# Positive Changes That Are Occurring **URL:** https://forum.orgones.co.uk/c/positive-changes-that-are-occurring/15.md?page=11 [Latest](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/tags.md) **Page:** 12 --- ## [Decreasing Violence and Crime, from Positive Changes That Are Occurring, by Jeff Miller, January 2021](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/decreasing-violence-and-crime-from-positive-changes-that-are-occurring-by-jeff-miller-january-2021/5387)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2021, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/decreasing-violence-and-crime-from-positive-changes-that-are-occurring-by-jeff-miller-january-2021/5387 "2021-01-28T20:18:01Z")
VIOLENCE AND CRIME ARE DECREASING AS THE HEALTH OF THE ETHER IS INCREASING “Isn’t it funny how day by day nothing changes, but when you look back, everything is different.” From “Prince Caspian”, by C.S. Lewis, 1951 … --- ## [From 2020 to 2023, the 6,000% average annual increase in bicycle import revenue in the U.S. was 555,455% greater than the 1.08% average annual increase in the global bicycle market from 2020 to 2023 projected by cyclingauthority.com's John Swanstrom](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-2020-to-2023-the-6-000-average-annual-increase-in-bicycle-import-revenue-in-the-u-s-was-555-455-greater-than-the-1-08-average-annual-increase-in-the-global-bicycle-market-from-2020-to-2023-projected-by-cyclingauthority-coms-john-swanstrom/6082)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2023, 1:44am UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-2020-to-2023-the-6-000-average-annual-increase-in-bicycle-import-revenue-in-the-u-s-was-555-455-greater-than-the-1-08-average-annual-increase-in-the-global-bicycle-market-from-2020-to-2023-projected-by-cyclingauthority-coms-john-swanstrom/6082 "2023-12-16T01:44:15Z")
“Don’t worry about your father. He’s a perfectly contented, self-sufficient zombie.” From “Bluebeard”, by Kurt Vonnegut, 1987 (People walking head-down with their so-called “smart” phones) To say that there’s a … --- ## [From 2014 to 2018, Thomas Gerard Schuhmann developed the interface between Harvard's new injectable mesh brain implants and the NORAD satellite network which controls them. It's Skynet from "the Terminator."](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-2014-to-2018-thomas-gerard-schuhmann-developed-the-interface-between-harvards-new-injectable-mesh-brain-implants-and-the-norad-satellite-network-which-controls-them-its-skynet-from-the-terminator/5934)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-2014-to-2018-thomas-gerard-schuhmann-developed-the-interface-between-harvards-new-injectable-mesh-brain-implants-and-the-norad-satellite-network-which-controls-them-its-skynet-from-the-terminator/5934 "2023-02-23T19:36:13Z")
Irene Adler: (On Moriarty) Please don’t underestimate him. He’s just as brilliant as you are, and infinitely more devious. Sherlock Holmes: We’ll see about that. From the film “Sherlock Holmes”, written by Michael Robe… --- ## [The Deadliness of Technology, and Its Downfall, all the data, December 2023](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/the-deadliness-of-technology-and-its-downfall-all-the-data-december-2023/6072)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2023, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/the-deadliness-of-technology-and-its-downfall-all-the-data-december-2023/6072 "2023-12-02T18:31:59Z")
THE DEADLINESS OF TECHNOLOGY, AND ITS DOWNFALL “The more data you compile the clearer this will become and I think it’s worth pursuing but just broaching the subject is a pioneering effort.” Don Croft to Jeff Miller… --- ## [In July 2022, SFgate.com's Julie Brown said "Lake Tahoe's clarity hasn't changed in decades, and it's 'perplexing' scientists". When, in fact, Lake Tahoe's clarity suddenly increased by 18% from 2018 to 2019](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/in-july-2022-sfgate-coms-julie-brown-said-lake-tahoes-clarity-hasnt-changed-in-decades-and-its-perplexing-scientists-when-in-fact-lake-tahoes-clarity-suddenly-increased-by-18-from-2018-to-2019/6074)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2023, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/in-july-2022-sfgate-coms-julie-brown-said-lake-tahoes-clarity-hasnt-changed-in-decades-and-its-perplexing-scientists-when-in-fact-lake-tahoes-clarity-suddenly-increased-by-18-from-2018-to-2019/6074 "2023-12-04T17:59:50Z")
