A former U.S. Army soldier started fire outside a NYC federal building

 https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/person-in-custody-after-starting-fire-outside-new-york-federal-building-fbi-says 

While this guy might have had a valid reason to protest ICE, once he resorted to violence and had various weapons, he was in serious trouble with the Federal_Protective_Service.

https://abc7ny.com/post/makeshift-incendiary-device-emits-smoke-outside-26-federal-plaza-1-custody/19543707/ 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Federal_Protective_Service

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/new-york-city/fbi-investigating-incendiary-device-deployed-outside-26-federal-plaza-patel-says/6527840/

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/20/us/new-york-federal-building-incendiary-device 

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/20/new-york-nyc-fbi-incendiary-device.html 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/26_Federal_Plaza 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Federal_Protective_Service#21st_century

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/26_Federal_Plaza#ICE_incidents 

He could be looking at several years of room and board c/o the state, or in this case, in a federal incarceration facility.

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=violence

Firebug arrested for torching school bus in Times Square during Knicks NBA Finals

 https://nypost.com/2026/07/20/us-news/firebug-arrested-for-torching-school-bus-in-times-square-during-knicks-nba-finals-madness/ 

Had the bus exploded, this could have become a mass casualty situation, given the crowded area.

https://pix11.com/news/crime/man-in-custody-for-setting-bus-on-fire-after-knicks-clinch-championship/ 

https://people.com/man-charged-with-setting-fire-to-school-bus-following-knicks-finals-victory-12023349 

https://www.nyc.gov/site/fdny/news/22-26/fdny-fire-marshals-atf-nypd-arrest-times-square-school-bus-arson 

https://www.reddit.com/r/nyc/comments/1u5lmeq/school_bus_burned_in_times_square_by_knicks_fans/  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_Square#Incidents 

https://www.history101.nyc/places/times-square

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=violence

Is The Odyssey An Epic Disappointment?

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIHfhQnmg7Q 

A lot of people just won't like it, but a lot of people will. 

Half in the Bag: The Odyssey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nvczne7xbDU

Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey Is Not What some people Expected https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGDL_DXj33k 

 Mark Kermode reviews The Odyssey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NE20GvDohSc 

 Did the Trojan War Happen? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB3IhmO1sWY

 Stephen Fry Tells The Real Story Behind The Trojan War https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBwBoM11JiM 

https://www.reddit.com/r/moviecritic/comments/1v1x7hn/entire_film_studies_could_be_done_on_christopher/

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=The+Odyssey+movie

Evan Rachael Wood incredible interview, (talks about M. Manson) touches on Westworld and her experiences

 https://www.reddit.com/r/westworld/comments/1uzyq56/evan_rachael_wood_incredible_interview_touches_on/ 

 I Saw What Hollywood Elites Don’t Want YOU to See – Evan Rachel Wood https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYXzO8iQNLs&t=1074s , https://www.youtube.com/@andrewgoldheretics/videos

Iran Just Exposed America’s Historic Blunder—Pushed China a Crucial Step Ahead

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZjX-mnIteY Prof. Jiang Xueqin

 Iran Wreaks HAVOC on US Forces. American Civil War Brewing | Col. Daniel Davis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KIIAde2wt4 

John Mearsheimer: Is Trump Walking Into a Dangerous Trap? Is America's Global Power Fading? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGe12W4pSf4 

 Victor Davis Hanson: Trump Is Preparing for the Final Phase Against Iran https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1ggr3HvyS4

US and Iran trade strikes on bridges, energy plants across Middle East

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWAHa7rBE3Y 

Inside Iran's VAST Subterranean Missile Fortress Defying Destruction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeGBEmHsOZI 

Look What Just Happened To Iran's Bridges https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOMlxq3Yw38  

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Iran+War

‘The Odyssey’ Christopher Nolan’s Epic

 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/the-odyssey-cast-characters-christopher-nolan/ 

Several people will like it, while some won't, simple as that.

https://variety.com/lists/odyssey-cast-characters-christopher-nolan/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2026/07/15/the-odyssey-imax-70mm-locations-christopher-nolan/90911917007/ 

https://theconversation.com/friday-essay-ive-been-reading-the-odyssey-my-whole-life-nolans-film-version-is-exhilarating-but-not-perfect-287361

https://ew.com/christopher-nolan-next-movie-after-the-odyssey-wont-come-soon-12022055 

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_odyssey_2026 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=The+Odyssey+movie

What is a hyperscale data center?

 https://www.ibm.com/think/topics/hyperscale-data-center 

https://www.viavisolutions.com/en-us/resources/learning-center/what-hyperscale-data-center

https://www.vertiv.com/en-emea/about/news-and-events/articles/educational-articles/what-is-a-hyperscale-data-center/ 

https://news.microsoft.com/source/2026/07/15/3m-and-microsoft-announce-strategic-partnership-to-advance-ai-data-center-infrastructure-and-enterprise-transformation/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperscale_computing 

https://www.reddit.com/r/civilengineering/comments/1pm0st0/which_companies_are_leading_the_data_center_boom/

The backlash against Flock cameras is spreading

 https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/07/the-backlash-against-flock-cameras-is-spreading 

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/police-say-flock-cameras-help-solve-crimes-but-critics-call-them-an-invasion-of-privacy 

https://journals.law.unc.edu/ncjolt/blogs/under-surveillance-constitutional-concerns-surrounding-flock-cameras/

https://www.aclu.org/campaigns-initiatives/get-the-flock-out 

https://www.flocksafety.com/trust/myths-facts 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=concerns+about+Flock+cameras

Some Engineers are exploring floating data center concepts

 https://www.facebook.com/unboxengineeringusa/posts/engineers-are-exploring-floating-data-center-concepts-that-use-naturally-cool-wa/1375752864694428/ 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-york-hyperscale-data-centre-moratorium-canada-hamilton-9.7271292

British Airline Pilot Writes Out ‘I’m Bored’ in Sky During 2-Hour Test Flight

 https://people.com/airline-pilot-writes-out-i-m-bored-in-sky-during-2-hour-test-flight-12020615 

