Sunday, December 29, 2024

Will the Bird flu be the biggest story of 2025?

 https://www.resilience.org/stories/2024-12-29/bird-flu-will-it-be-the-biggest-story-of-2025

https://www.newsbytesapp.com/news/world/why-bird-flu-could-be-the-biggest-health-problem-in-2025/story

https://www.today.com/health/disease/bird-flu-pandemic-rcna183174

There is a HUGE profit incentive for billionaires+and+pandemic+profits, but it's at the expense of human freedom and democracy. Until the 2020s, the notion to shutdown or reduce most of the world's economy, because of a global+health emergency, just wasn't quite practical yet. Then with AI starting to mature and be merged into a global human-digital civilization, a centralized control grid could be applied upon the masses. 

In 2020, people were told that after 2 weeks of flattening-the-curve, that would greatly improve things.

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe2007263

The human world ended up being place under a soft martial situation. 

https://www.vox.com/22180261/covid-19-coronavirus-social-distancing-lockdowns-flatten-the-curve

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7392458/

A new state of world control was being unleashed. While social-distancing-and-self-quarantine can be beneficial, there is also a harsh toll that it takes on any free society. 

https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2021/03/two-weeks-to-flatten-the-curve-turned-into-52-and-counting-opinion.html

Overall, instead of a 2 week lockdown, many people were broken down or even bankrupt after 2 years. Then tremendous inflation or a devaluation of money started to happen. However, the billionaires still made big profits. 

https://cen.acs.org/biological-chemistry/infectious-disease/state-H5N1-infections-research-2025/102/web/2024/12

A global economic breakdown from a global pandemic, disasters and wars, could provide the necessary impetus to impose A Great_Reset of the world's economy and civilization in general.

https://www.weforum.org/stories/2020/06/now-is-the-time-for-a-great-reset , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHRkkeecg7c

https://theconversation.com/which-infectious-disease-is-likely-to-be-the-biggest-emerging-problem-in-2025-245491

Thursday, December 26, 2024

Billionaires and pandemic profits

 https://inequality.org/article/updates-billionaire-pandemic

There is alway a potential for the-very-rich-to-get-even-richer-during-another-pandemic, or some other type of a-global emergency situation.

https://inequality.org/article/billionaire-wealth-up-88-percent-over-four-years/

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231107/billionaire-wealth-growth-by-industry/

https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/22/economy/billionaires-poverty-oxfam-davos/index.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/billionaires-double-wealth-covid-pandemic/

However, while a very small percentage of people can see BIG financial gains, most people lost out from being in a reduced economy.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/15/billionaires-net-worth-coronavirus-pandemic-jeff-bezos-elon-musk

https://www.oxfam.ca/news/pandemic-creates-new-billionaire-every-30-hours-now-a-million-people-could-fall-into-extreme-poverty-at-same-rate-in-2022/

https://americansfortaxfairness.org/pandemic-profits-billionaires-wealth-grew-1-7-trillion-three-years-public-health-emergency/

https://www.oxfam.ca/news/10-richest-men-double-their-fortunes-in-pandemic-while-incomes-of-99-per-cent-of-humanity-fall/

https://ips-dc.org/u-s-billionaires-62-percent-richer-during-pandemic

While it was such a big financial win for a small amount of people, most people were left the poorer for it.

https://www.weforum.org/stories/2020/10/the-rich-got-richer-during-the-pandemic-and-that-s-a-daunting-sign-for-our-recovery

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/apocalypse-then-rich-get-richer-1.6147415

https://fortune.com/2022/05/23/pandemic-billionaire-wealth-oxfam-poverty-inflation-food

https://pearljam.com/music/song/do-the-evolution/lyrics , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDaOgu2CQtI


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Can+AI+Create+Deadly+Viruses?

