| Last update: June 20, 2022 |
| Drag the blog page width to suit your monitor. Any future Blog pages will appear here in this password-protected directory. Feel free to give access to your friends but please DON'T publish the password or link in forums or social media pages. The issues that I discuss here are sometimes private, usually contentious (it wouldn't be interesting otherwise) and I don't want to receive flak for my efforts from total strangers. May I suggest that you download each blog page (save it to your computer) so you don't have to keep using the password in order to refer to it. You might find it more convenient to save it as a PDF file. (If you don't know how to perform this very basic function, please take computer lessons, do a search or ask a friend!) In addition, as some YouTube videos and even web pages are being deleted, I suggest that you save anything that interests you, to your computer. It will take you several days to view ALL of the links so saving each page will remove the need to come back to enter the password numerous times. Note: the blog is designed to be read on a computer or large tablet. Although a mobile phone is handy in an emergency, I'm not going to dumb-down my work just so that it's more readable on a phone.
Note: some links go to lengthy videos. You can reduce the time it takes to view/listen to these by clicking on the "gear wheel" icon and selecting the speed as 1.25 or 1.5. Also, I have noticed that I see adverts on YouTube with "Safari" web browser but NOT with "Brave" web browser. Note: I post only the most interesting links so they represent less than half of my monthly total reading/viewing activities. Many of the links lead to similar interesting stories and I don't always list them separately. I offer the links as "of possible interest". I can NOT guarantee that there is any truth in them whatsoever. If you read any or all of the articles, please keep an open mind and treat them with caution and sensible scepticism. WARNING! Some of the stuff in the blog can damage your health. If you find your heart racing, feel angry or irritated, please take a rest; meditate; have a cup of tea. Do something else! Some people disagree with what I post and feel the need to "educate me". Please don't bother. I've probably done a lot more research than you and I'm entitled to my opinion (even though it's often wrong). IMPORTANT: some links go to web pages that have adverts or popups, some of which even obscure the article. You can remove the clutter by using "Reader View", as follows: The Reader View sets the page to a larger sans serif typeface that is easier to read. It's also very useful if you want to save the page as a PDF without the clutter of adverts etc. For iPhone or iPad see: Note, however, that "Reader View" normally masks comments and may omit some images and videos. Some pages have "Reader View" available only in Safari browser. In this case, I'll add the symbols UPDATE: As from 7 Oct 2022 the If you encounter a paywall you can always go to one of the archive sites e.g. https://archive.ph/ , and see if they already have a copy. If not then you can usually request one - and repost that link for others, of course. Plan B: You can post the paywalled link here: https://12ft.io/ They claim to get round paywalls but they will not keep an archived copy so the original link could be removed. The How to read rt.com pages, which are currently blocked by many ISPs: 1. Use "Epic" browser, or 2. Use a VPN with any browser. The (X) symbol indicates that to prevent the pop-up from appearing, click the "X" or press [ESC] to prevent the page from loading fully. This seems to work best in "Epic" browser. So, a final reminder: I suggest using "Firefox" to view web pages because it includes the "Reader View" option. (So does "Safari" and it looks even nicer but I personally don't like Safari.) I suggest using "Brave" to view videos. It seems to handle them better than Firefox and (in my experience) without displaying most YouTube adverts. Most videos have a "cogwheel" icon, which you can click to set the playback speed. Search Engine My recommended search engine with least censoring and tracking is now https://www.qwant.com but I also use the Russian search engine at https://yandex.com My Beliefs in a nutshell I believe that the entire universe is built from vortices of energy. (See "The Vortex Theory" by David Ashe). I believe that energy itself is conscious (see "The Conscious Universe" by Dean Radin). I believe that the soul/ka/spirit does not die when the physical body dies. I do not believe that the Earth is flat. Until I see convincing evidence to prove otherwise, I believe that viruses do exist.
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symbol is a reminder that a website is best viewed using Firefox web browser in "reader view" OR "Safari" 
web browser. For "Firefox" click on the book icon as soon as it appears on the address line in order to avoid popups, adverts and unwanted columns. "Safari" web browser also has a "Show Reader" and a "Reload Page" option under the "View" menu or press [shift][cmd][R]. (I don't know the shortcut for Windows Safari but try [shift][alt][R]). For some web pages you might also have to reload the page so I use this double symbol. 
against any article where Reader view would lose some or all of the relevant content.
symbol is a suggestion to open the linked page in Epic web browser in order to avoid the need to accept cookies, adverts, data collection or pay a subscription. Quit Epic afterwards to delete all cookies.