# Positive Changes That Are Occurring **URL:** https://forum.orgones.co.uk/c/positive-changes-that-are-occurring/15.md?page=16 [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:** 17 --- ## [From 2018 to 2019, the 29% decreases in the murder rate in West Palm Beach, Florida and Shreveport, Louisiana were identical](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-2018-to-2019-the-29-decreases-in-the-murder-rate-in-west-palm-beach-florida-and-shreveport-louisiana-were-identical/5664)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2022, 1:16am UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-2018-to-2019-the-29-decreases-in-the-murder-rate-in-west-palm-beach-florida-and-shreveport-louisiana-were-identical/5664 "2022-07-01T01:16:56Z")
“Almost all people are hypnotics. The proper authority saw to it that the proper belief should be induced, and the people believed properly.” ― Charles Fort THE DATA From 2016 to 2019, murders in Memphis, Tennessee… --- ## [Diet Coke propaganda, a primer - “I love the burning down my esophagus”](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/diet-coke-propaganda-a-primer-i-love-the-burning-down-my-esophagus/5885)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2023, 9:08pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/diet-coke-propaganda-a-primer-i-love-the-burning-down-my-esophagus/5885 "2023-01-21T21:08:02Z")
“I am a traditionalist when it comes to Diet Coke…I prefer it the way God made it: cold, fizzy, gently acidic at the tip of your tongue building to a vigorous spark at the back of your throat.” Elamin Abdelmahmoud, buzz… --- ## [State-sponsored environmental terrorism, 2020: "secret agents" run down and kill the world's largest giant sunfish - Portugal's Department of Marine Policy and Biodiversity said "it is unknown if the impact was pre- or post-mortem."](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/state-sponsored-environmental-terrorism-2020-secret-agents-run-down-and-kill-the-worlds-largest-giant-sunfish-portugals-department-of-marine-policy-and-biodiversity-said-it-is-unknown-if-the-impact-was-pre-or-post-mortem/5916)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2023, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/state-sponsored-environmental-terrorism-2020-secret-agents-run-down-and-kill-the-worlds-largest-giant-sunfish-portugals-department-of-marine-policy-and-biodiversity-said-it-is-unknown-if-the-impact-was-pre-or-post-mortem/5916 "2023-02-12T19:04:33Z")
“When we were half-way to Chinon we happened upon yet one more squad of enemies. They burst suddenly out of the woods, and in considerable force, too; but we were not the apprentices we were ten or twelve days before; no… --- ## [And the headline of the week, from Brazil, goes to: " ‘I would have eaten the native’ - Bolsonaro Presidential campaign racked by cannibalism and Freemasonry scandals "](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/and-the-headline-of-the-week-from-brazil-goes-to-i-would-have-eaten-the-native-bolsonaro-presidential-campaign-racked-by-cannibalism-and-freemasonry-scandals/5889)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/and-the-headline-of-the-week-from-brazil-goes-to-i-would-have-eaten-the-native-bolsonaro-presidential-campaign-racked-by-cannibalism-and-freemasonry-scandals/5889 "2023-01-24T16:30:46Z")
Sherlock: I’ve been neglecting my hobby. I’m going to visit Swirl-Theory.com and discuss conspiracy theories. Watson: Your hobby is conspiracy theories? Sherlock: No, of course not. They’re pure sophistry. Large groups… --- ## [From 2019 to 2021, four new saltwater fish species winked into existence in Florida. In December 2018, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said "four new species will be added to the list of species eligible for a state record"](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-2019-to-2021-four-new-saltwater-fish-species-winked-into-existence-in-florida-in-december-2018-the-florida-fish-and-wildlife-conservation-commission-said-four-new-species-will-be-added-to-the-list-of-species-eligible-for-a-state-record/5913)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2023, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-2019-to-2021-four-new-saltwater-fish-species-winked-into-existence-in-florida-in-december-2018-the-florida-fish-and-wildlife-conservation-commission-said-four-new-species-will-be-added-to-the-list-of-species-eligible-for-a-state-record/5913 "2023-02-10T21:22:24Z")
