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Little River Band, "Cool Change"
So, we rise from the rubble...
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Tuesday, December 2, 2025
"A Look to the Heavens"
“What will become of these galaxies? Spiral galaxies NGC 5426 and NGC 5427 are passing dangerously close to each other, but each is likely to survive this collision. Typically when galaxies collide, a large galaxy eats a much smaller galaxy. In this case, however, the two galaxies are quite similar, each being a sprawling spiral with expansive arms and a compact core. As the galaxies advance over the next tens of millions of years, their component stars are unlikely to collide, although new stars will form in the bunching of gas caused by gravitational tides.
Close inspection of the above image taken by the 8-meter Gemini-South Telescope in Chile shows a bridge of material momentarily connecting the two giants. Known collectively as Arp 271, the interacting pair spans about 130,000 light years and lies about 90 million light-years away toward the constellation of Virgo. Recent predictions hold that our Milky Way Galaxy will undergo a similar collision with the neighboring Andromeda Galaxy in a few billion years."
- http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130825.html
"There Are Simply No Answers..."
“How is one to live a moral and compassionate existence when one is fully aware of the blood, the horror inherent in life, when one finds darkness not only in one’s culture but within oneself? If there is a stage at which an individual life becomes truly adult, it must be when one grasps the irony in its unfolding and accepts responsibility for a life lived in the midst of such paradox. One must live in the middle of contradiction, because if all contradiction were eliminated at once life would collapse. There are simply no answers to some of the great pressing questions. You continue to live them out, making your life a worthy expression of leaning into the light.”
- Barry Lopez
"UPS Fires 48,000 Workers and Closes 93 Warehouses as Recession Begins"
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Market Gains, 12/2/25
"UPS Fires 48,000 Workers and Closes
93 Warehouses as Recession Begins"
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Jay Reed, 12/2/25
"Amazon Lays Off Entire Facility In Arkansas
As Job Market Collapses In Rural America"
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Market Gains, 12/2/25
"Americans Are Getting Laid Off
When They Reach 50 Years Old"
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Travelling With Russell, "I Went To A Brand-New Russian Shopping Mall"
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Travelling With Russell, 12/2/25
"I Went To A Brand-New Russian Shopping Mall"
"What does a brand-new Russian Shopping Mall look like in 2025? Join me at the opening of Avenue Sever, Russia's newest shopping mall it being the biggest shopping mall to open in Russia in 2025."
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Different Russia, 12/2/25
"Russian $1 Fix-Price Store"
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Adventures With Danno, "I Was In Complete Shock At Lowe's"
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Adventures With Danno, 12/2/25
"I Was In Complete Shock At Lowe's"
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"Luddites Were Right, You Know…"
"Luddites Were Right, You Know…"
By Chris Black
"The term “Luddite” originated in the early 19th century and refers to a movement of English textile workers who protested against the increased use of machines in their industry. The term “neo-Luddite” was later applied to those who similarly oppose technology for similar reasons, but in a contemporary context.
Everywhere you go, you see people with their faces in their phones. Constantly, constantly, constantly. At the bus stop. On the train. In the driver’s seats of their moving cars. Their kid makes a bit of noise at the restaurant table? Shove the iPad in their face.
Boomerisms aside, it really can’t be overstated how f**ked up this is, and not because “people don’t interact” anymore. It’s actually much worse than that… Nobody ever allows themselves even a moment of peace inside their own heads. The real insidiousness of the smartphone is that it encourages you to constantly consume content, endlessly, never ever stopping. It’s common for people to spend their entire day with earphones in, listening to podcasts and watching Tiktoks literally constantly.
Our brains did not evolve to be bombarded with constant microbursts of hyper real stimulation this way. Attention spans are getting measurably shorter. Reaction times are getting longer. None of this sh*t is good for your brain.
Everyone always says, “Well, what about TV and the radio?” Inherently limited and fundamentally different because of the fact that they’re pre-programmed and don’t act as “magic mirrors” of you and your personal inputs into them. Your smartphone is designed to learn everything about you so that it can be as addictive as possible and maximize the amount of data it squeezes out of you. Nothing about TV or the radio - or even Web 1.0 internet - ever came anywhere close to this.
