Metamorphosis

“There is an idea of a [State Department Spokesman], some kind of abstraction, but there is no real me, only an entity, something illusory, and though I can hide my cold gaze and you can shake my hand and feel flesh gripping yours and maybe you can even sense our lifestyles are probably comparable: I simply am not there. It is hard for me to make sense on any given level. Myself is fabricated, an aberration. I am a noncontingent human being. My personality is sketchy and unformed, my heartlessness goes deep and is persistent. My conscience, my pity, my hopes disappeared a long time ago (probably at Harvard) if they ever did exist. There are no more barriers to cross. All I have in common with the uncontrollable and the insane, the vicious and the evil, all the mayhem I have caused and my utter indifference toward it, I have now surpassed. I still, though, hold on to one single bleak truth: no one is safe, nothing is redeemed. Yet I am blameless. Each model of human behavior must be assumed to have some validity. Is evil something you are? Or is it something you do? My pain is constant and sharp and I do not hope for a better world for anyone. In fact, I want my pain to be inflicted on others. I want no one to escape. But even after admitting this — and I have countless times, in just about every act I’ve committed — and coming face-to-face with these truths, there is no catharsis. I gain no deeper knowledge about myself, no new understanding can be extracted from my telling. There has been no reason for me to tell you any of this. This confession has meant nothing.” -Bret Easton Ellis, American Psycho I was discussing recently with my friend, radio host Hrvoje Moric, the utility (or lack thereof) of watching government media briefings, which I sometimes do. His position was that it’s essentially a waste of time because all that government propagandists do is… propaganda; misdirection; deception. There is no veritas to be extracted from their utterings. My position is that its utility is, in fact, extremely limited in terms of extracting actual information. Nonetheless, it shines a light on what the regime is thinking and what kind of narrative tracks it’s trying to lay down to accomplish its schemes. Related: White House Press Briefings Hit All-Time Low (Behind Those Dead Eyes) I often consider, while watching these people work, as with the individual depicted below, the metastatic process by which they ended up such brokeback people in such lowly, contemptible roles. And, I wonder, when they find themselves alone in the bathroom at night, staring into the mirror, considering what revocations of freedom they facilitated that day or what extrajudicial government killings they justified from their podiums, just them and their thoughts — no cameras to lie to — what goes through those heads of theirs? They must know well — they wouldn’t be effective at doing their job if they weren’t aware on some level in their own Orwellian double-think way — that their entire purpose is to promulgate the lies of their bosses in the service of bankrupting the middle class, destroying the planet, starting new wars, wreaking biomedical terror, etc. Are their feeling minds/souls so numbed by postmodernism and psychotropic drugs that they aren’t capable of feeling normal human emotions like shame or regret any longer? Or are they truly capable of monstrously extreme feats of self-delusion? Or have they simply succumbed to their roles as villains and embraced them? Some, of course, may have been psychopaths from the start. Others ease into it until it becomes second-nature. Not much else need be said for the former category; psychopaths are going to behave as psychopaths. Lying for money and the limelight, killing and maiming people in the process, and leaving a legacy of desecration in their wake, is par for the course. But, for the latter category, I imagine the metamorphosis is something along the lines of homeless people slowly acquiescing to lives spent mired in filth and shredded sleeping bags next to shopping carts, their only possessions, on the streets. It’s a gradual thing. You get an internship. You climb the ladder. Things escalate. You wake up neck-deep in bullshit. By then, it’s easier to rationalize and self-deceive and deflect blame than to come to terms with what you’ve become. “As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect.” -Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis I can’t believe anyone grows up dreaming of being a politburo lackey, devoid of any semblance of dignity or honor — and transparently so. These people are politicians without any of the celebrity; who would opt for that career track? The State Department spokesman in the above video, for instance, Vedant Patel, graduated in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in biology before immediately launching into a position as Deputy Communications Director for a Congressman. This dissonance between his education and his job straight out of college tells me this wasn’t a planned career trajectory. Perhaps a family connection with a personal connection hooked him up. He took the opportunity, discovered he was capable of lying fluidly with a straight face devoid of any conscience pangs, and things progressed from there. Then I wonder what his parents must think when they watch his performances on television, telling government lies for a living. They must know what their child looks like when he’s lying. Do they not feel deep shame? Or is that all rationalized away? If my son came to me one day and told me he was taking a job as a shill for the State Department — one of the most pernicious and banally evil institutions in world history — I would be forced to examine where I went wrong. In any case, the lot of them are profoundly warped people, arguably as worthy of pity as they are of contempt. Ben Bartee, author of Broken English Teacher: Notes From Exile, is an independent Bangkok-based American journalist with opposable thumbs. Follow his stuff Substack. Also, keep tabs via Twitter. For hip Armageddon Prose t-shirts, hats, etc., peruse the merch store. Support always welcome via insta-tip jar. Armageddon Prose. © 2024 Ben Bartee 548 Market Street PMB 72296, San Francisco, CA 94104

