(0433) still dark. There is a slight change to “first thing in the morning” here. Correspondence first, OoL check second, X third … that’s where the gathering for the day, sshots etc., happens. HQ fourth, once I have the material, have done the necessaries. Fifth is numbering at NOWP (which means re-reading).
Sixth is around the blogs, during the second phase with second brek. (Mon 6-10). Check YT too for today’s fayre.
“Correspondence” includes notifications, e.g. Andy’s piece this morning. Under X occasionally comes footage as footage … that must go straight to HQ as it takes too much work to try to find it on X again later. Why not save url? Because it involves leaving things already in play and upon return, they’re gone. Bitter experience, poor cyber service, multiple “refreshes”, I could go on and on.
Today for example, we open with footage … if I don’t, it disappears (time sensitive). (0539)
5. Steve at 1379
Ordinarily, I like to keep Steve and DAD separated by a new file sshot (there was an issue a year or so ago with DAD), plus Steve has tried it on again with the Bannon thing (Bannon hisself does actually occupy the first minutes, as I knew he would) and we cannot afford to run either the Ban or even the Rum of bool at HQ or at anything Ggl Blgr … for some reason, NOWP does not mind, go figure.
Having said that, I’m loathe to put Steve in the second phase (Mon 6 to 10), as that closes in on IYE corner. I’m rabbiting on about all this just to show readers what early morn involves. Some have said we’re all a bunch of irascible idiosyncratic curmudgeons and my reply is … “Hey, when did anything of quality ever come easily and without energy? Plus it works, as long as I don’t change the routine and even here, there’s a bit if stick, there’s a personal edge.
Yes, I’m personally deteriorating (screen radiation, wifi, onset of age?) and routines are the only way to cope and not miss anything. I’d never do a podcast.
Steve’s report:
- Now that the US-Iran War Seems About To End, France and the UK Send Warships to the Middle East To ‘Secure’ the Strait of Hormuz
- US Ready to Fork Over Up to $10 Billion to Supercharge Belgian Nuclear Power
- FBI Launches Criminal Investigation into Senate Intelligence Committee Democrats for Leaking Classified Intel on DNI Tulsi Gabbard to the New York Times (JH: Nice).
- Senator Bernie Moreno on The Threat of Chinese Electric Vehicles
- Iran Just Revealed Hundreds Of Their Fast Attack Boats Then The US Military Responded
- Reform now, Restore later? The tactical voting theory emerging in Britain
- Young, Angry Leftist Women are Destroying Britain and America
- Ancient Settlement Older Than The Pyramids Discovered
- Hantavirus: The fear machine is starting again; this time, you should recognise it, Dr Sherri Tenpenny says
- AI Can Now Hack Servers and Replicate Itself Across Networks (JH: Yes, we’re well aware, we monitor it, it happened on Saturday for example, we do have some honeytraps of our own too).
- (JH: Old news but let’s repeat) Nick Shirley Went To Cuba… He Almost Didn’t Make It Home
- Much more.
Which bribgs us to 0537, readers, time for first brek (quiche and side veg, seeing as you asked, plus green tea).
4. DAD at 1379
DAD can be anytime from around 0400 to maybe 0545. Absolutely no issue, no pressure, deeply grateful for his reports. As I write, at 0459, guess what? This is my screen right now:
Redact the gathered images (a five step process of 3 mins each, max), and hey presto:
DAD’s report:
a) Belgian Police show the Calais Police how to do it. Since the beginning of the year, more than 400 migrants have been apprehended on the Belgian coast. The phenomenon is worrying Flemish authorities. Several incidents have occurred recently: a car carrying several migrants ended up in a ditch while trying to avoid a police checkpoint. Two people were injured….
b) Is it time for von der Leyen to go? Rumors are circling that a new face (and voice) is needed to lead EU, in war and beyond.
c) This isn’t Beirut or Tehran. This is Macron’s France….
d) Deux-Sèvres, France: He was driving without a licence, without insurance and without a valid vehicle inspection certificate; his car ended up impounded….
3. Two in one “early morn”, like wow
2. Andy at 1379
“Euromaidan, I don’t know what that means but it sounds like a nod to the globalist coup in Kiev. Anyway, they have this to report. Believe it all if you wish. | https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/05/09/russia-planned-major-naval-counteroffensive-against-ukraine-drones-are-built-but-they-cant-be-used/ | Second paragraph reads; “This situation highlights Russia’s dependence on Western satellite technologies and the vulnerability of its defense projects to sanctions.” Like I said, believe it if you wish. Believe that statement and you will think that the Russians are stupid beyond all reason.”
1. The sounds of silence
Simon and Garfunkel could have written a song about this below.
The don’t need all those lights. Servers and hard drives don’t have optical sensors. Few people wander about into these rooms to work.
They could easily reduce the lighting levels but I just don’t understand why they don’t. It is a mystery as surprising as people still voting labour yesterday. Pure thickos.