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  WORLD UFO DAY
Posted by: Antigon - 07-02-2024, 08:40 AM - Forum: Aliens & UFOs - Replies (3)

July 2 2024
World UFO Day

Remember what happened sometime ago on July 2 1947?!

The famous Roswell incident occured! An iconic event in the history of ufology. The mystery of UFOs and the curiosity of people give rise to what we currently describe as the UFO phenomenon.

To celebrate the birth of modern ufology and the Roserll incident people gather on various places to discuss related events and their interest in UFOs.

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

If you have any stories to share then please do so.

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  Help Me Find My Husbands Killer
Posted by: Velvet Elvis - 07-01-2024, 05:01 PM - Forum: Crime - Replies (18)

Hi DI family, I need to ask for some help. This is really important to me.

At approximately 7:30am on Saturday May 18, 2024 my husband (I say husband but, technically we were engaged for 13 years) was killed in a double hit and run motorcycle accident in Lincoln Heights near downtown Los Angeles while on his way to work.  A white F150 ran a red light on the corner of Broadway and Ave 20 as Manny was driving through the intersection. It knocked him off his bike and into traffic where a delivery truck ran him over.  Both vehicles fled the scene. The police have since found the driver of the delivery truck, but the driver of the F150 is still outstanding.

Manny was only 49 and would have been 50 on June 1[sup]st[/sup]. We had been planning to take a cruise to celebrate the big five-O and instead I found myself planning his funeral.  He was a good man and a pillar in the community. As a licensed MFT with an MA in psychology from Pepperdine University, he helped so many people and touched so many lives for the better throughout his life and career. He was also an avid Harley Davidson rider. He didn’t deserve this.

At this point, it feels like the investigation is losing steam. We need to put pressure on the city of LA to do everything they can to find this person and bring them to justice. I feel the best way to do that is to rally a large community of voices to bring attention to this crime and keep it in the public eye. THERE IS POWER IN NUMBERS – especially when those numbers use their combined voices and demand to be heard!

To that end, I've been working literally around the clock to create a network of social media pages and a website dedicated to being #MannysVoiceForJustice

I'm hoping you will do me a favor and add your voice to help amplify our message.  It doesn't matter if you knew Manny. It doesn't matter if you don't live in Los Angeles. This is about numbers and showing the PTB that this crime will not be swept under the rug and forgotten.  If you can spare a moment, please go to the link below.  There you'll find link to all our social media pages. We currently have pages on FB, Instagram and Twitter/X. I'll be sharing updates and messages on all of them regularly.  Please follow those pages and like, share and tag all of their posts.  Encourage others to do that same.  

Also, if any of you are part of the internet sleuth community and have any recommendations for finding the truck in question, I am open to suggestions. The website I’ve linked to has information about the accident, photos of the F150, news reports and some beautiful tributes from Manny's clients and loved ones. 

Website:
Manny’s Voice For Justice


 Thank you for taking time to read this and thank you for your help. 
Velvet

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  Is there a character limit on thread posts?
Posted by: Velvet Elvis - 07-01-2024, 04:35 PM - Forum: Board Questions & Business - Replies (15)

Is there a character or word limit on thread posts?  I ask because sometimes I see people posting their op's as several parts- usually when they're longer.  

I just wrote a post that was a little on the long side and when I went to preview it it was just black.  Maybe that's a glitch?

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  Happy Canada Day!
Posted by: Tecate - 07-01-2024, 10:13 AM - Forum: Chit Chat - Replies (9)

Happy Canada Day to my fellow Canadians.

I know it’s not perfect by any means, but it’s a beautiful day in a beautiful country!!

Stay safe have fun!

Tecate

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  UFO: Phantoms of The Night Sky
Posted by: jaded - 06-30-2024, 08:26 PM - Forum: Aliens & UFOs - Replies (4)

Came across this little gem while looking into lesser known mound builder sites in America. While it covers things we already know it veers off into some info that's never commonly discussed. This is a fine line to walk not accidentally giving away "spoilers", a description of the material. Suffice it to say it's about UFO's in southern Indiana. 

It's also not the typical fare. It's not the fast paced razzle-dazzle. 