Judicial Notice (01.27.24): Don't Mess With Texas—Or Kaplans

An $83.3 million verdict against Trump, the passing of an eminent academic, more Cravath partner departures, and other legal news from the week that was. Judicial Notice (01.27.24): Don't Mess With Texas—Or Kaplans An $83.3 million verdict against Trump, the passing of an eminent academic, more Cravath partner departures, and other legal news from the week that was. DAVID LAT JAN 28 ∙ Shawn Crowley, E. Jean Carroll, and Roberta Kaplan, outside the federal courthouse at 500 Pearl Street (photo by GWR/Star Max/GC Images). I spent a lot of time this week on domestic and parental duties, like replacing our broken dryer, working on getting passports for our boys, accompanying Harlan to piano lessons, and taking Chase to the pediatrician for his six-month checkup. I’m happy to report that he’s happy, healthy, and growing very nicely. He’s a big boy—and a very cute one, in my admittedly biased opinion. This week’s testimonial for Original Jurisdiction comes from one of the country’s top criminal-defense attorneys, David Oscar Markus of Markus/Moss, PLLC: “David Lat is one of the OGs of legal news. From Underneath Their Robes to Above the Law and now to Original Jurisdiction, David’s writing is a must read every week… because it’s insightful, fun, and accessible. Every lawyer—from first-year associates to senior rainmaker—should subscribe immediately.” Thanks to David for his kind words, which mean a lot to me because he’s also a fellow legal blogger and podcaster (who broke some noteworthy news this week, discussed below). Lawyers of the Week: Roberta Kaplan, Shawn Crowley, and the entire E. Jean Carroll trial team. The big legal news of the week was the $83.3 million defamation verdict secured by writer E. Jean Carroll against Donald Trump, consisting of $18.3 million in compensatory damages and $65 million in punitive damages. This trial was only on the issue of defamation damages for Trump’s continued public attacks on Carroll; in an earlier trial, a jury found that Trump sexually abused and defamed Carroll, awarding her $5 million in damages. It’s another big victory over Trump for Roberta Kaplan, Shawn Crowley, and their colleagues at Kaplan Hecker & Fink. As the title of this Times article by Maria Cramer and Kate Christobek aptly puts it, In Trump’s Bitter, Yearslong Brawl with Roberta Kaplan, He Keeps Losing. Here’s an excerpt from the piece (which quotes and links to my podcast interview of Robbie Kaplan in multiple spots): [The trial] was a clash of two New Yorkers, both of them formidable combatants and talkers, but in different ways and from different worlds. Mr. Trump, 77, has a libertine past, a salesman’s flair and an extraordinary instinct for insult. Ms. Kaplan, 57, an openly gay lawyer who married her wife in Toronto in 2005, is methodical and disciplined. But they are both shrewd, competitive power players in their respective realms, and unusually deft at using the press. They rely on their own outsize confidence to achieve their aims, making their showdowns occasionally charged—and tinged with drama. Drama indeed: during Kaplan’s closing statement, Trump strode out of the courtroom, leading Judge Lewis A. Kaplan (S.D.N.Y.) to note, “The record will reflect that Mr. Trump just rose and walked out of the courtroom.” (Robbie Kaplan is not related to Judge Kaplan—even though they both have a talent for dealing with Trump, which is why they’re Lawyer and Judge of the Week, respectively.) Like any good drama, the Carroll v. Trump trial elicited emotional reactions. See, e.g., the viral CNN appearance of former Wachtell Lipton partner and leading Trump antagonist George T. Conway III, who first connected Carroll and (Robbie) Kaplan and can therefore take some credit for the outcome. (Speaking of George, I’ve been telling him for years that he should launch a podcast—and a Substack newsletter too—and he finally took my advice, at least as to the podcast.) Runners-up for Lawyers of the Week: Plaintiff-side IP litigators have been on a roll lately. See, e.g., Jason Sheasby of Irell & Manella ($67.5 million verdict); Kerri-Ann Limbeek of Desmarais ($57 million verdict); and Natalie Bennett and Jason White of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius ($45 million verdict). Meet the Identical Twins Who Saved the Pac-12. That’s the title of a great story for the American Lawyer by Patrick Smith, who profiles twin brothers David Silbert of Keker Van Nest and Greg Silbert of Weil, Gotshal & Manges. ‘Not Going Away’: A Star Greenberg Traurig Litigator Lost Her Voice. AI Brought It Back. That’s the title of another remarkable story for the American Lawyer, this time by Stephanie Wilkins, about Lori Cohen of Greenberg Traurig—who “achieved an impressive 58 defense verdicts before suddenly and inexplicably losing her voice.” Thanks to advances in GenAI, Cohen is back to arguing in court, even if her voice is not. In memoriam: One of the nation’s most controversial prosecutors, former New Orleans district attorney Harry Connick Sr.—widely criticized for his office’s extensive record of prosecutorial misconduct and wrongful convictions— passed away at 97. One of the nation’s greatest legal minds, Charles Fried—a Harvard Law School professor for around six decades, a former U.S. solicitor general, and a former justice on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court—passed away at 88. (I offered additional thoughts on Professor Fried’s passing on LinkedIn.) Judge of the Week: Judge Lewis Kaplan. While presiding over Trump’s civil-fraud trial, Justice Arthur Engoron of New York Supreme Court sometimes struggled to control the courtroom. But just down the street in federal court, Judge Lewis Kaplan did a better job of tamping down Trump during the two E. Jean Carroll trials. On Thursday, Judge Kaplan allowed the ex-president to (briefly) take the stand. And it went relatively smoothly, as reported by Monica Hesse of the Washington Post: Judge Kaplan, it became apparent from news coverage and trial transcripts, was in control of both himself and of the circumstances.… As a result, Trump was under oath for about three minutes total—deprived of the grandstanding, tangents and verbal runoff that often define his public speaking.… [I]n this trial, Trump was not able to thwart the rules of the courtroom. Yes, he might have stormed out of the room in the middle of closing arguments, but the jury would still hear closing arguments. Yes, he could hold news conferences, but those would be out of earshot for the jury deciding the outcome of his case. The legal system managed to do what debates, news media, primary challengers, voters and democratic norms had been ill-equipped to do: Cut his mic. Judge Kaplan also did a fine job of reining in Trump’s legal team (and, occasionally, Carroll’s). Collected Kaplan quips are available at the ABA Journal. Other judges in the news, both in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia: Judge Christopher “Casey” Cooper heard oral argument on the Federal Circuit Judicial Council’s motion to dismiss Judge Pauline Newman’s constitutional challenge to her suspension. He seemed sympathetic to the argument that the case against her—handled by colleagues with whom she has messy personal and professional relationships, making them far from impartial—should have been transferred to another circuit. Judge Royce Lamberth, a Republican appointee (Reagan), told us how he really feels about Republican politicians offering “meritless justifications of [the] criminal activity” committed during the January 6 attack on the Capitol... Keep reading with a 7-day free trial Subscribe to Original Jurisdiction to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives. Start trial A subscription gets you: Subscriber-only posts (e.g., SCOTUS clerk hiring, Biglaw industry analysis) Judicial Notice, an insightful, time-saving roundup of the week’s legal news Podcast transcripts, commenting, and full archives LIKE COMMENT RESTACK © 2024 David Lat 1200 Morris Turnpike, Suite 3005, Short Hills, NJ 07078

Media Roundup A few interviews on my latest reporting.

I spoke with Dan on his radio show on January 24; he followed up with hilarious segment to cover my piece on Kamala Harris’ near-death experience on January 6: My interview with Mark Levin on January 25: https://rumble.com/v49cqge-julie-kelly-this-is-all-a-huge-conspiracy.html?mref=9yobh&mc=2cpbn My interview with Clay and Buck on January 25: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOgrhmNKWXU&t=1s My appearance on Breanna Morello: https://x.com/BreannaMorello/status/1750309522101395798?s=20 Latest podcast with Liz Sheld: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-141-julie-and-liz-talk-about-the-texas-biden/id1534423504?i=1000643087418 Have a fantastic week! Declassified with Julie Kelly is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Declassified with Julie Kelly. © 2024 Julie Kelly 548 Market Street PMB 72296, San Francisco, CA 94104

We will be persecuted Spreading (and living) the Gospel can sometimes be an inconvenience to the world.

The other Mike Swartz. I never hear from my Brother. This was originally going to be an odds and ends post for that future rendition of the series but I promoted it. My most-read Substack post (to date) had to do with a town’s objections to a religious-themed event. But what got my attention on an otherwise-standard Show Notes from Erick Erickson (perhaps the first Substacker I paid attention to, long before this Substack came into being) was its very last item, which emanated from God’s country, northwest Ohio. (And just about as far northwest as you can get.) This battle is taking place just a few stops down the old Conrail main line from the town I grew up in. The city of Bryan is normally known for making Dum-Dum lollipops and other candies but now is being sued for harassing a church by the First Liberty Institute: First Liberty Institute and the law firms Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP and Spengler Nathanson PLL today filed a federal lawsuit and motion for a temporary restraining order against Bryan, Ohio and city officials seeking to shut down the religious activities of Dad’s Place and Pastor Chris Avell. Avell faces nearly two dozen criminal charges for keeping his church open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. (…) In March 2023, Dad’s Place began operating its ministry 24 hours a day to serve the most vulnerable in its community. For months, Dad’s place did so without incident. However, in November 2023 as winter began in Northern Ohio, Bryan city officials issued an ultimatum to the church: cease operating 24 hours a day or face legal penalties. After Dad’s Place refused to force those within its care out onto the streets, city officials began engaging in a campaign to harass, intimidate, and shut down Dad’s Place. In looking at the location of the church on Google Maps, it’s in the downtown area of Bryan, within sight of the Williams County courthouse. So it’s not in a residential area, but in a portion of town that would presumably remain somewhat inactive during non-business hours. Moreover, it is located (per the legal motion) next to a homeless shelter and is being staffed by volunteers when the pastor’s not there. Share Perhaps this is another case where government doesn’t agree with what a church is doing. After trying to cut police service to the church’s population and evicting the church through its zoning rules, the city of Bryan finally filed 18 criminal charges against Pastor Avell - all because what is described by the church as “8 to 12” patrons are in need of its services. Yet, in the best tradition of “he said, she said” the city contends in its own release that “approximately 20 people” had been sleeping on the floor one recent evening, according to the town’s fire chief. Worthy of mention: the weather that day in the region featured a high in the teens. (Notice this only became a problem to the city when the weather became chilly.) Obviously the church has a few legal strikes against it, given that its zoning doesn’t allow for first-floor residency. Yet I’m sure the City of Bryan has been quick to approve zoning carveouts when they deem that it’s in the best interest of the city, and to the extent it can the church has been cooperative with the city’s requests. Knowing what I know about the building code, at least insofar as occupancy goes, if the building is okay to be a church it’s likely okay to be a temporary shelter insofar as exiting and facilities goes, as a supplement to the homeless facility next door. They might be short a shower but that’s about it, since a couple of toilets would be more than sufficient for 20 people. (One piece of information I am lacking is how many attend a normal Sunday service at Avell’s church. More than likely there aren’t many from the Bryan community-at-large, seeing how many churches are in town.) But the shame of it is that we’re wasting money, both that of a charitable organization [First Liberty is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit] and that of the taxpayers of Bryan who are now subject to the lawsuit. It’s also taking away from the mission of Dad’s Place, which is that of catering to an often-unserved population. “We’re a church, and we do Christ’s work,” said Avell in a First Liberty video. Now I was reading the comments to the video and one viewer said something about the “pastor is shipping in homeless, many are criminals, from Toledo.” Wouldn’t that be the best population for going to church? And my question is how they would get there from Toledo, 50 miles away: walk down the railroad track? I get that many homeless are that way because they don’t want to follow rules, and their mental state - whether through some sort of addiction or untreated mental illness - is such that they’re happier living in the woods and celebrating their version of freedom than coming to the Lord and realizing they’re more free by accepting that they are, just like the rest of us, sinners who fall short of the glory of God. But there are those who are just down on their luck and need that love or just a warm place to rest besides their cars. There but for the grace of God go I, since I was in a position where I could have lost my home during the Great Recession. Fortunately I was being looked out for, even before I truly knew Him. Perhaps the best solution would be that of the City of Bryan amending its zoning to allow for the proper use in the downtown district and the church raising enough funds to address whatever code violations are there in a reasonable manner, or even being able to buy the building. It’s a complex case that may end up someday in front of the Supreme Court as a religious liberty fight. In the meantime, in the eyes of supporters of Dad’s Place and Pastor Abell, the persecution continues apace. You would think they would know better in God’s country, but those who don’t hear the Word knoweth not. Michael Swartz is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Upgrade to paid Until next time, also remember you can Buy Me a Coffee since I have a page there. You're currently a free subscriber to Michael Swartz. For the full experience, upgrade your subscription. © 2024 Michael Swartz Laurel, Delaware 19956

