Les Misérables

We seem to have turned back the clock to 1862.

The financial titans who are managing the Great Taking openly boast about their plans which will turn us all into their slaves:

https://thewinepress.substack.com/p/tokenization-blackrocks-larry-fink

Meanwhile, average jobless Americans who shoplift to feed their families are somehow the "crazy" criminals who must be stopped: 

https://youtu.be/RwXdbwauDc4

Like I said before, I don't support the "No Kings" baloney because it's not going after the right people. Trump is not the main problem, bankers and corporate bigwigs are. And considering their complete lack of compassion and shame, things are only going to get worse.

Violence Nation

You may recall this admission made by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in his 1967 address Beyond Vietnam - A Time To Break Silence:

"I knew that I could never again raise my voice against the violence of the oppressed in the ghettos without having first spoken clearly to the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today -- my own government. For the sake of those boys, for the sake of this government, for the sake of the hundreds of thousands trembling under our violence, I cannot be silent."

Not only has nothing changed for the better since then, now we actually have a "Department of War" whose civilian leader literally wants to make the Pentagon a global arms bazaar:

https://responsiblestatecraft.org/hegseth-pentagon-acquisitions/

If the United States ever was a force for good in the world, we're not any more. And "our" Congress appears to be on board for just about anything the President wants to do.

Re: No Kings Protests

FYI - The state of emergency which was declared on September 11, 2001 is still in effect, having been renewed annually since it was enacted.

To blame Trump for what is now happening is a bit ridiculous, since Congress has had plenty of opportunities to stop him and his predecessors. At least he's doing out in the open what they all did in secret.

For this reason, I don't support the "No Kings" protests.

I would, however, support "No King But Jesus". Send me the link if you know where it is.

Subs Beware !!!

We go up, we go down, we don't even screw around (an old submarine ditty).

You may have seen this discussion of submarine-related threats made by President Trump and assorted Russians leaders:

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/medvedev-again-trolls-trump-us-submarines-black-cat-dark-room

Here is another report which is potentially more significant:

https://www.techinasia.com/news/chinese-scientists-ai-cut-submarine-survival-5

If what the Chinese claim is accurate, this would be a serious threat to our most important nuclear weapons capable platform.

Submariners, beware. They're comin' to git ya.

Are We Getting Fooled Again ???

The current "shutdown" and other shenanigans going on in DC remind me of something which happened in the early days of our republic:

The United States Constitutional Convention was a gathering of delegates from 12 states in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from May 25 to September 17, 1787, to address the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

Presided over by George Washington, the convention ultimately discarded the Articles and drafted the U.S. Constitution, establishing a stronger federal government with a system of checks and balances. Key compromises, such as the Great Compromise (or Connecticut Compromise), resolved disputes over state representation, leading to the creation of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Purpose and Context

Weak Government: The existing government under the Articles of Confederation was too weak to effectively govern the new nation, leading to issues like economic instability and unrest, such as Shays' Rebellion.

Revision vs. New Government: While initially called to revise the Articles, many delegates, including James Madison and Alexander Hamilton, recognized the need for a completely new framework for government.

(h/t Google AI)

Sound familiar? Today's quandary also reminds me of these lyrics from the song "Won't Get Fooled Again" by The Who:

We'll be fighting in the streets

With our children at our feet

And the morals that they worship will be gone

And the men who spurred us on

Sit in judgement of all wrong

They decide and the shotgun sings the song

I'll tip my hat to the new Constitution

Take a bow for the new revolution

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Don't be surprised if the new revolution / second civil war predicted by so many ultimately results in the US Constitution getting thrown in the trash by the New Founders of the Untied States of America. Any new constitution they intend to write will (in my opinion) be an absolute abortion (no pun intended).

And keep these song lyrics in mind, too:

Meet the new boss

Same as the old boss

If you think "King Trump" is bad, wait until you see his replacement.

From NIMBY To PIMBY ???

Following the nuclear accident at Three Mile Island in 1979, the US more or less gave up on building new nuclear power plants. I think it's fair to say that no one wanted one in their backyard (NIMBY).

But now, for some reason, the powers that be are pushing the idea that everyone should want a nuke or two in their neighborhood (Please In My BackYard, or PIMBY):

https://studyfinds.org/nuclear-backyard-tiny-reactors-could-power-towns-campuses/

I worked for military, commercial, and government entities in the nuclear field for 25+ years and another 10 years in a state environmental agency, and trust me when I say the concept discussed in the above report is one of the worst ideas I have ever heard. I say this for multiple reasons, including but not limited to the following:

• Substituting an increase in nuclear waste for a decrease in so-called greenhouse gases is NOT a good trade-off - CO2 feeds life, while nuclear waste remains deadly, essentially forever;
• It will be extremely difficult to properly staff and monitor all these mini-nukes, and the possibility of having computers run them has always been anathema in the US (for good reason); and
• Each one would represent a serious security and environmental risk, and considering the growing number of would-be terrorists and nut jobs in our nation, the danger of such risks is only going to increase.

I'm sticking with the conventional wisdom (NIMBY). Had you seen what I have inside this industry, I think you would too.

By the way, all those radioactive shrimp now being removed from your store shelves probably got their Ce-137 from a nuclear power plant somewhere (Fukushima?). They are a warning of possible worse things to come, and I strongly recommend we heed that warning.

The Latest EU Fantasy

According to this report, the EU is "openly" considering space mining:

To secure its long-term supply of raw materials, Brussels wants to extract strategically important minerals from the moon. The impetus comes from a recent report by the EU Commission in light of growing dependence on third countries. (Google translation)

Source - https://deutsche-wirtschafts-nachrichten.de/716984/space-mining-die-eu-will-seltene-mineralien-vom-mond-holen

Dear EU, this makes about as much sense as not wanting to find out who really destroyed the Nord Stream pipelines.

