Brunel's Suspension Bridge in Clifton, Bristol 1908
Designed by the renowned engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the bridge's origins can be traced back to the early 19th century when the notion of spanning the Avon Gorge with a bridge was initially put forward. Following various design competitions and financial challenges, Brunel's pioneering suspension bridge design received approval in 1830.

Nevertheless, the construction encountered several obstacles, including financial shortages and delays, and it was only in 1864, well after Brunel's passing, that the Clifton Suspension Bridge achieved final completion.

In the present day, the Clifton Suspension Bridge stands as an iconic symbol of Bristol and a tribute to the engineering expertise of the Victorian era. Extending throughout 414 metres (1,358 feet) across the gorge and rising to a towering height of 76 metres (250 feet) above the River Avon, the bridge continues to serve as an essential transport conduit while also functioning as a historical and architectural marvel that draws visitors from across the globe.

During a brutal CNN interview aired Wednesday, Joe Biden looked shocked when host Erin Burnett reeled off a list of stats detailing how bad the economy is. Instead of suggesting how he is going to improve the situation, Biden denied any of it was real and claimed every poll showing Americans favouring Trump on the economy is wrong.

https://modernity.news/2024/05/09/look-at-his-face-biden-denies-economic-reality-in-car-crash-cnn-interview/

🇨🇳 🇹🇼 The PLA drills are being conducted in the Taiwan Strait & to the north, south, & east of Taiwan Island, & around the frontline islands of Kinmen, Matsu, Wuqiu, & Dongyin.

🔶️ Chinese media reports the exercise will be held from 23-24 May & focuses on “joint sea-air combat-readiness patrols, joint seizure of comprehensive battlefield control, & joint precision strikes on key targets.”

📎 Ian Ellis

The End of an Era

Restaurants closing in 2024: This is what cultural and economic decline looks like. Apparently 60 years of relentless immigration are not, in fact, good for the economy or the traditional culture. I wonder, however, how much of these failures are related to economic contraction, reduced consumer spending, and excessive debt versus the lack of appeal […]

https://voxday.net/2024/05/23/the-end-of-an-era-2/

I am serializing my book, Fields & Energy: How Electromagnetism and Quantum Mechanics Work and Where Physics Went Wrong on Substack: https://aetherczar.substack.com/p/fields-and-energy

"If Timothy Zahn wrote a police procedural with spy elements, it would be Raven."
https://substack.com/home/post/p-143879486#:~:text=If%20Timothy%20Zahn%20wrote%20a%20police%20procedural%20with%20spy%20elements%2C%20it%20would%20be%20Raven.

Nick Rekieta Arrested

Nick Rekieta & Kayla Rekieta have been arrested on felony gun and drug charges. I’m sorry to hear that. Nick and I didn’t start off on a good note, but we quickly settled our differences and we’d even discussed getting his Lawstream on UATV eventually. Here is hoping that he’s able to get things sorted […]

https://voxday.net/2024/05/24/nick-rekieta-arrested/

“Young men nowadays behave differently from when I was young. Then, they were eager to do something for their own renown, either by going a-viking, or gaining goods and honor elsewhere in dangerous undertakings. Now they care only to sit with their backs to the fire and cool themselves with ale, and there is little manliness or hardihood to be looked for that way. You have certainly nothing much either of strength or height, and the inner part answers no doubt to the outer, so you will hardly come to tread in your father's footsteps.

In olden time, it was the custom for folk of our sort to go out on warlike expeditions, gaining wealth and honor, and that wealth was not handed down from father to son. No, they took it with them to the barrow, wherefore their sons must need find theirs by the same road.”

old Ketil Raum the boomer Viking to his son in Vatnsdæla saga

Epstein and the New Atheists

I knew the whole New Atheism media campaign was a psy-op, but I never knew who was behind it. So we have four hardcore atheists. The year? It was 2002. Two years before Sam Harris published his first book and four years before Dawkins published his anti-religion book. Yet these men are all flying to […]

https://voxday.net/2024/05/24/epstein-and-the-new-atheists/

China WILDN' with the AI Robots factory... 🤖😳

This morning's window view: the Berlin TV tower peeks above a neighboring high rise. We're staying near Alexanderplatz in what would have been East Berlin.

London Climate Professor: Only Way To Stop Climate Change Is ‘Culling Of Human Population By Pandemic With Very High Fatality Rate’

https://www.infowars.com/posts/london-climate-professor-only-way-to-stop-climate-change-is-culling-of-human-population-by-pandemic-with-very-high-fatality-rate/

"Any doctor will tell patients the importance of applying SPF to protect against skin cancer or melanoma"

"But some popular brands also contain potentially harmful chemicals"

"For instance, one common ingredient in sun lotions is homosalate - found in Banana Boat's children's sunscreens and Sport Ultra, as well as Hawaiian Tropic's Weightless Hydration sunscreen"

One step closer to the Daily Mail becoming conspiracy theorists and saying sunscreen causes cancer

Have a gander through this article and note all the household products that are trying their level best to kill you.....

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13416949/makeup-self-care-products-toxic-chemicals-cancer.html

🇺🇸🇮🇱 Blaming me for crimes in Gaza is the same as blaming George Bush for the September 11 attacks, - Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.

"Zelensky has repeatedly said peace on Putin's terms is a non-starter. He has vowed to retake lost territory, including Crimea, which Russia annexed in 2014. He signed a decree in 2022 that formally declared any talks with Putin 'impossible.'

"One of the sources predicted no agreement could happen while Zelensky was in power, unless Russia bypassed him and struck a deal with Washington. However, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaking in Kyiv last week, told reporters he did not believe Putin was interested in serious negotiations."
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13455619/Putin-Ukraine-war-ceasefire-recognises-current-battlefield-lines.html#:~:text=Zelensky%20has%20repeatedly,in%20serious%20negotiations.%C2%A0