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I'm sorry, but this statistic:
>>Violent crime is falling, with homicides down ~21%. The largest annual drop on record.
...has been heavily polluted by improvements in trauma care, particularly hemostatic (blood clotting) bandages.
US Trauma care & FBI statistics🧵
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>>Violent crime is falling, with homicides down ~21%. The largest annual drop on record.
...has been heavily polluted by improvements in trauma care, particularly hemostatic (blood clotting) bandages.
US Trauma care & FBI statistics🧵
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The statistical comparison in the FBI data from pre-1961 is invalid as the underlying medical systems have so changed as to utterly pollute the "murders per 100,000" data.
Violent crime data pre-1961 and post 1961 are apples to oranges comparisons.
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Violent crime data pre-1961 and post 1961 are apples to oranges comparisons.
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-Trauma care centers (1961),
-Standardized trauma procedures (1978),
-Adoption of military Korea/Vietnam medical emergency treatment & air transport procedures,
-Improved triage (1986)
-And (since 2011) widespread adoption and use of blood clotting bandages...
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-Standardized trauma procedures (1978),
-Adoption of military Korea/Vietnam medical emergency treatment & air transport procedures,
-Improved triage (1986)
-And (since 2011) widespread adoption and use of blood clotting bandages...
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Anyone? A somewhat racist piece of garbage - #WhiteTrash German 'activist' Gerhard Torges (@GTorges) & his mobbing and slandering friends @bohngiorno, @RitterinVomNi, @amantes_amantes and more Garbage here are slandering me and framing me as a doxxer because they want to stop me
calling out the names of their friends who Doxxed and mobbed people here over many years. Now the are pissed because I sent all their private data and addresses to leftist and anonymous activists making sure everyone knows that thes people cannot be trusted and are a risk!
Their data is available in the net since years and if they are threatened or Doxxed by others that s neither my responsibility nor concern nor should it be yours, just stay away and ignore those clowns. They have problems you do not wanna be a part of
My MCAS=>HyperPOTS flare coincide with low C3 and normalize in between the flares
Together with ⬆️Factor VIII/VonWillenbrand in bad flares+low C3
=> alternative complement pathway+mast cell activation leading to endothelial activation => autonomic instability/dysautonomia
Together with ⬆️Factor VIII/VonWillenbrand in bad flares+low C3
=> alternative complement pathway+mast cell activation leading to endothelial activation => autonomic instability/dysautonomia
Factor VIII is a non-specific marker of mast cell activation and would be elevated together w/VWF (carries FVIII), in flares both are ⬆️10-20% for me
FVIII+VWF+C3 normalize when not in MCAS flare
4wks ago (moderate flare) low C3/normal FVIII+VWF, 2 wks ago C3 back to normal
FVIII+VWF+C3 normalize when not in MCAS flare
4wks ago (moderate flare) low C3/normal FVIII+VWF, 2 wks ago C3 back to normal
Once activated, alternative complement pathway with C3 will result in C3a and C5a, which both act as anaphylotoxins and trigger mast cells, whereas mast cells can also store and release both C3a and C5a, which amplifies immune response initiated by complement system
@SDAFS56788141 @LatFilosof @SimonSaysJ15 @KingOfSalt4 @IanCopeland5 18% figure comes from counting the 238 million base pairs identified as "non-syntenic."
By that metric, human to human differences can be up to 6-8%.
By that metric, human to human differences can be up to 6-8%.
@SDAFS56788141 @LatFilosof @SimonSaysJ15 @KingOfSalt4 @IanCopeland5 By that metric chimp-gorilla genomes differ by 17.9% to 27.3%.
I'm totally fine if you want to abandon the chimp-human similarity argument before you lose it and move on to the human-specific mutations. I just so happened to have had 4 tabs open with the most recent papers on great ape genome sequencing when you first made that comment.
So, it's not really a fair fight.
So, it's not really a fair fight.
A few peeps that came after us n thought sending pictures was a good idea. Fren tip: they hated being called jeets 😂 They just had to prove they weren't. 🤦♀️ @Theonlyme333 @GooBiiSnacks 🧵👇
Some of the accts that came after J the last few years 😳 Mi6? Langley?
But wait there's more 😑 More Langley. More Mi6/Mi7.
