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@Pontifex I am in Nova Scotia to look for answers. I found them. Bank of Montreal opened in 1817, the China links established in 1818. I found the old bank in Lunenburg NS. The Epstein mess linked to Li Ka Shing via accountant Neil Baker. They exploited La Have and La Houge. 
My old thread from 2019 shows how money flowed via China to Australiaโs publisher Kerry Packerโs son to Netanyahu as well as to Canada. Kerry Packer a man of interest who linked to Conrad Black. First this part:
And this is what I see in Canada with Britain. Conrad Black, the Tar Sands and the mess they made.
"Wes Streeting orders review of mental health diagnoses as benefit claims soar
Health secretary has asked experts to investigate whether normal feelings have become โover-pathologisedโ"
This outrageous neoliberal ideology. The idea that normal feelings have been over pathologised, is a right wing talking point, emanating from right wing think tanks. The only medical people who support this perspective, are right wing ideologues.
theguardian.com/society/2025/dโฆ
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Health secretary has asked experts to investigate whether normal feelings have become โover-pathologisedโ"
This outrageous neoliberal ideology. The idea that normal feelings have been over pathologised, is a right wing talking point, emanating from right wing think tanks. The only medical people who support this perspective, are right wing ideologues.
theguardian.com/society/2025/dโฆ
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What is ironic, is there's massive evidence, that neoliberal doctrine, which Wes Streeting is an arch exponent of, he is a neoliberal extremist, is hugely contributing to a rise in mental illness. It is giving people mental illness, by not seeing them as fully human, but consuming units. Simply cogs in the machine.
Neoliberal extremists like Wes Streeting, are only looking at the increase in those claiming benefits for these illnesses. It is not looking at the other dimensions of an increasing in mental illness, which have nothing to do with claiming benefits. In other words, there is a huge increase in mental health problems, with those in work, and not seeking benefits.
The right wing press, continuously pumps out this false idea, outright disinformation and propaganda, that people just go along to their GP, and say they are feeling mildly anxious or a bit down, and the next thing they are receiving maximum disability benefits and PIP. This is almost the diametric opposite of reality, where it is increasingly difficult to get mental health diagnoses, because of this prevailing neoliberal dogma, which assumes anyone with a mental health problem, is swinging the lead.
Labour itself, has contributed to this, by previously introducing fitness for work tests, run by private companies, under the New Labour regime (founded on extreme neoliberal doctrine.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC81โฆ
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Neoliberal extremists like Wes Streeting, are only looking at the increase in those claiming benefits for these illnesses. It is not looking at the other dimensions of an increasing in mental illness, which have nothing to do with claiming benefits. In other words, there is a huge increase in mental health problems, with those in work, and not seeking benefits.
The right wing press, continuously pumps out this false idea, outright disinformation and propaganda, that people just go along to their GP, and say they are feeling mildly anxious or a bit down, and the next thing they are receiving maximum disability benefits and PIP. This is almost the diametric opposite of reality, where it is increasingly difficult to get mental health diagnoses, because of this prevailing neoliberal dogma, which assumes anyone with a mental health problem, is swinging the lead.
Labour itself, has contributed to this, by previously introducing fitness for work tests, run by private companies, under the New Labour regime (founded on extreme neoliberal doctrine.
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC81โฆ
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What is outrageous about this, is that unqualified, propaganda from the oligarch owned right wing press, oligarch funded right wing think tanks, is the basis for setting up a presumably very expensive review, where we can expect, extreme political pressure, and cherry-picking of this review.
Essentially, neoliberal extremists like Wes Streeting, are trying to raise the bar of scepticism, so that anyone saying they are mentally struggling, will be disbelieved, and presumed to be exaggerating their symptoms, to get benefits, which are not very generous at all.
The reason this is so dangerous, is that it is very easy to claim someone is exaggerating symptoms of mental distress, simply because it is necessary to take someone's word for what they are experiencing.
There is the very real danger, that this could result in an increase in suicide rates, which have fallen (most of the fall being prior to 2000) substance abuse, and crime.
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Essentially, neoliberal extremists like Wes Streeting, are trying to raise the bar of scepticism, so that anyone saying they are mentally struggling, will be disbelieved, and presumed to be exaggerating their symptoms, to get benefits, which are not very generous at all.
The reason this is so dangerous, is that it is very easy to claim someone is exaggerating symptoms of mental distress, simply because it is necessary to take someone's word for what they are experiencing.
There is the very real danger, that this could result in an increase in suicide rates, which have fallen (most of the fall being prior to 2000) substance abuse, and crime.