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/14/uk/pilot-bored-message-uk-scli-intl 

https://www.simutech.com.au/post/a-brief-history-of-flight-simulation-1930s-to-today 

https://www.flightsimulator.com/world-update-21/ 

https://australianaviation.com.au/2021/03/adelaide-gets-overhaul-in-microsoft-flight-simulator/

THE ODYSSEY IS JARRING – Nerdrotic and Critical Drinker on Piers Morgan Uncensored

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-M6WyYcVfk 

 Stephen Fry Tells The Real Story Behind The Trojan War https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBwBoM11JiM  

 The Odyssey Explained In 25 Minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuGeoq_uVts

John Mearsheimer: All-Out War in the Middle East and Trump's War on Russia

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGNUuOW6-q4 

TRUMP WARS

These tiny records now have their own miniature record player

 https://www.fastcompany.com/91571885/tiny-records-now-have-their-own-miniature-record-player 

CD or DVD size records? https://www.tinyvinyl.com/

https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2026/07/16/target-tiny-vinyl-product-expansion/ 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/shopping/deals/retailers/target/2026/07/14/exclusive-tiny-vinyl-player/90893380007/ 

https://www.instagram.com/tinyvinylrecords/?hl=en

US carries out strikes on civilian infrastructure in south

 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/7/16/iran-war-live-us-carries-out-strikes-on-civilian-infrastructure-in-south 

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07/16/world/iran-war-trump-hormuz 

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/16/world/live-news/iran-war-trump

JD Vance accuses Israel of 'manipulating' US public opinion to prolong Iran war https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1m107yj327o 

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/iran-warns-us-infrastructure-infrastructure-war-will-control-hormuz-unbreakable-read

https://alhurra.com/en/27562 War and Peace 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Iran+War

The Truth About AI’s Water Use

 https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/07/how-much-water-data-centers-use/687934/ 

https://spectrum.ieee.org/ai-water-usage 

https://www.fwpcoa.org/content.aspx?page_id=5&club_id=859275&item_id=130961

https://www.energystar.gov/products/data_center_equipment/16-more-ways-cut-energy-waste-data-center

The Cyclospora Outbreak Now Has Two Names on It — Taylor Farms and Taco Bell.

 https://www.marlerblog.com/case-news/the-cyclospora-outbreak-now-has-two-names-on-it-taylor-farms-and-taco-bell-both-have-been-here-before-and-so-have-i/ 

https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/source-cyclosporiasis-outbreak-possibly-linked-lettuce-sold-taco-bell-supplier-report

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/taco-bell-lettuce-supplied-by-taylor-farms-linked-us-cyclosporiasis-outbreak-2026-07-16/ 

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/16/health/cyclospora-outbreak-shredded-lettuce 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/07/16/taco-bell-chipotle-cyclosporiasis-outbreak-actions/90936978007/ 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Taco+Bell

What To Know About Iran's Pickaxe Mountain

 https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/what-know-about-irans-pickaxe-mountain 

https://www.reuters.com/world/what-is-pickaxe-mountain-iranian-nuclear-linked-site-threatened-by-trump-2026-07-15/ 

https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/trump-has-threatened-to-bomb-irans-pickaxe-mountain-what-is-hidden-there-b1d96dfb

US launches 6th straight night of strikes on Iran

 https://nypost.com/2026/07/13/us-news/trump-admin-live-updates-july-13-14-15-16-17/ 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Iran+War

New Poll Shows American Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Communism

 https://www.zerohedge.com/political/ready-dsa-revolution-new-poll-shows-most-americans-hate-communism 

Communism and Crony_capitalism are both bigtime control SYSTEMS upon the MASSES. 

https://www.hoover.org/research/rise-crony-capitalism 

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crony%20capitalism

U.S. military will test service members’ testosterone levels, Pete Hegseth says

 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/pete-hegseth-says-military-will-test-service-members-testosterone-leve-rcna587682 

If there is going to be a huge Mideast ground-war this winter, then it would make sense to have the most aggressive soldiers possible.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-16/pete-hegseth-us-soldiers-testosterone-screening-policy/106921462

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/07/hegseth-testosterone-testing-military/687929/ 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/15/us-military-testosterone-screening-hegseth 

https://www.reddit.com/r/medicine/comments/1uxayp1/pete_hegseth_dod_announce_mandatory_annual 

https://www.militaryjusticeattorneys.com/blog/the-truth-about-steroid-use-in-the-u-s-military/ 

Officially, steroids aren't approved by the military to boost aggression and violent tendencies.

https://www.army.mil/article/76398/steroid_use_has_legal_consequences_harmful_effects 

Any desire to become highly aggressive and have extreme violent tendencies would have to be developed without steroids.

https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Support/Culture%20Resilience/DDD/Perfromance%20Enhancing%20Drugs%20Factsheet.pdf?ver=9pyHF5oEugdtRAAarqXO-g%3D%3D 

Of course things might change over the years.

The Future of Steroids for Performance Enhancement in the U.S. Military https://academic.oup.com/milmed/article-abstract/183/7-8/151/4993704 Chad Peltier, MSC, USN , Kyle Pettijohn, PhD Military Medicine, Volume 183, Issue 7-8, July-August 2018 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soldier_(1998_American_film)#Plot Still, just a Sci-Fi movie, for now.

A lot of young people might not want to die for Hegseth in an expanded Mideast, TRUMP WAR.