Even so, we have known for decades that TV is horrible for your brain on account of many of the same mechanisms that affect attention span and cognitive development. So imagine how much worse the smartphone is. Unfathomably worse. We already know it’s worse, but we won’t know exactly how much worse it is until at least another decade, when the younger Zoomers and Gen Alphas are a few years into adulthood after an upbringing that revolved around Web 2.0.
Millennials were lucky enough not to take the full brunt of the experience. We got our first taste as we came of age instead of growing up being marinated in it. The saddest part is that the only reason any of this even caught on or is the least bit operable is because of the fact that it hijacks the mechanisms that make us feel satisfied and good. We didn’t evolve to handle this level of stimulation, but BOY do we respond to it. It’s so excessive that it’s impossible for some people to resist. So there are no f**king brakes.
You have to cast The Ring into the fire or it totally consumes you. That’s the reality for most people. And that, my friends, is just sick.
Look at your screen usage on your phone and tell me I’m wrong, how you totally don’t need it and can stop whenever you want. You are no better than a crack head, and you won’t realize that until you actually do try to stop for real. It’s unprecedented in human history to think this way. We are truly in uncharted waters here. Just wait until the sensory overload most people are bathing in all day, every day becomes fully automated instead of just partially automated like it is now."
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The Poet: John O’Donohue, “In These Times”
“In These Times”
“In these times when anger
Is turned into anxiety,
And someone has stolen
The horizons and mountains,
Our small emperors on parade
Never expect our indifference
To disturb their nakedness.
They keep their heads down,
And their eyes gleam with reflection
From aluminum economic ground,
The media wraps everything
In a cellophane of sound,
And the ghost surface of the virtual
Overlays the breathing earth.
The industry of distraction
Makes us forget
That we live in a universe.
We have become converts
To the religion of stress
And its deity of progress;
That we may have courage
To turn aside from it all
And come to kneel down before the poor,
To discover what we must do,
How to turn anxiety
Back into anger,
How to find our way home.”
~ John O’Donohue,
from “To Bless the Space Between Us”
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“Do not lose heart. We were made for these times.”
– Clarissa Pinkola Estes
A Timely Repost: “Neuroscience Says Listening to This Song Reduces Anxiety by Up to 65 Percent”
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“Neuroscience Says Listening to This Song
Reduces Anxiety by Up to 65 Percent”
By Melanie Curtin
“Everyone knows they need to manage their stress. When things get difficult at work, school, or in your personal life, you can use as many tips, tricks, and techniques as you can get to calm your nerves. So here’s a science-backed one: make a playlist of the 10 songs found to be the most relaxing on earth. Sound therapies have long been popular as a way of relaxing and restoring one’s health. For centuries, indigenous cultures have used music to enhance well-being and improve health conditions.
Now, neuroscientists out of the UK have specified which tunes give you the most bang for your musical buck. The study was conducted on participants who attempted to solve difficult puzzles as quickly as possible while connected to sensors. The puzzles induced a certain level of stress, and participants listened to different songs while researchers measured brain activity as well as physiological states that included heart rate, blood pressure, and rate of breathing.
According to Dr. David Lewis-Hodgson of Mindlab International, which conducted the research, the top song produced a greater state of relaxation than any other music tested to date. In fact, listening to that one song- “Weightless”- resulted in a striking 65 percent reduction in participants’ overall anxiety, and a 35 percent reduction in their usual physiological resting rates. That is remarkable.
Equally remarkable is the fact the song was actually constructed to do so. The group that created “Weightless”, Marconi Union, did so in collaboration with sound therapists. Its carefully arranged harmonies, rhythms, and bass lines help slow a listener’s heart rate, reduce blood pressure and lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol.
When it comes to lowering anxiety, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Stress either exacerbates or increases the risk of health issues like heart disease, obesity, depression, gastrointestinal problems, asthma, and more. More troubling still, a recent paper out of Harvard and Stanford found health issues from job stress alone cause more deaths than diabetes, Alzheimer’s, or influenza.
