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City of London Dark Towers

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Towering steep into the sky, narrowly built, gloomy, powerful, dangerous, emanating some dark energy.  They had started to be erected some 20 years ago, symbols of exponential power of money. Murky businesses are going on behind those glassy walls. Some led to the global financial crisis in 2008, dealing with - what Warren Buffet called - 'weapons of mass destruction' - derivatives and futures - tools in stock trading.  Through the power of money they forced technology to serve money grabbing purpose, using algorithms, Artificial Intelligence and 5G are able to run stock market transaction. Milliseconds are vital for their activities. Transferring money that the ordinary people cannot even and ever imagine. In truth, they run not only the economy but politics too. It was all down to them to give the go ahead with Brexit as presented in the excellent the Spider Web documentary . As clearly suggested, British Empire still operates under cover of those glass and steel towers. I...

Liverpool Landmarks Tour (Part Two)

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Continuing our walk just check where you are on the map...  We are passing  St John Gardens , landscaped from a former cemetery with  grand  memorial statues. You may want to peep towards  Queensway Tunnel , regarded as one of the great engineering feats. At the time of its opening in 1934, it was the  longest underwater tunnel in the world.  Just notice two statues overlooking the tunnel entrance, one is to Queen Mary and the other is to King George V . There were massive crowds at the opening, you me see the photos in many Liverpool pubs and other places.  A scene from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 was filmed in the tunnel, with Hagrid and Harry on a flying motorbike or something.  Also the chase scene for Fast & Furious 6   was shot here. Locals say it is haunted - many have seen a woman's ghost on a motorbike, or an old fashioned 1960's police car has been seen driving in the tunnel. Perhaps it a...