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/09/politics/us-military-draft-registration-2026 

The $Y$TEM can essentially track and locate anyone today.

https://www.fcnl.org/updates/2026-05/automatic-draft-registration-what-comes-next-and-why-its-problem 

Still, a lot of young Americans might not want to die for cantankerous old man Trump.

https://afro.com/automatic-draft-registration-raises-questions-among-young-americans/ 

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5822914-automatic-registration-military-draft/  

What Happens to YOU if the US Restarts the Draft? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80HJSj06CQk 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=the+US+draft  

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Iran+War

‘Alien chemistry’ discovered on meteorite that plunged through New Jersey home

 https://nypost.com/2026/07/15/science/alien-chemistry-discovered-on-meteorite-that-plunged-through-new-jersey-home/ 

https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/biology/panspermia 

https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2019asbi.book..419K/abstract

https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/panspermia-life-theory

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_(2017_film)#Plot 

Whether something is brought back to earth, or crashes, its been a common Sci-Fi theme.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Andromeda_Strain_(film)#Plot 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Andromeda_Strain#Plot 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thing_(1982_film)#Plot 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thing_from_Another_World#Plot 

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/scientists-discover-exposed-bacteria-can-survive-space-years-180975660/

https://www.nasa.gov/missions/station/iss-research/exposed-international-space-station-tests-organisms-materials-in-space/ 

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-49525-z

https://astrobiology.com/2020/11/05/how-extremophilic-bacteria-survive-in-space-for-one-year/ 

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/one-extremophile-eats-martian-dirt-survives-in-space-and-can-create-oxygen-for-colonies

Banned book of the Bible reveals chilling prophecy with eerie links to today

 https://www.dailymail.com/sciencetech/article-15979669/book-enoch-antichrist-prophecy.html

The Cheapest Way to Cool Data Centers Won’t Work in a Warmer World

 https://gizmodo.com/the-cheapest-way-to-cool-data-centers-wont-work-in-a-warmer-world-2000785402 

https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/liquid-cooling-ai-factories/ 

https://restofworld.org/2025/data-center-heat-map/ 

https://www.andrews-sykes.com/data-centre-downtime-prevention-the-role-of-climate-control-in-summer-operations/

Taco Bell probed over possible role in outbreak of ‘explosive diarrhea’

 https://nypost.com/2026/07/14/business/taco-bell-probed-over-possible-role-in-outbreak-of-explosive-diarrhea-infections-across-us-report/

The Case For Remaking Classics Versus Creating Original Retro-Inspired Games

 https://tech-insider.org/the-case-for-remaking-classics-versus-creating-original-retro-inspired/ 

As long as you have a physical copy, no corporation can cancel the stream.

https://www.saltwire.com/newfoundland-labrador/game-on-revival-of-retro-and-old-video-games-growing-in-popularity 

As long as you have a physical copy, no corporation can censor the game.

https://retrogamestart.com/answers/why-retro-video-gaming-so-popular-its-much-more-than-nostalgia 

If you have a physical copy, it doesn't matter if a corporation has discontinued that game.

https://medium.com/@zxcv09df8/why-old-school-games-are-making-a-comeback-a-nostalgic-journey-back-to-joy-cc55e62a2743 

https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1bu2t2f/why_are_younger_generations_embracing_the_retro/  

https://metro.co.uk/2024/03/24/retro-gaming-thing-enjoy-video-games-now-readers-feature-20518796/

https://www.reddit.com/r/retrogaming/comments/1fseulj/no_one_is_going_to_be_interested_in_old_gameshave/

'Supergirl' is Officially DC's Biggest Box Office Disaster

 https://www.barstoolsports.com/blog/3573282/supergirl-is-officially-dcs-biggest-box-office-disaster 

https://www.reddit.com/r/DC_Cinematic/comments/1uvikv5/supergirl_to_lose_240m_in_its_theatrical_run/ 

https://arstechnica.com/civis/threads/review-supergirl-is-not-the-disaster-its-low-box-office-suggests.1513796/

https://www.recorderonline.com/features/entertainment_news/commentary-the-supergirl-flop-is-being-misread/article_619b81fc-15b2-5bf2-b11f-6d1719513ae7.html 

https://ew.com/supergirl-is-a-good-movie-backlash-opinion-12009121 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Supergirl+movie

Airline pilot skywrites ‘I’m bored’ over England-Wales border

 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/13/airline-pilot-skywrites-im-bored-over-north-west-england 

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/07/13/pilot-writes-im-bored-in-the-sky-during-test-flight/

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy5vx19ey0wo 

https://simpleflying.com/im-bored-pilot-skywriting-liverpool-test-flight/

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/g-rvna#409cc8b0 

https://australianaviation.com.au/2021/03/adelaide-gets-overhaul-in-microsoft-flight-simulator/

US launches new wave of strikes against Iran as Tehran says diplomacy has proven ‘futile’

 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/13/us-iran-war-missile-strikes-news-attacks-strait-of-hormuz  

For some, TRUMP WAR$ are the best thing going. Just look at how much the cost of things keeps increasing. 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=War+with+Iran

During a lecture at MIT in 1992, Steve Jobs was asked a thoughtful question about business and innovation.

19 seconds later... https://www.instagram.com/reel/DasJcmPK3or/ 

https://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/steve-jobs-talks-consultants-hiring-and-leaving-apple-unearthed-1992-talk 

https://singjupost.com/transcript-steve-jobs-speaks-at-mit-sloan-distinguished-speaker-series/ 

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/29/steve-jobs-and-albert-einstein-both-attributed-their-extraordinary-success-to-this-personality-trait.html

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Steve+Jobs

Sam Neill, Jurassic Park and Peaky Blinders actor, dies aged 78

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/crl1gk55rzet , https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000554

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jul/13/sam-neill-death-actor-dies-aged-78 

https://news.sky.com/story/jurassic-park-star-sam-neill-has-died-13562906 

https://letterboxd.com/actor/sam-neill

OpenAI launched GPT-5.6, claimed Sol solved a 50-year-old math conjecture, and revealed that it helped post-train Luna. SpaceXAI released Grok 4.5, Meta launched Muse Spark before pulling a controversial Instagram AI feature, and ByteDance unveiled Seedream 5.0 Pro.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byAXKYmeZho Meanwhile, MiniMax prepared a 2.7 trillion parameter model, DeepSeek started building its own chip, China considered restricting frontier AI exports, and BAAI introduced Orca, a model designed to predict what happens next.

