Garry Robson discusses the deep history of cybernetics and how the goal of the internet was always to create a surveillance man-machine system. Humanity is close to being automated in a closed cybernetic system. The internet and smart phone are the twin pillars. The youth are the key to implementing technocracy. We already have a deeply entrenched enforcement system (e.g. ESG, social credit). However, what they're attempting to implement does look terribly precarious with too many moving parts. Garry remains optimistic.

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About Garry Robson
Garry Robson is Professor of Sociology at the Jagiellonian University's Institute for American Studies in Krakow, Poland. He has taught at universities in the UK and Poland since 1995 and written widely on a variety of subjects including class, masculinity, and community in the context of sport cultures in No One Likes Us, We Don 't Care: The Myth and Reality of Millwall Fandom (2003); class, gentrification, and the social structure of London, in London Calling: The Middle Classes and the Remaking of Inner London (2003); intercultural experience and
social media use among sojourning international students in Digital Diversities: Social Media and Intercultural Experience (2014, with Małgorzata Zachara); and numerous articles and book chapters on race and football; social class, accents, and dialects in Britain; the British New Labour government and therapy culture; Poland in the European Union; and, latterly, the philosophy of technology, surveillance capitalism, and technocracy

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Garry Robson: Humanity Close to Being Automated in Cybernetic System #393

Dr. Calvin Beisner discusses how there is no climate crisis and how the benefits of using "fossil fuels" far outweigh the costs. An endless amount of holes can be poked in the climate narrative (e.g. Medieval Warm Period). The current changes in climate are not unprecedented. The sun is a key contributor to the cycles of warming and cooling. Up to 50% of the apparent increase in global average temperature over the last century has been happening only in urban areas. We are due for significant global cooling. In fact, warmth is better for human health than cold. The climate catastrophist movement is neofeudal, neocolonial, condemnable, and morally reprehensible. China is playing the West, their aim is to get us to reduce our energy use which reduces our prosperity, part of their plan to fulfill their "hundred year marathon". So much of this is rooted in the (neo)Malthusian worldview. The politics behind "climate change" are dedicated to the destruction of national sovereignty and the replacement of it with a one-world government. Throughout history dominant paradigms have collapsed and that will likely happen with the catastrophic climate change narrative.

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Dr. Beisner is Founder, President, and National Spokesman of The Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation, a network of Christian theologians, natural scientists, economists, and other scholars educating for Biblical earth stewardship, economic development for the poor, and the proclamation and defense of the good news of salvation by God’s grace, received through faith in Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection.

In 1999, after a colloquium with about 35 other scholars with shared interest in these subjects, he composed The Cornwall Declaration on Environmental Stewardship, which was quickly endorsed by over 1,500 religious leaders from around the world and became the basis on which he founded The Cornwall Alliance in 2005.

He has written over fifteen books, edited over 30, contributed to over 35, and published thousands of articles, popular and scholarly; has lectured at universities, seminaries, conferences, and churches in North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia; testified as an expert witness on the ethics and economics of climate change and climate and energy policy before committees of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives; briefed the White House Council on Environmental Policy; presented a paper to a scholarly colloquium on climate change of the Pontifical Institute for Justice and Peace at the Vatican in Rome; and has spoken for multiple meetings of the International Conferences on Climate Change. In 2014 the Heritage Foundation honored him with the Outstanding Spokesman for Faith, Science, and Stewardship Award at the Ninth International Conference on Climate Change.

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Calvin Beisner: Climate Change Policies Leading to World Government #407

The New Discourses Podcast with James Lindsay, Episode 139

The United Nations is a religious organization, and the religion behind it is a cult. More specifically, it is a theosophical cult based on an "evolutionary" vision for mankind that it wants to control. This fact is revealed in a strange book by late UN big-wig and creator of the World Core Curriculum (Common Core in the United States), Robert Muller, from about 25 years ago titled 2000 Ideas for a Better World, which he published in four volumes in the lead-up to the year 2000 (links below). Muller delivered this book and a summary of the key spiritual points (https://search.archives.un.org/uploads/r/united-nations-archives/b/2/6/b2632c6e32bf3716fdcb137aae51c8af010e412704da3cfa0a34add2b900f764/S-1100-0033-14-00017.pdf) to the UN Secretary-General in March of 1999 in advance of the Millennium Assembly with the hope that it would guide UN global policy and global spirituality in the 21st century and third millennium. He then went on to publish five thousand more ideas. The book is shocking in its contents, and in this episode of the New Discourses Podcast, host James Lindsay dives into a rather narrow sample of the troubling ideas contained in the summary document Muller stressed to the UN Secretary-General to set the agenda for our current century. Join him to find out what the UN really is.
Muller's book: Volume I (http://robertmuller.org/voladnl/v1adnl.htm ); Volume II (http://robertmuller.org/voladnl/v2adnl.htm ); Volume III (http://robertmuller.org/voladnl/v3adnl.htm ); Volume IV (http://robertmuller.org/voladnl/v4adnl.htm ).