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  John Conner approves this message about A.I.
Posted by: 727Sky - 06-30-2024, 05:34 PM - Forum: Chit Chat - Replies (2)

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  The "Chevron" precedent... US Supreme Court ruling
Posted by: Maxmars - 06-30-2024, 04:57 PM - Forum: Current Events - Replies (5)

A long time ago, certain thinkers and people got together and decided that ANY laws which affect ALL citizens must be a faithful representation of the will of the governed.  To that end, the specifics of laws was deferred to a legislation of the people's duly elected representatives, thus ensuring that they would not be 'edicts' of the 'royal' kind... immune to dissent, and any resistance was automatically considered criminal, extending to even a seditious nature.

So those people were comforted when the laws of the land were, in fact, only imposed because the citizens actually were the progenitors.

From ArsTechnica: SCOTUS kills Chevron deference, giving courts more power to block federal rules

Then came the "regulatory" games.  Agencies, led by political appointees, began to impose controls on commerce, behaviors, and even free-speech... because that was their bailiwick.  Except one thing.  No one voted for them, no one empowered them to craft law, and whomever they represented, it could never be said to be "the citizens."

Soon, as activists became "political appointees" we began to suffer a new kind of soft-oppression.  In the case of the "Chevron" precedent (also called the Chevron deference) the US courts became incapable of challenging agency conduct in governance because they (and their political supporters) declared that their rulings were "unchallengeable" as long as they were "reasonable."  The 'deference' to the agency in question was thus established as a precedent... making any challenge 'extraordinary.'
 


Chevron gave agencies leeway to interpret ambiguous laws as long as the agency's conclusion was reasonable. But the (US Supreme Court Justice) Roberts court said that a "statutory ambiguity does not necessarily reflect a congressional intent that an agency, as opposed to a court, resolve the resulting interpretive question."

"Perhaps most fundamentally, Chevron's presumption is misguided because agencies have no special competence in resolving statutory ambiguities. Courts do," the ruling said. "The Framers anticipated that courts would often confront statutory ambiguities and expected that courts would resolve them by exercising independent legal judgment. Chevron gravely erred in concluding that the inquiry is fundamentally different just because an administrative interpretation is in play."

This is especially critical "when the ambiguity is about the scope of an agency's own power—perhaps the occasion on which abdication in favor of the agency is least appropriate," the court said. The Roberts opinion also said the Administrative Procedure Act "specifies that courts, not agencies, will decide 'all relevant questions of law' arising on review of agency action—even those involving ambiguous laws," and "prescribes no deferential standard for courts to employ in answering those legal questions."



This is about power.  Agencies - manned by political appointees - now must face the ultimate test... they must face the objections to their "edicts" in court... no longer "assumed" to be 'just' simply because it's the EPA, the FCC, or the NIH, etc.  For several generations, these agencies have essentially been allowed to "make law" outside the Congress and Senate... who are the only people in our government who are actually mandated to have that exclusive authority.

In a larger sense, "Agencies" have been allowed to craft 'governance.'  That has to stop.  They are agencies, not rulers.  This power-drift has been crippling the healthy relationship between the people and the government.  It has allowed 'activism' and other forms of bias to have direct leverage over the framework of relationship between the citizens (the source of ALL law) and government (whose role is to serve.)

Dissenters are vainly trying to 'reframe' the problem as one of "power."  Which is of course, natural since it is "they" who are "losing" power.
 

The Roberts court ruling "flips the script: It is now 'the courts (rather than the agency)' that will wield power when Congress has left an area of interpretive discretion," Kagan wrote. "A rule of judicial humility gives way to a rule of judicial hubris."

Kagan wrote that the court in recent years "has too often taken for itself decision-making authority Congress assigned to agencies," substituting "its own judgment on workplace health for that of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration; its own judgment on climate change for that of the Environmental Protection Agency; and its own judgment on student loans for that of the Department of Education."



The dissent is weak and political.  The main flaw being that the US Supreme court does NOT make law.  It interprets is application and viability in terms of our established rights and Constitution.  As such, allowing politically-led agencies to establish 'process and procedure' must be addressable by some means not solely within the 'domain' of the agency itself.  It's called 'checks and balances' and was intentionally included within the framework of our governance because of the potential for political, or private abuse.
 