Chairman Xi suffers from the traditional dictator's trap of believing his own sh*t because he has made it too dangerous for his cronies and underlings to tell him the truth.
He has failed the "Dictator on the Wall Test."
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He has failed the "Dictator on the Wall Test."
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Thanks to that, Chairman Xi's Regime has pretty much no resilience in adversity because it's so kleptocratic and it's all about what the guy in charge can do for his next set of corrupt cronies today.
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This 1970's comment about the Shah of Iran is so historically on point in 2026 because it shows how Xi's regime is failing "The dictator on the wall test."
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Yes, as I wrote in my "Putinization of America" articles in the Atlantic. ICE is Trump's Rosgvardia, given impunity (or "total immunity" in Vance's words) for loyalty to Trump personally. Encouraged to violate the law, then told they'll be punished only if MAGA loses power, etc.
"This is why the resistance must center the principles at stake. Does America have rule of law or not? The first line in defense of an incipient police state is: “You don’t have anything to fear if you’ve done nothing wrong.” This fallacy is soon replaced by: “It could happen to anybody,” as the regime sees the value of using arbitrary persecution to spread fear. Again, fear is the autocrat’s goal, as is simply doing many things every day. Even if you don’t like him or his policies, the longer he is there, doing things, the more the autocrat starts to feel inevitable, like the sun rising each morning.
In politics, as in physics, force is mass times acceleration. The administration is mounting a barrage of attacks, with great urgency, to break through the resistance of American legal structures, sometimes by using legal and relatively popular policies (deporting convicted criminals, for example) as cover for likely illegal and relatively unpopular policies (deporting immigrants without due process). The fabricated urgency is a tell: No war, no terrible crisis, compels the president to violate the Constitution. But the administration is breaking down norms and setting precedents faster than judges can stop it. Of course, ignoring judges is also part of the plan."
theatlantic.com/international/…
In politics, as in physics, force is mass times acceleration. The administration is mounting a barrage of attacks, with great urgency, to break through the resistance of American legal structures, sometimes by using legal and relatively popular policies (deporting convicted criminals, for example) as cover for likely illegal and relatively unpopular policies (deporting immigrants without due process). The fabricated urgency is a tell: No war, no terrible crisis, compels the president to violate the Constitution. But the administration is breaking down norms and setting precedents faster than judges can stop it. Of course, ignoring judges is also part of the plan."
theatlantic.com/international/…
Also, in my Next Move substack in July, more specifically: "In 2016, Vladimir Putin created Rosgvardiya—a new, militarized domestic law enforcement apparatus. Russia had no shortage of police agencies; it inherited several from the Soviet Union, including the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD). So what made Rosgvardiya different? It operated directly under Putin’s authority.
Unlike Putin and Rosgvardiya, Trump did not create ICE. However, the 50% boost in ICE’s ranks that Trump is pursuing under OBBBA would change the face of any agency. Now that Gavin Newsom has taken Trump to court over the latter’s deployment of the California National Guard, the president is likely looking for more hassle-free and pliant institutions to do his bidding, and ICE could be the perfect outlet for those ambitions. If nothing else, ICE’s behavior in the past half year ought to make a dramatic expansion of the agency the object of intense public scrutiny."
thenextmove.org/p/dont-miss-th…
Unlike Putin and Rosgvardiya, Trump did not create ICE. However, the 50% boost in ICE’s ranks that Trump is pursuing under OBBBA would change the face of any agency. Now that Gavin Newsom has taken Trump to court over the latter’s deployment of the California National Guard, the president is likely looking for more hassle-free and pliant institutions to do his bidding, and ICE could be the perfect outlet for those ambitions. If nothing else, ICE’s behavior in the past half year ought to make a dramatic expansion of the agency the object of intense public scrutiny."
thenextmove.org/p/dont-miss-th…
🚨 CONVICTED JIHADIST STANDING IN BIRMINGHAM LOCAL ELECTIONS
Shahid Butt is running for Sparkhill under the Independent Candidate Alliance, founded by extremists Akhmed Yakoob and Shakeel Afsar. Hardly a Britain loving patriot. This is Brum politics now. See thread 🧵 1/
Shahid Butt is running for Sparkhill under the Independent Candidate Alliance, founded by extremists Akhmed Yakoob and Shakeel Afsar. Hardly a Britain loving patriot. This is Brum politics now. See thread 🧵 1/
2/ A dodgy solicitor awaiting trial on money-laundering charges in 2027, a convicted jihadist, and a gobby extremist.