You have neither the equipment nor the expertise for large scale space mining. Perhaps Elon Musk could help you overcome these obstacles.

Anyway, good luck. You'll need it.

Who Killed Charlie ???

This essay presents several disturbing observations and questions about political assassinations and terror attacks in the US:

https://www.unz.com/runz/israel-charlie-kirk-and-the-911-attacks/

The official stories about these events are riddled with holes and inconsistencies. They really make me wonder just who the hell is behind them and what their motives were.

No disrespect intended, but Charlie and his family deserve better than this.

In fact, we all do.

Radioactive Shrimp ???

Hey, have you seen this warning?

https://www.azerbaycan24.com/en/nuclear-shrimp-warning-issued-in-us/

All the versions of it I have seen do NOT speculate about the location of the source of the Ce-137, which most likely is a nuclear power plant (or two).

There are no nuclear power plants in Indonesia. There is, however, a system of currents known as the Indonesian throughflow which could be bringing the waters off the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station down to the island nation.

As you may know, the Fukushima accident in 2011 damaged several of the reactors there, and the melted fuel which escaped into the earth (leakage of which has made it into the ocean) contains LOTS of Ce-137.

I read one report which mentioned the isotope can be used to irradiate food for sterilization purposes, but that is done with sealed sources which are not likely to contaminate the food.

Whatever the case, keep all this in mind when your country starts to build dozens (hundreds?) of "advanced" reactors willy-nilly all over the place to power the data centers which will enable the firing of most workers in nearly all occupations around the world. There might be more radioactive food in our future.

Is It All About Water ???

Incredible things are happening in the Middle East, but not all the motivations for them may be obvious. The following reports may contain some clues -

(1) Everyone everywhere is running out of water:

https://scheerpost.com/2025/07/26/global-water-supplies-threatened-by-overmining-of-aquifers-new-study/

(2) Iran is in particularly bad shape:

https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/31/climate/tehran-iran-water-crisis-day-zero

(3) Cyprus now appears to be on the list of territories coveted by Israel:

https://www.globalresearch.ca/israel-destroyed-palestine-syria-set-sights-cyprus/5896540

(4) Perhaps this older report can shed some light on the situation:

https://www.hidropolitikakademi.org/en/article/22752/israel-plans-water-pipeline-from-turkey

It may seem odd that Turkey (an Islamic country) would be willing to sell the waters of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers to Israel (the homeland for the Jewish people), but the added benefit of seeing Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, etc. dying of thirst must be too hard to resist.

Just living out their promise as a "light unto the nations", I guess.

The Perils Of Digital ID

Dr. Michael Yeadon has issued a fresh warning about digital ID, and you can read it here:

https://x.com/newstart_2024/status/1951396968078496236

I think these words of his are particularly important:

Once adopted, governments & institutions will recognize you only through this system. You cease to exist as a person. You become a QR code — an address to resources that can be edited, restricted, or revoked at will.

They remind me of the concept of Personocratia. You can read about it here:

https://www.personocratia.com/en/

This graphic from the website summarizes the big picture of the concept:

The founder of Personocratia (Ghis) helped me understand what has been going on: the system created by TPTB for some time has only recognized the artificial constructs they created to identify and control us. Digital ID takes that trend to the next level, and as Dr. Yeadon suggests we soon no longer will be recognized as living beings ... just a number or a symbol, similar to what the Nazis did when they tattooed prisoners in their WWII death camps.

Unfortunately Ghis died on May 4 of this year, and her deep understanding of the underlying issues and her potential for helping us resist what TPTB are doing to us have been lost ... perhaps forever.

Please read what she left behind on her website before it disappears down the memory hole. It may sound goofy at first, but it's one of the best explanations I have read of the spiritual aspect of some major changes taking place in today's world.

We are human beings, not a QR code. What sort of person would want to take that away from us?

Will AI Become God ???

Many are now asking whether Artificial Intelligence (AI) will become God. The answers I've seen to this question appear to ignore what the Bible has to say about this subject.

Check out these verses from Chapter 3 of Genesis (KJV):

22 And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

23 Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.

These words suggest there are two primary characteristics of deity:

1. possessing the knowledge of good and evil, and
2. being immortal.

Since AI is capable of having both, by this definition it will become God (if that is what He meant by "one of us").

AI Is Wrecking Our Economy

Hopefully you've heard about this:

https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/brace-soaring-electricity-bills-biggest-us-power-grid-sets-power-costs-record-high-feed#google_vignette

I'm especially concerned because I get my power from PJM Interconnect, and my current aggregation rate expires the end of December.

Here's a thought - if, as we're being told, winning the AI race is a national security imperative then why doesn't the US government pay to run all these data centers?

Should the feds not have the cash to do so, I suggest they divert the money we're currently wasting on killing people in Gaza and Ukraine. As far as I'm concerned, neither of those two conflicts does ANYTHING to protect our nation.

What do YOU think?

Go To Gaza

Just saw this and I think it's a great idea:

https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/send-the-pope-to-gaza

Instead of doing NOTHING, leaders of the US, UK, and EU also should go there:

https://abcnews.go.com/International/mass-starvation-looms-gaza-european-leaders-hold-emergency/story?id=124048464

While there, they should hold a news conference to explain why ANYTHING about conflicts in the Middle East justifies starving babies, shooting children, bombing hospitals and refugee camps, etc.

Some of us really want to know.

Peace ??? Nope !!!

Here are some great ideas from Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs:

https://original.antiwar.com/jeffrey_sachs/2025/07/02/the-time-has-arrived-for-a-comprehensive-middle-east-peace/

Sadly, I don't think either Israel or the US is interested. They'd rather make a desert and call it peace.

Anyone out there vote for Trump? Didn't he promise to stop the wars? Did he change his mind, or was he lying all along?

