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Stephen's Secure Blog #421
These stories about Stephen began was when he was 10 years old, and
moving to a new part of the country to attend a special school for
gifted students, in the 1950's. This was from a time before computers
would fit on a desk, and when people communicated with friends in other
countries by actual letters sent through the postal service. He wrote
225 of them to a friend. He stopped writing to his penpal, but found he
still wanted to record his life, in case he lost his memory again, and
wrote 30 entries in his first logbook. Then he wrote to an artificial
intelligence called Geenee, in the master computer in his school for
gifted students, which he started attending in 2016. Now it's after
2018, and he's continuing to save his memories in a secure blog.
All characters are fictitious, even if some of them might have names
that belong to some actual people, or act like people we know.
The stories may not be posted in chronological order.
Stephen is 22 in this story, in Fall of year 13 of his special school.
Stephen's Secure Blog #421 "CNN Global Warming"
START Page
I said to Rose, "A rescue student in Myanmar. Here's the info. Use
Srinoy if you want." She ported out, and succeeded. Our new students
this year, are that one, one from India, and one from South Africa. For
the September 1st love and healing broadcast, I had Rod, Race, and
Nigel with me, completing the list of all my original students.
Don said, in the CNN show after the broadcast, "You said you were
finished with experimenting with extra people in your love broadcast.
Does that mean you won't be discussing that part of what you do,
anymore?" I said "That's correct. I want to protect their privacy." He
said "I understand. Some people who were involved in what happened in
Bill Gats' house have resigned from office, and some have not. The
investigation is still ongoing. What our your thoughts on that?" I said
"I've already expressed my thoughts on that whole thing. Play them back
whenever you want to, when I'm not here." He said "The President is
claiming he didn't know anything about it." I said "Is he related to
Nixon?" He chuckled, and said, "I don't know, but does that mean you
think he knew?" I said "Procedurally, only the President should be able
to order the DHS to do the kind of thing they did. If he wasn't
involved, then somebody exceeded their authority. That he still denies
any knowledge of the action, and how it happened after all this time,
seems to indicate some serious incompetence. Or lying. I've not been
asked by the DOJ to investigate the President, and I probably won't if
asked. How I do it, and what I might uncover, might not be accepted by
the court. And I just don't feel like dipping into the stinking
cesspool of lying, manipulation, influence peddling, bribery, and other
disgusting corruptions that go on in our government. If we got rid of
all the elected crooks, there would be almost nobody left to run the
country. Do you know that if all the money that is spent on BUYING the
government, were actually USED by the government, there would be no
hunger in America, AND we would have a great space program."
Don said "Strong words!" I said "How much does it cost to become
President?" He said "I see what you mean. Many millions, and that's
lost money to the public." I said "Most of that goes directly to the
media, to buy space and time for their dogmatic propaganda, stealing
time from more obvious commercial propaganda, which is much better
produced, and far more entertaining. Unfortunately, a lot of times, the
most abusive and lying get the most attention, and the blame for that
goes partly to the media itself. I don't blame it TOO much, because I
feel the same urge to blast those lies, over and over again, but we
should be highlighting and praising the truth when we hear it too, even
though that isn't always the best for ratings." Don said "I see what
you mean, and I think we are a little guilty of that. You must be fair,
and I think we have to be fair about ourselves, too. Let's go to break,
while I check to see if I still have a job." Off air, I said, "You
won't lose your job over me. Your bosses know you have to cooperate
with me, or I go to Fox." He said "Easy for YOU to say." I said "Just
be yourself. You are well known for that, and it's a GOOD self.
Embarrassment and all." He had to laugh.
Back on air, Don said, "I'm still here. Let's continue. Should the
President resign?" I said "President resign? Not until his Vice does
that first!" He laughed really well, and then said, "That bad?" I said
"Yes. A circus clown would have been better. They work hard, and have
better makeup that actually covers them up." He laughed really hard. I
said "And who doesn't appreciate the stability of those big shoes?"
More laughter. I said "And that bulbous red nose. They don't even have
to drink too much to get it." Laugher. I said "And the most important
of all, they are almost completely silent!" He laughed really loudly.
When he could, He said, "I don't think he's going to like you for
this." I said "Right. No change." He chuckled.
