UK Column News - 6th December 2024

Source:  ukcolumn

Mike Robinson, Dr Piers Robinson, Debi Evans and Mark Anderson with today’s UK Column News.

 

The Evolution of War Planning is Peaking: Syria, Russia, China, and Iran

00:23 NATO: NATO Foreign Ministers chart way forward in addressing Russian sabotage

NATO: Press conference by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte following the second day of the meetings of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Brussels

[…] both Russia and China have tried to destabilise our countries and divide our societies with acts of sabotage, cyber-attacks, and energy blackmail […]

NATO News (YouTube): NATO Secretary General press conference at Foreign Ministers Meeting, 04 DEC 2024

GOV.UK: UK to push Allies to increase support for Ukraine and defence spending at NATO

Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations: Statement by First Deputy Permanent Representative Dmitry Polyanskiy at a UNSC briefing on the Syrian chemical file

UK Column article: Five Years On: The OPCW-Douma Deception Continues

Piers Robinson (on X): Piers Robinson’s post

As the Turkish-US-Israel axis again attacks Syria, seeking its violent overthrow, the White Helmets are employed at the UNSC to promote allegations of chemical weapons use. Even the controversial 2018 alleged attack in Douma is cited.

BBC: Thousands flee Syrian city Homs as rebels advance further

Daily Mail: Clarifications and corrections

Following publication it came to light that the image was likely a doctored version of a photograph which had originally been published in 2023, and which had not featured North Korean women. We apologise for any confusion caused.

GOV.UK: Companies House: EAST2WEST LIMITED - People (William Ian STEWART)

Forthcoming UK Column symposium: The Second Annual David Ray Griffin Lecture And Roundtable – My Post 9/11 Awakening A Path To Self-liberation And Unity (Sunday, December 15, 2024 6-8 PM UK / 1-3 PM EST)

 

#ScrapTheApp All Roads Lead to Palantir as Public Data Fuels Billion-Dollar Deals

17:26 Washington Examiner: Billionaire Peter Thiel supports Trump for president

UK Column News archive: UK Column News - 30th August 2024 (Timestamp: 10:13 – Have You Got The NHS App? Scrap The App Before The NHS Is Digital First)

GOV.UK: A plan for digital health and social care

Gulf News: Meet Peter Thiel: Anti-globalist, fierce billionaire backer of Trump – PayPal co-founder, Facebook investor

Privacy International (2020): All roads lead to Palantir: A review of how the data analytics company has embedded itself throughout the UK (PDF)

Pharmaphorum (2023): NHS data in spotlight again as Palantir wins new contract

BBC: NHS data sale can fuel tech boom – Blair and Hague

The NHS should sell anonymised medical records to harness a new biotechnology “industrial revolution”, Sir Tony Blair and Lord Hague have said.

Tony Blair Institute for Global Change: A New National Purpose: Leading the Biotech Revolution

NHS England: NHS ‘ping and book’ screening to help save thousands of women’s lives

NHS Digital: Introduction to NHS App messaging

We hope that eventually it will be the main way that citizens of England receive their healthcare messages.

Financial Times: NHS staff use WhatsApp ‘constantly’ to share private patient data (Archived)

UWE Bristol: UWE Bristol to lead £1.3 million project to evaluate the use of phone app to help with back pain

Digital Health: Concerns raised that NHS digital plans could exclude older adults

Digital Health: NHS App national director Joe Harrison confirmed for Rewired 2025

The Telegraph: NHS technophobes are blocking reforms, warns GP at Hand founder

 

Below-Replacement Fertility: This Is How the World Ends—Not with a Bang, but a Whimper

26:24 What the Hell is Going On? (Substack): WTH Where have all the people gone? - by Danielle Pletka

The Guardian (2015): China’s brutal one-child policy shaped how millions lived, loved and died