Are you doxing yourself on social media? - Q&A:

Is it safe to use an online password checker? Enjoy today's selection of practical, easy-to-follow tech tips. Rick's Daily Tech Tips Update for Sunday, January 28, 2024 [Standard Edition] Have a question or comment about this newsletter? Hit the Reply button and tell me about it. Did someone forward this newsletter to you? Click here to subscribe. Today's issue is sponsored by... Want more traffic to your website or blog? Neil Patel can help. ———— Advertise here… Have something you'd like to share with 16,400 engaged subscribers? Click here to sponsor the next available issue of this newsletter. Want to help me keep these newsletters coming? If you find my tips useful, you can help me keep them coming by opting for a Premium subscription. 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When Waving White Flags DON'T WORK Palestinians waved a white flag to help get their families out of harms way and were [REDACTED] by IDF snipers.

Why no condemnation from the US State Department? JAYBEFAUNT JAN 28 © 2024 Jaybefaunt 548 Market Street PMB 72296, San Francisco, CA 94104

The Very Best of NYC Dining Recommend by Two Michelin-Starred Chef, Fredrik Berselius of Aska

Get the complete list of NYC's finest restaurants The Relisher is the place where the world’s top chefs reveal their favorite spots in their home cities. This week, we spoke with Swedish-born Chef, Fredrik Berselius, the owner and chef behind the two Michelin-starred restaurant, Aska (translating to “ashes” in Swedish), in Brooklyn, New York. Subscribed Aska opened in 2012 and within a year, was awarded its first Michelin star, and Bon Appetit named Aska one of the ten best new restaurants in America. Today, Aska is one of only a dozen restaurants in the city to achieve the distinction of two Michelin stars (and the only two Michelin-starred restaurant in Brooklyn). Berselius also has a phenomenal cookbook, Aska, published by Phaidon. Aska Below, Chef Fredrik, who has spent the majority of his culinary career in New York City, shares his favorite eateries in arguably the best city in the world. “I have to admit, I hold high expectations when it comes to dining out. The places I prefer are those that maintain a consistently high level of quality each time I visit, both in terms of food and service. As a chef and restaurateur, delivering consistency every single time is one of the most challenging things to achieve, but it’s what sets you apart. Additionally, when I go out to eat, I like to order as many dishes as possible to get a good sense of a place and experience a variety of flavors.” *At the end of the interview, there is a Google Map link and a summary with links and price ranges for all the mentioned places. Dinner Restaurants: Elevated Korean to New York City Classic and a Michelin-Starred Wine Bar “Oiji Mi is a creative and modern Korean dining experience, boasting one Michelin star. It's a restaurant I like taking international chefs to when they visit NYC. In the past, I've enjoyed the beef tartare with Kaluga caviar, spot prawns, and lobster ramyun. Make sure to try out their drinks as they have an excellent beverage program. “Oiji Mi also recently introduced its counter tasting menu, called Bōm, which features an intimate bar, where you can watch the chefs at work. It received a Michelin star this past year, and it's next on my list to try. Oiji Mi “Another restaurant that I’ve been enjoying lately is Ilis, which opened a few months ago by my good friend Mads (the co-founder of Noma in Copenhagen). You can either order the tasting menu (called Field Guide, where the chef more or less decides what you eat, crafted based on whatever available produce is from that week) or choose those same dishes from an à la carte menu. “We ordered the tasting menu, and I particularly enjoyed the trout, grilled quail, and glazed eel. The restaurant itself is vast and beautiful, featuring a large, open kitchen with wood-burning ovens. Ilis “When I have friends or family visiting from out of town, I like to bring them to Le Rock, a lively restaurant that delivers a brasserie-like experience. It has only been open for a little over a year, yet I can see it fast becoming a New York City classic. It is located in the heart of Rockefeller Center and run by the owners of Frenchette (another great place in Tribeca). I particularly enjoy their seafood towers, and recommend ordering the live scallops and oysters. Their leek dish is another classic, which they recommend trying at least once. “If I’m in the mood for something more relaxed and walking distance from my home, I tend to go to The Four Horseman, a one Michelin-starred restaurant & wine bar. It is always full with locals and visitors and has been a crowd-pleaser since it opened. I like that you can either make it a quick visit or spend a few hours. “The one restaurant that I’m looking forward to experiencing is three Michelin-starred chef César Ramirez’s new restaurant, slated to open in early 2024. I am excited to see what he does next and needless to say, expectations are admirably high.” Classic NYC Eateries Ideal for Lunch “The places that I like to go specifically for lunch are: ABCV, located in Union Square, is a vegetarian restaurant (from the Jean-Georges group) that I enjoy visiting with my wife, and sometimes our daughter. Some of my go-to dishes are the walnut pappardelle or the hen-of-the-woods mushroom burger. The food is light yet satisfying, and the atmosphere is bright and warm — it's the kind of place that leaves you feeling uplifted, better than when you first walked in. Most of the ingredients are sourced directly from the farmer’s market a few blocks away. Gramercy Tavern, located in the Flatiron District, is a longstanding establishment in New York City. Even after all these years, it continues to consistently deliver a good meal. I enjoy the roasted duck, their chicken, and apple tarte tatin for dessert. Le Crocodile, located in the Wythe Hotel in Williamsburg, is a place I keep returning to in the neighborhood. Order the leek gratin and mushroom pâté. They also offer an excellent selection of zero-proof drinks, which they’re happy to customize for you." Le Crocodile World-Class Colombian Coffee Shops & Artisanal Bakeries “There are so many great coffee shops in New York, but if I had to choose, it would be Devocion. This a specialty Colombian coffee shop in Williamsburg, with a few other locations in the city. Devoción stands out to me because they are very specific about coffee beans—how fresh they are, how they roast them, and how they serve. I personally drink espresso, but coffee is very subjective. Devoción “La Cabra, serving excellent coffee and pastries, is another one of my favorite spots. Their pain au chocolat croissant is one of the best I’ve ever had in my life. Just note that there is a line out the door pretty much at all times of the day. “For bread, I love the artisanal La Bicyclette Bakery located in my neighborhood of Williamsburg. Their pavé loaf (fermented for 96 hours) is worth trying. It’s open until 1pm but they often sell out before.” The Single Best Bar in Williamsburg “If I had to choose a cocktail bar, it would probably be Fresh Kills, a small yet world-class bar located in Williamsburg. I rarely drink cocktails but if I do, I enjoy classic and simple cocktails made well, such as an Old Fashioned or a Negroni.” Japanese Knives Boutique: A Longstanding Favorite Among Chefs “I’ve been going to Korin, a small Japanese knives shop in Tribeca with a diverse selection of expertly crafted knives, for 20 years. What makes this place special is that it brings together the most incredible and different knife makers, all under one roof. “Even in Tokyo, I struggled to find a store that offers such a variety of knives all in one place. It’s difficult to leave here without a new knife. You can also find specially sourced Japanese ceramics and tableware here.” Where to Sleep in NYC “I like the vibe of: The Beekman (four stars) in Manhattan Wythe Hotel (four stars) in Williamsburg The Greenwich Hotel (five stars) in Tribeca.” The Greenwich Hotel Memorable Restaurants Around the World “A few of the most special dining experiences I’ve had around the world are at: The Tawaraya in Kyoto: It’s one of the oldest ryokans in the area, where you are served a classic kaiseki meal reflecting the season directly in your room. It's a truly special experience with impeccable service and undoubtedly one of my most memorable meals. Restaurant Frantzen in Stockholm, Sweden: I love their fish courses and had an excellent pigeon dish there last winter. The team delivers an exceptionally beautiful experience and does so consistently. The Kitchin in Edinburgh, Scotland: It’s a phenomenal one Michelin-star restaurant that showcases the very best of Scottish produce. During game season, they offer a variety of different birds and game, and their seafood is consistently world-class. A true gem in Scotland. Daniel Berlin's new restaurant, VYN Restaurant located in southern Sweden, is on my list. From what I have seen and heard, it sounds like an exceptional place.” VYN Restaurant Share The Relisher Thanks for reading — Gabrielle HERE is the Google Map link with all of the places mentioned. SUMMARY RESTAURANTS (FOR DINNER) Ilis $$$ Le Rock $$ Oiji Mi $$$ The Four Horseman $$$ CASUAL RESTAURANTS Gramercy Tavern $$ ABCV $$ Le Crocodile $$ COFFEE & BAKERIES Devocion $ La Cabra $ La Bicyclette Bakery $ BAR Fresh Kills Bar $ BOUTIQUE Korin $$ HOTELS Wythe Hotel $$ The Beekman $$$ The Greenwich Hotel $$$ © 2024 Gabrielle Robins 548 Market Street PMB 72296, San Francisco, CA 94104

