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Gilbert Doctorow, Transcript of interview with Glenn Diesen, 14 May
What Donald Trump is doing is hard to understand. His method of leading these negotiations is to create a total fog, total confusion so that all of the many opponents to his efforts don’t know what comes next and cannot offer serious opposition to what he may try to be doing. At the same time, it has inherent in it a formula for complete failure.
He is actively backing his two envoys, Steve Witkoff and General Kellogg, who are each embodying a different solution, a contradictory solution.Witkoff is close to the Russian positionandKellogg is very close to the European-Zelensky position. It is impossible to see how this can lead to a settlement... ..If we have tolook for logic in the midst of this fog, the logic that I come to is the following. ThatTrump is setting up a situation where all parties will be witness to the impossible conditions that Zelensky is proposing, whereby the loser in a military contest is seeking a solution which makes him the victor...
..I think the whole stage that we’re watching is being managed by Trump. I believe that he told Zelensky, I don’t have to imagine it, in his social site, social media, Trump said directly to Zelensky, “Show up immediately, accept the invitation from Putin to open negotiations, and accept immediately.”
I think that Putin would go to Istanbul only on the condition that Trump is there. And Trump’s latest statements suggest the opposite. He’s going to go to Istanbul because Putin is there. That’s nonsense. Putin would never show his face in Istanbul without Trump being there.
And the reason for that is that he is confident that Zelensky will make such utterly idiotic statements that the Americans have no choice but to denounce him and to abandon him. And for that reason, Putin will go. The Russian talk shows were saying last night that it is utterly foolish to speak about direct negotiations with Zelensky. That Zelensky is not an independent force, he is dependent on his curators, as Russians call his backers in Western Europe and the United States. And the only people that you can negotiate with are the Americans. So if Trump is there, then the Americans are there and Putin can negotiate with him, while Zelensky is probably in the next room fuming...
..Mr. Trump’s basic negotiating tactic is spreading confusion. What can come out of this confusion, we don’t know...
..Mr. Trump faces many severe challenges, domestically and foreign challenges. Some of these challenges he has created himself by very poor, poorly conceived and implemented actions like his tariff war over the top in respect to China. So he has set for himself many handicaps but didn’t have to be there.
But that being said, there were handicaps which preceded his arrival on the scene. And they are with him, that is the opposition in Europe of the major countries that we’ve named, and the opposition, both within the Republican Party and, of course, in the whole Democratic Party. He is apparently trying to keep his enemies at bay by making it seem as though one day he will lean this way, as they wish, and the next day he will lean the other way, as they don’t, and they don’t know how it’s all going to end up, but they’re hopeful that he’s still going to be brought around. That seems to be his tactic, but I’m skeptical that he will succeed... ..The end of the war will come before the new year, and it will come not from a further victory on the battlefield, it will come from the political collapse of Ukraine when Mr. Trump says that he’s stopping all arms shipments to Ukraine and that he will not provide, sell arms to Europe for delivery to Ukraine. If he has the courage and the logical consistency to do that, then the war is finished in a matter of a few months. That is the end that I see...
..Donald Trump has it within his power to bring about peace in the Russian-Ukraine war. But not at a negotiating table as we’re seeing now. This is just the antechamber to the real settlement, which is when he when he withdraws all support to Ukraine.
The United States also has the power to end the problem of NATO and to force its Western allies to come to a negoting table with the Russians over revising the continent’s security arrangements, architecture. And that is very simple. If Mr. Trump does what he should do, which is to renounce the Biden agreement with Scholz over installing American nuclear-armed medium-range missiles in Germany. If that is done, then Europe’s defense is finished.
