We already talked about Donald Trump's tweet where he falsely claims that he's already seeing some problems and discrepancies with mail-in ballots, also claiming that we must see the total vote on November 3rd. Now he's saying that if we don't actually get the final results, see all of the votes totaled by November 3rd, that that may actually be illegal. Well, it doesn't matter what you believe, it's perfectly legal and the only reason why he's saying this is because he's trying to stack the deck in his favor. So, if most of his supporters come out to vote in person and most people voting for Democrats come through mail-in ballots, maybe he gives himself a little bit of an advantage. But ask yourself this, why do we even see winners declared on election nights at all? Does that mean that they declare a winner when the total vote has been counted? No. They declare a winner because data analysts at these large networks, they basically make a prediction. It's an intelligent prediction, but it is a prediction nonetheless. They say we predict that this person wins because assuming that California goes to the Democrat and Alabama goes to Republicans, then with these states, now that we know who won or we know who appears to win in the state, we can say that this person reached that magic 270 number. So with mail-in ballots, this complicates things, we're in a pandemic. So to make this demand, it is very obvious what he's trying to do. And for more on this, we've got a common dreams who explains it is in fact perfectly legal for states to count ballots for weeks after the election. Some states allow mail-in ballots to arrive up to two weeks after November 3rd as long as they are postmarked by Election Day. Due to the unprecedented surge in mail-in voting sparked by the pandemic, the process of tallying ballots and determining the election winner is expected to take longer than usual. Progressive critics and election analysts have long been warning of a nightmare scenario in which Trump falsely declares himself the winner on November 3rd based on an early lead in in-person votes and proceeds to declare all votes counted after Election Day illegitimate. The president's comments Tuesday bolstered those fears. Donald Trump is planning to do everything he can to make sure your vote doesn't count. Progressive advocacy group Indivisible, part of a coalition planning mass protest should Trump attempt to steal the election, set in response to the president's remarks Tuesday, which came hours after the conservative-dominated U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the battleground state of Wisconsin cannot extend its Election Day deadline for the arrival of mail-in ballots. In his concurring opinion in the case, Trump-nominated Justice Brett Kavanaugh parroted the president's attack on the common state practice of counting ballots that arrive after Election Day. A possible indication that Kavanaugh is, as slates Mark Joseph Stern put it, open to stealing the election for Trump. The implications of Kavanaugh's reason could reach beyond Wisconsin. As Stern pointed out on Twitter, North Carolina Republicans are already citing Kavanaugh's argument to justify their own push for the Supreme Court to limit the state's absentee ballot deadline.  It casts aspersions on mail ballots. It's riddled with errors. It endorses a theory too radical for the Bush v. Gore majority. It's a preemptive attack on our election's integrity. So what we see is Donald Trump, the right-wing Supreme Court, and Republicans across the country currently laying the groundwork to steal this election by making sure that any votes that come in after Election Day are invalid, disenfranchising potentially millions of Americans who don't want to risk their lives by voting in person because of the pandemic. But now, since Trump is doing this, he's basically forcing people, if they want to make sure that their votes get counted on Election Day, to vote in person. I mean, this is just, it's despicable, even if Donald Trump isn't able to steal the election. What he's doing here, by basically forcing people's hands, getting them to vote in a pandemic when mail-in voting is an option in their states, it's just, it's morally reprehensible.  They have to admit they don't care about democracy. If you are supporting a president who is saying all votes that come in after midnight on November 3rd are invalidated automatically because they're late, just admit you don't care about democracy. You want to live in a dictatorship because it is not under anyone's control if they mail in their ballot, even though they get it filled out before the 3rd and it doesn't arrive on time. That's not something that they can control. So, because Donald Trump is impatient at best and wanting to steal the election at worst, we have to invalidate those ballots. This is just, it's infuriating. Just when you think Trump can't get any lower, be any more outrageous, he does the unthinkable. So, this is him and Republicans trying to make sure to get all their ducks in a row to steal this election. Now, we've already talked at length about the plethora of things Trump's legal team can do to actually steal this election. And now that he has the federal judiciary and the Supreme Court on his side unequivocally, he can get away with remaining in power even if he doesn't win this election outright. We're not just talking about the popular vote.  So, individual states controlled by Republicans can get their own electors to vote for Donald Trump even if their state sides with Biden, votes for Biden. So, this election, I mean, I'm just, I'm bracing for disaster. I'm preparing for the worst but hoping for the best. If Joe Biden wins decisively, then all of our fears are unwarranted but we have to be prepared. I would rather overprepare and be, you know, over worried than not be prepared for something like this. But if this happens, then this really is an attack on democracy directly and Republicans will get away with it.  So don't hit the subscribe button, okay? And whatever you do folks, do not hit the notification bell either. Mike treats me so unfairly.