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… --- ## [From 2006 to 2018, the world record tomtate grunt increased in size by 565%, from 1 pound, 4 ounces to 8 pounds, 5 ounces, and expanded its range into the Gulf of Mexico for the first time in history](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-2006-to-2018-the-world-record-tomtate-grunt-increased-in-size-by-565-from-1-pound-4-ounces-to-8-pounds-5-ounces-and-expanded-its-range-into-the-gulf-of-mexico-for-the-first-time-in-history/5914)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2023, 12:04am UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-2006-to-2018-the-world-record-tomtate-grunt-increased-in-size-by-565-from-1-pound-4-ounces-to-8-pounds-5-ounces-and-expanded-its-range-into-the-gulf-of-mexico-for-the-first-time-in-history/5914 "2023-02-12T00:04:12Z")
I see faces and traces of home back in New York City So you think I’m a tough kid? Is that what you heard? Well I like to see some action and it gets into my blood The call me the trail blazer - Rael-electric razor I… --- ## [From 2012 to 2018, mental illness in children aged 4 to 17 in the U.S. increased by 35%. First author Joseph Tkacz referred to it as “a change”, and said it was because of “alterations in social and legislative constructs over the study period”](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-2012-to-2018-mental-illness-in-children-aged-4-to-17-in-the-u-s-increased-by-35-first-author-joseph-tkacz-referred-to-it-as-a-change-and-said-it-was-because-of-alterations-in-social-and-legislative-constructs-over-the-study-period/5908)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2023, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-2012-to-2018-mental-illness-in-children-aged-4-to-17-in-the-u-s-increased-by-35-first-author-joseph-tkacz-referred-to-it-as-a-change-and-said-it-was-because-of-alterations-in-social-and-legislative-constructs-over-the-study-period/5908 "2023-02-08T16:52:39Z")
“Thinking is man’s only basic virtue, from which all the others proceed. And his basic vice, the source of all his evils, is that nameless act which all of you practice, but struggle never to admit: the act of blanking o… --- ## [From 2019 to 2022, Americans’ trust in tech companies to do the right thing decreased by 26%, from 73% to 54%. Axios.com’s Ina Fried omitted the percentage, described it as “19 points”, and said it was “whopping”](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-2019-to-2022-americans-trust-in-tech-companies-to-do-the-right-thing-decreased-by-26-from-73-to-54-axios-com-s-ina-fried-omitted-the-percentage-described-it-as-19-points-and-said-it-was-whopping/5907)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-2019-to-2022-americans-trust-in-tech-companies-to-do-the-right-thing-decreased-by-26-from-73-to-54-axios-com-s-ina-fried-omitted-the-percentage-described-it-as-19-points-and-said-it-was-whopping/5907 "2023-02-08T15:01:20Z")
“There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn’t true. The other is to refuse to believe what is true.” - Soren Kierkegaard “Are video games recession-proof\*\*\*? Sort of,\*\*\* experts say.” Shannon Liao… --- ## [In February 2023, a bird known as the weka suddenly winked back into existence on New Zealand's North Island for the first time since 1938. The Miami Herald's Aspen Pflughoeft said "but somehow one of these flightless birds appeared"](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/in-february-2023-a-bird-known-as-the-weka-suddenly-winked-back-into-existence-on-new-zealands-north-island-for-the-first-time-since-1938-the-miami-heralds-aspen-pflughoeft-said-but-somehow-one-of-these-flightless-birds-appeared/5910)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2023, 11:23pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/in-february-2023-a-bird-known-as-the-weka-suddenly-winked-back-into-existence-on-new-zealands-north-island-for-the-first-time-since-1938-the-miami-heralds-aspen-pflughoeft-said-but-somehow-one-of-these-flightless-birds-appeared/5910 "2023-02-08T23:23:21Z")
