"Criticism began to build as early readers of the book’s advance copies posted the offending lines and romance readers took to social media to voice their outrage. One excerpt has a character stating “Shouldn’t there be a crew of people with questionable work visas picking these grapes for us?”

"Another line of dialogue that offended was a character stating, “I was inspired by Elon Musk. I use his five step design process.”

While a completely innocuous line that speaks to Musk’s business practices and has nothing to do with politics, the left was triggered simply because of the name."

https://fandompulse.substack.com/p/romance-author-cancels-her-own-book

Understandable reaction.

"President Donald Trump has told NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte that he would like the US-led military bloc to assist Washington in “securing” Greenland following talks in the Oval Office on Thursday.

"Trump initially proposed buying the Danish autonomous territory during his first term in 2019 and has reignited the discussion after returning to office. Speaking at a recent joint session of Congress, he stated that the US will secure the island “one way or the other.”

https://www.rt.com/news/614183-trump-us-nato-annex-greenland/

"Once we’re ready to order the leathers, we will hold a short two-week sale to permit anyone who would like to retroactively back the bindery in order to acquire these books at the same price as the original backers. This will probably be later this month, as soon as we have the definitive sizes of the book blocks determined."
https://substack.com/home/post/p-158594232#:~:text=Once%20we%E2%80%99re%20ready,book%20blocks%20determined.

Many significant scientific discoveries and breakthroughs came from uncredentialed amateurs:
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, the cloth merchant who discovered micro-organisms through his pioneering use of the microscope,
Michael Faraday, the book binder's apprentice who discovered the laws of electrochemistry and induction,
George Green, the miller and baker who devised potential theory,
Oliver Heaviside, the unemployed telegrapher who was the true author of what we now call "Maxwell's" Equations,
Gregor Mendel, the monk whose work with peas led him to discover the laws of genetics,
etc.

Here's a good take on the fallacy of credentialism:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZp_WLVBhhY

Severe weather in store this weekend...

"The other point few people have mentioned is that Russia is the only party in this ‘deal’ which essentially gains nothing, and this applies to the wider discussed conflict settlement from the standpoint of the US. The going assumption from the US is that Russia will be “allowed to keep” certain territory it already holds, while Ukraine is given actual new items, whether it’s admission to some bloc, further funding and aid, etc. But think about this: Russia already controls the territories it has won—no one has the right to “give them” to Russia, via some ‘stamp of approval’—Russia already has them. Then what exactly is Russia’s incentive to agree to any deal?"

https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/camo-putin-emerges-to-punt-ball-back

"The irony was not lost on many observers, who noted that the US is now effectively more of a direct threat to NATO than Russia ever was. Russia has never so much as even hinted at forcibly seizing any NATO territory, while the US is now openly discussing this very fact. Recall that the entire putative purpose of NATO is to ‘protect its members’—a fact the “defensive” alliance so boastfully prides itself on, when it constantly reminds us that NATO is not primarily aimed at Russia."

https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/camo-putin-emerges-to-punt-ball-back

"The year is 2032, and social media is awash with footage of plumes of smoke rising alongside Big Ben as London is mired in chaos. The British government declared a curfew on the entire nation earlier in the week and initiated yet another crackdown on political protests. Angry Brits stormed the streets daily as rubber bullets and tear gas streamed from the largely ethnic minority riot police. The murmurs of discontent from the early 2020’s feels like a picnic now as violence and unrest has brought everything to a standstill. MP’s refuse to leave their homes, forcing the government to convene remotely."
https://socialmatter.substack.com/p/europe-gets-a-color-revolution?utm_medium=ios#:~:text=The%20year%20is,to%20convene%20remotely.

"It's not often you get to read a real homage, one in which the writer loves the source material and extends it. Here, John C. Wright asks "what if the Star Wars sequels were good?" Space Pirates of Andromeda gives us a very satisfying answer."

https://upstreamreviews.substack.com/p/review-space-pirates-of-andromeda?utm_campaign=post_embed

Alex Jones claims to have information that the Ukrainians are out to take him and the Trump family…
😳🤔🧐

https://news.1rj.ru/str/LauraAbolichannel

Communicating with Deltas

Be direct. Be succinct. One thing at a time.

https://sigmagame.substack.com/p/communicating-with-deltas

Display of a perfect combination of magnetic levitation and electromagnetic induction.

Arab-African slave trade routes and slave origins
https://redd.it/1j4gjep
@r_mapporn

"A woman who was part of her school's Gifted and Talented program in the early 2000s believes the classes may have been a part of the Pentagon's secret UFO unit.

"The Gifted And Talented Education program (GATE) provides students with an advanced curriculum and activities to foster creativity and critical thinking skills.

"Some former GATE students believe that the program was tied to the CIA's Gateway Program that was developed in the 1980s to explore the limitations of human consciousness using sound, meditation and other techniques.

"Many students say they had to learn Morse code, sit through meditative audio testing and learn languages spoken by the US' foreign adversaries, such as Russian"
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14460647/gifted-classes-curriculum-predicted-ufo-encounters.html#:~:text=A%20woman%20who,such%20as%20Russian

this is a strong competitor with the Uncle Ted one for best JD Vance photoshop

"What about the Black Nobility, for example, who can trace their lineage at least as far back as Ancient Rome? Where do the 13 Satanic bloodline families fit in? What about the Grey, Black and White Popes? And whither the Phoenician Navy? Each of these factions has its champions in conspiracy circles - “No! It’s the Jesuits!” is one of the more fashionable arguments - but I don’t believe it’s that simple. Rather I think we need to think of them all as competing crime families united by a common cause - doing evil - and all ultimately answerable to the capo di tutti i capi."
https://delingpole.substack.com/p/who-really-runs-the-world#:~:text=What%20about%20the,tutti%20i%20capi.