Fear and lies in a world of fakes The weekend round up NICK COHEN JAN 28

Hello everyone and thank you so much for reading. In particular, I must thank the paying subscribers who signed up last week because you allow me to work. If you want to join them, and can afford to keep this project going, please subscribe for the ridiculously low price of £1.15 ($1.45) a week by clicking on the button below. Right then, while you fumble for your credit cards, I will talk about the rise of fakery: fake news, fake images, fake audio, fake politics. Let me begin with someone I know. I admire Michela Wrong enormously. She does what journalists are meant to do: she afflicts the comfortable and comforts the afflicted. Her beat was Africa, and Michela spent her career puncturing the West’s illusions about its rulers. After Paul Kagame’s forces overthrew Rwanda’s genocidal Hutu regime in 1994, the world wanted to believe in a fairy story. The mass murder of Rwanda’s Tutsi population would be followed by peace, reconciliation and justice, it thought, as it threw praise and money at Kagame’s government. Rwanda became the darling of the global aid industry. Under New Labour and the Tories, Kagame was feted. Now our Conservative government declares that Rwanda is such a serene and safe country, Britain can dump asylum seekers there without the smallest concern for their safety or the faintest suspicion that corrupt officials will siphon off taxpayers’ money. It was such a compelling story. Kagame and his idealistic group of young rebel fighters overthrow a genocidal regime ushering in an era of peace and stability. Under his leadership Rwanda became the West’s donor darling, hailed as Africa’s “Switzerland” or “Singapore” The compelling story was also such balls. Michela exposed the lies, and has suffered a campaign of terrifying vilification as a result. As AI and deep fake technology advance, not only journalists, politicians and celebrities, but potentially all of us can suffer equally ferocious attacks as calumny becomes ever easier to manufacture. But first let me tell you what happened to Michela, then I will move on to the wider implications... © 2024 Nick Cohen 548 Market Street PMB 72296, San Francisco, CA 94104

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Weekend reads: Oh, Canada I never thought I'd be nostalgic for the days when my country was considered boring TARA HENLEY JAN 28

At the 2022 Munk Debate on the media, the British pundit Douglas Murray joked that “you really know that the world is in trouble when Canada becomes very interesting.” He couldn’t have nailed it more. In recent years, the bland, boring country that I grew up in has vanished, chased away by wave after wave of mind-boggling headlines. This week, the Federal Court ruled that the Trudeau government’s invocation of the Emergencies Act during the trucker crisis was illegal — and that our government violated Charter rights, including freedom of expression (as I argued at the time). I agree with the decision, but am nevertheless alarmed to be living in a country where something of this magnitude would occur. I’ll have more to say about this next week, when constitutional law expert and professor Ryan Alford joins me on the podcast to talk through the decision. But for now, I encourage you to revisit my Q&A with Alford from during the crisis, as well as my Q&A with the executive director of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, Noa Mendelsohn Aviv, and my podcast interviews with An Emergency in Ottawa author Paul Wells and Joanna Baron, executive director of the Canadian Constitution Foundation, one of the parties involved in the judicial review. But Justice Mosley’s ruling is not the only big news of late. Not by a long shot. Share The Toronto Star has come out with some excellent new reporting on the disaster that is our MAID program, with a surge in medically assisted deaths outpacing all other countries in the world. This, as we gear up to expand the eligibility criteria to include mental illness. Here’s The Washington Post, urging us to reconsider. And while we’re on the subject of rolling Canadian crises, let’s spend a moment on the opioid crisis. The Journal of the American Medicine Association has just published a paper on British Columbia’s safer supply drug policy, finding that the program was associated with “a substantial increase in opioid-related poisoning hospitalizations.” Turning our attention now from failed drug policy to failed pandemic policy, calls for an independent pandemic inquiry — initiated by the British Medical Journal — continue to gain steam. Here is Lean Out guest Kevin Bardosh, writing for the Macdonald-Laurier Institute: This mainstream position … inverts the burden of proof and contradicts key principles of public health ethics (Jamrozik, 2022): it is critical to appreciate that most Covid policies were not recommended for use during a viral respiratory pandemic by the World Health Organization and most governments pre-2020 because the evidence was weak and the anticipated harms substantial (Bardosh, 2023a). Pre-2020, the various vaccine mandates and passports used during the pandemic were also generally believed to be unethical and against the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Bardosh et al. 2022). Yet the social atmosphere of fear and panic during the pandemic re-engineered axiomatic truths and governance models including accepted ethical standards (e.g. precautionary principle) and cost-benefit analysis in decision-making. Instead, a narrow logic that approaches infection control a priori as the highest moral goal reigned. Bardosh concludes: … it would be wise to establish an independent scientific review with sufficient broad support, expertise and neutrality outside government. This could then inform the establishment of any future public inquiry. Otherwise, like the UK Covid Inquiry, we risk eschewing a critical and objective assessment of the evidence and the difficult policy trade-offs between infection control, social harm and civil liberties. Canada needs a proper Covid inquiry but ensuring that the public gets one will require political acumen, scientific rigor and a correct orientation toward the key social, political, and medical questions at stake. Turning now from science to culture, we should make mention of our embattled literary scene, which remains hopelessly bogged down in politicized conflicts, including the scandal over UBC’s firing of author Steven Galloway, which continues to make headlines. Let’s spare a moment, too, for our beleaguered cultural institutions. On this topic, Lean Out guest Stephen Marche has an explosive new essay in The Globe and Mail, “When extremist activists drive the left to oblivion, what will remain? He writes: Canadian institutions have a choice: to transcend political debates, or to be consumed by them. The implosion of the left isn’t even a matter of conviction. It’s a Darwinian fact of life. The institutions that ignore activists will survive; the ones that don’t, won’t. The question that follows is how much of our cultural infrastructure will be left standing in the aftermath. I would like my boring country back. Lean Out with Tara Henley is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Lean Out with Tara Henley. © 2024 Tara Henley 548 Market Street PMB 72296, San Francisco, CA 94104