“The duplicity of others must always be shocking when one is unconscious of one’s own.” ― From “The Mask of Dimitrios”, by Eric Ambler, 1944 THE DATA In February 2023, a large, flightless bird known as the weka su… --- ## [In 2022, the Las Vegas Sands Corporation sold $3.6 billion worth of property, borrowed $1.2 billion, and still lost $792 million for the year. CEO Robert G. Goldstein said it was because of "travel restrictions and reduced visitation"](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/in-2022-the-las-vegas-sands-corporation-sold-3-6-billion-worth-of-property-borrowed-1-2-billion-and-still-lost-792-million-for-the-year-ceo-robert-g-goldstein-said-it-was-because-of-travel-restrictions-and-reduced-visitation/5906)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/in-2022-the-las-vegas-sands-corporation-sold-3-6-billion-worth-of-property-borrowed-1-2-billion-and-still-lost-792-million-for-the-year-ceo-robert-g-goldstein-said-it-was-because-of-travel-restrictions-and-reduced-visitation/5906 "2023-02-07T21:35:14Z")
“The truth must be quite plain, if one could just clear away the litter.” From “A Caribbean Mystery”, by Agatha Christie, 1964 THE DATA From 2021 to 2023, Sands China Ltd.'s net losses in\*\*\*\*creased by $2.63 billi… --- ## [In January, February and March 2022, snowfall in Denver, Colorado was 120%, 105% and 132% above average. Fox Weather's Scott Sistek omitted those percentages and said "Between Jan. 5 and March 16, Denver observed snow on eight of 11 Wednesdays"](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/in-january-february-and-march-2022-snowfall-in-denver-colorado-was-120-105-and-132-above-average-fox-weathers-scott-sistek-omitted-those-percentages-and-said-between-jan-5-and-march-16-denver-observed-snow-on-eight-of-11-wednesdays/5905)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/in-january-february-and-march-2022-snowfall-in-denver-colorado-was-120-105-and-132-above-average-fox-weathers-scott-sistek-omitted-those-percentages-and-said-between-jan-5-and-march-16-denver-observed-snow-on-eight-of-11-wednesdays/5905 "2023-02-07T17:58:01Z")
“Before anything can be reasoned upon to a conclusion, certain facts, principles, or data, to reason from, must be established, admitted, or denied.” - Thomas Paine THE DATA The winter of 2021-22 was the third-low… --- ## [From October 2021 to October 2022, 5 of 11, or 46% of Alabama's saltwater state fishing records had just winked into existence there. Marine Resources Director Scott Bannon said “People are learning to fish more specific and not so generic."](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-october-2021-to-october-2022-5-of-11-or-46-of-alabamas-saltwater-state-fishing-records-had-just-winked-into-existence-there-marine-resources-director-scott-bannon-said-people-are-learning-to-fish-more-specific-and-not-so-generic/5901)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2023, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-october-2021-to-october-2022-5-of-11-or-46-of-alabamas-saltwater-state-fishing-records-had-just-winked-into-existence-there-marine-resources-director-scott-bannon-said-people-are-learning-to-fish-more-specific-and-not-so-generic/5901 "2023-02-03T21:58:09Z")
“A man who is used to acting in one way never changes; he must come to ruin when the times, in changing, no longer are in harmony with his ways.” From “The Prince”, by Niccolo Machiavelli, 1532 I don’t believe that… --- ## [The 14-degree average decrease in the four all-time low state temperature records set in the U.S. from 2000 to present is 1,455% greater than the .9 degree average increase in the two all-time high state temperature records set during the same time period](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/the-14-degree-average-decrease-in-the-four-all-time-low-state-temperature-records-set-in-the-u-s-from-2000-to-present-is-1-455-greater-than-the-9-degree-average-increase-in-the-two-all-time-high-state-temperature-records-set-during-the-same-time-period/5904)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2023, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/the-14-degree-average-decrease-in-the-four-all-time-low-state-temperature-records-set-in-the-u-s-from-2000-to-present-is-1-455-greater-than-the-9-degree-average-increase-in-the-two-all-time-high-state-temperature-records-set-during-the-same-time-period/5904 "2023-02-05T15:03:44Z")