The logical thing to do would be for him to renounce that upon agreeing with the Russians that they will withdraw all of their nuclear-tipped missiles to the Urals... ..Russia has both a free economy or market economy approach, which is what Nabuil is introducing, to keep down inflation, and you support your currency by higher interest rates, which are now at the unbelievable level of 21%. At the same time, you have a statist approach going on, where the Minister of Finance is providing subsidies to the banking system, note, to the banking system to dispense credit to specific industries and specific favorite son manufacturers that are producing goods and services that are deemed essential to the country’s growth. That is to say, you have state management of the economy through dispensing cheap credits to favored industries and favored manufacturers. That is what gave Russia its 4% growth rate in the face of interest rates which should have turned it into recession... ..Mr. Trump admires, respects, and I would say envies Vladimir Putin and Russia, it’s because they have succeeded in a reindustrialization which Mr. Trump would like to see in the States. Russia has done this thanks to sanctions, and Mr. Trump would like to do this through self-imposed tariffs. The idea is the same, to make it difficult or impossible for foreign suppliers to deprive domestic would-be manufacturers and agriculture participants from growing, from manufacturing what the country needs domestically and not importing these goods. It’s a similar end that is sought by both Trump and Putin. https://gilbertdoctorow.com/2025/05/15/transcript-of-interview-with-glenn-diesen-14-may/
Zelensky talks to Erdogan. Ukraine sent Ministers. Russia sent Experts (Deputy Ministers): Delegations Arrive In Istanbul For Talks MS For 2025.05.15
Ukraine Will Never Recognize Occupied Territories As Russia, Zelensky Says From Turkey "We don’t yet know the official level of Russians, but from what we see, it looks phony," Zelensky told reporters in Ankara. So despite the Ukrainian leader earlier declaring "I am here" upon landing in Turkey, he is not in fact at the Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul.
This 'I am here' yet not actually 'there' charade generated some contradictory headlines earlier on Thursday. Zelensky continues his performative gestures aimed at impressing one man: Trump... ..The head of the Russian delegation in Istanbul, Vladimir Medinsky, told Russian state media RIA that Moscow was “ready for discussions.”
“We are ready for discussions, for resuming the Istanbul negotiations; we are prepared for possible compromises and their discussion,” Medinsky said, referring to the last known direct talks between Russia and Ukraine that took place in Istanbul in the spring of 2022... ..Dmitriev also specifically named Vice President J.D. Vance, Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and Secretary of State Marco Rubio - the latter two who are present in Istanbul - as major contributors to the mediation effort... ..President Trump meanwhile, while attending meetings in Qatar, was asked by a reporter why the American leader is not himself present in Turkey for the talks:
"Why would he go if I’m not going?"
"I wasn’t planning to go and I didn’t think he would if I didn’t."
"But we have people there. Marco's doing a fantastic job, Marco's there..."
It remains that Putin has little reason or incentive to go, with war analysts widely recognizing that he remains in the driver's seat militarily, and with Ukrainian forces against the ropes. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/trump-has-made-impossible-possible-kremlin-praises-istanbul-20-talks
Gilbert Doctorow notes that Russians and Ukrainians did not meet yesterday, because the Ukrainians were in the wrong city.
BBC morning news: “Russian and Ukrainian sides meet face to face for the first time since the war began…” https://gilbertdoctorow.com/2025/05/16/bbc-morning-news-russian-and-ukrainian-sides-meet-face-to-face-for-the-first-time-since-the-war-began/
Ukrainian delegation showed up 24 hours late and won't talk with Russian delegation about anything except 30 day ceasefire: Second Round of Talks Begins in Turkey, Russia Appoints New Army Chief: Military Summary 2025.05.16
It's the cocaine talking: Macron, Starmer Blast 'Unacceptable' Russian Stance In Talks, Zelensky Urges More Sanctions Zelensky in a phone call with President Trump soon on the heels of the Istanbul meeting, which lasted just under two hours, touted that he's willing to "take the fastest possible steps to bring real peace" - but the West needs to hold "a strong stance". Also on the group call were the leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Poland... ..British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, joined by French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Polish leader Donald Tusk, said in a statement on Friday that “the Russian position is clearly unacceptable, and not for the first time,” according to Reuters... ..As for the Russian delegation, its head Vladimir Medinsky announced that "each side will present its vision of a possible future ceasefire, detailing it in writing." Here's the Russian readout:
"We are satisfied with the outcome and ready to continue our contacts. Here is what has been agreed:
First, in the coming days, there will be a large-scale prisoner exchange: 1,000 for 1,000 people.
Second, the Ukrainian side has requested direct talks between the heads of state. We have taken this request under advisement.
