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Life event that changes all: Horse riding accident in Zimbabwe in 1993, a fractured skull et al including bipolar anxiety, chronic fatigue …. co-morbidities (Nietzche 'He who has the reason why can deal with any how' details my health history from 1993 to date). 17th 2017 August operation for breast cancer (no indications just an appointment came from BreastCheck through the Post). Trinity College Dublin Business Economics and Social Studies (but no degree) 1997-2003; UCD 1997/1998 night classes) essays, projects, writings. Trinity Horizon Programme 1997/98 (Centre for Women Studies Trinity College Dublin/St. Patrick's Foundation (Professor McKeon) EU Horizon funded: research study of 15 women (I was one of this group and it became the cornerstone of my journey to now 2017) over 9 mth period diagnosed with depression and their reintegration into society, with special emphasis on work, arts, further education; Notes from time at Trinity Horizon Project 1997/98; Articles written for Irishhealth.com 2003/2004; St Patricks Foundation monthly lecture notes for a specific period in time; Selection of Poetry including poems written by people I know; Quotations 1998-2017; other writings mainly with theme of social justice under the heading Citizen Journalism Ireland. Letters written to friends about life in Zimbabwe; Family history including Michael Comyn KC, my grandfather, my grandmother's family, the O'Donnellan ffrench Blake-Forsters; Moral wrong: An acrimonious divorce but the real injustice was the Catholic Church granting an annulment – you can read it and make your own judgment, I have mine. Topics I have written about include annual Brain Awareness week, Mashonaland Irish Associataion in Zimbabwe, Suicide (a life sentence to those left behind); Nostalgia: Tara Hill, Co. Meath.

jns: ‘Strength and Sword’: IDF renews heavy strikes against Hamas in Gaza

‘Strength and Sword’: IDF renews heavy strikes against Hamas in Gaza “This follows Hamas’s repeated refusal to release our hostages, as well as its rejection of all of the proposals it has received,” the Israeli prime minister’s office stated • … Continue reading →

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Futurism: Flailing OpenAI Calls for Ban on Chinese AI

Controlled Opposition Mar 17, 4:05 PM EDTbyJoe Wilkins Flailing OpenAI Calls for Ban on Chinese AI Sick em, Big Brother. / Future Society/ Ai/ China/ Open AI Image by John MacDougall / AFP via Getty / Futurism A year or two ago, OpenAI was on … Continue reading →

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Neoscope – Futurism: Human Intelligence Sharply Declining. Quote: “…but one key indicator is the sharp decline in reading and the world’s changing relationship to the way we consume information and media. In 2022, for example, the National Endowment for the Arts found that just 37.6 percent of Americans said they’d read a novel or short story in the year prior — a share down from 41.5 percent in 2017 and 45.2 percent in 2012…”

Mar 16, 6:45 AM EDT/ by Noor Al-Sibai Human Intelligence Sharply Declining The benchmarks are not looking good, folks. No, it’s not just you — people really are less smart than they used to be. As the Financial Times reports, assessments show that people across … Continue reading →

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New Atlas: Chatbots … acting as therapists. Quote: “If you’d made it this far, we’d like to know if you’ve had positive – or negative – experiences with chatbots. And if you haven’t, last year Psychiatric Times put forward a solid assessment of the functionality and value of the – as of now – four major chatbots, ChatGPT-4o, Microsoft’s CoPilot, Google’s Gemini and Claude. Meanwhile, Elon Musk’s X chatbot Grok 3 is also making a name for itself – but not necessarily as a personalized life coach.

Chatbots are replacing therapists faster than anyone expected” By Bronwyn Thompson March 16, 2025 The cultural shift towards AI therapy highlights the challenges people face in accessing “traditional” mental health treatment  While we’re not short of divisive topics in 2025, there … Continue reading →

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Eurasia Review follow it: Syria’s Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham: The Jungle And The Leopard – OpEd

Syria’s Ahmed Al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammad al-Julani. Photo Credit: Mfa.gov.ua, Wikimedia Commons Syria’s Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham: The Jungle And The Leopard – OpEd  March 15, 2025  0 Comments By Fair Observer By Fernando Carvajal Events in Syria continue to evolve … Continue reading →

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jns: Netanyahu compares Purim story to fight against today’s ‘Persian axis’

Netanyahu compares Purim story to fight against today’s ‘Persian axis’ “2,500 years later an enemy of the Jewish people arose in that land. He, too, wants to destroy and annihilate the seed of the Jews from the face of the … Continue reading →

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AI: John Stossel EU v. U.S.

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Global Capitalism: The Old Cold War Fades, A New One Expands. Richard D. Wolff

Democracy At Work 503K subscribers Premiered Mar 12, 2025 Global Capitalism with Professor Richard D. Wolff Professor Wolff will present four key points that reveal the emergence of a new Cold War the U.S. has embarked upon in response to … Continue reading →

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FP: Ian Bremmer on 50 Days of Trump

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Why the West is waking up from a 70 year nap | Eric Weinstein [ARC 2025] ,,,

Alliance for Responsible Citizenship Alliance for Responsible Citizenship 328K subscribers Mar 15, 2025 This speech has sparked more discussion than possibly any other speech from ARC 2025. When we invite speakers to ARC, we don’t write their speeches for them, … Continue reading →

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