“Doublethink lies at the very heart of Ingsoc, since the essential act of the Party is to use conscious deception while retaining the firmness of purpose that goes with complete honesty.” From “1984”, by George Orwell, … --- ## [Technology drives suicide because language is a virus - from April 2021](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/technology-drives-suicide-because-language-is-a-virus-from-april-2021/5444)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2023, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/technology-drives-suicide-because-language-is-a-virus-from-april-2021/5444 "2023-12-12T19:06:54Z")
“The shadow of that hyddeous strength, sax myle and more it is of length” From “Ane Dialog”, by Sir David Lyndsay, describing the Tower of Babel, 1555 (The quote introduces C.S. Lewis’ “That Hideous Strength”, from 1945… --- ## [Everybody knows about the "secret handshake club" - now with original images restored](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/everybody-knows-about-the-secret-handshake-club-now-with-original-images-restored/5899)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2023, 5:47am UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/everybody-knows-about-the-secret-handshake-club-now-with-original-images-restored/5899 "2023-12-09T05:47:34Z")
“Besides these, I have found five curiosities in Scotland, not much observed to be elsewhere…(ii) the Mason Word which, though some make a mystery of it, I will not conceal a little of what I know - it’s like a rabbinica… --- ## [When asked why voter participation in the United States was so low, Pew's David Becker said "nobody really knows.” That's an example of the propaganda technique known as "stonewalling"](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/when-asked-why-voter-participation-in-the-united-states-was-so-low-pews-david-becker-said-nobody-really-knows-thats-an-example-of-the-propaganda-technique-known-as-stonewalling/6077)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 9:59pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/when-asked-why-voter-participation-in-the-united-states-was-so-low-pews-david-becker-said-nobody-really-knows-thats-an-example-of-the-propaganda-technique-known-as-stonewalling/6077 "2023-12-06T21:59:04Z")
“Why you fool, it’s the educated reader who CAN be gulled. All our difficulty comes with the others. When did you meet a workman who believes the papers? He takes it for granted that they’re all propaganda and skips the … --- ## [The President and CEO of Independent Sector said that the 19% decrease in trust of nonprofits from 2022 to 2023 was caused by "increased expectations and public perceptions that are influenced by political polarization and economic insecurity."](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/the-president-and-ceo-of-independent-sector-said-that-the-19-decrease-in-trust-of-nonprofits-from-2022-to-2023-was-caused-by-increased-expectations-and-public-perceptions-that-are-influenced-by-political-polarization-and-economic-insecurity/6078)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2023, 3:19am UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/the-president-and-ceo-of-independent-sector-said-that-the-19-decrease-in-trust-of-nonprofits-from-2022-to-2023-was-caused-by-increased-expectations-and-public-perceptions-that-are-influenced-by-political-polarization-and-economic-insecurity/6078 "2023-12-07T03:19:41Z")
“Imaginary evil is romantic and varied; real evil is gloomy, monotonous, barren, boring. Imaginary good is boring; real good is always new, marvelous, intoxicating.” ― Simone Weil THE DATA From 2022 to 2023, Americ… --- ## [From April 2020 to October 2023, the percentage of U.S. adults with not too much/no confidence at all in public school principals increased by 100%, or doubled, from 17% to 34%](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-april-2020-to-october-2023-the-percentage-of-u-s-adults-with-not-too-much-no-confidence-at-all-in-public-school-principals-increased-by-100-or-doubled-from-17-to-34/6076)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 7:41pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-april-2020-to-october-2023-the-percentage-of-u-s-adults-with-not-too-much-no-confidence-at-all-in-public-school-principals-increased-by-100-or-doubled-from-17-to-34/6076 "2023-12-06T19:41:50Z")