Consumer advocacy group Public Knowledge criticized today's ruling, saying that it "grounds judicial superiority over the legislative and executive branches by declaring that the Constitution requires judges to unilaterally decide the meaning of statutes written by Congress and entrusted to agencies."


The SCOTUS does not ever "unilaterally" decide what statutes mean.  Instead they measure the statues applicability in terms of the Constitution and Legislators' stated intent.

The dissenters' complaints are about their losing power (granted circumstantially) (as usual)... not "power' being 'taken' by the SCOTUS.  In fact... the legacy of "portraying the SCOTUS as a "power" institution is a "marketing" ploy used nearly exclusively by those who "lose" power... 

It made me recall when the abdication of responsibility by the legislation over so-called 'abortion rights,' which led to the errantly effected Roe v. Wade case.  The SCOTUS KNEW that such "power" to establish law DOESN'T belong in the court... it belongs in the legislation... but look how THAT was marketed...  Politics, right?

Now the analogous betrayal of purpose is highlighted in the case that US Agencies are struggling to KEEP the power political expedience offered them, rather than accept the citizens should have a voice, and thus the ability to confront some of their policies.  This is the interface between the governments' agencies and the citizenry, which to them means little, but to us can often manifest itself in facing fines and punishments from agencies, in the name of the government, when you know damn well that the government isn't where their policy is coming from.  Judicial experience recognizes the abuses that have, and are, happening... That is the place where the court must place a fence.  Here it is.

Now, let's listen to them sizzle, and mischaracterize the issue to deflect from their abuses and, dare I say it, "plans within plans."

Neither the EPA nor any Agency may make law. Ever.  It's considered a "Constitutional issue" with good reason.

I might suggest that the most powerful and vociferous dissenting voices you hear will be self-identifying as 'protectors of the NEW status quo,' with all that implies.

Some very significant regulatory powers are poised to be used maliciously.  

This had to be done.  "Chevron" had to go.

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  Infographics: "I recovered crashed UFOs"
Posted by: JRod - 06-30-2024, 10:29 AM - Forum: Aliens & UFOs - Replies (3)

I found this YT Infographics episode to be interesting, perhaps a bit of truth to it. This along with the 4chan 'whistleblower' had elements that seemed to compliment each other which makes them both seem more legitimate to me.

Regardless it is a good watch, especially with the now somewhat undisclosed UFO/UAP retrieval program the US has.

The Infographics account sounds like it's from the 1st team to arrive at crash/recovery site, while the 4chan account is from someone who was on the 2nd team.

While both might be worthy of their own threads, I figured one is sufficient as they both deal primarily with recovered UAPs.
Here is a link to the 4chan whistleblower:
Part 1
https://archive.4plebs.org/x/thread/34629564/
Part 2
https://archive.4plebs.org/x/thread/34629564/

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  Hello, guys gals and whatever else
Posted by: Sine.nomine - 06-30-2024, 07:21 AM - Forum: Introductions - Replies (1)

Figured I'd join here from ATS ahead of an inevitable shipwreck. Hello, y'all! I hope I can find a better home here. My hopes are high.

ETA: I guess I joined a few months ago and forgot. Lol. Either way, new start.

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  Conspiracy thoughts on the recent debate
Posted by: Antigon - 06-30-2024, 06:46 AM - Forum: General Conspiracies - Replies (5)

Biden's performance in the debate didn't surprise anyone no matter their ideological convictions. He is not fit to take part in debates and he is most likely suffering from neurological problems and dementia. Suffering with illnesses such as Alzheimer's and dementia can happen to any of us and we can't mock or make fun of older people with these devastating conditions.

In my mind it looks as if it was long planned and the best way to get rid of him. Humiliation on National TV and with hundreds of millions watching. Democrats want to replace him with someone else and they found the best opportunity to do so. Joe was conveniently 'assassinated' to make way for _________ whoever you can think of.

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  Hello everyone!
Posted by: Antigon - 06-30-2024, 06:16 AM - Forum: Introductions - Replies (5)

Old ATS member here.

