Mindconnection eNL, 2023-11-05

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Fighting Terrorism, #1

After facing intense scrutiny from Congressional Republicans, the Institute of Reprobates and Sociopaths has ended its decades-long practice of "field visits". These are unannounced visits to victim homes, where the IRS whacko typically gains entry via deceit. Once inside the home, the terrorist goes into a flurry of gaslighting and emotional abuse.

Fighting Terrorism, #2

Mayorkas waffles on anti-Semitism: https://twitter.com/i/status/1719385030848397347

Fighting Terrorism, #3

Let's not castigate Muslims in response to the terrorist attacks on Israel. It's not an us vs. them situation, though Brainless and the other hatemongers are trying hard to manipulate it into one. For example, consider the strikingly beautiful (inside and out) Muslim immigrant Dalia al-Aqidi. She lives in the People's Republic of Minnesota, and is a Republican seeking to unseat the very insane Omar. She had visited Israel only days before the terrorist attacks. Here are two quotes from her:

1. "Hamas is a terrorist group and whoever supports these terrorists don't belong to the United States of America, the land of the free."
2. " When they call for a free Palestine and call ‘from the river to the sea,’ this is a call for a genocide. Black Lives Matter and all these far-left progressives have no clue what they're chanting about."

In the immediate aftermath of the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, President Bush called upon Americans not to go into Muslim-hating mode. Many Muslims died in those towers as well. At the time, I was heavily involved in the IEEE, Kansas City Chapter as an officer. There were a couple of Muslims who were heavy contributors and they were the kind of people you can't help but like and respect. They were as shocked and outraged as the rest of us, but they were also scared because of a possible backlash against people of their faith. Nothing of the sort precipitated here, but what did happen was many non-Muslims told these fine fellows, "You are my friend. If anything happens, call me."

What we have are some bad actors. Castigating Muslims and hating them in response to the attacks on Israel would be like hating all Irish people because of the attacks of Irishmen Barry Soetoro (aka Obama, who is 50% Irish and something like 46% Arabic) and Brainless Biden on America. And, yes, those attacks unleashed a sh**storm of violence. Not on par with the rockets on Israel, but pretty bad.

Israel's response has been to try to wipe out Hamas. Not Palestinians. The Hamas terrorists have used the tactic of hiding in civilian areas, but Israel really has no choice but to go after them. It's a fight to the death, and if there's collateral damage that's just unfortunate. The USA should step up by punishing our own bad actors, starting with Brainless himself who instigated this whole thing. Forget about impeachment, send him to Nuremberg to stand trial and then sleep better at night after he's been hung.

Fighting Wildfires and Propaganda

Recently, I remarked to a liberal that this summer Canada had almost 600 fires that were officially "out of control". Her response was to blame global warming. The reality is only 13% of fires are from natural causes. The rest are due to humans. This includes deliberate arson and carelessness, plus things like equipment malfunctions. We can all see today how carelessly people drive cars and also that many are deliberately dangerous. So the idea that the increase in fires from these two causes is no stretch. We need to avoid jumping to conclusions that support the propaganda, and instead look at the actual data. Regarding the fires, there's a good article in the November/December issue of Discover Magazine.

The Devil Among Us

• The Democrats fought against ending slavery.
• The Democrats gave us the IRS.
• The Democrats fight against election integrity.
• The Democrats steal our property through ever-higher taxation, ever-increasing government waste, and absurdly irresponsible spending.
• The Democrats steal our liberty by imposing useless regulations.
• The Democrats make us unsafe by defunding our police.
• Not a single Democrat in Congress has come forward to stand against the Covid scam. Several Republicans have (Ron Johnson, Rand Paul, Roger Marshall, etc.), and the number is growing.

It's also true that the Democrats gave us both World Wars. Wilson said we'd stay out, so everyone else went to war and THEN we joined. Then Wilson pretty much dictated terms; these were so harsh, they guaranteed a second world war. As if the Holocaust were not slaughter enough, yet another Democrat gave $6 billion to Iran which then predictably rained rockets on Israel. This is the same Democrat who has just about depleted our munitions vis a vis Ukraine--where we have no business being involved.

The Republicans aren't perfect, of course. And the Libertarians are struggling to be consequential. Given their track record, it would seem to any rational observer that voting for a Democrat or supporting the Democratic Party in any way is an act of self-destruction. The fact that people do it is kind of a Stockholm Syndrome thing, and we need to get them to stop.

Defending Against Socialism/Communism

• The disgraced Mike Pence dropped out of the 2024 Presidential race. Pence had the authority under the Constitution to remand the 2020 election to the states, but sold out America and let the fraud go through. The consequences to the country in blood and treasure have been immense. How many other weaklings will drop out?
   