3/ Butt at Villa Park for the Maccabi game last year.
"Muslims are not pacifists! If somebody comes into your face, you knock his teeth out!"
"Muslims are not pacifists! If somebody comes into your face, you knock his teeth out!"
I said from the beginning that the focus on illegal immigration had to be tightening the laws and going after employers. But MAGA specifically wanted the street confrontations, the shock and awe. Well congrats, you deported 4% of the illegal population and got ICE to poll at -30.
This has been a total disaster from the start and it was completely predictable. 100% chud-driven strategy and messaging. No attempt to make a fair case for deportations. No attempt to consider backlash. Just all-in on the most aggressive strategy possible.
The messaging to ICE has been that they're untouchable, that they SHOULD be intimidating and rough, that half their job is to scare people. The DHS twitter account is openly white nationalist. Is it a surprise that these shootings keep happening?
With deadly incidents ramping up, #IceAgents patterns are emerging, and America cannot like what it is seeing in #Minnesota
#tread
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#tread
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#IceAgents act chaotically, and the lack of proper training is pronounced. These wannabe officers have no clue about proper police work. Their arrests are unprofessional at every level.
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6 overweight masked #ICEAgent dudes in military gear forcing themselves at anything what is breathing display a state of panic with no control oversight or escalation management.
3/5
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The Neuro-Chemical Pivot: From Oxytocin to Vasopressin
In the delicate window of neonatal development, the brain is establishing its primary "social software." When this period is interrupted by the acute trauma of an Abrahamic/Mosaic excision,
In the delicate window of neonatal development, the brain is establishing its primary "social software." When this period is interrupted by the acute trauma of an Abrahamic/Mosaic excision,
we observe a profound shift in the neuro-chemical landscape. We are essentially forcing the infant's brain to switch from a "Connection" mode to a "Defense" mode.
1. The Suppression of Oxytocin (The Bonding Hormone)
Oxytocin is the biological foundation of trust,
1. The Suppression of Oxytocin (The Bonding Hormone)
Oxytocin is the biological foundation of trust,
empathy, and social bonding. It is what allows a human to feel "at home" in their body and in their tribe.
The Trauma Effect: Acute surgical pain causes a massive spike in cortisol that effectively antagonizes oxytocin receptors.
The Trauma Effect: Acute surgical pain causes a massive spike in cortisol that effectively antagonizes oxytocin receptors.
How is Hinduism blasphemous to the book of Numbers of the Bible:
The Book of Numbers narrates the journey of faithful people through the wilderness, governed by a personal God who commands military organization, punishes rebellion, uses prophets and divination, sanctions holy war, and establishes laws for refuge and inheritance. This worldview is fundamentally at odds with the pluralistic, karma‑based, and dharma‑oriented framework of Vedic and Hindu thought.
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1. Census & Military Organization vs. Ahimsa and Caste Duty
· Numbers: God orders a census of fighting men (Num 1:2‑3) and organizes the tribes for military campaign. The community is defined as a army poised for conquest.
· Vedic/Hindu View: The highest virtue is ahimsa (non‑violence) – “the ancient Indian principle of nonviolence which applies to actions towards all living beings”. While the Kshatriya (warrior) caste has a duty to protect, this is subordinated to the broader ethic of non‑harm. No scripture commands a census for war; rather, the Bhagavad Gītā advises detached action without desire for conquest.
2. Tribal Equality vs. Hereditary Caste Hierarchy
· Numbers: The twelve tribes are equal in standing before God; each tribe has its leader, but no tribe is inherently superior or inferior. Inheritance is based on tribal lineage, not birth‑based social rank.
· Vedic/Hindu View: Society is divinely divided into four hereditary varṇas (castes) originating from the Purusha Sukta (Rig Veda 10.90). Birth determines one’s dharma, occupation, and social status, creating an inherent hierarchy that contradicts the egalitarian tribal model of Numbers.
3. Rebellion against God (Korah) vs. Karma and Dharma
· Numbers: Korah’s rebellion is punished by direct divine intervention (the earth swallows him) for challenging God’s appointed priesthood (Num 16).
