Mike's Rant: The Digital Dystopia of 'Modern' Cars and Driverless Carnage

Extra is usually for members only, but Mike’s rant about the digital dystopia of 'modern' cars and the looming driverless carnage is something everyone needs to hear. From cars that won’t move without your seatbelt to lane assist that fights you on the road, Mike breaks down the nightmare of today’s vehicles and their role in shaping smart cities. Have you ever felt like control is being taken out of your hands? Is this really the future we want?

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Tax Resistance and a Declaration of Sovereignty – with Chris Coverdale

Chris Coverdale explains to Charles Malet why he refuses to pay taxes to the British Government in the name of peace, how the state no longer contests his legal position, and what steps people can consider in their own approach to tax and sovereignty.
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Journalist Jeremy Loffredo Arrested in Israel, Faces Potential Death Penalty - UK Column News - 11th October 2024

- Ynet News: American journalist disclosed secrets during Iran attack, police says
- The Grayzone (YouTube): On the ground investigating Iran's strikes on Israel
- Active Measures (YouTube): American Journalist Could Face Death Penalty for Reporting in Israel

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Are Think Tanks Becoming “The Media”? - UK Column News - 11th October 2024

- The Truth Hound (2019): Chatham House Chief’s 11,000-Word Article Says Globalist Think Tank Network Must Unite—or Lose Neo-Liberal Order 
- Soutron (2018): The Future of Think-Tanks (PDF)
- Phi Delta Kappan (2015): When Think Tanks Bypass Media Outlets & Do Their Own “Journalism”
- The Economist (2014): Making the headlines
- Think Tank Watch (2014): Think Tanks Doing Journalism 
- Foreign Policy: Democracy Lab
- Chicago Council on Global Affairs: Editorial Policies and Ethics (Blue Marble)
“Blue Marble was founded in 2023 to help the next generation shape a more open and promising world. Our team believes that storytelling not only informs and inspires, but also leads to impactful investments in the future.”

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The World Medical Association: Who Are They? - UK Column News - 11th October 2024

- The World Medical Association (WMA): About us
- WMA: 2020-2025 Strategic plan
- Public Technology (2023): ‘Very troubling choice’—NHS picks Palantir for £480 million data deal
- World Medical Association (YouTube): National Medical Associations: Dr Lujian Al-Qodmani, President WMA, 77th World Health Assembly 2024

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How Safe is the New AI Safety Institute? - UK Column News - 11th October 2024

- GOV.UK: Introducing the AI Safety Institute
“The release of ChatGPT was a Sputnik moment for humanity—we were surprised by rapid and unexpected progress in a technology of our own creation.”
- The AI Safety Institute (AISI): About the AI Safety Institute
- GOV.UK: Tech entrepreneur Ian Hogarth to lead UK’s AI Foundation Model Taskforce 
- BBC News (YouTube): AI job automation is 'inevitable', says tech advisor
- Redwood Research: We do research into approaches that allow AI developers to reduce the risk posed by developing and using such systems
- Apollo Research: Apollo Research is an AI safety organisation focused on reducing dangerous capabilities in advanced AI systems, especially deceptive behaviors
- BBC (2023): AI bot capable of insider trading and lying, say researchers

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HM Government’s Devolution Plans in Motion: Central Control Disguised as Local Power - UK Column News - 11th October 2024

- Destination Chesterfield: East Midlands Mayor meets new Prime Minister to discuss devolution
- Mayor of the East Midlands, Claire Ward (on X): MayorEastMids’ post
“If we're ever going to lift our regions, mayors need more powers and a proper say in the government's devolution plans. That's why it was great to join Angela Rayner in Newcastle to kick-off [sic] the first Mayoral Council today.”
- GOV.UK: Britain set for growth with International Investment Summit
- GOV.UK: Tidalwave [sic] of clean energy investment worth billions unlocked ahead of Investment Summit
- Global Parliament of Mayors: GPM Annual Summit 2024
- UK Column article: The Global Parliament of Mayors and the Abolition of the Electorate

