The Stare

 

Giant Particle Accelerator

A radio frequency particle accelerator is displayed in an exhibition during a press tour at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) on the Future Circular Collider (FCC) feasibility study, in Geneva, on April 19, 2023. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP)

GENEVA (AFP) — Europe’s CERN laboratory has taken its first steps toward building a huge new particle accelerator that would eclipse its Large Hadron Collider — and hopes to see light at the end of the tunnel.

The Future Circular Collider (FCC) particle smasher would be more than triple the length of the LHC, already the world’s largest and most powerful particle collider, constructed in the hope of revealing secrets about how the universe works.

The FCC would form a new circular tunnel under France and Switzerland, 91 kilometers (56.5 miles) long and about five meters (16 feet) in diameter.


“The goal of the FCC is to push the energy and intensity frontiers of particle colliders, with the aim of reaching collision energies of 100 tera electron volts, in the search for new physics,” CERN says.

The tunnel would pass under the Geneva region and its namesake lake in Switzerland, and loop around to the south near the picturesque French town of Annecy.

Eight technical and scientific sites would be built on the surface, with seven in France and one in Geneva, CERN engineer Antoine Mayoux told reporters this week.  READ MORE...

Quantum Computers

 

Discovery in Egypt

 

Fed Coin Tracks Everyone

Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki warns that George Orwell’s novel 1984 could quickly become a reality when the US goes ahead with launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC).

In a new episode of The Rich Dad Channel, Kiyosaki says that a “FedCoin,” or a Federal Reserve-issued CBDC, will allow the authorities to become omnipresent and surveil Americans’ every move to make sure they are behaving.

“The big concern with FedCoin, the CBDC, is that we lose our privacy. That they’ll track us, they’ll track every move because they’ll know everything we’re spending money on, what we spend it on, who we give it to and all these, so it becomes George Orwell’s 1984. Big Brother will watch you via our money and that’s the problem with the central bank digital currency, or the Fed Coin…

People like me panic. I said, ‘Oh my God, they’re gonna track me. I don’t want them to know how I’m spending my money. it’s none of their business.’

But now with blockchain and all this, they can track anything they want, so our privacy goes. That’s why when George Gammon says Orwellian, he’s talking about 1984. Big Brother’s going to watch you. That’s where we’re heading.”

Kiyosaki’s comments come as the Federal Reserve explores the benefits and risks of a CBDC. During a speech on Tuesday, Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman says the potential digital dollar should incorporate privacy considerations into its design. She says there should be proper measures to safeguard the privacy of businesses and individuals.

Says Bowman,
“In thinking about the implications of CBDC and privacy, we must also consider the central role that money plays in our daily lives, and the risk that a CBDC would provide not only a window into, but potentially an impediment to, the freedom Americans enjoy in choosing how money and resources are used and invested.”  READ MORE...

CHURCHILLISMS

NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES YOU READ THE

THOUGHTFUL QUOTES OF THIS GREAT PERSON,

THEY SEEM TO BECOME MORE TRUE OVER TIME.

I HOPE OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN ARE LISTENING

Following Dreams

 

Snowflake

 

Love & Marriage... then Roommates

 After two marriages, I have come to the conclusion that more often than not, a male and a female have no business getting married, having children, or should live together and adopt children, UNLESS they are not in love and just see the arrangement as roommates.

Males and females are too different to marry and keep the flames of attraction burning for 30 years or more without having another reason to stay together, like children or finanial security, or health security.

Males and females tend to grow apart after a few years, let's say ten, as they begin to develop their own interests...  likes and dislikes...  and, when different likes and dislikes appear, then the two people have automatically stepped into the world of roommates.

It is interesting to note here that, a married couple may start out in the same room reading different books together but gradually over time, they end up reading those books in different locations.  Why do you think that is?  Because they still love each other?

Another issue to look for is the words that are being used when they talk to each other...   Or, pointing out things that were done wrong in an effort to help the other person become better...   but, it is only better in the eyes of the one who is criticising, never the other person.   Those comments may seem and sound trivial but over 5-10 years, the other person starts to believe that there just might be something wrong with them.  If there is something wrong, why does the other person remain?  Surely, it is not because of love, so what is it?

More often than not, these types of problems start with the male as they are constantly wanting to have sex with other females to prove they are still macho.  However, it is happening with more and more females...  not so much that they want another husband or roommate but simply they are dissatisfied with what they have.  Once you are dissatisfied, no effort is put forth to show you care about the other person, unless there is a health crisis...  then the guilt of feeling that way kicks in.

