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D!ck Butkus R.I.P....
Sorry for the word block, but D!ck Butkus, was a linebacker for the Chicago Bears and considered one of the greatest NFL players. It's reported he died in his sleep at age 80.
Butkus was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1979. It was an easy pick, because it’s hard to imagine writing the history of the game without Butkus.
(Photo By Barry Staver/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
Link:
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Butkus was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1979. It was an easy pick, because it’s hard to imagine writing the history of the game without Butkus.
(Photo By Barry Staver/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
Link:
*ck-butkus-one-of-the-greatest-linebackers-in-nfl-history-dies-at-80-223149911.html
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EDELWEISS - Vol. I: The ALGORHYTHM - XXXVIII
EDELWEISS
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- Chapter I:
The ALGORHYTHM
XXXVIII.
“For the ignorance of modern men and women, their children have no future except Slavery taken to extremes. These times are coming down harder and harder for the generation in which all what is human is being perverted up to such level of madness and evil as never known in history of mankind, because these times are special: there are the necessary means for mass enslavement, and all began with compliance of masses to the ruling state; few generations before, were trained specially for social engineering taken to new levels, to which is attached genetics, nano-technology and robotics, in re-designing the future of mankind. The blinded people, follow the govern indoctrination where driven by ignorance, dream of a hyper-technological future in which humans to make use of machines and whole world to benefit upon these inventions, without to realize they are being used for mass enslavement in a tyranny to come in which human beings – most of the common, working class, and including even those among rich ones, will be subjected to what is being called under development as Artificial Intelligence, which will be like a sentient to overwatch the new elaborated System of the New World Order that takes place in these times, – and, of course, the implications are wide, into destruction of everything what means a Human Being which is far net superior to any invention or machinery designed to take its place in hierarchy. Blinded people, trained since childhood, to receive these sci-fi illusions of a world in which mankind using machines will attain a reign of glory, a world of peace and prosperity for everyone, a world of justice, law and order. But everyone out there, is being used for evil purposes, for once all are designed and set on the go, the new System built will truly set in chains everyone who would follow, willingly or coerced. People do not imagine what their future would look like, in such technological chains from which they can never get away, and thus, are lured into a trap which unfortunately, would become for everyone else attached to the System, an eternal damnation and sufferance, – one can not compare the harm that is being done by now – so far – and very few actually understand what is already happening with this world, and how people are being turned against their own nature. The idea of conspiracy theory – a vague term which does not mean anything than a sinister way to hide in plain sight what is already obvious, – ambiguous terminology and wording who upon deeper analysis show antagonism and contradiction – is being used and promoted in the same time, to generate not only mass confusion, but even based on the principle of denial, leading further the cognition of a human being to suffer, not being able to discern what is truly real of what is false, – deepening the upcoming traumas which will be present in each man or woman when confronted with Reality, one who can not be changed. When the waves of tyranny will start hitting worldwide, nobody can not change the harm that’s being done, in the name of progress and evolution, nobody will be able to counter the evil that is being propagated into the world, nor its spreading, and the shock will come for all social classes, on all levels, without any possible way to avoid the impact. “
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- Shall be continued…
2022 © Th3Mirr0r
EDELWEISS - Vol. I/Chapter I: The ALGORHYTHM
P.S: For a time period, not defined, I will not be posting; thus, I will continue after the break.
Th3Mirr0r
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- Chapter I:
The ALGORHYTHM
XXXVIII.