In this age of constant bombardment, the science is clear: if you want your mind and body to last, you’ve got to prioritize giving them a rest. Music is an easy way to take some of the pressure off of all the pings, dings, apps, tags, texts, emails, appointments, meetings, and deadlines that can easily spike your stress level and leave you feeling drained and anxious.
Of the top track, Dr. David Lewis-Hodgson said, “‘Weightless’ was so effective, many women became drowsy and I would advise against driving while listening to the song because it could be dangerous.” So don’t drive while listening to these, but do take advantage of them:
10. “We Can Fly,” by Rue du Soleil (Café Del Mar)
9. “Canzonetta Sull’aria,” by Mozart
8. “Someone Like You,” by Adele
7. “Pure Shores,” by All Saints
6. “Please Don’t Go,” by Barcelona
5. “Strawberry Swing,” by Coldplay
4. “Watermark,” by Enya
3. “Mellomaniac (Chill Out Mix),” by DJ Shah
2. “Electra,” by Airstream
1. “Weightless,” by Marconi Union
I made a public playlist of all of them on Spotify that runs about 50 minutes (it’s also downloadable).”
"Slow Down to Smell the Roses"
"Slow Down to Smell the Roses"
By Mark Ford
"If you want to not only achieve your goals but also have time to enjoy the ‘little’ things in life, you need to eliminate your energy-sapping time-killers. There are obvious time-killers - like watching TV, playing video games, and surfing the net. But the worst one is stress.
Why is stress a time-killer? Because it fills your otherwise productive hours with unpleasant, unhelpful thoughts and feelings. As a result, anything you can do to reduce stress will give you more time. That said, here are some stress-busting suggestions inspired by Ilene Birkwood’s "Stress for Success", and "The Guide to Managing Stress" by J Robin Powell.
1. Identify your stressors: Make a list of the stressful things you encounter on a daily basis: people who are late, long lines, inconsiderate drivers, juggling your kids’ afterschool activities, etc. After you complete the list, take a few minutes to look it over. You will find that you can completely eliminate many of these stressors. For instance, to get a head start on making dinner, or to just take a few minutes for yourself, you can enlist another parent to drive your daughter to soccer practice. If you manage to trim down the list by even two or three items, you will have significantly reduced your level of stress.
2. Identify - and make time for - your favorite pastimes: Make a list of the things you enjoy doing most: fishing, listening to music, writing poetry, etc. Are you taking time to do these things? If not, why not? Remember, balance in life is very important. Taking an occasional break to do something that gives you pleasure will increase your level of happiness and provide you with much-needed stress relief.
3. De-stress your diet: Lack of proper nourishment accelerates cell degeneration in the brain and creates stress in your body. Good nutrition helps you physiologically deal better with stress. You can build healthy eating habits by following three general rules: reduce your intake of calories from fat and meat; double your intake of calories from vegetables, fruits and whole grains; and lower the amount of meat you eat while adding more fish or vegetable protein, like nuts, peas, beans and lentils.
4. Exercise: Exercise can truly relax you. So make it your goal to exercise at least three times a week by doing something you enjoy. This is important because, if you enjoy the activity, you’ll be more likely to make it a habit. Another consideration: Choose an exercise that is invigorating and doesn’t add to your stress. Even if you love racquetball, for instance, it may be a bad choice for you because it is such an intense (and therefore exhausting) game.
My advice is to do yoga every morning for 15 minutes - and then another 15 minutes of exercise later in the day. That’s all you need to be flexible, fit, and feel good. It’s also good to have a physical hobby - a sport like tennis or jiu-jitsu, which you enjoy at least once a week. But don’t count that as exercise, because it’s not. It’s fun.
5. Get a good night’s rest: Lack of sleep (or lack of restful, non-REM sleep) can add to your stress. Doing something that relaxes you before bed - maybe listening to soothing music or taking a bath - will help you fall asleep, and sleep deeply and restfully. It also helps to give yourself plenty of time to digest a heavy meal and avoid alcohol, arguments, and any stimulating mental or physical activity before bedtime.