Most of the time this happens in retirement, when the couple finally has an opportunity to spend more time together only to find out they no longer have anything in common.

It is estimated that this happened to 80-90% of the married couples...  don't forget that our divorce rate among first time marriages is 50% and has remain that high for the last 10 years.  This divorce rate signifies that males and females do not have what it takes to stay together after they get married.

I feel like I should have already experienced my second divorce.

Taxes

 

Watermelons

 

Signing

 

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology

Canadian and British-based company First Hydrogen has unveiled a new concept for a zero-emission recreational vehicle (RV) that uses fuel cell technology. Developed in partnership with German engineering services provider EDAG Group, the RV concept illustrates how First Hydrogen explores how fuel cell electric technology could be applied to larger vehicles.

One of the primary benefits of using fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) for RVs is their ability to cover larger ranges and manage heavier payloads than equivalent battery electric vehicles (BEVs).

RVs often travel long distances, often into wilderness areas far from refueling or charging infrastructure. Therefore, the long-range capability is especially appealing, and refueling an FCEV takes mere minutes, approximately the same amount of time as refueling a petrol or diesel vehicle.

In contrast, recharging electric vehicles can take hours, restricting the freedom that van life demands. FCEVs are also well-suited for running auxiliary loads such as cookers and water boilers, often required in recreational vehicles.

Using a fuel cell powertrain would positively affect the environment by reducing harmful emissions and noise compared to a traditional ICE. Additionally, an FCEV could travel longer distances, carry heavier payloads, and refuel in a matter of minutes, much like a gas or diesel vehicle.

First Hydrogen has not disclosed the estimated range for its Gen 2 vehicle, but the first-generation van is designed to cover between 249 and 373 miles (400 and 600 km) on a single refueling, which takes only five minutes.

First Hydrogen recently unveiled images of its Gen 2 LCV concept, which features off-road lighting, a front winch, and what appears to be a solar panel on the roof. Although no roof rack is visible in the images, the spacious interior could accommodate large gear such as a kayak, and the vehicle could be quickly converted into a comfortable camping site.  READ MORE...

Genius Airplane

 

James Webb Telescope Saw This

 

FBI Gets Involved With Disney

FBI Gets Involved in Disney’s “Plans” to Move to a New State, Federal Charges Filed

Federal charges were filed after the FBI was forced to get involved in Disney’s “plans” to move to another state.

This week, evening news programs and websites are teeming with stories and posts about the Walt Disney World Resort packing up and moving to another state in response to the escalating feud between Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Florida lawmakers, and The Walt Disney Company. 

Millions of online users are searching terms associated with Disney World moving away from Florida–and for good reason.

On Wednesday, North Carolina State Senator Michael Garrett filed a bill called “Mickey’s Freedom Restoration Act,” seeking $750,000 for the creation of a committee to determine how to attract The Walt Disney Company and its Central Florida theme Park Resort to the state of North Carolina.

Some say North Carolina is the perfect place for Disney World to relocate. Others say the best place for Disney World to move to is the state of Virginia. And some say there’s no way the Disney World Resort would/could be moved to another state.


But this isn’t the first time other states have invited Disney to relocate. In April 2022, similar sentiments in favor of Disney and opposed to Gov. Ron DeSantis were expressed by Colorado Governor Jared Polis, who tweeted an offer of asylum to Mickey and Minnie in the early weeks of the Disney vs. DeSantis war, extending an invitation for Disney to pack its bags and head to the Centennial State. 

Only days later, a judge in South Texas extended a warm and welcoming “howdy, y’all” to The Walt Disney Company, inviting the company to pack up, head west, and plant Disney roots deep in the heart of Texas.  READ MORE...

Endure

 

Melons

 

Silence

 

President Biden's Tax Plan

President Biden's Tax Plan would involve the following:

• tax increases for corporations
• tax increases for high income earners

Outcomes:

1. 335,000 jobs would be lost due to these tax increases
2. there would be a 7% reduction in economic output
3. there would be an unknown % increase in prices

KNOWN FACT:

Wealthy Individuals and Wealthy Corporations create jobs...  jobs ARE NOT created by the middle class or the poor class in the USA

AVERAGE WAGE IN USA :    $60, 575

There are 5,300,000 millionaires in USA

There are 770 billionaires in USA

2% of the population are millionaires/billionaires

300,000,000 people in the USA

Corporations in USA

Employees                                # of Businesses

100 or less                                    153,318

101 - 249                                        89,578

250 - 499                                       33, 537

500 or moe                                    19, 218

Biden's tax plan is to tax the 2% of the US population in order to give more benefits to the 98% of the US population.

