"Until at least the 1950s, the decision to publish was made by the editors of academic journals, who were typically eminent professors in their field. Peer review, by contrast, entails the editor sending an anonymised manunoscript to independent reviewers, and although the editor makes a final decision, the reviews indicate whether the submission should be accepted, revised or rejected. This may seem fair and objective, but in reality peer review has become a means of knowledge control – and as we argue here, perhaps that was always the purpose."

https://substack.com/home/post/p-176341083?r=lp6h7

🧂 The old salt mine "Slănic Prahova" in Romania

It's like a dwarf town from Lord of the Rings.

"The heist, which took just seven minutes, was pulled off using an angle grinder and a lift mechanism on a truck to break into the Galerie d’Apollon, a first-floor wing of the museum that houses a collection which include the French crown jewels. Nine items were stolen, according to Visegrad 24, however they left behind the largest gem in the emperor's collection - a 140-carat diamond. "

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/louvre-robbed-broad-daylight-thieves-nab-french-crown-jewels-incalculable-value

The Soviet's giant woodpecker now rusts in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. In its day it was one of the most powerful transmitters in the world.

https://youtu.be/fRp9SAeaOtU

It's a beautiful day for a road trip. I think that's the only cloud into the sky.

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🇮🇱🇺🇲 Israel wants split power between the Democrats and Republicans - The Jerusalem Post

The Jerusalem Post complains that Trump being president with a Republican sweep of both the House and Senate is 'not Israel's preferred scenario'

The author adds: 'Israel is more comfortable with a divided U.S. government, the kind that allows an Israeli leader to balance between Congress and the White House, as Netanyahu did during the Obama years. When Barack Obama pursued policies he opposed, Netanyahu could go around him, appealing directly to Congress, as he famously did in his 2015 address to Congress against the Iran deal.'

@Megatron_ron

To understand America, look to England.

The Importance of GamerGate

The Billionaire Psycho reminds us of “the most important event you are not allowed to discuss”: GamerGate is maybe the most important event of the past 20 years which never receives mainstream media coverage. Lomez will be publishing an in-depth history of GamerGate, to serve as an official record going forward, and that’s crucial as […]

https://voxday.net/2025/10/19/the-importance-of-gamergate/

"You, dear reader, have the Super Power of ignoring, not discussing, and not paying for, especially not paying for, all entertainment produced by people who hate you. Use this ability. It causes real pain. It cannot be defeated.

"And you don’t even have to wear a cape. Nor don any disguise. You don’t even have to bother with creating a secret identity.

"Hollywood only has the power you give them. And so too with propagandists."
https://substack.com/home/post/p-176617143#:~:text=You%2C%20dear%20reader,too%20with%20propagandists.