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From ChatGPT's Medical AI:

Ketamine addiction and overuse can cause paranoia due to its effects on the brain's neurotransmitter systems, particularly glutamate and dopamine. Here’s how:

Glutamate Dysregulation:

Ketamine blocks NMDA receptors, which are crucial for glutamate signaling.

Chronic use disrupts normal glutamate function, leading to hyperactivity in certain brain regions, especially the prefrontal cortex.

This dysregulation can contribute to psychotic symptoms, including paranoia.

Dopamine System Alterations:

Ketamine increases dopamine release, particularly in the mesolimbic system (the brain's reward pathway).

Excess dopamine activity, especially in the striatum, has been linked to paranoia and psychotic-like symptoms.

Disrupted Default Mode Network (DMN):

The DMN is involved in self-referential thoughts and reality perception.

Ketamine disrupts DMN function, leading to altered perception, dissociation, and paranoia.

Increased Stress Response:

Ketamine overuse may heighten the brain’s response to stress, increasing anxiety and suspicious thinking.

Neuroinflammation:

Chronic use may trigger neuroinflammation, further exacerbating cognitive dysfunction and paranoia.

This explains why ketamine, especially at high doses or with prolonged use, can cause paranoia and other psychotic symptoms.

'Another £ 8mm required by late June'

No - I think it would be more; who would front up £8m if there is unfunded abandonment costs that need to be paid?

Paranoia is a well known side effect of ketamine abuse...

The automaker said Wednesday that it delivered 336,681 vehicles in the first three months of the year, the lowest since the second quarter of 2022. Analysts on average were expecting the company to sell more than 390,000 cars and trucks, based on estimates compiled by Bloomberg.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-02/tesla-sales-slump-to-lowest-since-2022-amid-anti-musk-backlash

Due 2pm our time

https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2025/04/01/tesla-could-see-it-worst-quarterly-growth-in-years-as-deliveries-data-looms/

Q1 2023 423,000

Q1 2024 387,000

Q1 2025 ???, ????

'Over the last month, analysts at leading investment banks Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley and UBS all slashed their Q1 delivery forecast to between 351,000 and 375,000, and prediction markets also lean negative, as Kalshi projects the company will disclose 353,000 Q1 deliveries, a 9% year-over-year decline.'

Another fall in deliveries must surely pop the p/e bubble?

Maybe Isolation by Joy Division is more appropriate?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ViMA_qDKTU

Foreigners own close on $10 trillion of US GOV debt; who would want to buy new debt [or even hold it] if Trump is going to tank the economy and the value of the $ and push interest rates up [which pushes the value of existing debt down]?

Tomorrow will be interesting... Gold might be the only thing that comes out shining.

21 hour filibuster and still going

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2utlMxAwtE

George Santos gets trolled on his own show

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyZlqXTyfro

Quality

Iran Targets Key US Military Base

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ijj2BRyXc8

Good YouTuber... [At least] 7 of 19 B2 bombers waiting on the island

Headlines on Drudge Report

APRIL FOOLS!

AMERICANS SUFFER UNDER TARIFFS

'BUSINESSES WILL SHUT'

20% TAX ON IMPORTS

STOCKS WORST SINCE 2022

EUROPE WARNS

WORLD BRACES

https://www.drudgereport.com/

#nothingtoworryabout

Yeah, something is happening; the Orange God is about to decree that tariffs are good and impose them and the accompanying consequences on all of us.

'White House aides have drafted a proposal to impose tariffs of around 20 percent on most imports to the United States, three people familiar with the matter said, as President Donald Trump pushes for the most aggressive overhaul of the global economic system in decades.

If implemented, the plan is likely to send shock waves through the stock market and global economy.'

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/04/01/trump-tariffs-draft-recession-projection/

Gold is up and almost everything else is down; I think that DUKE's dividend is safe but that interest rates are unlikely to fall as some have expected so the yield and accompanying risk no longer deserves the premium some expect.

