Morning. I am back for a few weeks to to entertain you with my quirky view of the world. As I have been puttering around the farm thoughts of conspiracy theories dance through my head. When did this habit start? I have tracked down the source. It started mid seventies in the 8th grade...

To be specific in the general math class held right after the lunch break. Half the class was generally nodding off at their desk. "Today after we solve this formula we are going to take a break and I will read from this new book I started Atlantis Rising by Brad Stiger." It was about a subterranean civilization of inner earth that may still exist. As the weeks went by the class became faster at solving the formula on the chalkboard so there was more time to listen. Then we moved on to discussing current newspaper and magazine articles on Sasquatch (Big Foot), Loch Ness, JFK assassination and other oddities. The focus on keeping an open mind, evaluating new information as it became available and reassessing current hypotheses.

It was suggested to our class we were now old enough to start developing the adult habit of reading the newspaper daily, beginning with the comics and editorial page. It did no take long to realize the political comics were funnier if one was up to date with the local and worldwide events.

Sometimes life throws at you experiences or knowledge that if brought up in polite society that will get one labeled gullible conspiracy theorist. If you are interested we could explore a few over the next few weeks or simply stick with current news. Oregon attracts interesting people.

Personally not a fan of nuclear energy due to long term waste disposal. No I do not think keeping radio active waste in pools of water or burying deep underground are safe long term solutions. This current process developed in Russia is intriguing. Solution found, maybe.

Russian Breakthrough Paves Way for Safe, Efficient Spent Nuclear Fuel Disposal Sputnik International July 15. 2025

The disposal of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) remains a significant global challenge. In Russia alone, approximately 650 tons of radioactive waste are removed from nuclear power plant reactors each year.
Most of this waste is simply buried, with only around 15% being reprocessed. However, scientists from St. Petersburg have developed a groundbreaking technology for reprocessing spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and deactivating nuclear power plant components, including irradiated reactor graphite—a material that has become a significant global obstacle to the advancement of nuclear energy.
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A Unique Solution: Ion-Plasma Technology
The breakthrough technology developed by Dr. Petrovskaya’s team is based on ion-plasma and ion-thermal reprocessing methods. This technology avoids the generation of liquid radioactive waste by atomizing spent fuel in an inert gas atmosphere using a shortened plasma discharge. The atoms are then separated based on differences in condensation temperature, achieving a remarkable efficiency of 99% in separating chemical elements like uranium and plutonium.

“This method allows us to separate every element individually, unlike existing plasma centrifuges that can only divide spent nuclear fuel into two fractions: heavy and light,” Petrovskaya explains.
The technology, she notes, is also highly cost-effective, with operational expenses estimated at only $20 per kilogram of fuel.

Reusing and Reducing Radioactivity
Once separated, the fissile elements like uranium and plutonium can be reused to create new nuclear fuel. Other highly radioactive components, such as strontium-90, can be directed for "burning" in fast neutron reactors, transforming them into stable or short-lived isotopes and thereby reducing the overall volume of radioactive waste produced by nuclear energy.
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Global Impact
The technology has far-reaching implications beyond Russia. Dr. Petrovskaya suggests that it could be particularly beneficial for dealing with the aftermath of the Fukushima-1 nuclear disaster, where massive amounts of radioactive waste need to be deactivated.
"For Fukushima, existing technologies offer little help due to the damage caused by melted uranium," she says. "But with our technology, we could effectively address the deactivation of radioactive metal structures, which could be of great assistance to Japan."

Another setback of implementing a national biometric data system in Mexico

Yucatan Court Suspends Biometric CURP over Private Data Concers. Yucatan Magazine Sept 1, 2025

A Federal tribunal in Yucatan has suspended the Mexican government's requirement that citizens provide biometric data for the new Biometric CURP system. This move joins similar legal challenges mounting across the country as privacy advocates contest the mandatory collection of personal biological data.
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What Is Biometric CURP?

Under the new law, the CURP will incorporate biometric data, including a facial photograph and fingerprint templates, replacing its former status as a purely alphanumeric code. The enhanced system will include iris scans, all ten fingerprints, and facial recognition data encoded in a QR code.

The original CURP, introduced in 1996, is an 18-character code used for tax filings, school enrollment, passport applications, and other government services. The biometric version transforms this into Mexico’s universal identification document, both digital and physical.

The reform establishes that the new CURP, which will include fingerprints and photography, will be the mandatory national identification document throughout Mexico. These changes are designed to facilitate real-time cross-checks between government databases, providing authorities with more precise tools for identifying individuals.

Portland, Oregon is at risk for increased federal law enforcement again. This article covers the timeline of the current sequence of events.

ICE protests are nothing like 2020. So why is Trump floating a Portland crackdown? The Oregonian Sept 10, 2025

Compared with 2020 protests, the gatherings around the ICE facility are small. But Trump’s statements — coupled with the Portland Police Bureau’s relatively hands-off approach — could be what opens Portland to federal intervention.

The president has followed through on similar statements to send troops and federal agents into Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., and now agents have been sent to Chicago to conduct immigration sweeps.
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Here’s how events in Portland have developed to this point:

June 2: Federal authorities arrest an asylum-seeker at Portland’s Immigration Court. Observers believe it to be the first such arrest in Portland in Trump’s accelerating immigration dragnet.
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June 8 — June 13: Portland police clear a barricade protesters had set up in front of the ICE building. The next day, Police Chief Bob Day says officers will no longer help clear barricades and “will not be engaging with any kind of perceived or actual support of vans or transports or anything of that nature.”
...June 19: The last time Portland police make an arrest in the protests, bringing the total to 25.
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Aug. 14: Multnomah County Senior Judge Ellen Rosenblum, a former Oregon attorney general, rules police aren’t required to enforce noise rules at protests outside the ICE facility.

Aug. 20: Homan visits Portland’s ICE facility. In a message posted to social media platform X, Homan says he visited to let agents “know that President Trump and I have their six” — a reference to having someone’s back.
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Sept. 1: Following a large protest downtown, over 100 people march from a nearby park to the ICE building. Some protesters bring a makeshift guillotine. Federal officers deploy chemical gas and pepperballs at the crowd.
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Sept. 8: The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 26 people have been charged with federal offenses at the ICE building since June 13.

Charlie Kirk was personally known to a wider range of news reporters, podcasters and politicians than I had realized. The shocked grief on many faces is not acting and the emotion is often raw. The assassination also seems to have brought into focus it could happen to them. The creation a false narrative will be more difficult.

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