6. Take regular work breaks: When you feel particularly stressed at work, take a short break. In fact, don’t wait for that to happen. At least once an hour, get up from your chair and walk around your office or down the hall - maybe even take a little trip outside. Get a glass of water or take a minute to stretch. This will revive you and allow you to approach your work with renewed enthusiasm.
7. Laugh: Laughter is one of the best ways to release stress. Regularly expose yourself to things and people that make you laugh.
8. Have realistic expectations: Things don’t run smoothly 100% of the time. People are late for meetings. Traffic slows to a standstill. Your son’s trumpet lesson lasts 20 extra minutes.
9. Leave your work at work: If you consistently bring work home with you, you will be a prime candidate for burnout. Reserve your time away from the office for relaxation, recreation, and your family.
10. Make a big change: Sometimes you can resolve or eliminate stress only by making a major change. If you feel constantly overwhelmed and anxious at work, perhaps you need to rethink your career goals. Major changes like this should not be approached lightly. They may, in fact, cause stress of their own in the short term. But if the long-term benefits could greatly outweigh the immediate stress, it’s something to seriously consider.
One more thing… There’s one more technique I’d like to give you to help you slow down and increase your enjoyment of life. This is not a new technique - there are spiritualists, physical fitness gurus, and yogis who have been teaching it for thousands of years. It’s stayed alive because it works. And it works because it draws from the most fundamental human activity: breathing.
To appreciate how important breathing is to you, do this: Put your head under water and hold your breath for as long as possible. Make several attempts to go as long as you possibly can. Now consider this: That’s how long you could maintain consciousness (even life) without being able to breathe.
So take a full breath right now, and enjoy. Consider how amazing it is that you keep breathing without any conscious effort, and that you have been breathing, more or less without interruption, for your entire life. At an average rate of about 12 breaths per minute, that’s 720 per hour, 17,280 per day, and 6,307,200 per year. That amounts to over a quarter of a billion opportunities to appreciate your life in a 40-year timespan!
Promise yourself that you will never again take breathing for granted. Spend at least a few minutes every morning and evening consciously practicing breathing - enjoying the miracle of each inhalation, and the relaxation possible with each exhalation. And, during the day, when you get into stressful situations, count your breaths - but count them consciously and gratefully.
Today’s action plan: I remember how much my father wanted extra time when he was dying. And I know how much my friend, who’s struggling with cancer now, would give to gain some extra time. He too is thinking in terms of years or months. But maybe he doesn’t have to think that way. Maybe he can extend the life he has - however long it may be - by making it feel longer. By savoring every moment. By measuring it with nature’s metronome…breathing.
Try it now. Close your eyes and imagine that you are locked in an airtight chamber and have only two minutes to live. Rather than panicking away those precious moments, enjoy each breath that you have. Breathe in. Breathe out. This is the essential gift of life. Be thankful for it.”
"Burnout"
"Burnout"
by Charles Hugh Smith
"At least once a year, I completely burn out: exhausted, I no longer have the energy or will to care about anything but the bare minimum for survival. Everything not essential for survival gets jettisoned or set aside. This goes with the territory if you're trying to accomplish a lot of things that are intrinsically complex and open-ended - for example, running a business, being a parent, juggling college, work, family, community commitments, etc.
I am confident many if not most of you have experienced burnout due to being overwhelmed by open-ended, inherently complex commitments.
I don't think burnout is limited to individuals. I think entire organizations and institutions can experience burnout, especially organizations devoted to caring for others or those facing long odds of fulfilling their core purpose. I even think entire nations can become exhausted by the effort of keeping up appearances or navigating endless crises. At that point, the individuals and institutions of the nation just go through the motions of coping rather than continue the struggle. Perhaps Venezuela is a current example.
I have long suspected that in many ways America is just going through the motions. John Michael Greer (the Archdruid) has brilliantly described a process he calls catabolic collapse, which I would characterize as the stairstep-down of overly complex, costly systems as participants react to crises by resetting to a lower level of complexity and consumption.
Just as ecosystems have intrinsic carrying capacities, so too do individual humans and human systems. When our reach exceeds our grasp, and the costs of complexity exceed the carrying capacity of the underlying systems, then we have to move down to a lower level of complexity and lower cost-structure/energy consumption.
