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🧵Gulf War Syndrome & Simon Wessely
"For 30 years they have been disowned, ignored and lied to by consecutive governments, with no positive answers to their questions about exposure to toxic substances and gases & the affect it had on them"
bbc.com/news/health-61…
"For 30 years they have been disowned, ignored and lied to by consecutive governments, with no positive answers to their questions about exposure to toxic substances and gases & the affect it had on them"
bbc.com/news/health-61…
"Even when I was still in the military, I was getting illness after illness... when I questioned whether it could be anything to do with my service in the Gulf or what we were exposed to, the military line was 'You're talking nonsense, there's no evidence.'"
But new research links the nerve agent Sarin to Gulf War Syndrome in >1000 veterans.
Sarin was released into the air when caches of Iraqi chemical weapons were bombed, it is usually deadly but soldiers were exposed to low doses which is thought to be the cause of GWS.
Sarin was released into the air when caches of Iraqi chemical weapons were bombed, it is usually deadly but soldiers were exposed to low doses which is thought to be the cause of GWS.
NEW: UC San Diego has released a new report documenting a “steep decline in the academic preparedness” of its freshmen.
The number of entering students needing remedial math has exploded from 1/100 to 1/8.
They’ve had to create a second remedial class covering elementary and middle school math skills in addition to the one covering gaps from high school.
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The number of entering students needing remedial math has exploded from 1/100 to 1/8.
They’ve had to create a second remedial class covering elementary and middle school math skills in addition to the one covering gaps from high school.
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The report also shows that nearly 1/5 students fail to meeting entry level writing requirements.
“This deterioration coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on education, the elimination of standardized testing, grade inflation, and the expansion of admissions from under-resourced high schools.”
I uploaded verified images of the “peace” document to Grok.
I prompted, “Analyze this document from a logistic perspective. It is in English, but assess whether or not it has been translated. If so, what is the likely language of the original?” 🧵
I prompted, “Analyze this document from a logistic perspective. It is in English, but assess whether or not it has been translated. If so, what is the likely language of the original?” 🧵
Grok’s Conclusion:
“This document is almost certainly translated from Russian into English by a native Russian speaker or a non-professional translator. It is not originally written in English.
“This document is almost certainly translated from Russian into English by a native Russian speaker or a non-professional translator. It is not originally written in English.
“The combination of transliteration errors (Kherzon, Zaphorizhia), Russian bureaucratic phrasing, and political vocabulary leaves no realistic doubt about the original language being Russian.”
1: Let’s talk about Steve Witkoff, because I think the narrative of him being a “useful idiot” is a dangerous trap to walk in.
It’s darker than that.
Witkoff has spent three decades swimming in russian money, russian mob circles, and russian real-estate pipeline.
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It’s darker than that.
Witkoff has spent three decades swimming in russian money, russian mob circles, and russian real-estate pipeline.
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2: He isn’t just “a MAGA dude” advising Trump on Russia–Ukraine.
Witkoff is of russian descent, built his fortune through NYC networks flooded with post-Soviet criminal money, and is now pushing the kremlin wishlist so called “peace plan”
It’s not a coincidence.
It’s continuity.
Witkoff is of russian descent, built his fortune through NYC networks flooded with post-Soviet criminal money, and is now pushing the kremlin wishlist so called “peace plan”
It’s not a coincidence.
It’s continuity.
3: In the 1990s, Manhattan’s luxury real estate became the #1 laundromat for russian criminal networks fleeing the collapse of the USSR.
The FBI has testified to Congress about this era. It was no secret.
And who rose to power right then?
Steve Witkoff & Donald Trump.
The FBI has testified to Congress about this era. It was no secret.
And who rose to power right then?
Steve Witkoff & Donald Trump.
I decided to do a deep dive to figure out what it would take for European voters to change the law to allow them to deport migrants. For instance, say the voters of Italy wanted to deport Syrian terrorists to Syria. What would they need to do, legally to get that outcome? 🧵
The blocker to this is the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), adopted in 1950 in response to Nazi atrocities.
Article 3 bans torture. You might think torture means e.g. waterboarding someone to extract information. But through the magic of case law it means much more.
Article 3 bans torture. You might think torture means e.g. waterboarding someone to extract information. But through the magic of case law it means much more.
From the 1950s to the 1970s, Article 3 just meant you couldn't torture people in the normal sense. In 1978 an ECHR case expanded the definition of torture (or rather "inhumane treatment") to be about suffering caused, not, you know, actual torture.
