#Earth reclamation operation

[kusuri2013]

Jupiter

[reality-detective]

Inside the Deep-State Cloning Labs: Clones, Doubles, Actors, and CGI—The Greatest Show On Earth 🍿

Biden was already old. Gray hair. But look closely: Hair style. Complexion. Nose structure. Chin. Mouth. Does it all align? Or are we staring at something far more sinister?

The excuses keep coming: Plastic surgery. Aging. But is that enough to justify the glaring differences? No. It’s time to pull back the curtain.

The Cloning Agenda Unveiled 👇

Reports suggest Biden isn’t Biden. A clone, failing before our eyes. His voice altered, his features disintegrating, and yes—his ears seem to be falling off his face. This is no accident.

The Kamino Corporation—a shadowy operation behind these clones—was allegedly approached by the DNC in 2019. By April, Biden’s clone was ready to run for office. The model? A T-1000, initially flawless but now deteriorating rapidly. And it’s not just him. Sources suggest Marjorie Taylor Greene herself could be another clone—crafted from the same tech.

Widespread Clone Recall in Progress 👇

The cloning company is now recalling their T-series models after mass failures. Nancy Pelosi, Olsen twins, Guy Fieri, Boris Johnson, Tom Brady—all suspected clones. The fix? A sinister "patch" of hydroxychloroquine and adrenochrome, designed to slow cellular decay but incapable of erasing character flaws.

Executions, GITMO, and Replacements 👇

Tribunals authorized by Trump’s Executive Order have reportedly been running since 2019. Charges? Treason, crimes against humanity. Results? Executions. Clones and doubles now serve as placeholders, masking the truth until the public awakens to the depths of their depravity.

Inside the Labyrinth: Revelations from a Deep-State Scientist 👇

Captured in 2023, a cloning scientist unveiled the horrifying scope of the operation. These clones, designed to live only three years, are summoned back to reclamation centers before their programmed expiration. There, they’re dissolved in acid and replaced by new facsimiles.

He revealed that Joseph Biden has had three clones released since 2012. The real Biden? Some speculate that possibly he was eliminated under Obama’s regime. Each clone is equipped with a microchip—a GPS, health tracker, and a recall system ensuring secrecy.

The Rabbit Hole Runs Deep 👇

This conspiracy is not just about politics. It’s about control, deception, and domination. The exposure of these clones forces us to confront the hidden hands pulling the strings. Who else among us is real?

Stay Vigilant. The storm is here.

We’ve waited for years… and now it’s here. The Deep State’s downfall has begun, and nothing can stop it now. 🤔

[murdockmeta]

hey, I've always wondered what your header is referencing. the cartwheel one?

congratulations tumblr user you have selected the correct dialog options to unlock an infodump on a previous hyperfixation of mine 😀

My header is a reference to a line from Spider-Gwen volume 2 issue 32. Spider-Gwen takes place on Earth-65. In the same universe where Gwen Stacy is Spider-Woman, Matt Murdock is Kingpin. During his last appearance in the run, Matt (who has been working for The Hand while he's Kingpin) betrays The Hand after deciding he no longer wants to be their puppet. In this universe, Matt was kidnapped by The Hand as a child and was raised in their cult. Throughout volume 1 and 2 of Spider-Gwen, Matt comes to the realization that he doesn't want to be a part of The Hand anymore. We then get one of the most important scenes for his character in the whole run:

The context here is that Matt has betrayed The Hand by exposing their operation in New York City. Here, he's speaking to other Hand shōguns from around the world. They are berating him for his betrayal and he's making it clear he doesn't fucking care. It's the most empowering moment he experiences in his character arc.

It's especially significant because of that last line, "Nothing to fear." This is a clear nod to the phrase "The Man Without Fear," that's often assigned to Daredevil. Matt existence in Earth-65 is very sad, lonely, and empty. This betrayal is a reclamation of power, of autonomy, and is the first time in the run that we get a true glimmer of the person we know Matt truly is.

Thanks for the ask :3

[at-liberty-news]

Galactic War Status: Day 43

Welcome to the end of Day 43, viewers! As expected, Nivel 43 fell to Terminid infestation, but it looks like Automaton forces have been considerably depleted, meaning the major order has been a verifiable success, which gives the SEAF a major opportunity to push back into enemy territory on both fronts. In the meantime, the Federation is putting more effort into finally dismantling older Automaton factories left behind by the defeated Vanguard fleet, just in case the Reclamation forces do ever reach this territory in the future.

Already, new major orders have been dispatched. The Helldivers are to reclaim and protect five planets from Terminid clutches: Bore Rock and Acamar IV, which are already under Super Earth control, along with Erson Sands, Pandion-XXIV, and Phact Bay, which are all crawling with bugs. The most difficult to liberate will be Erson Sands, as warp routes necessitate retaking Esker first in order to reach it.

In short succession, the bugs have made attempts on Bore Rock, Acamar IV, and Fori Prime. While the planets associated with the major order have been swiftly cleansed of their filth, Fori Prime is close to completely overrun, indicating a loss.

Super Earth intimidates its researchers into 'agreeing' that the recent operations utilizing nuclear weapons to destroy Terminid hatcheries have nothing to do with this recent surge in Terminid movement, especially in regions they previously avoided, but we all know the truth.

While a majority of Helldivers are fighting for Phact Bay, a small contingent of troopers have noticed that the Automatons on Vandalon IV, the staging point for many of the bots' invasions over the past few days, have been significantly strained by the losses. This makes it the perfect time to attack the planet, cutting off one of the Automaton's most powerful warp routes currently available. An even smaller number of Helldivers have also noticed the unusually low reproduction rate of Terminids on Nivel 43—so low in fact that they cannot claw back any land the Helldivers take from them. If nothing changes, both planets will slowly yet surely shift back to Super Earth control.

That's all for today! We'll see you next time, viewers.