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How Safe is an Electric Car in a Flood? Spoiler: Not at All! - UK Column News - 11th October 2024

- Sky News: Hurricane Milton latest: Hundreds rescued from apartments; man saved clinging to cool box—as hurricane deaths rise
- CNN: ‘The power of water.’ How Helene devastated western North Carolina and left communities in ruins 
- PolitiFact: Hurricane Helene wasn't planned for lithium mining
- CBS News: Hurricane Helene conspiracy theories about lithium mining, weather control spread widely
- BBC (Verify): False claims about Hurricane Milton's origins spread online
- The New York Times: Can Your Electric Vehicle Catch Fire During a Hurricane?
- Quartz: Saltwater can make EVs burst into flames. Here's why
- Cornwall Live: Warning after roads flood in Cornwall
- Insurance Post: How insurers are supporting King Charles' green agenda
- The Telegraph: Electric car insurance premiums set to soar (Archived)

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Zelenskiy Visits Number 10 for Hugs and Kisses: Three Wise Monkeys In Evidence—Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil, See No Evil - UK Column News - 11th October 2024

- BBC: Ukraine: Keir Starmer and Volodymyr Zelensky meeting in No 10
- Iain Watson (on X): The Downing St red carpet is being rolled out for President Zelensky
- NATO: Doorstep statement by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte outside Number 10 Downing Street
“Legally, Ukraine is allowed to use its weapons if they can hit targets in Russia that present a threat to Ukraine, but the decision is not up to me.”
- U.S. News & World Report: Zelenskiy Awaits New Summit Date After Biden Postpones Germany Trip
- The New Humanitarian: Tensions rise in Horn of Africa as Ethiopia searches for a route to the sea
- BBC: Eritrea, Egypt and Somalia cement 'axis against Ethiopia'
- BBC: UK-linked firms suspected of busting Russia sanctions
- GOV.UK: New unit to boost effectiveness of UK sanctions against Russia

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US Elections: Poll Manipulation, Selection Engineering, and Predictive Programming - UK Column News - 11th October 2024

- LifeNews: Donald Trump Now Given Best Odds to Win Presidential Race
- News With Views: An Uncertifiable Election 2024
- AP Archive (YouTube): Prince Harry on dangers of digital world, 'our kids are being targeted'

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Word is that American journalist Jeremy Loffredo has been released from Zionist custody but is not at liberty to leave Israel for an undetermined period of time.

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The Hidden Mechanics of Politics Set at Global Levels - UK Column News - 14th October 2024

- Chatham House: Daniel Sachs
- The World Economic Forum: Daniel Sachs
- LinkedIn: Daniel Sachs
“Hope is not a strategy”
“You can always count on Americans to do the right thing—after they’ve tried everything else.”
- Bilderberg meetings: Steering Committee
- Daniel Sachs Foundation: A global foundation working to revitalize democracy
- UK Column News archive: UK Column News—28th June 2024
- LinkedIn: Daniel Sachs Foundation
- LinkedIn: Daniel Sachs—Keep an eye on this dramatic shift!
- Rozado’s Visual Analytics (Substack): Prevalence of Prejudice-Denoting Words in News Media Discourse
- The Citizen's Handbook: Rules for Radicals—Saul Alinsky
- Macmillan Publishers: Do What Thou Wilt—A Life of Aleister Crowley
- LinkedIn: Arun Chaudhary
- Obama Foundation: Paul Alarcón Alanes

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BBC Declares: The Fight for Truth Is On—Welcome to the Information War - UK Column News - 14th October 2024

- BBC (Media Centre): The Fight For Truth is on: BBC pulls back the curtain on the fight against disinformation
“At BBC News we are leading the global fight against disinformation. This film captures the lengths we go to in the “Pursuit of Truth”—from difficult and dangerous environments to deploying tools and technology that help us verify the facts.”
- Campaign: BBC campaign spearheads fight against disinformation
- BBC: Mission, values and public purposes
- BBC: Dr Samir Shah CBE
- One World Media: About

