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Jun 17
Overthinking is a spiritual disease.

It has a name in Islam. And a very specific cure.
Overthinking has a name in Islam. It's called Waswas - (وسواس). The whispering.

Allah mentioned it in the Quran: "From the evil of the whisperer who withdraws - who whispers in the hearts of mankind." (An-Nas: 4-5).
That loop in your head that won't stop? Islam named it and gave you the cure 1400 years before anxiety was a clinical term.
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Jun 16
To really properly answer these, we have to look at the time period where we were closest to having this happen. That's probably the 1970's.
To be blunt, the reason has more to do with drastically different social structures of the 2 "perpetrator minority groups" than anything.
The US had a ton of "de-policing" and "soft on crime" policies and intelligentsia culture in the 70's. It was actually worse than the Woke era in this regard. With no internet, they could get away with far more. The movie Dirty Harry was a reaction to this. Image
The Civil Rights movement was winding down, & black activism was taking a more militant turn. Eldridge Cleaver, Black Panther, wrote the book "Soul on Ice" in prison. He describes his past as a "rape insurrectionist" who wanted to wage sexual war on white women. Image
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Jun 16
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Here’s what’s changing: (Thread) 🧵 Image
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Not demos. Not experiments. Actual workloads.
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Jun 16
The UK grooming gang inquiry has finally been released
It is 219 pages detailing the testimony of witnesses and victims in a list of areas where gangs have operated. The National spread of Grooming Gang networks is seen across 149 districts in the United Kingdom. The police, social services, and national health services prioritized community relations and avoided racism and accusations, rather than protecting vulnerable children
The service is the hardest rebuke against the open society obsession that has been pushed since 1948 in the United Kingdom
We saw an estimate of 250,000 victims - almost exclusively White women.
The case report of 2025 stated that disproportionate numbers of men from Asian ethnic backgrounds were among the suspects of group based child exploitation
Now we know the number 87 to 95% of the perpetrators were either Pakistani, Somali, Iranian, Syrian, Turkish, Kurdish or other migrant ethnic origins
A similar conclusion was reached a decade ago by The Quilliam Foundation a moderate Muslim think tank that no longer exists
The report says "the vast majority of men involved with the gangs were never convicted"
These people did some of the most harrowing and brutal things that anyone could describe
Whatever you thought that Epstein files would contain, you can read in the witness testimony and the victim statements from the women brutalized by these migrant rape gangs
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Jun 16
🧵The UK National Lottery is no longer a simple game of chance and hope. 🤑💰

Over the last decade, public ticket revenue has been quietly repurposed by the state and private partner foundations to fund deep structural interventions in domestic speech, internet policy, and grassroots narrative control.

Every week, millions of Britons purchase lottery tickets assuming their money exclusively preserves heritage sites or constructs community sports halls.

The National Lottery is a highly calculated administrative apparatus that has intercepted these capital pipelines to finance the tools of domestic thought-management.

Let me explain how it works... 👇

Thanks must go to @pepesgrandma for her information and research on NESTA and The National Lottery.

@CharlotteCGill I know you have noticed the National Lottery supporting "good causes" quite often. Well this is why.Image
The architectural expansion of the lottery from an innocent funding utility into an active narrative engine is managed directly via the National Lottery Community Fund.

As the largest funder of community activity in the UK, it distributes over £600 million a year.
This massive capital flow is increasingly tied to "social cohesion" and "digital security" policies that explicitly target non-aligned online political discourse.
tnlcommunityfund.org.uk
The mechanism doesn't always operate directly. It functions through a paradigm identical to the "Pando Funding" model favored by tech billionaire Pierre Omidyar and the New Capitalism Project—pooling public lottery cash with elite private foundations to fund entire narrative ecosystems as a single unit.

pandofunding.org

By blending public ticket sales with private philanthropic capital, the operators completely erase the clear line between state directives and independent charity, insulating these narrative interventions from parliamentary oversight.

