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Farewell Aga Khan

Prince Karim Al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV, hereditary Imam of the world’s 12-15 million Shia Ismaili Muslims, died recently in Lisbon, Portugal. What a life he led.
The Aga Khan (Great Khan as he was universally known) was born in Geneva, Switzerland and spent much of his flamboyant life jet-setting around Europe and North America. His charming, much younger sister, Princess Yasmin, attended the International School in Geneva with me. The young Aga Khan went to the world’s most exclusive boys’ school up Lake Geneva, le Rosey.

Putin’s Drone Hit on Chernobyl Today Sends Us All an Atomic Message

Today Putin’s Russia used a drone to hit the sarcophagus that covers seething nuclear reactor at Chernobyl, in Ukraine.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/europe/russia-ukraine-drones-chernobyl-intl-hnk/index.html

As of this writing, there has been no formal statement from the Russians.

But it really doesn’t matter:  this terrifying strike sends the world a clear message...in the age of drone warfare, any “Peaceful Atom” plant can be turned into a radioactive apocalypse at any time.

Chernobyl is not in a “hot” war zone.  Drone warfare has evolved into a highly sophisticated, carefully controlled nightmare with very advanced computerization.

https://progressive.org/latest/drones-nukes-and-the-myth-of-reactor-safety-wasserman-20250129/

Coming just after Putin spoke personally with Donald Trump, some may see this attack as a calling card.  Whatever the Russians say about it must be taken with many grains of plutonium. 

2025 Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association Conference: “Boldly Grow”

Details about event

Thursday, February 13 to Saturday, February 15
Cherry Valley Hotel and Ohio Event Center, 2299 Cherry Valley Rd. SE, Newark, Ohio

The 46th annual OEFFA conference: “Boldly Grow"  is three days of learning, sharing, and connecting with hundreds of sustainable farmers, gardeners, and local food supporters. From backyard gardening to pasture management to food policy, this conference covers diverse themes in organic and sustainable agriculture. Registrants enjoy dozens of workshops, hands-on demonstrations, locally-sourced meals, an exhibit hall of shops and information, and much more.

RSVP for this event by using this link.

Hosted by Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association [OEFFA].

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The Cost of Freedom: Confronting Military-Industrial Profiteering and Restoring Fiscal Integrity to Preserve Our Republic

Our government is drowning in multi-trillion-dollar financial corruption and debt while a fear-peddling national security state has reached deeply into the personal lives of each and every American, justifying its existence through endless wars cooked up by a deep state which has become the most corrupt marching band and chowder society in American history.

That deep state of permanent governance, entrenched media, think tanks, NGOs, and multi-billion-dollar government contractors, notwithstanding elections, has demanded US taxpayers pay additional TRILLIONS for wars, for subsidizing conflicts in other countries, for secret and not-so-secret arms deals to “rebels” for regime change, subverting governments through the pretext of foreign aid.

The government that we have succeeded most in subverting is our own.

Ohio students relentlessly protest higher education destruction act, movement intensifies

Woman in funeral clothes with a candle

Over the span of 24 hours in Ohio, Senate Bill 1 had a marathon eight and a half hour opposition hearing with 800+ opponents, was voted out of committee less than 12 hours later, and then passed in the Ohio Senate hours later. At every iteration of SB 1, the Ohio Student Association has tirelessly fought the bill existentially threatening our cherished campuses.

Nukes Are Dead..& So is The American Global Economy

the deadly illusion that nuke power helps alleviate climate chaos is balanced by its definitive economic failure.

all atomic reactors emit Carbon 14, massive waste heat & unmanageable radioactive wastes.

they also cost double or more all projections for wind, solar & battery backup.

of the 4 reactors attempted in the US since 2000, 2 at VC Summer totally failed, costing $9 billion in pure waste. the 2 at Vogtle, GA, came in years late & at 2x the promised cost, nearing $40 billion.

SMRs (silly mythological rip-offs) have already failed, will never compete with renewables & have had their projected market upended by DeepSeek & the realization that data centers will not need the massive quantities of electricity the industry has been scamming for a phony hyper-powered future.

meanwhile wind, solar, geothermal & batteries continue to plummet in price while soaring in efficiency.

Carbon Capture Action Network Launch Call

Details about event

Feb 13, 2025 08:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Register here

The CCS Action Network is bringing together communities across the country that are fighting dangerous CO2 pipelines, opposing efforts to fast track permitting of inherently unsafe injection wells, and stopping the flow of billions in public subsidies that are driving this industry forward. By coming together, we can work to protect communities from this dangerous assault on our communities. Join leaders across the country who are fighting this industry, learn about opportunities to stop the carbon capture industry attacks on our communities, and more importantly how we can all come together to build a strong movement to stop the CCS industry.

Trump Signs Order to Fight ‘Anti-Christian Bias’

Erica L. Green, a White House correspondent, covering President Trump and his
administration, reports on Trump’s task force to “prosecute anti-Christian violence
and vandalism” (https://nytimes.com/2025/02/07/trump-anti-christian-bias.html).
Green writes: “President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday aimed at
eradicating ‘anti-Christian bias’ in the federal government by having agencies
review policies and practices that he says have tried to squelch religious activities
and activism.” Trump “announced the order at the National Prayer Breakfast,”
where he “appointed his new attorney general, Pam Bondi, to lead a task force at
the Justice Department to spearhead the effort.” Green continues: “Mr. Trump said
the task force would ‘fully prosecute anti-Christian violence and vandalism in our
society’ and ‘move heaven and earth to defend the rights of Christians and
religious believers nationwide.’”
Trump criticized former President Biden for supporting the convictions of anti-

A “supermajority” of Central Ohioans demands greater housing density in Columbus’s coolest neighborhoods(?!)

Buildings and the word Overwhelming

A recent survey conducted by the Affordable Housing Alliance of Central Ohio (AHACO) claims a “supermajority” of residents support more housing in existing neighborhoods. The AHACO, a nonprofit, also stated, “NIMBY [Not In My Backyard] voices may be loud, they do not represent the vast majority of Central Ohioans.”

Even though it was titled, “Overwhelming: Central Ohio’s Housing Survey,” the AHACO says only 1,357 Central Ohio residents took the survey, meaning their so-called “supermajority” is representative of 0.050 percent of the region’s population. The AHACO is financially supported by Huntington Bank, Mortgage Bank Association, The Columbus Foundation, Homeport, National Church Residences, Wynn Developers, among others.

The AHACO says their survey, “Is the most comprehensive research to-date on how residents really feel about policies that create more housing options and lower the cost of owning or renting a home.”

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