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ROCKY was released 49 years ago this week. The film that launched the career of Sylvester Stallone, and regarded one of the great Hollywood sports movies, the story behind the scenes will make you eat lightning and crap thunderโฆ
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In 1975, Sylvester Stallone was an aspiring actor. Struggling to find roles beyond extras and small-time parts, Stallone was worrying how to make ends meet and sold his beloved dog. He came up with an idea โ write a screenplay perfect for his acting talents.
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Inspiration came when Stallone was watching a heavyweight title fight between boxing legend Muhammad Ali and journeyman, Chuck Wepner. Ali won the fight but Stallone, moved by Wepnerโs heart and courage, thought the event made great material for a movie script.
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ICE & Immigration Decoded
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07/19-28/2005 ICE Community Shield 582 Gang Arrests
07/19-26/2005 TIRE FIRE at Watertown Dodge County More than 25 Agencies Assisted Extinguishing
Perfect overlap and likely symbolizing the emergency as they began arresting connected gangs en masse.
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07/19-28/2005 ICE Community Shield 582 Gang Arrests
07/19-26/2005 TIRE FIRE at Watertown Dodge County More than 25 Agencies Assisted Extinguishing
Perfect overlap and likely symbolizing the emergency as they began arresting connected gangs en masse.
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The tire fire was a "movie" to coordinate the emergency in real time whereas the arrests were secret and only reported after it was finished.
The fire ended 2 days before the arrests ended which means the ones seen as especially dangerous were arrested the first 8 days.
The tire fire was a "movie" to coordinate the emergency in real time whereas the arrests were secret and only reported after it was finished.
The fire ended 2 days before the arrests ended which means the ones seen as especially dangerous were arrested the first 8 days.
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I was looking up famous ICE raids and one thing that came up in later ones is "Largest drug gang crackdown since 2005" and this appears to be that famously large Ice Raid.
I'll be going through others, but let's finish up with this one first...
I was looking up famous ICE raids and one thing that came up in later ones is "Largest drug gang crackdown since 2005" and this appears to be that famously large Ice Raid.
I'll be going through others, but let's finish up with this one first...
SitRep - 03/12/25 - EU is struggling to release frozen Russian assets.
An overview of the daily events in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The EU finds it difficult to realize a legal binding framework to allow frozen Russian assets be released for Ukraine.
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An overview of the daily events in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The EU finds it difficult to realize a legal binding framework to allow frozen Russian assets be released for Ukraine.
REPOST=appreciated
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Did you miss the latest SitRep?
As usual we start with Russian losses
@MGM_OO6 @RorateCaeli The wars of the early 20th century were unprecedented in brutality, both in sheer body count and proportional to population size. They are probably the worst examples of moral anarchy and societal collapse that the world has ever known.
@MGM_OO6 @RorateCaeli The fact that 85%+ of combatants in these wars were Christian, almost half of whom were Catholics who attended the Tridentine Mass, is a direct rebuke of the idea that Vatican II is to blame for all our social ills.
@MGM_OO6 @RorateCaeli The West staggered out of the World Wars wounded and terrified, haunted for decades by the threat of nuclear extinction.
NEWS | RERA-registered builders in #Guwahati are found violating key rules meant to protect homebuyers
@MoHUA_India @CMOfficeAssam @mygovassam #Assam
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@MoHUA_India @CMOfficeAssam @mygovassam #Assam
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@michaeldweiss 1).
โLandauสผs broadside is the latest in a long list of blows by the current U.S. administration to its historic partners, which includes pressuring the EU into accepting a humiliating trade deal to stave off tariffs.
โLandauสผs broadside is the latest in a long list of blows by the current U.S. administration to its historic partners, which includes pressuring the EU into accepting a humiliating trade deal to stave off tariffs.
@michaeldweiss 2).
@POTUS @realDonaldTrump has repeatedly slammed the bloc for treating the U.S. unfairly โ while the EU has said Washingtonสผs demands on trade were tantamount to blackmail.
@POTUS @realDonaldTrump has repeatedly slammed the bloc for treating the U.S. unfairly โ while the EU has said Washingtonสผs demands on trade were tantamount to blackmail.
@michaeldweiss @POTUS @realDonaldTrump 3).
Trump has in the past questioned @NATO's security guarantees [1] even if he has largely lauded the allianceสผs efforts to ramp up defense spending to 5 percent of GDP by 2035.
Trump has in the past questioned @NATO's security guarantees [1] even if he has largely lauded the allianceสผs efforts to ramp up defense spending to 5 percent of GDP by 2035.