And third, we have agreed that each side will present its vision of a possible future ceasefire, detailing it in writing. Once these visions have been presented, we believe it is appropriate-as has also been agreed-to continue our negotiations.” https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/russia-ukraine-talks-wrap-under-2-hours-nothing-meaningful-end-war
Trump Still Pressing Forward On Meeting Putin 'As Soon As We Can' President Donald Trump said Friday as he wrapped up his four-day visit to the Middle East that the White House is still moving forward on setting up direct talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and that this will happen as soon as possible.
"I think it’s time for us to just do it," Trump told reporters, addressing whether an in-person meeting will still happen. He added that a meeting with Putin will happen "as soon as we can set it up". He suggested that peace will ultimately only be possible if the two leaders sit at the same table.
That's when he said, interestingly that "I would actually leave here and go" - an apparent reference to Istanbul where rare Russia-Ukraine talks are being held Friday. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/trump-still-pressing-forward-meeting-putin-soon-we-can
John Helmer, THE US HAS PUSHED THE INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION (ICAO) TO DECLARE WAR ON RUSSIA On Monday, May 12, the United States pushed the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the aircraft safety watchdog, to vote behind closed doors to adopt a secret resolution convicting Russia of shooting-down Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 on July 17, 2014.
Unlike the Dutch show trial which in November 2022 convicted two Russians and a Ukrainian of the same crime, the ICAO reached its verdict without the appearance of an open proceeding or of openly tested evidence. It’s a put-up job... ..“The Council’s considerations based on reason of law and fact, will be issued in the coming weeks.”
The spokesman was then asked for a copy of ICAO’s Rules of Procedure. He refuses to answer.
The decision of ICAO to go to war with Russia, using its aviation safety mandate to cover up the evidence of what really happened to MH17, destroys the organization for the future. It follows the destruction of the global organization for the safety of nuclear power generation, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW); the International Committee of the Red Cross; and the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres. The downing of MH17 on July 17, 2014, with the deaths of all 298 passengers and crew, was a Ukrainian government operation, backed by the Obama Administration led by then-Vice President Joseph Biden, to start the economic sanctions war against Russia; US and NATO military preparations for the Ukrainian attack on the Donbass; it almost led to a NATO military intervention. https://johnhelmer.net/the-us-has-pushed-the-international-civil-aviation-organization-icao-to-declare-war-on-russia/#more-91597
Huh? Russian Su-35 prevents Estonians from capturing tanker with Russian crew https://en.topcor.ru/59869-rossijskij-su-35-ne-dal-jestoncam-zahvatit-tanker-s-russkim-jekipazhem.html
This was in international waters: VIDEO | Estonia says Russia sent warplane after attempt to intercept shadow fleet tanker Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said on Thursday, the 15th of May, that Russia had sent a military plane because the Estonian navy was trying to intercept a possible shadow fleet tanker which was under new British sanctions, accusing it of sailing illegally without a flag, reports Reuters.
After the Jaguar, which was placed on the UK sanctions list last Friday, refused to cooperate by not allowing boarding, the Estonian navy said it was escorted to Russian waters... ..In another incident on the 11th of April, Estonia detained and boarded the Russian-owned oil tanker Kiwala, accusing it of sailing without a valid national flag. The tanker cooperated and was released two weeks later. https://bnn-news.com/video-estonia-says-russia-sent-warplane-after-attempt-to-intercept-shadow-fleet-tanker-267690
White House Has Presented Iran With Written Nuke Deal Proposal https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/very-serious-negotiations-crude-prices-tumble-after-trump-says-us-close-nuclear-deal
With Trump Touring Gulf, Iran Offers Huge Nuclear Concession Iranian official Ali Shamkhani, importantly who serves as military and nuclear advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in the following:
He said Iran would commit to never making nuclear weapons, getting rid of its stockpiles of highly-enriched Uranium which can be weaponized, agree to only enrich Uranium to the lower levels needed for civilian use, and allow international inspectors to supervise the process, in exchange for the immediate lifting of all economic sanctions on Iran.
Asked if Iran would agree to sign an agreement today if those conditions were met, Shamkhani said, “Yes.”