This sounds straightforward enough, but it isn't that easy in real life. We can't offload our kids and downsize to part-time parenting or magically reduce the complexities of operating a small business (or two). These tasks are intrinsically open-ended. Reductions in stress and complexity such as quitting a demanding job (and earning one-third of our former salary) require long years of trimming and planning.
So what can we do to work through burnout? Since I'm designed to over-commit myself, burnout is something I've dealt with since my late teens. I like to think I'm getting better at managing it, but this is probably illusory. (It may be one of those cases where the illusion is useful because it's positive and hopeful.) I find these responses helpful:
1. Reduce whatever complexity can be reduced. Even something as simple as making a pot of chili or soup to eat for a few days (minimizing daily meal prep) helps. Reduce interactions and transactions.
2. Daily walks - two a day if possible. If there is any taken-for-granted magic in daily life (other than sleep, dreaming and playing music), it's probably walking - especially if you let your mind wander rather than keep working.
3. More naps, more sleep.
4. Avoid the temptations of overly fatty/sweet/carbo comfort food, digital distractions, etc.
5. Keep to positive routines (stretching, walking, etc.), no matter how tired and down you feel.
6. Set aside time to play your musical instrument of choice, preferably improvisation rather than practice.
7. Do whatever calms your mind, even if it requires effort.
8. Do stuff you enjoy and set aside as much of the stuff you actively dislike doing as possible.
9. Set aside solitary time to "do nothing." Lowering the barriers raised by conscious effort, focus and thought may well be critical to our well-being.
This is one conclusion from research cited by Sherry Turkel in "Scientific American": "For the first time in the history of our species, we are never alone and never bored. Have we lost something fundamental about being human?"
I think the answer is an unequivocal yes. Our minds need periods of solitude, aimless wandering (i.e. boredom), time to integrate thoughts and feelings, time to question things and time for introspection. Without these restorative periods, we end up just going through the motions, on an autopilot setting of keeping overly complex lives and systems duct-taped together. This leads to burnout, and eventually to some measure of catabolic collapse/system reset.”
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Dan, I Allegedly, "Get Rid of It All... Before It's Too Late"
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Dan, I Allegedly, 12/2/25
"Get Rid of It All... Before It's Too Late"
"Selling stuff can truly change your life, and in this video, I share my personal story of clearing out clutter, consolidating two homes, and finally getting rid of an expensive storage unit. The experience was liberating and eye-opening! If you’re holding onto too much stuff, now’s the time to let go, sell items, and free up your space - and maybe even your mind! I also discuss practical tips for selling your items safely and share insights into holiday shopping trends and fast food business updates."
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"Social Security Crisis Looms, Millions Face Devastating Benefit Cuts"
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Snyder Reports, 12/2/25
"Social Security Crisis Looms,
Millions Face Devastating Benefit Cuts"
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Bill Bonner, "American Life: Less Ordinary"
"American Life: Less Ordinary"
by Bill Bonner
"An imbalance between rich and poor is
the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics."
- Plutarch
Baltimore, Maryland - "Fortune Magazine reports: "Wall Street strategist explains today’s political rage with a poverty line that should be $140,000 and the ‘Valley of Death’ trapping people below it Analysts believe the election of Mamdani in New York City hingedo on the ‘affordability’ issue. The feds report decent numbers - unemployment, inflation, GDP etc. But out on the street, it’s becoming more and more difficult for ordinary people to afford an ordinary life. On the surface, the reason for this is that an ‘ordinary’ has become much more expensive. Deeper down, the ‘ordinary’ life has become a trap. So, when Mamdani proposed giveaways - lower rents, free transportation, childcare etc. - voters went for it.
The feds’ numbers don’t tell the real story. While people still have jobs...and places to live...the cost of an ‘ordinary’ life is much higher. And when you look at it through a realistic, street level lens, you see that millions of Americans are trapped. Michael Green calls it a ‘Valley of Death.’ The poverty line, he points out, was calculated in 1963 and defined as three times the cost of a minimum food diet.
