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1. Catherine, that is exactly correct. Jeff Besos investment will be in data storage on the moon, another colonial extension of the West. Fantasies of terra nullius frame how space represents yet another frontier to be claimed both for the possibility of further settlement in space and also for the preservation of the existing status quo on Earth. God save all and the humans on Earth! IoT is in progress to be created, unless demographics fails to support the new plan of the old explorers conquistadors!

2. Catherine & John, Space is critical important. Too much gov money is going to this purpose, and you need to investigate the new space related businesses and advise those in power immediately to slow down the rate of development until the public is aware, and we understand who/how this is playing.

   Many scholars argue that: “The systemic inequity in the terrestrial world also underlies how ‘space is literally being occupied, with little coordinated international regulation, discussion of ethical considerations, or consensus-building from a shared vision for the future of humanity in space. The rush to claim near-Earth space LEO is also leaving out the world’s most minority communities, including Indigenous peoples, who need to be involved as stakeholders in decision-making. They warn that the increasing privatization of near-Earth space risks repeating “colonization on a cosmic scale”, with effects on the natural sciences and space exploration but also on the human right to dark skies and the rights to cultural traditions of communities across the World.”

   I think all subscribers should write to their Congress representatives and stop allocating funds and increasing budgets for this purposes, including fed agencies.

3. Re: Sundance, i believe that when a country is sanctioned, it gives the
   US government the power to put US- related individuals in prison for going around the sanctions. If this is the case, sanctions are indeed about putting a fence around US money.

4. Please consider signing the petition to enable Secret Service protection for Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s safety. The Biden administration has denied Secret Service protection to RFK, Jr. 3 times now! It is *totally unprecedented* to deny an application for protection! The U.S. has granted SS protection to all major Pres. candidates up to a year prior to an election. The other major candidates have been granted protection, so it is only fair for RFK, Jr. as well! NBC’s own recent poll shows RFK, Jr. at 34%!! Nikki Haley has just been granted SS protection, and her polling is a fraction of RFK, Jr.’s.  

   I’m not talking about who you might vote for; this is simply an appeal to your reasonable nature. Go here, it only takes a few minutes to do:   https://security.kennedy24.com/?recruiter_id=473180   “It may not seem very significant what you do, but it’s very important you do it.” (~Gandhi)  

   ~~ Jill (of Larry & Jill)

5. Here’s the thing. Being with someone who realized they made a huge mistake taking the vaccine and seeing the fear in their eyes will shake anyone to core. I speak from personal experience. It’s going to require a lot of empathy to deal with this because challenging the PM of GB on TV is just the tip of the iceberg. Chaos that easily can break out into the streets. That’s what they want.

6. This comment/question may only reflect my ignorance, but…

   There’s a railroad spur that runs behind my residence. It services several small manufacturers in my small town’s industrial park, and possibly reaches a huge field where hundreds of brand new Cadillac EV SUVs (manufactured 30 mins up the road) are parked, row after row.

   Never have I seen or heard a train on this spur after dark. But I was awakened by one at 1:00AM tonight, moving toward the industrial park, then returning.

   I was used to trains in the wee hours in cities like Chattanooga or New Orleans, especially on lines that would block busy thoroughfares. But this is the first time ever after sundown in this small town.

   For what possible reason would there be (unprecedented) railroad operations in a small town at 1:00am?

   1. That is a very good question. Amazing what you can learn running down anomalies like this.

7. Re the Midazolam Massacre in England. A decade ago I had a great idea and, forecasting a surge in occupancy in accommodation for the aged in England, I decided to invest in that sector.
   It did not work out. Local Government holds the purse strings.
   I’m guessing there is a sort of Economic Darwinism in play there where the good homes go bankrupt.

   1. It is colonialism. Colonialism is the establishment and maintenance of one group of people (who keeps owning everything) as superior to other peoples and areas, often for imperialist control and exploitation, and through a range of practices and relations of colonization, installing “coloniality” and possibly colonies. Look up to the sky, space will be the next.

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