• President Trump has been elected twice, so isn't eligible to run for a third term. The mitigating factor is the results of the last election were changed by massive and obvious fraud, preventing him from actually taking office--so perhaps he legally could run again. The fact is the socialists, RINOs, and other criminals possess great wealth and power and they will not let him take office again. They really chafed over the 50 year low in unemployment, energy independence, peace in the Middle East, and our meeting the CO2 target without hobbling the economy (all of which Brainless has destroyed).
   
• The best thing our current President (the one who won the last election) can do is stand aside and let some other poor sap inherit both Biden's mess and the wrath of the America haters. Perhaps the second best thing he can do is stop repeating himself every time he speaks. Or any time he speaks.

The Ongoing Covid Scam: Tidbits

1. The makers of the "Covid vaccines" have yet to show ANY benefit from these experimental medications. However, we now have reams of data showing immense harms. Even if these drugs were harmless, why bother to take them? But they aren't harmless, they are essentially a game of Russian roulette. And many people are convinced that pulling the trigger is a good thing.
    
2. Visit Steve Kirsch' Substack and you'll find research showing the "vaccine" has killed a large number of people. Research showing it saved anybody does not exist.

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These features were added with the latest release:

• Has dictionary lockout and ExamRead feature, so it doubles as an exam pen.
• Left-hand user mode.
• Scan left to right mode.
• Fast shutdown.
• Selectable voices for playback of scanned text.
• Selectable UI language: English (default) or Spanish.

Other features and benefits:

• Allows students or adults with reading difficulties to gain independence and reading fluency without stigma.
• Reading tutor functions include spelling, syllabication (how the word is "built"), and one word displayed in big font.
• Syllables break for each word.
• Direct lookup of phrasal verbs and idiomatic expressions (for example, get ahead, get along, keep on, keep off, look forward to).
• Uses colors for the different fields, to improve the understanding of the dictionary definition.
   
• You scan, it reads to you.
• Scans lines of text or individual words from almost any surface, not just paper. It can read the text on a computer, tablet, or phone.
• Hear individual words or even multiple lines of text read aloud in natural voice.
   
• Completely self-contained, no computer or Wi-Fi required.
• Comes ready to use, no setup process (but customization can easily be done).
• Full 1.9 inch color touch screen, and simple physical buttons for screenless scan and read.
   
• Multiple built-in dictionaries to search definitions including the New Oxford American Dictionary (over twice the size of what the cPen uses) with Oxford Thesaurus of English (Americanized), Oxford American Children’s Dictionary with Oxford American Children’s Thesaurus, and English to Spanish dictionary.
• Built-in speaker automatically mutes when earbuds are used, automatically unmutes when they aren't.
• Meets FCC, ROHS, and CE standards.
• Package includes ReaderPen, USB charging cable, Quick Start Guide, and earphones.

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Also documented with the deaths are disfigurings, dismemberments, and a significant productivity drop. It's this third item that is the subject of this Brainpower Tip. The productivity drop is due to the brain fog that develops from sleep deprivation. The Sleep Institute has found that being only 10% sleep deprived reduces your mental acuity to the same level as if you were legally drunk (according to thresholds established by most states). But why the brain fog?

The brain does not have the same waste removal system the rest of the body has. It relies on the lymph system, or more specifically to the brain the glymph system. Waste builds up during waking hours, and the brain has to go into "maintenance mode" (sleep) to remove it. It takes X amount of time to remove the waste, shorten the time and you don't get the job completed. With the clock changes being a full hour, the amount of remnant waste is significant. You lose not 1/8th of your cleansing time but more like 80% (depending on when you go into REM, etc.).

The IQ drop is significant and according to decades of data it lasts for at least three weeks. You end up developing maladaptive coping strategies, for example doing less than your best because you can't do your best. Go through this twice a year, and you train yourself to operate at a lower level of intelligence no matter what your IQ is. A dependency can set in, making this problem permanent.

Now, think of those waste products again. They are toxic, which is why your body wants them outa there. Leave them in, and you not only have brain fog but you have significantly increased risk of Alzheimer's (the hippocampus dissolves until you are basically a vegetable, then you die). That is one documented effect of repeated sleep deprivation, and if you just think about those waste products it is no leap of logic to conclude there are other negative effects on your mental and physical health. Reduced immunity is one such documented negative effect. And it's not just that and premature death to consider, but the impairment during the sickness and along the way to that premature death.

All of this means that we have strong incentives to deal rationally with the clock change problem. Here are some possible solutions.