"It’s still possible. If the Americans act as they say, for sure we can have better relations," Shamkhani said. The top official added, "it can lead to a better situation in the near future." https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/trump-praises-young-attractive-president-sharaa-founder-al-qaeda-syria-qatar-visit
More Than 200 Republicans Work To Sabotage Chances of Iran Nuclear Deal
The lawmakers sent a letter to Trump urging that any deal must dismantle Iran's nuclear enrichment program, a non-starter for Tehran https://news.antiwar.com/2025/05/14/more-than-200-republicans-work-to-sabotage-chances-of-iran-nuclear-deal/
US-backed aid group to start work in Gaza by end of May A US-backed humanitarian organization said on Wednesday that it would launch operations in Gaza by the end of May and has asked Israel to allow aid to start flowing into the enclave now under existing procedures until it is set up.
No humanitarian aid has been delivered to Gaza since March 2, and a global hunger monitor has warned that half a million people face starvation, a quarter of the enclave’s population. Since the war in Gaza began in October 2023, aid deliveries have been handled by international aid groups and UN organizations.
The newly created Gaza Humanitarian Foundation will instead distribute aid in Gaza from so-called secure distribution sites, but said Israel’s current plan to only allow a few such sites in southern Gaza needed to be scaled up to include the north. https://www.arabnews.com/node/2600763/middle-east
UNICEF chief denounces Israel’s ‘unconscionable’ killing of nearly 50 children in Gaza in 2 days
“It is unconscionable that over 45 children have reportedly been killed in air strikes in Gaza in two days,” Russell wrote on X. “This should shock the world but is largely met with indifference.” “Nowhere is safe for children in Gaza. This horror must stop,” she said. https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250509-israel-dropped-100000-tons-of-bombs-on-gaza-media-office/
UN peacekeepers say Israel hit Lebanon base with ‘direct fire’ UNIFIL said it was ‘concerned by the recent aggressive posture of the Israel Defense Forces involving UNIFIL personnel and assets’
Included an ‘incident in which a direct fire hit the perimeter of a UNIFIL position south of the village of Kfar Shouba’ https://www.arabnews.com/node/2600737/middle-east
Netanyahu: Israel is destroying Gaza so Palestinians are forced to leave Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told members of the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee on Sunday that Tel Aviv is “destroying more and more houses [in Gaza] so the Palestinians will have nowhere to return,” according to quotes from the session leaked to the media.
“The only obvious result will be Gazans choosing to emigrate outside of the Strip,” Netanyahu continued, adding that Israel’s “main problem is finding countries to take them in.” https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250514-netanyahu-israel-is-destroying-gaza-so-palestinians-are-forced-to-leave/
US Treasury 'Surprised, Confused' By Trump's Sudden Lifting Of Syria Sanctions Much of the world was caught off guard when amid an avalanche of multiple US-Gulf deals worth hundreds of billions of dollars each being signed Wednesday, President Trump not only announced that he is lifting all sanctions on Syria, but even met in-person with US-designated terrorist and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa (Jolani) in the Saudi capital.
Apparently even the State Department and US Treasury departments were caught off guard. Trump's move to lift sanctions on Syria "took many by surprise," including his own officials at State and Treasury. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/us-treasury-surprised-confused-trumps-sudden-lifting-syria-sanctions
Trump Shocks the World — Again Trump explained to al-Sharaa that he had “a tremendous opportunity to do something historic in his country.” The president “urged the Syrian leader to sign on to the Abraham Accords.” He “also advised Sharaa to tell foreign terrorists to leave Syria, deport Palestinian terrorists, help the U.S. prevent the resurgence of the Islamic State and assume responsibility for Islamic State detention centers in Syria’s northeast.” Trump declared that he wanted to give Syria “a chance at greatness.”