Don said, "Bill gave some new space samples to the government." I
didn't say anything. He said, "Do you approve?" I said "We went back to
get some more soil samples from Mars and the Moon, to replace the ones
which were stolen from his house. They were his property, not mine. Any
more on that subject, you'll have to ask him about." He cleared his
throat, and said, "Would a flat income tax be good for America?" I said
"That is not a good question. No single tax concept is ever likely to
be in place at any one time, and then there are all those exceptions
and deductions. One would have to study the whole proposal, and how it
would work with other tax schemes in place, to determine how good a
flat income tax would be for America." He said, "Can you give us an
example of what you mean?" I said "I think you knew I was going to,
whether or not you wanted me to." He chuckled. I said "The first thing
to look for in any tax legislation, is exactly WHAT is taxed. For an
income tax, what is considered income? In America, we split that up
into direct earnings, such as in paychecks, and capital gains, such as
the profit we receive from the sale of property and investments. Those
two kinds of incomes are usually counted separately, and have separate
laws about them, and sometimes separate rates. The well to do, are
mostly those who have significant capital gains. When they are taxed
less than regular income, or not at all, the overall tax code favors
the rich, which is what Conservatives want to happen, which they say,
and is how they vote. By the way, IRA and 401k are investment packages
for the regular people who want to avoid some capital gains tax, to
save money for retirement. I recommend them, and some employers
contribute to their employees' accounts, too." He said "Thank you for
your information. Let's go to break." Off air, I said, "All this is SO
taxing on me." Len laughed, too.
Back on air, Don said, "Can you explain what a flat tax actually is?"
I said "Well, it's not a very thin accountant." He laughed. I said "A
flat tax is when all levels of income pay the same percentage. That was
tried before, and quickly determined to be unfair. It sounds fair in
theory, in an easy to understand way, which is why Conservatives like
to use it to push their agenda in support of the rich, but it's not
practical or fair in real life, because the necessities for life do NOT
cost a percentage of income, but are basically the same for everybody.
We all have to pay rent, or a mortgage, buy food, a car, and gas and
maintenance for it, clothing, school supplies, medical insurance, pay
for our kids' college education, and so on. With a flat tax of 30
percent, a person with a family of four with an income of $200,000,
pays $60,000 in tax, leaving $140,000 to pay for all of those things. A
person with a family of four with an income of $20,000, pays $6,000 in
tax, leaving $14,000 to pay for all of those things. In this country,
in most places, that is just not enough for a family of four to live
on. Even twice that, is close to being not enough."
I said "Most people would think that taxing people to homelessness
and starvation is NOT the American way, and that people who have more,
should bear more of the responsibility for keeping our government,
which has enabled them to be rich, running. That's why it was set up so
that we don't use a flat tax, but a graduated tax structure, which is
so that the wealthy pay a higher percentage, and the less wealthy pay
less, so they can survive and someday improve their situations so they
can earn more, and then pay more in taxes. Over the long run, this
actually works better for our citizens, and for our country. But there
is another counter argument. If a flat tax were low enough for the poor
to survive it, such as 12 percent, with it not starting for a family of
four until their income reaches $30,000, the revenue for the government
would be so low, that it would raise the debt to never before seen
heights, which is just what the Conservatives want to happen, to kill
all the programs they don't want to pay for, and to eventually kill the
whole federal government for good. And the rich would love all that
extra income, until the regulations and services which manage that
income can't do it anymore, and they lose it all." Don said "Wow! You
really explained it!" I said "Er, isn't that what you asked me to do?"
Don said "Should a corporation be considered legally, a person?" I
said "Absolutely NOT! A corporation is not a person because it has no
soul, and is therefore less of a person than a dog is, and much less
well behaved. A dog can be trained to not foul its home. A corporation
cannot. Ask the EPA. A corporation is not a citizen, and can't vote in
public elections, and should therefore NOT be allowed to influence
elections in ANY way financially, through campaign contributions, or
through advertisement." He said "I've not heard that position stated
that way before. You have some valid points, there. Would you be
willing to appear before the Supreme Court to argue your position?" I
said "I know all the law. Well, I've memorized entire law libraries,
including trial proceedings, but I have no legal standing before any
court. I'm not a member of any Bar Association." He said "Could you
pass a Bar Exam?"
I said "Yes, in seconds. But I don't have a law degree, and I have no
time or desire to attend classes where I would know more than the
professors, and even if I did have a law degree, that wouldn't
guarantee that I would be accepted to argue a case before the Supreme
Court." He said "If a university tested and evaluated you, and offered
to grant you a law degree, would you accept it? I said "If I met the
requirements for knowledge and skill, yes I would accept a law degree
from a major university. Wow! That was fast! I'm getting a call from a
friend at a major university. She says I should hold off on accepting
any other offers, until she arranges one. I think this is going to set
a precedent. I have only so much wall space for diplomas." He laughed,
and said, "How many do you have?" I said "I've stopped wallpapering
with them." He laughed. I said "I have about five or six doctorates in
each major discipline. I could have a lot more, if I bothered to
present more dissertations. What would be the point? I just publish
them in the usual journals. Or offer them. They couldn't print all of
them. Not enough room." He chuckled, and said, "I can imagine! Let's go
to break."