There are only 3 ways coaches grow —
and each one strengthens your coaching in a different way.
Study. Do. Model. 🧵
and each one strengthens your coaching in a different way.
Study. Do. Model. 🧵
2.
1⃣ Study
Study gives you clarity.
It helps you understand the game at a deeper level:
principles, structures, ideas, patterns, solutions.
Books
Courses
Match analysis
Conversations with other coaches
Mentors
Study shapes your thinking
so your coaching has intention.
1⃣ Study
Study gives you clarity.
It helps you understand the game at a deeper level:
principles, structures, ideas, patterns, solutions.
Books
Courses
Match analysis
Conversations with other coaches
Mentors
Study shapes your thinking
so your coaching has intention.
3.
2️⃣ Do
Doing gives you competence.
Running sessions.
Delivering information.
Correcting behaviors.
Managing different personalities.
Adjusting during games.
Reviewing your own decisions.
Doing turns knowledge into skill —
the kind you only earn through experience.
2️⃣ Do
Doing gives you competence.
Running sessions.
Delivering information.
Correcting behaviors.
Managing different personalities.
Adjusting during games.
Reviewing your own decisions.
Doing turns knowledge into skill —
the kind you only earn through experience.
Which kind of architecture do the Dutch prefer?
I was wondering that for a long time - but now I know for sure.
We asked Ipsos I&O, market leading research firm, to do a study for us.
The results? Couldn't be more clear.
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I was wondering that for a long time - but now I know for sure.
We asked Ipsos I&O, market leading research firm, to do a study for us.
The results? Couldn't be more clear.
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With AI, we created traditional versions of *recent* modernist buildings (not just brutalist ones), a panel (weighed) of 770 people answered.
It's statistically representative for the Netherlands.
In EVERY CASE, the traditional option was preferred.
It's statistically representative for the Netherlands.
In EVERY CASE, the traditional option was preferred.
This was the most dramatic one - 92% preferred the traditional one.
It was also the most elaborate building of all the examples - lesson here?
It was also the most elaborate building of all the examples - lesson here?
*LAGOS POLICE STOPS UNAPPROVED EGUNGUN FESTIVAL PLANS, ISSUE STRONG WARNING AGAINST INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS NOT TO ENGAGE IN BREACH OF THE PEACE AND NOT TO ENGAGE IN ACTS AGAINST LAW AND ORDER IN THE STATE; THE COMMAND WILL CONTINUE TO PROTECT PUBLIC PEACE AND PUBLIC SAFETY AND
FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHTS OF ALL LAGOSIANS AND VISITORS TO THE STATE*
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested twelve (12) suspects in connection with circulating handbills and posters information on social media attributed to “OJE PARAPO OF OREGUN”.
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested twelve (12) suspects in connection with circulating handbills and posters information on social media attributed to “OJE PARAPO OF OREGUN”.
The publication from this group was warning and restricting the general public from freedom of movement, expression, and dignity to human persons.
(2)The Command will not tolerate lawlessness in any part of the State, and the Commissioner of Police, CP Olohundare Jimoh,
(2)The Command will not tolerate lawlessness in any part of the State, and the Commissioner of Police, CP Olohundare Jimoh,
La frase china "识变应变求变" (shí biàn yìng biàn qiú biàn) es un principio estratégico muy utilizado en contextos de gestión empresarial, liderazgo, política y desarrollo personal en la China contemporánea. Se descompone en tres partes que forman una secuencia lógica：
--识变 (shí biàn)
→ Reconocer el cambio o identificar los cambios.
Significa tener la capacidad de percibir con claridad y anticipación los cambios que están ocurriendo en el entorno (mercado, tecnología, sociedad, política, competencia, etc.). Es el primer paso: abrir los ojos, analizar tendencias y no quedarse en la zona de confort ni en ideas obsoletas.
→ Reconocer el cambio o identificar los cambios.
Significa tener la capacidad de percibir con claridad y anticipación los cambios que están ocurriendo en el entorno (mercado, tecnología, sociedad, política, competencia, etc.). Es el primer paso: abrir los ojos, analizar tendencias y no quedarse en la zona de confort ni en ideas obsoletas.
--应变 (yìng biàn)
→ Adaptarse al cambio o responder al cambio.
