A Good Choice – for a Change

Posted on October 11, 2026 by Keld Bach

South African jurist of Indian origin, Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her decades-long work advancing international justice, prompting anger among Israeli regime officials and their US allies over her advocacy for Palestinian rights and her role in a UN inquiry that concluded Israel had committed genocide in Gaza.

Pillay, a human rights lawyer and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, was awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee cited her contributions to strengthening the international legal order and “ensuring war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide are prosecuted.”

The award recognized a career spanning the struggle against apartheid, landmark international criminal proceedings and efforts to hold governments accountable for grave human rights violations.

It also drew renewed attention to Pillay’s tenure as chair of the UN Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem.

In September 2025, the commission concluded that the Israeli occupation regime had committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, where more than 74,000 Palestinians have been killed over the past three years, the majority of them women and children.

The award has refocused attention on the commission’s findings, the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest warrants for Israeli regime officials, including Benjamin Netanyahu, and Washington’s increasingly aggressive campaign against international judicial institutions pursuing accountability for horrendous crimes by Israeli officials.

It also came as US President Donald Trump’s administration imposed fresh sanctions on the ICC over its efforts to pursue accountability for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

Read the full article at Press TV.

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TRUMP TV: The Ultimate Public Perception Management Station

Posted on September 22, 2026 by Keld Bach


“Watch the Trump Administration’s biggest moments all in one place. Top videos, major remarks, and must-see highlights streaming 24/7 and updated in real time. Stay informed and stay up to date!”

NB.: Notice that comments are turned off!

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Nikola Tesla: The Genius Who Changed the World

Posted on September 18, 2026 by Keld Bach


Nikola Tesla was a man born of lightning and destined to illuminate the world, yet he died in a lonely hotel room, forgotten by the very civilization he helped build.

From his childhood in the Austro-Hungarian Empire to the legendary “War of the Currents” against Thomas Edison, this documentary explores the life of a visionary who saw the 21st century long before it arrived.

We delve into his groundbreaking work with alternating current, his mysterious experiments at Wardenclyffe Tower, and his final, controversial designs for a “death beam” weapon that he believed could end all war.

Discover the true story of the eccentric genius who prioritized the advancement of humanity over personal fortune, and why his radical ideas about wireless energy and global communication remain the foundation of our modern world.

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About Mobile Phone Addiction

Posted on September 15, 2026 by Keld Bach

With your phone, you can… put it away!

I only switch on my outdated iPhone 5 once or twice á day to check if somebody has called or texted me.

Header image is courtesy of Craiyan.com, resized by me. Related:

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Nuclear Energy

Posted on September 11, 2026 by Keld Bach


Nuclear energy provides a clean and pollution-free power source with high reliability, but it also creates radioactive waste and carries significant financial and safety risks.

Pros of Nuclear Energy

    • Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Nuclear reactors do not release carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases while generating electricity, making them effective tools for fighting climate change.

    • High Reliability: Unlike wind or solar power, nuclear plants run continuously and provide steady baseload power regardless of weather or time of day.

    • High Energy Density: Nuclear fuel packs a massive amount of energy into a very small volume, meaning a tiny amount of uranium can power a large city for a long time.

    • Long Operating Lifespan: Modern nuclear power plants can operate efficiently for 60 to 80 years with proper maintenance.

Cons of Nuclear Energy

    • Radioactive Waste: Plants generate highly toxic radioactive waste that remains dangerous for thousands of years and requires secure, long-term storage.

    • High Capital Costs: Building new nuclear power plants takes a very long time and requires massive upfront financial investments and heavy government regulation.

    • Risk of Major Accidents: While rare, accidents like Chernobyl or Fukushima can cause severe, long-term environmental damage and make surrounding areas unsafe for humans.

    • Water and Ecosystem Impact: Plants use large amounts of water for cooling, which can warm local water bodies and harm aquatic life.

Information compiled by Google AI from various sources.

Cover image is courtesy of Clean Air Task Force, resized and slightly enhanced by me. Also watch:

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The World is Forgetting How to Fear Nuclear War

Posted on September 6, 2026 by Keld Bach

As borders erode and arms control collapses, nuclear deterrence is losing its grip. The danger may be not just catastrophe, but normalization

By Fyodor Lukyanov

For decades, mutual deterrence among major powers provided the world with a degree of predictability, with the nuclear factor lying at the heart of this system since the middle of the last century. The great powers restrained one another and, in doing so, restrained themselves.

They understood that overly ambitious geopolitical adventures could carry unacceptable risks, thus “strategic stability” was the reassuring term given to what was, in reality, the capacity for mutual destruction. International institutions grew around this balance like mushrooms around a tree trunk, but beneath all the agreements and diplomatic language lay something much simpler: the fear of the consequences of a direct conflict between major powers. Now, however, that system is falling apart.