Cold, cold, cold Cold, cold, cold Freezing, it was freezing cold in that hotel I had no money, my special friend was gone The TV set was busted so she went along I called room, room service, I’m down here on my kne… --- ## [In April 2022, the Sierra Nevada red fox winked back into existence in California for the first time in almost 100 years. Fox Weather sat on the story for nine months before publishing it](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/in-april-2022-the-sierra-nevada-red-fox-winked-back-into-existence-in-california-for-the-first-time-in-almost-100-years-fox-weather-sat-on-the-story-for-nine-months-before-publishing-it/5903)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2023, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/in-april-2022-the-sierra-nevada-red-fox-winked-back-into-existence-in-california-for-the-first-time-in-almost-100-years-fox-weather-sat-on-the-story-for-nine-months-before-publishing-it/5903 "2023-02-04T15:31:33Z")
“Let me control the media and I will turn any nation into a herd of pigs.” - Joseph Goebbels THE DATA In the 1930’s, the Sierra Nevada red fox disappeared from this plane of reality, and would remain absent for al… --- ## [In 2022, murders in large U.S. cities decreased by 5%. In October 2022, bbc.com questioned: "US crime: Is America seeing a surge in violence?"](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/in-2022-murders-in-large-u-s-cities-decreased-by-5-in-october-2022-bbc-com-questioned-us-crime-is-america-seeing-a-surge-in-violence/5891)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 11:27pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/in-2022-murders-in-large-u-s-cities-decreased-by-5-in-october-2022-bbc-com-questioned-us-crime-is-america-seeing-a-surge-in-violence/5891 "2023-01-24T23:27:29Z")
“We have now sunk to a depth at which the restatement of the obvious is the first duty of intelligent men.” - George Orwell THE DATA From 2021 to 2022, violent crime in North Charleston, Carolina decreased by 12%,… --- ## [From October 2021 to March 2022, the average monthly spending on alcohol by Millennials in the United States decreased by 40%, from $75 to $45. In 2022, liz-palmer.com said “Global alcohol consumption will bounce back to pre-Covid levels by 2023”](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-october-2021-to-march-2022-the-average-monthly-spending-on-alcohol-by-millennials-in-the-united-states-decreased-by-40-from-75-to-45-in-2022-liz-palmer-com-said-global-alcohol-consumption-will-bounce-back-to-pre-covid-levels-by-2023/5900)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2023, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-october-2021-to-march-2022-the-average-monthly-spending-on-alcohol-by-millennials-in-the-united-states-decreased-by-40-from-75-to-45-in-2022-liz-palmer-com-said-global-alcohol-consumption-will-bounce-back-to-pre-covid-levels-by-2023/5900 "2023-02-03T16:50:33Z")
No bother feel no way It’s coming close pay day I say No bother feel no way Every man get paid accord his work this day It’s coming close pay day I say Every man get paid accord his work this day It’s coming close … --- ## [In May 2022, the 67% of 18 to 24 year olds in the U.K. who felt that Britain should abolish the Monarchy was 378% greater than the 14% of those 65 and older who felt the same](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/in-may-2022-the-67-of-18-to-24-year-olds-in-the-u-k-who-felt-that-britain-should-abolish-the-monarchy-was-378-greater-than-the-14-of-those-65-and-older-who-felt-the-same/5897)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2023, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/in-may-2022-the-67-of-18-to-24-year-olds-in-the-u-k-who-felt-that-britain-should-abolish-the-monarchy-was-378-greater-than-the-14-of-those-65-and-older-who-felt-the-same/5897 "2023-02-02T16:02:40Z")
