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Interesting. So an AI company "randomly" has an ex-employee saying their product is super powerful [ie dangerous] and the company says that the best solution is for the government to create a monopoly that gives primary power to that company. 🧐 Is it a whistleblower trying to take them down or is it a well-planned marketing strategy designed to benefit said company over their competititon? You decide. In other news, it would be interesting if the "dangers of AI" were the excuse the Nations used to give power to the UN because they "need to be united to face this global threat".

TBF I think last year's Twickenham Convention was probably the lowest ever? 🤣🤷‍♂️ At the last London International Convention in 2014 - also at Twickenham - the in-person attendance was around 55,000 TBH though I'd expect the 2026 London International Convention to have a lower in-person attendance, perhaps the high 30,000s? 🤷‍♂️

AI is a tool, nothing more. Like a by tool, potential for abuse exists. This potential abuse is not the fault of the tool but, rather, the user. The amount of people currently abusing this tool is saddening and is only getting worse.

Except it's Jehovah that brings about the Great Tribulation, right?

Every time I see gas prices go up on my way to work I think about the GT starting. If I worry about the prices now, how much will I worry about the future TRIBULATIONS we are promised to be GREAT? But we don't know what state the world will be in when the GT breaks out: -It could be record low gas prices and hope filling the air as the Nations give their power to the UN - then it goes really bad. -It could get worse until the Nations give their power to the UN, followed by a brief period of hope and relief until the GT goes into full swing -It could go better and worse, like it has since Eve ate the fruit, until the Nations decide to give their power to the UN. We don't know, but it seems wise to practice living simply and prayerfully while we wait because at some point it will get all the way to Armageddon. Instead of thinking about how stressful it might be, ask yourself if you are prepared. I've run through the scenarios I have seen in our publications, including losing my job, surviving with no income, being hated by co-workers, going to prison, preaching a difficult message etc. I feel confident that my strength will come from Jehovah - and so will yours.

I got a special invitation to . . . a regular Convention in Montreal!

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AI is like the reincarnation of the Tower of Babel. Jehovah found it necessary to intervene with mankind's ambitions and capabilities. Will Jehovah again intervene? Or, will the GT be the answer?

Starting a youtube series where I go back through some of the childhood Christian shows I grew up with and talking about inaccuracies (Excluding the Trinity, because I don't wan to talk about that in every video, plus after talking to a number of people, it seems that no one can even agree on what the trinity is...). I started off with a Psalty video and that i dont think went over too well, because there wasnt really anything to talk about (That and most people dont even know of the fever dream sleep paralysis demon known as Psalty), now I'm going to work on doing each VeggieTales episode (classic veggietales). An example of how I'm going to tackle this, is I'll do the King David episode as an example. I probably won't talk about item changing, like with the veggietales episode, David was infatuated with rubber duckies (rather than women), which actually leads to a hilarious line when David watches Uriah washing with his ducky, and he's like "I want that ducky" and his friend or whatever was like "But King, you have all these other duckies (Shows a closet overflowing with rubber duckies)" just for david to be like "Those were yesterdays duckies", pretty much saying "Yeah those were the wives i had yesterday i dont want them anymore." Instead I thought of doing some more important changes like how in the show Uriah wasn't killed in battle, he actually survived and came back (However you're not really gonna die if you just get pies thrown in your face).... Or do you guys think I should cover every difference even the ones that are like "duh"? Why am I doing this? Because it'll actually force me to actually go through and examine tons of different stories in the Bible inside and out.

Britain is invited to overseas conventions, but none of the Yorkshire circuits seem to be. Does anyone know how they choose parts of a country to be invited? Our assigned convention is Leeds which is the same week as the international in London and we will be tied in. Do you think that is why we are not invited elsewhere?

I think misinformation is the biggest threat right now. What better way to divide and conquer, so to speak, if you can get easily led humans to believe whatever they read on the Internet?

Like this? Colossus: The Forbin Project - Wikipedia https://share.google/ky14x69jkyLBkYhhj

Exactly. However the power came on about an hour later. 😁

"The only way to win is not to play." I can see AI doing something that brings about the Great Tribulation.

The Jackery should be able to work with both plugged in at the same time

correct. that was brought up and is part of the multi step plan presented by the ceo---get china on board specifically.

