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Widespread Protests Expand Across Europe


As reported this week the Pittsburgh Steelers will face the New Orleans Saints in Paris on Sunday with great concern about their safety and that of fans who traveled to France for the game. Many believe the game should be canceled, but as always, it's all about money. It all begins at 8:30 AM Eastern Time. Check your local listings for availability. My DVR is already set. Stay tuned.


I have considered the possibility of similar civil unrest coming to the United States if things continue along their current trajectory. In an increasingly unpredictable world, events happening elsewhere can offer a glimpse of what may lie ahead. Nothing is out of the realm of possibility especially after the midterm elections.


Soldiers guard center of Milan as thousands of protesters march in cities across Europe


Across Europe, young people are protesting issues ranging from a lack of funding for education to the cost of housing, posing massive challenges to governments already under pressure and providing a visible sign of the intergenerational frustration felt by Gen Z




Closing in on the Midterm Elections


As we enter a new week, we can expect the news to focus increasingly on the upcoming midterm elections. As you know, I'm not following the political chaos that tends to intensify before an important election - one that could change the course of America and have far-reaching consequences for the world.


However, one headline caught my attention this morning, and I posted it on Ezine: Plummeting Latino support for Republicans could swing the midterms


Given Trump's apparent hostility toward the Latino community and the policies affecting people from across Latin America, it's difficult to understand why so many Latino voters would support a political agenda that could work against their own communities and families.


When it comes to politics, don't take campaign promises at face value. Look at the actions, consider the consequences, and decide who truly represents your interests. This is an important time to stand with your community, make your voice heard, and pay attention to the decisions shaping the future of America.




October 24 - November 13, 2026


Mercury Retrograde is back. Simply put - Repetitions and Delays. This will cover the US and Israeli elections. Be careful what you say and do about everything. You don't want to regret it later.




October 24, 2026


National Make a Difference Day


In 2026 the biggest difference you can make is to vote for change on November 3.


Every year, on the fourth Saturday of October, 'Make a Difference Day' invites people to connect through meaningful acts of kindness and service. This goes along with the philosophical feeling - "I am here to make a difference".


Arriving just before Halloween - 'Make a Difference Day' offers a moment to counter the 'scary stuff' that surrounds us - the chaos of broken systems, the threat of climate change knocking at the door, and the uncertainty that shapes our daily lives.


In a world where disconnection and isolation are increasingly common - community action often becomes a lifeline that allows us to think about and experience that which lies outside our physical and metaphysical parameters.


Human programming - guided by a deeper metaphysical blueprint - compels us to seek connection, belonging, and a higher purpose encoded within our frequency.


It further leads us to believe that we are here to make a difference, to lift one another, and to evolve together as we navigate profound shifts in human consciousness.


These are times of awakening. The systems we once relied on are breaking down - not to create chaos without meaning - but to reveal what remains of the algorithms that created our very existence.


Climate, technology, politics, spirituality - everything is pushing us to 'remember' that change is inevitable, and evolution is calling.


Human nature - and perhaps our deeper metaphysical programming - pushes us to seek connection, belonging, and that all-to-familiar feeling of greater purpose encoded in human DNA to make a difference as we navigate end times and spaces.


Human togetherness is the shared Zeitgeist - the collective spirit, emotions, and ideas of a moment in history - that bind people to one another as they navigate a common reality.


Community becomes the portal - a reminder that we are not isolated souls wandering a chaotic world - but interconnected beings moving through the same transformational timeline.


In 'the end' there is a feeling of Oneness created by something as yet unknown that will unite souls with greater understanding as the Human Experiment evolves out of existence.




Ellie and the Flying Triangle


On October 23, 2026, the Department of War published the seventh release of declassified Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) files. The disclosure is part of the Presidential Unsealing and Reporting System for UAP Encounters (PURSUE) initiative, which releases sensitive government records on a rolling basis.


New UFO files include details of strange triangular craft: "Absolute acoustic silence"   CBS - October 23, 2026


Mysterious black triangles spotted going 1,800 mph over secret US military bases, latest UFO file dump reveals   NY Post - October 23, 2026


We already know the government is never going to disseminate information that confirms what most people across the world already know about UFOs aka UAPs.


How many of you have witnessed a triangular shaped craft and wondered ... is it alien or a reversed engineered government design?


I witnessed a black triangular craft with flashing lights below as it flew southwest over the Atlantic Ocean moving towards my bedroom window, at sunrise years ago. It was so close I could see the nuts and bolts below.


