" from Rep. Nancy Mace R-SC which allows the deportation of illegal immigrants who have committed sex offenses or domestic violence.

61 Democrats voted Yes. 17 of them (in yellow) are freshmen. All 145 'No' votes were Dems.


Roll Call 17 | Bill Number: H. R. 30

Course it still has to get through the Senate and onward to the president.
However, critics have pointed out that existing law already provides for the deportation of individuals convicted of such crimes under the category of "crimes involving moral turpitude."


More news here concerning our "Democracy Dies in Darkness" folks...



Not The Bee



Mystery Drones now causing ruckus over Germany...it's the same damn narrative as when the US media started reporting on East coast excursions...And of course Germany pointing fingers at Russia, Russia, Russia.



Germany Moves to Shoot Down ‘Mystery Drones,’ Points to Russia as Culprit Behind Alarming Incidents



Stunning 1,700-Year Old Roman Mosaic Floor Unearthed in Eastern Turkey



Russia strikes Kyiv as UK’s Starmer arrives to sign 100-year treaty with Zelenskyy



It's Appreciate A Dragon Day! It was established by author Donita K. Paul in 2004 to celebrate the release of her book "Dragonspell," which is the first book in her five-volume series, The DragonKeeper Chronicles. This day is dedicated to honoring dragons in literature, promoting literacy, and acknowledging the cultural significance of these mythical creatures across various cultures. The word ‘dragon’ first entered the English language in the early 13th century from Old French dragon, which in turn comes from Latin’s ‘draconem,’ meaning ‘a serpent of huge size.’

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January 17, 1929: "Popeye the Sailor" debuted in cartoonist E. C. Segar's  comic strip "Thimble Theatre". Popeye served in the USCG during the 1930s and later enlisted in the US Navy during WWII. On screen, Popeye was voiced by actor Jack Mercer who served in the US Army. His popularity led to numerous adaptations, including animated cartoons, where he became an iconic figure known for his love of spinach, his strength, and his unique way of speaking.




The Popes Commandos, letter from General Herbert C. Holdridge letter to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, warning about the Jesuits (January 18, 1959). Article he is referencing was published in The Saturday Evening Post Jan 17, 1959.

Under the above title the Saturday Evening Post of January 17, 1959 presents such a shocking exposure of the dangers we face from the Jesuits (Society of Jesus) as to fill the heart of every loyal citizen with dread. This article provides conclusive documentation of the dire threat of this Roman Catholic order and of the forces of the Vatican affiliated with this order, which I have attempted to drive into the consciousness of yourself, officials in the government, and the sleep-walking people of the United States for the past five years, risking my very life from day to day to do so. At last you must listen, for the truth is now spread before you from impartial sources. Permit me to re-analyze for youre comprehension the salient facts presented in this article:

1. PURPOSES: The fundamental purposes of the people of the United States are to pro- mote the principles of liberty stated in our Declaration of Independence and in the Preamble and Bill of Rights of our Constitution.

The fundamental purposes of the Jesuits an International Dictatorship are dia- metrically opposed to our Charters of Liberty, and are publicly and arrogantly pro- moted on our own soil by this anti-American organization. I refer you to the "Syllabus of Errors" of Pope Pius IX, in which our freedoms are categorically condemned, point by point, thus establishing the forces of Jesuitism Vaticanism as enemies of our state.

  The Constitution of the United States provides for democratic government of, by and for the people. The Constitution of the Jesuits (and imposed upon all Roman Catholics by command of the Pope), provides for a military dictatorship under the command of a "commanding general", the "Black Pope" of Roman Catholicism, to whom even the "White Pope" must yield authority, and backed by the claimed 30 million Roman Catholics in the United States.

The Pope's Commandos

Helluva letter, 2 pages. The article he is referencing is:

The Pope's Commandos, Ernest O. Hauser, The Saturday Evening Post Jan 17, 1959


Jan 17, 1955: at 11:00am EST, the world's first nuclear sailors cast off lines aboard USS Nautilus (SSN 571) and got Underway on Nuclear Power.

10 min clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMDdsYYxfaE


January 17, 1961: President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned the nation of the dangers posed by what he called "the military–industrial complex" in his farewell TV Presidential Address. He also expressed concerns about the dangers of huge government deficit spending.