“For the ignorance of modern men and women, their children have no future except Slavery taken to extremes. These times are coming down harder and harder for the generation in which all what is human is being perverted up to such level of madness and evil as never known in history of mankind, because these times are special: there are the necessary means for mass enslavement, and all began with compliance of masses to the ruling state; few generations before, were trained specially for social engineering taken to new levels, to which is attached genetics, nano-technology and robotics, in re-designing the future of mankind. The blinded people, follow the govern indoctrination where driven by ignorance, dream of a hyper-technological future in which humans to make use of machines and whole world to benefit upon these inventions, without to realize they are being used for mass enslavement in a tyranny to come in which human beings – most of the common, working class, and including even those among rich ones, will be subjected to what is being called under development as Artificial Intelligence, which will be like a sentient to overwatch the new elaborated System of the New World Order that takes place in these times, – and, of course, the implications are wide, into destruction of everything what means a Human Being which is far net superior to any invention or machinery designed to take its place in hierarchy. Blinded people, trained since childhood, to receive these sci-fi illusions of a world in which mankind using machines will attain a reign of glory, a world of peace and prosperity for everyone, a world of justice, law and order. But everyone out there, is being used for evil purposes, for once all are designed and set on the go, the new System built will truly set in chains everyone who would follow, willingly or coerced. People do not imagine what their future would look like, in such technological chains from which they can never get away, and thus, are lured into a trap which unfortunately, would become for everyone else attached to the System, an eternal damnation and sufferance, – one can not compare the harm that is being done by now – so far – and very few actually understand what is already happening with this world, and how people are being turned against their own nature. The idea of conspiracy theory – a vague term which does not mean anything than a sinister way to hide in plain sight what is already obvious, – ambiguous terminology and wording who upon deeper analysis show antagonism and contradiction – is being used and promoted in the same time, to generate not only mass confusion, but even based on the principle of denial, leading further the cognition of a human being to suffer, not being able to discern what is truly real of what is false, – deepening the upcoming traumas which will be present in each man or woman when confronted with Reality, one who can not be changed. When the waves of tyranny will start hitting worldwide, nobody can not change the harm that’s being done, in the name of progress and evolution, nobody will be able to counter the evil that is being propagated into the world, nor its spreading, and the shock will come for all social classes, on all levels, without any possible way to avoid the impact. “
[ … ]
- Shall be continued…
2022 © Th3Mirr0r
EDELWEISS - Vol. I/Chapter I: The ALGORHYTHM
P.S: For a time period, not defined, I will not be posting; thus, I will continue after the break.
Th3Mirr0r
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It's not actually worth $739 million...
Trump has a (special) way of placing value on his properties. He valued Mar-a-Lago at $739 million. In today's market, it could actually be worth less than $40 million.
So how does he justify a value of $739 million?
Potential... future potential. It's not worth that now... but some time in the future it will be valued at that number.
My suggestion is go with it... reassess the property value to what he says and make him pay taxes accordingly !!
That should fix everything.
In other news, Trump's business fraud case isn't going so well for him.
The judge fined Trump’s lawyers $7,500 each for repeating arguments he had previously dismissed. C'mon guys... don't you remember what you say and do in a court of law?
While many of the Trump corporations are being blocked from doing business in the state of New York, The court has appointed a former judge to monitor their assets and any creation of new entities or transfers. Basically... they're on to you!
So how does he justify a value of $739 million?
Potential... future potential. It's not worth that now... but some time in the future it will be valued at that number.
My suggestion is go with it... reassess the property value to what he says and make him pay taxes accordingly !!
That should fix everything.
In other news, Trump's business fraud case isn't going so well for him.
The judge fined Trump’s lawyers $7,500 each for repeating arguments he had previously dismissed. C'mon guys... don't you remember what you say and do in a court of law?
While many of the Trump corporations are being blocked from doing business in the state of New York, The court has appointed a former judge to monitor their assets and any creation of new entities or transfers. Basically... they're on to you!
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Drummer Stewart Copeland...
I've increased my YouTube music obsession lately. The channel Drumeo came up on my suggested list. They offer drum lessons and do detailed videos on many famous drummers, breaking down equipment, background and a little documentary of the drummers they feature in each episode.
Stewart Copeland was one I enjoyed watching.
Best known as the drummer for the British rock band Police, I knew he had a unique style of syncopation and drumming rhythms that was key in the success of Police. Other than an American musician in England, I didn't know his background.
He's very open about family travels, his exposure to music from different cultures and very down-to-earth of his success as a drummer.
