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The Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow, or EPCOT, was an unfinished concept for a planned community developed by Walt Disney and designed by WED Enterprises in the 1960s. Its purpose was to be a "real city that would 'never cease to be a living blueprint of the future'", drawing on the latest technology and innovation from American industry. The community was intended to be a major component of Disney's "Florida Project", a massive property of undeveloped land located near Orlando, Florida during the 1960s.
EPCOT was to be a utopian autocratic company town completely controlled by Walt Disney himself and featuring commercial, residential, industrial and recreational centers, connected by a mass multimodal transportation system. Based on ideas stemming from modernism and futurism, it was designed to replace the inefficient infrastructure created by urban sprawl that was growing in the United States in the 1960s.
The EPCOT city, according to the concepts presented in the EPCOT film, was based on a radial plan, a design inspired by the garden city movement of urban planning. Based on a concept similar to the layout of Disneyland Park, the city radiates out like a wheel from a central core. The urban density of the area would dwindle as the city fanned out.
The city would be connected to the other points in Disney World with a main line of transportation—the monorail. Walt Disney introduced the Disneyland Monorail in 1959. The monorail would cut through the center of the city, connecting EPCOT with the northern and southern points on the Disney World property.
Internal transportation would be provided by a new Disney transportation concept, the WEDway PeopleMover. The system uses motors located between the tracks to propel vehicles along a pair of steel rails. PeopleMover cars would transport residents from the metropolitan center to the outer residential areas. The PeopleMover concept was first demonstrated at Disneyland's Tomorrowland in 1967. The PeopleMover was also installed at the Magic Kingdom as the WEDWay PeopleMover in 1975.
Because of these two modes of transportation, residents of EPCOT would not need cars. If a resident owned a car, it would be used "only for weekend pleasure trips."[citation needed] The streets for cars would be kept separate from the main pedestrian areas. The main roads for both cars and supply trucks would travel underneath the city core, eliminating the risk of pedestrian accidents.
On the rim of the city core would have been high-density apartment housing. This is where most of EPCOT's 20,000 citizens would have lived. Not much is discussed about the apartments themselves, although Walt Disney stated that no-one in EPCOT would own their land.[citation needed] There would be no difference between an apartment and a home. All renting rates would be modest and competitive with the surrounding market. Housing would be constructed in such a way as to ensure ease of change, so that new ideas/products could be used. A person returning from a hard day's work could very well come home to a kitchen with brand-new appliances in it.
Beyond the Green Belt was the low-density, single-family house neighborhoods. These areas would have resembled the petals on a flower, with the houses located on the rim of each "petal". Inside the "petal" was a vast green area. The area would have had paths for electric carts, light recreation areas for adults and play areas for children. The PeopleMover station for each area would have also been located in the green area. The resident could simply walk to the station from their home and on to work. As with the apartments, the houses would be built to be easily changed.
As no one living in EPCOT would own their own land or home, residents would have no municipal voting rights (bond issues, etc.). Walt Disney wanted to exercise this control only to be able to change technology in homes easily.[citation needed]
According to the film, all adults living in EPCOT would be employed, thereby preventing the formation of slums and ghettos. There would be no retirees—everyone would have been required to have a job. Residents would have been employed at the Magic Kingdom theme park, the city central core shopping areas, the hotel/convention center, the airport, the Welcome Center, or the industrial park. As the film states, "everyone living in EPCOT will have the responsibility to maintain this living blueprint of the future".
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Key Lawmaker Says Democrats Lack Time to Raise Debt Limit on Their Own
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Yarmuth has for months said that Democrats could use the so-called budget reconciliation process, if necessary, to raise the debt limit. At one point he urged House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to raise it to “a gazillion dollars” to make the debt ceiling inoperative for years to come. He said his staff members have now told him time has run out on that option -- a contention that’s been disputed by a Senate Republican aide.
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“Budget Committee staff has concluded that the obstacles to amending the existing reconciliation bill are insurmountable and a new reconciliation process to raise the limit probably could not be done in time to stave off a default,” Yarmuth said in an interview Wednesday.
originally posted by: igloo
a reply to: tallcool1
I totally feel what you said about all the contributors here. I'd love to meet each and every one of you in person.