How to think like a genius Jacob Barnett was only three years old when he began to show signs of being a genius During an outing to a local planetarium One of the presenters asked the audience why the moons of Mars are odd shaped like potatoes the three-year-old Jacob simply raises hand Excuse me, but what are the sizes of the moons around Mars? The lecturer answered and Jacob looked at him and said the gravity of the planet is so large The moon's gravity will not be able to pull it into a round shape You can guess what happened next The entire auditorium was silent with everyone probably wondering who this little boy was Well, this little boy who was diagnosed with autism at the age of two was like any other random kid who attended a public school at the time However, he soon became bored and wanted more His parents were led with no choice but to visit a psychologist for professional advice and how to handle the little boy's education They took the psychologist's advice and withdrew him from school And he was allowed to sit in on astronomy and advanced math classes at Indiana University Purdue Institute Indiana Palace Jacob prepared for proper college schooling by learning in just two weeks prerecorded high school math Algebra 2 geometry sugar no metric to calculus all by himself Good news. He passed all the tests that was needed to exempt him from school And he enrolled at the college at the young age of 12 at 13 He was admitted to the Perimeter Scholars International a one-year non-degree master's level program He completed the program at age 14 and has subsequently been listed as a doctoral student at the Perimeter Institute Catherine Pulse of a doubt once said we all have genius within us never doubt that fact a Genius as defined by Wikipedia a person who displays exceptional intellectual ability creative productivity universality in genres or originality Typically to a degree that is associated with the achievement of new advances in a domain of knowledge If according to Pulse of a doubt We all have genius the ability to display exceptional intelligence and creative productivity within us How can we begin to think like one in this video? I'll share with you how to think like a genius This I believe will help you become a successful person if you're new here Consider subscribing so that you would miss other interesting videos like this being a genius or requires creativity Which doesn't require a special form of intellect However, learning how to use the intellect you have to produce results is what makes you a genius So how can you become one one? Brainstorm Generate as many ideas and alternatives as possible the whole idea is to task your brain enough to come up with as many ideas as possible Do not worry about the quality of the idea just yet Just pin it all down so that you can go back to filter readjust or toss out most of them in the end However, training your brain to think far and wide beyond what every other person would normally think is essential Also, be sure to keep an open mind when brainstorming no matter how wild and unlikely the idea you're generating looks Keep them rolling in Always remember that to look at old subjects with new eyes One has to consider different perspectives Until you find the one that best suits the situation or the one that works pretty well for you and a majority of people to Consider your experiences Every one of us has a unique experience of life Which is why we all have different perspectives and responses to different subject matters in life Morgan house ill of collaborative fund made a point when he was talking about some of the ideas that changed his life According to house ill your our personal experiences make up 0.0000001 percent of what has happened in the world But it represents about 80% of how we think the world works So we mostly see different situations through our different perspective However, capturing all the individual mental representations you use and it comes to dealing with your life Into one large single representation and includes your whole knowledge of how the universe works are the most effective way to think Maria Konikawa a renowned Harvard psychologist writer and author of mastermind How to think like Sherlock Holmes said and I quote a mind that can find connections between the similarly Unconnected can access its vast network of ideas and impressions and detect even faint links that can then be Amplified to recognize a broader significance if such a significance exists inside and we seem to come from nowhere But really it comes from somewhere quite specific from the attic and the processing that has been taking place While you've been busy doing other things For instance when Jacob responded to the question he asked the lecturer at the local planetarium He spoke based on his several encounters on that subject matter It's okay to say Jacob was very knowledgeable as far as that subject was concerned Because he must have had a few experiences regarding that subject Obviously So do not put out your experiences and seek to get more Take time to think and reflect more on them because when you do the knowledge will be more readily available When you need it most Also, when you do you make a mental distinction