The judge looked at #RussellBrand and told him exactly who he became.
“About 20 years ago, Russell Brand, you were becoming famous. You were clever and, in many people’s eyes, funny and charismatic. You had also become a sexual predator.”
Mr Justice Bennathan didn’t stop there. He told Brand his status protected him for years until journalists exposed the allegations and women felt empowered to come forward. Then he got specific.
He called Brand’s trial evidence “one of a series of lies.” He said Brand showed a “casual, arrogant disregard of any woman’s right to say no.”
He described one assault in front of others as something Brand’s companions treated as “outrageous laddish behaviour that only you could get away with” — except he didn’t get away with it.
On another incident the judge said it showed “staggering arrogance” and that Brand’s entourage “indulged your dreadful behaviour.” The whole episode, he said, “reeks of casual disrespect and your belief that fame meant you could act how you liked, when you liked, unhindered by the rules by which decent people live.”
Then the line that cut through the entire hearing:
“Whatever women wear, wherever they go, whatever they drink, they retain the right to say no and demand justice in the criminal courts when sexual predators like you, Mr Brand, act without their consent.”
I love this Judge! 🫶🏽
#TrueCrime #ConvictedRapist
I think we're entering a civilizational rupture that nobody can predict. Not me, not the labs, not governments.
I don't know how much people realize how fast we're moving.
Look at what Anthropic's new model did during testing.
It solved two open problems in theoretical physics, both on black holes. One of the calculations was laid out in 2003 and nobody had ever finished it, because it was too laborious.
It formalized the proof of Fermat's Last Theorem in 30 hours, with a thousand agents that organized themselves. The first attempt took 11 days.
It wrote an operating system that boots on a laptop, starting from an empty folder, in 8 days.
It designed three electronic devices, boards, enclosures and software included. All three worked without a single electrical modification.
It found a new method to predict the structure of viral capsids, the shells used to deliver gene therapies.
And on robot control, it more than doubled the previous version's score.
All of that in a single announcement, on a Monday.
I think discoveries are going to stack up so fast that they'll produce an abundance we've never known: energy, health, materials, food. And with it a phase of immense joy, the joy of a civilization realizing that scarcity was never a law of nature.
Except that joy is going to land in a world order that's cracking everywhere, and that was designed by Malthusians. People convinced that resources are finite, that there are too many of us, and that the job of an enlightened elite is to manage scarcity on everyone else's behalf.
To me, Bill Gates is the most famous face of that worldview: a man nobody elected, who has weighed on the planet's health, agriculture and climate policies for twenty years. The degrowth crowd is the militant version. They don't even want to manage scarcity anymore, they want to organize it.
Abundance is the worst possible news for that worldview. If energy becomes nearly free and diseases fall one after another, nobody needs anyone to ration anything for them.
So I don't think they'll fight it. I think they'll try to capture it.
In the name of safety, climate or public health, we'll be told this power is too dangerous to be left in everyone's hands. We already saw the movie during Covid: the permission slips, the passes, the QR code to go get a coffee. Now imagine the same logic with an AI that can see everything, trace everything and decide everything in real time. Orwell never imagined a tool like that.
The technology is winning on its own. The question of the next ten years is who abundance will belong to.
We are living through the greatest civilizational revolution in human history. It's happening right now, and most people are looking the other way.
The dog exists because Ice Age hunters could not live on lean meat.
Wolves and people wanted the same animals, and for a long time nobody could explain why a band of hunters would feed a rival through a winter. In 2021 a team of Finnish researchers did the sums for the coldest stretch of the last Ice Age and found the answer in the human liver.
By late winter a reindeer or a horse has burned through its fat and is nearly all muscle. A person can only clear so much protein. Push it much past a third of what you eat and you get sick, then weak, then worse, however full your stomach is. So a hunting band took what it needed, the marrow, the brain, the tongue, every scrap of fat, and was left sitting on a heap of lean meat it could not safely finish.
A wolf can live on lean meat for months.
The surplus went to the pups by the fire. Nobody was competing for it. A few thousand winters of that and you have a dog.
So the oldest friendship on earth rests on one fact about your metabolism: you are the fat-eater in the partnership. Your ancestors dealt with the skinless chicken breast twenty thousand years ago by throwing it to the wolf.
Today the lean cut is on your plate with a health sticker on it, and his descendant gets a brown biscuit made of maize.
He was better fed in the Ice Age. So were you.
FUCK TRUMP. WHAT THE FUCK ARE JOURNALISTS SUPPOSED TO TOLERATE NOW?!
I think it’s time to respond with REAL ACTION.
Trump is spitting in the face of democracy and journalism, and there needs to be a response.
HERE IS WHAT HAPPENED AT THE WHITE HOUSE ON NOVEMBER 9, 2026.
A journalist from MS NOW questioned Donald Trump about Vladimir Putin repeatedly ignoring his demands for a ceasefire and a direct meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
FROM THE OFFICIAL PRESS CONFERENCE TRANSCRIPT:
JOURNALIST:
“Vladimir Putin, you have given Vladimir Putin multiple deadlines over the last 22 months to enter into a cease fire, but also to meet directly with Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He has repeatedly ignored your demands…”
TRUMP:
“Has he been fighting us in the war?”