Question:  Do you think this will piss off the 2%?

Question:  If they are pissed off what do you think that they will do?

OPINION:  

First --  It it my belief that the most (but not all) of the millionaires and billionaires will be pissed off and if their money is not in offshore bank accounts it soon will be so that this does not happen again...

Second --  Most (but no all) companies will invest in AI/Robots as quickly as possible, so that they can reduce their workforce as quickly and as dramatically as they can...

Third --  Companies will reduce their production, and raise their prices to pay for the increase in prices so that their BOTTOM LINES are not impacted and their EPS and dividends to stock holders remain the same...

FOURTH  --  There will be supply chain problems that when coupled with the reduced production will cause prices in increase substantially...

FIFTH  --  There will be a global impact of this on the global community causing more countries to stop trading in US dollars...

SIXTH  --  The stock market will not like any of this and will begin a gradual decline as the marketplace spins out of control...

SEVENTH  --  Some of Biden's Revenues will increase the movement toward Green Energy but that industry will not be hiring any of the unemployed workers for two reasons:

1.  they are not trained properly

2.  it will be cheaper to use robots

Web of Lies

 

Truth

 

Guilty or Innocent?

 

Saudi Arabia Will No Longer Use the US Dollar

The first lesson you learn in economics is there are always tradeoffs.

For instance, if your country announces it’s banning gas by 2035 it will force oil-producing countries to scramble in search of new alternative revenue streams.

Enter Saudi Arabia: they are breaking ties with the U.S. dollar and joining the China-led Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a massive trade bloc that trades in yuan.

Here’s the score if you aren’t keeping track:

• Crafting connections with China, a superpower rival to the U.S. ✅
• Creating a new financial system away from the dollar ✅

As their Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman recently told associates last year, “[we] are no longer interested in pleasing the United States.”

This is the biggest story of the year.
Was losing U.S. hegemony part of his plan?

Image from Wikimedia Commons

Yes. Of course.

The free ride of the dollar is over. The world can’t sustain it.

Since 1933, the U.S. dollar has lost 92% of its domestic purchasing power. It doesn’t help that almost half of global trade is based on this volatile gumshoes system.

It’s led to events like the British pound flash crashing against the dollar and now fucking the UK economy beyond repair:

• Rampant inflation (10.4%), which the central bank is not controlling
• Daily strikes in the UK as people aren’t getting paid enough
• Real estate is overpriced for mostly everyone forcing them to rent for the rest of their lives

Lost access to the EU economy through Brexit
But it wasn’t just Biden; the entire U.S. financial system — that led to the crashes of 2008, 2020, and 2023 — was ignored by both parties.

Americans think in quarter-long windows and take military and economic supremacy for granted. Countries like Saudi Arabia, India, China, and Russia are looking at the long-term picture, figuring out ways to reduce their reliance on U.S. dollars.

Was it self-sabotage or hubris that got America to its current state?

I don’t know, mate. But we’ve squandered our advantage, and now?  

READ MORE...

Billions Flowing into Fusion Technologies

 

Done in Three Seconds

 

Stunning Collapse of US Dollar

(Kitco News) Markets need to pay closer attention to the de-dollarization trend since the greenback is losing its power as a reserve currency faster than many analysts are noticing, according to Stephen Jen, CEO and co-CIO of Eurizon SLJ Capital.

The dollar's loss of its reserve currency status accelerated last year when the greenback was used against Moscow as part of the sanction package after Russia invaded Ukraine. In 2022, the USD's share as a global reserve currency fell at ten times the average pace of the past 20 years, Jen said in a report.

"The dollar suffered a stunning collapse in 2022 in its market share as a reserve currency, presumably due to its muscular use of sanctions," Jen wrote. "Exceptional actions taken by the U.S. and its allies against Russia have startled large reserve-holding countries, most of which are from the Global South."

According to Jen's calculations, the greenback's share of official global reserve currencies dropped from 73% in 2001 to about 55% in 2021. And in 2022, it tumbled to 47% of total global reserves.

Coordinated sanctions against Russia alerted many countries, pushing them to seek currency alternatives — for trade settlements and reserve build-up.

"It seems reasonable to speculate that the main driver of the collapse in USD's reserve status in 2022 may have reflected a panicked reaction to property rights being jeopardised. What we witnessed in 2022 was sort of a 'defund-the-global-police' moment, whereby many reserve managers in the world disagreed with the conduct of both Russia and the U.S.," the note said.  READ MORE...

Nice People

 

Blocked

 

Moon Walkers