King Arthur: Be quiet! I order you to be quiet! Peasant Woman: “Order”, eh? Who does he think he is? King Arthur: I am your king. Peasant Woman: Well, I didn’t vote for you. King Arthur: You don’t vote for kings. Pe… --- ## [From 2021 to 2022, the 6.5% increase in Americans' distrust of their government was 136% greater than its 2.75% average annual increase from 2001 to 2021. Pew Research said "trust in government remains low, as it has for much of the 21st century."](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-2021-to-2022-the-6-5-increase-in-americans-distrust-of-their-government-was-136-greater-than-its-2-75-average-annual-increase-from-2001-to-2021-pew-research-said-trust-in-government-remains-low-as-it-has-for-much-of-the-21st-century/5898)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2023, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-2021-to-2022-the-6-5-increase-in-americans-distrust-of-their-government-was-136-greater-than-its-2-75-average-annual-increase-from-2001-to-2021-pew-research-said-trust-in-government-remains-low-as-it-has-for-much-of-the-21st-century/5898 "2023-02-02T19:58:13Z")
When I take her to the track, she really shines (Giddy up, giddy up 409) She always turns in the fastest times (Giddy up, giddy up 409) Nothing can catch her, nothing can touch my 409 My four speed, dual quad, posi-tr… --- ## [More proof of technology-driven insanity: from 1990 to 2015, schizophrenia in China increased by 141%, or well more than doubled, from .39% to .94%](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/more-proof-of-technology-driven-insanity-from-1990-to-2015-schizophrenia-in-china-increased-by-141-or-well-more-than-doubled-from-39-to-94/5880)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2023, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/more-proof-of-technology-driven-insanity-from-1990-to-2015-schizophrenia-in-china-increased-by-141-or-well-more-than-doubled-from-39-to-94/5880 "2023-01-18T17:02:27Z")
"The day science begins to study non-physical phenomena, it will make more progress in one decade than in all the previous centuries of its existence.” - Nicola Tesla \[image\] (“Presence”, by Led Zeppelin, 1976) … --- ## [In the 4th Quarter of 2022, directly in the face of bicycle sales increasing exponentially regardless of culture or geography, Peloton's revenue decreased by 28%, year-over-year. It was the sixth consecutive quarter of decreasing revenue for Peloton](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/in-the-4th-quarter-of-2022-directly-in-the-face-of-bicycle-sales-increasing-exponentially-regardless-of-culture-or-geography-pelotons-revenue-decreased-by-28-year-over-year-it-was-the-sixth-consecutive-quarter-of-decreasing-revenue-for-peloton/5876)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2023, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/in-the-4th-quarter-of-2022-directly-in-the-face-of-bicycle-sales-increasing-exponentially-regardless-of-culture-or-geography-pelotons-revenue-decreased-by-28-year-over-year-it-was-the-sixth-consecutive-quarter-of-decreasing-revenue-for-peloton/5876 "2023-01-17T16:42:56Z")
“If you set yourself to it, you can live the same life, rich or poor. You can keep on with your books and your ideas. You just got to say to yourself, “I’m a free man in here” - he tapped his forehead - "and you’re all r… --- ## [In the first three weeks of January 2023, homicides in the Philippines decreased by 30%, year-over-year. Police General Rodolfo Azurin Jr. said it was because of "the Kasimbayanan program"](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/in-the-first-three-weeks-of-january-2023-homicides-in-the-philippines-decreased-by-30-year-over-year-police-general-rodolfo-azurin-jr-said-it-was-because-of-the-kasimbayanan-program/5894)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2023, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/in-the-first-three-weeks-of-january-2023-homicides-in-the-philippines-decreased-by-30-year-over-year-police-general-rodolfo-azurin-jr-said-it-was-because-of-the-kasimbayanan-program/5894 "2023-01-27T16:34:18Z")
