As in procedures, prodded and poked … next Thursday. It’s going to take some preparation on my part … Wednesday evening will be my last real chance to have things in order, docs at hand etc.
Thursday is a virtual hiatus … I’ll try to do my early morning rounds, do the DAD, Steve, IYE plus check in at points unti 1100 … after that though is out for me … I’ll have scheduled a mid-morn filum.
That will be it till evening.
b. UHC-WP
This morning has flown because I’ve been reading and posting our main people here, plus doing the same at UHC-WP. Think I’ve archived as far as I can there, also adding one name to our Watch list under Other in the navbar.
My request for everyone who has contributed here or at UHC-WP (leaving NOWP out of it as a separate page) … is to check the sidebar at UHC, click on your name, find my errors, any anomalies, any personal reflections I might have missed.
Please tell me what I’ve missed and where I can find it/them.
What I’m aiming for is your personal archives you might want kept. Yes, they’ll still be here in posts or comments, ditto at UHC but they’ll be backed up on your homepage … that’s the cunning plan.
Now, your items also appear within my own posts there. I had a think and there are relatively few posts at UHC, comparatively … so scrolling is not arduous. Also, the shorts in the sidebar 1 to 20 … better just to point readers to those links directly from the sidebar, rather than double up on text.
I’ll keep copying your reflections from here … there are a couple right now from IYE and Steve to their homepages.
Timeframe? As and when, chaps and chapesses, we’re all busy.
As for someone, e.g. Microdave, Torquaymada, DM, not in that sidebar yet … do tell me so I can create you a homepage. What editorial control do you have over that page? A fair bit, though the paragraph formatting needs to remain consistent across UHC.
We need UHC working, not just as a white elephant.
Isilme … yes, what to take across? She’d need to decide that, tell me what, which and where.
(0723) Morning all, awoke late, which means a good sleep. Hope you had too, or about to. There is going to be some repetition of sshots because I failed to delete after posting and can’t remember, plus it won’t hurt to have them again, plus we have much to post today. (0949)
5. IYE at 1377
There’s a couple of nuggets in this:
”An obscure cruise ship that took 141 passengers to the Antarctic is claiming somehow passengers contracted the deadly hantavirus primarily found in rodents. There are no native rodents in Antarctica – they cannot survive in the cold. Moderna, in collaboration with South Korea began working on a Hantavirus mRNA Vaccine in 2024. …”
And this:
”As of May 6, 2026, the Hazen Fire in Buckeye, Arizona, has burned 1,138 acres of dense river-bottom vegetation with 45% containment. The human-caused fire started on May 2. In 2017, Bill Gates bought 25,000 acres west of Buckeye for $80 million. No ground breaking smart city was ever developed.…”
(Url at 1377)
4. Steve at 1377
Trump Announces Three Day Ceasefire Between Russia and Ukraine To Celebrate ‘Victory Day’
New Report” Claims Republicans on Track for Massive +11 Seat House Pickup as Democrats’ Gerrymandering Schemes Collapse
Disney Cruise Ship Staffers Among 28 Predators Arrested in Massive Child Porn Sting (JH: Afraid this kills Disney for me, as if it wasn’t already … Annette Funicello?)
Nigeria Exclusive: Christians Killed Faster Than News Can Report-Antonio Graceffo
Hantavirus (JH: Think we’re up with that at UHC)
Iran’s Coastal Hideouts and two tankers hit.
A Nation at War With Itself: The Growing Revolt Against Ukraine’s Recruitment Centers
Singapore Vital Statistic to March 2026! After a 11.4% drop in births in 2025, births drop another 12.5% in 1st Quarter of 2026
The UK government’s plans for 15-minute cities forge ahead – starting in Bristol
The EU Is Pushing “Driver-Monitoring Cameras”
Alternative für Deutschland on the verge of an absolute majority in Sachsen-Anhalt
Trump Administration Drops First Batch Of UAP/UFO Files
More.
3. Andy at 1377
JH: I’d say watch that vid, it relates to Sat 1 below.