It's a 20 minute video and will probably watch it again a few times.
Stewart Copeland was one I enjoyed watching.
Best known as the drummer for the British rock band Police, I knew he had a unique style of syncopation and drumming rhythms that was key in the success of Police. Other than an American musician in England, I didn't know his background.
He's very open about family travels, his exposure to music from different cultures and very down-to-earth of his success as a drummer.
It's a 20 minute video and will probably watch it again a few times.
EDELWEISS - Vol. I: The ALGORHYTHM - XXXVII
EDELWEISS
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- Chapter I:
The ALGORHYTHM
XXXVII.
“People ask for justice upon the lawlessness of the earth, but most of them partake in crimes, in ways that they don’t even imagine, until they are placed in front of a large mirror to show the facts, the deeds, the actions, the reactions, and then, they start to hate the truth shown plain and clear in front of their eyes, up to the point on which to take anything they can into their hands to break that reflection in thousands of pieces which even more, would show why they deserve such a world in which each of them to reap what they’ve sown. Even more, there is a different Justice, happening all over the earth, who could shock most of those trying to comprehend; that is because it enters in conflict with human ways of life, those things happening does not belong to the world and it is even beyond human capacity of thinking. One can not know and should not dare to find why one is in a wheelchair for life, although did no harm to others around, while those inflicting as much harm as they can to this world, are safe and prospering in madness and evil deeds. It is even harder to comprehend for a common human being why a tyrant is beset on power and under its command a whole city is erased from the map once with thousands of people dead along burnt alive, and nothing seems to count, there is no one to apply a proper punishment for such extreme evil. Quite extraordinary, to even see people complaining of how the elites of this world rule them from the shadow, with their edicts, naming them as psychopathic elements of society, while for these royalty faces they – the accusers – are nothing more than rats, bugs and worms, if not better calling them as worthless, waste of society, ready to crush the heap of ants under their boots, with just an order or a wave of hand. It is the same like tyrants edicts mentioning: you all shall know your place, under the whip or the sword, under the chains or mining a quarry, in a deep dungeon or a pit with garbage, confessing that slaves are as many types as they have been trained since childhood, to serve their purpose. But the angry crowd, pointing out the fingers to their elected leaders, are drawn in a strategy game of world dominion, and slowly by slowly face the times when in order to protest, needs approval, and even that, being counted by a timer; they are to face even worst, coming down the pipe, as whatever the govern will say it is allowed, and when it is permitted, under what terms and conditions, as long as for the parties are secured for the next railway to change and the train move to the next track in tightening the mechanism of ruling state, with new decrees, orders and declarations, with new stamps, signature and deals; and such a world, indeed, who raise monsters so that later be cheered by the crowds under an order, or just the escaping goat ready to face the trial and the sentence, to satisfy the beasts sneaked among the masses, - such a world, indeed, who worship the ego of man, sinking in darkness and evil, in wandering and confusion, in oblivion and ignorance, in lies and deceit!.. In this world, people ask for justice, but Justice already happens beyond their comprehension; in this world, people searching for a savior, and the salvation coming only from God, is as much as denied as the modern society is clearly against all what truly comes from God, shown by edifying sin, partaking in crimes against humanity; the earth is filled by ignorance, pride, vanity, rebellion, in the new age of deceit.“
[ … ]
- Shall be continued…
2022 © Th3Mirr0r
EDELWEISS - Vol. I/Chapter I: The ALGORHYTHM
***
- Chapter I:
The ALGORHYTHM
XXXVII.