This ecosystem-pooling approach relies on a network of regional intermediaries. The UK Community Foundations network manages the distribution of these blended pots. This allows the National Lottery to hide its narrative programming behind the trusted, localized branding of 17 regional community foundations across the country.

ukcommunityfoundations.org/how-we-work/se…
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Jun 16
"X, Y, and Z increase neurogenesis"

The unifying mechanism of herbs, foods, and practices like exercise that promote neurogenesis is that they help increase the three main requirements of neurons

Energetic substrate, oxygen, and stimulation

A huge amount of herbs that increase BDNF do so via the latter two mechanisms, they stimulate neurons and increase blood flow

Bacopa, gotu kola, and gingko biloba are good examples, they stimulated neurons by raising acetylcholine/serotonin/dopamine and increase circulation via mechanisms like PDE inhibition

While the brain's preferred fuel is glucose, hyperglycemia inactivates neurogenesis

Many herbs and foods, like ginseng and cacao, promote insulin sensitivity and glucose uptake and utilization by the brain

Alternative fuels that signal energy depletion also drive neurogenesis in a hormetic fashion, specifically ketones and lactate

This is why high cognitive activity and exercise are so beneficial, they are extremely stimulating to neurons, enhance stimulation, and create a shift from glucose -> lactate/ketones
There are other specific mechanisms of certain compounds, such as directly binding nerve growth factor receptors like TrkB and TrkA

This is one of the reasons why psychedelics are so remarkable, they bind to these neurogenesis-activating receptors with high affinity

Agonism of certain serotonin receptors like 5HT2A can also cross-activate TrkB through the formation of dimers between the two receptors

I believe dopamine can have a similar effect, though these neurotransmitters also play a role in stimulation
Other key substrates like magnesium, zinc, and B-vitamins also have research suggesting they can promote neurogenesis

Omega-3 fats are particularly interesting as they are required as building blocks for neurons, are depleted by oxidative stress, and reduce neuroinflammation
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Jun 16
With the rise of cyberstalking, online harassment & weaponization of the LE & courts on YouTube & Social Media, I wanted to share some of the cases that I've found or that have been shared with me by attorneys. I hope this helps someone else to avoid what I've been through.
State v Dunbar, 2025 NH 26 (N.H. 2025) The Court affirmed that “indirect” contact prohibited by a stalking protection order explicitly encompasses public SM posts aimed at the victim and established that when a defendant uses SM profiles to consistently anchor posts to a
protected person, the conduct falls square within the criminal definition of stalking and protective order non-compliance. United States v Yung, 37 F.4th 70 (3d Cir. 2022)
The federal appellate court, in one of the most critical federal cases regarding cyberstalking and the
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Jun 16
Friendly reminder for cops

Cops if you talk to me or whatever can I please request that you do NOT record me in audio or even in video it's the reason why I worry about talking to you all cause I might say weird fucking shiiiiiot and I don't want it to backfire on me 🥰
And just know I would never record you in audio or in video so I would greatly appreciate it that you do the exact same with me please and thank you ♥️♥️🥰🥰♥️♥️
@SurreyRCMP @surreyps @LangleyRCMP @ChrisPentecos @Nncim15 @Ilovecanada13 @HarperMonste @BarbaraDoduk @Cdnwatcher @Istandtoreason @facepalmchris @trustednerd @MalaMoragain13 @felixcruggins @CultureGuard @WaxMyBallsShow @FranLa9 @kfurneaux23 @VernThurston @JonYaniv @DerpyDooMemes
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Jun 16
Friendly reminder for cops

Cops if you talk to me or whatever can I please request that you do NOT record me in audio or even in video it's the reason why I worry about talking to you all cause I might say weird fucking shiiiiiot and I don't want it to backfire on me 🥰
And just know I would never record you in audio or in video so I would greatly appreciate it that you do the exact same with me please and thank you ♥️♥️🥰🥰♥️♥️
@SurreyRCMP @surreyps @LangleyRCMP @ChrisPentecos @Nncim15 @Ilovecanada13 @HarperMonste @BarbaraDoduk @Cdnwatcher @Istandtoreason @facepalmchris @trustednerd @MalaMoragain13 @felixcruggins @CultureGuard @WaxMyBallsShow @FranLa9 @kfurneaux23 @VernThurston @JonYaniv @DerpyDooMemes
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Jun 16
URGENTE: Le pedí a Claude que optimizara mi perfil de LinkedIn

El resultado fue mucho más allá de una simple mejora: convirtió mi perfil en un auténtico imán para los reclutadores.

