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Sanae Takaichi Is The First Woman To Serve As Prime Minister Of Japan
October 21st, 2025Will anything be done about Japan’s unbelievably dire inverted population pyramid? I don’t see it turning around. With this election, Japanese have (wisely) signaled that they don’t want to see the place flooded with foreigners. So… The slow motion collapse looks set to continue. Via: France24: Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi was elected Japan’s first female […]
The One About the New Jersey Drone Mystery Being “Solved”
October 20th, 2025The aircraft in the New York Post article below looks a lot like the Black Fly, a vertical takeoff and landing aircraft made by Pivotal: The flight time of that aircraft is about 20 minutes. Reports from 2024 indicated that the mystery drones would be operating for, “Six to seven hours per night.” Additionally, this […]
Bitten: The Secret History of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons
October 20th, 2025Via: Kristina Petterson Bauer: Book: Bitten: The Secret History of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons by Kris Newby
FBI Investigating Suspicious Hunting Stand with Sightline to Trump’s Air Force One Landing Zone
October 20th, 2025Via: Independent: The FBI is investigating what appears to be a hunting stand with direct line of sight to the area where President Donald Trump exits Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport. The discovery was made by Secret Service agents last week during advance security sweeps ahead of the president’s arrival in Florida […]
‘Wetware’: Scientists Use Human Mini-Brains to Power Computers
October 17th, 2025Via: AFP: Inside a lab in the picturesque Swiss town of Vevey, a scientist gives tiny clumps of human brain cells the nutrient-rich fluid they need to stay alive. It is vital these mini-brains remain healthy, because they are serving as rudimentary computer processors — and unlike your laptop, once they die, they cannot be […]
Starshield: Classified Network of SpaceX Satellites Emitting Mysterious Signal
October 17th, 2025Via: NPR: A constellation of classified defense satellites built by the commercial company SpaceX is emitting a mysterious signal that may violate international standards, NPR has learned. Satellites associated with the Starshield satellite network appear to be transmitting to the Earth’s surface on frequencies normally used for doing the exact opposite: sending commands from Earth […]
Mass Production of CATL’s New ‘Naxtra’ Sodium Battery Begins in December
October 16th, 2025Via: Ben Alexxander: More: CATL’s Naxtra Battery Sets New Safety and Performance Standards
New Zealand: Secret Notes Related to Five Eyes Countries Preparations for War with China Found at Op Shop
October 16th, 2025Even more hilarious than the circumstances related to this story is the fact that New Zealand plays any role at all in planning for a military conflict with China. Anyway, enjoy the Comedy Gold… Via: Newsroom: Last year, on May 13-16, New Zealand military staff attended a “Five Eyes community Combined Digital Leaders Forum” at […]
Generals and Chatbots
October 15th, 2025Via: Business Insider: It’s not just the civilian corporate executives and white-collar workers who are leaning into the generative AI boom at work. Military leaders are diving in too. The top US Army commander in South Korea shared that he is experimenting with generative AI chatbots to sharpen his decision-making, not in the field, but […]
Newsom Signs Law Banning Sale of Most Glocks in California
October 14th, 2025Via: USA Carry: California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a sweeping firearm control bill into law Friday that effectively bans the sale of most Glock pistols in the state starting July 1, 2026. The legislation, AB 1127, prohibits licensed dealers from selling any semiautomatic pistol that uses a cruciform trigger bar and is deemed “readily convertible” […]