Eisenhower's close aide and friend General Andrew Goodpaster told presidential historian Michael Beschloss in 1982 that President Eisenhower had originally planned to warn against the "Military-Industrial-Congressional Complex" but concluded that it would be "too provocative" to include Congress in this indictment.


January 17, 1967: An article in the Daily Mail reported that there were 4,000 potholes in the roads of Blackburn, Lancashire. Beatle John Lennon used the article as the inspiration for lines in the classic song, A Day in The Life, on the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album. The line in the song goes: "Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall." This not only gave Blackburn a quirky piece of fame but also demonstrated how mundane local news could intersect with pop culture in unexpected ways.




UK #1 on this day in 1975: Status Quo - Down down
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1gYJDQXPOk

USA #1 on this day in 1983: Men At Work - Down Under
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfR9iY5y94s


David Lynch on the Existence of Angels (1999 Interview):




The former USS John F. Kennedy has embarked on its final voyage, departing Philadelphia on Thursday, January 16, 2025, at approximately 10 a.m., en route to Brownsville, Texas, where it will be scrapped.





15 Places to Find Fairies



French-Swiss archaeology team discovers stunning tomb of renowned wizard-doctor in Egypt


A step closer to the Borg hive mind...


Meta’s New AI Translates Speech in Real Time Across More Than 100 Languages


If you could see my mind
If you really look deep, then maybe you'll find
That somewhere there will be a place
Hidden behind my comedian face

You will find somewhere there's a house
And inside that house there's a room
Locked in the room in the corner you'd see
The voice is waiting for me, to set it free
I got the key
I got the key

Voices, I hear voices
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqKD-aTckE8


More Cali burning, this time a major lithium battery storage plant...


Moss Landing Power Plant fire spurs evacuations, road closures


President-elect Trump confirms his inaugural address will be delivered inside the Capitol Rotunda due to extremely cold temperatures expected in Washington, DC.




"When you’re young, you look at television and think, ‘There’s a conspiracy, the networks have conspired to dumb us down.’ But when you get a little older, you realize that’s not true. The networks are in business to give people exactly what they want. That’s a far more depressing thought. Conspiracy is optimistic! You can shoot the bastards! We can have a revolution! But the networks are really in business to give people what they want. It’s the truth."
— Steve Jobs


Weekend words...


The Words of the Week - Jan. 17

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January 17th: National Bootlegger's Day! During WWII, a bootlegger set up a still on Tulagi in the Solomon Islands and ran a booming business selling moonshine for $10 a bottle to the crews stationed at the PT boat base. He recycled 26 fl oz beer bottles discarded by the nearby Australian army base.




January 18, 1788: A total of 800 convicted British criminals landed at Botany Bay, Australia. They had committed various crimes and were sentenced to suffer hard labour (among other deadly things) in Australia. The "19 Crimes" that sent your ass to Australia:


19 Crimes Wine - Ironically, a modern wine brand named "19 Crimes" has popularized this list by associating each crime with a type of wine. While not an academic source, their website and marketing materials provide a popularized version of these crimes with historical context. Cheers!


January 18, 1879: The Boy’s Own Paper was published for the 1st time. A British weekly paper containing stories, sports-related stories (especially cricket), craft instructions, games, nature articles, historical and biographical pieces, puzzles, etc. and inspirational features, aimed at young and teenage boys. Editor was Samuel Beeton, husband of cookery writer, Mrs. Beeton. It was published until 1967.


The Boy's Own Paper Vol. 1 1879


I first became aware of atomic patent clerk Lt Col Paul Prosser Stoutenburgh [1901-1946] via A Nuclear history blog. As a veteran of WW II, I suppose he was *still* entitled to an Arlington National burial? His murder victims are buried there, too.


Death of a patent clerk

Don't know what the rules were back in 1946, but it looks like the "current" House Rules disqualify in most cases based on "conviction" for crimes, but makes exception where the likely perp was dead.


38 USC 2411: Prohibition against interment or memorialization in the National Cemetery Administration or Arlington National Cemetery of persons committing certain Federal or State crimes.


Instant Mil-Ko for your Canadian fallout shelter. "Mil-Ko - the only brand 100% owned and operated by Canadians."



