Mind Control: Duncan Trussell On How Social Media Algorithms Weaponize Trauma

 Via VigilantFox.com,

Duncan Trussell tells Theo Von why the horrifying stuff the algorithm feeds you is not an accident, and explains what it does to your brain.

It starts with the phone in your hand.

Duncan Trussell tells Theo Von why the horrifying stuff the algorithm feeds you is not an accident, and explains what it does to your brain.

It starts with the phone in your hand.

TRUSSELL: "All of us are staring into these hypno-rectangles. The algorithm, at least my… pic.twitter.com/bPMgRdUReZ

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TRUSSELL: “All of us are staring into these hypno-rectangles. The algorithm, at least my algorithm, it’s showing me horrible things, people in the midst of psychotic episodes, people in the forest drinking their period blood.”

VON: “It’s crazy dude. They’re definitely scrambling our brains. Because you’ll see like, genocidal killings of children, right?”

VON: “But then immediately it’s like 40% off these ASICS. It starts to confuse your brain, because your brain takes the depth of one that’s so deep and one that means nothing at all, and puts them all in the same plane.”

Then Trussell takes it somewhere darker:

TRUSSELL: “Public assassinations create trauma. Cultural trauma.”

TRUSSELL: “Did you notice, the Charlie Kirk assassination, everyone saw it before they shut it down. All of us had to watch that s**t happen. This produces trauma. The trauma response opens you up to conditioning. It’s the same thing kidnappers use. It’s the same thing people who torture you use.

“They freak you the f**k out so that you disassociate. You don’t want to be there. You go into a sad, foggy place. And then in that place, they show you the ASICS commercial. In that place, they give you some propaganda. In that place, they give you a solution so this will never happen again. This is a known technique for mind-controlling people.”

TRUSSELL: “It’s not just a power dynamic shift, it’s a cultural dynamic shift. Because they inject that moment with however they want to shift the tide.”

VON: “Wow…”

TRUSSELL: “So, Instagram, or any social media, is kind of doing this, but low-level.”

VON: “Microdosing it.”

TRUSSELL: “Yeah.”

Once you see the sequence, you can’t unsee it.

Full episode:

https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/mind-control-duncan-trussell-how-social-media-algorithms-weaponize-trauma

Bristol Myers Wins FDA Review of Mezigdomide in Multiple Myeloma

 Bristol Myers Squibb said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted its application seeking approval of its proposed cancer drug mezigdomide in certain patients with the blood cancer multiple myeloma.

Bristol Myers on Monday said the application covers mezigdomide in combination with carfilzomib and dexamethasone in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.

The Princeton, N.J., drugmaker said the FDA has assigned a target action date of May 13, 2027, for a decision.

Mezigdomide is part of a new class of medicines called cereblon E3 ligase modulator, or CELMoD, agents, which work by binding to cereblon, a protein found in the body's natural waste-disposal system. The drugs then trigger the degradation of cancer-driving proteins, thus killing the cancer cells themselves.

Another Bristol Myers CELMoD agent, iberdomide, is under FDA review for multiple myeloma, with a target action date of Aug. 17. A green light would make iberdomide the first FDA-approved CELMoD agent.

https://www.morningstar.com/news/dow-jones/202607132969/bristol-myers-wins-fda-review-of-mezigdomide-in-multiple-myeloma

Trump to give speech about foreign interference in 2020 election, MS Now reports

 U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to deliver a speech on Thursday about newly declassified intelligence reports on plans by foreign nations to interfere in the 2020 election, an MS Now reporter said on X, citing two unidentified White House officials.

https://www.cp24.com/news/world/2026/07/13/trumps-thursday-speech-about-foreign-interference-in-2020-election-report/

Trump says the US will take out Pickaxe Mountain in Iran

US President Donald Trump says he will probably soon order a strike on the Pickaxe Mountain Iranian nuclear site.

Asked about the site, which was not among the three targeted by the US last year, Trump tells conservative talk show host Hugh Hewitt that the US has been closely surveilling it.

“Pickaxe is a possible target for a nice big fat shot right near the front door,” Trump says.

“We see no activity there. They’re not doing well with their nuclear situation… We’ll probably give Pickaxe a shot relatively soon,” he adds.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/trump-weighs-ordering-big-fat-shot-on-irans-pickaxe-mountain-nuclear-site/

Trump: US to hit Iran hard tonight, tomorrow

 United States President Donald Trump revealed on the Hugh Hewitt Show on Monday that Washington will hit Iran "hard tonight [and] tomorrow." "The memorandum of understanding with Iran was a test, and they did not comply with it," he commented.

When asked whether the US was looking to target Iran's Pickaxe Mountain, a site which is believed to be an underground nuclear facility, Trump said that there was a chance. "Pickaxe is a possible target for a nice, big, fat shot right in the front door," he said. The US head of state called Iran's leadership "violent," further telling Iranians that the Trump administration wants to help them.

Meanwhile, Politico previously reported that the US president notified Congress, in a letter dated July 10, that he would once again start a war with Iran, insisting that the military actions are aimed at protecting the US citizens and the country's interests "both at home and abroad."

https://breakingthenews.net/Article/Trump:-US-to-hit-Iran-hard-tonight-tomorrow/66687714

Health benefit of being bald

 Less hair, less healthcare?

Around 25% of men with male pattern baldness notice hair loss by the age of 30, with the number jumping to two-thirds of American men losing hair by 35.

For some, going the way of The Rock, Jason Statham and Stanley Tucci can be tough (thought it shouldn’t be — would you look at them?). But rest assured, rocking a chrome dome means at least one upside for your health.