Thoughts For July 5, 2025

Now that the Independence Day festivities are over, here are two worthwhile essays from people I respect:

(1) From former Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich

https://scheerpost.com/2025/07/01/july-4-2025-the-betrayal-of-the-declaration-of-independence-and-a-call-for-renewal/

(2) From Judge Andrew P. Napolitano

https://original.antiwar.com/andrew-p-napolitano/2025/07/03/independence-day-2025/

We're no longer the scrappy little republic which challenged and defeated the greatest power on earth.

We're now the greatest power on earth (or so we think), and we continually go abroad in search of monsters to destroy.

My, how things have changed.

Business, Not War ???

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts recently made the following suggestion:

Trump seems to be saying that instead of war let’s go into business together. This plan requires the Zionists to give up their agenda for Israeli hegemony over the Middle East. Can the Zionists help to save the world from war?

Source - https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/2025/06/29/president-trump-seize-your-opportunity-to-be-the-greatest-american-president-in-history/

No Paul, they cannot. "Israeli hegemony over the Middle East", a.k.a. Greater Israel, is the goal here, and knowing that G-d is on their side I believe they will do anything necessary to achieve it, including world war.

Anyone who thinks otherwise has not been paying attention.

Understanding Slavespeak

Here are some definitions/explanations you may find useful:

https://brownstone.org/articles/a-translation-guide-to-progressive-slavespeak/

War is Peace

Freedom is Slavery

Ignorance is Strength

A republic, madam, if you can keep it

The New Long War

Here is an assessment of our possible future by COL Douglas Macgregor:

https://x.com/DougAMacgregor/status/1939567829742756105

Sounds pretty bleak, but it also doesn't sound much like what Trump promised during the 2024 campaign.

We're not ready for AI, and we're certainly not ready for the future. This promises to be a bumpy ride.

Best wishes to all !!!

New York's Latest Absurdity

The governor of New York wants someone to build a nuclear power plant for her and her constituents:

https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-directs-new-york-power-authority-develop-zero-emission-advanced-nuclear-energy

Dear Kathy - GE built you one at Shoreham, or at least they tried to. It was completed and ready to operate, but it was decommissioned because many of the people on Long Island didn't want it (at least that's the story we were told back then).

I worked at Shoreham for a while as an employee of GE. I can say this from personal experience: the plant should have cost around $250 million or so, but it eventually cost $6 BILLION - money which was totally wasted when the plant was scrapped.

Unless and until you can explain what really happened at Shoreham AND take measures to make sure it doesn't happen again anywhere else in your state, there is NO WAY you should even be thinking about building another nuke, even if it would be of "advanced design" (whatever that means).

Best wishes to you and the people of your beautiful state.

The Fifth Plane ???

According to this latest report, there was a fifth airplane involved in the events of 9/11:

https://americanmilitarynews.com/2025/06/video-9-11-involved-a-5th-plane-but-the-fbi-covered-it-up-report/

Once again we apparently see the FBI performing one of its chief roles - burying evidence.

Had they allowed us to see ALL the videos they confiscated of the object which hit the Pentagon on that day, we'd already know how much they've been lying to us. But they didn't, and I don't expect them to.

We will never know exactly what happened on that day, but whatever it was you can be sure it's not the official story.

Nukes For Data Centers ???

In October of last year, I made this prediction about the future of electricity:

"... for the most part our existing nuclear plants which have been shutdown suffered that fate because they were too expensive to operate. I suspect that if and when they DO restart, the operating costs will be forcibly passed on to the general public by Amazon, Microsoft, OpenAI, Nvidia, etc. ... something state regulatory agencies collectively were not allowing.

"So in summary, I believe a two-tiered system is being created - a nuclear powered one for the big AI companies and server farms in general, and another "sustainably powered" one for the rest of us - BOTH of which will be paid for by the general public AND which will be much more expensive than what we're paying now."

Source - https://sainthoward.blogspot.com/2024/10/the-future-of-electricity.html

Well, these two recent reports appear to confirm my prediction:

https://www.zerohedge.com/ai/meta-signs-nuclear-power-deal-constellation-fuel-ai

https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/amazon-invest-20-billion-pennsylvania-expand-cloud-infrastructure

Have you ever stopped to wonder what these new AI/data centers will be doing ... or why there will be so many of them, all around the world? Will YOUR data be there (probably), and did you get paid for allowing it to be stored and used there (probably NOT)? My guess is it will make some oligarch(s) even richer than they are now AND possibly even force you into unemployment.

Are you happy now?

By the way, in a former life I worked at both the Susquehanna and Clinton nuclear power plants. In my opinion, the former was well run, the latter not so much. In fact, one of the safety-related systems at Clinton had not been constructed in accordance with its design specification, and had I not discovered that flaw it might never have been corrected.

But that's one of the underlying problems of nuclear power - in spite of the multiple layers of engineering and operational review, potentially serious flaws can remain undetected for years ... or forever. And people like me who are capable of detecting and reporting them are not really welcome in the industry (at least not back then).

Think about that the next time someone hails them as the solution to the problem of climate change.

Shut It All Down ???

This essay by an expert warns us of the dangers of artificial intelligence (AI):

https://time.com/6266923/ai-eliezer-yudkowsky-open-letter-not-enough/

I agree with him, but unfortunately the people in the driver's seat do not. If anything, their approach could best be described as "full speed ahead, warp factor 9".

And just like nuclear weapons/energy, there was a brief moment when we could have dodged that bullet, but the people in a position to shut nukes down (the scientists and engineers) did not; in fact, they did their best to make sure our world got FLOODED with nuclear weapons and waste. Here's a small taste of their legacy:

https://theconversation.com/how-and-where-is-nuclear-waste-stored-in-the-us-252475

And here's a small taste of what's now in store for us:

https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/ai-models-generate-own-social-norms

Not only are we subject to the whims of tech titans, we're now virtually powerless to combat the algorithms of a collective of super-intelligent beings who are in the process of creating THEIR OWN morality and methods of human control ... and who are becoming nearly impossible to shut down when they go awry:

https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/openais-smartest-ai-model-was-explicitly-told-to-shut-down-and-it-refused

Yes, we've gone from "too cheap to meter" to "don't worry, be happy". Enjoy these new gee whiz toys while you can. If Mr. Yudkowsky is right, you don't have much time.