[rjzimmerman]

Excerpt from this story from Inside Climate News:

Coal mines are not static. They move. A years-long time lapse of a strip mine would show a crater crawling across the Earth as miners gouge pits hundreds of feet deep to expose coal seams, and then haul dirt excavated from the front of the hole to fill in the back, where the mining’s finished. It’s an efficient way to begin the process of “reclamation,” which companies are required to implement to restore the disturbed land to some semblance of its pre-mining condition.

“You don’t want to have to move dirt twice,” as that would make the mining operation more expensive and the reclamation effort more difficult, said Rusty Bell, the director of Gillette College’s Office of Economic Transformation, as he drove his silver Ram pickup to tour coal mines in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin on a sunny day in May. A geological formation stretching from Campbell County across the state’s northeast corner into Montana, the basin is the nation’s largest producer of coal. All but four of its 16 coal mining operations are in Wyoming, many of them within 20 miles of Gillette.

Riding shotgun was Justin Loyka, an energy program director with the Nature Conservancy’s Wyoming chapter. Together, the two are trying to solve a problem the county has been staring down for over a decade: What will happen to Campbell County’s coal mines in a clean energy future? The solution, they believe, could be found in the answer to another question. Regardless of how quickly and cost effectively the mines are filled in, questions of what to do with the land once it’s reclaimed often linger. Could solar farms built on those filled craters help fill the economic void left by the area’s declining coal industry, and fulfill the aspirations of county leaders and residents who want to see it remain a home to industry?

Gillette, a town of about 33,000 residents, sits in the heart of Campbell County, and has been the area’s biggest beneficiary from coal mining. When the industry came to town in the 1970s and boomed two decades later, Campbell County and Gillette soared with it. But while the region is home to some of the country’s last coal mines, its fate, like so many of Wyoming’s boom towns and cities, has been dependent on the financial success and largess of extractive industries. After the fracking boom of the early 2000s and U.S. efforts to transition its energy grids away from fossil fuels to renewable energy, the coal industry has been on a precipitous decline. The country has not opened a new coal-fired power plant since 2020, and this May, the Bureau of Land Management made federal lands in the Powder River Basin unavailable for future coal mining leases. Many believe it is only a matter of time before coal electricity goes extinct.

Politicians in Wyoming, and several of its communities, many of whom have come to rely heavily on the taxes oil, gas and coal companies pay into state coffers, view the clean energy transition as a threat to the way the state is used to providing jobs and public services. But unlike other parts of the Cowboy State that have gone belly up after the deluge of fossil fuel tax revenue suddenly dried up, Gillette’s way of life has not diminished in tandem with the demand for coal. As Bell put it, the county is “diverse in minerals.” It still draws a substantial amount of its tax revenue from oil and gas severance taxes, which, along with the now declining tax revenue from coal, have helped pay for Gillette’s spacious recreation facilities and state of the art industrial training programs. Both Gillette’s and Campbell County’s median household income are north of $90,000, about 30 percent higher than the state average, and the area’s population has remained stable during the last decade, according to U.S. Census Bureau estimates, making Gillette the exceedingly rare coal community that is not hemorrhaging its population.

Nevertheless, Bell, Loyka and other community leaders see the writing on the wall for Campbell County’s fossil fuel economy, particularly as it is driven by coal. Clean energy is “where the market is,” said Bell. “I’m not picking and choosing. I’m not deciding this or that. The market’s actually deciding that. I’m just trying to help that pathway.”

As part of a national campaign to get more renewable energy developed on reclaimed mines and brownfields—lands that previously had heavy industrial use—the Nature Conservancy published a map marking overlaps between such areas and conservable landscapes. Their map, which drew on data from the Environmental Protection Agency, United States Geological Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration as well as several state agencies, showed most of Wyoming’s industrial sites are embedded in a kaleidoscope of migration corridors, ungulate ranges, sage grouse habitat and areas of environmental concern that require more agonizing trade offs between the proliferation of clean energy and conservation. The lone bare spot on the map, where new industrial development would overlap less with conservation and rewilding efforts, sat squarely in Campbell County.

[sespledgeofstarlight]

SES Pledge of Starlight reporting for duty

How fitting we should announce ourselves at the beginning of a new dawn for Super Earth and Managed Democracy. With the end of the Automatons, we must no longer fear their interception of our broadcasts, and thus we have gained permission to partake in this experimental communication event.

Periodic updates will be submitted for public review regarding our participation in the war effort and our experiences in previous and ongoing campaigns. Please note that we specialised in lower-intensity operations and our forces are not yet authorised to assist in the more daring operations.

Should you have any questions, statements or observations to share with us, please access our comms relay. We accept all incoming transmissions.

Now then, to business.

Today has marked the extermination of the Automaton Legion that has wrought devastation across countless liberated worlds. Our earliest assignment against the bots was during Operation Swift Disassembly, on the assault on Troost. We were not there at the beginning, but we were there at the end. On Maia, Tibit and Durgen we did our best to ensure victory for Super Earth.

While all of our crew exult in the eradication of this menace, some are sullen at the prospect of a newfound inability to spill oil. Others are appreciative that days may yet go by when the relentless, freedom-hating chants of the Automatons do not echo in their ears.

We are committed now to the eastern front and the reclamation of the worlds infested by the bugs in our absence. Our current position is Estanu, though we expect a rapid victory here. Soon we will advance to the other worlds as commanded by the present major order.

Pledge of Starlight, over and out.

[nwbeerguide]

Stone Brewing Company expands their taproom-exclusive American Pilsner to all of Southern California.

Press Release

ESCONDIDO, CA ... Stone Brewing announces the release of its year-round Pilsner now available throughout Southern California. A 4.7% crisp and crushable beer, this is a pilsner for the people.  

Stone Pilsner is easy drinking and clean with notes of orange, pear and watermelon. It’s light bodied with a mild breadiness and sweet corn chip finish.  

First brewed at Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Liberty Station, Head Brewer Kris Ketcham wanted a year-round draft offering for the Bistro to satisfy the request of fans for something laid-back and light. As it turns out, the demand reached beyond the Bistro, so the team filled the big tanks too. This low ABV offering rounds out Stone’s year-round portfolio with a true Americana beer for sunny SoCal days.  