2. DAD at 1377
a) France. A massive fraud involving benefits paid to asylum seekers has been uncovered in the Alpes-Maritimes region….
b) France. Another day; another “Marseille barbecue” !
The charred body found Tuesday evening in a forest in Allauch (Bouches-du-Rhône), near Marseille, has been identified as that of a woman, “known” to police….
c) Finnish MP and former Interior Minister Päivi Räsänen has announced that she will appeal against the judgment of the Supreme Court of Finland at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)….
d) Thousands of young Germans are refusing to comply with a compulsory survey that could see them called up for military service….
Plus:
1. This was at the top of the inbox
… at Lord Toby’s site:
“Nigel Farage has begged Keir Starmer not to quit today, quipping he’s the “greatest asset we’ve got”, as Labour’s catastrophic local election bloodbath prompts fresh calls for the PM to go. The Mail has more.”
Right … I don’t necessarily mean the difference in narcissistic arrogance between Farage and Lowe … you saw both reactions to their victories but I do ask which of the two seems closer to Starmer’s arrogance?
Also remember the footage in parlmt a year or so ago when, during a break, Starmer crossed the floor to chat with Farage, they embraced at one point, Nige was right chuffed. Do those two embrace and love Rupert to the same degree?
All right, what does it all signify? Many pundits, inc. the MSM, see Farage as PM, inc. Starmer coming out and saying it. Also, he’s not going to resign and “plunge the country into chaos” … not yet at any rate … neither is “ready”.
At the same time, Lady Julia was saying her district in London went Labour. I asked if that was the imported vote, she said … not all. In other words, there is a problem with the indigenous too who just can’t see or choose not to.
Yes, there’s certainly that mode but I’m not sure that that completely explains it. I don’t even mean “politically dumb”, under the control of the MSM … it’s not only that. Last evening, I explored this word I hear from downunder … Teals … apparently a political grouping but why the colour teal, more associated with old Brexit Party here? The “respectable right”, let’s say, whilst hardheads here tend more Restore … dark navy, meaning truly conservative?
Well, ggl Teals and it’s illuminating. It says that they’re “fiscally conservative” but socially … well my interpretation is Woke left, in dogooder, nicely nice ways behind the clipped lawns. Much NIMBYism … demand people take invaders into their “spare” bedrooms but of course not in their district please. Quite similar to Martha’s Vineyard across the pond. Aspirationally upper middle, the Teals’ only MPs are feminist women, with hubbies with “good” jobs in the city.
One of these was once my spouse and I’ll say this … we never truly fought the entire time … there were silences of course. So I do know Conservative women, if not small c … many was our pool party on the patio. There’s one in the better part of town over in my “hometown” across the Pennines.
They would never vote Restore … a farmer? Town and country, don’t forget. Nice city boy Nige is far more their flavour. But Nige is being groomed for office, right? By the PTB? Would you not say so? And his politics is downunder type or Martha’s Vineyard type Teal. I’m scrambling for the word here and can only come up with the term “upper middle aspirant”.
Nowt wrong with aspirations, dreams, doing the best we can … but while completely unaware of what’s going down? Not wishing to know? Until it’s all taken away?
The question arises again … for how many years, how many decades, do we commemorate something? WW2 should be easy enough to answer that for. They were coming home and by 1948 were marrying and having children who in turn grew up to a sentient age, say in 1972, when they married and their children were having children, say, sround the time of the millennium.
What of those great grandchn? I’d like to think they would pass that on but look at the state of education now, the state of heritage. The great great grandchn are about now. The past tends to recede … 81 years today.
12. Steve at 1377
Hearts of Oak: Bill Federer – From Mecca to Medina to Global Expansion: The Untold History Still Shaping Our World.
A wee bit earlier because I’ve a delivery coming, cooking, washing etc.
Strange sort of argument where I actually agree, in principle, with MMutR … but I don’t feel it. His view is that an actor is an actor, actress an actress … that’s it. You judge by the character in the film, not by the private life of the actor/actress.