“One can fool some men, or fool all men in some places and times, but one cannot fool all men in all places and ages.” Jacques Abbadie, 1684 THE DATA From January 2019 to October 2023, the percentage of U.S. adults… --- ## [On January 28 and 29, 2020, Dennis Triana set three IGFA Pacific bonefish world records in two days. IGFA.org said "this was a successful trip"](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/on-january-28-and-29-2020-dennis-triana-set-three-igfa-pacific-bonefish-world-records-in-two-days-igfa-org-said-this-was-a-successful-trip/6075)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2023, 2:43am UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/on-january-28-and-29-2020-dennis-triana-set-three-igfa-pacific-bonefish-world-records-in-two-days-igfa-org-said-this-was-a-successful-trip/6075 "2023-12-05T02:43:49Z")
“If you are untrustworthy, people will not trust you.” ― Lao Tzu THE DATA From some obfuscated data prior to 1995 and some obfuscated date in 2011 or prior, Grand Bahama Island’s Deep Water Cay Club’s record bonefi… --- ## [In September 2022, the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health called smartphone use which caused a 50% increase in suicidal ideation in Korean adolescents "potentially risky"](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/in-september-2022-the-international-journal-of-environmental-research-and-public-health-called-smartphone-use-which-caused-a-50-increase-in-suicidal-ideation-in-korean-adolescents-potentially-risky/6073)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2023, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/in-september-2022-the-international-journal-of-environmental-research-and-public-health-called-smartphone-use-which-caused-a-50-increase-in-suicidal-ideation-in-korean-adolescents-potentially-risky/6073 "2023-12-03T18:32:24Z")
Watson: “You may be right.” Holmes: "The probability lies in that direction.” From “The Hound of the Baskervilles”, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1902 THE DATA From 2021 to 2023, the increase in suicide among America… --- ## [From 2022 to 2023, the 4.5% decrease in average daily internet use was 650% greater, or more than seven times greater than its .6% average annual decrease from 2017 to 2019](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-2022-to-2023-the-4-5-decrease-in-average-daily-internet-use-was-650-greater-or-more-than-seven-times-greater-than-its-6-average-annual-decrease-from-2017-to-2019/6069)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 10:43pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-2022-to-2023-the-4-5-decrease-in-average-daily-internet-use-was-650-greater-or-more-than-seven-times-greater-than-its-6-average-annual-decrease-from-2017-to-2019/6069 "2023-11-27T22:43:04Z")
"Do not have the Fairy for your enemy. For the rest — you laugh at them.” “The Fairy?” “Yes. Her they call the Fairy. Oh my God, a terrible Inglesaccia! She is the head of our police, the Institutional Police. Ecco, sh… --- ## [The Decline of Digital Media and the Return to Print Books - November 2023](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/the-decline-of-digital-media-and-the-return-to-print-books-november-2023/6068)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2023, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/the-decline-of-digital-media-and-the-return-to-print-books-november-2023/6068 "2023-11-27T19:45:41Z")
“Appearance blinds, whereas words reveal.” ― Oscar Wilde THE DATA From 2019 to 2020, vinyl record sales increased by 46.2%, year-over-year. 2020, 2021, and 2022 were all record sales years for Simon & Schuster. F… --- ## [The Collapse of Wearables and Smart Technology, November 2023](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/the-collapse-of-wearables-and-smart-technology-november-2023/6067)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2023, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/the-collapse-of-wearables-and-smart-technology-november-2023/6067 "2023-11-23T19:56:20Z")