Green: ‘The formula was developed by Mollie Orshansky, an economist at the Social Security Administration. In 1963, she observed that families spent roughly one-third of their income on groceries. Since pricing data was hard to come by for many items, e.g. housing, if you could calculate a minimum adequate food budget at the grocery store, you could multiply by three and establish a poverty line.’
That seemed like a pretty reasonable way to look at it - at the time. If people could cover their food with a third or less of their income, they would be free to spend the rest of their income as they pleased. Trouble is, since 1963, ‘ordinary’ expenses have greatly expanded. Housing is now much more expensive. A typical house sells for $420,000. But the typical family can only qualify for a house costing less than $300,000.
And healthcare insurance barely existed in 1963. Blue Cross/Blue Shield cost families about $10 a month back then. Now you expect to pay about $600 a month on the ACA marketplace.
Childcare, too, is now regarded as a necessary expense. In 1963, mothers stayed home. In the ‘60s, too, we paid our tuition at the University of Maryland with a summer job. Now, tuition for in-state students is $11,000…out-of-state students pay $40,000.
And when you retired in the ‘60s, you had usually already paid off your mortgage and your car was yours, free and clear; with a modest pension and Social Security, you could be fine.
Today, food is only 5% to 7% of the typical family budget. Housing now costs 40%. Healthcare is about 20%. And for young families with children, childcare takes another 20% or more.
This leaves us with a whole different calculation of the poverty line. Green: "If you measured income inadequacy today the way Orshansky measured it in 1963, the threshold for a family of four wouldn’t be $31,200. It would be somewhere between $130,000 and $150,000." Green lays out the math, beginning with the average ‘ordinary’ costs per family:
• Childcare: $32,773
• Housing: $23,267
• Food: $14,717
• Transportation: $14,828
• Healthcare: $10,567
• Other essentials: $21,857
• Required net income: $118,009. Add federal, state, and FICA taxes of roughly $18,500, and you arrive at a required gross income of $136,500.
Everything not subject to import competition got marked up – childcare, tuition, healthcare…and housing. And then, in the modern world you need to stay connected – to your work and your family. In 1955, says Green, the cost of ‘participation’ in modern life was $5 a month for a landline telephone. Now, you will need broadband and a smartphone. Expect to pay $200 a month, he says. Of course, it varies with location. In some parts of the country - San Francisco or New York, for example - you would need more than that. In Arkansas and Mississippi, maybe substantially less.
But Green is describing more than just a new calculation. He’s talking about a new form of misery.’ It’s a poverty where you may still have most of the accoutrements of middle-class life. But your relationship with the financial elite has changed: you are indentured to the credit industry - for life.
When the children get older, they may go to college. As explained by the above math, relatively few families are able to save enough to pay the tuition. So, they borrow. And the kids come out of school facing a lifetime indenture - first for tuition, then for cars... next for housing...and then for the rest of the necessaries of an ‘ordinary’ life. They will spend their whole adult lives trudging through the Valley of Death…and may never get to the other side. More to come..."
Monday, December 1, 2025
"WW3 Alert! Russia Expands War! Nukes for Ukraine! Market Implodes! NATO "Preemptive" Strike Plan!"
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"WW3 Alert! Russia Expands War! Nukes for Ukraine!
Market Implodes! NATO "Preemptive" Strike Plan!"
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Adventures With Danno, "Preparing for First Snow of The Year! Staying Away from Cyber Monday!"
Adventures With Danno, 12/1/25
"Preparing for First Snow of The Year!
Staying Away from Cyber Monday!"