The logic is sound but the reason I ran this was because it had Peter Cushing and Bernard Lee. The one I passed over, 20,000 Leagues, had Kirk Douglas, Peter Lorre and James Mason, none of whom I liked either as actors or humans in RL. I could add, from other films, Barbara Stanwyck, Joan Crawford … I’m not even crazy about Bergman.
That is *&£#@#£&* logic, Jimbo … yes it is. But it’s how I see them.
(0841) Been a bit frenetic this morning … redacting on UHC-WP and it’s still barely dinted … plus closing off the OoL live blog … plus gathering for here, so a bit late back. (0951)
10. Moo corner
9. Muppet watch
8. The adulteration of our foodstuffs
7. How Gen X ruined rock music … or was it them?
As mentioned a couple of times before … to say, for example, that “Boomer” music was Doors, Who, Hendrix, Floyd et al is to get the chronology wrong.
Let’s take a mid Boomer, 1955 say … he/she is mid-teenage at the time of Woodstock but his/her own music only starts appearing in the early to mid 70s.
So let’s just take, oh I don’t know … Hendrix (1942) and Joplin (1943) … maybe John Fogerty (1945). None of those were Boomers, they were war generation, Boomer in toddlerhood.
So who starts talking Nirvana or Pearl Jam? Certainly not mid Boomers … they listened to Beatles, Stones, Zeppelin, Floyd. It has to be Gen X, maybe a few cusp late Boomers. Difference (usually) … most Gen X are tech savvy, naturally … Boomers had to learn new skills.
Right, I’m going look at this Nirvana bunch … lead singer some guy called Cobain apparently (1967) … yep, straight Gen X music. Mid Gen X start seriously listening around 1982/3 to 1990, that is … during the Millennial era.
All right … the question on Quora was, “Why is rock music disappearing?” One answer was:
“A simple answer. Nirvana and Pearl Jam, both great bands, took the “cool” out of rock. Prior to them, being a rock star was about being rich, getting girls and living the lifestyle. Nirvana was anti that. Hair metal got old. Nirvana rebelled against it.
If you were 15 in 1995, what looked like more fun: being a rapper all blinged up, with videos of you with the ladies, surrounded by cool rides and a mansion OR wearing an old sweater, looking at your shoes when performing and bemoaning life?
Add to that the fact that one could be a rapper with a mixer and Dr Seuss lyrics vs having to learn an instrument, write songs and create something.
Today, 90% of pop and country songs are written by 20 people in each genre. To make money all you need to find a pretty face with a decent voice, hand them the lyrics and hit record. Other than the metal artists, today’s music is manufactured.
For the record labels, the investment is cheap and if something doesn’t hit, they simply move on to the next wannabe pop/country star. Why invest time and money in a rock band that may not hit or may take some time to build an audience?
We have also lost the regular RnR artists. There are no Tom Pettys anymore. Metal is strong, especially in Europe, but for many people it’s a bit harsh. Until we get a young Guns n Roses or AC/DC, bands which appeal to fans of multiple genres of music, rock will be a side note.
Having said all that, there are some young rock n rollers out there. The Warning , Yungblud etc are starting to get some traction.
Edit: I am not saying that “image” is important (though it plays a role), but merely saying to a young person, rappers took the “cool” away from rock.
Also, grunge/alternative didn’t “take away my bands”. I listen to ALL rock from The Kinks to Metallica, from the Stones to The Warning, from Fleetwood Mac to Stone Sour, I like it all.
The biggest issue today is the lack of new artists in rock. Are there some? Yes. If you think of the “biggest” rock artists out there: Metallica, Slipknot, Volbeat, Avenged Sevenfold etc., all of them are at least 40+ years old.
Edit 2: Many have taken offense and commentted that there are ways to find music or that their version of rock is out there. True. I understand that you can find music through various outlets, specifically the internet or streaming services. By disappearing, I was referring to the fact that pop/country is on the radio on multiple stations, while rock may be on one or two in your market. I also understand that zillions of people don’t listen to the radio.
If you have to “find” music, it is not “mainstream” or at minimum, less popular than other genres.”
JH: Yep, that’s a straight Gen X opinion. Imho, it died late 70s, even 1980 with ska (Madness) or New Order.