“The Grecians and Romans were strongly possessed of the spirit of liberty but not the principle, for at the time they were determined not to be slaves themselves, they employed their power to enslave the rest of mankind.… --- ## [From 2015 to 2021, juveniles in prison in Massachusetts decreased by 76%, to the lowest level in history. Metro West Daily News' Allison Pirog withheld the percentage, described it only-generally as "down", and said "there's room to improve"](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-2015-to-2021-juveniles-in-prison-in-massachusetts-decreased-by-76-to-the-lowest-level-in-history-metro-west-daily-news-allison-pirog-withheld-the-percentage-described-it-only-generally-as-down-and-said-theres-room-to-improve/5893)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2023, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-2015-to-2021-juveniles-in-prison-in-massachusetts-decreased-by-76-to-the-lowest-level-in-history-metro-west-daily-news-allison-pirog-withheld-the-percentage-described-it-only-generally-as-down-and-said-theres-room-to-improve/5893 "2023-01-26T17:27:16Z")
“The duplicity of others must always be shocking when one is unconscious of one’s own.” ― From “The Mask of Dimitrios”, by Eric Ambler, 1944 THE DATA From 2009 to 2019, the prison population in Iowa decreased by 1… --- ## [In 2023, trust in the United Nations decreased in 21 of the 28, or 75% of the countries that Edelman surveyed, by an average of 7%. Ouch, baby](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/in-2023-trust-in-the-united-nations-decreased-in-21-of-the-28-or-75-of-the-countries-that-edelman-surveyed-by-an-average-of-7-ouch-baby/5890)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2023, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/in-2023-trust-in-the-united-nations-decreased-in-21-of-the-28-or-75-of-the-countries-that-edelman-surveyed-by-an-average-of-7-ouch-baby/5890 "2023-01-24T21:21:14Z")
“If his forces are united, separate them.” From “The Art of War”, by Sun Tzu, 5th Century B.C. THE DATA From 2022 to 2023, international distrust in government increased by 2.5%, from 40% to 41%. In 2023, the 66%… --- ## [From 2021 to 2022, China's populace's trust in their Government increased by 15%, from 72% to 83%. But, then, that's what the barely-covert international release of a weaponized Chinese bat virus will do for a godless Communist's self-esteem](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-2021-to-2022-chinas-populaces-trust-in-their-government-increased-by-15-from-72-to-83-but-then-thats-what-the-barely-covert-international-release-of-a-weaponized-chinese-bat-virus-will-do-for-a-godless-communists-self-esteem/5877)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2023, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-2021-to-2022-chinas-populaces-trust-in-their-government-increased-by-15-from-72-to-83-but-then-thats-what-the-barely-covert-international-release-of-a-weaponized-chinese-bat-virus-will-do-for-a-godless-communists-self-esteem/5877 "2023-01-17T19:02:57Z")
The tyrant is a child of Pride Who drinks from his sickening cup Recklessness and vanity, Until from his high crest headlong He plummets to the dust of hope.” ― From “Oedipus Rex”, by Sophocles, 429 B.C. Inigo … --- ## [More proof of technology-driven insanity: From 1990 to 2016, the 59% international increase in schizophrenia was 42% greater than the 41.5% increase in the world’s population during that same time period](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/more-proof-of-technology-driven-insanity-from-1990-to-2016-the-59-international-increase-in-schizophrenia-was-42-greater-than-the-41-5-increase-in-the-world-s-population-during-that-same-time-period/5882)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2023, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/more-proof-of-technology-driven-insanity-from-1990-to-2016-the-59-international-increase-in-schizophrenia-was-42-greater-than-the-41-5-increase-in-the-world-s-population-during-that-same-time-period/5882 "2023-01-19T15:05:36Z")
“For there is but one essential justice which cements society, and one law which establishes this justice. This law is right reason, which is the true rule of all commandments and prohibitions. Whoever neglects this law,… --- ## ["The Great Big Soda Conspiracy and Exponentially Decreasing Soft Drink Consumption", from "Positive Changes That Are Occurring", by Jeff Miller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/the-great-big-soda-conspiracy-and-exponentially-decreasing-soft-drink-consumption-from-positive-changes-that-are-occurring-by-jeff-miller/5888)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/the-great-big-soda-conspiracy-and-exponentially-decreasing-soft-drink-consumption-from-positive-changes-that-are-occurring-by-jeff-miller/5888 "2023-01-23T19:35:17Z")