I ve learnt about this site a few weeks ago and decided to join.

ATS isn't doing great.

Let's hope we revive the spirit here.

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  view new thread posts
Posted by: broccoli - 06-29-2024, 06:58 PM - Forum: Board Questions & Business - Replies (10)

I'd like a button on the homepage that says view new thread posts so I don't have to weed through all the recent posts and can easily find the new thread. If it exists already please point me to it Biggrin im not wearing my glasses right now but i don't see it and I would really like to. Love the site so far though.


also the portal.php page shows there's 2 new announcements but the homepage says there's zero

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  Good Horror Films.
Posted by: Karl12 - 06-29-2024, 03:37 PM - Forum: Movies - Replies (67)

Always loved a good genuine horror film and as Hollywood seems to be creatively (and morally) bankrupt these days they seem increasingly difficult to find.

This thread might not be for everyone but if you enjoy a good horror film and know of any original or exceptional examples (new or old) then please feel free to post.

Grew up watching VHS versions of 'The Wicker Man' and 'American Werewolf In London' so the standard is set pretty high lol.

Recently watched Midsommar and thought it was awesome.















Also thought this recent Aussie film called 'Talk To Me' was an absolute winner.









Beer

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  yeah
Posted by: broccoli - 06-29-2024, 12:52 AM - Forum: Introductions - Replies (7)

This place is pretty, not gonna lie. Think I'll stay.

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  The Light Show of Illusions
Posted by: CCoburn - 06-28-2024, 05:04 PM - Forum: Psychology, Philosophy & Metaphysics - Replies (13)

The Light Show of Illusions


Isn't it weird that color is nothing but an illusion? Or, more precisely put, it's the end result of the decoding of waveform data, which I sometimes poetically refer as the serpent and the rainbow - the sine waves and frequencies of the optical color spectrum.

So if color is just some superficial illusive property created by the interactions of light energy with its material counterparts(bosons and fermions), then what other illusive properties might take root a bit deeper in forming our reality of things that at face value appear to be so objectively concrete but ultimately and metaphorically turn out to be nothing more than just another light show?

Of course, the dimension of 'feeling' does add another layer of perceptibility here.

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  After the debate
Posted by: 727Sky - 06-28-2024, 03:55 AM - Forum: Decision 2024 - Replies (23)

As one of my left leaning acquaintances said, " Under Trump my gas tank would only hold $25 worth of gas; under Biden it will now hold $125 as everything is bigger and better with Biden, just ask him !" youtu.be...

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  Telling Netflix to GFYS
Posted by: MykeNukem - 06-27-2024, 01:59 PM - Forum: Rant - Replies (13)

Anyone else get the constant f'ing reminders to upgrade their subscription because their current sub is expiring and won't be available anymore?

They have one priced almost the same, but it has ads.

Not sure wtf planet NetFlix lives on but Paid TV doesn't have f'ing ads, k?

Maybe I'm too old school...but F##K Netflix and their aggressive and annoying f'n reminders.

So, I told a Customer Service Rep to pass on essentially this same message.

F'n arseholes...

 Flaming

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  Bolivia’s president sees off attempted coup after urging citizens to take to streets
Posted by: Notran - 06-27-2024, 08:09 AM - Forum: Social Issues & Civil Unrest - Replies (5)

https://www.theguardian.com/world/articl...livia-coup

Quote:Bolivia’s President Luis Arce appears to have seen off an attempt to topple his leftwing government after a dramatic afternoon in which heavily armed troops, seemingly commanded by a top army general, stormed the government palace before beating a retreat and seeing their alleged leader detained.

On Wednesday afternoon Arce urged citizens to take to the streets to defend the country’s democracy from an apparent coup attempt, after troops seized control of a central square in La Paz which houses government buildings.

We need the Bolivian people to mobilise and organise themselves against this coup d’état and in favour of democracy,” Arce said in a video message filmed at the Great House of the People, the official presidential residence in Bolivia’s de facto capital of La Paz.

Flanked by members of his cabinet, Arce declared: “We cannot allow, once again, attempted coups to claim Bolivian lives.”