Then Trump demanded to know which network the journalist represented.
JOURNALIST:
“With MS Now.”
TRUMP:
“I don’t want to take your question.”
He then attacked the network’s ratings, called it fake, and moved on to another journalist.
And THIS is what I want to say.
EVERY SINGLE JOURNALIST IN THAT ROOM SHOULD HAVE STOOD UP AND WALKED OUT.
Just stood up.
And walked the fuck out.
No arguments. No begging for another question. No sitting there pretending this is normal.
Trump spits in the face of journalists, and journalists should be able to respond by refusing to sit there and accept that disrespect.
WHY THE FUCK SHOULD YOU LISTEN TO SOMEONE WHO TREATS YOU LIKE SHIT?!
Why should you remain in the same room with someone who openly humiliates your profession?
And the most outrageous part?
THE QUESTION WAS ABOUT PUTIN AND UKRAINE.
About a Russian dictator who keeps ignoring Trump’s demands while Ukrainians continue to be killed.
Instead of answering, the President of the United States attacks the journalist asking the question.
WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS?!
Let him stand there without an audience.
Let him get pissed off because nobody wants to listen to his insults anymore.
A president is supposed to answer questions, not demand obedience from the press.
PRESS FREEDOM DOES NOT MEAN JOURNALISTS MUST QUIETLY ACCEPT HUMILIATION.
And democratic accountability cannot exist when legitimate questions are dismissed with personal insults.
FUCK TRUMP.
Source: Roll Call / https://t.co/CDCo8XttOi, White House press conference transcript, November 9, 2026.
https://t.co/CivkwvQ0D1
#PressFreedom #DonaldTrump #JournalismMatters #Democracy #Ukraine
This lady shattered everything we thought we knew about quantum physics in just 60 seconds 😱
"Quantum physics isn’t just science, it’s logical spirituality. You don’t attract what you want. You align with what you already are."
Every version of you already exists in the quantum field - The wealthy you, the happy you, the successful you.
"The quantum field doesn’t respond to begging. It responds to certainty."
Your most powerful tool is visualization.
‘Our minds don’t know the difference between imagination and reality.’
Time isn’t linear, you can pull your future into the now & re-code your past.
You are not a person inside the universe.
You ARE the universe experiencing itself through you.
"Go live like the miracle you are.”
I want to take a moment, once more, to congratulate my friend Jacob Barber on his new role as a Special Advisor to a member of the United States Congress.
I am proud of him, and perhaps even more excited for the public to eventually understand the depth of his experience, qualifications, and the work he has quietly undertaken.
Jacob is a licensed private investigator with extensive field operations and investigative experience. He has endured considerable public criticism, much of it from people who know very little about his actual work. Through it all, he has remained remarkably disciplined, choosing to continue his work rather than engage his critics.
There is an irony worth considering here. In a community that rightly demands evidence before accepting extraordinary claims, some are remarkably quick to pass judgment on individuals without applying those same standards.
I have had the opportunity to become familiar with aspects of Jacob’s work, and there is something particularly interesting I can share.
We have been exploring the convergence of two very different bodies of knowledge: historical astronomical observations from photographic plates dating to the 1950s, and contemporary field observations and investigative data. By examining geographical and temporal relationships between historical anomalies and certain classes of modern UAP activity, we are exploring patterns that deserve serious scientific scrutiny.
This is one component of a much broader investigative effort being developed for congressional consideration.
Jacob remains committed to transparency and public disclosure. But meaningful disclosure requires patience, careful evidence gathering, and an appreciation for the legal, institutional, and confidentiality constraints surrounding this work.
At the next Beyond event, we want you there with us in person, Jake!
@jakebarber2025
BREAKING: Rep. Thomas Massie on Monday introduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, with members of both parties frustrated with his handling of the war with Iran and Republicans reeling from their defeats in the midterm elections. https://t.co/HD6I3WdRR7
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will address a Republican lawmaker’s efforts to impeach him during a press conference on Tuesday morning—his first time taking questions from the Pentagon briefing room in six months. 🔗: https://t.co/ZZ5R5YvQ5R
🚨RUSSELL BRAND SENTENCED TO 10½ YEARS IN PRISON!
But the sentence is only part of the story. What unfolded inside that London courtroom was extraordinary!
According to live courtroom reporting, Brand, 51, received a 10-year, 6-month prison sentence after being convicted of rape and three counts of sexual assault involving four women.
The judge delivered a blistering assessment of the former comedian, describing him as a “sexual predator” who displayed “staggering arrogance” and believed his fame allowed him to behave however he pleased.
Earlier, prosecutors pushed for a sentence in the 10–15-year range on the rape conviction alone.
The courtroom heard devastating victim impact statements detailing years of emotional trauma, damaged relationships, anxiety, and the lasting consequences of Brand’s actions.
But there was also an unexpected twist!
Georgina Baillie, the woman at the center of Brand’s infamous 2008 “Sachsgate” scandal, submitted a character statement supporting him.