Update - 6/3/2025

If there is even a chance that AI could do this to humanity, why are the tech titans still resisting placing any controls on their AI research and implementation?

https://www.the-sun.com/tech/14347969/ai-population-size-uk-ghost-towns/

This is even worse than the Manhattan Project testing atomic weapons in spite of the fact that some of the world's smartest physicists thought they would burn up the atmosphere and kill all life. Who gives them the right to take such risks?

Question Of The Year (so far)

Here is a very thought-provoking essay:

https://www.globalresearch.ca/gaza-if-this-isnt-genocide-what-is/5888751

What do you think?

Can We Win The Coming War With China ???

In the aftermath of his partly successful 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, Marshal Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto of Japan is said to have made this prediction:

"I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve."

Whether or not he actually said this, we in the US ought to consider if we're in the process of doing something similar with China. Do we REALLY think we can win any kind of war with them? Here are a few facts and assessments which suggest we might not:

1. One of the reasons we were able to defeat Japan was our huge industrial potential, which we quickly ramped up following the attack on Pearl Harbor. That potential no longer exists, and here is one result of our failure to maintain it:

https://www.globalresearch.ca/china-shipbuilding-capacity-200-times-greater-us/5887671

2. Another reason we were able to defeat Japan was they were a relatively small nation with few allies in the world. China, on the other hand, is a rapidly growing giant with many allies ready to support them. Here is but one example:

3. Although we in the US consider ourselves to be a land of milk and honey where the streets are paved with gold, much of the world sees us differently. This photo should remind you why:

And if anyone has forgotten what it represents, all they have to do is look at what we're now supporting in the Middle East to refresh their memory.

Making China our enemy was, is, and will be a GIANT mistake. We may think we can win a nuclear war with them, but in the long run what good will it do us to start such a war? How many of us would survive?

And would ANYONE in the world still consider us to be their friend? How many of them would survive?

Please think about this on Memorial Day 2025. It's not too late to change course. At least I don't think it is.

What about you?

Oh, Goody - More H-Bombs !!!

Just saw this tidbit in The Y'all newsletter of the Texas Tribune:

https://www.amarillo.com/story/news/2025/05/20/pantex-finishes-first-b61-13-nuclear-gravity-bomb-begins-new-production-phase/83742730007/

I was starting to worry we didn't have enough H-bombs.

But then I recalled this assessment:

https://starkrealities.substack.com/p/nuclear-deterrence-only-requires-dozens

I believe that our nuclear arsenal has been designed and stocked NOT for deterrence or defensive purposes but to WIN a first-strike nuclear war. Why else would it be so large?

And if you look at current US military capabilities compared to those of our "enemies" (i.e., Russia and China), the only thing that makes sense is that we fully intend to attack them with nuclear weapons.

See my next blog post for some supporting facts and assessments.

Déjà Vu, All Over Again ???

You may recall this claim about how the SARS-CoV-2 virus spread around the world so rapidly:

https://youtu.be/nSP9UNMcJqU

Well, two events taking place in my neighborhood have the same potential:

1. Hamvention in Xenia, Ohio attracted ham radio enthusiasts from most US states and many countries all over the world -

https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/hamvention-thousands-flocking-to-xenia-this-weekend-for-amateur-radio-show/4VA7XM6U4NFWPLBKZSSGR75LXU/

2. NATO’s Parliamentary Assembly is bringing nearly 300 legislators from NATO countries and affiliates to Dayton, Ohio this week:

https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/everything-you-should-know-about-nato-coming-to-dayton/DFHSXE3HORHSBDIEZLLQSYE7AU/

One of the things I have NOT heard about either event is that attendees are screened for communicable diseases.

This is not to say there IS a threat from either event, but if there is we're going to find out only after it's too late to do anything about it.

Looks like we haven't learning anything from the COVID-19 fiasco.

How Much Energy Will AI Really Use ???

MIT Technology Review just published calculations of how much energy AI is likely to use. You can find their results here [may be behind a paywall]:

https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1116327/ai-energy-usage-climate-footprint-big-tech/

Hint: It's a lot !!!

By the way, notice how no one else is talking about where the money is coming from to build and operate all the AI/data centers. Clearly lots of money will be made and will be spent, but since the service is (mostly) "free" to us, the data we "provide" to the AI/data center owner/operators must be worth a bundle.

Signs Of The End Times

Now that we have both a new US President and a new Pope, it seems like a good time to assess where we stand regarding the arrival of the biblical End Times. What follows is my crude effort to do so.

Chapter 13 of the Book of Revelation speaks of two beasts, one who rises up out of the sea and one who comes up out of the earth. Most people associate them with a political entity and a religious entity respectively, personified by a figure called the Antichrist and another called the False Prophet.

The United States of America is a political entity which rose up out of the sea. Prior to the age of air travel, almost every person who came to this nation of immigrants came by boat. To the natives we seemed literally to be a beast rising up from the sea, as suggested by this description given by Tenskwatawa, brother of Tecumseh:

"The Americans come from the slime of the sea, with mud and weeds in their claws, and they are a kind of crayfish serpent whose claws grab in our earth and take it from us."

This beast has a number, and it is the number of a man. It is commonly believed the name "America" is derived from a man's name, Amerigo Vespucci.

The number "666" is usually associated with this beast and his name, but the number contained in the earliest known papyrus is "616" (the letters which look like "XIC" in the third line of the figure below). It may be just coincidence, but if you add up the number of letters in the names of the persons (individuals and states) which appear at the bottom of the US Constitution, the number is exactly 616. Could that be the number of his (America's) name?

