June 2, 2024 - All Win Solutions

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China's digital yuan app drops 'pilot' label, but no announcement

Chinese news outlets have reported that the digital yuan app no longer carries the ‘pilot’ label. It dismissed the reason as an administrative one, saying the pilot mode persists. However, even if the digital renminbi is still in pilot mode, we believe this may indicate the central bank digital currency (CBDC) might be nearing the end of its pilot phase and starting preparation for production.

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Down in the Valley | By Finn Cohen | Issue 580 | The Sun Magazine

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The Ticketmaster Data Breach May Be Just the Beginning

One of the biggest hacks of the year may have started to unfold. Late on Friday, embattled events business Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, confirmed it suffered a data breach after criminal hackers claimed to be selling half a billion customer records online. Banking firm Santander also confirmed it had suffered a data breach impacting millions of customers and staff after its data was advertised by the same group of hackers. While the specific circumstances of the breaches remain unclear, the incidents may be linked to attacks against company accounts with cloud hosting provider Snowflake. The US-based cloud firm has thousands of customers, including Adobe, Canva, and Mastercard, which can store and analyze vast amounts of data in its systems.

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Patterns of Intentional Communities - by Will Ruddick

"Imagine a life where resources are shared, economic disparity is minimized, and the focus is on communal well-being rather than individual gain. This is the reality for long-term intentional communities which thrive on a foundation of shared commitments and mutual support. By understanding the core commitments that sustain these communities, we can explore ways to integrate similar principles into our everyday lives, fostering cooperation and resilience in our neighborhoods.

Take some time to watch these enlightening videos about the Bruderhof community and The Farm (one religious and one ethically based). These videos provide a glimpse into the unique lifestyles and commitments that make these communities successful.

Patterns in Long-Term Intentional Communities"

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tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique. Open Access Journal for a Global Sustainable Information Society

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EXCLUSIVE REPORT: Forced retraction of Covid vaccine cancer-risk study, scientist alleges

"Forced retraction of Covid vaccine cancer-risk study, scientist alleges
Emails obtained under FOIA show external pressure to falsely discredit a study showing that Covid vaccines may increase cancer risk"

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What Is Queer Theory? A Rejection of the Received Wisdom of Our Ancestors

"When I first heard about queer theory, I assumed that it had to do with gay rights. I was familiar with the LGBTQ acronym, and I assumed that a field called “Queer Theory” would have as its central focus helping to advance lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans rights. But while queer theory does focus a lot on advancing negative and positive rights for trans people (for those not familiar with the philosophical distinction, negative rights don’t infringe on others’ rights, and would include in this case the right for adults to get gender-transition surgery; positive rights do infringe on the rights of others, and would include in this case the “right” of trans-identified males to enter women’s bathrooms), its central focus is very different.

The central focus of queer theory is on rejecting the received wisdom of our ancestors. That is: our society has certain things that we consider “normal,” such as monogamy, having a job, or the notion that there are two (and only two) separate and distinct sexes. The central aim of queer theory is to subvert, problematize, and ultimately undo these norms. Here’s how women’s and gender studies professor David Halperin defined queer theory in his book Saint Foucault:"

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How Modern Medicine Abandoned Healing: Mihai Nadin | EpochTV

"Mihai Nadin argues that science and medicine went awry a long time ago—in foundational ways."

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(59) Full Interview: Nellie Bowles Knows Why So Many Progressives Lost Their Minds—She Almost Did, Too - YouTube

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