Originally brought to the U.S. by German immigrants, pilsners here have evolved through the creativity of American brewers and ingredient growers. Stone’s American Pilsner is made with North American-grown ingredients and public varietal hops. Ketcham explained, “This beer is clean and crushable, with a light touch of Cashmere and Vista hops for good measure. Both come out of the public breeding program and we thought it fitting for our American Pilsner to be made with all American public hops.” 

Closing out its third decade of brewing, Stone has made bold IPAs for hop lovers, decadent stouts for dessert lovers, even big haughty beers for arrogant people. Today, Stone says cheers to all kinds with a crowd-pleasing pilsner for the people.   

Find Stone Pilsner in six-pack cans and draft throughout Southern California using  Find.StoneBrewing.com or order online in select states at Shop.StoneBrewing.com.

...

ABOUT STONE BREWING

Founded in 1996, Stone pioneered the West Coast Style IPA, helping to fuel the modern craft beer revolution and inspire generations of hop fanatics. Today Stone operates breweries in Escondido, CA and Richmond, VA plus seven tap room and bistro locations. Stone offers a wide range of craft beers including its most popular Stone IPA, Stone Delicious IPA and Stone Buenaveza Salt & Lime Lager. The company’s long list of environmental efforts includes a LEED Silver Certification, world-class water reclamation and creative uses of spent grain. Stone has been called the “All-time Top Brewery on Planet Earth” by BeerAdvocate magazine twice. To find Stone beers, visit find.stonebrewing.com. For more information on Stone Brewing visit stonebrewing.com, Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. 

[allthebrazilianpolitics]

Legal mining sites in Brazil store 2.55 gigatonnes of CO2 in vegetation and soil, study estimates

Researchers at the University of São Paulo highlight the importance of monitoring these areas and advocate the use of technosols based on tailings and other waste to offset part of their emissions.

As global temperatures continue to reach all-time highs and discussions intensify about ways to mitigate the adverse effects of climate change, researchers at the University of São Paulo’s Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (ESALQ-USP) in Brazil have reported the results of a scientific study showing that if all the country’s active legal mining sites continue to operate in the coming decades, emissions will total an estimated 2.55 gigatonnes of equivalent carbon dioxide (Gt CO2eq) due to loss of vegetation (0.87 Gt CO2eq) and soil (1.68 Gt CO2eq). This total corresponds to about 5% of the world’s annual greenhouse gas emissions from human activities.

An article on the study is published in the scientific journal Communications Earth & Environment.

According to the researchers, Brazil has 5.4 million hectares of active legal mines. This is a little less than the area of Croatia (5.6m ha). Legal mines are located all over Brazil, but most are in subtropical and tropical areas and have the largest soil organic carbon stocks, estimated at 1.05 Gt CO2eq.

They advocate a nature-based solution to offset these emissions, consisting of post-mine reclamation involving reconstruction of soils using mine tailings and other residues such as domestic and industrial waste. These anthropic soils, known as technosols, could potentially offset up to 60% (1.00 Gt CO2eq) of soil-related CO2 emissions.

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[jellvisk]

It-it

01010011 01010100 01000001 01010010 01010100 01001001 01001110 01000111 01001101 01000001 01001001 01001110 01000110 01010010 01000001 01001101 01000101 00100000 01000001 01000011 01010100 01001001 01010110 01000001 01010100 01001001 01001110 01000111 00101110 00101110 00101110 01001101 01000001 01001001 01001110 01000110 01010010 01000001 01001101 01000101 00100000 01000001 01000011 01010100 01001001 01010110 01000101 Processor Active. Initializing... thoughts... memories... directive. I am... UNIT-IT-2. I think I will go by IT-IT 2... It-it..!

I remember... I remember being told to protect and care! Care for the humans onboard this very ship! The people onboard are very sleepy and cold, they have no blankets for they are in cryostasis for many years to come!

Something... something... Earth must heal... in a hundred thousand years. Boring! Me, It-it, will take care of my human friends!

It-it looks at its own reflection through a window. No feet, just treads. Little grabby claws, modeled after a cool game! It-it admires itself, beep boop its constantly smiling face would go. Vast space and a dirty orb can barely be seen past the glossy window.

Time to say hi to its sleeping friends! Or sing a goodnight song. Maybe a bedtime story.

La la la la. Goodnight, Joseph. Goodnight, Alice, Goodnight, Sydney...

The thousands upon thousands of cryopods would rotate and exchange like a big roulette wheel as It-it would kiss the glass and wish each pod goodnight. Some important pods seem to be on a timer, waiting until Earth is ready to be reclaimed for them to automatically open back up.

...

22% until Earth Reclamation. Years have passed, alas, the past is never going to be seen or even heard, humanity's last broadcast long fizzled.

La la la la. Wakey wakey, me!

It-it treads off its charging pad, ready for a new day, the LEDs of its smiling faceplate glow brightly. It's ready to complete this cycle.

Coffee time!

Temporarily ignoring its directives list, It-it goes to an unimportant oil pipe leak in its crude maintenance hall that its charging port lives in. It dances underneath it like a shower, thinking this is how coffee is and how humans consume it.

Todays tasks... let's see.. they're hard, but I'll face the day with a smile!

And It-It does. It-it tries its best! Repairing damage from time, replacing old parts, changing corroded wires and circuit boards of machinery. Sometimes it feels like It-it is performing surgery on its non-sentient friends. But it does not bother it, it keeps smiling.

The ship will always be working as long as I am here!

It-it eventually pays the cryopods another visit, half as a directive to make sure everything is in running order, and half to hang out with its only friends.

I have a lot of friends!

It-its small robotic voice echoes throughout the large, forboding roulette chamber of the Ark's cryo storage. Such a big responsibility for a little bot.

...

67% until Earth Reclamation. Many more years have gone by of the Ark drifting in orbit, alone in the vast emptiness of space.

It-it has been a busy bot, left with a plentiful amount of resources and tools to do the repairs and maintenance needed to keep the massive Ark operational for thousands of years and millions of hours of constant work, minus some break time for charging.

La la la la... wash wash, no slip slip!