“If there is any period one would desire to be born in, is it not the age of Revolution; when the old and the new stand side by side, and admit of being compared; when the energies of all men are searched by fear and by … --- ## [From 1958 to 2021, trust in the national government in the U.S. decreased by 63%, from 73% to 24%. 24% may be the exact percentage of the populace comprised by generational Satanist Freemasons, all under strict orders to vote party-line on the issue](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-1958-to-2021-trust-in-the-national-government-in-the-u-s-decreased-by-63-from-73-to-24-24-may-be-the-exact-percentage-of-the-populace-comprised-by-generational-satanist-freemasons-all-under-strict-orders-to-vote-party-line-on-the-issue/5994)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2023, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-1958-to-2021-trust-in-the-national-government-in-the-u-s-decreased-by-63-from-73-to-24-24-may-be-the-exact-percentage-of-the-populace-comprised-by-generational-satanist-freemasons-all-under-strict-orders-to-vote-party-line-on-the-issue/5994 "2023-04-28T19:27:59Z")
“You have too much at stake to hesitate. You ought not to think an hour upon the matter, but to spring to action at once…Now our time and turn is come, and perhaps the finishing stroke is reserved for us. When we look ba… --- ## [From May to July 2022, 25% of Americans felt that news organizations did not intend to mislead. This is the approximate percentage of the populace comprised of generational Satanist Freemasons, all under orders to vote Party line on the issue](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-may-to-july-2022-25-of-americans-felt-that-news-organizations-did-not-intend-to-mislead-this-is-the-approximate-percentage-of-the-populace-comprised-of-generational-satanist-freemasons-all-under-orders-to-vote-party-line-on-the-issue/6065)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2023, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-may-to-july-2022-25-of-americans-felt-that-news-organizations-did-not-intend-to-mislead-this-is-the-approximate-percentage-of-the-populace-comprised-of-generational-satanist-freemasons-all-under-orders-to-vote-party-line-on-the-issue/6065 "2023-11-21T19:16:02Z")
“If you hold a cat by the tail, you learn things you can’t learn any other way." – Mark Twain THE DATA From April 2020 to December 2021, the % of U.S. adults who had not too much/no confidence at all in medical sci… --- ## [In 2018, the 12 tornadoes in the United States that registered in the strong to violent categories of F3, F4 or F5 were the lowest in history, and 73% below the long term average of 44.74 from 1954 to 2018](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/in-2018-the-12-tornadoes-in-the-united-states-that-registered-in-the-strong-to-violent-categories-of-f3-f4-or-f5-were-the-lowest-in-history-and-73-below-the-long-term-average-of-44-74-from-1954-to-2018/6064)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2023, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/in-2018-the-12-tornadoes-in-the-united-states-that-registered-in-the-strong-to-violent-categories-of-f3-f4-or-f5-were-the-lowest-in-history-and-73-below-the-long-term-average-of-44-74-from-1954-to-2018/6064 "2023-11-18T22:04:43Z")
Jamie: “You can’t get ‘em all, Josie!” Josie Wales: “That’s a fact.” Jamie: “How come you’re doing this, then?” Josie Wales: “Because I ain’t got nothing better to do.” From “The Outlaw Josey Wales”, written by Forre… --- ## [From 2020 to 2023, the percentage of Americans who said that Covid was developed intentionally in a lab increased by 187%, or nearly tripled, from 23% to 66%](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-2020-to-2023-the-percentage-of-americans-who-said-that-covid-was-developed-intentionally-in-a-lab-increased-by-187-or-nearly-tripled-from-23-to-66/6062)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-2020-to-2023-the-percentage-of-americans-who-said-that-covid-was-developed-intentionally-in-a-lab-increased-by-187-or-nearly-tripled-from-23-to-66/6062 "2023-11-14T19:06:00Z")