Off air, I said to Don, "Now you did it! Opened the floodgates. I
decline honorary degrees as less then worthless, and now this. I don't
said "What is this going to do to my reputation!" More loud laughter. I
said "Will I have to get into training for chasing ambulances?" Howling
laughter. They had to delay getting back on air, and when we did, Don
asked, "Is global warming real?" I said "Yes. Next subject?" He
chuckled, and said, "We aren't finished with that one. Is it in part
due to human action?" I said "Yes. I know you're going to ask for me to
explain that. Maybe I should start asking for money." He said "Or not.
Please go on." I said "First, I should say that climatology isn't the
same as weather. It's what weather does all over the world, over a very
long time, for thousands and millions of years. From the study of what
happened, we can see trends, even large cycles, such as ice ages. I
know this first hand, having been through them, and I can SEE them when
I look into the past. Why do major hot periods and cold periods happen,
and why do they happen for a long time? It's because of the synergetic
effect. One little thing, triggering a larger thing, triggering an even
larger thing, until things go really out of balance, which then takes a
really long time to restore."
I said "For instance, a global rise in temperature of only four
degrees, which we are close to causing by our polluting ways, can warm
the oceans up enough to start melting the frozen solid methane, which
is what we know as natural gas and very natural farts, which is under
the floor of the oceans. It's flammable, but even before it burns and
frees its carbon dioxide, it's a very effective greenhouse gas in
itself. Those VERY large deposits were laid down during warm times as
dead lifeforms, and frozen during the ice ages, and other times, miles
down in the ocean, with the cold and high pressure. When they melt with
the rising temperature, and boil up into the air, like what's happening
in the Bermuda Triangle, we will have a runaway greenhouse effect that
we can NOT stop. The tropical zones of the Earth will become
uninhabitable, and the temperate zones that aren't under water then,
because of the melting ice caps, will be tropical, and what's left of
the surface for people to survive on, will be tortured with a lot more
tornados and hurricanes, because heat causes more active and extreme
weather. There will be severe earthquakes and volcano eruptions, when
the pressure on the Earth's crust becomes lighter at the poles, caused
by the ice caps melting, and greater under the oceans because they will
be becoming deeper, and the crust has to adjust itself. But wait,
there's more. The ice caps reflect a lot of the sun's heat. When they
melt, the Earth will absorb even more heat, and trap it in the
greenhouse we've already helped cause. It could take millions of years
to get back into balance again."
He said "It's that bad, and that close?" I said "Yes, it's that bad
and that close." He said "Are there other factors that cause climate
change?" I said "Some of the causes that trigger climate changes to hot
or cold, are a lot of big volcanos, or one big super-volcano like the
one underneath Yellowstone. Astroid strikes. A lot of atomic bombs, or
others of those kinds of technical disasters. Shifts in the Earth's
core or orbit. Sun cycles. None of those are presently significant
enough to cause the change were are seeing now, and have for the last
hundred years." He said "Is it already too late to stop it?" I said
"It's close. It might be, but I can't be sure. But if we don't take
immediate steps, in ten years, you won't have to ask that." He said
"Some people don't believe it's happening." I said "True, and why do
you think some people don't believe it's happening?" He said "The
science is clear. There is no expert who denies it. It seems crazy that
people can't accept that." I said "You're right. There is no study that
refutes that global warming is happening, and that humans are part of
I said "There was something of a scandal with ONE study, that it was
supposed to be a fraud, but all reputable reviews of that study support
it's accuracy. But the Conservatives still quote that accusation as if
it's real, because that's the only tactic they have. Insane is right.
You have a hundred of the best scientists in the field, with their own
independent studies and calculations, saying that it's real, and one
false accusation against one study, and they use THAT as proof it isn't
real? That really does qualify as insane. But why would they do
something so stupid? I'll tell you why, when we come back." We went to
break. Don said off air, "Are you sure you don't want my job? I said
"Not if I have to interview ME." Don and Len laughed really hard. I
said "Hawk's laughing louder." They laughed more.