between what is important and what isn't According to Konikawa when we observe we are forced to pay attention We have to move from passive absorption to active awareness We have to engage or we become more active with our thoughts Especially regarding our personal experiences We can handle situations better because we have most resources to pull from when we need them the most three Make a list of possible solutions after brainstorming and considering your personal experiences. What next? Get some solutions, isn't it? When faced with a challenge or problem most people think hard enough to come up with a single solution that can help deal with it Right well as a genius. It is important to consider various solutions to one problem Coming up with one solution only wouldn't allow you to find out if it is the best conclusion at the time But when you create multiple solutions, you are able to evaluate properly This is it the more time you spend brainstorming and thinking you're more likely to come up with ideas and solutions That are original and great Genuses are referred to one not because they have the ability to think in many different directions But because they have some of the best solutions to mankind's problems Consider Thomas Edison for instance who changed the world of technology Albert Einstein changed the world of physics Charles Darwin changed the world of biology According to Connick over we all have two kinds of systems of thinking But a majority of us would rather stick to the norm the laser thinkers because it is faster and Easier Connick hover puts it this way I'm going to give the systems monikers of my own the Watson system and the home system You can guess which is which Think of the Watson system as our naive selves Operating by the lazy thought habits the ones that come most naturally the so-called paths of least resistance That was spent our whole lives acquiring and think of the home systems as our aspirational cells The cells that will be once we're done learning how to apply this method of thinking to everyday lives and in doing so Break the habits of our Watson system once and for all Summary to be a genius means to be a creative thinker Someone who can provide a well thought-out solution to one of mankind's problems. It requires investing once time in one brainstorming Continuously coming up with ideas to expand your capability to come up with as many solutions to a problem as possible to Considering once personal experiences your experiences can make you unique from everyone else in the world We see the world through the eyes of our experience Which is why you should not ignore this when coming up with solutions Three pursue more than one solution When you create more than one solution to a problem you can evaluate properly before arriving at your perfect conclusion Your solution to the problem Thank you very much for watching our videos We'll like to give you another interesting video for you to enjoy next but before then our team will be very happy if you Can like this video and share it with your friends on social media If you're new here, don't forget to subscribe so you won't miss other interesting videos like this Look at your screen now to see two other videos we handpicked for you to enjoy next We love you


Medication measures we have. Are you considering that? Could you tell us something about what you're doing in that regard? And then the other thing, the sea is a good source of food. What are you doing sea-wise in order to look at food production? Thank you. First, you're talking about reforestation or deforestation? Reforestation. Okay. Yes. So we, first of all, forests don't really exist here in the UAE. So when we talk... Sorry? Okay, date palms. When we look at date palms, one of the issues that we're facing here in the UAE is that a lot of the date palms are actually using or use a lot of water. So what's being done now is the date palm farms are being looked at with a very different, let's say, lens to look at what kinds of seeds we actually need to be looking at. And this is where looking at things like genomic analysis of different seeds, looking at how to encourage also farmers to look at other crops that they should be focusing on that are less thirsty as well. Dates are... We've got actually two types of foods that we are growing enough for the demand of the UAEs, states and cucumbers. Dates were actually producing, I think, more than 200% of our needs. So the date growing is going to be changing. There's going to be laws and regulations coming just because it's a very thirsty way of growing. So this is probably going to happen in the next few months of how we can make them more efficient and ensure, because it's also got a cultural connection to it. A lot of the farmers grow date palm trees not for commercial use. It's kind of a recreational area. So it'll always be an important crop that we will be growing. But we need to make huge changes on what kinds of palm trees or what kind of seeds we'll be using and how to ensure that we don't produce so much waste. There's a lot of food loss and food waste happening and so the efficiencies will need to be looked at here. On the aquacultural side or fish side, we are also people who