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The Evil Twins of Technocracy and Transhumanism by Patrick Wood, 2022

This is the everyman's introduction to Technocracy and Transhumanism. Both are primary to the World Economic Forum's Great Reset, in partnership with the United Nations, to replace Capitalism with an alternative economic system called Sustainable Development, aka Technocracy.

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Further, humans themselves are targeted by Transhumanists to change the human condition into Humans 2.0 via genetic engineering. Thus, Technocracy transforms the structure and economic system of the world, while Transhumanism transforms the people who live there. Technocracy wants to rule the earth in a panopticon of scientific dictatorship. Transhumanists want to live forever and become omniscient. Both are mechanistic systems that see nature as something to be studied, manipulated and conquered. Both see themselves as the new intelligent designers of the world, including humans. Both seek to craft a future for planet earth that nobody asked for, voted for or wanted. Whatever solutions might spring up that enable us to reject technocracy and transhumanism cannot possibly work unless we have a clear understanding of both. It is my hope that this book will not depress you but rather en- courage you to take your proper place in the world by doing your part to put a stop to the “Evil Twins of Technocracy and Transhumanism.” All around me are familiar faces Worn-out places, worn-out faces Bright and early for their daily races Going nowhere, going nowhere And their tears are filling up their glasses No expression, no expression Hide my head, I want to drown my sorrow No tomorrow, no tomorrow - Roland Orzabal, Mad World The song “Mad World ,” written by Roland Orzabal and originally recorded in 1983 by Tears with Fears in England.
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    STYLISH CALIFORNIA THRILLER keeps the energy high with action and hot romance. Vivid details and strong characterizations make this a glossy rollercoaster of a read. B PLUS

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    And now Chris Kraus's Where Belongs has me in that spot of yearning for creative collectives that emerge out of the absolutely right coincidental conditions and bust out all the best stuff because they function outside of institutional bounds, qualifications, and ambitions. I'm going to find such a community one day, damn it...

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    📚 Just finished reading: The Motorcycle Diaries by Ernesto Guevara (2021 edition)

    The diary of Che Guevara's journey to discover the continent of Latin America while still a medical student, in 1952 on a vintage Norton motorcycle with his friend Alberto Granado, a biochemist. It captures the exuberance and joy of one person's youthful belief in the possibilities of humankind tending towards justice, peace and happiness.

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    Think I just found a new favorite; a morning spent Ben Lerner's The Hatred of didn't leave me with a better understanding of what makes for great (or sometimes even bad) poetry—but as I said on the book-cataloguing sites, it sure does result in feeling less alone about/in my conflicted relationship to it all.

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    C. R. Collins has a new queer fantasy book out, a Tales of Ardonna prequel: Giant’s Gate.

    “This was a good time for silent reflection, to ask myself how—in all the rumored worlds—I’d arrived here.”

    All she wanted was a secure home, but Maddie’s problems just got bigger.

    GIANTS’ GATE is a standalone MAGE ERA prequel to the WOODSPELL SERIES and...

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    If you're in Vegas for the Punk Rock and Bowling festival this Memorial Day weekend, be sure to stop by Avantpop Books, Sunday, May 26, noon. I'll be reading from my working-class historical novel, "Anywhere But Schuylkill." Billy Bragg will be headlining, with his book, "Roots, Rockers and Radicals."

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    Artist compiles 1,984 copies of Orwell’s 1984 on the small island where he wrote it, commemorating 75 years of publication.
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    GUNNER'S DAUGHTER. To kiss the gunner's daughter; to be tied to a gun and flogged on the posteriors; a mode of punishing boys on board a ship of war.

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    Just went to The Bookshop on the Heath, which was a location not once but twice for separate episodes of Spooks. Bought this, seeing it's all the rage... 😏📚📖 @bookstodon

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    Full disclosure: I know Alex Cochran. But that’s not why I was so knocked out by this book. ‘The Pollutant Speaks’ is a beautifully written exploration of themes I’m already obsessive about: social justice, the philosophy of language, aliens, big spaceships…

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    Somewhat meh set of April reads, though The Night Tiger and The Hunter were definitely high points. Some fun romances by Alexis Hall and Cat Sebastian too.

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    can someone please explain to me why some books do that thing where the cover doesn't go all the way to the edge? like, the cover has a half-inch strip missing to expose the page underneath (usually the page underneath has quotes or whatever).

    surely this isn't a cost cutting measure?

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    My hot take on one of my biggest pet peeves - YA should be labeled 'Teen', not 'Young Adult'. It's extremely confusing, it's the reason why YA ends up mixed in with NA smut in stores, by definition it's unclear; Young adult means late teens to early-mid 20s, and by that definition non-readers assume 'young ADULT' means someone of age. There really needs to be a clear differentiation between NA and YA.

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    The image is the cover of a comic book that is part of a special event, "Free Comic Book Day." The title of the comic is "Street Fighter VS. Final Fight," indicating a crossover between two popular fighting game franchises, "Street Fighter" and "Final Fight." The artwork features intense close-up depictions of two characters, likely representing the protagonists or significant characters from each franchise, engaged in a fierce battle, as seen by their clashing fists that are emitting a burst of energy. Below this central image, there are additional characters from both game series depicted in fighting stances, suggesting that more characters from each franchise will be involved in the story. Ryu, a well-known character from "Street Fighter," is shown on the left, and Cody, recognizable from "Final Fight," is on the right. A female character, who could be Chun-Li from "Street Fighter," is also featured in the background.
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    Book review for 2024 is Steve Silberman's Neurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity. A helpful and informative book on the unfolding journey of and...battles with/for, regarding people who interact with their world differently. I found this book to be helpful in understanding the rise of what we today call neurodiversity. ☕☕☕☕1/2 review. @stevesilberman @books @bookstodon @bookstodon #

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    Read as a whole body of work (which has taken me many months) Gerard Manley Hopkins’s poetry is a tragic and audacious testament to an extraordinary creative spirit.
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    TUP RUNNING. A rural sport practised at wakes and fairs in Derbyshire; a ram, whose tail is well soaped and greased, is turned out to the multitude; any one that can take him by the tail, and hold him fast, is to have him for his own.

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    Couple of bookclub gatherings ago, we read Devotion by Hannah Kent. Amazing experience.

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    Everything in this story is leading somewhere amazing. It's emotional, beautiful, touching, surprising and so incredibly moving. Sniffed, snuffled and out and out cried my way through the last part of this book.




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    Image of the book cover for Devotion by Hannah Kent with the covering comment "From the bestselling author of Burial Rites". Includes the quotes 'Utterly Original' Heather Rose and 'So beautiful and so raw' Evie Wyld. The image is pale grey, textured with the hint of foliage across it, there's a white spray of leaves that stands out a little in the centre of the novel, weaving its way around the letters in the book title, and the name of the author. The title is in Gold, and the author's name in large Greenish / Grey letters.
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    @kcfromaustcrime @bookstodon Finally got hold of this beautifully written multi-levelled love story. Like her other two brilliant novels of , she shows she has done the research and thinking and internalized the stories and feelings of the time and place as well as the relentless control and persecution of the feminine and the 'other'. This 3rd novel is personal for Kent. Highly recommend it.

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