“Long live the people of Bolivia! Long live democracy!” the ministers shouted, thrusting their left fists into the air. “Long live our president, Luis Arce!”

Bolivia has a long history of attempted coups and coups that have succeeded.

A left wing government in the Latin Americas under threat from the Armed Forces. Who would have thought it?!?!

Should we guess or assert it may have support from a certain western power?!?!

Not the first time we are witnessing the same scenario unfolding. The coup has failed but the tactics and practices remain the same.

Leave the Bolivian people in peace and leave them alone.

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  Human skin for robots...
Posted by: Maxmars - 06-27-2024, 01:32 AM - Forum: Science & Technology - Replies (5)

I'm not really sure how to 'read' this.

On the one hand it seems creepy and uncomfortable.  After all it's human skin...

But on the other hand it makes sense, considering just how resilient, strong and flexible skin really can be.

But this?

[Image: face-2x.gif?w=680]

Perhaps not the best marketing choice....

The skin itself is anchored on the robot analogously to the way it is anchored on people or animals.  It stretches, it flexes, and it looks slimey.

From: NewScientist: Smiling robot face is made from living human skin cells
 


The living tissue is a cultured mix of human skin cells grown in a collagen scaffold and placed on top of a 3D-printed resin base. Unlike previous similar experiments, the skin also contains the equivalent of the ligaments that, in humans and other animals, are buried in the layer of tissue beneath the skin, holding it in place and giving it incredible strength and flexibility.

Michio Kawai at Harvard University and his colleagues call these ligament equivalents “perforation-type anchors” because they were created by perforating the robot’s resin base and allowing tiny v-shaped cavities to fill with living tissue. This, in turn, helps the robot skin stay in place.



Not sure if I'm exactly eager to see a robot with human skin...

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  Body of US Embassy attaché found dead in Ukraine hotel room
Posted by: Notran - 06-26-2024, 08:02 PM - Forum: Current Events - Replies (2)

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news...d-33115155

Quote:The unnamed embassy attaché was found Tuesday at the Kyiv Hilton, according to online newspaper Strana UA. "Yesterday at about 11:00 a.m. the body of an attaché of the U.S. Embassy was found in a hotel room. No signs of violence were found on the body. The man arrived in Ukraine on June 15," one source said, Strana UA reported. Another source added: "According to medical data provided by the U.S. Embassy, the man suffered from high cholesterol."

The rest of the article describes how this is considered to be a death from natural causes, I would suspect some diseases associated with very high cholesterol levels (if we assume the story is true). It is further described in the article that no signs of violence or injury were found on the body of the deceased and the door was locked from the inside. So far no autopsy has been performed.

I wonder how someone can make a statement with such certainty arguing the attaché died from high cholesterol which seems at least careless not to say dumb. You could die from some heart diseases related to high levels of cholesterol for example. On the other hand there is no autopsy yet and we don't really know what happened.

What if there is something more to this story?

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  The Oklahoma City Bombing - How was the FBI or CIA involved?
Posted by: Maxmars - 06-26-2024, 02:45 AM - Forum: Black Projects & Coverups - No Replies

On April 19, 1995 a Ryder rental truck packed with explosives was detonated outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, in Oklahoma City.

[Image: Murrah-Building-e1718800240984.jpg]

Casting media coverage aside, as we almost always must of late, there are some 'issues' with the event... issues that are layered beneath the media narrative.  Some things we have been 'told' in media reporting are no doubt true... but the actual and complete tale remains distinctly 'untold.'  There are some 69,000 pages of government documents languishing in an FBI archive... records they refuse to release - despite legal information requests being on the books for many years.

In fact so reticent, are the 'deciders' at the FBI, that they have requested a "JFK-assassination-style" glacial timeframe to comply.

From Headline USA: FBI Wants 20 Years to Produce Records on Its Involvement w/ OKC Bombing

Reportedly, an Oklahoma lawyer named Jesse Trentadue has been investigating the murder of his brother in prison, .
 


Trentadue has been suing the U.S. government for OKC bomb-related records for nearly 30 years, ever since his brother was murdered in a federal penitentiary. The complex story of how the death of Trentadue’s brother relates to the OKC bombing can be read in this Mother Jones article.