In that moment, as I stood there, it appeared as if it was going to crash into my window ... paused as if its sensors detected an object .... then veered north towards Manhattan instantly disappearing. No time to grab my phone for a pic or video.


I can tell you with certainty that it was definitely an unmanned drone.


In case you don't already know - or never think about because you are not involved - the alien-hybrid experiments ended in 2007.


When people say, they are still telepathically communicating with extraterrestrials, they're actually placing their consciousness into the grids that create the illusion of this reality - more often than not getting generic information that we used to call channeling.


Extraterrestrials are gone ... and all that remains are drones that monitor activities on the planet so we don't destroy ourselves before the actual closure of our simulated reality and have to loop back yet again.




Astronomy in the News


Astronomy Index


Mars


World's first round-trip mission to Mars has launched - why it could be a 'transformative leap' for science. The probe will attempt to land on one of the Red Planet's twin moons and scoop up rocks to bring back to Earth.


Giant canyon on Mars is still tectonically active today


NASA experimental Mars helicopter blade designs target longer flights


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A Strange Radio Signal in The Far Reaches of The Milky Way Is Behaving Like Nothing Else in The Galaxy


Astronomers uncover new secrets of the Universe's first five minutes


NASA solves a strange mystery hidden inside asteroid Bennu's boulders





Physics in the News


Physics


Scientists Just Cracked a Quantum Mystery That's Puzzled Physicists For Decades


The Universe Seems to Be Stuck in Place by a Strange Quantum Phenomenon


New Form of Superconductor Behavior Discovered That We've Never Seen Before





Chemistry in the News


Chemistry ~ ~ Metallurgy ~ ~ Minerals


Scientists May Have Solved a Billion-Year-Old Mystery About DNA's Evolution


Scientists Develop a Remarkable New Coating for the Powerhouses of Our Cells



Scientists Solve a Quantum Mystery Hidden Inside Crystals


Scientists Find a Way to Turn Desert Sand Into 'Living Sand' That Holds Water Six Times Longer





Technology in the News


Artificial Intelligence ~ ~ Technology


Scientists uncover a hidden energy-loss mechanism in silicon carbide that could unlock advances in quantum computing, sensing, and renewable energy technologies.


We're a Step Closer to Quantum Computers That Can Correct Their Own Mistakes


Best of Both Worlds: 'Hybrid' Quantum Computers Could Be Just Around The Corner





Lighthouses In the News


Lighthouses


Coney Island's 1890 lighthouse could be landmarked   6sqft - October 20, 2026




Artificial Intelligence in the News


Artificial Intelligence


Who is Elias the lighthouse keeper? AI fiction tells the same old story


AI model hunts down fake news


AI creates art in seconds, but creative growth still matters, paper argues


Engineering professor explores how AI performs in high-risk situations





Health in the News


Health Files ~ Alternative Healing


Scientists Discover Chronic Back Pain Can Change How Your Brain Sees You


Scientists discover a surprising link between vitamin C and cancer survival


Horse-assisted therapy linked to lower stress in children with autism, study finds


Congo's fast-moving Ebola outbreak spreads to eighth province





Brain in the News


Brain Index


Brain scans reveal 'number line' that's used to mentally compare values


Your Brain May Be Switching Between Two Versions of Reality 15 Times Every Second


Scientists discover a hidden messaging (communication) system deep inside the brain


Scientists have uncovered a surprising cellular secret behind why some primates evolved large, wrinkled brains while others have small, smooth ones


Old Blood Cells Have Been Transformed Into Brain Stem Cells That Get Younger As They Age


Alzheimer's breakthrough: Two hours of sleep restored without clearing brain plaques


Why some people escape Alzheimer's despite carrying a high-risk gene





Planet Earth In the News


Planet Earth Index ~ Earth Changes Index


Scientists Discover a Hidden Oxygen Source Deep Inside Earth That Could Rewrite Our Planet's History


Supervolcanoes - Deep beneath Japan's Kikai caldera, a massive magma reservoir is refilling 7,300 years after one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions in Earth's recent geological history


The Amazon Is Burning Again, and NASA Warns the Worst Is Yet To Come


Climate change is literally altering the shape of our planet. The melting of the poles is increasingly shifting Earth's shape at a faster rate, with the planet becoming more and more round.