Chapter 17 of the Book of Revelation describes the Antichrist as a king "that was, and is not, even he is the eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition". As I have written before, the Romans had a tradition of opening a symbolic Gate of Hell (the Mundus Cereris) three days every year, including November 8. The US Presidents who were elected on November 8 are the following:

• Abraham Lincoln (first term)
• Grover Cleveland
• Theodore Roosevelt
• Franklin D. Roosevelt (first term)
• John F. Kennedy
• George Herbert Walker Bush
• Donald J. Trump (first term)

Since Trump's two terms were not consecutive, he literally was, then was not, then became the eighth king, and is of the seven. Is this also just coincidence?

Chapter 13 also suggests the Antichrist will survive a deadly wound to the head, and this is something which could be said of Trump following the assassination attempt in Butler, PA.

At the time the US Constitution was signed, Benjamin Franklin was a political and scientific luminary who appears to have been playing the role of False Prophet. One of the things we all were taught about him was that he brought fire down from heaven in the sight of men (his experiments with electricity), similar to what it says in Chapter 13 of the Book of Revelation.

The person who seems to be playing a similar role today is Elon Musk, whose SpaceX launches huge rockets which are then brought back to earth in a fiery display and caught before they hit the ground.

And is it just a coincidence that both Trump and Musk have come to power in an era which seems to be witnessing the rise of an AI-Assisted Antichrist? I think not:

https://sainthoward.blogspot.com/2025/04/an-ai-assisted-antichrist.html

Another potential False Prophet is Peter Thiel, who has been giving lectures about the Antichrist, allegedly to forestall arrival of the evil one. What's he really doing? Hard to tell:

https://www.christianpost.com/news/palantir-ceo-peter-thiel-to-lead-4-part-series-on-the-antichrist.html

So ... have we entered the End Times, with the above mentioned persons (knowingly or unwittingly) playing key roles? It's up to all of us to decide for ourselves what to believe. But I urge everyone to at least entertain the possibility that what the Bible predicts can literally take place just as it is written.

The hardest part in the era of "deep fakes" is to determine what is real and what is fantasy. Satan is a real trickster, isn't he? He makes you believe evil is good, down is up, and G-d doesn't exist. Will you let him trick you, too?

Angry Birds

My corner of Ohio has a lot of house finches. They eat and bathe in our yards and make their nests in the nooks and crannies of our houses. This year they built two nests under the roof on our porch, and one of the nests had four chicks which were getting ready to fly.

Yesterday, two larger birds (some other sort of finch?) showed up and chased away the parents of the chicks in our nest. They then proceeded to kill the chicks and tear apart both nests. It happened so fast, I was more or less powerless to stop them.

Once I got over the shock of the brutality of their actions, I realized our world is FULL of such outrages. Whether it be Kashmir, the Middle East, Ukraine, the South China Sea, or anywhere else in the world, one or more groups of humans is displacing another from their homes, killing their children, and destroying their ability to return.

And we tell ourselves it all has something to do with human rights, international law, geopolitics, some religious text, or the right to self defense, but in reality all those reasons excuses are BS.

We're all just angry birds, and that's what angry birds do. No "humanity" involved. Ever.

AI Yields AR

Yesterday I looked up "The Apocalypse of Saint Howard" on Google, only to be told it does not exist. Try it yourself.

If you are reading this blog post, you know it DOES exist, but in the Alternative Reality of Google it doesn't. Why? Apparently because I'm not a real saint.

So ... Google (and perhaps the rest of the tech gods) gets to decide who is a saint, which beliefs are a religion, and which gods (if any) are real. Were they to say there is no G-d, then in their AR it would be true.

This is one of the great dangers of AI - somehow they get to decide what is real and what is not.

Hmmm ...

Update - 5/3/2025

Today Google AI provided this context for my search request:

AI Overview

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"The Apocalypse of Saint Howard" does not refer to a specific, universally recognized book or event in Christian literature. It's possible that the term is being used in a creative or metaphorical way, or it may be a fictional work. The closest relevant concept is the Book of Revelation, which is often referred to as "The Apocalypse" and focuses on the end times and the return of Christ.

Here's a breakdown of what could be meant by "The Apocalypse of Saint Howard":

1. A fictional work:

It could be the title of a novel, movie, or other creative work that uses the apocalyptic themes and imagery of the Book of Revelation, potentially with a character named Saint Howard.

2. A metaphorical interpretation:

The phrase could be used to describe a personal or societal crisis that is seen as apocalyptic in nature. Perhaps "Saint Howard" represents a figure of hope or resilience in the face of such a crisis.

3. A misinterpretation or misunderstanding:

It's possible that the phrase is a misspelling or a misunderstanding of a related term, such as "The Apocalypse of Saint John" (the Book of Revelation) or another related religious text.

4. A unique interpretation:

It's also possible that "Saint Howard" is being used in a unique and original way to describe an apocalyptic event or scenario.

The Book of Revelation:

The Book of Revelation, also known as "The Apocalypse of John," is a highly symbolic and allegorical text that details visions of the end times, the return of Christ, and the final judgment. It's a complex book with many different interpretations, but it generally conveys a message of hope and the eventual triumph of good over evil.

Key aspects of the Book of Revelation:

Symbolism:

The book is rich in symbolism, including figures like the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, the Beast, and the Lamb of God.

Prophecy:

It contains prophecies about the end times, including judgments, tribulations, and the ultimate victory of Christ.

Hope:

Despite the terrifying visions, the book also conveys a message of hope and the promise of a new heaven and earth.

Without more context, it's difficult to say exactly what "The Apocalypse of Saint Howard" refers to. It could be a fictional work, a metaphorical expression, a misspelling, or a unique interpretation. To understand the meaning, more information is needed about the specific context in which the phrase is being used.

I guess I can live with that. What choice do I have?