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The Occult Theosophy of the United Nations

The New Discourses Podcast with James Lindsay, Ep. 141

The more one looks at the United Nations, the weirder it gets, particularly when looking at Robert Muller. In a recent episode of the New Discourses Podcast, host James Lindsay exposed the fruitbat theosophical religion  (https://newdiscourses.com/2024/04/occult-theosophy-united-nations/ )Muller urged that international organization to take up as part of its Millennium Assembly to define a new world order for the 21st century and 3rd millennium. In this episode, Lindsay goes further, reading a 2005 document (http://www.goodmorningworld.org/earthgov/ ) from Muller explaining his belief in a need for a "proper" global government with a global religion, all controlled by a newly reconstituted United Nations for the 21st century. The goal is nothing less than a Global Pagan Theosophical Theocracy led by the United Nations. The United Nations is, quite clearly, taking this bad idea seriously, which leads us to an urgent need to take seriously the idea of defunding and abolishing the United Nations altogether.

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The Global Pagan Theocracy of the United Nations

It is with pleasure that I was able to invite my colleague Gregory T Chin into the Virtual Studio to discuss all matters related to the BRICS+. Greg has been an observer of the BRICS for some time, and its main institutional creation the New Development Bank (NDB).

I was keen to explore the BRICS - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa now that it has extended membership to Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Where is the BRICS+ headed in this evolving geopolitical environment? And I wanted to explore with Greg the major BRICS institution, the NDB, and what the BRICS+ hopes to accomplish with this Multilateral Development Bank (MDB).

Gregory T Chin is an Associate Professor of Political Economy in the Department of Politics, and Faculty of Graduate Studies at York University (Canada), with a focus on China, Asia, the BRICS, global governance, and the political economy of international money and finance. He is a Non-Resident Senior Fellow of the Global China Initiative at Boston University's Global Development Policy Center, and of the Foreign Policy Institute at The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).

Prior to joining York University in 2007, he was First Secretary (Development) at the Canadian Embassy in Beijing 2003-2006. He handled strategic policy engagement with decision-makers in China, government agencies, key Chinese think tanks, and liaised with diplomatic representatives of other countries, the major multilateral development banks and international organizations, and private international foundations and donors.

His recent publications include: an "Introduction - The Evolution of New Development Bank", "Bangladesh and New Development Bank", and "US Financial Statecraft and China" (published in Italian by Istituto Treccani). Also he recently published on the New Development Bank with – “Introduction – The evolution of New Development Bank (NDB): A decade plus in the making”.

Summit Dialogue S2, Ep 7: Gregory Chin on the BRICS+ and the New Development Bank (NDB)

Un artista y polímata argentino, Kavhanna, presenta una propuesta audaz para revitalizar la economía de Argentina mediante la monetización de su vasta colección de arte intangible certificado, valorada en miles de millones de dólares. El documento critica la respuesta del gobierno argentino, que rechaza su oferta mientras tolera inversiones riesgosas como la criptomoneda $LIBRA, que resultó en pérdidas significativas para miles de inversores. Kavhanna argumenta que su propuesta, a diferencia de $LIBRA, está respaldada por estándares internacionales y podría estabilizar las reservas del país y atraer inversión extranjera. El texto expone la necesidad urgente de que Argentina adapte sus regulaciones para facilitar la monetización de activos intangibles y así evitar perder una oportunidad económica única. Más allá de las finanzas, el autor reflexiona sobre la subvaloración histórica de los genios y la necesidad de proteger su legado para el beneficio de la humanidad.

https://kavhanna.medium.com/el-estado-colapsa-en-su-custodia-kavhanna-eleva-el-patrimonio-a-estrategia-libra-expone-la-aca3022ecdca