Some issues to watch in global health in 2025

 https://www.statnews.com/2024/12/26/global-health-three-issues-to-watch/

Any new world wide health emergency that necessitates the need to extremely restrict the movements of people and dramatically reduce the global economy, could be disastrous.

https://theconversation.com/which-infectious-disease-is-likely-to-be-the-biggest-emerging-problem-in-2025-245491

A Human Herd Control and and Management System is one way to organize civilization, but it could lead into a draconian scenario. 

https://centerforhealthsecurity.org/sites/default/files/2022-12/spars-pandemic-scenario.pdf

There is an immense potential for more huge financial profits, but at the expense of millions-of-people-that-could-fall-into-extreme-poverty.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/bird-flu-measles-top-2025-concerns-for-canada-s-chief-public-health-officer-1.7157885

https://inequality.org/article/billionaire-wealth-up-88-percent-over-four-years/

https://www.ehstoday.com/health/news/55249394/health-trends-to-watch-in-2025

The world's-richest-men-could-see-their-wealth dramatically increase again. 

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1231107/billionaire-wealth-growth-by-industry/

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)02789-2/fulltext 

https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2022/12/27/why-do-the-rich-get-richer-even-during-global

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/15/billionaires-net-worth-coronavirus-pandemic-jeff-bezos-elon-musk

A return to anything like another Covid control shutdown could potentially lead to a medical version of martial law. But just think of all the money that the billionaire class could make from another shutdown, potentially leading to a draconian type of world.

https://www.weforum.org/stories/2020/10/the-rich-got-richer-during-the-pandemic-and-that-s-a-daunting-sign-for-our-recovery/

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/apocalypse-then-rich-get-richer-1.6147415


https://thedigitallabyrinth.blogspot.com/search?q=Can+AI+Create+Deadly+Viruses?

Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Rod Serling

Rod_Serling figured out ways to get around the corporate_censorship of the day. Thus, Sci-Fi & fantasy stories fit the bill. 

Of course writers like Jules_Verne and H.G._Wells really knew how to create Sci-Fi storytelling. Rod_Serling's_The_Twilight_Zone became a fine modern example.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twilight_Zone-The_Time_Element_(1958)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twilight_Zone_(1959_TV_series)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_Is_Everybody?

The episode Execution_(The_Twilight_Zone) from April 1960, seemed to depict something like a desktop_personal_computer with a flat screen . 

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0734567/mediaviewer/rm2366755585 Even a decade after this TZ episode the 1970 Datapoint_2200 had a very small screen. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datapoint_2200

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Execution_(The_Twilight_Zone)#Plot



Monday, December 23, 2024

Some of the Biggest Myths About the Economy

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ3j4hHMO5E

BlackRock and other asset managers are profiting off of every aspect of BU$INE$$... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxZO0jd8VoU

What Aristotle Knew About Oligarchy That We Forgot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMguSl8PHS4

Escaping the Rat Race: What School Failed to Teach You About Money. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RJpIqD8MGg

The Untold Truth About Money: How to Build Wealth From Nothing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mRbDEtDoyA

Thursday, December 19, 2024

What's all in the new SUPERMAN movie Trailer?

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGcxj-JbwqY

SUPERMAN Official Teaser Trailer Breakdown | Easter Eggs Explained, Krypto, Lex, Hawkgirl https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yscVfk7sTME

Who's Who in James Gunn's New Superman Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMm8vdwfKi8

SUPERMAN TRAILER 2025: Green Lantern, Henry Cavill Changes & Things You Missed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jtqhs7LUWnQ

Drone sightings and security concerns: A growing debate

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

Confusion Or Coverup: Mysterious Drones Over East Coast Lead To Calls For Military Intervention https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29biKwY5baQ

Drones are not tracking missing radioactive material in New Jersey, officials say https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpC8t3oIvu0

Rand Paul Blocks Drone Security Bill Due To Concerns Over Privacy Violations And Overreach https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApiXNv9eiXA


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

The Science of Star Trek with Dr. Charles Liu

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CJQKaQ62M4 , https://www.youtube.com/@StarTalk/videos

How Star Trek's Future Works Part 1: Money, Work and Property https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJwWxT269ec

How Star Trek's Future Works Part 2: Social Currency and Government https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDFDmk0hoUw

How Star Trek's Future Works Part 3: Housing and Leisure https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOs4M9NE04M

Star Trek's TV and "Cinematic" Problem https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kXy2nzqiLs

The Ultimate Star Trek Kelvin Timeline Retrospective https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hY-iiyqiV80

The Cryptocurrency Age

"Most People Have No Idea What Is Coming" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQBs6XmZcZ8

The Investing & Crypto Expert: "We Only Have 6 Years Until Everything Changes!" - Raoul Pal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyhhwVJB9Z4

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911

Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Trump's talk of 51st state called Canada is an age-old dream, and no joke

"To outsiders, the second-largest country on Earth is loosely governed by people with little interest in developing spectacular resources other countries would love to have" https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/braid-trump-talk-51st-state-canada-dream-no-joke

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trump-suggests-canada-become-51st-state.html

Monday, December 09, 2024

Luigi Mangione charged with murdering healthcare CEO in New York

 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly2zwqqr1ro

Was the murder of UnitedHealthcare+CEO+Brian+Thompson perpetrated by just one person? That will have to be determined in court.