1. Go on "military time", aka "Zulu Time". When you have operations in every time zone, it can be confusing as to what is meant by 2:00. The same holds true for astronomers, shipping companies, and others who need an absolute time reference. In the little town of Greenwich, UK, there's a line that is set as "zero hour" or the reference point for all time systems. That is how we came up with "Greenwich Mean Time" (GMT), which in 1972 was renamed Coordinated Universal Time. No, the acronym is not CUT, it's UTC.
   
   I don't find this to be a good solution, because the vast majority of businesses, agencies, and individuals set their clocks to local time. That said, it can be useful to also include UTC when communicating with people several time zones away.
    
2. Work up to it, change the clock, but change your schedule by half. Make a half hour adjustment to your schedule each time. Go ahead and change your clock, but about 6 weeks out start going to be 5 minutes earlier each week. The change is gradual and it adds up to only half the total offset. So instead of eating lunch at 1200, I would eat it at 1130. Or I would do 1145 and 1215. I used this approach for many years, it worked well for me.
   
   I recommend this approach for most people.
    
3. Work up to it, change the clock, change your schedule by one hour. This is essentially full "DST" but it doesn't hit you all at once. Start two months out and go to bed 5 minutes earlier each week. You won't be fully on the new schedule circadian rhythm-wise by the time the clock changes, but you've blunted the worst of it.
   
   I recommend this approach for people who don't want to change their schedule by 15 minutes. But the problem with this approach is during the winter you are always in adjustment mode because there are only 4 months of DST.
    
4. Don't change your clocks or your schedule. This is my current approach, and it has worked well for me for many years. It should go completely unnoticed by others, unless they see my clocks (other than the ones that change automatically such as computers and phones) or unless they are used to my eating lunch at noon in the summer and can't fathom why I'm eating it an hour earlier (or in reality, at the same unchanged time as before--it's their clock that changed).
   
   I recommend this approach to people who don't want any brain impairment at all from the clock change.

Obviously, I don't recommend simply going along with this insanity. Take some measure to reduce or eliminate the damage from it. The lazy way out (change the clock like an obedient slave twice a year) is the worst possible way to deal with the problem.

What about petitioning Congress to do away with DST? That would be a waste of time, because Big Pharma makes billions "treating" the results of DST. Take care of your brain by either fully opting out or using an adaptation plan. Anyone can do this, regardless of what you do for a living or whatever other obligations you have.

Another note, here. When Congress went ahead with the clock change in the spring of 2020, they tacitly admitted they were not concerned that Covid-19 was a public health threat. You don't deliberately reduce the immunity of an entire nation (except for those of us doing what I recommended above) if you believe there is actually a public health threat.

Get your sleep. Your brain needs it.

When I tried to change the battery, I couldn't figure out how to get the device apart. It wasn't like mine. So I showed her how to type in those magic words in her phone's browser "YouTube" and then in the YouTube search box how to type in a string to find a video on how to change her battery. All of this took under 5 minutes, and we were done. No more spending half an hour at the dealer plus the round trip drive there and paying them $50 to change a 50 cent battery.

How many such things can you find in your life? Think about it and start doing these simple tasks yourself.

While on this subject, here are some money-savers:

• Ensure your AC starting capacitor is at the high end of the recommended size. A low "oomph" from this capacitor means more heat in your compressor motor and thus a shorter life for it.
• Change your AC filter regularly. Make a recurring appt in your calendar app.
• If you use pleated filters, upgrade to an electrostatic replacement for same. I did this, the replacement filters down to 0.10 microns (HEPA is 0.30) and has less back pressure than even base-level pleated.
   
• Pull your refrigerator out and clean the coils. If you have a linoleum floor, put an acrylic desk mat or similar under the refrigerator (you can find these on Amazon). The mat will protect the linoleum and also make it easy to roll the refrigerator.
• Put a mat under your range so you can slide it in and out. I used a big leftover linoleum scrap.
• Use vinegar instead of bleach in your clothes washer. By "vinegar" I mean the 5% white vinegar that is commonly available. Vinegar is ascetic acid, and it's a great descaler and cleaner. Use it also to keep toilet tanks clean. You could step up to 30% vinegar, which is also available, but it's quite potent so it requires PPE and special handling techniques.

The whole world underwent a massive "hurt yourself" deception not long ago. I refer to it as "the Covid scam" and in this case I am referring specifically to the experimental gene therapy that was illegally, unethically, and dishonestly called a "vaccine". The main effect of this wasn't protection from Covid. It was the generation of so many spike proteins that they form clots in the victims. Thus, "the clot shot".

It turns out that millions of doses of "the clot shot" were inert, just placebos. The people who got those fake shots were lucky. Those who got the actual gene therapy now have a compromised immune system and the damage is probably permanent. We have seen a huge spike in heart attacks, strokes, cancer, and other ailments among the "vaccinated" population but not among the "unvaccinated".