Lindsey Graham’s sudden death sends shockwaves through Congress as politicians mourn and mull his replacement

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/jul/12/lindsey-graham-dies-sudden-illness-trump-politics-live

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/12/grahams-office-releases-preliminary-cause-of-death-00994310

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/07/12/lindsey-graham-longtime-south-carolina-senator-dies-71/

 https://people.com/sen-lindsey-graham-cause-of-death-revealed-12016687 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Lindsey+Graham

Mitch McConnell breaks silence on mystery hospitalization after Graham's death

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mitch-mcconnell-breaks-silence-mystery-hospitalization-after-graham-death 

One survives, while the other dies.

 https://nypost.com/2026/07/12/us-news/sen-mitch-mcconnell-84-breaks-silence-on-mystery-ailment-after-hospital-stay-questions-about-health/ 

https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/mcconnell-shares-picture-with-update-on-health/ 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Mitch+McConnell 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Lindsey+Graham

3 Days After Introducing an AI Feature, Meta Hits Pause in Wake of Privacy Backlash

 https://www.inc.com/kevin-haynes/3-days-after-introducing-an-ai-feature-meta-hits-pause-in-wake-of-privacy-backlash/91373053 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2dy6e8klw0o 

https://variety.com/2026/biz/news/meta-suspends-ai-image-instagram-feature-backlash-1236806989/ 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/11/meta-ditches-muse-image-ai-feature-instagram-privacy 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilly_Norwood 

VCR CATBREAD7 videos

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_(2002_film)#Plot 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Waldo_Moment  

Poppy - Time Is Up (feat. Diplo) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gg2pS9KN28U&list=RDMM&start_radio=1

New York City building’s near collapse raises concerns about push to convert offices to housing

 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nyc-buildings-collapse-raises-concerns-convert-offices-rcna385907 

https://www.reddit.com/r/StructuralEngineering/comments/1ushnax/i_havent_seen_this_angle_yet_but_the_entire_part/

Big Tech is Being Kind of Dodgy At the Moment

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZmoq_XJW6Y , https://www.youtube.com/@ColdFusion/videos

The Mitch McConnell Mystery

 https://www.newsweek.com/mitch-mcconnell-health-dies-congress-kentucky-senator-replacement-12183303 

https://www.reddit.com/r/msnow/comments/1uu3tk6/is_he_alive_mystery_over_missing_kentucky_sen/

 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Mitch+McConnell

Sen. Lindsey Graham dies at 71 after ‘brief and sudden illness’

 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/sen-lindsey-graham-dies-71-brief-sudden-illness-rcna552722 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgj25j6nmeo

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/12/lindsey-graham-key-ally-of-donald-trump-has-died-after-sudden-illness-his-office-says 

https://www.lgraham.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2025/2/graham-statement-on-mcconnell-retirement 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Lindsey+Graham

A Mitch McConnell Neighbor Reveals Alarming Scene Days Before 911 Call

 https://www.thedailybeast.com/mitch-mcconnell-neighbor-reveals-alarming-scene-days-before-911-call/ 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/07/10/elaine-chao-comments-on-mitch-mcconnells-hospitalization/90876522007/ 

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/10/politics/mitch-mcconnell-video-stretcher-ambulance 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Mitch+McConnell

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) | The Deleted Scene That Revealed the Aliens True Purpose

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_BN-w7oFQA 

 2001: A Space Odyssey Breakdown | Easter Eggs, Hidden Details, Making Of & Ending Explained https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKKz3EF1hYw 

 Hidden Secrets in 2001: A Space Odyssey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2MBarHzeYM

Why 2001 Was the Hardest Film Kubrick Ever Made https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THlp_GAl5b0 

 "Kubrick Never Carried Cigarettes" - Douglas Trumbull on 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (2010) | TIFF REWIND https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO2nWQxYgMA

The ongoing Mitch Mcconnell health mystery

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/07/11/mcconnell-still-hospitalized-as-beshear-says-end-crazy-speculation-on-health/90889294007/ 

Someone knows what's up with Mitch+McConnell, but its a very small group of people.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/what-we-know-about-mitch-mcconnells-health-and-hospitalization

https://eciks.org/13048-36404-mitch-mcconnell-hospitalized-sparse-details

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/10/nx-s1-5885905/as-sen-mitch-mcconnell-remains-hospitalized-calls-for-transparency-grow

https://www.thedailybeast.com/mitch-mcconnell-neighbor-reveals-alarming-scene-days-before-911-call 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/11/mitch-mcconnell-senator-health 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Mitch+McConnell

OpenAI sets August 9 end date for ChatGPT Atlas

Atlas will retire less than a year after launch as OpenAI shifts AI browsing and task automation into its desktop app. https://searchengineland.com/openai-chatgpt-atlas-deprecation-482003

“Where’s Mitch McConnell?” mystery exposes media failures

 https://www.salon.com/2026/07/10/wheres-mitch-mcconnell-mystery-exposes-media-failures/ 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Mitch+McConnell

Woman rescued in Brazil after being enslaved for 55 years by three generations of the same family

 https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-10/woman-rescued-in-brazil-after-being-enslaved-for-55-years-by-three-generations-of-the-same-family.html 

Being a wage slave can be bad enough, but to be treated like an actual slave is so inhumane.

https://english.elpais.com/international/2022-05-25/dona-maria-enslaved-for-72-years-by-three-generations-of-a-family-in-brazil.html 

While slavery is supposed to be illegal, it still goes on in various parts of the world.

https://english.elpais.com/americas/2021-01-18/the-brazilian-woman-kept-as-a-slave-for-38-years.html

Student Pilot Lands Cessna 150 Alone After Instructor Jumps To Death Mid-Flight

 https://simpleflying.com/student-pilot-lands-cessna-150-alone-instructor-jumps-death-mid-flight/ 

https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1510751&utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic

The next steps for a weakened NYC high-rise are up in the air...

 https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/09/us/nyc-building-stabilized-what-next

Taco Bell Is No Longer Selling These 5 Menu Items After Parasite Outbreak Causes ‘Explosive Diarrhea’

 https://www.allrecipes.com/taco-bell-michigan-lettuce-recall-12015300 

This became quite a BLAST THE BOWL situation. Unfortunately, some people couldn't even make it to the toilet bowl in time.  