"Mangione was carrying multiple fraudulent IDs and a U.S. passport, Tisch said. One of the IDs matched the fake New Jersey ID that the shooting suspect used to check into a Manhattan hostel before the shooting, the commissioner said." https://www.cbsnews.com/news/luigi-mangione-healthcare-ceo-shooting-what-we-know/

"Mangione was found with a ghost gun — a weapon that can be made at home, and is nearly untraceable — and a suppressor. He also had multiple pieces of fake identification similar to those believed to have been used by the killer, officials said, as well as similar clothes." https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/luigi-mangione-brian-thompson-shooting-1.7405958

"Mangione graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2020, a Penn spokesperson confirmed to CBS News. He received a Master of Science in engineering with a major in computer and information science, and a Bachelor of Science in engineering, majoring in computer science with a minor in mathematics, the spokesperson confirmed." https://www.cbsnews.com/news/luigi-mangione-healthcare-ceo-shooting-what-we-know 

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/company-news/2024/12/10/nyc-killing-suspect-was-ivy-league-graduate-who-praised-unabomber/

https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/unitedhealthcare-luigi-mangione-family-maryland-brian-thompson/?intcid=CNR-02-0623


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

Suspect (Luigi Mangione) in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO

 https://apnews.com/article/unitedhealthcare-suspect-ceo-assassin-shooter-eaee0b7d31b319f42e0cf7f2f7badfb1

If its proven beyond a reasonable doubt that he is the shooter, or was involved with the murder in any other way, he is facing several decades or even life in prison for the murder of UnitedHealthcare+CEO+Brian+Thompson

For any young guy going into the big house for the rest of his life, he will likely be heavily used and abused by the very hardened convicts.

https://nypost.com/2024/12/09/us-news/person-of-interest-in-fatal-shooting-of-unitedhealthcare-boss-brian-thompson-idd-as-luigi-mangione-an-ex-ivy-league-student/

He will be their plaything and party toy, but at the end of the day, he will just become another prison boy.

https://apnews.com/article/unitedhealthcare-suspect-ceo-assassin-shooter-b5ff640798d799271ddd8db9f3d2a20e

His trial for taking the life of CEO+Brian+Thompson will likely reveal his motive.

https://nypost.com/2024/12/09/us-news/luigi-mangione-unitedhealthcare-ceo-murder-suspect-in-custody-live-updates


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

Friday, December 06, 2024

Monday, December 02, 2024

Could artificial intelligence alter what it means to be human?

 https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/artificial-intelligence-evolutionary-biology-humanity-future

If people start to allow AI to determine how humans should exist, the results could be a most inhumane world.

Sunday, December 01, 2024

Saturday, November 30, 2024

Tenet (2020 film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenet_(film) , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJP5RunZUKk

The movie TENET is always worth a revisit, because you can expand your perspective of this fascinating production. 


Tenet - A Misunderstood Masterpiece https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OoLokmqo0A

100 TENET Easter Eggs And Things You Missed | Fan Theories, Ending Explained & Full Movie Breakdown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VujAkEN-FOo

TENET Explained! Full Movie Timeline & Final Scene Breakdown 

Why Do Christopher Nolan Movies Feel so Different? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8Fjy-KdPjg

Christopher Nolan's World of Practical Effects 

Wednesday, November 27, 2024

The Poverty and Homelessness Crisis in America

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEK8bvpaaO0

If someone already has enough money & investments to comfortably retire, then they might have various places that they could move to.

Why Half of America is Empty https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3r60rMPq4o

If someone has very good Internet access & can work from home, then living in a rural or a sparsely populated area might be appealing to them.