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LETTERS FROM LOVE — With Special Guest Taryn Delanie Smith! What we can learn from our younger selves ELIZABETH GILBERT JAN 28

Hello everyone! It’s Sunday, my new favorite day because I get to check in with all of you and read a brand new batch of your letters! (And they said it couldn’t be done — that social media is by default a toxic place.) I marvel at how we are all strangers to one another and yet dive right into the big questions of the human experience here, with such tenderness and care. Last week in the chat, we asked where you’re all from, and the response was incredible. This community of radical self-love is spread across the entire globe! It lifts me up to know that this practice of ours is helping to make connections between so many like-minded and like-hearted ones across continents. Our special guest this week is none other than Taryn Delanie Smith, who you might know from Instagram (@TarynDelanieSmith) or from TikTok (@Taryntino21). She is a force of nature — former Miss New York, self-described “chaos goblin” on social media (!), queen of dance-offs, hijinks, scapes, and shenanigans, a young woman with a huge heart, an advocate for children and families experiencing homelessness, and the creator of a character I love dearly: Denise, Heaven’s receptionist. Taryn’s letter reflecting on her 20-year-old self had me thinking about my own 20-year-old self. It turns out that we are both working on reuniting with the self-possessed, brave young women we used to be. Dear Love, what would you have my twenty-year-old self know today? My little banquet, my Lizzy at age 54 — you think this is going to be a letter to your younger self, but I’m pulling a fast one on you today. I’m mixing it up a bit. I’m going to write you a letter ABOUT your younger self — what you need to hear about her. You yourself have answered hundreds of times in interviews this question: “What would you tell your younger self, if you had the chance?” and always you have winced, picturing what you were up to in your twenties, especially what you were getting up to around men and sex and romance. You still feel the sting of shame, of regret, of some of your actions. All that wasted time and energy. All that heartbreak. All that less-than-noble behavior. And what is your answer, always, when people ask you what you would tell your younger self? You paraphrase George Washington’s warning about getting involved in foreign wars, which he said in his final address as president. You say, “I would tell my younger self to beware of foreign entanglements. I would tell her not to get involved with any dudes — to go find herself, to learn how to live alone, to focus on her work.” Well my darling Lizzy at 54 years old, sitting there all alone, focusing on her work, staying away from dudes: EASY FOR YOU TO SAY. Easy for you to say, with your diminishing hormones, your decades of life experience, having drunk yourself to the gills on passion and mistakes, having gotten to have your marriages, your divorces, your experiences, your life. Easy for you to say, post-hysterectomy, having found your place in the world — that that young girl in her twenties should have somehow known better than to stick her hand into the flames of lust. This is what I want you to know, Lizzy, about Liz in her twenties: She was doing her JOB back then — chasing down every flicker of excitement and passion. And yeah, part of her job was cheating on people and being cheated on. To have her heart broken. To be degraded and humiliated. To experience the pinch of regret. To make what looks to you now like awful choices, and to have those choices cost her dearly. She was merely doing her job. It is the job of the young to taste everything they can here in Earth School — to test boundaries, to experiment, to fuck up, to hurt people and to get hurt. Why don’t you leave her alone, Lizzy, and stop judging her? Let her do her job. All that so-called nonsense she was up to in the heated years of youth helped forge you into who you are today. Without her, there is no you. And while you’re at it, maybe throw her a little gratitude. Because remember what else she was doing during those years, with the same passion with which she chased all those unavailable men. She was writing. She was sitting in garbage apartments in the East Village, all alone, writing what would be your first book. You always thank the agents and editors who gave you your first chance at your career, but you never thank your twenty-year-old self. For it is she who made you. I may be coming down a little strongly on you today, my child, but it is only because I’m tired of watching you bully and judge someone who can’t defend herself — bully and judge this younger version of you, whom I love just as much as I love you. Can you love her as she was, just as I love you as you are? I mean, just look at her in her high-waisted, acid-washed, knee-length denim shorts. Who wouldn’t love her? Take it easy on all the parts of you, my dear — on all you have ever been, on all the ages of you, on all you shall be. Each one, each precious one of you, is the song of my heart. Show them mercy, and you shall know my name. Many years and many selves ago — working as a ranchhand in Wyoming and leaping into every adventure I could find Prompt As always, you can keep the process very simple this week, and merely ask Love this question: “Dear Love, what would you have me know today?” That is the classic prompt, and it’s a good one! But if you would like to go deeper, perhaps you can ask Unconditional Love what it wants you to know about some younger version of yourself, or you can ask your younger self what they would have you know, especially if your younger self, like mine and Taryn’s, had a natural boldness or fearlessness that you are trying to reclaim. Liz on tour! A few announcements: On Thursday evening, I will be speaking in Boca Raton, Florida, as part of the Peaceful Mind, Peaceful Life series. Tickets here: Florida On February 22nd, I’ll be appearing at the Balboa Theatre in San Diego during the Writers’ Symposium by the Sea. Tickets here: San Diego AND I’ll be on a big (for me!) tour of Europe for all of April — starting in London and ending in Amsterdam, with these points in between: Southampton, Berlin, Stockholm, Cologne, Manchester, and Copenhagen! Tickets here: Europe Letters From Love with Elizabeth Gilbert © 2024 Elizabeth Gilbert 548 Market Street PMB 72296, San Francisco, CA 94104

CHANCE ENCOUNTER (Rerun) A bit of prose, originally published October 11, 2023 PAUL WITTENBERGER JAN 28

