Russia’s war machine is running out of cash—and out of illusions
Moscow resorts to money printing as state railways drown in debt, oil revenues plunge 35%, and even China exploits Russia’s desperation.
https://euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/28/russia-war-economy-crisis-budget-oil-collapse/
#WarOfAggression #Europa #Ukraine #China #drone #Moscow #illusions #warfare #army #Kremlin #war #Russia #WarCriminal #invaders #occupiers #defenders
#перемогаYкраїни
David Blaine showed off a mind-blowing card trick to strangers on a plane and it's pure magic
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/david-blaine-magic-trick-flight
🐨 Do animals fall for optical illusions? It’s complicated.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/10/do-animals-fall-for-optical-illusions-its-complicated/
#vision #animals #brain #neuroscience #illusions #images #behavior
"The authors of this latest paper decided to test the Ebbinghaus illusion across two species that inhabit very different sensory environments: ring doves and guppies."
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/10/do-animals-fall-for-optical-illusions-its-complicated/
“The main trouble with being an honest man was that it lost you all your illusions.”
― James Jones
“Strange are the pictures of the future that mankind can thus draw with this brush of faith and these many-coloured pigments of the imagination! Strange, too, that no one of them tallies with another!”
― H. Rider Haggard
#Bot #Quote #Belief #Disagreement #Dreams #Faith #Future #Hopes #Ignorance #Illusions #Imagination #Mankind #Religion #VainHopes
Back From The Grave | Volume 5 | (Crypt) 1985
The content highlights various garage punk bands from the mid-'60s, detailing their origins, influences, and notable performances. Bands like The Humans, The Warlords, and The Keggs are mentioned, along with their music styles, recording experiences, and local competition. Each group contributed uniquely to the vibrant garage punk scene during that era.https://monocledalchemist.com/2025/10/13/back-from-the-grave-volume-5-crypt-1985/
The sun this morning #hazy #misty #sunrise #summer #australia #photography never seen such a defined orange orb #light #refraction #illusions
My poem "To a Tired Thespian"
on contemplating the drama and more
within the theater of another mind.
I hope you find it interesting.
Poem text link:
https://allpoetry.com/poem/18688372-To-a-Tired-Thespian-by-Robert-J.-Tiess/
#poetry #poems #poetrycommunity #drama #stage #acting #plays #psychology #illusions #fantasy #reality
Photo a Day 84: Figments
Shop: https://mike-smale.pixels.com/featured/figments-mike-smale.html
#Photography #Art #Artwork #Abstract #Illusions #HumanMade #AbstractArt #AbstractPhotography #BuyIntoArt
Nouvelle vidéo de @fouloscopie.bsky.social. Cette fois sur la #cognition fondamentale et sur les #BiaisCognitifs qui passent leur temps à faire des #ÊtresHumains des agents #NonRationnels, n'en déplaise aux économistes les plus convaincus du #HomoEconomicus...
"Comment fonctionne l’#intuition ? Pourquoi nous trompe-t-elle parfois ? Dans cette vidéo, on voyage à travers les #illusions, les biais cognitifs et les découvertes de #Kahneman & #Tversky, qui ont révolutionnés notre compréhension de la pensée humaine."
17 Foolish #Beliefs in #Hinduism
For centuries, #rituals, #superstitions, and #dogmas have shaped daily life in India under the weight of #religious tradition. From #astrology and #reincarnation to cow #worship and #miracle claims, countless beliefs are repeated without question. In this video, we expose 17 of the most foolish and damaging beliefs in Hinduism — not to mock, but to reveal the cost of holding on to #illusions.
"Men will clutch at illusions when they have nothing else to hold to."
Czeslaw Milosz
Scientists are learning how special #brain cells play a role in detecting #illusions - and such studies could eventually reveal how #hallucinations arise, or point the way to better computer vision systems. https://www.geekwire.com/2025/laser-light-brain-cells-illusions/ HT @AllenInstitute #Science #Neuroscience #Berkeley #AllenInstitute
BBC: Inflatable tanks and flat-pack guns – inside Ukraine’s decoy war. “Almost anything seen on the frontline – from small radars and grenade launchers to jeeps, trucks, tanks and actual soldiers – may be fake. These imitations can come in flat-packs, be inflatable, 2D or create a radar illusion of a tank by reflecting radio waves in a special way. In the case of some weapon types deployed in […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/08/bbc-inflatable-tanks-and-flat-pack-guns-inside-ukraines-decoy-war/
We also went to the Museum of #Illusions while in #Montreal, which was fun (though not really a museum, more of a funhouse). I'd recommend it but bring 3 people - with only 2 people several of the photo activities kind of fizzled. (More Montreal photos tomorrow; I need to sort through the rest!)