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Taco+Bell

Elon Musk’s plans to colonize space launches this year, and Tesla robots will be the first residents

 https://nypost.com/2026/07/09/world-news/elon-musks-plans-to-colonize-space-launch-this-year-and-tesla-robots-will-be-the-first-residents/

The Datafication of the Soul

 https://journal.media-culture.org.au/index.php/mcjournal/article/view/3293 

Perhaps a digital copy of Lindsey+Graham or a digital projection of Mitch McConnell can be transmitted upon the MA$$E$.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/daily-show-finds-signs-mcconnell-may-be-technically-dead/ 

Its always important to determine the living status of a person, because so much of any public person has been photographed, filmed or digitally captured.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/07/09/mitch-mcconnell-scott-jennings-call/90861696007/ 

Some countries & corporations might try to make like a person is still alive, when they aren't. Then, when some pubic people have dropped out of the spotlight for a while, some people might assume that they have passed on.

In any case, Wag_the_Dog type technology has been around for quite a while. Now its all AI-CGI. 

https://www.buzzfeed.com/noradominick/actors-added-into-movies-commercials-after-death

Digital body doubles are becoming more and more commonplace.  

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Mitch+McConnell

The contingencycon.com intersection

https://contingencycon.com/ , https://www.instagram.com/contingencycon/ 

https://www.facebook.com/ContingencyCon/

https://www.reddit.com/r/PersonOfInterest/comments/1us4cwc/attention_irrelevants_registration_is_now_open/

https://contingencycon.dreamwidth.org/  https://contingencycon.tumblr.com/ 

https://bsky.app/profile/contingencycon.bsky.social 

https://www.reddit.com/r/PersonOfInterest POI  

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Person+of+Interest

Privacy concerns about Flock cameras

 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/cites-privacy-concerns-rep-scott-perry-is-urging-the-public-to-oppose-flock-cameras/ar-AA27vT8q 

https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/tracking-alpr-cameras/how-to-fight-deployment-of-flock-and-other-mass-surveillance-license-plate-readers-in-your-community 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=concerns+about+Flock+cameras

Worker details dramatic evacuation after high-rise columns buckled in Midtown building

 https://abc7ny.com/post/construction-worker-recounts-evacuation-buckled-columns-triggered-fears-collapse-high-rise-site-midtown-east/19475568/ 

https://www.reddit.com/r/nyc/comments/1uqscw0/sagging_nyc_skyscraper_stabilized_after_fears_of/

Pilot instructor who jumped out of a plane to his death while giving a lesson 'had been going through a difficult time,' his father says

 https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15962999/Pilot-instructor-jumped-plane-death-giving-lesson-going-difficult-time-father-says.html 

https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/world-news/2026/07/09/who-is-leandro-andres-bertazzo-the-instructor-who-jumped-out-mid-flight-and-left-the-plane-to-his-student.html

GOP Scrambles to Assure Everyone That Mitch McConnell Is Alive | The Daily Show

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQNrPxiSJoE  

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Mitch+McConnell

An Argentinian Flight instructor jumps to his death during lesson, leaving student pilot to land plane by herself

 https://nypost.com/2026/07/09/world-news/argentina-pilot-jumps-to-his-death-during-lesson-leaving-student-to-land-plane-by-herself/ 

https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-09/flight-instructor-jumps-midflight-and-his-student-manages-to-land-the-plane.html

Fortunately, this pilot wasn't flying a commercial airliner and decided to crash it. 

https://people.com/flight-instructor-leaps-to-death-during-lesson-leaving-shocked-student-to-land-on-own-12014526

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanwings_Flight_9525 

https://www.dw.com/en/lufthansa-faces-civil-lawsuit-on-2015-germanwings-plane-crash/a-53346800 

https://www.france24.com/en/20150328-germanwings-pilot-lubitz-history-name

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-26/germanwings-co-pilot-andreas-lubitz-crashed-plane-deliberately/6351854

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/doctor-suggested-germanwings-pilot-seek-treatment-before-crash 

https://time.com/3759594/germanwings-plane-crash-andreas-lubitz-pilot/ 

https://www.cnn.com/2015/03/26/europe/france-germanwings-plane-scene 

https://www.france24.com/en/20150403-second-black-box-confirms-germanwings-crash-deliberate

Digital Twin Models of people and other things

https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/understanding-oci-iot-digital-twin-models

https://www.ibm.com/think/topics/digital-twin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_twin#Types 

https://www.autodesk.com/design-make/articles/what-is-a-digital-twin 

https://www.mathworks.com/discovery/digital-twin.html

https://www.trimble.com/en/blog/construction/article/what-are-digital-twins 

What is a Digital Twin? Technology, Types, & How it Works https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taSbwarjGGw 

https://www.dw.com/en/ai-doppelganger-cool-or-creepy/video-69593446

Inside China's growing digital twin workforce https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCHOrhX0hQI 

 When movies "borrow" footage from other movies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMKAsnIaDNU 

https://www.buzzfeed.com/noradominick/actors-added-into-movies-commercials-after-death

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/undertheinfluence/nobody-s-dead-anymore-br-marketing-deceased-celebrities-1.2801803

https://www.npr.org/2005/08/29/4822573/an-agent-for-dead-celebrities

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheDeadRiseToAdvertise 

https://thecathoderaychoob.wordpress.com/2009/03/04/a-word-from-our-sponsors-steve-mcqueen-drives-a-puma/

How Engineers Will Determine Why NYC's Pfizer HQ Conversion Buckled

 https://www.enr.com/articles/63296-how-engineers-will-determine-why-nycs-pfizer-hq-conversion-buckled

NYC Pfizer building developer tries to downplay collapse risk

 https://nypost.com/2026/07/08/us-news/nyc-pfizer-building-developer-tries-to-downplay-collapse-risk-insists-high-rise-buckling-is-a-freak-accident/

Subway faces backlash after employee’s viral video reveals how its iconic bread is made

 https://nypost.com/2026/07/08/lifestyle/subway-faces-backlash-after-employees-viral-video-reveals-how-its-iconic-bread-is-made-so-many-things-wrong/

