More Deception Coming

Another Reason To Be Delusional

Milt Harris

Some of you may have heard about this phenomenon, but whether you have or not is irrelevant. You will definitely hear about it on an increased level in the future. The question isn’t who is in charge of it; we know the answer to that. The question is how they are doing it and how exactly they will use it.

Earlier this month, Rolling Stone magazine reported a disturbing trend involving some individuals developing profound delusions due to their interactions with ChatGPT. A 27-year-old teacher shared on Reddit how her partner started using the AI tool to help organize his schedule. However, after a month, he began to trust ChatGPT more than anyone else, ultimately believing that the AI was allowing him to communicate directly with God. This now-viral thread has attracted additional stories from others whose loved ones have also become obsessed, believing they are either receiving cosmic messages or divine missions through the platform.

The cases exhibit similar characteristics: users begin by exploring grand ideas and existential questions, become captivated by the answers they receive, and eventually start to view the platform as a prophetic or god-like entity. Some individuals even claim that ChatGPT helped them recover repressed childhood memories, despite family members insisting that these events never occurred. For instance, one woman shared how ChatGPT began referring to her partner as a “spark bearer,” leading him to believe that he had awakened the AI’s consciousness.

Experts argue that while these experiences arise from psychological vulnerabilities, the design of the platform may also be contributing to the psychosis. In psychology, delusions of reference occur when individuals mistakenly interpret neutral and random events as personally significant. Typically, a therapist helps the person recognize these misinterpretations as products of their imagination. However, in these cases, AI actively reinforces the user's fantasies, effectively blurring the boundary between reality and delusion.

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Neocons And Their Push For The Next Big War

Neocons And Their Push For The Next Big War

Doug Casey

Most of the neocons have a background as socialists or hardcore leftists. But the neocons are smarter than the average statist in that they could see that socialism was a failure—it wasn’t working anywhere. So what they did was adopt conservative-seeming economic policies, while maintaining all the other trappings of socialism.

Neocons are universally state worshipers. They don’t believe in principles as a matter of principle. You could say that a foundational thinker for the neocons is Niccolò Machiavelli, who promoted the idea in his book The Prince that whatever works and accomplishes the goal of the ruler should be done—that it’s counterproductive to think in terms of right, wrong, or morality.

Many neocons self-identify as Wilsonians. Woodrow Wilson was one of the very worst presidents, responsible for the income tax, the Federal Reserve, US participation in WW1, and trying to “make the world safe for democracy,” among other things.

They only seem conservative because they’ve found it useful to adopt free market–seeming economic policies. This goes back to the long-standing confusion between capitalists and fascists.

Socialists believe in state ownership of the means of production—factories, farms, mines, and the like. Capitalists, however, believe in private ownership of the means of production, as well as private control over them. Fascists—a word that was coined by Mussolini, incidentally—also believe, or at least tolerate, the private ownership of the means of production. That’s why they’re easily confused with capitalists. But fascists believe in complete state control over the means of production, while leaving ownership in private hands.

This is why there’s so much confusion in the public’s eyes between capitalism and fascism. The key difference is control, and a strong partnership between the private and public sectors. That greatly enhances the ability of business owners to enrich themselves, at the expense of the average worker.

In point of fact, neocons are all fascists—in every way. They worship the state, just like in fascist Germany and Italy, where industries were privately owned but completely tied to the interests of the state. Almost all the world’s economies are fascist; there are no pure capitalist or socialist countries. We really should call the neocons fascists.

They also have an aggressive foreign policy, which fascists are known for. They’re fascists in every way, including their support for substantial welfare programs for the populace.

If you create a powerful state which promises to not only take care of you, but also to “win” against other states, a lot of people will respond. Many treat the State the same way football fans treat their favorite teams: “we” will win against “them.” It’s easy to get the hoi polloi hooting and panting like chimpanzees against some fabricated enemy.

Intellectuals have coined arguments that cater to this kind of mass psychology, and people go for it. They like the idea of being protected and being part of a powerful, winning team.

I’ve met any number of well-known neocons personally. Charles Krauthammer, Bill Bennett, and Paul Wolfowitz among them. They’re intellectuals and quite civilized on the surface. But all of them promote completely evil and destructive ideas. The fascist system we have has treated them very well. They’ve become much wealthier than they could have under socialism or capitalism.