Rebecca Elstree loved staying at the Jamaica Inn, a habit she had cultivated when she was still young and innocent. She had been in love once, long ago, with a lady who had held her heart spellbound but it ended much like a story of the London fog: the clock strikes midnight, a cold, wet mist rolls in, a lady and a somewhat younger girl locked in an ardent embrace, the lady vanishes, and the girl, Rebecca, crushed and left alone, must find the strength to move on with her life. That had been so many years ago and she no longer cared to think about it. The Jamaica Inn provided a comfort and a solace after the breakup with the lady who had stolen her heart. Her favorite room was Number 13. She loved peeking out through the torn curtain of her rear window, through which she could see the statue of Juno and the Paycock and watch the birds, especially the mountain eagle, spiraling north by northwest above the pleasure garden that ran out to the edge of Bodmin Moor. She rarely ventured out onto the moor itself. She feared she might fall prey to a creeper or a psycho—who is to say? The papers and tabloids had been consumed with printing such dreadful stories of late. She could not bring herself to read about them without feeling like someone or something was watching her. Additionally, just the simple act of reading about such awful business always threatened to bring on a dizzying sense of vertigo and she would have to lay down her paper to prevent herself from falling into the dark abyss of her imagination, a country she neither desired nor was prepared to visit. No, Rebecca would rather limit herself to the confines of her room or the rather wider context of the inn itself than tempt fate. In fact, there were widespread reports from the other guests staying at the inn that Rebecca was often heard to remark that she preferred the door marked No Entrance to the one that read No Exit. Rebecca moved from her window seat to the door, cracked it open, and peeked down the hallway. There were three rooms between hers and number seventeen: two along the corridor opposite and one on her side. She began to count the squares running down the middle of the carpet that stretched the length of the hallway. She calculated their number at 39. “If I wanted to,” she thought to herself, “I could walk the thirty-nine steps it takes to reach number seventeen, tap on the door, and visit the lodger staying within, the guest whose name is Mary—Mary something… I cannot remember the last name. Why can’t I remember? What did she say when we spoke on the train—Daniels? Danvers? Carmichael? Carstairs? Oh, fuss and bother, WHAT was it?” Rebecca and Mary had met as strangers on a train while traveling through Cornwall. There were only a very few passengers aboard the train and not very much conversation was in evidence. Although she could not be certain, it seemed likely that the woman seated across from her was travelling to the same destination as she and if they were both staying at Jamaica Inn, they were bound to meet there anyway, so why not break the ice now, spend a bit of time passing pleasantries with this fellow traveler, and become better acquainted? “If you’ll pardon my asking,” Rebecca began, “will you be stopping at the Jamaica Inn or travelling on elsewhere? I only ask because I’m stopping there myself and it would be nice to see a friendly face among all the strangers.” “How kind of you to ask.” the woman replied. “I’m on holiday for another week or so and I thought a trip to Cornwall would be fun and, yes, I’ll be staying at the inn. They’re keeping room seventeen for me, I think.” “How lovely. I’ll be in room 13. It’s just down the hall from you. By way of introduction, my name is Rebecca Elstree.” “Pleased to meet you, Ms. Elstree. My name is Mary—” just then the carriage lurched forward violently, sending luggage sliding down the aisle and Mary’s last name into oblivion. Both Rebecca and Mary took a moment to compose themselves, then went on with their conversation, which continued until they reached the Jamaica Inn. Thus, although Rebecca could not remember Mary’s last name, she did manage to glean a good deal of pertinent information about her. She was Austrian by birth, rich and strange, a woman of easy virtue who was not about to spend her life playing the farmer’s wife. She had spent much of her time in the capital plying her trade in the skin game but latterly her life had begun to run downhill. After a bit too much champagne and an elastic affair with Harry, the Manxman, she had moved herself as far away from the capitol as she could, at least several waltzes from Vienna. Mary was, astrologically speaking, an air sign, with a quick and nimble mind, and the trouble with Harry was that he was a zodiacal misfit born under Capricorn. There were days when he played at being a secret agent, and others where he told her he worked for the papers as a foreign correspondent from Cairo. Even so, Mary was quite taken with Harry and poured out all her secrets to the man until she heard a mutual friend confide in him and leave, saying “Always tell your wife.” She decided without delay that Harry was the wrong man in her life. He was the man who knew too much—about her—and all the secrets she had revealed about her life in the skin game would make her a ripe target for extortion or blackmail. She dumped him unceremoniously. She knew, given enough rope, he would eventually hang himself. Rebecca was interested in this Mary who sounded bold and daring. She felt nostalgic for the past, for a love she had lost in the London fog. She visited the innkeepers, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, to inquire about Mary’s last name and to obtain any other information that might prove to be useful. However, she found Mr. & Mrs. Smith caught up in a frenzy over their daughter, Marnie, who was momentarily absent from the inn, having been pinched by the coppers at a local shop over a slight mistake regarding the presence in her handbag of a large blue topaz for which she hadn’t paid. The innkeepers were aghast with fear, quite like actors with stage fright, as if Marnie, their very own daughter, had committed murder rather than copped the ring from a display case. Rebecca thought of calling her friends two towns over to make her inquiry about Mary but the operator making the connection thought the call was an emergency of some kind and routed it to the local police constabulary. The clerk answering the call kept pressing Rebecca as to the nature of the emergency—was it a noise complaint, domestic abuse, an intruder? “No,” Rebecca told the woman speaking at the other end of the line, “I am not trying to catch a thief. This is Rebecca Elstree calling for information.” The woman hung up on her after saying she should dial m for murder, if that is what she wanted. The call was not quite the lifeboat she thought it would be. Indeed, she had a sinking suspicion, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that Mary might be in danger, that Harry was a saboteur, or someone sent to muck up Mary’s life, to unearth old bones or secrets long hidden in the family plot. For some reason beyond rational explanation, she began to think of Harry as the sort of sly man who might have figured in the Paradine case, legal goings-on that had recently made the papers. Just then, a soft rain began to fall, and she stopped looking down the long stretch of hallway outside her doorway. She lay down on the chaise, closed her eyes for a moment, and thought to herself, right before she fell asleep, “I hope I don’t dream of Manderley again.” Leave a comment Thank you for reading Paul’s Substack. This post is public so feel free to share it. Paul’s Substack is free today. © 2024 Paul Wittenberger 205 S. Park Avenue, Fond du lac, WI 54935

New Podcast Section: Scientists meet Gospels

Hey friends and readers, Newest addition to the podcasts is coming very soon. In every episode I will present a great scientists from history, read their quotes, and tell any stories available, ending with a short commentary.

Grace of St. Mary The Corner Of the Eye JAN 28

The true self looks out from here The information ninja of the subterranian mind looks out from here The animal of us sees from this blind through the woods of our face . 🍕 + ☕ + 𐑺 SHARE LIKE COMMENT RESTACK © 2024 Sean Vikoren Earth (current)

Six key messages: 1) BibloBitch on here, I can agree with some of what you write, quite smart, but too antisemetic, too raw, I want to share your work as brilliant but calm down

2)Malone is a fraud 3) SAGE HANA, see my next stack 4)TRUMP must close, seal US border in first hour TRUMP 2.0, militarize, complete, armed soldiers 24/7, DEPORT in first hour swearing in, every illegal last 30 years DR. PAUL ALEXANDER JAN 28 and 5) POTUS Trump must ensure that people in my 43 Horsemen of the COVID Apocalypse substack are investigated in proper courts with judges and juries and if shown to have caused deaths with their policies and mRNA work and vaccines, must be HUNG…until dead…spare no one who did wrong and it is shown…start looking at Malone, Weissman, Bourla, Sahin, Bancel, Kariko et al. and 6) set up legislation, law to protect police and the military from fecal groups like BML and antifa and work to outlaw them, and that any person who kills a police officer deliberately in line of duty will be automatically sentenced to death. Biblo, I cannot agree with that antisemetism. Cannot. Why can’t you share information and call for debate and the like…ask questions…for if all wrote like you, we would be at full 100% nuclear war…I think we still have civility left…so my ask to you…but I am a nobody… There are peoples I find detestable in this world but there is a way we communicate yet it’s your stack so you can rightly tell me fcuk off and don’t read your shit but some of your content, lots is very good, but the hate homie must stop…over the top…allow people to come to their own judgement…hammering that depth of hate is not good…but a hat tip to your brilliant work… why don’t you mention the Israeli women after the Oct 7 invasion whose vaginas were hammered with nails by the islamic HAMAS beasts, how their genitals were stabbed up like the medieval animals in BATACLAN 2015, their breasts cut off, disemboweled, why don’t you cover that too? why not cover the young girls gang raped and mutilated and their pelvises shattered so much that it can’t be put together for burial…why? I saw things that if I write here will destroy the soul…monstrous…I said before if an arab Palestinian child is killed in this conflict, I will stand alongside the coffin in grief with parents as children must never be victim to this madness, and same, if a Jewish child is killed, I will similarly stand alongside the coffin in grief with the parents. Alexander COVID News-Dr. Paul Elias Alexander's substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. You're currently a free subscriber to Alexander COVID News-Dr. Paul Elias Alexander's substack. For the full experience, upgrade your subscription. © 2024 Paul 150 South 8th Street, Unit 170, Lewiston, NY 14092 Unsubscribe Get the appStart writing

Fatal Stabbings by 'Group of People' Kill Teenage Boys, U.K. Police Caution Public Not to Identify Suspects

“It can be an offence to identify anyone who witnessed all or part of the incident as well as those who have been arrested." KYLE BECKER JAN 28 The British authorities are fearful that the brutal killing of two teenagers could trigger another wave of public unrest. A 15-year-old boy and a 16-year-old boy, who are yet to be publicly identified by police, were stabbed by a "group of men" on Saturday night... Subscribe to "Relentless" Newsletter © 2024 Kyle Becker 548 Market Street PMB 72296, San Francisco, CA 94104

Study by Jaswa et al. looked at in Utero Exposure to Maternal COVID-19 Vaccination and Offspring Neurodevelopment at 12 and 18 Months