Alaska's monster tsunami sent water 1,580 feet up a mountain


Something strange is happening beneath Nicaragua's Masaya volcano near 2 million people





Glaciers in the News


Glaciers and Icebergs


Antarctica's Sea Ice Has Gone From Record Highs to Near-Record Lows

Something Unexpected Is Happening to Antarctica's Collapsing Ice Cliffs


Nearly 20% of Switzerland's glacier ice has vanished in just five years




Oceanography in the News


Oceanography Index


Massive Wave in The Pacific Was The Most Extreme 'Rogue Wave' on Record





Archaeology in the News


Archaeology


Archaeologists Discover Lost Roman Fort That Could Rewrite an Ancient Welsh Legend


Case of mysterious medieval skeleton buried in Roman-era sarcophagus at Westminster Abbey finally solved


'Birdman' copper plate: A 700-year-old depiction of a Native American warrior that may be a woman holding a weapon and a severed head


A 1,000-Year-Old DNA Mystery Links Hawaii and Easter Island and Reveals Hidden Genetic Dangers


Scientists Discover Ancient Human DNA Hidden in Cave Walls for Thousands of Years


Ancient DNA reveals medieval Sicily as a genetic melting pot, where people buried in Christian and Muslim cemeteries shared roots in North Africa, Europe, and the Mediterranean.




Paleontology in the News


Paleontology Index


Scientists have used human fossils from Morocco to create a digital face from around 315,000 years ago.


A 58-Million-Year-Old Mammal Is Challenging Long-Held Assumptions About Evolution





New York City Marathon Turns 50



NYC Marathon - Wikipedia


Sunday November 1 marks five decades of the New York City Marathon's classic run. Over the past 50 years, the New York City Marathon has grown from a local road race held entirely in Central Park to the world's largest marathon. upcoming New York City Marathon marks five decades of this classic run. Over the past 50 years, the New York City Marathon has grown from a local road race held entirely in Central Park to the world's largest marathon.


Remembering the first Five-Borough Marathon


Imagine a New York City where a marathon didn't shut down major bridges, block off city streets, or draw millions of screaming spectators. Before 1976, the New York City Marathon was a quiet, local affair. Runners spent 26.2 miles doing repetitive, dizzying loops entirely within the confines of Central Park.


Everything changed fifty years ago. To celebrate the 1976 U.S. Bicentennial, race organizers took a massive gamble. They decided to break the runners out of the park and send them on a wild, point-to-point journey through all five boroughs. It was supposed to be a one-time gimmick. Instead, it changed the city - and the sport of running - forever.


To truly appreciate the first five-borough race, you have to understand the backdrop of New York City in 1976. The city was facing a severe fiscal crisis, crime rates were high, and national headlines frequently painted New York as a place in decline.


Race co-founders Fred Lebow and Joe Kleinerman wanted to use the marathon to show a different side of the city. With the backing of Manhattan Borough President Percy Sutton, they mapped out a sprawling course: starting at the foot of the Verrazano Bridge in Staten Island, winding through Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx, and finishing triumphantly back in Manhattan.


October 24, 1976: The Starting Gun


On a crisp October morning, just over 2,000 runners gathered on Staten Island. By today's standards, where over 50,000 athletes lace up, it was a tiny field.


The moment the cannon fired on the Verazzano Bridge, magic happened.


As the runners descended into Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, at 92nd Street, locals were waiting to cheer them on. There was no Internet to notify them of changes in the Marathon's course, but there were other ways to get the message out.


Runners were greeted by cheers of enthusiasm and encouragement. Throughout the city, neighborhoods that rarely interacted found themselves standing shoulder-to-shoulder in the streets. People brought out lawn chairs, played music, and handed out water - traditions that continue today.


The race offered a moving tapestry of 1970s New York. Runners passed through the vibrant ethnic enclaves of Brooklyn, pushed through the industrial corridors of Queens, crossed the Willis Avenue Bridge into the Bronx, and headed down Fifth Avenue.


The race itself was a masterclass in distance running. Bill Rodgers, a 28-year-old from Boston, dominated the men's field. Wearing a handwritten "Greater Boston Track Club" tee-shirt and stopping twice to tie his shoes, Rodgers crossed the finish line at Tavern on the Green in Central Park - with a spectacular time of 2 hours, 10 minutes, and 10 seconds.


On the women's side, Miki Gorman claimed victory at age 41, finishing in 2 hours, 39 minutes, and 11 seconds - setting a world record at the time.


The Legacy of '76


When the final runners crossed the finish line, it was immediately clear that this "one-time celebration" could never go back into the confines of Central Park. The five-borough marathon didn't just showcase New York; it healed it, even if just for a day. It proved that despite the city's struggles, its communities could unite to create something beautiful, gritty, and profoundly joyful.


Fifty years later, Sunday November 1, 2026 - as clocks return to Standard Time - runners will once again take over the streets of NYC following in the footsteps of those 1976 pioneers who raced through our five boroughs and made history.


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