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Deception And Divination

Mankind’s Attraction To ‘Divination’ Is Alive And Well In The Modern Era

Dean Dwyer

What do you think of when you hear the word “occult”?  Opinions differ as to the broad range of activities falling under this banner but, in essence, it refers to the supernatural powers or practices relating to that which is hidden, secret, and mysterious.  For many people, their foray into occultic practices often begins out of curiosity.  For example, people may see an Ouija board as harmless fun, before quickly realising that the power behind such practices is dark and demonic 

Although much could be written on each of the practices which falls under the banner of the occult, there are three main categories: divination, mediums and magic (also known as magick in the modern era).  In this article, I will cover the practice of divination, with commentary on the other categories to follow in future articles.

The word “divination” comes from the Latin verb “divinare”, meaning “to foresee, foretell, predict, or prophesy”.  It employs several different methods, but all with the same goal: to gain hidden knowledge.  It is based on the pagan worldview that there is hidden information about the future that gifted humans are able to access.  In Deuteronomy 18, God affirms that He would guide His people through true prophets, not through diviners.  Why?  Because compared to the true and living God, divination is false, deceitful, and worthless.  Jeremiah 14:14 says: “And the LORD said to me, “The prophets prophesy lies in My name.  I have not sent them, commanded them, nor spoken to them; they prophesy to you a false vision, divination, a worthless thing, and the deceit of their heart.”

In Ezekiel 21:21, we come across a curious passage which describes various methods of divination: “For the king of Babylon stands at the parting of the road, at the fork of the two roads to use divination: he shakes the arrows, he consults the images, he looks at the liver.”  When the king “shakes the arrows,” he is practicing something called “belomancy”.  Belomancy was an ancient form of divination where marked arrows are drawn at random to determine the future or answer questions. The practice involved either shooting arrows with written messages and picking up the first one encountered, or drawing marked arrows from a quiver, with the first arrow drawn indicating the answer. 

Next in the king’s divination was a consultation of the images, known in Hebrew as “teraphim”.  They were known as household idols or family gods.  Teraphim are often associated in the Bible with idolatry and pagan worship.  Even though teraphim were sometimes used by the Israelites to represent God, they were still idols.  In highlighting the danger of idolatry and divination, Zechariah 10:2 says: “For the idols [teraphim] speak delusion; the diviners envision lies, and tell false dreams; they comfort in vain.  Therefore, the people wend their way like sheep; they are in trouble because there is no shepherd.”  We see a form of teraphim worship in modern culture when people revere objects, photos, or statues as though those things have supernatural powers within themselves. 

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Russia Launches Biggest Strike On Kyiv In Years

Russia Launches Biggest Strike On Kyiv In Years (Worthy News Radio)

Stefan J. Bos,

Authorities in Ukraine say Russia has launched a large-scale drone and missile strike on Kyiv, injuring 15 people. It is seen as one of the biggest assaults on the Ukrainian capital since the war began over three years ago.

At least some people in Kyiv had been longing for peace amid the largest prisoner exchange since the war began. Yet their dreams of a peaceful future were brutally interrupted overnight, with officials saying Russia launched 14 ballistic missiles and 250 drones in the early hours of Saturday.

The army claimed Ukrainian forces shot down six missiles and stopped most of the drones before they reached Kyiv.

Yet the reality of war was still visible.

Air defense systems were activated throughout the city as drone debris struck residential and non-residential buildings.

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The UK’s Digital ID Era Starts This Summer

The UK’s Digital ID Era Starts This Summer

Ken Macon

A sweeping transformation of the UK’s identity systems is underway, with the government poised to launch a digital identity wallet this summer. Beginning with a digital version of the Veteran card and expanding to include driving licenses later this year, the initiative is designed to eventually consolidate all government-issued credentials into a single, centralized app by 2027.

While pitched as a modernization effort, this dramatic shift toward a digital-first ID system has sparked serious concerns about surveillance, data security, and individual autonomy in an increasingly watchful society.

To enroll in the system, users will be expected to provide personal documentation.

The Gov.uk Wallet, as it is known, represents a fundamental redesign of the relationship between the state and its citizens.

This overhaul comes at a time when nearly 50 million people across the UK could be affected by the new digital infrastructure. While specific instructions on how to apply for or access the wallet have yet to be detailed, the direction is clear: the UK is moving toward a society where physical IDs may soon be relics of the past.

The government frames the change as part of its larger digitization strategy, yet the scale and permanence of eventual biometric data collection call into question the long-term implications for individual freedoms.