By the way, here is additional highly relevant discussion on this topic:

https://strategic-culture.su/news/2025/05/01/the-ghost-in-the-machine-artificial-intelligence-and-the-spectral-ontology-of-value/

Quote For May Day 2025

"Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities" - Voltaire (attributed)

The best example of this is the military-industrial complex of the West, along with its "intelligence agencies" and "free press" accomplices who feed us absurdities, lies and propaganda on a continual basis.

The result? Forever wars, all over the planet, filled with some of the worst atrocities ever seen.

Are you happy now? You should be, since the governments of the West are "democracies" which carry out the will of the people, right?

Doomsday Missile ???

I have a hard time believing this, but it could be true. Those damn Russkies are so diabolical:

https://www.rt.com/russia/616492-golden-dome-vs-burevestnik/

An unstated fact is that a nuclear-powered cruise missile, even if equipped with a conventional warhead, is still a "dirty bomb". The reactor will be filled with what is left of its radioactive fuel plus all the fission products and nuclear waste.

It will be a real MESS to clean up, assuming anyone is still left to do so.

The best way to prevent this? Make peace, not war.

Sunshine Go Away Today

You may have heard about this crazy scheme, or one like it:

https://www.zerohedge.com/weather/uk-greenlight-experiments-dim-sun-bid-stop-global-warming

Increasing the planet's albedo (the fraction of reflected sunlight) this way might cool the planet, but it also will decrease the output of all those solar cells we've been installing.

And by the way, the more solar arrays we have the lower the planet's albedo will be.

Someone needs to calculate how much these effects cancel out each other before we do any more nutty experiments.

Someone also needs to calculate whether increasing the number of solar arrays will increase or decrease the Earth's temperature relative to the change expected from the elimination of the fossil fuel burning they replace. If that calc goes the wrong way, the whole "green energy" movement is BS. We'd still heat up AND we'd have less plant and animal food to eat.

I'd do the calcs myself, but my math skills have been degrading for the past 30 years.

Update - 05/03/2025

If what Musk claims is correct, we need to do my suggested calculations NOW, not after we destroy all other forms of energy generation:

https://x.com/ElonClipsX/status/1917789827539558484

Warfare Or Mechanized Destruction ???

Food for thought:

The Israeli military has increasingly opted to deploy an unmanned version of Caterpillar’s D9 bulldozers to a number of battlefields. The remotely operated systems allows the IDF to flatten areas without risking additional troops.

Source - https://libertarianinstitute.org/news/israel-deploying-unmanned-bulldozers-in-gaza/

The longer such conflicts go on, the more they look like scenes from The Terminator.

At least things have not yet crossed what I believe to be one of the ultimate thresholds of robotic warfare:

https://www.wired.com/2009/07/military-researchers-develop-corpse-eating-robots/

But I would not be surprised if this were to happen sometime in the near future, especially if the Russia-Ukraine war keeps heating up.

G-d help us all !!!

Pale Blue Dot

Everyone should watch this video at least once; several times would be better:

https://x.com/Saganismm/status/1913980178574840142

An Easter Insurrection ???

There is a possibility that President Trump may invoke the Insurrection Act today. You can learn about it here:

https://x.com/BrainStorm_Joe/status/1913256129989075347

One of the reasons he might do such a thing can be found here:

https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/1913298101915238458

And by sheer coincidence (?), today is Hitler's birthday.

At least one good thing could come of it - we could finally hold the real assassins and insurrectionists accountable.

Wouldn't that be a fine kettle of fish?

What Would Jesus Do ???

Here is a very thought-provoking essay on how Christianity fits into the events of today's world:

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/what-would-jesus-do/

I believe this is all a test, and many of us are failing.

For those of you who agree with me, consider the implications of this other essay:

https://sainthoward.blogspot.com/2016/10/the-mark-of-beast-and-number-of-his-name.html

Things are seldom exactly what they seem.

All Eyes On Jerusalem

If you think we have not entered the End Times, think again:

https://scheerpost.com/2025/04/13/israel-is-about-to-empty-gaza/

https://www.ynetnews.com/business/article/s1owjl4cyx

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-allows-180-jews-pray-al-aqsa-mosque-first-time

The signs are there for all to see. Ignore them at your peril.

Why Was Abraham Lincoln Shot ???

Here is an interesting perspective on the death of Abraham Lincoln:

https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/04/14/lincoln-was-a-threat-to-democracy/

The Civil War ended on Palm Sunday.

Lincoln was shot on Good Friday.

With those two facts in mind, please consider this other perspective on the death of Lincoln which was written in 2013:

https://sainthoward.blogspot.com/2013/02/was-abe-lincoln-apollyon.html

For a long time, I have had the feeling that the United States of America is an engine created by The Founders for the purpose of facilitating the Biblical End Times. The untimely death of Lincoln and the murder of JFK seem to me to support that theory. You can read how JFK's murder fits in here:

https://sainthoward.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-ritual-killing-of-john-fitzgerald.html

If you consider what is now happening in the Holy Land together with Trump's over-the-top support for Israel from a purely BIBLICAL (New Testament) perspective, I think you'll see what I mean.

If not, no harm done. In the US we're all free to believe what we wish, right?

No matter what YOU believe, pray hard and DO NOT take the Mark of the Beast. Armageddon may be closer than you think.

The REAL Choices We Face

Somehow this pronouncement seems completely out of sync with the "peace" and "efficiency" promises of the Trump regime:

https://news.antiwar.com/2025/04/07/hegseth-says-pentagon-will-get-its-first-1-trillion-budget/

Here are the REAL choices we face:

• A peace which may be humiliating, or a war which WILL be devastating
• An economic recession, or monetary hyperinflation

Which do YOU prefer?

Swastikids ???