Are churches being killed? I feel like I have seen a lot more religious fervor in recent years. On social media I follow people for fashion, sourdough etc. A lot of the more homesteader sourdough people tend to be churchy, republicans. The fashion people tend to lean democrat. At least that's how my algorithm is showing up....I never heard either one talk politics until recently. I unfollowed one of the sourdough people because she started sharing stuff from some religious convention in Texas that was for women only. I looked at what the convention was about. It was encouraging the christian woman to get into politics. The female speaker even mentioned that people use the excuse 'Jesus didn't get involved in politics' and then basically said Jesus isn't here and he is giving women a voice to bring the church into government. It was eye opening to see how the evangelical movement justifies what they do. Like I said, it was an IG clip and I unfollowed after that. I was just there for sourdough content. LOL What is weird to me about the religious right is how they are against homosexuality, gay marriage etc, but then you see them wanting to accept 'everybody' into church because 'Jesus loved everyone'. And of course the left has been shoving the alternative lifestyle into everyone's face for years. "If you don't accept me as I am, you hate me". Swaying with the wind, getting their ears tickled differently each day....The left and the right literally just cannot seem to stand each other any more. They are violently opposed. Now it looks like the same thing is happening in Germany. What they call 'radical right' is gaining power which will just cause more deep division. I think it will be fascinating to see what brings both sides together enough to give power to the beast. Lately I've been wondering more about the AI angle because it certainly doesn't seem that it will be social issues.

Remember this? 😁

Hello, I'm having a problem with Public Speaker Sharing. On August 18, I received a request for public speakers. Unfortunately, none of our speakers were available on the requested dates, so I declined the request. To do that, I replied to the request without selecting any speaker or date. NWS then displayed the message: "You have not approved any of their Public Speaker requests. Are you sure?" I selected Yes, since none of our speakers were available. The request then disappeared, but after a few days it showed up again with the exact same requested dates (August 16). Today, September 14, it appeared again for the sixth time. I can't find any way to permanently dismiss or close the request. I have also contacted the requesting congregation by email and explained that none of our speakers are available on those dates. I asked them to send new dates later, or we can arrange something further ahead. However, the same request keeps reappearing. Is there a way to permanently decline, delete, or reset a Public Speaker request? At this point, I think I've declined the same request about six times. Thank you for any advice.

Republican politics is killing churches... Only because the stereotypical Democrat already stopped going decades ago

Priorities are key. I heartily approve! ☕️🤌🏼🥰

Reading through the comments, it strikes me how differently these reports affect us. Some are curious, some skeptical, and some are understandably frightened. So what could help all of us keep our balance? Proverbs 14:15 encourages us to weigh what we hear. A researcher’s warning deserves consideration, but repeating an estimate doesn’t turn it into a certainty. Think of a smoke alarm. We would check what set it off—but the alarm alone doesn’t tell us how much is burning.— Proverbs 14:15 That makes me think about the suggestions connecting AI with the UN and the great tribulation. A development may seem to fit what we expect. But is that enough to establish that it is how prophecy will unfold? Several of us might see the same possibility, yet our agreement cannot make it certain. Paul’s warning against becoming quickly shaken by claims concerning Jehovah’s day gives us good reason to pause before turning a possible explanation into an expectation.— 2 Thessalonians 2:1, 2 And perhaps there’s a question here for each of us: Am I reassured because other people see things the way I do, or because I’m convinced of what Jehovah has actually promised? Agreement can feel reassuring. But Jehovah has given us something solid to rest our confidence on. He formed the earth to be inhabited. That purpose isn’t waiting for researchers to agree, governments to cooperate, or technology to become safer. It is his declared purpose. Human inventions can cause harm, certainly—but they cannot prevent him from keeping his word.— Isaiah 45:18 For anyone feeling anxious, that doesn’t mean we can simply switch the feeling off. But we can tell Jehovah exactly what frightens us. Philippians 4:6, 7 says that his peace can guard our hearts and minds. Isn’t that comforting? We can have unanswered questions and still have a settled trust in him.— Philippians 4:6, 7 As we discuss these things, perhaps we can help one another make that distinction: “This is what I think might happen; this is what Jehovah has promised.” We may differ on the first. The second gives us firm ground to stand on together. yb Dave

Also, data centers are contributing to drought-like conditions:

Our power went out at 6:30 this morning, just as I was getting ready to make coffee. I plugged the Keurig into the Jackery and it worked fine😁 I'll plug the refrigerator into it after my coffee. 👍🏻

Yes, that’s what I mean, not all states get to have delegates becase there are 1,3 milion publishers. In Smaller branches all publishers have a chance. Dont give up, there will be a lot of IC for you!