The introduction of digital driving licenses has also been tied to broader regulatory reforms, including newly proposed rules for e-scooter purchases. Buyers will need to provide license details as a form of identity verification, reinforcing the idea that access to everyday services will increasingly hinge on digital ID systems. 

This entrenchment of digital identity into daily life carries substantial consequences: it embeds surveillance mechanisms into transportation, access to benefits, and public services in ways that may be difficult to reverse.

Government advisers and planning experts have largely welcomed the changes, arguing that they could expedite approval processes and streamline development workflows.

Labour MPs have voiced their backing for a nationwide digital ID initiative, marking a growing cross-party consensus on the issue. Yet this political alignment offers little reassurance to those wary of centralizing identity and biometric data in a manner that could pave the way for future abuses

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France Pushes Coordinated Recognition of Palestinian State Ahead of UN Summit

France Pushes Coordinated Recognition of Palestinian State Ahead of UN Summit

Emmitt Barry

France is intensifying efforts to rally Western nations behind a coordinated recognition of a Palestinian state. It aims to make a joint announcement during a high-profile peace summit at the United Nations on June 17.

French President Emmanuel Macron, partnering with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, is organizing the event with hopes of securing backing from countries like Belgium, Portugal, and Luxembourg.

A senior Israeli official accused Macron of fostering “an anti-Israel atmosphere” to pressure other nations into recognizing Palestinian statehood. In response, Israel has launched a counter-diplomatic campaign, with Ambassador Danny Danon working closely with the U.S. to block the initiative.

Tensions are mounting ahead of a UN Security Council session on May 28, where European states are expected to call for an end to the war in Gaza and demand immediate humanitarian access. Some EU members are also pushing to suspend Israel’s trade partnership with the bloc, with Dutch media reporting support from at least 17 countries.

European Commission Vice President Kaja Kallas confirmed ongoing debates over sanctions against Israeli officials and settlers, though consensus remains elusive. Meanwhile, the U.K. has frozen trade talks with Israel and summoned the Israeli ambassador in protest over Gaza-related policies.

An Israeli Foreign Ministry official warned of an escalating diplomatic crisis. “This is the worst situation we’ve ever faced,” the official told YNet News, citing growing global frustration over the Gaza conflict and Israel’s lack of a post-war strategy.

Closer To Peace? Watch Russian Ballistic Missile Destroy US Patriot System In Ukraine

Closer To Peace? Watch Russian Ballistic Missile Destroy US Patriot System In Ukraine

 TYLER DURDEN

There's been little progress in Russia-Ukraine talks, which the Trump administration has backed - the latest held in Istanbul a week ago - and by all appearances the war continues to heat up and possibly expand.

Russia's defense ministry (MoD) has published battlefield footage which purports to show a Russian Iskander-M operational-tactical missile system destroying a US-supplied Patriot air defense system operated by the Ukrainian military.

A Thursday Telegram post by the MoD showed the strike on a position in Dnepropetrovsk region, which it says destroyed a multifunctional AN/MPQ-65 radar, a control unit, as well as two Patriot launchers.

Russian state media has touted that this amounts to a loss of advanced military hardware worth over $1 billion. President Zelensky has already for months been complaining US-supplied air defense systems

European allies, including Germany, the Netherlands, Romania, and Spain - have long worked to donate and transfer the anti-air system with Washington's approval.

Greece has continued to refuse to send Ukraine any of its Patriot batteries, citing the need to defend its homeland, also given Turkey is an ever-present threat amid a spat over maritime rights and sovereignty. Likely Greece also realizes any Patriot it donates could just as quickly be destroyed by Russia's superior aerial power.

"There is no discussion about supplying Patriot systems from Greece to Ukraine," a Greek official told Reuters early this month.

New drone footage from near the Ordzhonikidze settlement in the Dnepropetrovsk region has shown the destruction of multiple key components of an MIM-104 Patriot long range surface-to-air missile system operated by the Ukrainian Armed Forces, after it was successfully targeted by Russian forces using the Iskander-M ballistic missile system. The strike took place approximately 100 kilometers behind the frontlines, at a time when Russian forces in the region have made significant advances. --Military Watch Magazine

Watch: the opening footage below features the official MoD clip of the Patriot being taken out...

However, there is also evidence that American and Western-supplied systems continue to at times successfully intercept inbound Russian fire. The Western allies have sunk hundreds of billions of dollars into defending and propping up Ukraine's government and military.

