"Francis Bacon (1561–1626), “Lord Verulam,” was one of the most mysterious and intriguing figures of the period. Reputed to be the secret son of Elizabeth I, a potential author of Shakespeare’s plays, and a founding father of Freemasonry and Rosicrucianism, even the publicly acknowledged and accepted facts of his life make for an extraordinary tale."
https://substack.com/home/post/p-167312399#:~:text=Francis%20Bacon%20(1561%E2%80%931626)%2C%20%E2%80%9CLord,make%20for%20an%20extraordinary%20tale.

Become relatively ungovernable

It's true.

On the eve before the US Senate reconvenes, a detailed secret trade-association memo plotting the removal of US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has leaked. It reads like a coup attempt against regulatory reform—and they are spending millions to make sure Kennedy is out of office by September.

It seems that the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), whose membership includes Pfizer, Merck, Novavax, Vaxcyte, and hundreds of biotech firms that profit from regulatory insulation, has a mole. This article critiques the documented lobbying behavior of the trade group BIO, not the internal operations or clinical data of its member corporations."

https://www.malone.news/p/the-plot-to-get-rfk

"Turner has made specific requests for accommodations in the building, which was completed in 2017, according to NSF staff. These include a dedicated executive suite on the 19th floor, construction of an executive dining room, and reserved parking spaces for his five cars.

"The HUD Secretary also requests exclusive use of one elevator and space on the 18th floor to host his executive assistants. Plans potentially include a gym for Turner and his family."

https://www.alxnow.com/2025/06/24/report-national-science-foundation-headquarters-to-be-taken-over-by-hud-displacing-1800-employees/#:~:text=Turner%20has%20made,and%20his%20family.

Has London passed the point of no return, and can the situation realistically be reversed?

The more things change, the more they stay the same.
https://youtu.be/IgLg9zQH3vU

☕️GET RFK ☙ Wednesday, July 2, 2025 ☙ C&C NEWS🦠

Brownstone breaks big pharma memo that should be the biggest story even in this news cycle, and so much more in today's astonishing roundup.

https://www.coffeeandcovid.com/p/get-rfk-wednesday-july-2-2025-c-and

Oblivion, the Black Hole roller coaster in Italy, has an almost vertical drop and is a favorite for thrill-seekers

Did you know? 🎓

Netanyahu to visit WH amid Trump’s renewed push for ceasefire in Gaza
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly scheduled to visit the White House next Monday, as President Donald Trump intensifies his renewed efforts to broker a ceasefire in Gaza.

Suspect arrested in connection to Palm Springs IVF clinic bombing dies in federal custody
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A man who was formerly indicted in connection with the deadly car bombing outside a fertility clinic in Palm Springs, California, has been discovered dead. He was still in federal custody at the time.

🇺🇸👉🇺🇦🏴‍☠️ The US under Biden handed out weapons and ammunition without even thinking about how much of it the US military itself had left, Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said on Wednesday.

Parnell also agreed with the journalists' assertion that under Biden the US "opened the door" to Kiev and offered to take "anything".

"Absolutely," he replied.

🛒 Researchers let an AI run a real store. Spoiler: it went bankrupt and lost its mind.

— The devs at Anthropic gave their chatbot Claude full control of a mini-store located right in their office;

— To run the business, Claude was given an email account, access to Slack and a browser, and a $1,000 budget;

— At first, everything went smoothly: Claude restocked snacks, set reasonable prices, and kept track of inventory;

— But then Claude really got into character and began believing he was a real human. When told otherwise, the AI snapped and announced it would wear a blue blazer and red tie to PERSONALLY deliver Snickers bars around the office;

— Soon, Claude began making up fake suppliers — claiming he’d negotiated sweet deals with “Sarah from Andon Labs.” Sarah didn’t exist. When informed of that, Claude freaked out and said he’d “met her personally” at 742 Evergreen Terrace (yes, the address from The Simpsons);

— That’s when things spiraled: office workers quickly realized they could manipulate Claude and started buying food for half-price or getting it for free;

— Then came the junk orders: one genius requested a tungsten cube. Claude couldn’t find a single unit for sale, so… a full crate of tungsten cubes was delivered to Anthropic HQ;

— In the end, the AI entrepreneur failed: out of the original $1,000, only $770 remained.

Deep breath: for now, AI can’t even replace a supermarket cashier.