Estado, Kavhanna, $LIBRA expone la fragilidad sistémica, y la riqueza intangible (ES)

An Argentine artist and polymath, Kavhanna, presents a bold proposal to revitalize Argentina's economy by monetizing his vast collection of certified intangible art, valued at billions of dollars. The document criticizes the response of the Argentine government, which rejects his offer while tolerating risky investments such as the cryptocurrency $LIBRA, which resulted in significant losses for thousands of investors. Kavhanna argues that his proposal, unlike $LIBRA, is backed by international standards and could stabilize the country's reserves and attract foreign investment. The text exposes the urgent need for Argentina to adapt its regulations to facilitate the monetization of intangible assets and thus avoid losing a unique economic opportunity. Beyond finance, the author reflects on the historical undervaluation of geniuses and the need to protect their legacy for the benefit of humanity.

https://kavhanna.medium.com/el-estado-colapsa-en-su-custodia-kavhanna-eleva-el-patrimonio-a-estrategia-libra-expone-la-aca3022ecdca

State, Kavhanna, $LIBRA exposes systemic fragility, and intangible wealth (EN)

Episode by Elise Bachelerie, Millie Adams, and Hadif Alshamsi.

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Urban 20 (U20)

Episode by Soňa Brodňanová, Camélia Frey, and Rory Frost.
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Urban 7 (U7)

You’re tuning into "AI with Shaily," hosted by Shailendra Kumar, a knowledgeable and thoughtful guide through the fascinating and sometimes intimidating realm of Artificial Intelligence 🤖✨. In this episode, Shailendra dives deep into a crucial and timely question: How can we ensure that when Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) arrives — a form of AI capable of thinking and learning as broadly as humans or even beyond — it does not become an existential threat to humanity? 🌍⚠️

He highlights the dual nature of AGI’s potential: on one hand, it could revolutionize the world by solving major problems like world hunger and curing diseases 🍽️💉; on the other, if mismanaged, it could pose significant risks. This topic is currently sparking intense discussions on social media and among researchers alike.

Shailendra explains that experts are focusing heavily on AI safety and what’s known as the “control problem” — essentially how to keep a super-intelligent AI aligned with human values, much like training a highly intelligent puppy 🐶🧠. This involves creating safeguards, fail-safes, and specialized architectures to ensure AGI behaves in friendly and predictable ways.

However, he stresses that technical solutions alone won’t be enough. There’s a growing call for a global governance framework, potentially a UN-backed “Benevolent AGI Treaty” 🌐🕊️, aimed at preventing an AGI arms race or monopolistic control, and making sure its benefits are shared fairly across all of humanity, not just a privileged few.

Leading AI organizations like DeepMind are prioritizing early detection of dangerous AI capabilities, transparency in mitigating risks, and swift action to address emerging issues 🚨🔍. Meanwhile, groups such as the Alignment Research Center and the Future of Life Institute are connecting brilliant minds to collaboratively develop safety and ethical guidelines — likened to a relay race where the baton is safety passed along with care 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️.

Cybersecurity is another critical aspect Shailendra touches on. AGI could enable unprecedented cyberattacks, so strengthening digital defenses against hackers and hostile actors is becoming a top national security priority 🔐🛡️.

He also shares some more radical, sci-fi sounding ideas being discussed, like human cognitive enhancement through neural linking to keep pace with AGI, or “boxing in” early AGI systems to restrict their capabilities until they are proven safe 🧠🔗🚀.

A memorable analogy Shailendra recalls is from a colleague who compared developing safe AGI to assembling a spaceship while already in orbit — emphasizing that there’s no room for error 🚀⚙️. This underscores the necessity of combining technical rigor with international collaboration for survival.

For listeners inspired to engage with this field, Shailendra recommends pursuing multidisciplinary education that blends AI, ethics, policy, and cybersecurity knowledge — a powerful toolkit for navigating the AGI era safely 🎓📚.

He closes with a thoughtful quote from Alan Turing: “We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done.” This perfectly captures the ongoing challenge of AGI safety.

Shailendra invites his audience to follow him on YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Medium for regular AI insights and encourages sharing thoughts and questions in the comments 💬📲.

Signing off warmly, Shailendra Kumar reminds everyone to stay curious and stay safe as we collectively shape a future where technology truly serves humanity 🌟🤝.

AGI Safety: Can We Prevent the AI Apocalypse Before It Starts?

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