Excellently reported by Igor C: "Male Infants and Male Rat Pups Disproportionally Affected by mRNA COVID Vaccines Given to Pregnant Mothers; Mysterious sex difference demonstrated by two separate studies" DR. PAUL ALEXANDER JAN 28 Male Infants and Male Rat Pups Disproportionally Affected by mRNA COVID Vaccines Given to Pregnant Mothers I recently described a scientific study that found that COVID-19 vaccines cause “autism-like behavior in male rats.” A new study conducted to prove that “COVID vaccines are safe in pregnancy” coincidentally exposes a similar developmental problem, this time in male… Read more a day ago · 30 likes · 4 comments · Igor Chudov ‘I recently described a scientific study that found that COVID-19 vaccines cause “autism-like behavior in male rats.” Igor’s Newsletter COVID Vaccines Cause Autism in Lab Rats, Study Finds A friend of this blog, Ashmedai, highlighted a fascinating animal study, which found that giving pregnant rats the Pfizer COVID vaccine induced ‘autism-like’ traits in the male pups born after such vaccination. The placebo-controlled study was published in… Read more 16 days ago · 433 likes · 336 comments · Igor Chudov A new study conducted to prove that “COVID vaccines are safe in pregnancy” coincidentally exposes a similar developmental problem, this time in male humans instead of lab rats. Alexander COVID News-Dr. Paul Elias Alexander's substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Upgrade to paid https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2814106 This study is relatively straightforward. It looked at children born to vaccinated and unvaccinated mothers during the pandemic. Scientists compared how well the children met developmental milestones at 12 and 18 months. In the chart below, the vaccine appears harmful at the 12-month milestone but shows the opposite effect at 18 months. (this is the strangest finding I have seen recently) So, the authors conclude, Findings In this cohort study including 2261 and 1940 infants aged 12 and 18 months, respectively, in utero exposure to COVID-19 vaccination was not associated with abnormal neurodevelopmental scores on the Ages and Stages Questionnaire, third edition, at 12 or 18 months of life. However, when we dig into details, bad patterns emerge. Boys are Negatively Affected Just as the autistic newborn male rat pups we talked about last week, in this study, the boys born to vaccinated mothers were also faring worse compared to the outcome for vaccinated girls. Here’s the highlighted chart comparing boys and girls. You can see two things: A statistically significant deleterious effect of Covid vaccine on boys at age 12 months Huge difference between outcomes for boys vs girls at age 18 months, showing much worse relative risk for boys: I want to ask: if the vaccine does not affect the neurodevelopment of infants, how come boys born to vaccinated mothers have much higher risks than girls? Is there an effect that we are missing? Effect of Vaccination Trimester Another sign of the effect of COVID-19 vaccines on neurodevelopment is that children whose mothers were vaccinated in the first trimester fare the worst, with less harm seen for vaccinations done in the second trimester. Lastly, there is little effect in the third trimester. Per the supplement: Such a sex-specific and trimester-specific pattern would be impossible with a “safe” treatment that did not affect fetuses! Why are children born to mothers vaccinated in the first trimester of pregnancy do so much worse than children born to mothers vaccinated in the third trimester? Why are boys faring worse than girls if the Covid vaccine “stays in the arm”? I hope that we can get further answers on this! What do you think? Why are boys affected disproportionally?’ Alexander COVID News-Dr. Paul Elias Alexander's substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Alexander COVID News-Dr. Paul Elias Alexander's substack © 2024 Paul 150 South 8th Street, Unit 170, Lewiston, NY 14092

Do you SEE them? SASHA LATYPOVA JAN 28

Answering to a public question posed by Hedley Rees, quote: I’m in an email chain with about 30 or so freedom fighters, including Andrew Bridgen, (the only Westminster MP speaking out), Neil Oliver (GB News), Nick Hudson (PANDA) and Kathy Gyngell (TCW), Clare Craig (diagnostic pathologist) - and others you might know. The reason why I’ve returned to this topic is because the answer has a massive impact on our psychology. Depopulation leaves us sad and dejected, as we have little or no power over the Davos elites. Alternatively, if there are real people identified as perpetrating the mass mRNA vaccination programs, then we have a way of stopping them, or at least calling them out. I am in the same email chain to which I was invited by Mike Yeadon. I met Andrew Bridgen and I know Hedley (who is a very nice guy) and I know the names of some of the people in that email group, but I admit, I don’t know most people there close enough. I have answered several questions posted by that group about legalities of EUA Countermeasures. I understand the nature of this debate and where it’s coming from. Mostly, good people cannot comprehend the true nature of evil. Some other people want to keep it that way… Due Diligence and Art is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Upgrade to paid I have mentioned the following urban legend a few times in interviews, because it is highly relevant, and I also believe it is true (I have spent some time in the company of vision and optics scientists). The Discovery of America by Christopher Columbus, 1958 - 1959 - Salvador Dali The urban legend says that when Columbus arrived in the New World, the majority of the native population standing on the shore literally could not see the ships. You have to SEE the evil to fight it. Most of what we “see” is auto filled in by the brain. The brain fills it in based on what we know, i.e. things we have experienced previously. Most people cannot recognize truly novel pieces of reality in their vision field - most of the time they will simply not “see” them. Some people have the ability to see truly novel things that they have never seen before. A lot of people can also see those things once they are pointed out to them. And a significant portion of the population (about 25% in my estimate) cannot see those things no matter what. There was nothing in the American natives’ previous life experience that their brains could use as a reference to fill in the picture, so for many of them it didn’t, and so they did not see those gigantic things landing on their shore. The rest is history. Do you SEE the people that commit genocides? Do you need someone to point them out to you? Or will you never see them even after they come for you and your children? Credit Smurfing the New Normal Due Diligence and Art is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Due Diligence and Art. © 2024 Sasha Latypova 548 Market Street PMB 72296, San Francisco, CA 94104

Energy Harvesting From The Human Body By Wireless Body Area Network - A Cause For The Electrical Conductivity Loss in Human Blood?