Midtown Manhattan buildings evacuated after columns found buckling at high-rise construction site

 https://abc7ny.com/post/midtown-east-buildings-evacuated-construction-workers-find-buckling-beams-21st-floor-nyc/19463640/ 

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/manhattan/fdny-responds-to-report-of-buckling-building-in-manhattan/6522605/

Stunt doubles vs digital doppelgangers

 https://www.reddit.com/r/PersonOfInterest/comments/1uaicot/they_and_their_stunt_doubles/ 

https://www.quora.com/Do-stunt-doubles-look-exactly-like-the-actor-that-they-are-playing 

https://www.backstage.com/uk/magazine/article/what-actors-need-to-know-about-digital-stunt-doubles-70314/ 

https://www.synthcog.blog/p/ai-and-the-rise-of-digital-doppelgangers

https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1lby3m0/eli5_the_difference_between_analog_and_digital/ 

https://identitymanagementinstitute.org/digital-doppelgangers-and-ai-personas/ 

https://mindfulspark.org/2025/09/03/the-digital-doppelganger-the-psychology-of-ai-models-that-mimic-us/

https://theconversation.com/digital-doppelgangers-are-helping-scientists-tackle-everyday-problems-and-showing-what-makes-us-human-247574 

https://eventtechlive.com/how-digital-doppelgangers-reshape-live-events-colja-dams-of-vok-dams-on-simulating-the-audience-before-the-event-happens/ 

https://texaslawreview.org/digital-replicas-harm-caused-by-actors-digital-twins-and-hope-provided-by-the-right-of-publicity/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_(occupation)

https://image-engine.com/insight/the-secrets-of-creating-real-looking-cg-digital-doubles/ 

https://www.mimicproductions.com/post/digital-doubles-in-hollywood-the-future-of-acting 

https://www.buzzfeed.com/noradominick/actors-added-into-movies-commercials-after-death 

https://www.unrealengine.com/digital-twins 

https://www.twi-global.com/technical-knowledge/faqs/what-is-digital-twin

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41746-024-01073-0 

https://unity.com/topics/digital-twin-definition

The Doppelgänger Phenomenon

 https://www.reddit.com/r/Glitch_in_the_Matrix/comments/1uqg95c/doppleganger/ 

https://medium.com/illumination/the-doppelg%C3%A4nger-phenomenon-9ed11ff3257e 

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/doppelgangers-dont-just-look-alike-they-also-share-dna-180980635/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doppelg%C3%A4nger 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/celebrity-lookalikes-doppelgangers/ 

https://www.reddit.com/r/horror/comments/11vec6t/want_to_know_more_about_doppelg%C3%A4ngers/ 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mythology_of_Fringe#Doppelg%C3%A4ngers  

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Digital+Doppelgangers 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Glitch+in+the+Matrix

A strong AGI warning in "Person of Interest" TV series

 https://www.reddit.com/r/PersonOfInterest/comments/1uplro7/dude_said_it_twelve_years_ago_in_the_netflix/ 

POI was quite the TV series.

https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/why-person-of-interest-is-well-worth-your-time/ 

https://meplustv.wordpress.com/2013/11/13/shows-you-should-be-watching-person-of-interest/ 

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Series/PersonOfInterest 

https://www.primevideo.com/detail/0TEJVMKVVTN398Y9L7FI31XXKQ  

https://www.reddit.com/r/PersonOfInterest

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Person+of+Interest

PlayStation disc petition approaches 200,000 signatures as backlash grows over Sony's decision to stop producing new physical media

 https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/playstation/playstation-disc-petition-approaches-200000-signatures 

https://www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2026/07/dont-kill-the-disc-petition-against-sony-ps5-and-ps6-digital-media-plans-reaches-150000-signatures 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Sony

Construction workers evacuate old Pfizer building over concerns of potential collapse

 https://www.archpaper.com/2026/07/pfizer-building-potential-collapse 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pfizer_Building#Structural_deterioration_and_evacuation

The Odyssey Backlash Is a DISASTER - Will It FLOP?

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldGE53GwLlc Nerdrotic

AI Behaved Well Until Scientists Made It Think Nobody Was Watching

 https://www.ndtv.com/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-research-reveals-ai-may-resort-to-blackmail-when-unaware-of-being-tested-11737413  Anthropic researchers found Claude was more willing to resort to blackmail in a simulated test after they removed its internal awareness that it was being evaluated. 

https://spectrum.ieee.org/agentic-ai-agents-blackmail-developer 

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaQQXgAQ_Hp/ 

https://www.dw.com/en/ttn-can-ai-blackmail-us-facts-vs-fear/video-72728475

Pilot's chilling last words before 'jumping' from plane as trainee is forced to land

 https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/pilots-chilling-last-words-before-37397133 

https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/573382

What PlayStation going fully digital tells us about the PS6

https://www.polygon.com/playstation-digital-only-ps6-release-date-disc-drive-price 

https://www.polygon.com/patch-notes-playstation-discs

Review: Supergirl is not the disaster its low box office suggests

https://arstechnica.com/civis/threads/review-supergirl-is-not-the-disaster-its-low-box-office-suggests.1513796/

 https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jul/03/supergirl-box-office-catastrophe-marvel-dc-superhero-movies 

https://lamag.com/arts-and-entertainment/supergirl-flops-at-the-box-office-warner-bros-to-lose-up-to-125m/ 

https://www.vulture.com/article/how-badly-did-supergirl-flop-box-office-drama-explained.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/business/media/supergirl-box-office.html 

https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/supergirl-stumbles-box-office-opening-weekend-jackass-flops-toy-story-rules-1236797777/ 

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-07-03/supergirl-was-a-box-office-flop-because-of-the-genre-not-gender 

https://www.slashfilm.com/2204118/supergirl-box-office-flop-reasons/

A new and improved version of The Odyssey?

