If I knew I would have gotten away with this, I would have tried a little harder.

□ [“NBC Suggests Parents Stay Away From ‘Unvaccinated Individuals’ To Protect Children From Illness That Doesn’t Have Vaccine"]

They're going to bring out a new virus any day now, aren't they?  And this time they aren't going to permit people to not be vaccinated.  That may sound ridiculous - well, it *is* ridiculous - but there are still an idiotic number of people going around wearing cloth on their faces.  The last virus did so much for the rulers, the next one will give them even more.

Just a note-to-self, this may be useful.
https://www.adobe.com/acrobat/online/pdf-to-jpg.html

Just another note, I've been trying to think of what to do for covers of next year's pamphlets, if I'm able to keep doing them, and I might just reuse the same covers.  I'll probably post this early just to not have to deal with them later.

Also there's the Bohemian Club, which basically explains the conspiracy I've been looking for.  Very rich, very famous people.  They do include visitors which I'll need to look into and I would assume they have lower-ranking members with their own clubs.  It's also likely that people try to form rival clubs, whether or not they've ever visited here.

I've probably heard of this before but someone on Facebook posted a link to a 2011 Washington Post article covering this and including a video of the ceremony from 2000.  Nothing better to do, just some thoughts.

Based in San Francisco and what looks like demon worship, possibly human sacrifice.  Just something to think about.  Influence from the Druids and going back to Babylon.  That's totally believable although we don't if there are direct connections or just made-up because it was neat idea.

There's the sound of bagpipes[?] as the ceremony starts???  A body is being carried in for the Cremation of Care.  It's midsummer night, obviously a date that goes back at least to Shakespeare's time.

The ritual does specifically mention the passage of time, remembering long-gone friends.  "It is a dream, yet not all a dream."  "Beauty is eternal," citing plants and moss growing on Babylon and Tyre's remains.

"We turn to one alone" and that one is a "she."  Nature.  Of course.  This is followed by flattery, like it's describing a nurse or babysitter.  She's always faithful, it's *others* who may fail.  "Little children that believe don't ever doubt her beauty or her faith."  So if you kill the kids, they die without ever being unhappy.  They never learn and *that's* the goal???

Bagpipes, or something making sound, followed by an announcement that "Dull Care is slain" and applause.  Dull Care is a male by the way.  His body will be burned, the "corpse of care."  There's a transition - I'm guessing there was nothing to watch so the film was cut - and when we return a body is to be brought across the water.  That dates back at least to Greece and Hades.

The sound is more like a standard orchestra here.  These events have been going on since before recorded sound so no idea when it was recorded.  For all I know, there's a live band playing somewhere.

They're celebrating Dull Care's death.  He doesn't get to rest in peace.  They start the fire but suddenly there's a screech and something calls out "Fools!  Me ye cannot slay!"  He will always be there, they see him in the marketplace.  So they'll keep fighting - it's not *all* a dream - and some will prevail against him, others will lose.

But here they're safe for a space.  They're protected from him by... trees.  Midsummer sets them free.  So Dull Care spits the fire out and it's time for a song.  I think it's supposed to be the Owl singing, part of their worship and it's unclear, do they want the fire going?  Is that good or bad?  Why the hell are they even taking part in this?  Just to keep the tradition going?  Isn't that what they claim to oppose in the real world?

So the fire is started again and there is applause.  More fires start along the poolside with more applause.  Then they go out.  There's nothing to watch and it's only partially the poor filming's part of this.  I could easily envision kids tugging on their parents' arms and asking "can we go now?"  That's probably why the lights and fireworks start.

It's like the point was that doing this somehow magically releases them from all the rules of daily life.  If that's the case, why do they bother having guards or Secret Service there?  Keep them outside or else let them participate in ignoring all the rules.