Monthly Archives: October 2024

Fast Company Compass: Ireland we have a deluge of derelict potential homes; what can we learn from Scotland?

Posted on October 30, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

10-29-2024 IMPACT How Scotland is bringing new life to old, abandoned homes What if you could create housing without starting from scratch? [Photo: courtesy SEHP] BY MaryLou Costa and Reasons to be Cheerful5 minute read An abandoned fisherman’s cottage on a remote Scottish … Continue reading →

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Continent of Africa; the Congress of Berlin and the distribution of land to the great colonial powers of the 1800’s until these countries fought for Independence. Never forget why these countries became so attractive – Mineral Resources and to this day they are exploited; this shows the interests of the French. The leaders of Niger have recently decided that no more uranium will go to France, however, it is thought that they have done a deal with Iran.

Posted on October 29, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

African Hub (@AfricanHub_) posted at 7:47 pm on Thu, Oct 24, 2024: France Gold bars = Malian goldFrench furniture = Congo woodWorld Cup for France = Africa’s TalentFrance fuel = Gabon oilElectricity France = Niger UraniumFrench phone = Congo cobaltFrench … Continue reading →

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Witch Trial of Elizabeth Howe “Tyranny of the Crowd”. Salem Witch Trials. Related to some of today’s conspiracy theories.

Posted on October 29, 2024 by michelleclarke2015
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Yuval Noah Harari & Robin Ince at the London Palladium. Absolutely fascinating. Talks about the Salem witch hunt of 300 years ago, in the context of conspiracy theories today. Nexus is his new book. Remember the importance of being curious but in the age of algorithms being able to change.

Posted on October 29, 2024 by michelleclarke2015
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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: “To protect democratic values, journalism must save itself.” Comment: We must not forget that journalism is often referred to the fourth pillar of democracy

Posted on October 28, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

The authoritative guide to ensuring science and technology make life on Earth better, not worse. Painted in 1848 during the height of the Mexican- American War by Richard Caton Woodville, “War News from Mexico” shows how newspapers and the “penny … Continue reading →

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Russia: Sir William Browder KCMG tweet. Could it be that Russia is? “Russia: Kremlin is working on a tentative plan for confiscation of bank deposits and safety deposit boxes from the population and issuing some kind of “war bonds” to the victims. Russian banks hold around $1 trillion in individual & corporate deposits.

Posted on October 28, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Sir William Browder KCMG (@Billbrowder) posted at 6:08 pm on Sun, Oct 27, 2024: Who says sanctions aren’t working? https://x.com/Billbrowder/status/1850600493078245756?t=vdjKZHOQBo7dK_m5B4YYXg&s=03  Igor Sushko @igorsushko · 27th October 2024 Russia: Kremlin is working on a tentative plan for confiscation of bank deposits … Continue reading →

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Yuval Noah Harari: TRUST Destroy it and you have Dictatorships.

Posted on October 27, 2024 by michelleclarke2015
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GB Live: A young woman Melissa Clayton who has had a stroke shares her story. It is too easy to miss symptoms and it is life changing. She has her companion dog so this is a good place to start her journey of recovery. We wish Melissa well.

Posted on October 27, 2024 by michelleclarke2015
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Invisible People: Meet this homeless person John. Communication is essential. What does John saying about Charities? John uses social media and he uses Tweets ie X … it gives him a sense of altruism to help other people. “My health is controlling my destiny at the moment”. He lives within the day not beyond, because that is not possible when you are impoverished. X @BullRingBash

Posted on October 27, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

It was very challenging to pick a photo thumbnail of John for this video. The reason is John made it challenging. He stuck his tongue out or made a funny face for most of the photos. But that’s the thing … Continue reading →

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FastCompany Compass: Google and Amazon are betting on ‘advanced’ nuclear. This critic warns it’s not ready. Ireland has top tech and pharmaceutical companies, but we don’t have the necessary infrastructure. This could put us ahead of the curve again.

Posted on October 26, 2024 by michelleclarke2015

Google and Amazon are betting on ‘advanced’ nuclear. This critic warns it’s not ready Big Tech is hoping small modular reactors can help meet the energy demands from data centers—but the tech is far from proven. [Source Images: akinbostanci/Getty Images] … Continue reading →

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