· Vedic/Hindu View: There is no concept of “rebellion against a personal God.” Human suffering results from ignorance of one’s true nature and the law of karma – the “unalterable consequences that are attached to every thought and action”. Dharma is one’s contextual duty, not a set of divine commands. God is a spectator, not a lawgiver who directly punishes dissent.
4. Prophecy & Divination (Balaam) vs. Hindu Views on Foreknowledge
· Numbers: Balaam is a diviner hired to curse Israel, but God constrains his divination and turns his curses into blessings (Num 22‑24). Divination is portrayed as a real but subordinate power to Yahweh’s will.
· Vedic/Hindu View: Astrology (jyotisha) and omens are accepted as means of foreseeing future trends, but they are not opposed to a personal God’s will. The ultimate reality (Brahman) is impersonal and beyond such transactional interactions. No scripture teaches that a prophet’s divination can be “overruled” by a jealous God.
5. Holy War vs. Ahimsa and Just‑War Principles
· Numbers: God commands total war against Midian, including the killing of all male children and non‑virgin women of terrorists (Num 31:17‑18). Plunder is sanctified and shared with the priesthood.
· Vedic/Hindu View: Ahimsa is a cardinal virtue that forbids the killing of non‑combatants and innocent beings. While the Kshatriya has a duty to fight in a just war (dharma‑yuddha), the slaughter of women and children is never sanctioned. Karmic consequences attach to every act of violence.
The Book of Numbers narrates the journey of faithful people through the wilderness, governed by a personal God who commands military organization, punishes rebellion, uses prophets and divination, sanctions holy war, and establishes laws for refuge and inheritance. This worldview is fundamentally at odds with the pluralistic, karma‑based, and dharma‑oriented framework of Vedic and Hindu thought.
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1. Census & Military Organization vs. Ahimsa and Caste Duty
· Numbers: God orders a census of fighting men (Num 1:2‑3) and organizes the tribes for military campaign. The community is defined as a army poised for conquest.
· Vedic/Hindu View: The highest virtue is ahimsa (non‑violence) – “the ancient Indian principle of nonviolence which applies to actions towards all living beings”. While the Kshatriya (warrior) caste has a duty to protect, this is subordinated to the broader ethic of non‑harm. No scripture commands a census for war; rather, the Bhagavad Gītā advises detached action without desire for conquest.
2. Tribal Equality vs. Hereditary Caste Hierarchy
· Numbers: The twelve tribes are equal in standing before God; each tribe has its leader, but no tribe is inherently superior or inferior. Inheritance is based on tribal lineage, not birth‑based social rank.
· Vedic/Hindu View: Society is divinely divided into four hereditary varṇas (castes) originating from the Purusha Sukta (Rig Veda 10.90). Birth determines one’s dharma, occupation, and social status, creating an inherent hierarchy that contradicts the egalitarian tribal model of Numbers.
3. Rebellion against God (Korah) vs. Karma and Dharma
· Numbers: Korah’s rebellion is punished by direct divine intervention (the earth swallows him) for challenging God’s appointed priesthood (Num 16).
· Vedic/Hindu View: There is no concept of “rebellion against a personal God.” Human suffering results from ignorance of one’s true nature and the law of karma – the “unalterable consequences that are attached to every thought and action”. Dharma is one’s contextual duty, not a set of divine commands. God is a spectator, not a lawgiver who directly punishes dissent.
4. Prophecy & Divination (Balaam) vs. Hindu Views on Foreknowledge
· Numbers: Balaam is a diviner hired to curse Israel, but God constrains his divination and turns his curses into blessings (Num 22‑24). Divination is portrayed as a real but subordinate power to Yahweh’s will.
· Vedic/Hindu View: Astrology (jyotisha) and omens are accepted as means of foreseeing future trends, but they are not opposed to a personal God’s will. The ultimate reality (Brahman) is impersonal and beyond such transactional interactions. No scripture teaches that a prophet’s divination can be “overruled” by a jealous God.
5. Holy War vs. Ahimsa and Just‑War Principles
· Numbers: God commands total war against Midian, including the killing of all male children and non‑virgin women of terrorists (Num 31:17‑18). Plunder is sanctified and shared with the priesthood.
· Vedic/Hindu View: Ahimsa is a cardinal virtue that forbids the killing of non‑combatants and innocent beings. While the Kshatriya has a duty to fight in a just war (dharma‑yuddha), the slaughter of women and children is never sanctioned. Karmic consequences attach to every act of violence.