So Trump wants to make peace with old foes based on mutual economic interests. He is giving al-Sharaa a chance to demonstrate that he really is no longer a jihadi and wants to build a stable and prosperous Syria. https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2025/05/14/trump-shocks-the-world-again-n4939759
Financial Zionism appears to be finished with revisionist-Zionism: Netanyahu Charges [Rothschild-Paris banker] Macron With 'Despicable' Support For Hamas [which Bibi supprted through Qatar for decades] As Spat Deepens https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/netanyahu-charges-macron-despicable-support-hamas-spat-deepens
Trump Touts 1.4 Trillion Investment In AI, Tech From UAE In Final Mideast Stop https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/trump-touts-14-trillion-investment-ai-other-sectors-uae-final-mideast-stop
One of the most shocking testimonies in United States history. “I state without reservation that the United States federal government under Joe Biden and Kamala Harris is the world's largest child sex trafficking organization in modern history. The probability…that thousands of these children are being raped at this very moment is one hundred percent." https://x.com/Real_RobN/status/1922694242973122575
Trump Very Displeased With Tim Cook's 'Made-In-India' iPhone Blitz, Wants Production In US https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/trump-very-displeased-tim-cooks-made-india-iphone-blitz-wants-production-us
If grid connected, and simultaneously activated, this could crash the grid: Rogue Devices Capable of Triggering Blackouts Found in Chinese Solar Panels https://basedunderground.com/2025/05/14/rogue-devices-capable-of-triggering-blackouts-found-in-chinese-solar-panels/
China pauses rare earth export restrictions on 28 US entities after trade truce
The suspension of rare earth export curbs took effect Wednesday and will last for 90 days, China’s Ministry of Commerce said. https://interestingengineering.com/energy/china-lifts-export-bans-on-rare-earths
Geologists Discover the World’s “Largest Lithium Deposit” Beneath a U.S. Supervolcano, Worth 413 Billion Euros
Buried beneath a U.S. supervolcano, scientists have uncovered what could be the largest lithium reserve ever found. This unexpected discovery has the potential to reshape global supply chains and disrupt the industry. The scale of the deposit is staggering, but extraction won’t be easy. Environmental concerns and geopolitical tensions are already brewing. https://dailygalaxy.com/2025/02/geologists-discover-the-worlds-largest-lithium-deposit-beneath-a-u-s-supervolcano-worth-413-billion-euros/
Horatius At the Bridge moment: "Everything You Said Was Essentially Dishonest" - RFK Jr. Destroys Dems In First Major Hearing As HHS Secretary https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/everything-you-said-was-essentially-dishonest-rfk-jr-destroys-dems-first-major-hearing-hhs
An oath to lie? Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Among Dozens Who Signed Oath to Conceal COVID Info That Could ‘Embarrass’ Trudeau Government https://yournews.com/2025/05/09/3428426/canadas-chief-public-health-officer-among-dozens-who-signed-oath/
But you still can't see them... Court rules on von der Leyen’s secret Covid vaccine deal messages The European Commission acted improperly by refusing to release communications with Pfizer to the media, the ruling states https://swentr.site/news/617514-european-commission-pfizer-texts/
COVID-19 Vaccines Are Fueling the Chronic Disease Epidemic
With RFK Jr. spotlighting chronic disease in the Senate, it’s time to confront the role of mRNA injections in this escalating public health crisis.
HHS to END COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations for Kids & Pregnant Women With over 600,000 estimated COVID shot deaths in the U.S., HHS moves to roll back CDC guidance—amid mounting criminal referrals, legislative efforts, and growing calls for a complete moratorium.
'There Is Overwhelming Evidence to Call for a Moratorium on the mRNA COVID Jabs': New MAHA Chief Medical Advisor
"And help the vaccine injured," saysBritish cardiologist Dr. Aseem Malhotra.