His attorney revealed that Brand had helped Baillie overcome alcoholism, personally paying for rehabilitation that contributed to her six years of sobriety.
The defense argued Brand was a fundamentally different man today, citing his charitable work, recovery efforts, religious faith, and the devastating impact imprisonment would have on his wife and young children.
According to the latest courtroom account, Brand showed little visible reaction as the sentence was delivered. As he was escorted away, he reportedly mouthed “I love you” to his wife, Laura.
A once-celebrated entertainer, a devastating criminal conviction, and a courtroom filled with sharply contrasting accounts of the man behind the headlines.
A dramatic conclusion to today’s sentencing hearing but potentially not the end of Brand’s legal troubles, as police continue investigating additional allegations.
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I’ve got some words for y’all who’ve been following or participating in the UAP disclosure process for the past number of years. This is a fascinating moment for us all.
On @60Minutes, President Trump was asked about whistleblowers who say there is a secret UAP program "that even presidents don't know about."
@RealDonaldTrump: "No, and I haven't heard that, but if there is, I'm going to find out about it right after this interview."
Good. Because here's what the official record already shows.
1. THERE ARE UAP SECRETS
The intelligence community's 2022 UAP report: "Additional information is provided in the classified version of this report."
Its 2021 assessment said the UAPTF holds a small amount of data that "appear to show UAP demonstrating acceleration or a degree of signature management."
2. UAP WAS PUT INSIDE SECRET COMPARTMENTS
The Pentagon's own UAP office, AARO, admitted in 2024 that "without sufficient justification, the scope of an IC Controlled Access Program was expanded to protect UAP reverse-engineering."
AARO says nothing was ever recovered that they found. Sure. But the compartment was real.
We also have under-oath testimony to Congress about these programs. So I sure as hell would request a detailed briefing on NHI reverse engineering programs.
Remember when the former head of the largest acknowledged government UFO program came on WEAPONIZED with me and @G_Knapp and admitted to breaching the hull of a UAP craft? He was a rocket scientist. You don't need to be one to figure out what that means. If they got inside one of these bad boys, then somewhere, in some facility, there's a reverse engineering program running right now.
Wow. I wonder who you could ask?
3. CONGRESS WROTE THE RISK INTO LAW
The FY2024 defense bill barred funds for "any activities involving unidentified anomalous phenomena protected under any form of special access or restricted access limitations" unless reported to Congress.
@SenSchumer: "We have also been notified by multiple credible sources that information on UAPs has also been withheld from Congress, which, if true, is a violation of the laws requiring full notification to the legislative branch."
4. YOU HAVE TO ASK FOR IT
Executive Order 13526: "Upon request, an agency head shall brief the National Security Advisor, or a designee, on any or all of the agency's special access programs."
Upon request. Meaning you have to know what to ask for. Does @RealDonaldTrump know what to ask for? If not, I know a guy who knows a guy. Or you could just ask @StephenM.
5. THE PRESIDENT'S OWN INTEL OFFICE PUT IT IN WRITING
A July 31, 2026 ODNI memo, citing "Presidential Direction," told the intelligence community that "any previous or existing NDAs prohibiting disclosure to the President, or designees like PURSUE, are no longer in force."
Any. Previous. Or existing.
UAP secrets, compartments that have held UAP programs, and a system where a President has to know exactly what to ask for. It's all on the record.
So nobody serious is stuck on "do UFOs exist?" anymore. The question now is whether our President asks, and whether the people who know actually answer.
If our President follows through on SPECIFICALLY asking about our government's existing and legacy NHI UAP reverse engineering SAPs, he'll find we have them, we've had them a long time, and they hold craft, literature (a "museum of paper"), bodies, biologics, and more.
LFG GO UFO!!!
🧨👊🏼👀🥋🪐🦅🛸🇺🇸
More on the latest WEAPONIZED: Did Midterms Just Change UFO Disclosure?
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The fast solar wind hitting Earth is now >750 km/s, we've had 6 hours of G1 minor geomagnetic storming, and a large sunspot is directly facing Earth in the "bullseye strike zone". Solar flare activity has been elevated with 4 m-flares over the last 36 hours. This is the setup...
SCIENTISTS ARE FREEZING TUMORS WITH ICE — WITHOUT OPEN SURGERY!
At Liverpool Hospital, specialists are using advanced MRI-guided cryoablation to freeze and destroy tumors. A tiny needle delivers extremely cold gas directly into the tumor, creating a ball of ice that kills the targeted cells. Meanwhile, MRI scans allow doctors to watch the freezing process in real time and carefully protect nearby healthy tissues.
The results are already giving patients hope. One 64-year-old grandmother, Josephine Cordina, had been suffering from severe back pain caused by a small spinal tumor. After the procedure, she reported that her pain had disappeared by the following day.
The technology can also help treat selected tumors in organs such as the liver and kidneys. And because it requires only a small skin puncture, recovery can be much quicker than with major surgery.
Source: Brischetto, P. The new MRI machine in major Sydney hospital that's freezing tumours and saving patients from debilitating pain. Nine News Australia.