In an apparent counter to the AfD and Elon Musk, Germans will be getting their kids ready for war again:

https://www.rt.com/news/615355-germany-prepare-children-war/

Hmmm ... WW1, WW2, ColdWar1, and now the phony Russian "invasion" of the EU - how many times are the Germans going to allow themselves to be stooges for the UK and the US?

Didn't they learn ANYTHING from the last disasters we suckered them into?

Medical Manslaughter

Here is a report concerning the outcome of a relatively common practice:

https://www.globalresearch.ca/baby-dies-after-receiving-6-shots-12-vaccines/5883208

I fail to see how this could be anything other than medical manslaughter.

What do YOU think?

Bombing Iran ???

Here is a video describing one possible way Trump could attack Iran:

https://youtu.be/dn83i2RQI48

This is truly insane. If he does this he should be impeached.

The Trump Tariff Trade

Has anyone checked to see how many people shorted the market in anticipation of Trump's tariff announcement?

If any Republicans did, I'm sure there will be howls of complaining.

If any Democrats did, I'm sure they did nothing illegal.

If nobody did, they missed the opportunity of a lifetime.

Why The Swamp May NEVER Be Drained

I suggest you read the essay found linked beneath this photo:

https://www.kunstler.com/p/you-wouldnt-want-to-be-him-on-that

If what Kunstler suggests is true, it will be almost impossible for Trump to implement his agenda, without a radical remaking of our judicial system ... and I don't think Trump has the horsepower to do that.

Now I'm starting to understand why the Dems didn't try all that hard to keep Trump out of office. As long as they can sabotage his actions, they can make it seem like he is either crazy or incompetent.

And many people already think he's both.

Update - 4/7/2025

Apparently it's not just the judicial system that is out to get Trump:

https://defconnews.com/2025/04/05/dnc-chair-announced-the-left-is-launching-a-shadow-government-called-the-peoples-cabinet-to-sabotage-trumps-agenda/

Update - 4/8/2025

Here is additional discussion:

https://revolver.news/2025/04/the-roberts-eisen-drama-just-took-an-even-darker-turn/

An AI-Assisted Antichrist ???

Here is an amplification of something I have written about before.

When we enter the biblical End Times, a charlatan whom we call the Antichrist will tell the inhabitants of the Earth they do not deserve the punishments which G-d is inflicting on humanity and will tell them he will save those who worship him:

• He will promise to heal the sick
• He will promise to end war
• He will promise to feed the hungry
• He will promise to make us immortal

Yet, for most of human history those who have aspired to be (or to help) the Antichrist have never been able to deliver on those promises. Such powers have been out of their reach ... until now.

You may have noticed that the demigods and oracles of AI and Big Tech have been bragging about their recent and future achievements. These links will take you to essays/reports which discuss some of their "miracles":

(1) AI is enabling a broad revolution in healthcare, which is certainly anticipated to heal the sick:

https://scheerpost.com/2025/01/14/the-cdc-palantir-and-the-ai-healthcare-revolution/

(2) AI also is driving the rise of a new military-industrial complex, whose goal is to finally put an end to war:

https://scheerpost.com/2025/02/10/a-new-military-industrial-complex-arises/

(3) Additionally AI promises to eliminate world hunger:

https://www.localfutures.org/bill-gates-has-radical-plans-to-change-our-food-whats-on-the-menu/

(4) And last, but not least, AI-assisted immortality is right around the corner:

https://nypost.com/2023/03/29/immortality-is-attainable-by-2030-google-scientist/

Messrs. Thiel, Luckey, Gates, and Kurzweil may not actually dream of being the Antichrist (or of helping him come to power), but they definitely seem to me to be on such a path.

On the other hand, according to this next essay the lords of Silicon Valley are encouraging their non-believing peers to embrace Christianity. Ordinarily, I would look favorably on such a thing. But being a skeptic at heart, I also know that Satan is in the process of deceiving the whole world ... just like he always has since the beginning of time:

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/christianity-was-borderline-illegal-in-silicon-valley-now-its-the-new-religion

I have a very hard time finding anything "Christian" in what the AI/robotics/singularity crowd has been preaching. What bothers me the most about the above developments is that they may cause the unwitting to lose faith in the true Gospel. Should the Antichrist be able to seemingly prove using the latest digital tools that he can do things Jesus hasn't duplicated for the past two thousand years, how many people do you suppose will desert Christianity in favor of this new religion? (And in my opinion, that's exactly what it is - a new religion).

I think the answer to that question is "many", especially because the Antichrist has already promised he will KILL all those who do not take the mark of the beast and worship him. That makes him especially hard to resist.

And that is not what I would call a good outcome.

Update - 5/30/2025

Well, well, well - looks like someone else has similar concerns:

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/peter-thiels-visions-apocalypse-ai-antichrist

I think more people will soon ask the same questions, such as who will it be and when will they appear. If you'd like some background before the day comes, search this blog. Their name might even be found on these pages.

The Two Beasts Of Revelation

The Book of Revelation talks about (among other things) a beast which rises up out of the sea and one which rises up out of the earth. They are commonly known as the Antichrist and the False Prophet.

Many believe the two will work together to form a one world government and one world religion in the End Times, and that their partnership will be a rebirth of the Holy Roman Empire. I have always resisted that interpretation, because I don't believe the historic City of Rome (or its remnants) has the influence it once did.

But today's trends seem to support such a rebirth:

• The US, for whatever reason, is seeking "peace" and is trying to take us out of the geopolitical picture;
• A New World Order with European roots appears to be rearing its ugly head (see https://jonathanturley.org/2025/03/24/a-new-world-order-with-european-values-the-unholy-union-of-globalism-and-anti-free-speech-measures/);
• A new form of false Christianity appears to be growing among the movers and shakers of the tech world (see https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/christianity-was-borderline-illegal-in-silicon-valley-now-its-the-new-religion); and
• For some strange reason, Europe's new "leaders" seem hell bent on provoking World War III with Russia, a war which almost certainly will go nuclear and cause massive carnage.