6. IYE corner, some items possibly repeated
a. Those missing scientists. From theLeahfiles:
“You all asked me to look into the missing/deceased scientists. The correlations are pretty crazy. Working on the network map, but here is what I have so far:….”
b. “ Augustus Doricko’s Rainmaker uses cloud seeding tech to bring rain where it’s needed. In the process, he’s been swept up in a storm of controversy involving accusations that he’s playing God, an agent of the deep state, and worse.…”
c. About time someone brought this to the fore again.
“ The God-King’s Shadow What two German scholars documented about the Dalai Lama, the Kalachakra, and the men he never stopped meeting with — and why almost no one in the English-speaking world has ever heard of it”
(DL is or was a good friend of Charlie Three. Here’s the original which I slogged through many moons ago.
|http://www.trimondi.de/SDLE/Contents.htm )
JH housekeeping note:
IYE’s output in HQ comments have been playing havoc for days, since his format changed … when I try to copy and paste, it grabs the private data too and posts both together on the post page. There are two solutions, other than asking him to change the format, look after the punctuation, whatever. Don’t want that he changes that …
Either I do as I have done and insert the “|”, which does fix it … or I don’t repost and just signpost. Once I’ve archived IYE’s postings at UHC-WP (currently underway), I’ll get back here and explore what was causing the issue.
(0455) Almost morning, voters and others. Council election comment is over at Orphans until around midday. Angry cloud out there for now. Have a great Friday.
5. An old friend reappears
4. Steve corner
a. Last evening:
b. At 1376:
Absolute Chaos Erupts as Tennessee Republicans Pass New Congressional Map Which Eliminates State’s Only Democrat and Black-Majority Seat
Russia Reiterates Warning for All Diplomatic Missions To Evacuate Kiev Over Strikes Against ‘Decision-Making Centers’ if Ukraine Attacks ‘Victory Day’ Celebrations
RINO John Cornyn Praised and Supported Moose Limb Group That Funded Texas Mosque Behind ‘Sharia City’ Near Dallas
Nigerian Christian Funeral Attacked by Fulani Is**mists
Ukraine Bluffing? Russia Gets Trapped Either Way. Multiple Russian Advances.
African nations assert themselves and manage to postpone finalisation of WHO’s Pandemic Agreement
Why did the investigation into babies’ deaths focus solely on Lucy Letby?
Germany: 75% of tuberculosis cases are from foreign-born people
Pastors Told to “Prepare Now” for Imminent UFO Disclosure That Could Shake Faith Worldwide (JH: It shaketh not my faith, nor others who know inside.)
Much more.
3. Buy it now
2. DAD at 1376
a) The Vatican’s ‘Pro-Life Body’ has lost Its way. When abortion is treated as an unquestionable ‘right,’ even the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy for Life no longer requires its scholars to be pro-life.
b) France: Presidential Election 2027. The Jockeying for position commences. Gabriel Attal mentions an agreement with Édouard Philippe to withdraw in the event of a “risk” of a second round between LFI and the RN.
c) Immigration is often presented as a solution to demographic aging and the need to finance pensions. A study by Philippe Lemoine, research director at the Hexagone Observatory, consulted by Le Figaro, challenges this idea and argues that its effect on the ratio of working-age adults to seniors remains limited….
d) France. Crime against Aged Ladies, in their homes, is increasing. An 80-year-old woman was attacked at gunpoint in her home on Tuesday, May 5, in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, Le Figaro learned from a source close to the investigation.
Then this comment by Anomalous Farrier on substack:
“ About 6 months ago I shared with two longtime friends from Arizona that Buckeye, AZ would see a huge fire because it’s slated to be a “smart city.” Just learned, through this article, that it is indeed being burned out, today!”
Maybe nothing, may be something.
On Thurs 5:
“BILL GATES $80,000,000 “SMART CITY” LAND IS UP IN FLAMES — AND PEOPLE ARE CONNECTING THE DOTS
Years ago, Bill Gates quietly secured 24,000+ acres in Buckeye, Arizona desert land tied to a future AI-controlled smart city. Now?……”
