

U.S. govt. Shuts down Al-Alam, Al Masirah and Press TV websites.
"U.S. government says the blocked websites were engaged in "smuggling technology, nuclear, chemical, biologic and radiologic weapons, or engaged in building, importing, selling, or distributing illegal drugs."
#Comment: And then you wonder why countries on US’s "hit list" (more than half the world?) see the internet as a weapon of empire. At this pace, the "western" internet will be superseded by a different system shortly, and the US internet giants will rapidly loose power.
Hoʻoponopono - a Hawaiian practice of reconciliation and forgiveness.
I sincerely hope you had a most amazing summer solstice 2021! May it be a great turning point for what ever you direct your attention and intention towards. It's going to be a beautiful summer.
Intellectual Masturbation - an accurate description of the wast majority of works by "intellectuals"
The Great Mosque of Djenné, Mali: The World's Largest Mud-Brick Structure
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Don't resist; don't assist. Resisting is saying I don't want to play the game. Assisting is saying I'll play the game but only if I can be in control. (link)
Intuition operates in real time whereas intelligence takes a moment. Intuition is of the spirit; intelligence of the mind. Intuition puts us in things instead of leaving us outside. (link)
China to shut down over 90% of its Bitcoin mining capacity after local bans (globaltimes)
Many Bitcoin mines in Southwest China's Sichuan Province - one of China's largest cryptocurrency mining bases - were closed as of Sunday, according to after local authorities ordered a halt to mining in the region on Friday amid an intensified nationwide crackdown against cryptocurrency mining. The ban also means that more than 90 percent of China's Bitcoin mining capacity is estimated to be shut down.
Things that make a lot more sense, when labeled "fiction": News as taught by the mainstream channels. History as taught in schools. Science and Economics as taught in Universities. And more..
Return of the city-state (aeon)
Nation-states came late to history, and there’s plenty of evidence to suggest they won’t make it to the end of the century
US Senate passes bill to give billions of dollars in funding for human-animal hybrid experiments
'We shouldn’t need to clarify in law that creating animal-human hybrids or "chimeras" is ethically unthinkable, but sadly the need for that very clear distinction has arrived,' said Senator James Lankford.
France adopts bioethics law that will introduce chimeras, genetic engineering of ‘human material’
In its latest revision, the law will also allow access to artificial procreation to all women, including women in same-sex couples and single women.
Comedy of the day: European Central Bank Can Better Protect Digital Payment Privacy, Exec Board Member Says (coindesk.com)
In an interview with the Financial Times on June 14 and published Sunday, Fabio Panetta said his institution had no commercial interest in storing, managing or monetizing user data. The issue over privacy in the digital euro is a focal point for Europeans as are concerns of security, according to a recent survey by the ECB. "If the central bank gets involved in digital payments, privacy is going to be better protected," said Panetta. "We're not like private companies." The banker also said people felt safer when their information was handled by a public institution, adding the bank would do a better job. "There are many ways in which we can protect confidential data while allowing the checks foreseen by law to avoid illicit transactions, such as those linked to money laundering, the financing of terrorism or tax evasion," said Panetta.