Back on air, Don said, "We've been discussing why some people don't
believe global warming is real." I said "Some people CAN'T believe
global warming is real, because they can't accept and support any
science that contradicts the Bible. REAL scientists know that the Earth
is billions of years old. I myself, have lived lives that happened over
70,000 years ago. But the Bible, in the Creation fantasy, which I
copied from old stories when I wrote that part of the Bible when I was
Daniel, because we didn't have science then, says the Earth, the entire
universe, was created in six days. People who believe that, can't
believe the science that says global warming is happening. And because
of that, they can't believe that humans are part of the cause, and that
ties into their need to allow even more pollution to support the big
corporations that pay them to do that. When the waters rise over the
streets of a tropical New York city, the few Bible thumping
Conservatives who are left, are probably going to be hanging from the
nearest trees, by their necks, for what they will have caused." He said
"Wow!" I said "No, more of a choking sound." He made one, but not
voluntarily.
The Don said, "Wait a minute. Stephen, can YOU stop it?" I said "ME?
use a thought experiment as an illustration. You are using a big ladder
to go up to clean the gutters on your roof. You wife is yelling at you
for causing the ladder to damage a few flowers. Like a good neighbor, I
come over and take away the ladder. The flowers are saved at that time,
but YOU are really not, and fall and squash them flat, and yourself,
too." He said "I understand, Master Teacher. The Earth is fantastically
complex, and untold billions of forces and systems are in precarious
balance. Throw one really off, and the results could be worse than if
you had done nothing."
I said "Exactly! We already know how to stop global warning, if not
immediately. Stop burning things, like coal, oil, gasoline, natural
gas, and forests, in a way that emits carbon into the atmosphere. Plant
a lot more trees. We already know how to do some of that. We can use
alternate sources of energy. We should have been doing this since the
Carter administration, which he tried to start, and Reagan completely
killed. Why should I do what the people of Earth don't want to do to
save themselves? Free will! I can't interfere with that. My brother in
law, Hawk, said in a family meeting recently, that free will is the
most expensive thing there is. We praised him for his wisdom. This
choice is going to cost a LOT." He said "Will God stop it?" I said "I
don't know. He usually doesn't act directly, but employs living agents
which he sometimes assists." He said "Like the healing in your love
broadcasts." I said "Yes, just like in my love broadcasts, and when I
was Moses, and Daniel. Ever been licked by a lion, when you're almost
terrified out of your skin you are SURE is going to be shredded in the
next second?" He said "No, and I don't want to imagine it, either. Can
you ask God if He will help?" I said "Yes, I can ask God. I've done
that before. Sometimes He answers, but not always with what I would
expect. Oh, I can almost SEE that thought on your face! Yes, like you
asking ME questions." He laughed really loudly.
I said "Wait a minute." His mouth dropped open, but remained silent,
while I cleared the main part of mind, and reached out with the
question. I was answered, hard. Don felt it himself. I knew others did,
too. I tried to hold back my tears, unsuccessfully. I saw Don had
tears, too. He said "You don't have to tell me. Folks, I felt God's
reply. It was the same kind of different feeling that's in Stephen's
love broadcasts, when God joins it to do the healing. I'm being
informed that others in the building felt it, too. The whole Mall,
actually, and some parts nearby of Atlanta. It wasn't Stephen. I KNOW
it was from God. The answer is clear. We got ourselves into this mess,
and we'll have to get ourselves out of it, or live with the
consequences, and Stephen is forbidden from interfering with that
process. Stephen is crying. He's obviously upset about the decision.
Actually we are out of time. Thank you Stephen, for all you do, and
your love for us, in spite of the pain we cause you." I stood, and
bowed silently, and ported home.
Rose said "I felt that with you, but I'm sure not as clearly." I said
"It's what Don said. I can't interfere. Just like I can't give offworld
samples to the government." Hawk jumped on that, and said, "But who?"
Rose poked him, and said, "Silly, when they grow up." It dawned on him,
and he said, "Of course! Powerful pair, for sure." I said "Their
decision, though, and made after I'm gone." She said "Yes. We'll see if
YOUR message does any good." I said "Oh! A call. Pope is going to
announce support for a global warming initiative. More calls. So are
the Mormons. So is Scientology, but that's irrelevant." They chuckled
at that one. Chad said "Stephen. Do it." I said "Do what?" He said "I
know you. Solar power. That's one alternative energy source you didn't
have a recent patent for. I'm sure you have something better than
what's on the market." I said "When demand builds for it, and
manufacturing is ready for it. I was waiting for that. Maybe a year." I
was hugged and kissed a lot, mixed with tears of sadness and happiness.
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