Tuesday [6 till close of play]

(1506) Hoping your afternoon is A-OK.

 

19. The Met Office


18. That Alex Clown


17. The reality of life back then


16. Enforced pron in schools


15. Rule Britannia


14. Target on their backs now


13. Not quite a rain dance


12. Higham commenting on Kobie

… and a wokeratist breaks in:


11. Higham gets gobby and wisecracky


10. Moo corner


9. DAD at 1464

Millions of UK households could face three-hour rolling power cuts under new emergency rules giving the National Energy System Operator (NESO) greater authority to respond to severe electricity shortages.

The new Demand Control Rotation Protocol allows NESO to introduce controlled regional blackouts with at least eight hours’ notice, without requiring prior government approval.

| https://www.share-talk.com/uk-grid-operator-gains-emergency-powers-for-rolling-blackouts/

The measures are intended as a last resort when other options for balancing electricity supply and demand have been exhausted. Critical infrastructure including major hospitals, water treatment facilities and military sites would be protected.

8. Out of Alberta


7. Pop music


Not much point me doing these … had a quick skim down the list … recognised a few artists but almost none of the songs. I simply was not listening to the radio in 74, more cassette compilations I made, always from albums. Eagles, Steely Dan, JJ Cale, whatever. And glam … simply passed me by, same with techno later. 80s was a complete blank for me for pop. Dolly Parton maybe, Susie Hoffs. Didn’t hear pop again until the 90s.

6. Tax

Steve theatre

 

This Happy Breed (1944) | Full Movie HD | Celia Johnson, Robert Newton | David Lean British Classic:

Wiki: The film tells the story of an inter-war suburban London family, set against the backdrop of news events, moving from the post-WWI era of the 1920s to the growing threat of another world war, with the passing of the torch from one generation to the next. Domestic triumphs and tragedies play against such transformative changes as the coming of household radio and talking pictures. The film was not released in the United States until April 1947.

Tuesday [3 to 5]

(0920) Been a hellish morning so far. How’s yours been? (0942)

 

5. Steve at 1463

  • Iranian Woman Has Stark Warning for Americans as Creeping Sharia Spreads Across the Country
  • For Nigerian Christians, Mass Burials Have Become a Way of Life
  • Senators Johnson and Rand Paul Release First Batch of Texts From Fauci’s COVID-Era iPhone That Reveals Shocking Admission About Pregnant Women
  • Senator Marsha Blackburn: “Interesting – Every Single Democrat Voted Against Voter ID, Even Though 83% of Voters Want It”
  • Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) Confirms that There Are Two Ways the US Senate Can Pass the SAVE America Act
  • Outrage Ensues as McKinney, Texas City Council Defies Residents and Approves Absolutely Massive New Islamic Center in Unanimous Vote
  • Iranian Cruise Missiles Set Another Tanker Ablaze Near Hormuz
  • A Flag Comes Down In Pristina: How Zelenskyy’s Serbia Statement Alienated Kosovo
  • Super-Shedder Zero Day Is Coming: The mRNA Flu Shot Isn’t a Vaccine … It’s a Shedding Platform
  • “Rudderless” climate activists target AI data centres as funding for climate alarmism dries up
  • Exercise Prompts Liver Enzyme That May Protect Brain Barrier
  • More.

4. The evil in Massachusetts


3. DAD at 1463

a) The EU. Abolishing the Foreign Policy veto will not create a common strategic interest where none exists. It will merely allow the majority to impose on individual countries decisions that those countries may regard as a threat to their own security.

b) Italian Intelligence warns of another Mass Invasion of Ceuta as early as 10 August. Spain is reinforcing the enclave as thousands from the first storm remain, leaving reception facilities overwhelmed and public order strained.

c) From Adenauer to Spahn: the unravelling of Germany’s Christian Democratic tradition. The CDU once sought to anchor postwar Germany in a Christian vision of human dignity and moral order. Today, its symbols remain while the convictions behind them fade.

d) Germany. AfD Opens 20-Point Lead a Month Before Crucial State Elections. A new poll puts the AfD on course for a historic victory in Saxony-Anhalt, whilst the CDU may need support from other parties to prevent an AfD government.

e) The Second Vatican Council’s decree on priestly training, Optatam Totius, calls upon seminarians to “acquire a knowledge of Latin which will enable them to understand and make use of the sources of so many sciences and of the documents of the Church”. Yet, more than 65% of the cardinals have no knowledge of Latin, according to Francesco Capozza, a journalist for the Italian daily Il Tempo ……

The Toyota WiLL Vi

 

Brought by reader/commenter Bill for you car buffs…

Have a look at this JDM car:

https://mag.toyota.co.uk/toyota-will-vi-have-you-ever-heard-of-it/


“We would not be surprised if you have never heard of the Toyota WiLL Vi. Though distinctively styled, this four-door saloon was produced for only two years on a low-volume schedule. It was also only available in Japan. And as if to try and guarantee its international invisibility, you cannot find a Toyota logo anywhere on the exterior or interior.”

Tuesday [1]

(0305) It’s going to be a late start (maybe even 0800) because of the broken sleep. Below is an item to take us through to about 0800. (0354)

 

First take a look at the screenshot


Delving into someone’s background is one thing when AI data centres, using up just how much local water (?) do it … down to lil ole us doing it to see who is putting a certain point of view … and why. Toby Rogers is down on Wiles and other gatekeepers of DJT, plus down on DJT for the naivety of pushing Warp Speed.

So who is Toby Rogers? He writes for the Brownstone Institute:

The Brownstone Institute is a US-based nonprofit think tank founded in May 2021 by Jeffrey Tucker. It was created in response to pandemic-era government policies. The group promotes libertarian economic views, personal freedom, and critiques public health mandates. [1, 2, 3, 4]

Background and Focus

  • Founding: Created by Jeffrey Tucker alongside other writers and researchers following COVID-19 lockdowns.
  • Core Ideas: Focuses on individual liberty, free enterprise, and critique of state intervention during health crises.
  • Connections: Has close ideological alignment with figures from the Great Barrington Declaration, which argued against broad lockdowns in favor of focused protection. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Activities and Reception

  • Publishing: Issues daily articles, essays, and research commentary on economics, public health, and social philosophy.
  • Influence: Critics and mainstream scientific organizations argue the group promotes misinformation regarding vaccine safety and public health guidelines. Supporters view it as a necessary dissenting voice against government overreach and censorship

Ok. If you look at those behind Brownstone:

https://brownstone.org/authors

… you’ll see many Jewish authors, which is understandable because the brownstone house is a symbol of uptown, more salubrious New York:


In this case, we’re talking academics like Jeffrey Tucker, who is not Jewish:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Tucker

Having done that cursory ferreting, my feeling is that the beef with Wiles is more accurately being down on Big Pharma and the Medical Establishment, a wider topic. I wonder if Donny understands all this.