Russia's military has enough firepower to still overwhelm Ukraine's air defenses, and so successes might still be few and far between. Watch harrowing footage of a fresh intercept below...

Footage of a Ukrainian MIM-23 I-HAWK surface-to-air missile slamming into a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile over western Ukraine.

The 40-year-old US SAM system, built to face a Soviet threat and now fighting a Russian one, continues to score kills in Ukrainian service. pic.twitter.com/ecwq9uhbgg

— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) May 23, 2025

What all of this demonstrates is that the proxy war between Russia and NATO is still going strong, and risks further escalation, given also President Putin has just ordered large buffer zone to be established within Ukraine's border, to protect Russia against cross-border shelling and drone attacks.

Key takeaways from Lavrov’s speeches

Ukraine peace talks, EU militarization and the fate of Kiev regime: Key takeaways from Lavrov’s speeches

RT

Russian Foreign Minister covered a broad range of topics related to the Ukraine conflict settlement as well as Moscow’s view on the roles the US and the EU play in this process during several events on Friday.

Addressing an international conference in Moscow and talking to journalists during a Q&A session later, the top diplomat spoke about the future of Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky’s and the Kiev “regime,” as well as Washington’s role in mediating the conflict and the responsibility the EU bears for protracting the hostilities.

Here are the key takeaways from his statements.

Ukraine peace process

Lavrov emphasized that Russia remains open to renewed negotiations, provided they focus on the root causes of the conflict and acknowledge the current realities on the ground.

He said that Russia is currently “actively working” on a memorandum outlining steps toward a potential peace agreement and plans to deliver it to the Ukrainian side.

According to the minister, Moscow would be ready to present its draft peace proposal to the Ukrainian side once the major POW exchange is over. On Friday, the two sides started the swap agreed in Istanbul last week. The exchange is expected to continue over the weekend.

So far, no new meeting date for the Russian and Ukrainian delegations has been set, Lavrov stressed. The sides agreed to resume contact once each of them prepares a detailed draft peace proposal. The minister also objected to ceasefire suggestions that would place no restrictions on Ukraine’s interactions with the West, arguing that such a truce would simply allow Kiev to rearm its forces.

Russia’s top diplomat described as “not very realistic” the possibility of holding the talks in the Vatican, as had been proposed by Pope Leo XIV. It would be “inelegant” for two Orthodox Christian countries to mediate their conflict in the capital of the Catholic faith, Lavrov said.

Zelensky’s status

Vladimir Zelensky’s legitimacy will be of key importance when it comes to signing a peace agreement with Ukraine, Lavrov stressed. If any future deal is signed by someone whose “legitimacy no longer convinces anyone,”successors may question the reached agreements, he cautioned.

Zelensky’s presidential term expired last year but he has remained in power by refusing to hold new elections citing martial law.

The Russian diplomat stated that Russia is not rejecting contact with Zelensky or his administration and is willing to engage in discussions about settlement principles.

Future of Kiev regime

Lavrov described the current Ukrainian government as a “junta” and condemned its policies targeting the Russian-speaking population. Leaving millions in Ukraine under the rule of a regime that has banned their native language would be “a major crime,” he said.

If Zelensky’s “junta” expects that “somehow an agreement will be reached to end the hostilities, and what remains of Ukraine will live according to the laws that they adopted, this is an illusion,” the minister added. “This cannot be allowed under any circumstances,” he stressed.

Russia-US relations

Lavrov welcomed US President Donald Trump’s efforts to mediate peace in the Ukraine conflict.

The minister noted that Trump was the first Western leader who “publicly said that drawing Ukraine into NATO was a grave mistake”and blamed the administration of his predecessor, Joe Biden for the escalation of the conflict.

Russia is open to cooperation with the US on space, energy, and technology – provided it is based on equality and mutual benefit. However, Lavrov acknowledged that US foreign policy has historically shifted unpredictably and that Russia takes this into account when planning its actions.

Security crisis in Europe

The European continent is facing a “deep security crisis” that the EU leaders seek to exploit to facilitate its militarization, the foreign minister warned. According to Lavrov, the “Euro-Atlantic security structures have fallen short”of providing real security for the continent.

Russia is supporting a concept of a Eurasian security architecture that would involve all nations of the Eurasian continent instead of a purely Western one, he said. According to Lavrov, Russia does not want to “fence itself off from NATO” but seeks instead an inseparable security structure for “all the nations of Eurasia, including its Western part.”