6. Cities of Refuge vs. Karma and Rebirth
· Numbers: Cities of refuge are established for unintentional homicide, providing a legal escape from blood‑vengeance (Num 35:9‑15).
· Vedic/Hindu View: The law of karma operates regardless of intent; every action has consequences that must be experienced in this or future lives. No physical “city of refuge” can absolve karmic debt; liberation comes only through self‑effort and spiritual knowledge.
7. Inheritance Laws (Zelophehad’s Daughters) vs. Hindu Inheritance Traditions
· Numbers: Daughters can inherit if there are no sons (Num 27:1‑11), but the inheritance must remain within the tribe (Num 36).
· Vedic/Hindu View: Traditional Hindu law (Manu Smṛti) prioritizes male inheritance, though variations exist. Women’s property rights are limited and often tied to marital status. The caste‑based social structure overrides tribal lineage as the primary determinant of status and wealth.
8. Linear Journey to a Physical Promised Land vs. Cyclical Samsara and Moksha
· Numbers: The goal is a physical “promised land” (Canaan) – a territorial inheritance for the chosen people.
· Vedic/Hindu View: The ultimate goal is moksha – liberation from the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra). Life is a cyclical journey determined by karma, not a linear march to a geographic homeland. Earthly territory is transient and part of the illusory world (māyā).
9. Priestly Authority (Aaron) vs. Brahminical Authority
· Numbers: Aaron and his sons are appointed as the exclusive priesthood; only Levites can handle the tabernacle.
· Vedic/Hindu View: Priestly authority is reserved for the Brahmin caste by birth. However, spiritual realization (moksha) is open to all through knowledge, devotion, or selfless action – a concept that undercuts exclusive priestly mediation.
10. Divine Miracles (Water from Rock, etc.) vs. Natural Law and Karma
· Numbers: God performs miracles (water from rock, manna, quail) to sustain Israel in the wilderness.
· Vedic/Hindu View: The universe operates according to impersonal laws – karma, dharma, and the cyclic nature of time. Miracles are not seen as violations of natural law but as manifestations of higher spiritual powers that are themselves subject to the cosmic order.
· Numbers: Cities of refuge are established for unintentional homicide, providing a legal escape from blood‑vengeance (Num 35:9‑15).
· Vedic/Hindu View: The law of karma operates regardless of intent; every action has consequences that must be experienced in this or future lives. No physical “city of refuge” can absolve karmic debt; liberation comes only through self‑effort and spiritual knowledge.
7. Inheritance Laws (Zelophehad’s Daughters) vs. Hindu Inheritance Traditions
· Numbers: Daughters can inherit if there are no sons (Num 27:1‑11), but the inheritance must remain within the tribe (Num 36).
· Vedic/Hindu View: Traditional Hindu law (Manu Smṛti) prioritizes male inheritance, though variations exist. Women’s property rights are limited and often tied to marital status. The caste‑based social structure overrides tribal lineage as the primary determinant of status and wealth.
8. Linear Journey to a Physical Promised Land vs. Cyclical Samsara and Moksha
· Numbers: The goal is a physical “promised land” (Canaan) – a territorial inheritance for the chosen people.
· Vedic/Hindu View: The ultimate goal is moksha – liberation from the cycle of rebirth (saṃsāra). Life is a cyclical journey determined by karma, not a linear march to a geographic homeland. Earthly territory is transient and part of the illusory world (māyā).
9. Priestly Authority (Aaron) vs. Brahminical Authority
· Numbers: Aaron and his sons are appointed as the exclusive priesthood; only Levites can handle the tabernacle.
· Vedic/Hindu View: Priestly authority is reserved for the Brahmin caste by birth. However, spiritual realization (moksha) is open to all through knowledge, devotion, or selfless action – a concept that undercuts exclusive priestly mediation.
10. Divine Miracles (Water from Rock, etc.) vs. Natural Law and Karma
· Numbers: God performs miracles (water from rock, manna, quail) to sustain Israel in the wilderness.
· Vedic/Hindu View: The universe operates according to impersonal laws – karma, dharma, and the cyclic nature of time. Miracles are not seen as violations of natural law but as manifestations of higher spiritual powers that are themselves subject to the cosmic order.
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