love fish. I think our fish consumption is more than double of the global average. We import also I think about 85% of the fish that we eat is imported. On the fishery side, this is again now in the new ministry that I've come in, they do all the regulations on the fishing. But what we're trying to do now is look at how aquaculture can contribute more to what we're doing. Some of the initiatives that we've taken is the government has invested in a hatchery and this hatchery will be in operation by the end of the year. This hatchery will be supplying fingerlings for the aquacultural sector. So looking at local species and also species such as salmon, there is already a fish farm actually growing salmon here in the UAE, sea bass, sea bream are also on the top and then come some of the local species. So aquaculture will be something that you will see be picking up now as well. Why is it picking up? Because of technology, because of the RAS systems that have now been developed that can actually be used in land as well. Because we actually don't have seas with depth, so sea cage farming is a little bit more difficult for us. Thank you so much. Fascinating presentation and I cannot but suggest you to visit the OECD in Paris, which is an excellent team working on fisheries and especially aquaculture. And that has been monitoring the policies and aquaculture of its 7 member countries and partner countries. So I'm sure there's a lot to discuss there. I'd be interested to know, the UAE is one of the very progressive countries in the world and you are developing nuclear power as we speak here. And there's a couple of reactors that are going to be commissioned soon and one is already operation. So this gives you obviously a lot of electricity at some point. And so the question is, what are you going to do with all the electricity? So you might do hydrogen, but you might also increase the deceleration of water in the country. So what are the plans in this respect? Because it's very electricity intensive. And the second question related to the international dimension of the kind of sustainable agricultural hub that you aim to develop here. Israel is obviously a leader here and we've heard and discussed extensively today the Abraham agreement. And to what extent is there a strategic partnership in the making with Israel in this? Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you, Mark Antoine. So yes, on the water side or let's say the desalination side, we've seen huge steps in the UAE trying to make the whole desalination procedures more sustainable in that to try to decouple desalination from power generation. So reverse osmosis is now really picking up and moving forward. All new desalination plants will be using the RO systems with very much having always sustainability at our heart. Because we know, I mean, at the end of the day, we are a water scarce country, so we will be using the desalination process. But as the UAE commences and takes also the responsibility of saying, OK, we are also responsible global citizens, we have to ensure that whatever we take forward when it comes to producing energy, when it comes to desalination, we need to ensure that we're using the right technology to reduce our carbon footprints. And we are really, if you've noticed, we have a special envoy for climate change. We have a ministry for climate change. So for us, climate change is really on the top of the agenda. And this cascades down to all the stakeholders to ensure that they are aligned with what we're doing. And as we near COP26, there was a gentleman who said, OK, there's a lot of talk, but how can you make sure that you have the buy-in? How can you make sure that the cost doesn't go up so high that you actually can't afford it anymore? So what's really important, and my point of view, is having those stakeholder engagements. And we have now, going towards COP, because we'll be participating in COP, we have done something called the Accelerator Program, where we've brought in all the stakeholders from across the country to ensure that everyone is aligned. Everyone understands what we need to do. And it's really important to find a balance. We can't go completely in one direction. It's just, it becomes way too expensive. And I think when the consumers actually understand what cost implication this comes on them, but it's about understanding what it means. Because doing this transition, it would be amazing if we could all reach the targets. But we know that the targets are difficult. But let's say if we're able to reach some sort of percentage, all of us together, at least it's better than nothing, we're going towards that right target. And so for us in the UAE, the leadership is very keen on making sure that whatever we do, we need to think of the economic growth, but we also need to ensure that whatever we do, we take a technology that is sustainable, that has the least carbon footprint possible. So there's a lot of work being done on technology innovation when it comes to desalination, for example. FoodTech Valley, yes, and Israel. I actually was there a few months ago with a delegation. I've been visiting a lot of countries to try and bring them on board to FoodTech Valley. And of course