From 2020 to 2023, the percentage of Americans who said that Covid was developed intentionally in a lab increased by 187%, or nearly tripled, from 23% to 66%. From 2020 to 2023, confidence in scientists to act in the pu… --- ## [The collapse of Technology, continued: the 3rd Quarter of 2023 was the ninth consecutive quarter of both decreasing smartphone sales and decreasing PC sales](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/the-collapse-of-technology-continued-the-3rd-quarter-of-2023-was-the-ninth-consecutive-quarter-of-both-decreasing-smartphone-sales-and-decreasing-pc-sales/6061)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2023, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/the-collapse-of-technology-continued-the-3rd-quarter-of-2023-was-the-ninth-consecutive-quarter-of-both-decreasing-smartphone-sales-and-decreasing-pc-sales/6061 "2023-11-13T19:40:21Z")
“Have no fears - indeed, there is no need nor any occasion for them. We will strike the English boldly by assault, and you will see.” Then a far-away look came into her eyes, and I think that a picture of her home drifte… --- ## [From February to March 2023, the 11.1% increase in new-vehicle shoppers who said they were “very unlikely” to consider an Electric Vehicle was 79% greater, or closing in on double its 6.2% increase from January to February 2023](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-february-to-march-2023-the-11-1-increase-in-new-vehicle-shoppers-who-said-they-were-very-unlikely-to-consider-an-electric-vehicle-was-79-greater-or-closing-in-on-double-its-6-2-increase-from-january-to-february-2023/6059)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2023, 12:44am UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-february-to-march-2023-the-11-1-increase-in-new-vehicle-shoppers-who-said-they-were-very-unlikely-to-consider-an-electric-vehicle-was-79-greater-or-closing-in-on-double-its-6-2-increase-from-january-to-february-2023/6059 "2023-11-13T00:44:15Z")
"A totalitarian state is in effect a theocracy, and its ruling caste, in order to keep its position, has to be thought of as infallible. But since, in practice, no one is infallible, it is frequently necessary to rearran… --- ## [In the 1st Quarter of 2023, the 6.5% decrease in Diet Coke sales was 132% greater, or well more than double the 2.8% decrease in diet soda sales as a category. Axios.com's Carly Mallenbaum described the latter as "a narrower decline."](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/in-the-1st-quarter-of-2023-the-6-5-decrease-in-diet-coke-sales-was-132-greater-or-well-more-than-double-the-2-8-decrease-in-diet-soda-sales-as-a-category-axios-coms-carly-mallenbaum-described-the-latter-as-a-narrower-decline/6060)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2023, 2:17am UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/in-the-1st-quarter-of-2023-the-6-5-decrease-in-diet-coke-sales-was-132-greater-or-well-more-than-double-the-2-8-decrease-in-diet-soda-sales-as-a-category-axios-coms-carly-mallenbaum-described-the-latter-as-a-narrower-decline/6060 "2023-11-13T02:17:30Z")
“It is of the essence of any party to gain its orientation not from truths but from illusions which usually correspond to the irrational mass structure. Scientific truths only interfered with the habit of the party polit… --- ## [In the first six months of 2023, homicides in Little Rock, Arkansas decreased by 25%, year-over-year. The Little Rock Police Department attributed it to "visibility in the neighborhoods" and "the Real-Time Crime Center"](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/in-the-first-six-months-of-2023-homicides-in-little-rock-arkansas-decreased-by-25-year-over-year-the-little-rock-police-department-attributed-it-to-visibility-in-the-neighborhoods-and-the-real-time-crime-center/6058)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2023, 3:38am UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/in-the-first-six-months-of-2023-homicides-in-little-rock-arkansas-decreased-by-25-year-over-year-the-little-rock-police-department-attributed-it-to-visibility-in-the-neighborhoods-and-the-real-time-crime-center/6058 "2023-11-10T03:38:58Z")