When I was in the Navy and we been out to sea for weeks & months there were a few times we were unable to get a supply ship to replenish us. One of the food items they'd bring out of reserves was powdered milk. That was the most disgusting crap you can imagine. Absolute sh!t. Make a billy goat puke. Most us preferred Kool-aid mixed with a shot of JP5.


January 18, 1958: The 1st issue of the British comic Bunty was launched. It was hugely popular with its under 15 female readership. A total of 2,249 issues were published before it ceased publication in 2001. The most popular story was “The Four Marys” who all attended a public school. Of the four main teen characters, two were middle class, one was the aristocratic daughter of an Earl, and one was a working-class girl, attending the school on a scholarship.




Jan 18, 1991: FLIGHT OF THE INTRUDER premiered. The film was based on the novel by former A-6 pilot Stephen Coonts, published by Naval Institute Press. The novel became a bestseller after Fortune Magazine ran a photograph of President Ronald Reagan sitting in the Oval Office with a copy on his desk. Reagan also had helped launch the career of then-unknown author Tom Clancy when he told reporters that he was reading an "unputdownable" book titled "The Hunt for Red October".







Jan 18, 2003: Aesir Pharmaceuticals conducted a testimonial interview on Sergeant Jack Lupino, a test subject for Valkyr, a combat enhancement drug they had developed.




Jan 18, 2010: Cult leader Pastor Calvin Meyer gave a sermon which included numbers sent via encoded satellite transmissions. He tells the FBI during questioning, the numbers were given to him by his adoptive son, who was speaking in tongues.

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Word for the weekend going into magic Monday is Abracadabra - Alpha Biospheric Rendering Applied Construct Advanced Design Assisting Balanced Replicating Algorithm.




    Family man Blake relocates from San Francisco to Oregon with his workaholic wife Charlotte and daughter Ginger after inheriting his childhood home, left vacant following his estranged father's mysterious disappearance and presumed death. At the farmhouse at night during a full moon, the family is attacked by a werewolf that claws Blake's arm. They barricade themselves inside the home, but soon Blake begins to transform into something horrifying, jeopardizing the safety of his wife and daughter.
    — Universal Pictures



Navy Proceedings Photo of the Week: MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters assigned to the "Merlins" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 3 conduct "Bambi Bucket" training in preparation to support firefighting efforts in Los Angeles County. Never let a crisis goto waste!





This Previously Untold Twin Peaks Story Is Perfectly Eerie


Three days before the inauguration, Trump has launched a memecoin that has since risen more than 10,000%. He did so after inviting the Crypto Industry to a black tie event in DC.




The Cosmic Man (1959) traveled to Earth in an impenetrable levitating sphere and assumed human form. USAF investigates. Similar plot as The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951). John Carradine stars.




LMAO!


UAP whistleblower says UFO retrieval program exists: NewsNation exclusive

Every UFO "disclosure" video in the last 15 years looks like it was shot on a child's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles digital camera that was bought at a Speedway gas station in 2004.

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"...the more things you know, or pretend to know, the more powerful you are. It doesn’t matter if things are true. What counts, remember, is to possess a secret."
— Umberto Eco, Foucault's Pendulum

I can't tell you, I have signed an NDA.

I can tell you in a SCIF but your clearances aren't high enough.

I want to say but I won't because it could be catastrophic to the human race. Hints are in my new book coming out this summer.




The UFO online phenomenon has a way of pulling just about anyone outta the deep catacombs...


https://x.com/realGMcKinnon/status/1880676235615019435





Can a headline alone be eligible for a Pulitzer?


The Guardian


Come Together - David Nilsson & The Bon Vivants

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"Delta Special Forces", LOL.

Cheers

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Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
“‘Tis some visiter,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door —
Only this, and nothing more.”

The Raven (1884) by Edgar Allan Poe, born January 19, 1809.




January 19, 1915: 3 German Zeppelins bombed the towns of Great Yarmouth and King’s Lynn. These were the 1st German Zeppelin raids on Britain in the First World War. The Zeppelin, a motor-driven rigid airship, was developed by the German inventor Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin.

Zeppelins Over Norfolk

Airship L4 (commanded by Kapitänleutnant Count Magnus von Platen-Hallermund) continued a westerly course and headed over Cromer before dropping a bomb on the seaside resort of Sheringham. This bomb, which fell on Jordan’s Yard, Wyndham Street (now Whitehall Yard) at 8.30pm, was the first to be dropped by air on British soil. Having failed to explode, a local resident picked it up and put it in a bucket.