Aquí tienes los 8 prompts exactos que utilicé ↓
⚠️ Antes de empezar, solo quería avisarte que junto con @adamaestr0_ y @ecommartinez, hemos reunido y categorizado 900+ herramientas de IA!

Es un verdadero diccionario IA para tu vida diaria.

¡Y es gratis! 👇
alejoxadam.beehiiv.com/c/900-herramie…
1. Reescritura de la sección “Sobre”

→ “Transforma mi sección ‘Sobre mí’ en una narrativa que capte la atención de los reclutadores desde las dos primeras líneas. Usa la estructura PAS (Problema, Agitación, Solución). Mantén el texto por debajo de 2000 caracteres y termina con un CTA claro.”
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Jun 16
United States v. Sant
(DAMN Antifa/Melt The Ice Case)

15 defendants

- All charged with Conspiracy to Impede or Injure a Federal Officer
- Some additionally charged with Interstate Stalking, Interstate Threats, Solicitation to Commit a Crime of Violence, Assault on a Federal Officer, and/or Destruction of Government PropertyImage
The defendants were previously in or associated with the Twin Cities Direct Action (TCDA) group. That group changed its name to Direct Action Minnesota (DAMN).

DAMN is a conglomerate of Antifa groups, including the Black Cat Worker's Collective (BCWC), Ray Rainbolt Memorial Shooting Club, and others.

All of these groups are "Antifa affinity groups" who mix ideologies of anarchism and communism with ideations, and sometimes actions, of violent resistance and revolution.Image
"DAMN members worked closely with rapid response networks (RRNs) to identify and harass federal immigration and law enforcement officers in order to harass and prevent officers from performing their official duties."

DAMN members use the "Whipple Watch" Signal group chats to share intelligence on ICE and LE operations, including locations, identifying information, details of operations, numbers, etc.

"Whipple Watch" as in surveilling the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building.Image
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Jun 16
The Nazis claimed racial science was settled.

The Soviets claimed Marxism was the science of history.

An Austrian refugee debunked both with one word. 🧵 Image
Born in Vienna in 1902, Karl Popper was arguably the most important philosopher of science of the twentieth century.

Trained in mathematics, physics, and psychology, by his early thirties he was already in conversation with the leading scientific minds of Europe, including Albert Einstein.

He spent his life trying to answer one question with the precision of a mathematician: how do we know what we know? That question turned out to be the most politically dangerous question of the twentieth century.Image
By the time Popper fled Austria, he had spent years watching two regimes claim that science was on their side.

Nazi Germany ran "racial biology" departments at major universities, while the Soviet Union built five-year plans on "scientific socialism." Both said the evidence proved them right, and both said anyone who disagreed was anti-science.

Popper had a problem with this. He knew what real science looked like from the inside, and what he was watching was something else wearing science as a costume.Image
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Jun 16
Sisters, before you give your heart to any man, go read Surah An-Nur.

That's the standard.
Allah didn't start with women.
He first commanded men to lower their gaze and guard their modesty. (24:30)

A real man fears Allah even when no one is watching. He doesn't stare. He doesn't flirt. He doesn't entertain what's haram.
He has discipline over his desires. Because he knows Allah sees what hearts try to hide.

This is the man worth waiting for. Not the one who says "I'll change after marriage."
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Jun 16
Faut-il annuler la Fête de la Musique cette année ?

L’idée peut paraître excessive, mais elle pose une vraie question.

Comment organiser des événements de masse lors de fortes chaleurs de plus en plus fréquentes ?

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Quand la date de la Fête de la Musique a été fixée au 21 juin, on imaginait un moment symbolique pour profiter du début de l’été.