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"Everyone Live In Hotels As A Shocking Trend Begins To Spread Across America"
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Epic Economist, 12/1/25
"Everyone Live In Hotels As A Shocking Trend
Begins To Spread Across America"
"More and more Americans are living in hotels full-time now. And I'm not talking about business travelers or people on vacation. I'm talking about families, single moms, working people who just can't make the traditional housing market work anymore. It's a shocking trend that's spreading across America in 2025, and once you start looking into it, you realize just how deep this thing goes. We're seeing families of 15 crammed into a single hotel room. Mothers doing daily livestreams just hoping to raise enough money for one more night. People gaming hotel reward points because somehow that's become a smarter financial move than signing a lease. In this video, we're gonna break down what's really happening out there:
The real costs of hotel living - and trust me, it's not as cheap as you'd think. The 28-day residency trap that keeps people from ever getting stable. Why the programs that are supposed to help... don't. And the survival tips people are sharing just to get by. These people aren't looking for sympathy. They're just trying to make it work with what they've got. And I think their stories deserve to be heard. If you find this video helpful, consider subscribing - it really helps the channel grow. Alright, let's get into it."
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"3I/ATLAS: NASA Detects a Second Object Tracking It - Scientists Are Alarmed"
Neural Cosmos, 12/1/25
"3I/ATLAS: NASA Detects a Second Object
"3I/ATLAS: NASA Detects a Second Object
Tracking It - Scientists Are Alarmed"
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A Summary Comment: So they've discovered a second 3I/ATLAS, named 3I/ATLASII, identical in every way and entered the solar system on the exact same vector and speed, with unverified but strong indicators of 2 more identical objects incoming from further out. Additionally there are 9 objects around 3I/Atlas, in perfect formation alignment surrounding 3I/ATLAS, which may be a scout ship for a larger fleet arriving in strength. If all are verified and have the same escorts we'd have 4 3I/ATLAS vessels and 36 escort vessels. Each of the escort objects generate 10 gigawatts of energy. The incoming enormous C/2025 R2 (SWAN) mothership is 100 times the size of I3/ATLAS, and is generating 10,000 gigawatts of energy. (Earth's total global nuclear power capacity totaled 396 gigawatts, with 439 reactors operating across over 30 countries as of July 2024. An Earthly nuclear power plant generates 1 gigattatt at full power.) As the astronomer/physicist Avi Loeb states, if 3I/ATLAS is the "scout" ship SWAN is the "fortress" mothership to which 3I/ATLAS is sending reports. My guess is that it was the sudden massive energy signatures of using the atomic bombs in the 1940's that caught their attention. Their purpose unknown, all conjecture at this point, but data repeatedly verified. What does all this mean for Humanity, for you and me? If Humanity has a future... We shall see... We can't fight, and there's nowhere to escape to. - CP
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"I can never look now at the Milky Way without wondering from which of those banked clouds of stars the emissaries are coming. If you will pardon so commonplace a simile, we have set off the fire alarm and have nothing to do but to wait. I do not think we will have to wait for long." - Arthur C. Clarke, "The Sentinel"
Apparently our waiting is over...we are not alone.
"A Look to the Heavens"
"Light-years across, this suggestive shape known as the Seahorse Nebula appears in silhouette against a rich, luminous background of stars. Seen toward the royal northern constellation of Cepheus, the dusty, obscuring clouds are part of a Milky Way molecular cloud some 1,200 light-years distant.
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It is also listed as Barnard 150 (B150), one of 182 dark markings of the sky cataloged in the early 20th century by astronomer E. E. Barnard. Packs of low mass stars are forming within, but their collapsing cores are only visible at long infrared wavelengths. Still, the colorful stars of Cepheus add to this pretty, galactic skyscape."
"Anyone Who Isn't Confused..."
"Anyone who isn't confused really doesn't understand the situation."
- Edward R. Murrow
The Poet: A. J. Constance, "All of Us Here On This Spinning Blue World"
"All of Us Here On This Spinning Blue World"
"Let's not plan too much
or expect
or promise
or say how much
or how little
or outline how things must be
or how they must not be.
All of us here on this beautiful
spinning blue world,
let's just love each other
from one millisecond to the next
as much as we can."
- A. J. Constance
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The Moody Blues, "Blue World"
"What We Owe To Ourselves..."
“That we can never know,” answered the wolf angrily. “That’s for the future. But what we can know is the importance of what we owe to the present. Here and now, and nowhere else. For nothing else exists, except in our minds. What we owe to ourselves, and to those we’re bound to, and we can at least hope to make a better future, for everything.”
- David Clement Davies
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