From snooping to political assasinations, from vote chori to #HirenJoshi: what is the common thread?Gujarat. It all began in #Gujarat.
This avtar of Hiren Joshi, aptly referred to as murderer of democracy and media in India by @Pawankhera, was "born" in Gujarat in 2008.
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This avtar of Hiren Joshi, aptly referred to as murderer of democracy and media in India by @Pawankhera, was "born" in Gujarat in 2008.
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#HirenJoshi dictated the media. Not just news but media jobs too! His friends must be disappointed now that he has been divested off his Supreme powers.
Also a prominent Ahmedabad builder known more for brokering deals than any infra contribution will be sad. Obviously. 2/3
Also a prominent Ahmedabad builder known more for brokering deals than any infra contribution will be sad. Obviously. 2/3
The rot began from Gujarat.Hirenbhai did his Masters' in Organic Chemistry from Gujarat.#HirenJoshi translated PM @narendramodi's dream of self aggrandisement digitally. He scripted his first media obituary from Gujarat.From IT expert to muzzling media,he exceled in his job. 3/3
๐งต THREAD: Something BIG Is Happening on COMEX (Dec โ25 & Mar โ26)
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Silver deliveries for December 2025 are exploding.
What started as a few hundred contracts suddenly turned into hundreds per day.
Weโre now looking at 672+ requestsโฆ and climbing.
Remember:
๐ 1 contract = 5,000 oz
๐ 672 contracts = 3.36 million ounces
๐ And still EARLY.
Silver deliveries for December 2025 are exploding.
What started as a few hundred contracts suddenly turned into hundreds per day.
Weโre now looking at 672+ requestsโฆ and climbing.
Remember:
๐ 1 contract = 5,000 oz
๐ 672 contracts = 3.36 million ounces
๐ And still EARLY.
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This isnโt rollover behavior.
This isnโt short covering.
This is โI donโt want cash โ I want metal.โ
And COMEX HATES when longs ask for metal.
This isnโt rollover behavior.
This isnโt short covering.
This is โI donโt want cash โ I want metal.โ
And COMEX HATES when longs ask for metal.
@michaeldweiss 1).
โThe EU is adding Russia to its blacklist of countries at high risk of money laundering and financing terrorism, according to two EU officials and a document seen by POLITICO.
โThe EU is adding Russia to its blacklist of countries at high risk of money laundering and financing terrorism, according to two EU officials and a document seen by POLITICO.
@michaeldweiss 2).
The global watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) suspended Russia as a member after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but failed to blacklist it, despite evidence presented by the Ukrainian government,
The global watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) suspended Russia as a member after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but failed to blacklist it, despite evidence presented by the Ukrainian government,
@michaeldweiss 3).
because of opposition from countries in the BRICS group of emerging economies, which includes Brazil, India, China, and South Africa.
EU lawmakers called on the Commission many times to do what FATF was not able to.โ
Dec. 3, 2025
because of opposition from countries in the BRICS group of emerging economies, which includes Brazil, India, China, and South Africa.
EU lawmakers called on the Commission many times to do what FATF was not able to.โ
Dec. 3, 2025
#Tourism #Goa is in Complete Doldrums So Far. It's 4th December today; and Not Expected To Improve before 15th Dec.
Currently only REPEAT BHIKHARI RUSSIANS. Some New Ones also. Very few Europeans, who are also basically "Every Year" one.
Restaurants & Shack Guys are Crying.
Currently only REPEAT BHIKHARI RUSSIANS. Some New Ones also. Very few Europeans, who are also basically "Every Year" one.
Restaurants & Shack Guys are Crying.
The only Lads, who are bit Ok now; are the PATRAOS who have GH and Scooter Rental Business.
Better Ones are those GH PATRAOS, Who have due to Excellent Hospitality & Service over the Years; have Repeat Ruskies; who also send Referals. VERY RARE though.
ONLY BHIKHARI DESI Indian
Better Ones are those GH PATRAOS, Who have due to Excellent Hospitality & Service over the Years; have Repeat Ruskies; who also send Referals. VERY RARE though.
ONLY BHIKHARI DESI Indian
Yesterday Evening at Shore, It seemed like "3rd October" of Erstwhile PEAK SEASON of "2017/18/19".
In those Times, There was very very Difficult to Find a "Spot" to Sit on Sand at evening for People like me (who dont want to sit, within audible distance of anyone).
#Goa
In those Times, There was very very Difficult to Find a "Spot" to Sit on Sand at evening for People like me (who dont want to sit, within audible distance of anyone).
#Goa