DECREASING SODA CONSUMPTION Great positive changes are underway at every level of our reality. They began in earnest in 2012, and have been increasing in speed and magnitude. I began writing this series of articles, ent… --- ## [From 2021 through 2027, the projected 51% increase in the organic food sector is 123% greater, or well more than double the 22.8% increase in the conventional food sector during that same time period](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-2021-through-2027-the-projected-51-increase-in-the-organic-food-sector-is-123-greater-or-well-more-than-double-the-22-8-increase-in-the-conventional-food-sector-during-that-same-time-period/5887)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-2021-through-2027-the-projected-51-increase-in-the-organic-food-sector-is-123-greater-or-well-more-than-double-the-22-8-increase-in-the-conventional-food-sector-during-that-same-time-period/5887 "2023-01-23T14:43:40Z")
“Before anything can be reasoned upon to a conclusion, certain facts, principles, or data, to reason from, must be established, admitted, or denied.” - Thomas Paine THE DATA From 2020 to 2021, organic food sales i… --- ## [In November 2022, Twitter's user base decreased by 44%, from 3,100,000 to 1,726,000. The MIT Technology Review's Chris Stokel-Walker downgraded the number by 27%, calling it "more than a million", and omitted the percentage decrease entirely](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/in-november-2022-twitters-user-base-decreased-by-44-from-3-100-000-to-1-726-000-the-mit-technology-reviews-chris-stokel-walker-downgraded-the-number-by-27-calling-it-more-than-a-million-and-omitted-the-percentage-decrease-entirely/5884)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2023, 6:00pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/in-november-2022-twitters-user-base-decreased-by-44-from-3-100-000-to-1-726-000-the-mit-technology-reviews-chris-stokel-walker-downgraded-the-number-by-27-calling-it-more-than-a-million-and-omitted-the-percentage-decrease-entirely/5884 "2023-01-21T18:00:47Z")
“A murderer is less loathsome to us than a spy. The murderer may have acted on a sudden mad impulse; he may be penitent and amend; but a spy is always a spy, night and day, in bed, at table, as he walks abroad; his vilen… --- ## [From 2020 to 2021, vinyl record sales in the United States increased by 94%, or nearly doubled. Statista.com downgraded the number by 46%, saying that it was "up by over 50 percent from the previous year."](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-2020-to-2021-vinyl-record-sales-in-the-united-states-increased-by-94-or-nearly-doubled-statista-com-downgraded-the-number-by-46-saying-that-it-was-up-by-over-50-percent-from-the-previous-year/5883)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2023, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-2020-to-2021-vinyl-record-sales-in-the-united-states-increased-by-94-or-nearly-doubled-statista-com-downgraded-the-number-by-46-saying-that-it-was-up-by-over-50-percent-from-the-previous-year/5883 "2023-01-20T20:06:11Z")
“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… --- ## [From 2019 to 2021, international flip phone sales increased by 167%, or headed toward tripled, from 374.6 million units to 1 billion units](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-2019-to-2021-international-flip-phone-sales-increased-by-167-or-headed-toward-tripled-from-374-6-million-units-to-1-billion-units/5800)
**Author:** [@JeffMiller](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/u/JeffMiller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2022, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.orgones.co.uk/t/from-2019-to-2021-international-flip-phone-sales-increased-by-167-or-headed-toward-tripled-from-374-6-million-units-to-1-billion-units/5800 "2022-11-02T19:42:28Z")
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