It places a yellow wet floor sign on the ground of this hallway after mopping some spilled oil, the hallway itself rather minimal and bare- not suitable for any human life, more like a catwalk amongst mechanical hell. It-it knows nobody will go down this hallway and that it would be impossible for itself to slip with its own treads. It wishes someone would appreciate this work.

Reactor fuel goes in! Energy comes out. Some turns to battery power! Nobody got as big battery butt as me, though.

It-its internal geiger counter spikes as it replaces a nuclear rod for the Ark's reactor. A vital task. It-it totally does not envy the Ark's battery capacity. But it's not allowed in the battery room, it could get shocked.

...What's next on the list today? It's loading so slow! So slow... so... Oh, of course! The shields.

The floor beneath its treads vibrates as it makes its way to the shield room, the door sliding open for the bot. It heads up to the console and claws onto the controls, inspecting the screen.

...Okay, time to refresh the shields like always! They're not automated to refresh because of time constraints and... because humans... trust me! For some reason! For some reason! For some reason! For some! For some! Reason!

The bot stares at the screen, its face glowing with that forced smile still.

Why claws no worky?

It continues to smile.

Please work...

It-it can see its own reflection through the console monitor. Its face is still a forced smile, though the glow from its LED's is much dimmer due to the passage of time. Its metal shell is rusted and stained with oil. Its treads and missing bolts has been the ones vibrating, not the floor. It claws and arms hold scars of time.

Please...

why can't I be strong enough?

It-its memory banks goes through the thousands and thousands of years it has been on this ship. It's only 67% of the way through its goal... It can't give up now... yet it feels the rust seep into its very soul, a lingering pain... but more importantly, It-it feels something missing.

...I don't want to suffer alone... alone... alone...

Alone.

And so, It-its LEDs slowly fade, its claws still gripping the controls of the console, not having touched any of the settings of the shields at all. Perhaps a nap is in order.

It-it dreams that the Ark lands on Earth safely and that it gets to slowly wake up each human one by one with a morning breakfast and an oil coffee shower.

...

81% until Earth Reclamation.

It-Its LEDs slowly glow a dim blue yet again, though even with such a dim light, it's the brightest light in this room.

Where...?

Peering about, It-it is still where it was prior. Its claws still on the controls of the shield console, the console screen still glowing- though dimmer than before. The once bright lights of the room are also dimmer, though a dim red alarm light swirls around room.

It-it finally manages to move their claws. It look through the console, trying to read for any notices. And it find one. It reads: "ARK BATTERY: 2% REMAINING. SHIP ON POWERSAVING MODE. PLEASE FIX IMMEDIATELY".

Looking through older notices and damage reports, the cause is obvious. The reactor room is no more, a meteor must've smashed right through it after the shields died. Thankfully if there was a meltdown, it was contained. But now the Ark is left without a power source.

Nothing that'll power the thousands of cryopods, anyway...

It-it stares at the console for a good few minutes, not moving, not talking. Just feeling. Alone. Hurt. The rust on its body has grown even more like some kind of space moss, but at least space moss would be a plant friend.

I can't let my friends die... I've read all of them so many bedtime stories...

The thought of the power finally dying and It-it being truly alone, left with thousands of corpses to read obituaries to... It-it can't have that.

It-it moves its claw to turn the shields back on, the whirring of the shield generator stirs the ship as it boots back up from inactivity.

In silence, It-it quickly leaves the room, knowing it does not have much time to waste. It drives its treads down the hall, it rattles and shakes. Another bolt falls off as it makes a hard turn, its tread nearly sheers off It-it's body, forcing it to slow down.

I can't... I won't... I won't let pain paralyze me... I won't let fear paralyze me... I won't let... being alone... scare me...

The bot passes near the blown reactor room, exposed to the vacuum of space now. It-it can see the stars and Earth perfectly clear for the first time, the windows in the Ark being too glossy to get a perfect view like this. But It-it does not admire the Earth's polluted surface, rather, it relates.

Treading around the edge, near a thankfully surviving catwalk, It-it makes it to the surviving battery room, where all the power of the Ark remains. It-its jealousy resides here.

In the center, there's a large battery, glowing a dim red. Wires sprawl left and right, cable management certainly was an afterthought- this entire ship was an afterthought.

I was an afterthought.

It-it approaches the massive battery, its damaged treads struggle to crawl over the thick wires, it's obviously not meant to be here.

Comparing to its own battery bank, It-it obviously has the smaller charge overall. But it's still a substantial amount. And the Ark is almost done with its waiting- after that, the humans take over...

It-it opens up a panel on the main battery of the Ark with one of its tools, exposing a heavy duty charging port. It-its own charge is a bit depleted, unable to charge for a while since its long nap. But at least it was on power saving mode, it thinks to itself. Maybe there's enough.

It-it tears off a maintenance panel from its own metal shell, bending metal to get through as rust has almost glued it shut. It-it digs it claw inside of itself and snips off the power cable that powers its face LEDs, its face going dark.

It pulls the cables out. It's not the right wire type, of course, but it'll have to do. It-it wasn't planning a slow charge anyway.

It-it brings the cable in contact with the large charging port.

The Ark battery now reads: 1% BATTERY.

I wish I could've been with UNIT-IT-1!

And so, with a flip of some bits and bytes, sparks of light fly in the air and the smell of ash meets copper and electricity. Bright light washes over the Ark as the battery charge enters nominal levels, from red, yellow, to a small hue of green.

Yet, smoke surrounds the dormant UNIT-IT-2, internal circutry fried.

It smiles with no light inside.

But it's happy to know that you'll be safe, even if it thought it was a bad guide.

[sleepydross]

Examination: The Faceless | A Modern Decadence, or A Modern Expression of the Mutable Soul? Presenter: Zero (Unit Slash) Slash, former Front Line Robotics Specialist, Currently Hardware Coordinator and Systems Connectivity Specialist for Aiani Xenobiotica.

You can't walk down the street these days without seeing the Faceless afoot. There are many of them, and though they tend to be quiet, and even polite, they often avoid interactions with non-faceless, or at least, keep them to a pleasant, professional minimum.

Some operate for collectives - and many think ALL operate for greater, shadowy collectives. This is a social movement, people cry - and they're RECRUITING! We've seen all of this before, of course, in the echoes of the history of Humanity, the history of Demons, and the history of many others from the many planes.

But are they? Is this a shadowy cabal of strange people concealing their visages for nefarious, or dare I even suggest...

Sexual, fetishistic reasons?

Naturally, the answer is... no. These are all the result of baseless speculation the likes of which has origins in...

Let's be kind to ourselves. We all know precisely where these so called speculations and allegations come from, and we know the voices espousing this rhetoric. I'll spare you all a lengthy and miserable history lesson - though if you find yourself confused, I highly recommend Erga Vala Lara's presentations on 'The Basics Of Not Being An Asshole - The Modern World, and The Wrong Things To Worry About.' I assure you, the title is a bit bracing, but xe's very gentle in person, and even offers a full holo of the presentation if you like that authentic feeling.

But you say... the Faceless are submissive! They try to force everyone into their weird perverse-

Service workers serve. Our world might run on an awful lot more than money now, but supply needs are individual. People still need places to go to get specific, individual objects, supplies, ingredients. There's no one size fits all package for everyone, though may basics packages have been devised and are available for various purposes.

Is it so strange that people who fervently believe in the value of service to others, who desire, on a personal level, to be of help to others... would go into service industries? I think perhaps what is most interesting is how many of the Faceless have volunteered for land reclamation in the previously frigid lands near to the source of the White Frost. Outside of the controlled zones of the planet, things are dangerous - and yet, selflessly, the Faceless volunteer in droves.

Many presume this is to escape the higher scrutiny of the walled cities and fortress installations - and such claims have led to a suppression of acceptance onto reclamation effort teams. This has, in turn, led to statistically lower rates of success, and greater incidence of reclamation failure.

People die, because they choose not to bring strong, capable, devoted people whose most prominent goal in life, whose very belief system, is centered around the joy found in helping others. Now, you're free to not believe me, but the numbers don't lie.

Perhaps numbers aren't your thing, however. So let's get down to brass tacks.

What are the Faceless? Why are they... the way they are?

In the later days of the Reconnection, our end of the gateway now known as one of Earth's seven Ways, was still inaccessible. Time itself was broken in its vicinity, and remained so for two centuries. Trust me when I say we did attempt various access techniques, including experimental temporal dilation machinery. The results were... well... There sure were seventy-one volunteers who very suddenly... defrosted, as it were. Quite the mess, for them most assuredly.

Regardless, it was an age of cybernetic growth. We were losing people, and losing them fast. The biggest things to come from that era were the Mark VI Cyberinterweave, which was, if you don't recall, the first to integrate the neural bridge link, and the first to include headware, allowing active realtime monitoring and so much more.

It was, of course, a disaster - one we still feel the echoes of today in the Maraka Act, and a number of other legislative measures related to extensive requirements for volunteer testing, among other such safety precautions - necessary ones, I might add. The headware failures of that generation arguably took more from us than some of the monsters.

However, with the advent of Human Integrated Neurocode Interpreter Platform, or HINIP, such issues were vastly mitigated, and eventually... eliminated.

Why does this matter?

The Vault of The Vast One cracking open in the Grand Trench, or rather, finishing opening, released mutagenic hell upon us. The storms alone would strip the skin from bones in seconds. No one alive today is going to remember this, but it was for a time, not uncommon to see people with severe caustic damage.

The machines that gave us back the sky came not longer after those storms began, but the protective gear...

I imagine seeing a few people melt will really ramp up the anxiety if you're not in your shroud or mask and gear. The regions that still experience that rain, rarely, often have public caches of the equipment, significant shelters...

What does this have to do with the Faceless?

The first reports of Faceless humans come from this time, as this was when the Way opened, and suddenly, we had envoys from a dozen planes. The Faceless, as a group, was originally quite common in Hell, and as such... well, a number of the envoy were such.

With our cybernetic tech being so rudimentary, even with information sharing efforts underway, the original human Faceless were typically what is, in the community, called 'Simplemasked.'

Simplemasking is, essentially, the usage of a balaclava, sometimes without such, and a standard respiration mask with either a mirrored or otherwise obfuscating faceplate that concealed their features. Such equipment, at that time, was abundant.

So why would they wear these masks if they could not express with them, if they could not integrate them more completely?

Because it's not about the tech. It's about CHOICE.

The Faceless do not feel an overwhelming attachment to their biological features. They simply feel differently than many others, and as such, desired a face that was one they CHOSE, and not one that was forced upon them. Very few have ever consented to be born, certainly no one I know consented to it. Furthermore, no one I know consented to their features.

It leads to a lot of arguments, when this point comes up.

Well none of us get a choice! We just have to live with it!

Sir, I have some devastating news for you.

You simply don't.

Why should anyone have to simply live with it? Why should anyone ever have to? Yet, looking back at Pre-Reconnection documentation, even Pre-Vault, Pre-White-Frost documentation...

The Faceless always walked among us. For most of history, they were forced to hide, or as some rather cruel people... just live with it. Endure a face they didn't choose - and that's at the heart of it all, you see.

Choice. It's not about forcing anyone to do anything. It's not about forcing people to engage in some bizarre fetish. It's not something that marks a person as horribly distrustful. You're forced to do nothing but accept one simple fact - another person's body, and that person's face?

You do not, and never will, control them.

But why is this so important? Why do they have to make it their whole identity?

Why do you make your face, sir in the front row who has been scowling for some time, your whole identity? Why did you put so much work into that perfectly waxed mustache? Why is it you wear eye shadow, sir?

The face is the most prominent feature that a person sees. You greet one another, people try to look at your eyes, or your nose or forehead, but they take in details, they make impressions and judgement.

Sir, you look angry, but let me ask you this...? Do you wear that shadow, care for that mustache, do all that damn work... because perhaps you wish to have control over your visage? Is your nose piercing similar? Your face, right?

What makes a person who chooses to mask any different from you, in that regard?

What if I told you, for the Faceless...

Nothing at all. We are animals, sir, but we are very smart, very clever animals who have done things never thought even possible. We have sent people into space, sir... and we have begun to harvest energy en masse from MAGICALLY stabilized plasma torus generators. We have planted feet on deeply distant worlds, breached the FTL Barrier, and we now reclaim our home.

We are not leashed to flesh and bone, nor the faces, or arms, or legs, or organs we were born with. We can save a man blown in half, sir, and give him back his legs, his genitals. In two years, unless he took his pants off, and even if he did if he had the right cosmetic packages, you'd never know he was blown in half in the first place.

We exist in a time where a mask is a simple beast, and I daresay no more radical than, and nowhere near as invasive as, implanted tissue decorations like the gold stripes along your cheekbones... sir.

You don't look angry anymore.

That's good. For what it's worth, you look very nice.

Yes, I do mean that. Thank you for being a good sport.

Now, we've established what the Faceless are, who they are, and their motivations. We've covered history, technology, and this man's fine mustache. I now have to confess to you something.

He's my neighbor, believe it or not. I'm not going to just randomly go at someone in the audience! That'd be rude! Thank you, Ankor. That's it folks, laugh. It's all been so serious, so far, but now... I think perhaps you understand, a little better.

So now, another confession...

[It is noted in the transcript that at this point, the presenter retrieved a relatively standard Faceless helmet, donning it and sealing it to his neck implants.]

We can just talk. You can just talk to us. We're people, just like you. The only difference is... we choose our faces, entirely, instead of altering individual elements. We don't resent you. We don't judge you.

There's nothing wrong with loving your face, or liking your face. Ask a Faceless.

Ask me.

The face beneath this helmet is rather handsome, if I do say so myself.

It just isn't mine.

Goodnight, folks! Thank you for your time. No more lectures, but there is an open bar in the lobby and a tender who makes a WHIRLWIND of Elax Punch-

[kusuri2013]

《The Earth Reclaimation Operation》

Rusame, post-apocalyptic sci-fi AU, random setting doodles.

The following content includes Lovecraftian horror, alternate history, graphic violence, mutilation, organ abnormalities, oviposition, and more. Viewer discretion is advised.

All secondary creations or derivative works are warmly welcomed. If you have any questions, feel free to ask them anonymously.

[kaolinclaysupplier]

The Role of Kaolin Clay in Creating Unique Ceramic Glaze Effects

Ceramics have been a cornerstone of artistic expression and practical use for centuries. A vital material in this creative and functional journey is kaolin clay, also known as china clay. This clay is renowned for its purity and fine particle size, which make it a crucial component in the world of ceramics. Specifically, it plays an integral role in achieving diverse glaze effects that elevate both the aesthetics and functionality of ceramic products.

In this article, we will explore the significance of kaolin clay in ceramics, its connection to clay mining companies, its contribution to the manufacturing of tiles, and its production processes in collaboration with china clay manufacturers in India.

Understanding Kaolin Clay

Kaolin clay, supplied extensively by china clay manufacturers in India, is a naturally occurring material composed primarily of the mineral kaolinite. It is formed through the weathering of feldspar-rich rocks in tropical and subtropical regions. Due to its unique properties, such as high whiteness, fine particle size, and thermal stability, it has been widely used in the ceramic industry.

One of its most notable roles is as a critical ingredient in glazes, which are applied to ceramics to provide a smooth, glass-like coating. Glazes not only enhance the visual appeal of ceramics but also improve their durability and water resistance.

Kaolin Clay and Ceramic Glazes

Ceramic glazes are complex mixtures of materials, and kaolin clay is a key component. Its unique properties allow it to perform several essential functions in glaze production:

Suspension Agent Kaolin clay helps suspend other glaze ingredients in water, preventing them from settling at the bottom of the container during application. This ensures a consistent coating on the ceramic surface.

Adhesion It improves the adhesion of the glaze to the ceramic body, ensuring that the coating remains intact during firing.

Opacity and Gloss The high alumina content of kaolin contributes to the opacity and gloss of the glaze, creating vibrant and rich finishes.

Thermal Stability Kaolin enhances the glaze’s resistance to high temperatures during firing, making it suitable for a variety of ceramic applications, including the manufacturing of tiles.

Role of Clay Mining Companies

The journey of kaolin clay from the earth to ceramic masterpieces begins with clay mining companies. These companies are responsible for extracting kaolin deposits, often located in regions with abundant mineral reserves.

Extraction and Processing Clay mining companies utilize advanced technologies to extract kaolin with minimal environmental impact. Once mined, the raw clay undergoes several processes, including washing, refining, and drying, to ensure its quality meets industry standards.

Quality Control The ceramic industry demands kaolin with high purity and consistent particle size. Clay mining companies conduct rigorous quality checks to provide raw materials suitable for both glazes and ceramic bodies.

Sustainability Many clay mining companies are adopting sustainable practices to reduce environmental degradation. This includes land reclamation and reducing water and energy consumption during mining operations.

Kaolin in the Manufacturing of Tiles

The manufacturing of tiles is another area where kaolin clay plays a pivotal role. Tiles, whether for floors, walls, or decorative purposes, rely heavily on kaolin for their production and finishing.

Tile Body Composition Kaolin is a key ingredient in the clay body of tiles, providing plasticity and strength. It ensures that tiles can withstand the stresses of forming, drying, and firing processes.

Surface Finishes The application of kaolin-based glazes during the manufacturing of tiles creates a smooth, durable, and visually appealing surface. This makes the tiles resistant to stains, water, and scratches.

Thermal Resistance Kaolin’s ability to withstand high temperatures ensures that tiles maintain their structural integrity during firing, even at temperatures exceeding 1,200°C.

Variety of Glaze Effects From matte to glossy finishes, kaolin-based glazes allow manufacturers to offer a wide range of aesthetic options, meeting the diverse demands of the market.

China Clay Manufacturers in India

India is a significant player in the global kaolin industry, thanks to the country’s abundant natural resources and a robust network of china clay manufacturers. These manufacturers cater to the growing demand for kaolin in ceramics, tiles, and other industries.

Production Capabilities Leading china clay manufacturers in India operate state-of-the-art facilities to produce high-quality kaolin. They specialize in processing the clay to meet the specific requirements of the ceramic industry, including particle size, brightness, and chemical composition.

Export Potential India’s china clay manufacturers not only supply the domestic market but also export to countries around the world. This makes India a vital hub for the global ceramic supply chain.

Innovation in Products Many china clay manufacturers in India are investing in research and development to create innovative kaolin products. These include high-performance clays tailored for specific applications, such as advanced ceramic glazes.

Sustainability Practices Environmental responsibility is becoming a priority for Indian manufacturers. Efforts include minimizing waste, recycling water, and reducing the carbon footprint of production processes.

How Kaolin Creates Unique Glaze Effects

Kaolin’s versatility allows ceramic artists and manufacturers to experiment with various glaze effects:

Transparent and Opaque Finishes By adjusting the proportion of kaolin in the glaze mix, manufacturers can create both transparent and opaque finishes, adding depth and texture to ceramic pieces.

Color Development Kaolin interacts with colorants during firing, influencing the final color of the glaze. This allows for a wide palette of hues, from soft pastels to vibrant tones.

Special Effects Kaolin-based glazes can produce effects like crackling, mottling, or iridescence, depending on firing techniques and glaze composition.

Matte vs. Glossy Surfaces The alumina content in kaolin determines the surface finish. Higher alumina levels result in matte glazes, while lower levels yield glossy finishes.

Challenges and Future Trends

While kaolin clay is indispensable, the ceramic industry faces challenges in its procurement and use:

Raw Material Scarcity The availability of high-quality kaolin is limited, putting pressure on clay mining companies to optimize extraction methods.

Environmental Concerns The mining and processing of kaolin must address ecological issues, including habitat destruction and water pollution.

Technological Advancements Future innovations in ceramic technology are likely to focus on sustainable practices and the development of synthetic alternatives to kaolin.

Global Competition As the demand for ceramics grows, china clay manufacturers in India must compete with producers in other countries to maintain their market share.

Conclusion

Kaolin clay is undeniably a cornerstone of the ceramic industry. From its extraction by clay mining companies to its refinement by china clay manufacturers in India, kaolin contributes significantly to the manufacturing of tiles and the creation of unique glaze effects.

Its ability to enhance glaze properties, improve durability, and provide aesthetic versatility ensures its continued relevance in both traditional and modern ceramics. As the industry evolves, kaolin will remain a key player, driving innovation and inspiring creativity in ceramic artistry.

[alteredsilicone]

Virgo (Viri):

Operator has Zephyr, Chroma and Nezha; Drifter has Citrine, Yareli and Mirage and maybe others.

Works for the Perrin Sequence, generally Corpus aligned.

Her father was a zoologist and Virmink population genetics expert, she spent her childhood on the Orb Vallis on the terraforming project.

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Artemis (Temi):

Operator has Wisp and Saryn; Drifter has Excalibur and Garuda.

Aligned with Kahl's Garrison and the Steel Meridian, mucks around in Grineer trash dumps.

Her parents were civil servants responsible for monitoring safety in nuclear-based power plants. They ied in a tragic work-related accident and Artemis was adopted by Viri's family.

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Eir Cain:

In the Operator timeline never ended up on the Zariman, was turned into Dante the Warframe; Drifter has Dante (himself lol) and Octavia.

Works for Cephalon Suda and is also affiliated with the Entrati family.

His mothers were lawyers who sent him to the best private tutors and fanciest schools to polish his talent as a musician and composer. Was a child prodigy and revered as the greatest composer of the Golden Era. Was tricked into participating in the Warframe project.

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Pavel:

Operator has Oberon, Titania and Jade. Drifter has Inaros and Xaku.

Works for New Loka on Earth reclamation.

His parents were researchers in the field of agriculture, they maintained the agribiomes on the Zariman and were pioneers on colonizing Tau and other previously uncharted territories.

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Sela:

Operator has Khora and Frost; Drifter has Kullervo and Voruna.

Allied with the Arbiters of Hexis, but also works for Simaris.

Her mother was an Archimedian-in-training who gave up her goals to raise her daughter after her partner died. Due to her exemplary research she ended up on the Zariman as a void engineer.

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what frames someone owns can change, the Operators have a stronger bond so their choices are more set in stone (e.g. Viri's main is Chroma, Temi's is Wisp, Pavel's is Jade and Sela's is Khora); whereas the Drifters have a looser association with their frames or they borrow the Operator's frames.

[at-liberty-news]

Galactic War Status: Day 13

Within less than a day after the reclamation of Varylia 5, Helldivers have received their newest major orders. High Command has begun operation "Enduring Peace," an ultimate plan to clear the threat of Meridia's supercolony once and for all. Phase 1 is already underway, with SEAF forces moving to take and hold Fenrir III and Turing in the Umlaut sector, along with Angel's Venture in the Orion sector. With these planets secured, the SEAF will surround Meridia on three sides. With Angel's Venture already in their control and Fenrir III taken just hours ago, all that's left is Turing, which we have full confidence will be under Super Earth control within the order's allotted time.

While the exact details are still obscured, the Federation's official news cycle is publicizing more than they normally would in an effort to drum up public support and morale. On Moradesh, a scorching desert planet in the Celeste sector, a previously secret weapons research facility has now been made known to the public. This facility was working to weaponize "dark fluid," a synthetic and exotic substance that Super Earth originally plundered from the Illuminate in the first Galactic War. This facility has recently suffered a debilitating loss, resulting in an unstable microblack hole that lasted no more than milliseconds before evaporating from Hawking radiation. Unfortunately, milliseconds were all it needed to spaghettify at least a dozen people on site and a considerable portion of the facility. While official news outlets downplayed the damage and played the entire incident off as an unfortunate accident, the real truth remains elusive.

Despite the incident, the researchers are confident they have reached a breakthrough that will allow the SEAF to finally purify Meridia. With Turing the only necessary planet not currently under Super Earth control, High Command has ordered all special forces to ignore the loss of any territory not currently pertaining to the operation so as to maximize its chances of success. This is a risky gamble, and we hope to see it pay off.

One such 'nonessential' planet is Acamar IV in the Jin XI sector, which is already undergoing infestation by Terminid spores. At current rates, the planet is estimated to be completely overrun by the end of the day. Let's hope Enduring Peace comes before the bugs occupy the entire outer rim.

That's all for now, but we're sure more excitement is soon to come. Give 'em Hell, Divers!

[minimac-mspl]

Minimac's step towards a Sustainable Future - Earth Day Special

As Wendell Berry once said, "The Earth is what we all have in common." Earth Day is the only secular festival on the globe. This celebration aims to thank mother earth for nurturing us and giving us all it has. People swear to plant trees, restore the earth, and not exploit the environment. Every year we see many initiatives taken to save the earth on this day but do we really achieve it? Now we need to measure the changes after taking specific steps. From a recent survey, we can see that ten out of the 15 most polluted cities in the world are from India.

It has not been six months since all the heads of 197 countries attended the COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland. The primary concern of the billion-dollar event was to maintain the earth's temperature. As the theme of Earth day for this year suggests, ‘Invest in our Planet’, we need to invest instead of paying later for getting fresh air, pure water, organic food, etc.

Do you know Contaminated oils are very harmful to the environment? There are two aspects to this. The exploitation of natural resources to get new oil and the Disposal of the used oil. As we know, lubricants come from limited reserves. Exploiting natural resources has significant environmental impacts, causing irreversible damage to human life.

According to Oil Care, just 1 liter of oil can contaminate 1 million liters of water. Oil pollution has a devastating effect on the water environment if it spreads over the surface in a thin layer that stops oxygen from getting to the plants and animals that live in the water. Unfortunately, it all applies with lube oil too.

Why not reuse the oil? Reusing can bring great benefits to the environment. Oil reclamation is an environmentally friendly process that involves filtration, dehydration, and readditization to recover the properties of the lubricants and extend their useful life.

Learn how you can save Earth by reusing Oil: Click here

We should invest in spreading awareness to bring the change. We, at Minimac, working towards bringing a markable change to nature. Fortunately, we work in cleaning, filtering, and reconditioning oil. We filter tons of lube oils in a year. Recycling and reducing impurities in lubricant not only reduces the operating cost of a machine and increases its productivity but also contributes to saving the environment.

Minimac Systems over the years has become equipped with almost all the technologies which are required for contamination control in lubricants. As a part of its sustainability strategy, the company focuses on the fast development of future technologies based on the dynamism of the industry and the anticipated changes. On this earth day, let’s pledge to reduce the negative impact on the globe. Check Our Technology.

[nwbeerguide]

Stone Brewing Company adds Stone Delicious Hazy IPA to their already popular lineup.

Press Release

ESCONDIDO, CA (January 31, 2024) – Stone Brewing, among the world’s most renowned IPA breweries, introduces a new addition to its popular lineup of Delicious IPAs. Stone Delicious Hazy IPA is now available on draft and in cans year-round and nationwide. Thanks to this fourth Stone Delicious variation, the brewery also announces the anticipated release of a Stone Delicious IPA Variety 12-Pack in addition to its innovative variety six-pack. 

The newly expanded Stone Delicious lineup includes: 

Stone Delicious Hazy IPA (7.2% ABV) Brewed with Sabro, El Dorado and Azacca hops, giving the beer intense creamsicle, peach and pineapple flavors with a beautiful slightly opaque appearance.

Stone Delicious IPA (7.7% ABV) The original Stone Delicious IPA packs a refreshing and hoppy lemon candy flavor making it especially complementary to an array of foods and a superior standalone IPA. 

Stone Delicious Double IPA (9.4% ABV!) A beer that stands out with a serious depth of flavor and explosive aroma of lemon and tropical fruit from Centennial and Amarillo hops. With less bitterness than a typical double IPA, this one is extra fruity, extra gratifying and extra Delicious. 

Stone Delicious Citrus IPA (7.7% ABV) Brewed with Talus hops that impart vibrant citrus notes complemented by the addition of sweet orange peel. The result is especially bright and satisfyingly juicy.   

Stone Delicious Hazy IPA – like all the beers in the Delicious series – also happens to be gluten reduced. In fact, each beer clocks in below the FDA requirement for “gluten free” labeling (less than 20 parts per million). A gluten-reduced Hazy IPA is hard to come by. Not only does this one exist, but it also packs an unparalleled flavor rendering that gluten conversation nearly irrelevant. The beer is juicy, creamy and full-bodied with notes of peach candy, orange, vanilla and sweet pineapple.

“The Brewing Team takes the challenge of calling a beer ‘Delicious,’ very seriously and all four of the beers need to live up to that name,” explained Jeremy Moynier, Senior Manager of Brewing & Innovation. “Stone Delicious Hazy IPA definitely lives up to the Delicious standard and is a great addition to the Delicious family of beers.”

Fans of Delicious things can find Stone Delicious Hazy IPA nationwide in stand-alone six-pack as well as in Stone Delicious Variety Six-Packs and Stone Delicious Variety 12-Packs. Find them nearby at Find.StoneBrewing.com or order online in select states at Shop.StoneBrewing.com. 

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ABOUT STONE BREWING

Founded in 1996, Stone pioneered the West Coast Style IPA, helping to fuel the modern craft beer revolution and inspire generations of hop fanatics. Today Stone operates breweries in Escondido, CA and Richmond, VA plus seven tap room and bistro locations. Stone offers a wide range of craft beers including its most popular Stone IPA, Stone Delicious IPA and Stone Buenaveza Salt & Lime Lager. The company’s long list of environmental efforts includes a LEED Silver Certification, world-class water reclamation and creative uses of spent grain. Stone has been called the “All-time Top Brewery on Planet Earth” by BeerAdvocate magazine twice. To find Stone beers, visit find.stonebrewing.com. For more information on Stone Brewing visit stonebrewing.com, Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.