Many posit that the problem is precisely the loss of fear as political elites have ceased to believe that nuclear war is genuinely possible and hence the declining restraint we see in the conflict in Ukraine, in the Middle East and, potentially, in Asia.

The apparent solution is therefore to remind everyone just how terrifying nuclear war would be. Restore the fear, the argument goes, and states will once again exercise restraint and become ready to negotiate new rules. There’s logic to this, but there’s also an enormous danger.

Read the full article at RT International.

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Ukraine at 35

Posted on August 25, 2026 by Keld Bach

On August 24, Ukraine marks 35 years of independence

It has been a turbulent three and a half decades, to say the least, and the country is now moving inexorably toward the brink of collapse. Riven by corruption, in the grip of a toxic hardline nationalism that has devoured the body politic, and consumed by a sense of its own exceptionalism, Ukraine has proven easy pickings for an increasingly fractured, radicalized, and militarized neo-liberal West.

In this exclusive series, RT sizes up Ukraine after 35 years on its own, exploring three themes that will dictate the country’s future but which remain unexplored in Western mainstream reporting.

This is the Ukraine assessment that the EU and NATO don’t want you to read or share.

Read the full article at RT International. See also:

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How to Create Security for Israel

Posted on August 18, 2026 by Keld Bach

Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir sits on Israel’s security cabinet, which helps shape war and policy

Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, says Israeli forces should “kill 30 or 40” people in Gaza every night and go beyond “those who pose a danger … at that particular moment”.

Ben-Gvir made the comments to Rom Braslavski – a former Israeli captive held in Gaza as Israel waged a genocidal war on the territory after the Hamas-led attacks in October 2023 – in a podcast episode that surfaced on Sunday and was shared widely across Palestinian media.

“There are people there who are not worthy of life. They shouldn’t live. They’re not even people,” Ben-Gvir added while calling for the targeted killings of Palestinians in Gaza.

The remarks are the latest in a long record of extreme statements from Ben-Gvir, who sits in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government and controls Israel’s police and prison services.

Source: Al Jazeera Media Network .

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The Planet is Getting Greener, and That’s a Good Thing

Posted on August 9, 2026 by Keld Bach


Heartland Institute Research Fellow Linnea Lueken talks about how the Earth is greening, meaning plant life is increasing – it’s one of the benefits of climate change that is often ignored or dismissed.

Short Summary:

Plant life is integral to the biosphere. Plants take CO2 in, and in the process of photosynthesis, turn it into oxygen and water vapor which is released into the atmosphere. During photosynthesis plants combine water, CO2, nutrients, and energy (light), to grow.

Liebig’s Law of the Minimum, which defines the most limiting resource in photosynthesis, says that if one of those elements increases, all other elements remaining equal, growth will occur. Carbon dioxide concentration has increased in Earth’s atmosphere over the last century, and plants have benefitted from the extra CO2, producing a general greening of the earth.

NASA satellite imagery has recorded this greening which is reflected in the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), created to measure the vegetative cover on the land surface. NDVI also identifies water, deserts, and ice.

In 2016, NASA reported that up to half of Earth’s vegetated lands have shown significant greening during the preceding 35 years, largely due to rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide. NASA measured a 10 percent greening of the earth between 2000 and 2020, alone. The greening represents a net increase in leaves on plants and trees equivalent in area to two times the size of the continental United States.

Source: Climate At A Glance. Watch also related video:

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Henrik Svensmark: Cosmic Rays, Clouds and Climate

Posted on July 26, 2026 by Keld Bach


In this in-depth conversational interview and discussion, Professor Henrik Svensmark (formerly of Danish National Space Center) explains his groundbreaking research on how galactic cosmic rays influence cloud formation and climate.

Joined by Dr. Willie Soon and Dr. Ronan Connolly (CERES), Svensmark discusses:

    • The physical mechanism linking cosmic rays → ionization → aerosols → cloud condensation nuclei
    • Laboratory experiments and natural experiments (Forbush decreases)
    • Why IPCC climate models struggle with clouds (grid size & parameterization)
    • The CERN CLOUD experiment and the challenges of independent research
    • Longer-term galactic drivers as the Solar System passes through the Milky Way’s spiral arms
    • Svensmark’s personal reflections on the challenges of independent research, including his recent firing from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU).

This is a rare, candid and in-depth conversation with one of the leading researchers in solar-climate science.

Recorded 26th June 2026, Halle an der Saale, Germany (at the 17th EIKE climate change and energy conference). Also watch this related video below:

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