It’s not crazy to think about the impact of China’s shrinking youth demographic. In China, of course, decades of forced abortion to enable the one-child policy also means fewer women to marry as well. – Danielle Pletka

American Enterprise Institute: Nicholas Eberstadt

The Federation of Catholic Family Associations: The impact of pornography on demography

 

UK Column Is Member Funded—Your Support Matters

35:43 Support Independent Journalism from the UK Column with only £5 a month

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UK Column shop: Category: UK Column Membership Gift Voucher

Petition: Ensure diagnosis and treatment for people suffering from adverse Covid–19 vaccine side effects (NOTE: The email to confirm your signature are going to people’s junk/spam folder)

Event: Agenda 2030: How Will It Affect You? Presentation & Workshop—Friday 6th December, 11 am–5 pm, Chiswick Memorial Club, Bourne Place, Chiswick, London W4 2EL (Tickets on the door or Eventbrite link here)

 

New Homes Accelerator Group: 1.5 Million New Homes for New People—But What About the Infrastructure?

37:55 UK Prime Minister (on X): 10DowningStreet’s video

This government’s long-term missions – and ambitious but achievable milestones – will deliver change for working people.

Big Issue: Can Labour really build 1.5 million new homes?

GOV.UK: Ministers set to unleash biggest building boom in half a century

[…] the Budget recently confirmed that government investment in housing will increase to £5 billion for next year.

GOV.UK: Make Britain a Clean Energy Superpower

GOV.UK: PM speech on Plan for Change: 5 December 2024 

So never again can a tyrant like Putin attack the living standards of working people.

Politico: Keir Starmer’s reset, rated

 

The Rio Grande Valley and Trumps Immigration Policy

43:47 RGV Partnership: About the Rio Grande Valley

Wikipedia: Immigration policy of Donald Trump

Texas gov: letter to President-elect Donald Trump (PDF)

Sheriff Joe Arpaio (on X): RealSheriffJoe

 

NEUROTECH: Graphene Brain Implant Set to Begin (We Then Instil Pain For Coercive Measures)

49:36 UC Irvine (YouTube 2010): Elizabeth Loftus: False Memories, Testimony – UC Irvine

Forbes: The Future Of Neurotechnology: Five Trends To Watch

Nature: Mind-reading devices are revealing the brain’s secrets

Neuralink: Neuralink — Pioneering Brain Computer Interfaces

Redefining the boundaries of human capabilities requires pioneers.

MIT Technology Review: Beyond Neuralink: Meet the other companies developing brain-computer interfaces

Financial Times: Brain implant made from graphene is set to begin UK clinical trial (Archived)

The University of Manchester: INBRAIN Neuroelectronics Announces World’s First Human Graphene-Based Brain Computer Interface Procedure

Tribeca Film Center: I Am Human (2019)

The World Economic Forum: Nita Farahany - Agenda Contributor

Tryphon Salade (YouTube): WEF: instill pain and use that in coercive measures

TED (YouTube 2018): Nita Farahany: When technology can read minds, how will we protect our privacy? (Timestamp 07:49)

FreeThinker Fitness (YouTube): Nita Farahany: Sensors In Headphones Will Monitor Your Brain - WEF 2024

TechRadar: They’re real: Neurable’s brainwave-reading headphones are here, promising to help you focus and avoid burnout

 

In loving memory Anna de Buisseret

59:13 Not On The Beeb: The Sad Loss Of A Hero Of The Freedom Movement - Anna De Buisseret

UK Column feature: Playing God (Documentary timestamp 26:03)

GiveSendGo: ‘We need Anna and Anna needs Us‘ (Campaign funds will be received by Annamarie Harvey de Buisseret)

 

From UK Column News Extra

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Cicero

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Public Child Protection Wales: Press Releases: Court Stops Order For School Girl Mastectomy!

Oklahoma City Sentinel: Joe Biden’s Parting Shot at America - A Commentary (Archived, restriced in the European Economic Area EEA)