On ne pensait pas qu’on vivrait aujourd’hui des épisodes de fortes chaleurs proches de ceux de la fin juillet ou août.

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Les épisodes de chaleur intense deviennent plus fréquents et importants.

Rassembler des foules lors de fortes chaleurs attendues ce week-end dans certaines villes (près de 40°C) ne peut plus se faire sans réflexion sur les risques sanitaires liés à la chaleur.

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Jun 16
I have just finished reading The Rape Gang Inquiry Report.

It is, without a doubt, the most horrifying document I've ever read in my life.

There is no close second... and it's worse than you could ever imagine.

Here's everything you need to know 🧵 Image
1. The inquiry estimates AT LEAST 250,000 girls.

A QUARTER MILLION.

They are overwhelmingly white girls and they were raped, trafficked & tortured over decades.

The 250k number is the MINIMUM, the FLOOR... there are likely even more than this. Image
2. The same crime was documented in at least 149 local authority districts... nearly 40% of the country.

This wasn't dozens of isolated local incidents, this was ABSOLUTELY a national pattern the state CHOSE to let grow for decades.

The first recorded case dates to 1955. Image
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Jun 16
« Comme si c’était la première fois que des êtres humains étaient traités ainsi par Israël »
Journal de bord de Gaza 131, par Rami Abou Jamous pour Orient XXI, le 16 juin 2026.

Dans ce texte, il dénonce l’indignation sélective des dirigeants occidentaux, qui ne dénoncent…
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les quelques agissements de dirigeants israéliens « extrémistes », que pour mieux fermer les yeux sur les exactions systématiques que font subir l’État israélien et ses institutions aux Palestiniens, adultes comme enfants.
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▪️Le prisonnier palestinien Ibrahim Salem, Sde Teiman Une photo du centre de détention de la base militaire de Sde Teiman dans le désert du Negev en Israël, prise clandestinement, montre un détenu debout, les yeux bandés et les mains derrière la tête.  Il s'agit du prisonnier palestinien Ibrahim Salem debout, les yeux bandés, devant les barbelés de Sde Teiman. Des professionnels de santé de Gaza, qui ont été détenus dans ce centre, ont expliqué qu’il s’agissait d’une punition parfois infligée par les soldats israéliens aux détenus palestiniens ayant parlé ou bougé sans autorisation. © 2024 Privé Sources : https://www.hrw.org/fr/news/2024/08/26...
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Vendredi 12 juin 2026
Vous avez tous vu comment ont été traités les activistes de la flottille Soumoud @gbsumudflotilla, qui apportaient de l’aide humanitaire à Gaza et qui ont été enlevés par les Israéliens le 30 avril 2026 dans les eaux internationales.
3/n https://www.amnesty.org/fr/latest/news/2025/10/israels-unlawful-interception-of-global-sumud-flotilla-illustrates-its-determination-to-continue-deliberately-starving-palestinians-in-gaza/
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Jun 16
Trechos de minha fala na reunião do G7 nesta terça:

Ainda em 2003, uma das minhas primeiras tarefas como presidente do Brasil foi participar da Cúpula do então-G8. Desde aquele ano estive em outras nove cúpulas do G8 ou G7.

Em todas nos defrontamos com desafios que afetam milhões de pessoas. Mas em nenhuma conseguimos construir respostas coletivas e duradouras.

Ficamos aprisionados em dogmas que defendem desregulamentação de mercados, Estado mínimo e austeridade como fins em si mesmos.

O neoliberalismo agravou a desigualdade econômica e a crise política que hoje assolam as democracias. Agora, o protecionismo e o unilateralismo ressurgem como respostas falaciosas para a complexidade dos nossos problemas.

Nos últimos anos, a desigualdade entre países ricos e pobres tem aumentado. O primeiro trilionário do mundo é mais rico do que os 46% mais pobres da população mundial.

Os desafios se multiplicam, mas a solidariedade internacional encolhe. No ano passado, registramos queda histórica de 23% na Ajuda Oficial ao Desenvolvimento. O Programa Mundial de Alimentos perdeu cerca de 40% de seu financiamento. A OMS e o UNICEF reduziram seus orçamentos em mais de 20%.