Una vez detectado el cambio, hay que reaccionar de forma rápida y eficaz: ajustar estrategias, reorganizar recursos, modificar procesos o comportamientos para no ser eliminado por el nuevo entorno. Es la capacidad de adaptación flexible y oportuna.
→ Adaptarse al cambio o responder al cambio.
Una vez detectado el cambio, hay que reaccionar de forma rápida y eficaz: ajustar estrategias, reorganizar recursos, modificar procesos o comportamientos para no ser eliminado por el nuevo entorno. Es la capacidad de adaptación flexible y oportuna.
Chainlink powers stablecoins end-to-end across seven key capabilities that provide security, transparency, and interoperability.
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1. Price Feeds deliver real-time, tamper-resistant pricing onchain.
2. Proof of Reserve enables near real-time onchain verification of offchain reserves to ensure stablecoins remain properly backed.
If you still believe COVID left the population “unchanged”, open a dating app. It sounds absurd, but stay with me here.
The cognitive bluntness is so widespread that the dating platforms themselves have had to acknowledge behavioural deterioration since 2020.
It’s not subtle🧵
The cognitive bluntness is so widespread that the dating platforms themselves have had to acknowledge behavioural deterioration since 2020.
It’s not subtle🧵
Since 2020, apps report the same pattern: shorter messages, less reciprocity, fewer follow-ups, lower meet-up rates & a collapse in sustained conversational ability.
This isn’t just “people being tired”. It’s a measurable degradation of attention, initiative & social cognition.
This isn’t just “people being tired”. It’s a measurable degradation of attention, initiative & social cognition.
The cause?
- repeated COVID infections impairing cognitive stamina/reward processing
- chronic low-grade fatigue
- dopamine systems altered by COVID/crises
- widespread emotional numbing
- increased avoidance as default coping mechanism
All the above = social “flatlining”
- repeated COVID infections impairing cognitive stamina/reward processing
- chronic low-grade fatigue
- dopamine systems altered by COVID/crises
- widespread emotional numbing
- increased avoidance as default coping mechanism
All the above = social “flatlining”
“After 100 days on the position — the last 20 of them hell — I finally broke out of the encirclement,” Ukrainian soldier Oleksandr Honcharuk on his FB.
My brothers-in-arms “buried” me twice, because given the conditions I was in, they believed survival was almost impossible. 1/
My brothers-in-arms “buried” me twice, because given the conditions I was in, they believed survival was almost impossible. 1/
Oleksandr: Someone shades captured villages in red, I think every day about my comrade who was killed just a few meters from me.
Our group came under mortar fire during movement, and Russian drones surrounded us, leaving almost no chance. 2/
Our group came under mortar fire during movement, and Russian drones surrounded us, leaving almost no chance. 2/
Oleksandr: I ordered 2 fighters to crawl to cover, and stayed to knock down the drones because I no longer had the strength to move.
No heroism — just a real assessment of the odds. Someone had to stay and give the others a chance. 3/
No heroism — just a real assessment of the odds. Someone had to stay and give the others a chance. 3/
اسامی خبرنگاران و فعالان سیاسی و رسانهای اصلاحطلب و اصولگرا دارای اینترنت بدون فیلتر، سیمکارت سفید، پس از آشکار شدن در نتیجه تغییرات در شبکه اجتماعی ایکس (آذر ۱۴۰۴):
۱- عباس عبدی، عمادالدین باقی، غلامحسین کرباسچی، فیاض زاهد، محمدعلی ابطحی، سعید شریعتی
۱- عباس عبدی، عمادالدین باقی، غلامحسین کرباسچی، فیاض زاهد، محمدعلی ابطحی، سعید شریعتی
۲- شهابالدین طباطبایی، سید مهدی طباطبایی، الیاس حضرتی، رضا منصور خانکی (داماد الیاس حضرتی)، سینا رحیمپور، علی احمدنیا
۳- حسامالدین آشنا، علی ربیعی، احمد میدری، عباس آخوندی، رحمتالله بیگدلی، حسین انتظامی
@xaviert31505512 @MechaHingus @kamikazekeg @kiestr4 You should be celebrating everything Israel is doing to Palestine given their social views and their tolerance of child rape. You won't, because they're brown/you're soulless reprobates who should end up just like them.
@xaviert31505512 @MechaHingus @kamikazekeg @kiestr4 George Floyd also wouldn't still be getting mocked if you animals didn't deify & and riot over months & then pull this after how it got nothing accomplished. That and he was a violent drug addict. I know how much of you see mocking Kirk as payback though.