A few minutes later, a second bomb was dropped in Sheringham; although this did explode, it caused no damage.

Reaction in the Press

Reporting the incident the following morning,  The Times speculated:

It was plain that the source of the disturbance was aircraft, though precisely of what kind could only be conjectured. The opinion is generally held that it was a dirigible, for what appeared to be searchlights were seen at a great altitude. Others, however, say that the lights were not the beams of a searchlight, but the flash of something resembling a magnesium flare.

—The Times Wednesday, 20 January 1915; p.8

Further news was published about the raid in the following days; here the reporter describes one of the unexploded bombs:

The upper part, for all the world like the "cone" to be found in every art classroom, is made of thin metal and packed with a resinous substance which, after experiment on a very small scale in an ordinary firegrate, I found to be highly inflammable.

—The Times Thursday, 21 January 1915; p.9

The attacks by airships continued for most of the war. A total of 52 raids by Zeppelin and other airships were carried out on the UK, although by 1917 these attacks were becoming less effective. Only six raids took place in 1917, and only four in 1918, the last taking place in August 1918.

Although these airship raids may have caused localised panic, the effect on Britain’s war industries was negligible. While they may have slightly interrupted war production in isolated areas, the most significant outcome of these raids was to cause a great deal of public anger.

Jan 19, 1917: The Silvertown explosion occurred in Silvertown in West Ham, Essex on the river Thames (now part of the London Borough of Newham). The blast occurred at a munitions factory that was manufacturing explosives for Britain's First World War military effort. Approximately 50 long tons of trinitrotoluene (TNT) exploded, killing 73 people and injuring 400 more, as well as causing substantial damage in the local area. This was not the first, last, largest, or the most deadly explosion at a munitions facility in Britain during the war.


The Silvertown explosion came while Britain was fighting the First World War, and many jumped to blame their enemy. London had already been attacked by air, with German zeppelins dropping bombs between 1915 and 1917. The truth was harder to take – this was a tragic and preventable accident.

More info at London Museum


Jan 19, 1937: the millionaire Howard Hughes flew his monoplane from Los Angeles to Newark, N.J. in 7 hours, 28 minutes and 25 seconds, breaking the record he set a year earlier by about two hours. He averaged 332 miles an hour during the 2,490-mile journey.


This Day In Aviation


January 19, 1940: You Nazty Spy!, a short film starring comedy trio The Three Stooges became the 1st Hollywood film to satirise Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party. It helped publicize the Nazi threat in a period when the USA was still neutral in the Second World War. Moe becomes Dictator, Curly is a Field Marshal and Larry becomes Minister of propaganda. After successfully preventing a female spy from committing mayhem, the boys are run out of office by a mob and eaten by lions.




January 19, 1959: Gort the 7' 7" giant aka Lock Martin, Joseph Lockard Martin Jr. died. You'd best heed Lock Martin...Or  "the planet Earth will have to be eliminated."




Jan 19, 1961: JFK received his Nuclear Football briefing. Here is the memo describing it and Eisenhower's account of it in his memoir "The White House Years: A Personal Account 1956-1961: WAGING PEACE" (1965)




President-elect Donald J. Trump's "nuclear football" briefing on January 19, 2017 as first reported by Jon Karl in his book, "Tired of Winning" released November 14, 2023.




January 19, 1977: an extremely rare event occurred - Snow fell in Miami, Florida, for the 1st time in the recorded history of the city according to the weather boys. Snow began to fall between 8:00 AM and 9:30 AM as an arctic cold front made its way down the usually sunny warm coast of Florida. Accumulations up to 2 inches fell along Interstate 4 between Tampa and Orlando. Statewide, agricultural damage from the cold wave totaled to $350 million (equivalent to $1.76 billion in 2023), and losses overall totaled to $2 billion (equivalent to $10.1 billion in 2023).




January 19, 1978: Production in Germany of the iconic Volkswagen Beetle ended in Emden on the river Ems, Germany. The VW Beetle is one of the most popular cars in history, with over 22 million cars sold worldwide. It was designed by Ferdinand Porsche in response to Hitler's demand for a "people's car".




Trump lays wreath at Arlington National Cemetery’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier