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		<title>Never Make Threats to People</title>
		<link>https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/11/11/never-make-threats-to-people/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 07:10:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Roy Schestowitz]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It won&#8217;t help n obvious thing to say, but I&#8217;ll say it anyway. If you have something to say, then say it. You can double-check, sure, but don&#8217;t threaten people. Don&#8217;t issue either public or private threats. Don&#8217;t blackmail people. If you make your words conditional upon some action, then that action could be seen [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>It won&#8217;t help</em></p>
<p><img src="/IMG/Caps/a.png" border="0" align="left" hspace="0" vspace="4" alt="A" />n obvious thing to say, but I&#8217;ll say it anyway.</p>
<p>If you have something to say, then say it. You can double-check, sure, but don&#8217;t threaten people. Don&#8217;t issue either public or private threats. Don&#8217;t blackmail people.</p>
<p>If you make your words conditional upon some action, then that action could be seen as a threat.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve received lots of threats in the past few years. My wife received many threats too.</p>
<p>I did not make any threats.</p>
<p>Hypocritical people don&#8217;t get very far in life. People call them out (on their &#8220;BS&#8221;).</p>
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		<title>British Mercenaries With Suits and Ties</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 06:58:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Roy Schestowitz]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shadowy &#8216;industry&#8217; few minutes ago I mentioned how we have de facto mercenaries in London. They made an &#8220;industry&#8221; out of blackmail and bullying. They even serve foreigners. We&#8217;re fast approaching part 50 of that series: 2026-10-12 Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part I &#8211; The Failed Attempt to &#8216;Swat&#8217; Our Series About the Attacks and Crimes [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Shadowy &#8216;industry&#8217;</em></p>
<p><img src="/IMG/Caps/a.png" border="0" align="left" hspace="0" vspace="4" alt="A" /> few minutes ago I mentioned how we have de facto mercenaries in London. They made an &#8220;industry&#8221; out of blackmail and bullying. They even serve foreigners. We&#8217;re fast approaching part 50 of that series:</p>
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<td id="19355">2026-10-12</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/12/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_I_The_Failed_Attempt_to_Swat_Ou.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part I &#8211; The Failed Attempt to &#8216;Swat&#8217; Our Series About the Attacks and Crimes Committed Against Us</a></td>
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<td id="19365">2026-10-13</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/13/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_II_An_Outline_of_This_Series.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part II &#8211; An Outline of This Series</a></td>
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<td id="19399">2026-10-14</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/14/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_III_Reporting_Harassment_From_A.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part III &#8211; Reporting Harassment From America to British Police</a></td>
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<td id="19419">2026-10-16</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/16/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_IV_Harassment_Registered_With_t.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part IV &#8211; Harassment Registered With the Police Before Projection Attempts Made From America</a></td>
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<td id="19439">2026-10-16</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/16/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_V_Keeping_Linux_Under_Users_Con.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part V &#8211; Keeping Linux Under Users&#8217; Control, Not Microsoft&#8217;s (NSA) Control, Leads to Weaponisation of Cops (Killing the Messengers)</a></td>
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<td id="19455">2026-10-17</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/17/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_VI_Racism_Against_Blacks.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part VI &#8211; Racism Against Blacks</a></td>
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<td id="19470">2026-10-18</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/18/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_VII_Weekend_Abuse_Reported_to_B.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part VII &#8211; Weekend Abuse Reported to British Police (Rogue Actors Take No Breaks)</a></td>
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<td id="19478">2026-10-19</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/19/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_VIII_How_We_Convinced_British_P.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part VIII &#8211; How We Convinced British Police That the Americans Were Just Manipulating and Tricking Them at the Expense of British Taxpayers</a></td>
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<td id="19494">2026-10-20</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/20/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_IX_Swatting_is_Not_Funny_Swatti.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part IX &#8211; Swatting is Not Funny, Swatting is a Murder Attempt</a></td>
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<td id="19507">2026-10-21</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/21/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_X_American_Back_Doors_Inside_Ou.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part X &#8211; American Back Doors Inside Our Computers, With Transatlantic Swatting Against Critics Thrown &#8216;Into the Mix&#8217;</a></td>
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<td id="19523">2026-10-22</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/22/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_XI_Losing_Over_a_Million_Pounds.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part XI &#8211; Losing Over a Million Pounds (Borrowed Money) to Try to Silence Critics of Restricted Boot With Microsoft-Controlled &#8220;Certificates&#8221;</a></td>
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<td id="19535">2026-10-23</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/23/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_XII_Lawfare_to_Cover_Up_Microso.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part XII &#8211; Lawfare to Cover Up Microsoft&#8217;s Restricted Boot Calamity (Microsoft as Authority Over Linux), Garrett Wants to Talk About Penises Instead</a></td>
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<td id="19550">2026-10-24</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/24/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_XIII_Censorship_by_All_Means_Av.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part XIII &#8211; Censorship by All Means Available in a Continent So Far Away, as &#8216;Secure&#8217; (Restricted, Restriction by Microsoft) Boot Has a Crisis of Legitimacy</a></td>
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<td id="19563">2026-10-25</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/25/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_XIV_Six_Years_of_Learning_Irish.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part XIV &#8211; Six Years of Learning Irish, But the Real Issue Was Microsoft-controlled &#8216;Secure&#8217; (Restricted) Boot</a></td>
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<td id="19581">2026-10-26</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/26/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_XV_Annualised_Consequences_for_.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part XV &#8211; Annualised Consequences for Opposing Microsoft Back Doors in Linux Since 2012</a></td>
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<td id="19588">2026-10-26</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/26/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_XVI_The_Faustian_Pact_That_Irri.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part XVI &#8211; The Faustian Pact That Irritates Hired Guns is Still a Distraction From the Serious Harm Done by Their Clients to GNU/Linux Users (Notably Plagiarism and Back Doors)</a></td>
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<td id="19602">2026-10-27</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/27/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_XVII_The_Relevance_of_Silent_La.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part XVII &#8211; The Relevance of Silent Layoffs at Microsoft</a></td>
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<td id="19605">2026-10-27</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/27/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_XVIII_Microsoft_is_Not_the_Vict.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part XVIII &#8211; Microsoft is Not the Victim (It Was Never the Victim), It&#8217;s Just DARVO</a></td>
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<td id="19616">2026-10-28</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/28/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_IX_Literature_About_Malignant_N.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part IX &#8211; Literature About Malignant Narcissists in America Silencing the Press</a></td>
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<td id="19619">2026-10-28</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/28/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_XX_Restricted_and_Moot_or_How_S.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part XX &#8211; Restricted and Moot, or How &#8216;Secure Boot&#8217; Turns Out to be a Disaster (Again) This Week</a></td>
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<td id="19631">2026-10-29</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/29/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_XXI_Techrights_Was_Right_So_Why.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part XXI &#8211; Techrights Was Right, So Why Was It Punished by Lawfare While the Culprits Walk Away Scot-free?</a></td>
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<td id="19634">2026-10-29</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/29/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_XXII_Still_Radio_Silence_From_R.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part XXII &#8211; Still &#8220;Radio Silence&#8221; From &#8220;Restricted Boot&#8221; Perpetrators (After Techrights Proven Right Again)</a></td>
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<td id="19646">2026-10-30</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_XXIII_What_Garrett_Did_Puts_Ele.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part XXIII &#8211; What Garrett Did Puts Elections at Risk (Also in His Own Country, Where a Dictator Trusts Only Machines That &#8216;Support&#8217; Him)</a></td>
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<td id="19657">2026-10-30</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/30/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_XXIV_It_s_an_Inherently_America.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part XXIV &#8211; It&#8217;s an Inherently American Issue and American Elections Are at Risk From Restricted (&#8216;Secure&#8217;) Boot and LLM Chatbots (Disinformation at Scale)</a></td>
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<td id="19669">2026-10-31</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/31/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_XXV_Election_Integrity_at_a_Tim.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part XXV &#8211; Election Integrity at a Time of Back Doors and Very Severe Bugs in UEFI</a></td>
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<td id="19687">2026-11-01</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/11/01/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_XXVI_The_Law_and_Order_Candidat.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part XXVI &#8211; The &#8220;Law and Order&#8221; Candidate Who Crushes Both Law and Order and Even Rejects Election Outcomes (Insurrection Follows)</a></td>
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<td id="19700">2026-11-02</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_XXVII_Shooting_the_Messengers_P.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part XXVII &#8211; Shooting the Messengers (People Who Oppose Microsoft Back Doors), Even Across the Atlantic</a></td>
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<td id="19703">2026-11-02</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/11/02/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_XXVIII_Microsoft_Doesn_t_Want_P.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part XXVIII &#8211; Microsoft Doesn&#8217;t Want People to Speak About Microsoft-Controlled Restricted (&#8216;Secure&#8217;) Boot, a Silent Injustice and Back Door/Kill Switch</a></td>
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<td id="19722">2026-11-03</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/11/03/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_XXIX_Undermining_US_Election_Wh.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part XXIX &#8211; Undermining US Election While Engaging in Lawfare in England (BBC) Against Publishers That Cover Anti-Election Violence</a></td>
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<td id="19734">2026-11-03</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/11/03/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_XXX_Breaking_This_Year_s_Electi.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part XXX &#8211; Breaking This Year’s Election Process With Bug Doors in Restricted Boot</a></td>
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<td id="19739">2026-11-03</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/11/03/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_XXXI_Microsoft_and_Promoters_of.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part XXXI &#8211; Microsoft and Promoters of &#8220;Secure Boot&#8221; Are to Blame</a></td>
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<td id="19743">2026-11-04</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/11/04/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_XXXII_Malfunctions_Reported_in_.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part XXXII &#8211; Malfunctions Reported in Windows Voting Machines (as Usual)</a></td>
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<td id="19746">2026-11-04</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/11/04/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_XXXIII_Shooting_the_Messenger_i.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part XXXIII &#8211; Shooting the Messenger is a Presidential Tactic</a></td>
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<td id="19747">2026-11-04</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/11/04/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_XXXIV_Women_as_Hostages_Even_Sp.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part XXXIV &#8211; Women as Hostages, Even Spouses</a></td>
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<td id="19749">2026-11-04</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/11/04/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_XXXV_When_One_Does_Not_Understa.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part XXXV &#8211; When One Does Not Understand Security (Nor Ever Pursues Security)</a></td>
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<td id="19750">2026-11-04</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/11/04/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_XXXVI_A_Potent_Microsoft_Threat.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part XXXVI &#8211; A Potent Microsoft Threat to Administration of Justice Globally (Not Just Fair Elections)</a></td>
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<td id="19756">2026-11-04</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/11/04/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_XXXVII_Tasteless_Tactless_Time_.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part XXXVII &#8211; Tasteless, Tactless Time for &#8220;Virtue-Signalling&#8221; (When Your Actions Are Much Like the GOP&#8217;s)</a></td>
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<td id="19767">2026-11-05</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/11/05/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_XXXVIII_Telling_the_Police_Abou.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part XXXVIII &#8211; Telling the Police About the Defamatory Blog Where Posts Targeted My Wife and I (From Across the Atlantic Ocean)</a></td>
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<td id="19768">2026-11-05</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/11/05/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_XXXIX_Crime_Numbers_Regarding_G.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part XXXIX &#8211; Crime Numbers Regarding GGG (Americans) and Why Those Still Matter</a></td>
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<td id="19781">2026-11-06</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/11/06/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_XXXX_Swatting_by_Proxy.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part XXXX &#8211; Swatting by Proxy</a></td>
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<td id="19787">2026-11-06</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/11/06/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_XXXXI_What_I_Told_British_Polic.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part XXXXI &#8211; What I Told British Police About Lozza the Same Month Garrett Was Preparing His First Nastygram From &#8216;Hired Guns&#8217; Brett Wilson LLP</a></td>
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<td id="19800">2026-11-07</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/11/07/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_XXXXII_Running_One_s_Mouth.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part XXXXII &#8211; Running One&#8217;s Mouth</a></td>
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<td id="19817">2026-11-08</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/11/08/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_XXXXIII_Weaponising_Cops_in_Ano.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part XXXXIII &#8211; Weaponising Cops in Another Continent (Europe), Knowing They Cannot Come to Your Home in America, While Threatening Women</a></td>
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<td id="19828">2026-11-08</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/11/08/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_XXXXIV_Why_the_Swatting_Failed.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part XXXXIV &#8211; Why the Swatting Failed</a></td>
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<td id="19841">2026-11-09</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/11/09/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_XXXXV_The_Brand_and_Reputation.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part XXXXV &#8211; The Brand (and Reputation)</a></td>
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<td id="19859">2026-11-10</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/11/10/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_XXXXVI_Attempts_to_Kill_Critics.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part XXXXVI &#8211; Attempts to Kill Critics</a></td>
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<td id="19869">2026-11-11</td>
<td><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/11/11/Intercontinental_Brigading_Part_XXXXVII_Making_a_False_Complain.shtml">Intercontinental Brigading &#8211; Part XXXXVII &#8211; &#8220;Making a False Complaint to Police is a Crime.&#8221; (British Cops Aren&#8217;t American Mercenaries)</a></td>
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		<title>&#8216;Be Ready&#8217;</title>
		<link>https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/11/10/be-ready/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 13:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Roy Schestowitz]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[They tell people to hoard food and water ypically it would be called &#8220;paranoid&#8221;, but not when it&#8217;s merely following government advice. Some months ago I was told this is meant to lessen the panic in case of wars and other major events. After the panic (or by postponing the panic), and after people run [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>They tell people to hoard food and water</em></p>
<p><a href="https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/stockpiling.jpg"><img src="https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/stockpiling.jpg" alt="stockpiling; Sales of tinned food and bottled water jump after 'Be Ready' campaign launch" width="346" height="404" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10619" /></a></p>
<p><img src="/IMG/Caps/t.png" border="0" align="left" hspace="0" vspace="4" alt="T" />ypically it would be called &#8220;paranoid&#8221;, but not when it&#8217;s merely following government advice.</p>
<p>Some months ago I was told this is meant to lessen the panic in case of wars and other major events.</p>
<p>After the panic (or by postponing the panic), and after people run out of food (and/or water), they&#8217;re already too tired and dehydrated to be engaging in some kind of uprising.</p>
<p>So it&#8217;s about security for the government, not directly for the population.</p>
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		<title>Council Exam Day</title>
		<link>https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/11/05/council-exam-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 06:06:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Roy Schestowitz]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s evaluate oday is the day. The weather is fairly mild and I plan to go investigate why Manchester City Council is unable to provide the services taxpayers are paying for. In this case, voting is not the solution. The Council is an organ not tied to any political party. If necessary, I&#8217;ll raise the [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Let&#8217;s evaluate</em></p>
<p><img src="/IMG/Caps/t.png" border="0" align="left" hspace="0" vspace="4" alt="T" />oday is the day. The weather is <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2643123">fairly mild</a> and I plan to go investigate why <a href="https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/11/03/manchester-city-council-report-card-coming-soon/">Manchester City Council is unable to provide the services taxpayers are paying for</a>.</p>
<p>In this case, voting is not the solution. The Council is an organ not tied to any political party.</p>
<p>If necessary, I&#8217;ll raise the issue further up the chain.</p>
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		<title>Doing a Carlin</title>
		<link>https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/11/03/doing-a-carlin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 16:31:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Roy Schestowitz]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Take it easy arlin, the famous one (George), died a long time ago, but to this very day I still enjoy some Carlin skits. One that really stayed with me concerns the world or society or his country as a &#8220;freak show&#8221;. Instead of getting upset about things or becoming too emotionally attached to them [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Take it easy</em></p>
<p><a href="https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/Carlin.png"><img src="https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/Carlin.png" alt="Carlin" width="162" height="176" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10503" /></a></p>
<p><img src="/IMG/Caps/c.png" border="0" align="left" hspace="0" vspace="4" alt="C" />arlin, the famous one (George), died a long time ago, but <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/to-this-day">to this very day</a> I still enjoy some Carlin skits.</p>
<p>One that really stayed with me concerns the world or society or his country as a &#8220;freak show&#8221;.</p>
<p>Instead of getting upset about things or becoming too emotionally attached to them he watches blunders, takes notes, then makes jokes or stories about them.</p>
<p>I quite like this.</p>
<p>When bad things happen&#8230; write about it. Turn that into a story.</p>
<p>Manchester City Council <a href="https://schestowitz.com/Weblog
/archives/2026/11/03/manchester-city-council-report-card-coming-soon/">will have many stories about it soon</a>.</p>
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		<title>End of Summer Time (BST)</title>
		<link>https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/25/end-of-summer-time-bst/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 17:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Roy Schestowitz]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today he windy/gusty day (and the storm that brought it) seems to have mostly passed. The winds have come almost to a halt. Tomorrow should be the same, so it&#8217;ll be a very long bicycle trip for me. I realise there are some routes I&#8217;ve not explored for more than half a decade and I [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Today</em></p>
<p><a href="https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/rianne-xmas.png"><img src="https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/rianne-xmas.png" alt="Rianne, xmas" width="316" height="220" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10431" /></a></p>
<p><img src="/IMG/Caps/t.png" border="0" align="left" hspace="0" vspace="4" alt="T" />he windy/gusty day (<a href="https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/25/storm-boelo/">and the storm that brought it</a>) seems to have mostly passed. The winds have come <b>almost</b> to a halt. Tomorrow should be the same, so it&#8217;ll be a very long bicycle trip for me. I realise there are some routes I&#8217;ve not explored for more than half a decade and I could really use some outdoor exercise.</p>
<p>Before too long, trees will be without leaves and it&#8217;ll be too cold outside. Tomorrow it will be 16 degrees outside. Not cold, not damp.</p>
<p>November is very near. A week into November we have an anniversary to celebrate and before too long it&#8217;ll be Christmastime preparations, including all the decorations and festive music throughout the day.</p>
<p>I look forward to spring. The clock will change again, but <a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/25/DST_Still_Needs_to_Get_Abolished.shtml">it ought not</a>.</p>
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		<title>Companies House on Late Filing Penalties</title>
		<link>https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/25/companies-house-on-late-filing-penalties/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 08:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lateness is possible but costly Start of this month: Brett Wilson LLP Has Had No Annual Report in 16 Months hose of us who never registered or ran a company in the UK do not know the process of reporting. I have a friend who had a company and he complained about the fees involved. [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Lateness is possible but costly</em></p>
<p><a href="https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/financial-message.png"><img src="https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/financial-message.png" alt="BRETT WILSON LLP: Confirmation statement made on 30 July 2026 with no updates"  width="520" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10419" /></a></p>
<p><b>Start of this month</b>: <a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/01/Brett_Wilson_LLP_Has_Had_No_Annual_Report_in_16_Months.shtml">Brett Wilson LLP Has Had No Annual Report in 16 Months</a></p>
<p><img src="/IMG/Caps/t.png" border="0" align="left" hspace="0" vspace="4" alt="T" />hose of us who never registered or ran a company in the UK do not know the process of reporting. I have a friend who had a company and he complained about the fees involved. He also needed to issue reports.</p>
<p>The year is ending in 2 months and the above law firm has issued no report for any period after March 2025.</p>
<p>There are &#8220;late filing penalties&#8221;. Quoting <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/late-filing-penalties-from-companies-house/late-filing-penalties">the official publication</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>
This guidance applies to UK registered: [...] limited liability partnerships (LLPs)</p>
<p>[...]</p>
<h3>Private companies and LLPs</h3>
<p>If your first accounts cover a period of more than 12 months, you must deliver them to Companies House within 21 months of the date of incorporation, or 3 months from the accounting reference date &#8211; whichever is longer.</p>
<p>[...]</p>
<p>In subsequent years, a private company or LLP has 9 months from the end of the accounting reference period to deliver its accounts. A public company has 6 months.</p>
<p>[...]</p>
<p>If you’re a director of the company, or designated member of the LLP &#8211; you’re personally responsible for delivering your accounts before the time allowed runs out. Delivery means actual receipt at Companies House in the correct format.</p>
<p>A penalty is automatically imposed if the accounts are late.
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		<title>Manchester City&#8217;s Goalkeeping Achilles Heel</title>
		<link>https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/24/manchester-citys-goalkeeping-achilles-heel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 20:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Roy Schestowitz]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bad day for the keeper and it shows (on his face) he highlights of the match are now out (in BillBC at least). As noted earlier, big G (Donnarumma) made no saves. None at all. It relates to what I wrote last month. Stopping at least one of those shots should be trivial. Even if [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Bad day for the keeper and it shows (on his face)</em></p>
<p><a href="https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/villas.png"><img src="https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/villas.png" alt="Jackson scores twice as Aston Villa end Man City's perfect start" width="520" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-10406" /></a></p>
<p><img src="/IMG/Caps/t.png" border="0" align="left" hspace="0" vspace="4" alt="T" />he <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/videos/c6j47qe970x7o">highlights of the match</a> are now out (in BillBC at least). As noted earlier, <a href="https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/24/manchester-city-played-well-but-winning-streak-in-pl-ends/">big G (Donnarumma) made no saves</a>. None at all. <a href="https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/09/05/being-a-good-goalkeeper-is-difficult/">It relates to what I wrote last month</a>. Stopping at least one of those shots should be trivial.</p>
<p>Even if you make fantastic saves sometimes, getting the basics right is critical.</p>
<p>If it&#8217;s of any solace or consolation, the team played well.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/videos/cr78pv5d3595o">There&#8217;s this video rant about Donnarumma</a></p>
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		<title>Mr. Green</title>
		<link>https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/21/mr-green/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:32:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Behaving unlike most birds EY, yo! Mr. Green! Well, Mr. Green or just &#8220;Green&#8221; is a new name for the green-eyed bird, which came here sick and damaged almost a month ago. We&#8217;ve since then brought Mr. Green into a better but not yet optimal shape. Mr. Green is very thin, the legs seem a [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Behaving unlike most birds</em></p>
<p><img src="/IMG/Caps/h.png" border="0" align="left" hspace="0" vspace="4" alt="H" />EY, yo! Mr. Green!</p>
<p>Well, Mr. Green or just &#8220;Green&#8221; is a new name for the <a href="https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/13/the-green-eyed-bird/">green-eyed bird</a>, which came here sick and damaged almost a month ago.</p>
<p>We&#8217;ve since then brought Mr. Green into a better but not yet optimal shape. Mr. Green is very thin, the legs seem a bit frail, and one eye is partly shut (it was probably injured by another bird and a green hue remains). Judging by feather and other factors, however, it made a miraculous recovery.</p>
<p>Mr. Green is not even remotely afraid of me. I have the opposite problem. Mr. Green wants to jump on my hands and stay there. If I push it away, Mr. Green will jump on the other hand. With a door open, Mr. Green will try to walk to my feet like a cat, even if I say &#8220;no&#8221; and push back.</p>
<p>Maybe it&#8217;s better to accept this is my pet and adopt it like a parrot, then wash up afterwards.</p>
<p>The joke that goes around is, Mr. Green reckons we saved his life. </p>
<p>Durian has a similar attachment, but it&#8217;s nowhere as intense.</p>
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		<title>Broligarchy</title>
		<link>https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/10/16/broligarchy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:12:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Roy Schestowitz]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When broligarchs run elections here is an election coming up in the US. &#8220;Decisions [are] outsourced to the highest bidder(s),&#8221; a friend has told me, wherein &#8220;One dollar : one vote&#8230;&#8221; &#8220;Elections become auctions, just the way the broligarchs like it. The nations have to choose either millionaires/billionaires/trillionaires or a democracy&#8230;&#8221; &#8220;Business friendly government&#8221; is [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>When broligarchs <b>run elections</b></em></p>
<p><img src="/IMG/Caps/t.png" border="0" align="left" hspace="0" vspace="4" alt="T" />here is an election coming up in the US. &#8220;Decisions [are] outsourced to the highest bidder(s),&#8221; a friend has told me, wherein &#8220;One dollar : one vote&#8230;&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Elections become auctions, just the way the broligarchs like it. The nations have to choose either millionaires/billionaires/trillionaires or a democracy&#8230;&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Business friendly government&#8221; is code for government that gets bribed or compromised to outsource common-wealth to few external actors (sometimes for kickbacks). It is a form of plunder. It&#8217;s sold as &#8220;jobs&#8221;.</p>
<p>In <em>Techrights</em> this was covered in passing under: </p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/31/Broligarchs_Don_t_Want_Science_They_Want_Entertainers_to_Entert.shtml">&#8216;Broligarchs&#8217; Don&#8217;t Want Science, They Want Entertainers to Entertain Them (and Make Them Richer)</a></li>
<li><a href="https://techrights.org/n/2026/03/30/Wikipedia_Funded_by_Slop_pushing_Companies_and_Broligarchs_Gave.shtml">Wikipedia &#8211; Funded by Slop-pushing Companies and &#8216;Broligarchs&#8217; &#8211; Gave Benefit of the Doubt to Slop, Then Regretted It</a></li>
<li><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/05/24/How_Can_the_Broligarchs_Love_Us_When_They_Don_t_Even_Love_Thems.shtml">How Can the &#8216;Broligarchs&#8217; Love Us When They Don&#8217;t Even Love Themselves?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://techrights.org/n/2026/10/02/Broligarchs_Speech_Policing_Faux_Community_or_Hub_in_User_Drive.shtml">Broligarchs Speech-Policing, Faux &#8216;Community&#8217; or &#8216;Hub&#8217; in &#8216;User-Driven&#8217; Clothing</a></li>
<li><a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/10/12/What_is_Computer_Science_It_is_What_Broligarch_Reject.shtml">What is &#8220;Computer Science&#8221;? It is What Broligarchs Reject.</a></li>
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