How do you protect yourself from health-related con jobs, especially those that carry severe consequences? (I'm assuming the reader considers death a severe consequence, pardon me for my presumptiveness).

Here are some tips:

• Look for empty, unsubstantiated assurances like the "safe and effective" ones that had no human trials or other evidence to back them up.
• Assess your own health care practices. If you practice good health care, you are not in a high risk pool for any pathogen. Ignore the scare tactics.
• Amp up your health care for extra protection and peace of mind. For example, take more C, D, and zinc. If you've been dabbling in wheat, corn, or processed sugar then cut these out completely.
   
• Understand that any medication called a vaccine (whether it is one or not) is basically unregulated. No testing is required, so practially none gets done.
• Understand that a vaccine is pointless if it's for a mutating virus. And most viruses mutate. HIV certainly does, which is why after 40 years of Mr. Fauci's "leadership" we still have no vaccine for HIV and never will.
• Understand that no vaccine can stop transmission. To do that, you need to hermetically seal the infected person. Maybe it's me, but I did not see anyone develop a plastic bubble around their body after getting injected. Did I miss something? And do these people eventually molt? How do they use the toilet once sealed up like this?
   
• The more pressure there is to get you to comply, the more certain you can be it's a scam.
• Monitor the CDC so you know what is false. By not following their "advice" you will be much healthier.
• Practice good hygiene, keep fragrances out of your home, and don't use harsh cleaning products when vinegar and baking soda will do just fine.

You can literally smell some scams

Nor do you need to do crazy, ineffective things like wear a mask in an absurd attempt to stop a virus. Not only does a virus go right through the mask material, the mask doesn't seal. The "six foot rule" was also idiotic. If someone standing six feet away cuts a fart, you are going to smell it (if you don't believe me, experiment in any public place and watch the target's reaction).

If someone standing six feet away in a grocery store line moves up six feet and you move to where they were standing, did someone magically remove the virus from that air? Try the fart experiment again.

The sheer stupidity of the CDC's recommendations and the fact that state and local governments actually followed them says something about how gullible people can be. Always take the time to assess whether a recommendation makes any sense. In Mr. Fauci's case, not a single thing he said came from the science, which is why he kept insisting he WAS the science. What a con artist.

Covid is one of many scams

There are other medical scams, too. Annual check-ups, various invasive tests, and the litany of prescriptions are simply ways to make you lose both your health and your wealth (unless you have an actual condition, and most of us do not). Rather than an annual checkup, do a daily checkup on your diet, rest, training, and social interaction. If you are doing these right, you almost certainly do not need to see a doctor.

It simply is not the case that humans are inherently sick and thus need regular medical intervention. Some people, yes. But not the vast majority of us. Nor is it the case we sit defenseless when confronted with a pathogen. You have multiple defense barriers, starting with your skin.

6. Health tip/Fitness tips

Statistics when this photo was taken, 10 days before my 63rd birthday: Height: 6'0" Wingspan: 6'1" Weight: 152.6 lbs, which is more than the 148.8lbs from the 2022 shoot. I am also leaner for this one (notice the striations in my left pec). Bodyfat: Unknown, but well below what the Tanita scale says is 5% Waist: 29 Chest: 48 Arms: 15 Quads: 20.25   Max bench press: Unknown, but I do 4 sets of 10 reps with 150 lbs to warm up on chest day Max squat: Unknown, but I do 4 sets of 8 reps of front squats with 90lbs to start Leg Day Cholesterol: In normal range, on low side Testosterone: Above the upper limit of the normal range   Last illness: 1971 Last workout missed: Spring of 1977 Training days per week: 6 Type of training: Split routine, heavy on supersets   Meals per day: 7 on training days, 6 on rest day Number of eggs eaten per day: Between 7 and 10 Percent of diet that is processed food: 0 Amount of meat, wheat, corn, or soy eaten annually: 0 Number of clot shots received: 0. ********* See all of my climbing videos here: https://tinyurl.com/ClimbingSigChannel. Some cool climbing  videos: https://youtu.be/s4G0ssyJ3hc https://youtube.com/shorts/5919UDqCXDc https://youtube.com/shorts/jYvKJ9mKyyE My hardest climb ever, a 5/11d on lead: https://youtu.be/UT5h0heUUBc . I made a dumb mistake initially, letting the rope wrap over my shoulder. Watch what happens. The scale: Beginner: 5.6. 5.7. 5.8, 5.9 Intermediate: 5.10a, b, c, d 5.11a, b, c, d Advanced: 5.12a, b, c, d 5.13a, b, c, d. Almost nobody climbs at this level at any of the 5 local climbing gyms.

• The best workouts are short and intense.
• A good diet contains far more flavors and satisfaction than the typical American diet.