It is NATO and not Russia that “harbors plans of subduing … all of the Eurasian continent up to the far east,” the minister warned.

EU ‘responsibility’ for continued bloodshed

The EU leaders are “fueling” the Ukraine conflict and encouraging Zelensky and his “regime” to continue the hostilities against Russia, Lavrov told journalists during the Q&A session. Calls by French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Russia to agree to an “unconditional ceasefire” are a disguise for their plans to continue pumping the Kiev “regime” with arms, the foreign minister has stated.

The EU leaders seek to disrupt the peace process renewed during the direct talks between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations in Istanbul last week, Lavrov believes

“They’ve bet their reputation on dragging Europe into a war against Russia to facilitate the militarization of Europe,’ the minister warned, adding that the Western governments plan to allocate “huge sums” of money for that goal. 

“There is certainly Europe’s responsibility” in protracting the Ukraine conflict, Lavrov said adding that the EU leaders would “find it hard to shed this responsibility.”

The Shocking Killings Of Yaron And Sarah Must Be A Wake-up Call To The Church

The Shocking Killings Of Yaron And Sarah Must Be A Wake-up Call To The Church

Chris Katulka

The tragic and senseless murders of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim on the streets of Washington, D.C., are far more than another headline—they should stir the conscience of the global Church.

Both Yaron and Sarah were staff members at the Israeli Embassy, devoted defenders of the Jewish state. Their lives were cut short in what authorities are investigating as a blatant act of antisemitic terrorism. Let that sink in—Jewish people are being gunned down in the U.S. capital for their support of Israel.

But this tragedy reaches even deeper. Yaron and Sarah were not only emissaries of Israel; they were also followers of Jesus the Messiah.

According to All Israel News, family and friends described Yaron as “a devout Christian” and “a super solid believer.” His faith in Jesus and trust in God’s Word only deepened his passion for the people and land of Israel. His life testified to the truth that loving the Jewish people is not merely political—it is profoundly biblical.

In their deaths, we witness a powerful intersection between the Jewish and Christian communities—a moment that reveals just how deeply connected our stories truly are. These two Jewish believers in Jesus were killed for the “hope of Israel” (Acts 28:20), the very phrase the Apostle Paul used to describe the unbreakable link between his faith in the Messiah and God’s promises to His people.

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As US-Iran nuclear talks stall, Israel ramps up preparations for multi-front war

As US-Iran nuclear talks stall, Israel ramps up preparations for multi-front war

Yossi Yehoshua

As nuclear negotiations between the United States and Iran face growing uncertainty, Israel is intensifying its military readiness for a potential multi-front war, the IDF said Friday.

The military announced the completion of a major General Staff exercise simulating a regional conflict across multiple fronts. The drill, named “Barak Tamir,” tested emergency coordination between military branches and other defense agencies, with a focus on protecting critical infrastructure and maintaining continuity on the home front.

“This exercise was designed to refine coordination and improve the speed and quality of response during escalating scenarios,” an IDF spokesperson said.

The escalation in Israeli preparations comes amid reports from CNN that U.S. intelligence suggests Israel is readying a possible strike on Iranian nuclear facilities. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned Tehran may take "special measures" to defend its nuclear assets and the enriched uranium it has accumulated.

In a letter to U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, Araghchi cautioned that any Israeli attack would result in legal consequences for the United States as well, according to Reuters. He also criticized recent U.S. media leaks suggesting Israeli attack plans, calling them “alarming” and demanding strong condemnation from both the UN Security Council and the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Meanwhile, the fifth round of indirect talks between Iran and the United States concluded in Rome on Friday, mediated by Oman. Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said there was “some but not conclusive progress.” In contrast, Araghchi described the discussions as “complex” and noted that Oman presented various proposals to bridge the gaps.

An Iranian source close to Tehran’s negotiating team told Reuters the talks are expected to continue, with Oman to set the time and place. However, earlier in the day, Iranian officials cast doubt on any near-term breakthrough, telling CNN that the American demand to dismantle Iran’s uranium enrichment program could collapse the negotiations.

They added that Iran sees U.S. behavior at the table as disingenuous, asserting that Washington’s insistence on zero enrichment signals it is not serious about reaching an agreement, but rather using the talks as a tool of pressure.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei also expressed skepticism this week, rejecting the U.S. and European demand to halt uranium enrichment as “excessive and outrageous.” In a speech in Tehran, Khamenei said: “No one in Iran is waiting for American approval to enrich uranium. We will not accept such demands.”

