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Why does folic acid need to be in the products for the entire population when it is reported to be for preventing birth defects and that their results showed simple supplementation in pregnant women worked? Makes no sense. Wondering if all the problems with wheat and digestive issues are not what they say it is and of course general health and mental healthy is all connected.
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Richard Haldane (1st Viscount Haldane) and Arthur Balfour (Lord Balfour) were prominent British statesmen whose political and intellectual paths intersected heavily during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Key Connections

• Political Transition: Haldane was a prominent Liberal politician who served as Secretary of State for War after the Conservative government of Arthur Balfour collapsed in December 1905.
• Close Friendship: Despite belonging to opposing political parties (Liberal and Conservative, respectively), Balfour was noted as Haldane’s closest personal friend among Conservatives. When Haldane faced a harsh public and press campaign accusing him of pro-German sympathies during World War I—leading to his ousting from government in May 1915—Balfour did not intervene to protect him.
• Advocacy for Science: Both men played major foundational roles in advancing science, research, and national resource planning within Great Britain.
• Shared Intellectual Interests: Both operated within the upper echelons of British political and intellectual life, with Haldane recognized as an idealistic philosopher and statesman alongside Balfour's own philosophical pursuits.
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and down we go into the you know what hole . So this Haldane photographed many interesting notables, including George Bernard Shaw, Charlie Chaplain, the Kennedys (London School of Economics connections with JBS Haldane and Fabian friends and the Kennedys), the Royal family and then he worked at Pinewood Studios where Tina Brown's (Talk Mag/New Yorker - trump creator) father works making propaganda to get US involved in WW2 . https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12125165.haldane-legacy-may-be-settled-in-court/
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Working slowly, from within the system, to build a technocratic "utopia" is Fabianism - no matter what generation, or flag you fly or political party you join - all the better to go undetected.
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The Lederberg Enigma (Part 2) "In the 1960s, Nobel Laureate geneticist Joshua Lederberg became one of the most prominent scientific voices to publicly champion and speculate on the potential benefits of human cloning. In his influential 1966 essay "Experimental Genetics and Human Evolution," he outlined several specific reasons why he liked the idea of clones:
• Bypassing the "Genetic Lottery" for Human Enhancement: Lederberg argued that traditional sexual reproduction is a game of chance that shuffles genes unpredictably. If a human being possessed an extraordinary combination of traits (such as high intelligence, scientific genius, or athletic prowess), cloning would allow society to replicate that exact genetic blueprint rather than letting it dilute through the evolutionary lottery.
• Enhanced Social Cooperation and Communication: Lederberg hypothesized that genetically identical individuals would share similar neurological and psychological traits. He believed this neurological similarity would ease communication and enhance empathy, allowing a group of clones to cooperate far more deeply than genetically unique individuals.
• Rapid Advancement Over Slow Evolution: He viewed human biological evolution as far too slow to keep up with cultural and technological progress. Cloning offered a way to accelerate human enhancement across a single generation without waiting thousands of years for advantageous mutations to spread through the population naturally.
• Scientific Control and "Euphenics": Lederberg advocated for "euphenics"—the engineering of human well-being through direct genetic and phenotypic intervention. Cloning fit perfectly into his progressive vision of using molecular biology to consciously guide human development, freeing humanity from the constraints of random nature.
While his views sparked immense bioethical pushback and debate from contemporaries who feared the dehumanizing aspects of cloning, Lederberg fundamentally viewed clones as a powerful tool for social harmony and the intentional elevation of human capability."
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Made some corrections /additions: Mary Holland lived in Russia as a child, a college student and as an adult. Some, if not all of this was during the Cold War. She has spoken out about the authoritarianism and all, but what would you choose to live there if it is so bad. Why were her parents there? Just have to note, Dan Cohen has spoken at the UN on the invitation of Russia, as has Jimmy Dore. He also worked for Russian Times and some questionable media outlets, such as Redacted. (I can see how that can happen) . I want to be hopeful about Dan, but I must keep these things in mind - they are not small things. if you are working for the US undercover, or as a dilate you would not go on a podcast and say things that would expose you or that are undiplomatic..
Zardoz · 10w
Indeed. Thank you for the perspective, and rhe reminder that all generalizations have built-in weakness as far as analytical tools. There is blame to go around, and ultimately most people are victims...
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They love us to play the blame game. Their daughter is so ridiculous - just came out as gay/bi on her channel (was supposed to be about cooking) even though she is married and she texted them to tell them. I have known my friend since 1974 and I have never once seen her be prejudiced in any way and this is how they treat them. I get frustrated with my friend because they do seem to want to be oblivious to things such as the COVID op etc. - they believe all the lies and seem checked out. In addition to enjoying their pensions, many of my friends have parents in their 90s with very limited money that they help care for (not all have inhertiances they will get).