“People ask for justice upon the lawlessness of the earth, but most of them partake in crimes, in ways that they don’t even imagine, until they are placed in front of a large mirror to show the facts, the deeds, the actions, the reactions, and then, they start to hate the truth shown plain and clear in front of their eyes, up to the point on which to take anything they can into their hands to break that reflection in thousands of pieces which even more, would show why they deserve such a world in which each of them to reap what they’ve sown. Even more, there is a different Justice, happening all over the earth, who could shock most of those trying to comprehend; that is because it enters in conflict with human ways of life, those things happening does not belong to the world and it is even beyond human capacity of thinking. One can not know and should not dare to find why one is in a wheelchair for life, although did no harm to others around, while those inflicting as much harm as they can to this world, are safe and prospering in madness and evil deeds. It is even harder to comprehend for a common human being why a tyrant is beset on power and under its command a whole city is erased from the map once with thousands of people dead along burnt alive, and nothing seems to count, there is no one to apply a proper punishment for such extreme evil. Quite extraordinary, to even see people complaining of how the elites of this world rule them from the shadow, with their edicts, naming them as psychopathic elements of society, while for these royalty faces they – the accusers – are nothing more than rats, bugs and worms, if not better calling them as worthless, waste of society, ready to crush the heap of ants under their boots, with just an order or a wave of hand. It is the same like tyrants edicts mentioning: you all shall know your place, under the whip or the sword, under the chains or mining a quarry, in a deep dungeon or a pit with garbage, confessing that slaves are as many types as they have been trained since childhood, to serve their purpose. But the angry crowd, pointing out the fingers to their elected leaders, are drawn in a strategy game of world dominion, and slowly by slowly face the times when in order to protest, needs approval, and even that, being counted by a timer; they are to face even worst, coming down the pipe, as whatever the govern will say it is allowed, and when it is permitted, under what terms and conditions, as long as for the parties are secured for the next railway to change and the train move to the next track in tightening the mechanism of ruling state, with new decrees, orders and declarations, with new stamps, signature and deals; and such a world, indeed, who raise monsters so that later be cheered by the crowds under an order, or just the escaping goat ready to face the trial and the sentence, to satisfy the beasts sneaked among the masses, - such a world, indeed, who worship the ego of man, sinking in darkness and evil, in wandering and confusion, in oblivion and ignorance, in lies and deceit!.. In this world, people ask for justice, but Justice already happens beyond their comprehension; in this world, people searching for a savior, and the salvation coming only from God, is as much as denied as the modern society is clearly against all what truly comes from God, shown by edifying sin, partaking in crimes against humanity; the earth is filled by ignorance, pride, vanity, rebellion, in the new age of deceit.“
[ … ]
- Shall be continued…
2022 © Th3Mirr0r
EDELWEISS - Vol. I/Chapter I: The ALGORHYTHM
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I Dreamt This One Night lol
My cat was giant sized and terrorizing the community destroying houses and eating people. I kept chasing her saying "no Darcy, no Darcy, no Darcy" 
Russia's 2024 draft of it's budget allocates 1/3 to the military.
From Reuters:
"Oct 2 (Reuters) - Defence spending will account for almost one third of Russia's total budget expenditure in 2024, the government's draft plans show, as Moscow diverts ever more resources towards prosecuting its war in Ukraine.
Russia also plans to ramp up state borrowing to help fund what it calls a "special military operation" in Ukraine in the coming years and is counting on a recovery in oil and gas revenues to pre-invasion levels to do so.
Spending under the "national defence" section of Russia's budget will total 10.78 trillion roubles ($109 billion) next year, or 29.4% of total planned expenditure of 36.66 trillion roubles, according to the finance ministry's budget documents that outline the government's fiscal plans for 2024-2026.
In 2021, the year before Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine, defence spending totalled 3.57 trillion roubles, 14.4% of total spending. In 2022, the share of defence spending rose to 17.7%, data on Russia's electronic budget page showed earlier this year.
Spending figures for 2022 were subsequently removed from the online budget portal. The most up-to-date data for 2023 was published as part of the finance ministry's 2024-26 budget plans.
The finance ministry has allocated 6.41 trillion roubles to defence in 2023, or 21.2% of total budget expenditure of 30.27 trillion roubles, but Finance Minister Anton Siluanov last week said total spending would be above plan at around 33.5 trillion roubles.