“Good intelligence work, Control had always preached, was gradual and rested on a kind of gentleness.” From “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy”, by John Le Carre, 1974 THE DATA From January through October 2023, murders… --- ## [The tentacled butterfly ray disappeared from this plane of existence in 1986, and remained absent for over thirty years, until it suddenly winked back into existence in the ocean off Iran in 2021](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/the-tentacled-butterfly-ray-disappeared-from-this-plane-of-existence-in-1986-and-remained-absent-for-over-thirty-years-until-it-suddenly-winked-back-into-existence-in-the-ocean-off-iran-in-2021/6057)
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“We have now sunk to a depth at which the restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men.” - George Orwell The words “mystery”, “baffled” and “puzzled” are memes, used whenever anyone in the wholly-… --- ## [From 2022 to 2023, Americans who trusted the government in Washington to do what is right most of the time decreased by 25%, from 20% to 15%, to the lowest level in history](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-2022-to-2023-americans-who-trusted-the-government-in-washington-to-do-what-is-right-most-of-the-time-decreased-by-25-from-20-to-15-to-the-lowest-level-in-history/6054)
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“Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.” – From “the Abolition of Man”, by C. S. Lewis, 1943 THE DATA From 2019-20 to 2021-22, kindergarteners with coverage with… --- ## [From the 3rd Quarter of 2022 to the 1st Quarter of 2023, the 8.6% average annual decrease in international PC sales was 1,620% greater than their .5% average annual decrease from the 1st Quarter of 2018 to the 1st Quarter of 2023](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-the-3rd-quarter-of-2022-to-the-1st-quarter-of-2023-the-8-6-average-annual-decrease-in-international-pc-sales-was-1-620-greater-than-their-5-average-annual-decrease-from-the-1st-quarter-of-2018-to-the-1st-quarter-of-2023/6053)
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“Where are the deputies?’ ‘On their way up to the first-aid post.’ ‘What happened to them?’ 'I did.” Jack Reacher, from “Nothing to Lose”, by Lee Child, 2008 Inigo Montoya: You are wonderful! Man in Black: Thank… --- ## [Simultaneous acts of state-sponsored environmental terrorism on Maui and the Big Island of Hawaii, August 2023](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/simultaneous-acts-of-state-sponsored-environmental-terrorism-on-maui-and-the-big-island-of-hawaii-august-2023/6040)
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"A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims… but accomplices.” ― George Orwell “The citizen who thinks he sees that the commonwealth’s political clothes are worn out, an… --- ## [From 2021 to 2022, the 10.7% decrease in homicides in Mexico was 174% greater than their 3.9% average annual decrease from 2018 to 2022. ABC News said in comment that Mexico's homicide rate "appears to flatline in 2023."](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-2021-to-2022-the-10-7-decrease-in-homicides-in-mexico-was-174-greater-than-their-3-9-average-annual-decrease-from-2018-to-2022-abc-news-said-in-comment-that-mexicos-homicide-rate-appears-to-flatline-in-2023/6052)
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Ringo: “Which wallet is yours?” Jules: "It’s the one that says ‘Bad Motherfucker’ ". From “Pulp Fiction”, by Quentin Tarantino, 1994 (Samuel L. Jackson, as Jules, with “Bad Motherfucker” wallet, from “Pulp Fiction”,… --- ## [From the 4th Quarter of 2016 to the 2nd Quarter of 2023, international smartphone sales decreased by 39%, from 432 million units to 265.3 million units](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-the-4th-quarter-of-2016-to-the-2nd-quarter-of-2023-international-smartphone-sales-decreased-by-39-from-432-million-units-to-265-3-million-units/6051)
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“It is never to be expected in a revolution that every man is to change his opinion at the same moment. There never yet was any truth or any principle so irresistibly obvious that all men believed it at once. Time and re… --- ## [Extra, Extra, Fish Feds drop Non-Indigenous Aquatic Species pages without explanation, Extra!](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/extra-extra-fish-feds-drop-non-indigenous-aquatic-species-pages-without-explanation-extra/6046)
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