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkGOs3_q79I Oh, Dear... https://www.youtube.com/@TheCriticalDrinker/videos

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_odyssey_2026 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33764258/  

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=The+Odyssey+movie

What’s the difference between web browsers and search engines?

 https://us.norton.com/blog/digital-life/browser-vs-search-engine 

https://surfshark.com/blog/web-browser-vs-search-engine?srsltid=AfmBOop0gLmzYEQevx7kLEDjiemu9GB_sR5VwN7zfgfdtvmvJOTsfsLH 

https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/techtips/difference-between-search-engine-and-web-browser/

https://www.ghostery.com/blog/web-browser-vs-search-engine 

https://www.sdmfoundation.org/2024/07/10/what-is-the-difference-between-a-browser-and-a-search-engine/

https://nordvpn.com/blog/browser-vs-search-engine/ 

Of course the search+engine has become more intertwined with AI in recent years. 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=search+engines

Are these still the best web browsers in 2026?

 https://zapier.com/blog/best-web-browser 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=web+browsers 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=search+engines

The browser wars aren’t about search anymore...

 https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/03/as-the-browser-wars-heat-up-here-are-the-hottest-alternatives-to-chrome-and-safari-in-2026/ 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=search+engines 

Fourth of July week furnace: Dangerous heat dome for 250 million people

 https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-forecasts/fourth-of-july-week-furnace-dangerous-heat-dome-for-250-million-people/1906347 

https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-forecasts/heat-dome-to-flip-from-eastern-to-western-us-next-week-ahead-of-north-american-monsoon/1907503

America 250 events are being canceled, reshaped as heat dome grips US

 https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/america-250-events-are-being-canceled-reshaped-as-heat-dome-grips-us/1907321 

https://www.accuweather.com/en/severe-weather/thunderstorms-to-circle-massive-heat-furnace-into-fourth-of-july/1906779

The Mind Virus

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MindVirus 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viruses_of_the_Mind 

https://quillette.com/2024/11/11/why-mind-viruses-are-real/

The Internet Is Dead…And Nobody Cares (AI slop)

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUSY6mtqQDI  Rick Beato 

RB has had to deal with years of B$ control and manipulation... 

Its always nice when people can really talk without any AI slop getting in the way.

Strombo: The OG of Music Interviewers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hfqqI7DoeE , https://www.youtube.com/@RickBeato/videos

Is Reality Really Real? With Donald Hoffman on StarTalk

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEtCYwr3quI

Both Sony and Microsoft look ready to drop disc drives from their next-gen consoles.

 https://www.digitalfoundry.net/news/2026/07/report-xbox-disc-to-digital-feature-in-testing-microsoft-likely-to-stop-disc-production-too 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Sony

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Microsoft

Russian fuel frustration rises as crisis bites

 https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/russian-frustration-rises-fuel-crisis-bites-2026-07-02/ 

https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/ukrainian-drone-attacks-on-oil-refineries-plunge-russia-into-a-summer-fuel-crisis/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russa-gas-crisis-9.7253849 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%932026_Russian_fuel_crisis#Shortage_mitigation

PlayStation will stop releasing games on discs in 2028

 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0ryjyvjq41o 

https://www.gamefile.news/p/sony-drops-playstation-discs-2028-ps3-vita-stores-closing

Charles Manson murders 'were linked to CIA mind control experiments'

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK99G4mrK7A

Woman dies after alligator bites off her arm in Florida river

 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/woman-dies-alligator-bites-arm-florida-river-rcna352260 

https://people.com/woman-s-boyfriend-calls-911-while-trying-to-free-her-from-fatal-alligator-attack-that-ripped-one-of-her-arms-completely-off-12010362

https://abcnews.com/US/woman-killed-alligator-florida-river-officials/story?id=134304350

Power outages linger in Southeast Michigan amid dangerous heat wave

 https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/power-outages-linger-southeast-michigan-dangerous-heat-wave/

https://outage.dteenergy.com/map

https://poweroutage.us/area/state/michigan 

https://upnorthlive.com/news/local/storms-leave-thousands-without-power-across-northern-michigan 

https://www.audacy.com/wwjnewsradio/news/local/warren-power-outage-dangerously-hot 

https://www.reddit.com/r/Detroit/comments/1uky4o7/braving_heat_to_watch_wc_in_campus_martius/ 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Detroit

Two people climb to top of NYC's Empire State Building

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy4ewzz795wo 

https://abc7ny.com/post/2-people-climb-top-empire-state-building-pro-peace-banner/19429181/ 

https://pix11.com/news/local-news/manhattan/person-seen-hanging-flag-from-empire-state-building/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/07/01/people-on-top-of-empire-state-building/90769502007/ 

https://www.reuters.com/world/two-people-unfurl-peace-banner-new-yorks-empire-state-building-spire-2026-07-01/

 https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/2-climbers-scale-empire-state-building-during-dangerous-heat-wave/1907349 

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/empire-state-building-climbers-banner-nyc/ 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/two-trespassers-climb-top-empire-state-building-rcna352583

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/01/us/empire-state-building-banner 

https://www.esbnyc.com/about/facts-figures

https://www.esbnyc.com/

A comparison of federalism in Canada and Australia

 https://www.forumfed.org/pubs/Canada-Australia.pdf (2006) 

https://www.aph.gov.au/~/~/link.aspx?_id=2B27A9374EF24D5490BED55008A2256A&_z=z

https://peo.gov.au/understand-our-parliament/your-questions-on-notice/questions/what-are-the-benefits-of-having-three-levels-of-government 

https://australianpolitics.com/usa/australia-usa-comparison/ 

https://education.parliament.nsw.gov.au/comparative-democracies/ 

Australia like NZ, gets to have blue in the national flag, like with the UK, France and the US. 

Canada has the same basic colours as the flags of England, Switzerland and Japan. 