That may mean that defence spending will also be significantly higher than first envisaged.
Moscow doubled its target for defence spending in 2023 to 9.7 trillion roubles, Reuters reported exclusively in August, citing a government document.
"The budget's structure shows that the main emphasis is on ensuring our victory - the army, defence capability, armed forces, fighters - everything needed for the front, everything needed for victory is in the budget," Siluanov said last week.
"This is a big strain for the budget, not a small one, but it is our absolute priority."
EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE FREEZE
As defense spending in 2024 triples from pre-invasion levels, the share of spending on "national security", which covers funding for law enforcement agencies, is also rising, set to reach 9.2% in 2024, the documents showed.
To compensate for those increases, Moscow will effectively freeze spending on education and healthcare. The share of spending on "national economy", encompassing roads, infrastructure and construction, will decrease to 10.6% in 2024, the lowest share since 2011.
"Social policy", traditionally the leading spending area on state salaries, pensions and benefits, will account for less spending than defence at 7.73 trillion roubles in 2024, and with its lowest share of spending since 2011 of 21.4%.
Spending on those areas will nominally rise, but below inflation, meaning real-term cuts.
Chief Economist, Russia and CIS, at Renaissance Capital Sofya Donets said that taking defence and national security spending to almost 40% of all Russia's expenditure pending may have a strong short-term impact, but will contribute little to growth in the long-term due to their minimal impact on tax revenues.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov last week said increasing defence spending was "absolutely necessary" for the budget because Russia is living "in a state of hybrid war".
Russia argues that the West is fighting a hybrid war against it to sow discord and ultimately carve up its vast natural resources, allegations that Western leaders deny, saying Moscow's decision to invade Ukraine was unprovoked.
Ukraine vows to eject every last Russian soldier from its territory, and casts the invasion as an imperial-style land grab by Russia.
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The final budget has yet to be released.
"Oct 2 (Reuters) - Defence spending will account for almost one third of Russia's total budget expenditure in 2024, the government's draft plans show, as Moscow diverts ever more resources towards prosecuting its war in Ukraine.
Russia also plans to ramp up state borrowing to help fund what it calls a "special military operation" in Ukraine in the coming years and is counting on a recovery in oil and gas revenues to pre-invasion levels to do so.
Spending under the "national defence" section of Russia's budget will total 10.78 trillion roubles ($109 billion) next year, or 29.4% of total planned expenditure of 36.66 trillion roubles, according to the finance ministry's budget documents that outline the government's fiscal plans for 2024-2026.
In 2021, the year before Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine, defence spending totalled 3.57 trillion roubles, 14.4% of total spending. In 2022, the share of defence spending rose to 17.7%, data on Russia's electronic budget page showed earlier this year.
Spending figures for 2022 were subsequently removed from the online budget portal. The most up-to-date data for 2023 was published as part of the finance ministry's 2024-26 budget plans.
The finance ministry has allocated 6.41 trillion roubles to defence in 2023, or 21.2% of total budget expenditure of 30.27 trillion roubles, but Finance Minister Anton Siluanov last week said total spending would be above plan at around 33.5 trillion roubles.
That may mean that defence spending will also be significantly higher than first envisaged.
Moscow doubled its target for defence spending in 2023 to 9.7 trillion roubles, Reuters reported exclusively in August, citing a government document.
"The budget's structure shows that the main emphasis is on ensuring our victory - the army, defence capability, armed forces, fighters - everything needed for the front, everything needed for victory is in the budget," Siluanov said last week.
"This is a big strain for the budget, not a small one, but it is our absolute priority."
EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE FREEZE
As defense spending in 2024 triples from pre-invasion levels, the share of spending on "national security", which covers funding for law enforcement agencies, is also rising, set to reach 9.2% in 2024, the documents showed.
To compensate for those increases, Moscow will effectively freeze spending on education and healthcare. The share of spending on "national economy", encompassing roads, infrastructure and construction, will decrease to 10.6% in 2024, the lowest share since 2011.