Significant movement from Osan AB, South Korea to Isa AB, Bahrain is underway.

At least 13 US Air Force C-17A Globemaster III's have arrived at Osan in the last 3 days. Four have left Osan and arrived at Isa AB. Mission coding is sequential suggesting that these flights are linked. It is unknown what is being transferred from Osan to Isa.

https://x.com/TheIntelFrog/status/1906520344917155978

Perplexity:

The US Air Force's C-17A Globemaster III serves as a strategic and tactical airlift workhorse, capable of rapidly deploying troops, heavy equipment (including Abrams tanks and helicopters), and humanitarian aid worldwide. Its ability to operate from short, narrow, or unpaved runways makes it indispensable for both military operations and disaster response. Recent developments have expanded its nuclear logistics role, with certification to transport B61-12 thermonuclear weapons.

Regarding Iranian nuclear facilities, the C-17's forward positioning in Bahrain links to potential strike operations through three key aspects:

1. Agile Combat Infrastructure

The USAF's Exercise Ballast Cannon with Bahrain demonstrates C-17s' role in establishing austere forward operating bases – a concept central to Agile Combat Employment (ACE) doctrine. These bases could host:

Maintenance teams for B-2 Spirit stealth bombers

Munitions stockpiles including GBU-57/B Massive Ordnance Penetrators (MOPs)

Rapid runway repair equipment for contingency operations

2. Munitions Logistics

While B-2s carry the 30,000-lb MOPs, C-17s would likely transport:

Pre-positioned MOPs to forward locations

Mobile command centers

Air defense suppression systems like THAAD batteries

3. Multi-Domain Integration

A coordinated strike would require:

Component C-17 Contribution

SEAD Operations Airlifting ECM pods and anti-radiation missiles

Personnel Rotation Shuttling maintenance crews between bases

Damage Assessment Delivering sensor packages and reconnaissance teams

The October 2024 Yemen strikes demonstrated this model, where B-2s deployed from Diego Garcia used C-17-supported forward positions to hit underground Houthi facilities. For hardened Iranian targets like Fordow (buried 80-100m deep), multiple MOP impacts per target would be needed, requiring sustained logistics that only C-17s can provide near contested airspace.

#thingsaregoingtogoboom

Trump is plotting the biggest tax rise in global history

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/comment/2025/03/31/trump-plotting-biggest-tax-rise-global-history/

How bad is it going to be? Will he send the World's economy into a depression? Will he be too stubborn to back down? Will he be so sure that he is correct that he will plough forward even when all indicators flash RED ALERTS?

More importantly; will I still be able to afford organic spinach?

Of all the dumb things to do, this would be close to the top of the list... The Americans have sent [7?] B2 bombers there and parked them on the runway for satellites to photo them to warn Iran that they can rain down bunker busting bombs at a time of their choosing...

China, Japan, South Korea will jointly respond to US tariffs, Chinese state media says

https://www.reuters.com/world/china-japan-south-korea-will-jointly-respond-us-tariffs-chinese-state-media-says-2025-03-31/

Way to go donald - getting China, Japan and North Korea cooperating is quite an achievement. Diplomacy at its finest!

"The suspension of trading in UKOG is without impact on the discussions with several energy infrastructure investors concerning participation in the share capital of UKEn."

Are you thick, or do you think that other people who read this board are thick enough to believe that tosh? Do you really think that these 'infrastructure investors' do not do due diligence?

Trump team eyes emergency plan to offset 'financial devastation' for farmers

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-team-eyes-emergency-plan-to-offset-financial-devastation-for-farmers-from-tariffs/

The Orange God paid farmers $23 billion when he went on a brief trade war with China; this time the cost will be much, much higher. You cannot cut taxes and kill the economy at the same time without serious consequences. No wonder gold is shining [$3118 as I type].

Turnersghooch?

me know undertsnad

GROC - ramping moved into top gear in hope that they would be awarded Project of Significance status under EU critical mineral review but nothing happened other than an ever loudening echo chamber.