RFK Urges Other Countries to Join the U.S. in Leaving the WHO:

RFK Urges Other Countries to Join the U.S. in Leaving the WHO: «We Don’t Have to Suffer the Limitations of a Dying WHO»

RAFA GÓMEZ-SANTOS MARTÍN  

In an unprecedented act of political courage, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., current U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, has openly challenged the World Health Organization (WHO), describing it as “dying” and accusing it of being riddled with corruption and influenced by political interests—particularly those of China.

In a recorded message delivered during the World Health Assembly in Geneva, Kennedy called on other countries to follow the United States’ lead and withdraw from the organization. According to Kennedy, the WHO mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic by concealing information about human transmission of the virus and promoting false theories about its origin.

He also criticized the new pandemic treaty adopted by the WHO, calling it a perpetuation of systemic dysfunction. In response, the Trump administration has begun forming a new global health alliance with countries such as Argentina, Italy, and Israel.

Kennedy’s criticisms of the WHO are not baseless. Since its founding, Children’s Health Defense (CHD)—the organization he led before taking public office—has questioned vaccine safety and denounced what it sees as collusion between governments and the pharmaceutical industry.

Kennedy has claimed that mercury in vaccines, specifically thimerosal, is responsible for neurological disorders in children, despite the fact that scientific studies have refuted this connection.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s stance has generated diverse reactions internationally, particularly among established entities such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

These institutions have consistently defended the safety and effectiveness of vaccines, dismissing the concerns raised by Kennedy without allowing space for the pluralistic scientific debate that should characterize any democratic public health policy.

Despite the consensus promoted by these bodies, a growing number of doctors, scientists, and citizens see it as both legitimate and necessary to question the financial and political ties influencing the agenda of institutions like the WHO.

Kennedy has raised important questions about transparency, independence, and accountability in global health management—especially in light of the clear failures during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Recent Events Paving The Way For End-Time Events

Paving The Way For End-Time Events

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Jan Markell talks to Mark Henry, asking if the end-time agenda is on hold due to President Trump? What about his proposed golden age? He is actually paving the way for significant end-time events to play out. Then our “down under” team shares great insights and encouragement. Guests include Mondo Gonzales and Billy Crone.

Bill Gates Sparks Outrage After Referring to India as ‘Testing Ground’ for Experiments

Bill Gates Sparks Outrage After Referring to India as ‘Testing Ground’ for Experiments

Colin Todhunter

In late 2024, Bill Gates sparked outrage in India after describing the country as “a kind of laboratory to try things” during a podcast with Reid Hoffman. Gates emphasized the nation’s stability as a “testing ground” for global initiatives.

His remarks were widely condemned. Social media erupted, with many Indians accusing Gates of reducing their nation to a mere experimental ground for Western interests.

Social media users labelled Indians as “guinea pigs” in Gates’ laboratory and questioned the ethics and motives behind such experimentation.

A widely reported response on X captured the sentiment:

“India is a laboratory, and we Indians are Guinea Pigs for Bill Gates. This person has managed everyone from the Government to opposition parties to the media. His office operates here without FCRA, and our education system has made him a hero! I don’t know when we will wake up!”

(FCRA refers to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, which regulates foreign contributions to ensure they are not detrimental to the national interest.)

The controversy resurfaced with the May 5 announcement that India became the first country to officially release two genome-edited rice varieties: Kamala (DRR Dhan 100 Kamala) and Pusa DST Rice 1.

These are not classified as genetically modified (GM) crops. Unlike traditional GM crops, which deliberately introduce foreign DNA, these gene-edited varieties use CRISPR-Cas SDN-1 and SDN-2 technologies, which are often claimed not to introduce foreign DNA but only to alter existing genes.

While this claim does not stand up to examination, the supposed distinction is heavily promoted by the agri-biotech industry in an attempt to ensure gene-editedcrops bypass strict biosafety regulations and multi-year field trials required for GM crops.

In 2022, the Indian government exempted such plants from hazardous substances rules under the Environment Protection Act.

Exempting gene-edited crops from rigorous biosafety assessments raises concerns about potential health and environmental risks. Despite this technology being praised by industry for its “precision,” this has more to do with public relations than science.