Os gastos militares anuais somam quase 3 trilhões de dólares. Nossa tarefa é corrigir as desigualdades de um sistema que produz riqueza em abundância, mas que distribui oportunidades de forma assimétrica.

A Conferência de Sevilha sobre Financiamento para o Desenvolvimento apontou para a direção correta. O desafio não é administrar a escassez. O déficit que enfrentamos é de implementação e de vontade política.

📸 @ricardostuckertImage
Não faltam boas ideias. Mecanismos inovadores como a troca de dívida por ação climática ou investimentos sociais podem contribuir para ampliar o espaço fiscal dos países mais vulneráveis.

O Brasil tem dado sua contribuição. O Fundo Florestas Tropicais para Sempre (TFFF) vai canalizar investimentos para a conservação desse bioma e de seus habitantes.

A Aliança Global contra a Fome possibilita compartilhar experiências e auxiliar a implementação de políticas públicas eficazes na redução das desigualdades.
Outros temas, como o combate aos crimes transnacionais, também devem fazer parte da agenda de desenvolvimento.

Um deles é o desafio do crime organizado, que aterroriza comunidades e desvia recursos públicos que deveriam ser direcionados para a construção de escolas, hospitais e estradas.

Valorizar o diálogo e a cooperação institucional, inclusive por meio da INTERPOL, contribuirá para a localização de ativos e indivíduos vinculados a essas atividades criminosas.
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Jun 16
On this day in 1944, George Stinney, 14, became the youngest person executed in the US in the 20th century. He was so small they had to stack books on the electric chair.

Due to no evidence, his conviction was posthumously vacated 70 years after his execution!

A THREAD! Image
George was accused of killing two white missing girls, 11-Year-old Betty and 7-year-old Mary, their bodies were found near the house where he lived with his parents in Alcolu, South Carolina march 1944.
The sheriff arrested George and his brother John (later released), because he claimed that George confessed and led officers to the 'place where he hid the murder weapon'. His father was fired from his job at a local sawmill and ordered to vacate the company house. Image
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Jun 16
After President Trump praised Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa, I think it is time for a reality check. We have rehabilitated a terrorist in a suit who is killing Christians while our ally Israel is fighting against the Iranian terrorist proxy Hezbollah....
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that has been reigning down missiles on Northern Israeli civilian populations since the October 7 Massacre. It is why Israel is fighting and actually helping to free Lebanon from this terrorist group within.
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The current Syrian President, Ahmed al-Sharaa formerly known by his nom de guerre Abu Mohammad al-Julani, was the leader of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) before he became president.
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Jun 16
HABITS I STOLE FROM ADHD ADULTS WHO ACTUALLY HAVE THEIR LIFE TOGETHER :

1. They use calendars for everything. They don't trust their memory with important dates, appointments, or deadlines.
2. They write things down immediately. If a thought, task, or idea isn't captured right away, they assume it'll disappear.

3. They make tasks smaller than necessary. Instead of "clean the house," it's "put away 5 items."

4. They use timers constantly. Timers help them start, stay focused, and avoid falling into hyperfocus.
5. They keep important items visible. Out of sight often means out of mind, so they design their environment accordingly.

6. They build accountability into their lives. Friends, coworkers, body doubles, and deadlines help them stay on track.

7. They stop trying to do everything mentally. Checklists, reminders, notes, and systems carry the load.
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Jun 16
How well can you describe the feature selectivity of a vision neuron … with words? Interpretability has long borrowed from neuroscience — and maybe it can give back too! 🧵
1/ We study “digital twins” of macaque V1/V4 -- vision models trained to predict the activity of biological neurons in the primate visual cortex -- and use their outputs to study how the brain structures the world. Image
2/ Feature selectivity is visually interpretable -- but how can we reliably scale this? We "translate" images to text with a dense caption. While VLMs get stuck on semantics, language provides a human-interpretable discretization of visual input that a powerful LLM can reason over.
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