Cosmic Glue

 THEORY, of course The Mediterranean Sea Evaporated and Refilled Nearly 6 million years ago, tectonic shifts narrowed and eventually closed the ocean channels connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean.  Cut off from its main water supply, the enclosed basin lost far more water to evaporation than it received from rainfall and rivers.  The result was the Messinian Salinity Crisis. As the Mediterranean’s water level fell, much of the sea became a vast desert basin lying thousands of feet below the surrounding continents.  Enormous salt deposits accumulated on its floor, while rivers such as the ancient Nile and Rhône carved deep canyons as they descended toward the shrinking water. Around 5.33 million years ago, Atlantic water breached the barrier near the Strait of Gibraltar and began pouring into the empty basin during the Zanclean Flood.  The water carved a channel roughly 125 miles (200 km) long, with peak flow rates es...

I was thinking about the planet and how it has changed MANY times. Remember Pangea? The continents have shifted before - and earthquakes and volcanos are a sign it can happen again. Worlds shift and waters rise... A World On Shaky Ground Accelerating exponentially ... earthquakes, extreme heat, wildfires, flooding, more How much longer do you think the planet will be sustainable? 2026 Venezuela 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes - Wikipedia - The catastrophic 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude doublet earthquakes that struck Venezuela on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, strongly affected several neighboring countries and nearby Caribbean islands with heavy tremors, evacuations, and tsunami warnings. CNN: Venezuela's deadly doublet earthquakes may have been a single big one. Here's why it matters - Powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes off northern Japan   AP - June 24, 2026 It originated roughly 50 kilometers beneath the seabed off the eastern coast of Iwate Prefecture, causing w...

  Granada, Spain - seismic sequence exceeds 620 earthquakes, around 600 residents evacuated   Watchers - August 21, 2026 The repeated shaking prompted extensive building inspections and evacuations. Around 600 residents were evacuated from six apartment blocks containing 371 dwellings in Las Gabias after damage was identified.  * Scientists Just Found a Hidden Fault Under New Jersey, And It Caused The 2024 Earthquake   Science Alert - August 14, 2026  

LINK: https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1153347/illustrations-to-apuleius-print-maitre-au-de/illustrations-to-apuleius-print-ma%C3%AEtre-au-d%C3%A9/illustrations-to-apuleius-print-ma%C3%AEtre-au-d%C3%A9/   Livia Gershon  VIA: https://daily.jstor.org/foreign-magic-in-imperial-rome/ Americans and Europeans interested in magic have long drawn on “exotic” foreign traditions. As historian Elizabeth Ann Pollard writes, this also happened in Imperial Rome.   Roman concepts of witchcraft were often associated with foreign places , including India and the Kush kingdom in northeast Africa. Pollard notes that travel between Rome and India or Kush was difficult enough that Romans couldn’t maintain regular diplomatic ties or trade bulk commodities with those societies.  The goods that were worth shipping across such distances were highly valuable items like spices, gems, silk, gold, and exotic animals . Trade between Rome and both India ...

  The Oligarchy Wants Us To Know! The legendary G. Edward Griffin on why "the oligarchy" that runs the world is shoving the corruption in our faces—the plan is to demoralize us so we don't fight back This is a video essay I made based on a clip of Griffin from a recent interview - Sense Receptor Read on Substack

  I want you to listen to this and what he's not saying... and in my opinion, it is the story of Minoans, as it felt to me, everything I could read...  he's talking about the Minoans.  

  What unfolded in this world long before us is almost impossible to wrap our heads around. Layers of time, lost stories, entire civilizations we'll never fully know. - History & Culture Read on Substack

Someone insisted how polio has been nearly eradicated by vaccines. Here's what really happened. - Max Wang Read on Substack  

  I Put On the "God Helmet" and Broke Through the Simulation. Here's What I Saw. A geometric lion rose out of the earth, the veil tore, and what looked like Arabic script collapsed into equations: My trip report from inside the machine. Dr. Heather Lynn Aug 02, 2026   The H Files It is. It is! It’s fucking answering me. I’m going bonkers. I’m officially batshit crazy. Oh my god. What the fuck? Oh my god. I asked it whether I was on the right path, what does any of this mean, and it answered in Arabic mathematics. That is the short version. The long version is a twenty-five-minute recording made on a folding chair in a rented event space, wearing a piece of experimental equipment called The God Helmet . Perhaps better known as a Koren Helmet, after Stanley Koren built the original at Laurentian University for the neuroscientist Michael Persinger, who ran experiments with it for three decades. The device has four coils, positioned over the tempor...

"The higher your cholesterol, the longer you live.”  https://drwojakmd.substack.com/p/statins-are-an-insidious-scam?r=5dxsrn&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web - Dr. Wojak, M.D. Read on Substack

Around 1200BCE a highly sophisticated, interconnected world suddenly went dark.   Key items that typified this period: Bronze tools : Axes, daggers, and spearheads were among the most common tools made from bronze, showcasing the durability and efficiency of the metal. Bronze weapons : Weapons such as swords, shields, and bows were also made from bronze, indicating the importance of weaponry in warfare. Bronze ornaments : Personal ornaments like earrings, necklaces, and bracelets were crafted from bronze, often featuring intricate designs and symbols. Bronze objects : Items such as cauldrons, buckets, and horns were used in various domestic and agricultural tasks. Bronze artifacts : Artifacts like the Bronze Age shield from Wittenham and early Bronze Age gold earrings from Radley are examples of the diverse range of objects made from bronze. These artifacts not only served practical purposes but also held significant cultural and symbolic value, contributing to the rich t...

Excerpt: In 1200 BCE, the Great Powers (Egypt, the Hittites, Mycenaean Greeks, and Babylonians) were part of a “Globalized” economy. They didn’t just trade; they were mutually dependent . The Bronze Age: Bronze requires copper (plentiful) and tin (extremely rare). Tin often travelled thousands of miles from places like modern-day Afghanistan or Cornwall to reach the Mediterranean. If one trade route was cut, the entire military-industrial complex of the era stopped. (Interestingly, some of Cornwall’s old tin mines are now being reopened as lithium and tungsten/Wolfram mines.) The Modern Parallel: Think of our reliance on semiconductors , lithium and oil . A “hiccup” in the Taiwan Strait or a blockage in the Suez Canal or Strait of Hormuz for oil and energy creates a “bullwhip effect” that disrupts everything from car manufacturing to smartphone availability to delivery drivers and fertilisers and food supply.  KEEP READING: https://open.substack.com/pub/klaus/p/patte...

  I was watching TV and saw an ad for a river cruise in Europe and the scenery looked so beautiful! I guess that's why the cruise boat industry is booming in Europe.  There was a castle in the distance, so huge... probably ancient! I have heard that Italy is so sick of tourists  clogging their sidewalks that some locals spit on the visitors... Yuck. READ: https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/italys-overtourism-crisis-and-how-the-crowds-congestion-and-new-controls-are-reshaping-travel-in-2026-all-you-need-to-know/   Then it reminded me of a train trip I took from Connecticut to New York City.  The scenery from the train window was dirty, dismal and dire, and really looked horrible.  Are we in a Third World country?  This was Connecticut's train tracks?  No beauty at all. Some parts of New York City are gorgeous, well-kept, and some areas are a hell-scape.  You'd think they'd spend some money fixing it up, right? I know they get tons...