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Attacks on Free Speech: Censorship as a Tool to Lie and Hide the Truth - UK Column News - 14th October 2024

- Oxford Mail: Oxford professor: State school kids struggle to read books
- Daily Mail: Leading academic who left the UK to teach in Australia after publishing pro-Brexit article claims he is no longer able to work in Britain because universities are now 'just places of indoctrination'
- The Times: Academic accused of spreading propaganda to run censorship course (Archived)
- UK Column article: Attacks on Academic Freedom, The Times of London, and MI6
- New Statesman: The intolerant age: How creeping censorship captured Britain’s institutions
- Imprint Academic: Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and the Threat to Academic Freedom
- Wellcome Funding: Genomics has endless potential, if everyone is included
- UK Research and Innovation (YouTube): Our five priorities for research and innovation
- European Commission: Horizon Europe

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Goals House: The Global Hub for Agenda-Driven Propaganda - UK Column News - 14th October 2024

- LinkedIn: Kate Brandt
“The climate crisis isn’t gender neutral—instead, it magnifies the gender inequalities already faced by women and girls around the world. But while climate change amplifies vulnerabilities, women and girls can amplify solutions.”
- Instagram: Goals House
“Bringing together a community of business leaders, activists, politicians, NGOs, and entrepreneurs driving progress towards achieving the global goals”
- ManalTV (YouTube): Princess Eugenie's Exciting Announcement: Joining Goals House Advisory Board for Sustainable Develop

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FEMA: Funnelling Emergency Money Away - UK Column News - 14th October 2024

- CNN Collection (YouTube): Anderson Cooper covers Hurricane Katrina aftermath
- Malgent (YouTube): Hurricane Katrina—CBS News—“Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job”
- NBC News (2005): Critics question FEMA director's qualifications
- USA Today (2015): FEMA trailers brought shelter, problems to Katrina victims
- Clarion Ledger (2015): FEMA trailers: Shelter, class-action lawsuit
- NBC News (2005): Convention center left legacy of chaos, violence
- Seattle Times (2005): Trapped in the Superdome: Refuge becomes a hellhole
- Southern Spaces (2009): The X-Codes: A Post-Katrina Postnoscript
- Amazon (America): Eyes of the Storm: Hurricane Katrina and Rita The Photographic Story (2005) by Dallas Morning News
- The Telegraph: FEMA spends $4.9bn on Covid in one month—20 times more than on Hurricane Helene aid (Archived)
- AP News: Mayorkas warns FEMA doesn’t have enough funding to last through hurricane season
- AP News: FEMA administrator continues pushback against false claims as Helene death toll hits 230
- Politico: ‘The worst I have ever seen’: Disinformation chaos hammers FEMA
- CNN: What to know about FEMA’s $750 hurricane disaster payments
- Forbes (2016): Why Bill Gates And Jeff Vinik Are Investing Billions To Build An Ecosystem In Tampa
- Forbes: Trump FEMA Claim Debunked: Agency Not Running Out Of Money Because Of Migrants
- Independent: Trump threatens to withhold firefighting funds from California after accusing FEMA of not doing enough
- The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): About the IPCC

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British War Ministry Increases Efforts to Hide Ukraine’s Horrific Casualties - UK Column News - 14th October 2024

- Twitter/X: Ministry of Defence
- BBC: Fighting Russia—and low morale—on Ukraine's ‘most dangerous front line’
- The Conversation: British troops operating on the ground in Ukraine
- UK Column News archive: UK Column News—18th May 2017
- GOV.UK: UK support to Ukraine: factsheet
“In total, the UK has committed £12.8 billion for Ukraine: £7.8 billion in military support and £5 billion in non-military support.”
- The Guardian: Alex Salmond normalised concept of Scottish independence as he led SNP to power
- Sky: Alex Salmond death: Family pays tribute to 'formidable politician' who 'led us to believe in better'
- Financial Times: Keir Starmer vows to rip up bureaucracy to unleash ‘shock and awe’ of investment
- Sky News: Starmer to hail more than £50bn in investment at key summit

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