Will Pfizer Be Held Accountable? Federal Judge Sends Kansas Lawsuit Against COVID Vaccine Maker Back to State Court
Pfizer tried to keep the case in federal court, arguing that the PREP Act, which shields COVID-19 vaccine makers from liability for injuries caused by the vaccines, “completely preempts” the consumer protection claims made by the state of Kansas.But a federal judge today ruled the case must proceed in state court. https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/pfizer-covid-vaccine-deceptive-marketing-kansas-lawsuit-state-court/?utm_id=20250514
‘Gravely Concerning’: Spike Protein Found in Female Stroke Victims Up to 17 Months After Receiving mRNA COVID Vaccine
Researchers found the spike protein inside the cerebral arteries, which flow to the brain.The study confirmed that,in all of the patients, some of the spike protein detected originated from the COVID-19 vaccines. https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/spike-protein-found-female-stroke-victims-17-months-mrna-covid-vaccine/
‘Pulling Back the Curtain’: NIH Will Use Medicaid, Medicare Records to Study Autism
NIH and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services today announced a“landmark partnership” that will allow NIH autism researchers to analyze the health records of children and adults enrolled in Medicare or Medicaid who have an autism diagnosis. https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/autism-research-nih-cms-medicaid-medicare-records/
‘Indefensible’: Merck Designed Gardasil Trials to Mask HPV Vaccine Harms
A newly unsealed expert report from Danish physician and world-renowned research methodologist Dr. Peter C. Gøtzsche, reveals that Merck intentionally misrepresented the safety profile of its Gardasil HPV vaccine. https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/merck-designed-gardasil-trials-mask-hpv-vaccine-harms/
Some think it's the the shots: Media Slam NIH for Axing ‘Safe to Sleep’ Campaign — But Evidence Shows the Program Never Reduced SIDS Deaths NIH recently cut a program that claimed to have reduced SIDS deaths by more than 50%. However, research published in Pediatrics and other top journals shows that SIDS deaths didn’t substantively drop — they were just reclassified as something else. https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/media-slam-nih-axing-safe-to-sleep-campaign-evidence-program-never-reduced-sids-deaths/
The new Chief Investigator is a fraud-for-hire who just inserted fraud into the study-report. The Slovakian Prime Minister is being led to Scientific Slaughter Scientific Misconduct and Plagiarism plague his seminal study
Copper is antibacterial... For The First Time, Common Hospital “Superbug” Found To Break Down Medical Plastics This bacterium is a common cause of infections in hospitals, and now researchers are a step closer to understanding why. https://www.iflscience.com/for-the-first-time-common-hospital-superbug-found-to-break-down-medical-plastics-79212
We'll see: Fusion Power Just Got Real: New Method to Remove Heat From Tokamak Plasma Solves One of Nuclear Energy’s Biggest Obstacles In a groundbreaking development, scientists in Switzerland have discovered an innovative method to efficiently remove excess heat from fusion tokamaks, potentially revolutionizing the safety and sustainability of nuclear fusion reactors worldwide. https://www.sustainability-times.com/energy/fusion-power-just-got-real-new-method-to-remove-heat-from-tokamak-plasma-solves-one-of-nuclear-energys-biggest-obstacles/
“History Is Wrong”: Newly Discovered Ancient Tools Shatter Accepted Timeline of Civilization and Rewrite Humanity’s Deep Past Archaeologists have unearthed stone tools in Southeast Asia that suggest the region's ancient inhabitants were pioneers in seafaring technology, revolutionizing our understanding of early human innovation. https://www.sustainability-times.com/research/history-is-wrong-newly-discovered-ancient-tools-shatter-accepted-timeline-of-civilization-and-rewrite-humanitys-deep-past/
Spartacus works to access universal consciousness through AI: The Einstein-Cartan-Skyrme Hypothesis What if the mind is literally what makes things real?
23 minute AI-narration, sorry. Consciousness communicates an enigma: Michio Kaku: "AI Warns Voyager 1 Made IMPOSSIBLE Encounter In Deep Space"
26 minute Twilight "Zone" AI narration is even more esoteric: Michio Kaku: "AI Reveals Voyager's Terrifying Image Of Who's Sending Data"
Cognitive-Theoretic Model of the Universe https://ctmucommunity.org/wiki/Cognitive-Theoretic_Model_of_the_Universe
Holding That Thought (picturing food-for-thought)
Great compilation.
I had read most of what you posted but not all.
You're final picture brought me back from the craziness...
“History Is Wrong”
Of course it is, or at least incomplete. It's written by those in power at the time, unlikely to reflect badly on the themes of the day. We invented all the good things and those old ways are wrong. You know it was Putins fault or was that Trump maybe it was Stalin or was that Pol Pot?
I don't know, I should've stayed in the wrong side of the bed.