Mother Jones article (2007): In Search of John Doe No. 2: The Story the Feds Never Told About the Oklahoma City Bombing

As it stands, the FBI wants to wait another 12 years before the entire record can be shared.  And our lawyer friend, who has already been waiting for 30 years, will be 90-years old by the time the truth might be discoverable.

The reason this all becomes murky is because of allegations, and some curious facts...
 


Trentadue’s latest lawsuit seeks records on FBI informant and CIA asset Roger Moore (not the James Bond actor), and the bank-robbery gang, the Aryan Republican Army, which he says was an FBI front group.

According to Trentadue’s lawsuit, Moore was an FBI informant as part of the bureau’s 1980s- and early 90s-era Operation Punchout, which was designed to identify and apprehend surplus dealers that bought and sold government property stolen from Department of Defense facilities in Utah.

Furthermore, Moore build patrol boats for use by the US Navy in the Vietnam War, as well as speedboats for the CIA, according to Aberration in the Heartland of the Real—historian Wendy Painting’s PhD thesis-turned-book about OKC bomber Tim McVeigh.

As for the Aryan Republican Army, Trentadue believes that was an FBI front group that also helped fund the bombing.

Trentadue’s Tuesday filing elaborated further on the ARA’s connection to McVeigh.

“During 1993, 1994 and 1995, a gang known as the Aryan Republican Army or “ARA” robbed banks and armored cars in the mid-west. Timothy McVeigh participated in some of those robberies and is reported to have used money obtained from these crimes to help fund the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995,” he said.

“According to Peter Langan, several members of the ARA assisted McVeigh in carrying out the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building.”



I had always had misgivings about the FBI and their flirtation with "baiting" suspects (think World Trade Center, 1993) and I suppose that this goes along with that vibe.

I thought some members might find this an interesting avenue of exploration...

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  A tax-revolt in Kenya?
Posted by: Maxmars - 06-26-2024, 01:45 AM - Forum: Decision 2024 - No Replies

Somewhat alarming news from the African continent...

From ZeroHedge: Kenya Protesters Storm Parliament, Police Fire Live Rounds, After Lawmakers Unleash Eco-Austerity

The Kenyan government introduced some new "eco-friendly" legislation, and lo and behold, 'eco-friendly' actually meant "give us your money."
 


The Kenyan capital of Nairobi has descended into violence and mayhem as large street protests by Kenyans outraged at new tax policies and a harsh 'Eco-Austerity' program imposed by the government have resulted in the parliament building being set on fire.

Legislators are evacuating after the anti-tax protesters initially breached parliament. They quickly overwhelmed police soon after the lawmakers voted to pass a bill which introduces new nationwide taxes, including an eco-levy which raises the price of basic goods such as diapers, as part of efforts to curb waste management and be more environmentally friendly.

The new taxes were tucked away in Kenya’s Finance Bill 2024, and directly impacts imports, prices, and sales of diapers, batteries/dry cells, smartphones, earphones, clocks, radios, TV sets, cameras... staplers, printers, calculators, photocopying machines, keyboards, mice, projectors and LCD monitors.

The stringent Eco Levy especially impacts those who intend to import plastics into the Kenyan market, imposing a hefty fee per kilo on the products.

Protesters have been shouting while entering parliament, "We’re coming for every politician." There are widespread reports that police have begun utilizing live fire against the throngs, also amid riot control measures such as tear-gas.



According to the author, this kind of "new policy" is driven by the machinations of global monetary authorities, who predicate their "largesse" on abiding by the newest fad in global elite circles..., "eco-coercion."
 

Sadly all of this is part of a familiar and historic pattern in Africa. The so-called international community and powerful global/Western institutions like the International Monetary Fund (IMF) regularly induce governments to take on huge debts, and then begin to impose from abroad drastic societal reform measures on the population. 

And in the process of billions being exchanged, corrupt local government figures line their own pockets while imposing stringent and very sudden measures on the lower class and impoverished citizens.


While it may be similar in pattern, it might also be that some in the government are so detached from the citizens, they fail to appropriately gauge the severity of their own policies  on real live people (cloister effect 101.)