This thread is my oasis of sanity from the world that doesn't understand. Not that I understand much or can even keep up, but it all follows perfectly with my way of thinking that I've had since I was born.
originally posted by: EndtheMadnessNow
a reply to: tallcool1
a reply to: igloo
Thank you tallcool1! Your post is spot on and I think many of us here have had that same feeling many times over the past 3+ years. Though, personally I think if we or rather I keep waiting it will never come because I may not recognize that "it" has happened due to normalization. This is why imo, it is important to frequently reflect back on history to make oneself aware of the future. In order to know the future one must understand the past...Future proves past. However one defines "it" as Cranky has said a thousand times over we each have different and sometimes opposing POV's on the future outcome let alone the day-to-day happenings and constant barrage of distractions and shiny objects. So, many connections past & present that nobody can keep up, much less piece together the overall puzzle on humanity's destiny. I've gotten to the point of where the more you learn, the more Qs you have (ad infinitum). Knowing is not the point. It's the experience (That our Soul Being chose) which is the point. Laugh often and try to make others laugh too. Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive. Misery loves company.
Ironic you should bring 'meeting' up. Way back in late 2018 or early 2019 of this thread several of us were joking/not joking that after this is over we should all meet in some inconspicuous place out in the desert or mountains and have a celebration party while dancing around the campfire singing kumbaya. 😎👍
originally posted by: EndtheMadnessNow
Agustín Carstens, (1 min vid below) a Mexican economist, The head of the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland, often called the central bank for central banks, tower of Babel, declares he wants "absolute control" over money via banning cash in favor of Central Bank Digital Currencies [CBDC]... and openly stated "very important" goal.
BIS - Cash vs CBDC to 'permission' how your money will be spent, to track & enforce this aspect. This is a whole new level of technocratic totalitarianism. You buy a pack of gum at a gas station and they will know about it; assuming the 'technology' goes in their favor.
The Fed As Drug Dealer
"I like to say that we injected coc aine and heroin into the system, and now we're maintaining it on Ritalin. How's that? [LAUGHTER]"
― former Dallas Federal Reserve President Richard W. Fisher (now at Barclays). Quote source: CNBC
In April 2020, Governor Greg Abbott named Fisher to the Strike Force to Open Texas – a group "tasked with finding safe and effective ways to slowly reopen the state" amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Texas.
His son, James Leslie Miles Fisher is a Hollywood actor, comedian, entrepreneur, and musician. He was in the movie "Gods and Generals." His late grandfather James M. Collins was a Republican Texan congressman and served under General George S. Patton, Jr., during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.
originally posted by: ELECTEDOFFICIAL
Kind of messy, but here's the gist of it. It will be more presentable and easier on the eyes once I'm done putting it together.
The CDC's website used to look like this, as of last Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021:
files.abovetopsecret.com...
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Am I doing it right?
Tomorrow I have honor & privilege of once again testifying before #PublicInterestDeclassificationBoard to discuss #JFKAssassination records & upcoming deadlines for release. #November22 #Kennedy
Earlier thread explaining current situation & timeline:
10/Next deadline is Sept 26, 2021, when, “the Archivist shall recommend to the President ... whether continued withholding from public disclosure of the identified records is warranted after October 26, 2021.”
originally posted by: RelSciHistItSufi
a reply to: tallcool1
tallcool1, I'm also feeling like we're at a Precipice! It's like that choice moment; do I get off the roller coaster before it descends? Do I go forward or back at the Precipice? The decision is already made but the "Fight or Flight" instinct is kicking in.
I think the great strength of this thread is the aggregate IQ of the participants (must be over 2000IQ thread by now), and how we have "spun-off" each others' inputs to climb higher up the ladder of understanding.
As a result, I've learnt so much in areas I wouldn't have previously engaged in, and become more "rounded". So thanks to all from me too!
originally posted by: Nunyabizisit
a reply to: crankyoldman
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Prosecution lost effort to keep this jan6 surveillance video hidden.
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