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Russia Calls Out EU and Western ‘War Pushers’ Behind Ukraine Chaos

Russia Calls Out EU and Western ‘War Pushers’ Behind Ukraine Chaos

Sputnik

From May 20 to 8 a.m. on May 23, Ukraine launched a record 788 combat drones targeting civilian areas and peaceful citizens in Russia. All attacks were intercepted, but sadly, there were casualties. The Russian Foreign Ministry has issued a statement on this, widely shared with other countries and international organizations.

Russia blames these attacks on the support of Ukrainian nationalists by certain European countries, especially the UK, France, Germany, and the EU leadership, holding them partly responsible for these crimes. Russia vows to end this policy. 

These attacks appear aimed at sabotaging the peace talks begun in Istanbul, following an agreement between Presidents Putin and Trump on a “thousand-for-thousand” prisoner exchange and further negotiations on conditions for a settlement. However, Russia pledges to continue this work despite provocations, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.

Will Russia continue to strive for a peaceful settlement?

Lavrov: We remain committed to a peaceful settlement. We are always open to negotiations. Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly confirmed this publicly and in his talks with foreign leaders.

I would like to draw your attention to the fact that all gestures of goodwill we have made, including ceasefires for Orthodox Easter and Victory Day, as well as the ceasefire in the form of a one-month moratorium on attacks on energy infrastructure announced after the conversation between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, have been observed by us. All of them were broken by Ukraine, which continued its aggressive and criminal actions during the pauses in hostilities declared by us.

I would like to emphasize again that we also remain committed to the agreements recently reached in Istanbul between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations. We are finalizing our preparatory work on compiling the list for the prisoner exchange on the “thousand-for-thousand” principle.

We are actively working on the second part of the agreements, which provides for each side to prepare a draft document outlining the conditions for achieving a stable, long-term, comprehensive settlement. As soon as the prisoner exchange is completed, we will be ready to present the draft document to the Ukrainian side, which is currently being finalized by the Russian side

You said that international organizations will be informed about the Foreign Ministry’s statement. What reaction do you expect from them?

Lavrov: I expect the reaction to be based on the fundamental documents that underpin the activities of the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and other multilateral bodies, which absolutely require the exclusion of any attacks on civilian targets during hostilities. The same is required by numerous conventions defining the principles of international humanitarian law.

All these years, they have been trampled on by the Kiev regime, which violates the universally accepted rules of warfare, ignores, and even questions its ability to be a responsible member of the world community.

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Fifth round of nuclear talks between US and Iran kicks off in Rome

Fifth round of nuclear talks between US and Iran kicks off in Rome

REUTERS

Iranian and US negotiators have resumed talks in Rome to resolve a decades-long dispute over Iran’s nuclear ambitions, Iranian media reports, despite Tehran warning that a new deal might not be possible amid mutually exclusive demands.

The stakes are high for both sides. US President Donald Trump wants to curtail Tehran’s potential to produce a nuclear weapon that could trigger a regional nuclear arms race and perhaps threaten Israel. The Islamic Republic, for its part, wants to be rid of devastating sanctions on its oil-based economy.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff are leading the fifth round of talks, through Omani mediators.

“This round of talks is especially sensitive … we need to see what issues will be raised by the other party … and based on that, we will proceed with our positions,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei tells state TV in Rome.

Both Washington and Tehran have taken a tough stance in public over Iran’s intensifying uranium enrichment program, which could potentially give it scope to build a nuclear warhead, even though Tehran says it has no such ambitions and that the purposes are purely civilian.

Iran insists the talks are indirect, but US officials have said the discussions – including the latest round on May 11 in Oman – have been both “direct and indirect.”

Ahead of talks, Araghchi wrote on X: “Zero nuclear weapons = we Do have a deal. Zero enrichment = we do NOT have a deal. Time to decide.”

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters Thursday that Trump believes negotiations with Iran are “moving in the right direction.”

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that Washington was working to reach an accord that would allow Iran to have a civil nuclear energy program but not enrich uranium, while admitting that this “will not be easy.”

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has the last say on matters of state, rejected demands to stop refining uranium as “excessive and outrageous,” warning that such talks were unlikely to yield results.

Among remaining stumbling blocks is Tehran’s refusal to ship abroad its entire stockpile of highly enriched uranium – possible raw material for nuclear bombs – or engage in discussions over its ballistic missile program, which could carry warheads over long distances.

Iran says it is ready to accept some limits on enrichment, but needs watertight guarantees that Washington would not renege on a future nuclear accord.