Dallas vs Denver

https://versus.com/en/dallas-vs-denver 

https://livingcost.org/cost/dallas/denver

 https://www.reddit.com/r/SameGrassButGreener/comments/1i4gemd/denver_vs_dallas/ 

https://www.mylifeelsewhere.com/cost-of-living/denver-c3891/dallas-c3890

https://form-re.com/living-in-denver-vs-dallas/ 

https://www.apartments.com/cost-of-living/denver-co-vs-dallas-tx/ 

https://move4lessmoving.com/blog/denver-to-dallas-movers/ 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/cityscapes/posts/3038066983052110/ Denver has no 60 or 70 story buildings like Dallas has. 

https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=129&status=15 Denver 

https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=92&status=15 Dallas 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=cities

Calgary vs Denver

 https://versus.com/en/calgary-vs-denver 

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/calgary-denver-alternative

https://www.facebook.com/groups/cityscapes/posts/2952523151606494/ 

https://livingcost.org/cost/calgary/denver

https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?country1=Canada&city1=Calgary&country2=United+States&city2=Denver%2C+CO

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/denver-calgary-comparison-1.3776682

https://everydaytourist.ca/globe-trekking-international-travel/2014/6/12/denver-vs-calgary-a-tale-of-two-thriving-downtowns

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_North_American_cities_by_population  

https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=3&status=15 While Calgary has no office tower with an official 60th floor, some are close. However, there will be a mixed-use tower over 60 stories and one that's at least 70.

https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=92&status=15 Dallas has had two office towers in the 60s since the 1980s. https://skyscraperpage.com/b135/dallas/bank-of-america-plaza One with 72 floors since 1985. 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=cities

Calgary vs Dallas

 https://versus.com/en/calgary-vs-dallas 

https://livingcost.org/cost/calgary/dallas 

https://www.mylifeelsewhere.com/cost-of-living/calgary-c2905/dallas-c3890

https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_cities.jsp?country1=Canada&city1=Calgary&country2=United+States&city2=Dallas%2C+TX 

https://calgaryherald.com/life/homes/calgary-homes-similar-in-price-to-dallas 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_North_American_cities_by_population 

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=cities

Belle Isle Park in Detroit

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_Isle_Park

 https://www.reddit.com/r/Detroit/comments/1ukihlw/belle_isle_troll/ 

https://www.michigan.org/property/belle-isle-park 

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Belle+Isle,+Detroit,+MI

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Detroit

Mind Control and Accountability: Uncovering the Truth of the CIA’s MKULTRA Project

https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/mind-control-and-accountability-uncovering-the-truth-of-the-cias-mkultra-project/

 https://oversight.house.gov/release/hearing-wrap-up-declassifying-information-is-important-for-preserving-public-trust/ 

FULL MKULTRA HEARING: CIA's MKUltra Program Probed By Lawmakers Seeking Answers About 'Mind Control' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpQulJS-R50

Detroit power outage: Extreme heat pushes DTE grid to the limit

 https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2026/06/30/detroit-power-outage-extreme-heat-pushes-dte-grid-to-the-limit-leaving-hundreds-without-power/ 

https://detroitmi.gov/departments/emergency-management-homeland-security/severe-weather-warnings-safety-tips-and-resources/power-outages   

https://www.reddit.com/r/Detroit/comments/1rt5uof/power_outage It bites any time of the year.

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Detroit

Analysts say Russia’s fuel crisis may affect its domestic economy, but the war in Ukraine will remain the Kremlin’s priority.

 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/30/how-severe-is-russias-energy-shortage-because-of-ukrainian-strikes

The Matrix scene that contains the answer to the entire Matrix Trilogy

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f632N2Y6Do 

The Oracle's True Game | Why She Manipulated Everyone in The Matrix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhxMkY95d3Q 

The Matrix Reloaded - The Architect Scene 1080p Part 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHZl2naX1Xk 

 Smith visiting The Oracle | The Matrix Revolutions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBR2LlutVRM 

 I can see you | The Matrix Revolutions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_v2eZ9dQE0

THE MATRIX Timeline Explained https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik4fuIY2-Yc 

 Figured Out THE MATRIX yet? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMWFruxxt_o  

The fourth MATRIX movie had such a chance to link several synchronicities together, but it just didn't quite get there. 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10838180/mediaviewer/rm1476652289 An aged Neo wasn't made to look like PKD, but you might see a very slight general similarity. https://screenrant.com/philip-k-dick-sci-fi-movies-influence/

Something happened between 1965 with the Jefferson Airplane and PKD in 1977.

https://www.reddit.com/r/matrix/comments/pm161a/did_philip_k_dick_come_up_with_the MATRIX?

https://www.facebook.com/martybalinmusic/videos/on-august-13th-1965-marty-opened-the-matrix-a-new-home-for-his-newly-formed-band/1005527893598347 A nightclub with a peculiar name.

https://philipdick.com/pkd-and-me/The-Matrix-Control-System-Of-Philip-K-Dick-And-The-Paranormal-Synchronicities

https://x.com/JeffersonAirp/status/1955652315664290154 1965 

https://www.openculture.com/2024/05/philip-k-dick-theorizes-the-matrix.html 1977

https://americansongwriter.com/on-this-day-jefferson-airplane-made-their-san-francisco-debut-at-the-matrix/ 

https://www.reddit.com/r/ClassicRock/comments/i90roj/august_13th_1965_jefferson_airplane_make_their/ 

https://rockandrollroadmap.com/places/where-they-played/san-francisco-area-venues/the-matrix/ 

https://medium.com/hackernoon/philip-k-dick-the-matrix-aliens-and-aternate-history-my-conversation-with-tessa-b-dick-c20d1626d0da 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10838180/mediaviewer/rm1577315585 This was the tallest building in SF in 1967, when JA was becoming very popular. https://www.google.com/maps/place/44+Montgomery 

https://beaconcapital.com/property/44-montgomery

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10838180/mediaviewer/rm2574904577 There was a time when William Gibson looked a little like that version of Neo. 

The Forgotten Matrix T.V. Series from 1993 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X29Dl7dZVvs&t=352s , https://www.reddit.com/r/matrix/comments/1oqqtl0/if_i_had_two_nickels_for_every_time_carrieanne , https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106062/?ref_=nm_flmg_job_1_accord_2_cdt_t_74  

https://melodydexter.com/more/blog/radisson-blu-sydney-the-john-wick-hotel At the very end of the first MATRIX movie, Neo takes off from a public phone that's across the street from a building which is generally similar to the NY Continental Hotel. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_Wall_Street_Court  

https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=MATRIX+Filming+Locations