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  The draft, immigrants... a question.
Posted by: Maxmars - 06-25-2024, 04:12 PM - Forum: Chit Chat - Replies (1)

I was conversing with my son today about the 'new' media coverage of "automatic draft" legislation.

In case you missed it, you longer have to "register" for the draft.  It will be done algorithmically, from the database of all the information amassed from your simply being here, birth certificates, licensing info, banking info, etc. When you become eligible, you will simply "be recognized" by the system as "eligible."

I suppose this is more of a convenience thing, than a master plan to eliminate low efficiency engagement with the folks down at "selective service."  I further postulate that a means to dispute eligibility must then be proactively sought by the citizen (or not) to declare themselves a 'conscientious objector' or a 'religiously exempt person.'  I would imagine they will set the bureaucracy on that task.

But the amazing thing to me, was the legislation's wording as to make it clear that you need not be "a citizen" to end up 'drafted,' only a resident of the US (and it does specify "males.")

Now, my son and I immediately though of that scenario where hundreds of thousand of those who recently emigrated to the United States, were drafted, because it virtually assures expedient approval for an application for citizenship.  Or would it be an open incentive: "citizenship for service?"  I have misapprehensions about that policy... most of them running deeply.  Down that path could lead madness.  If we start there, I wonder how soon we would creep to other places... and what that would mean.

But the truth is, had I found myself so oppressed by my life, and the main problem was something I could actually flee from, I just might.  So I get that things can suck so badly that "I just jet."  And if I am sincere about living forthrightly, and regret deeply the stress I cause to those unprepared for my arrival... I just might want to take some action to demonstrate my noble intent.  Serving in the military is restricted for citizens... or it used to be (with carefully managed exceptions.)

My question:  Should 'undocumented' immigrants be offered citizenship in exchange for military service?  It seems, that's where this will go.

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  Baal's Arch Goes On World Tour.
Posted by: Karl12 - 06-25-2024, 02:16 PM - Forum: Conspiracies In Religions - Replies (13)

Following on from these very weird shenanigans back in 2017 at the 'World Government Summit' involving 'Baal's Arch'.





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Quote:World Government Summit Brings Together Top Globalists Under Baal’s Arch


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The World Government Summit in the United Arab Emirates brought together leading globalists, communists, and crony capitalists under a replica of the Arch of the Temple of Baal.




Looks like the 2023 version of the event also featured such people as the WEF's Klaus Schwab, the WHO's Tedros Ghebreyesus and the IMF's Kristalina Georgieva.

In fact it looks like Baal's Gate has been on a bit of a global whirlwind tour.

A bit too overtly religious for me but thought this chap raised some interesting points.











Timing seems to be a thing (especially in London) and apparently due to absolute 'outrage' in New York they had to change the name to the 'Palmyra Gate'.

Apparently It even turned up as the opening attraction at Italy's 'G7' meeting.

Beer

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  Julian Assange to be released from jail
Posted by: Notran - 06-24-2024, 07:21 PM - Forum: Current Events - Replies (30)

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/24/us/po...-plea.html

Quote:Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, agreed to plead guilty on Monday to a single felony count of illegally disseminating national security material in exchange for his release from a British prison, ending his long and bitter standoff with the United States.

Mr. Assange, 52, was granted his request to appear before a federal judge at one of the more remote outposts of the federal judiciary, the courthouse in Saipan, the capital of the Northern Mariana Islands, according to a court filing made public late Monday. It was a fitting twist in the case against Mr. Assange, who doggedly opposed extradition to the U.S. mainland.

Barring last-minute snags, the deal would bring to an end a prolonged battle that began after Mr. Assange became alternately celebrated and reviled for revealing state secrets in the 2010s.


About time!

He should have never been arrested, detained, and finally imprisoned, thanks to the disgraceful British Government and authorities in Britain which fully cooperated with the US demands.

Not to forget, shame on Sweden for trying their best to bring fabricated charges against him on grounds of alleged rape, alleged sexual molestation, alleged unlawful coercion.

A political and ideological persecution of one person who has exposed the US for its wrongdoings. Bravo to Julian Assagne and his colleagues!

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