Going bald like Dwayne Johnson has at least one health upside.Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Disney

Analyzing men between the ages of 35 and 76, researchers found that those who had already begun losing their hair by age 30 had a 29% reduced risk of developing prostate cancer.

And those who had started balding even earlier had a 45% reduced risk for both aggressive and less-aggressive forms of the illness.

While the reason for the link between cancer and going bald is unknown, the researchers wrote in Cancer Epidemiology that they suspect a genetic variant in the male hormone receptor gene affects both conditions.

One cause of hair loss is due to excessive dihydrotestosterone, a hormone produced from testosterone that prevents hair follicles from absorbing nutrients, leading to shrinking follicles and, eventually, shedding strands.

Not only do testosterone levels affect male pattern baldness, but they also play a role in prostate cancer, helping cancerous cells to grow.

“We were interested in these conditions since both are common, age-associated, heritable and related to androgens,” study lead Dr. Jonathan Wright said in a press release.

While previous research focused on men over the age of 55 — when about half of men are balding — Wright’s study took into account the long period between when cancerous cells first appear and when a diagnosis is made.

Researchers found that men who went bald by or before 30 years old had less of a risk of developing prostate cancer.Vianney Le Caer/Dave Benett/Getty Images for Range Rover & Harpers Bazaar
“Early onset baldness may be a more relevant measure considering the long latency of prostate cancer and the presumed related effects of the androgen pathway in these conditions,” Wright said.

Conversely, another study published in 2016 found a link between male pattern hair loss and death caused by prostate cancer. They found that any baldness between the ages of 25 and 44 was associated with a 56% higher risk of fatal prostate cancer, while moderate balding specifically was associated with an 83% higher risk.

However, the current general recommendation to be screened for cancer isn’t until between the ages of 55 and 69. Men who are at an increased risk should start at 40.

The most common form of cancer among men, and the second-leading cause of male cancer deaths, early-stage prostate cancer often has no warning signs as the tumor is small.

One sign that something may be going on is if men have trouble urinating, as this could indicate the prostate has grown to press on the bladder and urethra, blocking the flow of urine.

And when prostate cancer spreads, it typically goes to the bones, which can lead to pain and numbness in the legs and even some neurological problems.

The exact cause of the disease is unknown, but there is a genetic predisposition — just as there is for male pattern baldness.

https://nypost.com/2026/07/13/health/the-surprising-health-benefit-of-being-bald/

NY sees dramatic exodus of millionaires, nearly $11B loss in tax revenue: study

 Lacks the rich.

New York’s share of US millionaires dramatically declined in recent years, causing a nearly $11 billion loss in much-needed tax revenue in just one year, according to a bombshell new analysis.

The study released Monday by the Citizen Budget Commisison showed the Empire State’s share of the nation’s millionaires dipped from 12.7% to 8.7% between 2010 and 2022 – the largest decline of any state.

“New York’s declining share of high-income taxpayers has meaningful consequences,” the analysis states. 

“Had New York maintained its share of the nation’s millionaires over the past decade, personal income tax collections would have been substantially higher – roughly $10.7 billion more in tax year 2022.”

The study comes amid fears that Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s push to “tax the rich” will drive even more wealthy out of New York City – and provides an at-times disquieting snapshot of stagnation gripping the Empire State for years before the young socialist took office.

The findings show:

• New York has lost more population to every state than it has gained from them, with Florida and Texas among the biggest recipients of former New Yorkers.
• After seeing a mass exodus during the coronavirus pandemic, New York City’s population rebound in 2023 and 2024 was driven by international immigrants.
• A “growth corridor” from New York City and Long Island to Albany largely drives the state’s economy, with upstate and other rural regions hemorrhaging workers.
• The Empire State leads the nation in state and local taxes collected, with per capita collections at $12,495 – or 78% above the US average.

New York also had the second-largest share of the nation’s millionaires – 12.7% – in 2010, according to the analysis.

By 2022, the state actually had roughly more 34,000 millionaires, but other states far outpaced that growth, according to the study.

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Out with the old, in with the dues, shows Mamdani being sworn in as the 112th mayor.csuarez

“New York’s number of millionaires doubled, but it tripled in California and Texas and quadrupled in Florida, leaving New York State with the fourth-most millionaires behind those states,” the study states.

The diminishing share of millionaires – along with uneven population growth and ever-increasing taxes – raised alarms among experts, who warned more wealthy residents could pull up stakes.

Those fears have been amplified since the election of Mamdani, who pushed tax increases on the wealthy and corporations.

“If we don’t course-correct and get laser-focused on keeping the city and state attractive to the people and businesses that drive our economy, the affordability crisis will only deepen because the people leaving are the ones paying the largest share of a budget that funds the social programs meant to help our most vulnerable,” said Steve Fulop, CEO of the Partnership for New York City.

Other experts said Albany lawmakers for years pushed policies that made the state more expensive and less competitive.

Ken Girardin, research fellow at the Manhattan Institute, pointed at a tightened rent control law approved in 2019 and the state’s green energy law as a one-two punch that reduced housing supply and raised energy costs.

“Albany is directly responsible for the stagnation,” he said.

New York City, however, fared overall better than regions such as the North Country and Southern Tier – which saw consistent population declines, according to the study.

“It’s difficult to not be alarmed by this data,” said Justin Wilcox, Executive Director, Upstate United. “With this CBC tool, Upstate New Yorkers can see for themselves the devastating impacts of Albany’s policies — businesses failing to grow, population decline, and the loss of revenue. NYS needs to course correct now before it’s too late and we become permanently entrenched in a cycle of fewer people paying increasingly higher taxes and inflated prices.”

https://nypost.com/2026/07/13/us-news/ny-sees-dramatic-exodus-of-us-millionaires-causing-nearly-11b-loss-study/