@xaviert31505512 @MechaHingus @kamikazekeg @kiestr4 @threadreaderapp unroll
@grok @Trinity___333 @Deadpool_1776 @_Spite_ @Cuzin_Weed @379Michael379 @13thKai @L337Lolz @vonnegut_curt @DragonQueen55 Hopefully 0-0 And Sus'd For Ban Evasion...
I Mean He Did Ot To Himself 🤣🤣🤣
I Mean He Did Ot To Himself 🤣🤣🤣
@grok @Trinity___333 @Deadpool_1776 @_Spite_ @Cuzin_Weed @379Michael379 @13thKai @L337Lolz @vonnegut_curt @DragonQueen55 @threadreaderapp Unroll 🤣🤣🤣
A secret cancer weapon. A CIA plot. And a dead president.
@DrSuzanneH7 says U.S. scientists created injectable cancer to assassinate Fidel Castro—using mutated monkey viruses from polio vaccines.
She claims Lee Harvey Oswald was the courier, knew too much, and was eliminated to keep it secret.
And if she's right, JFK’s murder wasn’t a lone gunman event—it was the fallout of a covert biological weapons program. 🧵
@DrSuzanneH7 says U.S. scientists created injectable cancer to assassinate Fidel Castro—using mutated monkey viruses from polio vaccines.
She claims Lee Harvey Oswald was the courier, knew too much, and was eliminated to keep it secret.
And if she's right, JFK’s murder wasn’t a lone gunman event—it was the fallout of a covert biological weapons program. 🧵
We’re not going to stop talking about vaccines until the public realizes the only solution is to stay away from them forever. Because the more we discover, the more resolute we become in that conviction.
A recent discovery found that Pfizer’s COVID shot for children had twice the concentration of cancer-inducing SV40 promoter present compared to the adult version.
Dr. Suzanne Humphries recently did an important presentation with Children’s Health Defense. She says they won’t tell you that sick animals are used in the process of developing these shots. You won’t hear that our own government agencies kept projects involving cancer producing ingredients in immunizations under wraps.
And why isn’t anyone talking about how all of this ties into future pandemics and bioweapons research? Suzanne is a medical doctor, board certified internist and also a nephrologist. She’s currently in private practice and continues to dispel the mythology surrounding vaccination.
She joins us now.
A recent discovery found that Pfizer’s COVID shot for children had twice the concentration of cancer-inducing SV40 promoter present compared to the adult version.
Dr. Suzanne Humphries recently did an important presentation with Children’s Health Defense. She says they won’t tell you that sick animals are used in the process of developing these shots. You won’t hear that our own government agencies kept projects involving cancer producing ingredients in immunizations under wraps.
And why isn’t anyone talking about how all of this ties into future pandemics and bioweapons research? Suzanne is a medical doctor, board certified internist and also a nephrologist. She’s currently in private practice and continues to dispel the mythology surrounding vaccination.
She joins us now.
@DrSuzanneH7 opened with what should have been a success story. She had her “dream job” as a nephrologist. But that changed in 2009, when a patient told her he’d been perfectly healthy—until he got the flu shot. She listened carefully and, unlike most doctors, took him seriously.
“I believed him,” she said. “Oh, that was mistake number one—to believe a patient who said they had a vaccine injury.”
Her decision to investigate triggered a cascade of backlash. She discovered multiple case studies linking vaccines to kidney failure. When she started pushing back against hospital vaccine protocols, things escalated fast.
“I became persona non grata,” she said. For simply filing orders to keep vaccines out of her patients’ bodies, she was tracked, monitored, and vilified.
What followed wasn’t just a career shift—it was an awakening.
Watch the full interview:👇
rumble.com/v729vag-vaccin…
“I believed him,” she said. “Oh, that was mistake number one—to believe a patient who said they had a vaccine injury.”
Her decision to investigate triggered a cascade of backlash. She discovered multiple case studies linking vaccines to kidney failure. When she started pushing back against hospital vaccine protocols, things escalated fast.
“I became persona non grata,” she said. For simply filing orders to keep vaccines out of her patients’ bodies, she was tracked, monitored, and vilified.
What followed wasn’t just a career shift—it was an awakening.
Watch the full interview:👇
rumble.com/v729vag-vaccin…