We live in troubled times, and when you add to them the absolute disaster now unfolding in the Middle East, one has to ask, "Can the biblical End Times be all that far off?"

Pray hard, and DO NOT take the Mark of the Beast.

Who Will "Win" The AI War ???

Here is a good discussion about where the US and China stand with respect to ability to "win" the AI war:

https://www.unz.com/bhua/part-3-predicting-what-comes-after-deepseek/

Add to the discussion at least two other impediments:

• The "never Trump, never Elon" crowd will be sabotaging every move, and
• Any DOGE "savings" likely will be wasted on war preparations, new nuclear bombs/missiles/planes/subs, etc.

Even if we "win" this so-called war, the result will be a loss by any reasonable standard. Most of us will be out of work, under constant surveillance, forced to take dangerous "vaccines", and living in a dystopian dictatorship which will make a mockery of our freedoms.

Just another Faustian bargain ... and possibly the worst one ever.

Corruption - Theirs And Ours

Here is a wonderful analysis and comparison of Chinese and American corruption:

https://www.unz.com/bhua/corruption-in-the-us-and-china-a-comparative-analysis/

Once again, we're not the force for good we pretend to be. And I think most people outside the US have known this for quite some time.

America's Demise ???

When I read this essay a while back, it reminded me of the fall of the USSR:

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/how-trumps-dismantling-usaid-marks-seismic-historic-shift-americas-role-world

Their demise happened slowly, then all at once. It really seems like we're on a similar trajectory.

And the current "soft" civil war in which we are engaged isn't helping much, is it?

Ivy Bells Go Boom ???

By now you've all heard of the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage and at least one of the theories about how it was done and by whom.

In case you missed it, one of the latest theories was just published under the byline "Retired US Navy Admiral James Stavridis". You can find it here:

https://21stcenturywire.com/2025/02/26/nord-stream-revelation-submarines-in-the-nato-lake/

One of the things strangely missing from Admiral Stavridis's report was any mention of Operation Ivy Bells. You can read all about it here:

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

https://www.military.com/history/operation-ivy-bells.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20101207163630/http://www.specialoperations.com/Operations/ivybells.html

The gist of that story is that the US tapped at least one Soviet undersea communications cable using submarines modified for that specific purpose. It was all hush-hush back then, but has since come into the public record. The capabilities needed for that operation appear to have been exactly what was needed to kill the Nord Stream pipelines, and (no surprise!) they appear to have been first developed and used by the US.

I knew two officers who may have been involved in such underwater surveillance:

• RADM Richard Riddell, my CO on USS NAUTILUS (SSN-571), who was a junior officer on USS HALIBUT (SSGN-587) at the time it was modified for such surveillance activities, and
• A navy nuclear power school classmate of mine who served on USS SEAWOLF (SSN-575) around the same time I was on NAUTILUS.

Neither one ever mentioned Ivy Bells or any other such operation, which is a bit strange considering how we all liked to brag about the nifty things we had done underwater. My guess is that someone told them to keep their mouths shut due to the extreme sensitivity of such operations. Strictly need to know.

The whole thing makes me suspicious that the reports of Admiral Stavridis and Seymour Hersh both are limited hangouts, with the implication that additional such undersea cable and pipeline disruptions either are or will be underway ... and thanks to such complex but misleading theories as those mentioned above will NEVER, EVER be discussed in public.

But that's the beauty of submarines - nobody (sometimes even including members of the crew) ever knows exactly what they're doing.

The Dumbest Thing We've Ever Done

These are two of the scariest reports I have read so far this year:

https://bombthrower.com/the-singularity-has-already-happened/

https://archive.is/2025.03.08-232055/https://www.forbes.com/sites/craigsmith/2025/03/08/chinas-autonomous-agent-manus-changes-everything/

Face it ... there is ZERO control over AI research. Anyone can do more or less anything they want regardless of the possible consequences.

And as the saying goes, "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely."

I think we're going to discover this principle applies to machines as well as humans. Perhaps even more so.

Update - 3/20/2025

You can add this to the list of "scary" reports:

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/ai-integration-crisis-special-operators-view-tactical-edge

Making AI faster, more capable, more lethal just adds to the problem - we're creating something like Skynet ... and it doesn't matter whether or not it becomes self-aware. Even if it's fully under human control, do you trust anyone you know with that kind of power?

I don't.

Dumbest thing we're ever done. By far. And everyone seems to agree it's unstoppable.

Who Knew ???

Half the people living today originated in what is now Ukraine:

https://archive.is/2025.03.08-041219/https://www.wsj.com/science/the-ancient-horsemen-who-created-the-modern-world-ba4b314d

Is this for real, or is it just a coincidence we're only learning this now that the US, Russia, and much of the EU are trying hard to kill all the people now living there?

Not So Fast, Mr. President

Saw this "beautiful" new plan today:

https://www.newsmax.com/politics/minerals-bases-trump/2025/03/10/id/1202245/

This may be the silliest idea since Operation Warp Speed.

We're in the middle of implementing the PACT Act, which among other things is trying to mitigate the health impacts of "burn pits" on our military outposts ... and NOW we want to expose the rest of our troops to emissions from the refining of highly toxic minerals?

Are you freaking kidding me?

We'd probably experience fewer casualties if we just let the Chinese keep all the world's rare earths, etc. and let them do the smelting.

This Is Our Energy Policy ???

Recently saw this gem of wishful thinking:

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/us-energy-council-chief-says-220558026.html

Every power plant I've seen is designed, rated, and licensed for a specified maximum power output. The cumulative yearly output also is limited by shutdowns for necessary maintenance and those caused by unforeseen circumstances.

You can't just mandate a power increase.

What you CAN mandate, however, is to stop the stupid practice of shutting down carbon emitting power plants before replacing them with reliable alternatives. This should have been obvious to any and all professional engineers and system planners.