"Social policy", traditionally the leading spending area on state salaries, pensions and benefits, will account for less spending than defence at 7.73 trillion roubles in 2024, and with its lowest share of spending since 2011 of 21.4%.
Spending on those areas will nominally rise, but below inflation, meaning real-term cuts.
Chief Economist, Russia and CIS, at Renaissance Capital Sofya Donets said that taking defence and national security spending to almost 40% of all Russia's expenditure pending may have a strong short-term impact, but will contribute little to growth in the long-term due to their minimal impact on tax revenues.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov last week said increasing defence spending was "absolutely necessary" for the budget because Russia is living "in a state of hybrid war".
Russia argues that the West is fighting a hybrid war against it to sow discord and ultimately carve up its vast natural resources, allegations that Western leaders deny, saying Moscow's decision to invade Ukraine was unprovoked.
Ukraine vows to eject every last Russian soldier from its territory, and casts the invasion as an imperial-style land grab by Russia.
See the whole article at
The final budget has yet to be released.
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One of those days..
You know, one of those days where you've wanted to quit on the spot.
Today was one of those days.
We have something at work called innight. It's where all the next-day orders are packed and shipped at around 5 pm. It's separate from the other orders we process, and they usually being picked after noon. There are two types of orders: Customer orders and stock-orders. Customer orders are self explanatory. The stock orders are for overflow or just for stocking up at the various garages. On a busy day, we get perhaps 40 innight orders, however today was different. We had 40 orders by 10 am, and they just kept coming. My boss is on holiday this week, so I run the innight show. Sometimes I wish I didn't.
It got so bad, that we only focused on the orders for customers - stock orders had to wait. If we had the time to pack stock orders, we would pack those as well. Spoiler alert: We didn't have time for those, so they are waiting for the morning shift.
We have been told time and time again, that stock orders would stop coming - but they are still coming in. I will give credit to the new hire. He did a fantastic job. I just hope tomorrow and Friday will be different.
And just to clarify: No, I am not quitting my job anytime soon. They will have to fire me, which isn't going to happen any time soon, thankfully.
Today was one of those days.
We have something at work called innight. It's where all the next-day orders are packed and shipped at around 5 pm. It's separate from the other orders we process, and they usually being picked after noon. There are two types of orders: Customer orders and stock-orders. Customer orders are self explanatory. The stock orders are for overflow or just for stocking up at the various garages. On a busy day, we get perhaps 40 innight orders, however today was different. We had 40 orders by 10 am, and they just kept coming. My boss is on holiday this week, so I run the innight show. Sometimes I wish I didn't.
It got so bad, that we only focused on the orders for customers - stock orders had to wait. If we had the time to pack stock orders, we would pack those as well. Spoiler alert: We didn't have time for those, so they are waiting for the morning shift.
We have been told time and time again, that stock orders would stop coming - but they are still coming in. I will give credit to the new hire. He did a fantastic job. I just hope tomorrow and Friday will be different.
And just to clarify: No, I am not quitting my job anytime soon. They will have to fire me, which isn't going to happen any time soon, thankfully.
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THIS IS ONLY A TEST...
At 2:20 Eastern Daylight Time today, FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) will be conducting an test of the wireless emergency system over the cellphones and TV's across America. This way, when there's an actual emergency, you will be notified.
It will happen across time zones:
2:20 p.m. EDT
1:20 p.m. CDT
12:20 p.m. MDT
11:20 a.m. PDT
10:20 a.m. ADT
8:20 a.m. HST
When I was a kid, we had 'duck & cover' tests in school. This is the modern version.
Crouching down and putting your head between your legs is optional!
Link:
It will happen across time zones:
2:20 p.m. EDT
1:20 p.m. CDT
12:20 p.m. MDT
11:20 a.m. PDT
10:20 a.m. ADT
8:20 a.m. HST
When I was a kid, we had 'duck & cover' tests in school. This is the modern version.
Crouching down and putting your head between your legs is optional!
Link:
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