Israel being one of the countries with excellent technologies and innovations when it comes to water, how you can grow with very, very little water. For me it was my prime country to go to as soon as the Abraham Accords were signed. It was like, yes, I can go to Israel now and I can go and see what they have because they have the environment that we have here and they're by far from where we are on growing foods and desert climates. So we have, I think I received over 50 groups of companies from Israel in the past five, six months and I would say to 80%, they have shown big interest to come and join us in FoodTech Valley. And at the moment we're going through the master plan and they are very much involved in the workshops that we have as well because we're looking at things also like cellular agriculture. It makes sense for us growing foods in a bioreactor. We want to bring those innovations here because also we know moving forward when you see the projections of this many billion people and we need to feed them, we can see there's a food gap going to come and with all the waste we're producing, what innovations can we do to reduce that? So partnerships with so many countries is essential for FoodTech Valley and Israel is in, definitely. One last question, yes. Thank you, very good question. I actually just opened the Desert Life Science Center just a week ago and this is all about genome sequencing of seeds. So I was telling the people, I was like, it's so fascinating when you actually see and understand traits of certain seeds to be able to say, okay, well, this makes sense to grow in harsh climates like the UAE. This Desert Science Lab has been set up with BGI which used to be Beijing Genomics Institute and this partnership was made because we really wanted to further study crops that can grow in our environment and also understand what crops would be good to grow in closed environments because it's clearly a different environment. Having people understand how important this whole subject of GMOs also is, is essential because people kind of, they go with the flow. They're like, okay, everyone's saying that's not good, then I, okay, I will say it's not good. It's the same as when you say organic. Okay, organic and sustainable are also two different things. So when something's organic then you know that probably this plant has had a lot more water maybe than another plant or it's had a lot more space. And so the education is really important here and it's for us here in the UAE, again, going back to the, we grew up here knowing that we bring food from outside. So we have food here that are GMOs. We have food that are non-GMOs. Things need to be clearly labeled. So we don't say we don't want or we do want. We kind of leave it up to the UAE population to choose what they would like. But it's also important to educate because moving forward there are many situations where it's not possible otherwise. It's because everything what we're doing and pushing the climate now to much hotter temperatures, it's making it even harder to grow certain crops. So things are happening on that front and so how can you make sure you're able to feed the people? So you have to always have these kind of, let's say, healthy discussions. And I had one of these at the NYU, New York University. So we had students and whatever their personal preferences, it didn't matter, but we kind of grouped them.  You do your research and try to argue at each other. So it got them just to research, to educate about themselves and then they had to take that position among them. But this sparked a really good discussion between the youth to understand the pros and cons. So I think it's always important to look at this subject carefully but also to understand how important it is and how it actually could solve many things if used correctly. And the youth, I think, is really important when it comes to food systems, agriculture. We know that the age group of farmers are on the high side and we know that the youth are not interested.  Actually, it's a joke in our culture to say, why don't you want to study? You want to become a farmer? That's a little bit of a... So what I've done a little bit is I've kind of renamed it. I call them agri-technologists. I tell the youth when I speak to them, I said, you know, I'm not looking for a farmer. I'm looking for someone who likes technology and loves food. They're like, that would be amazing. I'm like, yeah, agri-technologists. So I think it's time to spin in a new name, work on the education part at school, work on the... I even put together a book, a children's book also for young children to understand what CEAs are, what is hydroponic, to understand that this is now the new way. And actually, farms can be in the middle of the city. Having women more coming into farms is amazing because the women actually are the ones I feel are very much about food systems at home. And when they are taking this to the next level and the kids get so excited about it too, so I think it's all interlinked together. But thanks for that important question. Thank you very much, Excellency, for this insightful speech and the Q&A that was very instructive. I mean, I like the new name of agri-technologists.