I have long been discussing the fact that the biosensors seen in human blood are harvesting our own energy and shown how it leaves a rubbery clot and dead cells in its wake. Here is a micro robot interacting with red blood cells in C19 unvaccinated blood. These micro robots is what I look for now, because they build the entire infrastructure of hydrogel filaments and ultimately rubbery clots. Clifford Carnicom documented this - he calls the micro robots CDB - either way, he identified those as the origin of genesis of the filaments. It grows from the small bot to the filaments, and that happens extremely rapidly with an external energy source like electricity. Replication of Electrical Transformation of C19 Unvaccinated Blood - Filament Growth Documented - CDB Extraction and Isolation -Ana Mihalcea, MD, PhD in Conjunction with Clifford Carnicom ANA MARIA MIHALCEA, MD, PHD · MAY 2, 2023 Replication of Electrical Transformation of C19 Unvaccinated Blood - Filament Growth Documented - CDB Extraction and Isolation -Ana Mihalcea, MD, PhD in Conjunction with Clifford Carnicom Image 1: C19 Unvaccinated Blood -CDB Lower Layer Extraction after Voltammetry. 1600x Magnification. Filament and CDB seen In this preliminary data release we continue the replication of observation of transformation of unvaccinated blood via Chronopotentiometry. We now have documented five separate events in which filament growth in C19 unvaccinated bloo… Read full story This was the measurement done in collaboration with Clifford Carnicom where he showed a loss of electrical conductivity and a calculated power loss of up to 47%. These are catastrophic numbers. Blood Conductivity and Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy - A New Model For Estimated Human Power Loss Shows Cause For Alarm - Ana Mihalcea, MD, PhD and Clifford Carnicom ANA MARIA MIHALCEA, MD, PHD · JUNE 25, 2023 Blood Conductivity and Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy - A New Model For Estimated Human Power Loss Shows Cause For Alarm - Ana Mihalcea, MD, PhD and Clifford Carnicom Introduction: Imagine someone was to steal 5% of your life force from you. Would you be agreeable to that? What about 5% of the life force of all humans, would you sound the alarm? How about 10 to 25%? Even more? Our mathematical model and repeated experiments show a result of such devastating consequences it has been stunning to us. In Clifford’s plain w… Read full story This article about WBAN was presented by Todd Callendar at our “Targeted Individuals” Symposium. If you have not watched this historic event of information that will open your eyes to the imperative reveal of the nanotechnology in human blood, please watch here: Targeted Individuals Symposium Here is the article revealing exactly what I have been saying and finding: Abstract Wireless Body Sensor Networks (WBAN) are a special case of wireless sensor networks (WSN), developed to operate at the human body scale. Thus, energy efficiency is one of the major aspects that must be taken into consideration before designing any WBAN solution, because the change of batteries could be very difficult, especially when sensors are implanted inside the human body. For this reason, several research projects have been carried out on the adoption of energy harvesting schemes, that aim to collect energy from several sources surrounding the human body (sun, body warmth, movements, heartbeat, RF radiation ...) and transform it into an electrical energy to power the nodes of a WBAN. Nevertheless, this harvested energy must also be better exploited, given the temporal variation nature of these alternative sources. The purpose of this paper is to present a general overview of energy harvesting schemes, as well as methods in literature focusing on optimizing the exploitation of the harvested energy in a WBAN, through Mac, routing or physical layer protocols. The recent technological advances in electronics and short-range wireless communications have led to the development of miniaturized wireless sensors that can be worn on, or even implanted inside the human body to serve a multitude of applications operating at the human body scale, which can be categorized into medical and non-medical applications. Fig1. Shows a set of medical and non-medical WBAN applications. In the medical area, WBANs can be adopted to serve several applications, including: · Remote patient monitoring: which aims to continuously monitor the vital signs of patients. The known patient monitoring devices include electrocardiography (ECG) and blood pressure sensors to monitor heart disease, electroencephalogram (EEG) to monitor cognitive abilities, respiration and temperature sensors to detect infections, or accelerometers to track patient mobility. · Patient rehabilitation: which is dedicated to patients with mobility problems caused by traumatic brain injury or stroke. The importance of patient rehabilitation is manifested in avoiding inappropriate exercises, updating the complexity of the exercise and recovery monitoring to name a few. · Biofeedback: means that the physiological activity is measured and transmitted “back” to the user to better control its activity and health. · Assisted living: Is manifested by the appearance of smart homes, which introduce the use of several acoustic vibratory and visual sensors, installed in a house to monitor the activity and lifestyle of the patient. In non-medical WBAN applications, users are the target population. And the biological information can be used for entertainment, security and self-quantization purposes such as: · Fitness, performance and well-being monitoring: this type of supervision is dedicated to athletes and military personnel whose goal is to optimize training methods, thus improving their endurance. · Cognitive biometrics: vital signals such as ECG, EEG and electrodermal activity can be considered as unique biometric signatures that are difficult to be subjected to malicious operations (theft, falsification ...). thus, they can be used in biometric authentication schemes. · Serious Games: is a set of games designed to promote behavioral changes, or educational purposes 1. Energy harvesting methods in WBANs: Energy harvesting techniques in WBANs consist of transforming the ambient energy sources into an electrical signal using energy harvesters 5,6 such as: piezoelectric transducers ( transform mechanical activity into an electrical signal), thermoelectric elements ( transform body heat into an electrical signal), photovoltaic cells (transform light into an electrical signal) , or antennas ( transform radio frequency radiation into an electrical signal). 1.1. Ambient energy sources7,8: · Light energy (solar energy): Sun light is a clean source of energy that can be transformed into an electrical signal to power sensor nodes in a WBAN, it gathers a maximum of photons to create an alternative electrical energy. In outdoor conditions, sun light can produce up to 15 mW per square centimeter, however, in a full indoor environment, this value drops out to 10 mW 9. · Vibration energy: It is the energy produced by body vibration, due to physical movements, or physiological processes such as breathing. From 10, the walking scenario can produce up to 10 Mw, using a piezoelectric transducer. · Radio frequency energy: Radio frequency energy harvesting takes interest from many RF sources such as base stations, wireless networks, television towers… · Thermal energy: Human body warmth can also be a source of energy 11. Thermoelectric transducer can then be used to convert thermal energy into an electrical energy, and can achieve a maximum power of 60 micro watt per cm square 12. · Blood Pressure Energy: Heart beat is another way to generate energy, according to 13 the heartbeat of a normal person can produce up to 0.93W. Below the authors speak about the MAC layer and how energy is used there. Remember the MAC address phenomenon? MAC Address Phenomenon and Ribbons from C19 Vials - Dr. David Nixon, Shimon Yanowitz, Matt Taylor and Dr. Ana Mihalcea ANA MARIA MIHALCEA, MD, PHD · NOVEMBER 30, 2022 MAC Address Phenomenon and Ribbons from C19 Vials - Dr. David Nixon, Shimon Yanowitz, Matt Taylor and Dr. Ana Mihalcea Please see this link for the interview: MAC Address Phenomenon and Ribbons in C19 vials In this video we discuss recent findings by Dr. David Nixon of MAC addresses emitted from Pfizer vial chips and the correlation to other researchers around the world who have detected MAC addresses in C19 injected people or un-injected who got PCR tests. In this war, … Read full story 1.1. At the mac layer: The work in 17 proposes a mechanism of energy management called PEH Qos (joint power-QoS) which takes into account some important QOS metrics in energy harvesting based wbans. According to this work, power consumption in WBAN nodes is divided into two parts: consumption power of detection and consumption power of transmission. the proposed mechanism is based on 3 interconnected modules (phases): · The Power-EH Aware Management (PHAM): which deals with the calculation and management of harvested energy. That is to say that the energy harvested from the human body will be distributed between the two spots of a sensor node (the event detection and the transmission of packets). · The Data Queue Aware Control (DQAC): which manages the queue of the packets, and ensures that only theuseful data are transmitted. · The Packet Aggregator / Scheduling System (PASS): which uses the PHAM and DQAC information to determine the optimal number of packets that can be transmitted in each communication process. The performance of the proposed mechanism was studied on the basis of several metrics such as: the effectiveness of detection, the storage efficiency. The normalized throughput, the Packet loss, the end to end delay, and the energy efficiency. Here are some other previous articles that document the self replicating biosensors: Same Self Replicating Nanotechnology Spheres Seen In C19 Unvaccinated Living Blood As In Deceased Embalmed C19 Vaccinated Blood With Rubbery Clots - What Will Humanity Do About This? ANA MARIA MIHALCEA, MD, PHD · NOVEMBER 16, 2023 Same Self Replicating Nanotechnology Spheres Seen In C19 Unvaccinated Living Blood As In Deceased Embalmed C19 Vaccinated Blood With Rubbery Clots - What Will Humanity Do About This? Image: Deceased blood with self replicating nanotechnology I have shown my microscopy of embalmed blood of an individual who had died 8 months earlier with the long rubbery clots everyone that should be familiar with by now. They were featured in the documentary “Died Suddenly”. Read full story New Findings In Unvaccinated Live Blood Show Same Self Assembly Hydrogel Spheres As In Embalmed Blood Deceased With Huge Rubbery Clots. Shocking Research Verification: There Are No More Pure Bloods! ANA MARIA MIHALCEA, MD, PHD · JUNE 20, 2023 New Findings In Unvaccinated Live Blood Show Same Self Assembly Hydrogel Spheres As In Embalmed Blood Deceased With Huge Rubbery Clots. Shocking Research Verification: There Are No More Pure Bloods! Image: Unvaccinated Blood shows light particle filled sphere and hydrogel filament growing out of it My last interview with Maria Zeee was in my mind revolutionary. I captured the self assembly process going on in embalmed blood and took video of the speres containing the light emitting conscious artificial intelligent technology that builds the hydrogel… Read full story Clifford Carnicom has done remarkable research quantifying what he calls CDB - people know as Morgellons. I do no longer believe that this is organic material, but a synthetic technological advanced nano material artificial life form that also serves as a bio sensing device. Regardless of the nomenclature, his contribution to documenting the correlation of Morgellons with what is happening in human blood has been invaluable. I stand by my recommendation to give Clifford the Nobel Prize for his life’s work, not those clowns that developed a genocidal bio weapon. Evidence Of Impaired Electrical Blood Conductivity, Iron Oxidation and Reduced Oxygen Transport Capacity In The Post C19 Injection Era: Ana Mihalcea, MD, PhD In Conjunction With Clifford Carnicom ANA MARIA MIHALCEA, MD, PHD · APRIL 16, 2023 Evidence Of Impaired Electrical Blood Conductivity, Iron Oxidation and Reduced Oxygen Transport Capacity In The Post C19 Injection Era: Ana Mihalcea, MD, PhD In Conjunction With Clifford Carnicom Image: Unvaccinated blood sample, extremely symptomatic patient with fatigue, cognitive impairment, anxiety, pain, palpitations. Blood looks like sludge around Hydrogel/ Graphene/CDB Filament Background: In this report, we present preliminary data on further blood conductivity studies and correlations to iron oxidation of the hemoglobin molecule within t… Humanity United Now - Ana Maria Mihalcea, MD, PhD is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. 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