{"id":25402,"date":"2024-01-24T18:45:54","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T18:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=25402"},"modified":"2024-01-24T19:02:23","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T19:02:23","slug":"reset-your-clock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=25402","title":{"rendered":"Reset your clock&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"563\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AHM-clown-clock-painting.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AHM-clown-clock-painting.jpg 563w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/AHM-clown-clock-painting-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 563px) 85vw, 563px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Editors note: Because many subscribers may be triggered by the Atomic Clock warning ,Court Painter has decided to include a series of jester\/clown paintings as an antidote.Enjoy!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists said on Tuesday (January 23\/24) it believes the world is, metaphorically, still 90 seconds away from midnight, or &#8220;global catastrophe.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CP-clown-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25412\" style=\"width:1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CP-clown-3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CP-clown-3-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CP-clown-3-768x531.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"739\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CP-clown-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25419\" style=\"width:1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CP-clown-5.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CP-clown-5-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CP-clown-5-768x568.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It first set the clock at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/01\/24\/2023-doomsday-clock\">90 seconds to midnight last year<\/a>, citing the climate crisis and Russia&#8217;s thinly veiled threats to use nuclear weapons throughout its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How it works: <\/strong>The clock is the bulletin&#8217;s metaphorical depiction of how close it believes the world is to a global collapse based on several factors, though nuclear weapons have been its primary focus since it first appeared in the early days of the Cold War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Of note: <\/strong>The group said the rise of artificial intelligence is a potential threat. It also warned that AI may be abused to further undermine democratic institutions by magnifying disinformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CP-clown-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25414\" style=\"width:1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CP-clown-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CP-clown-2-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CP-clown-2-768x485.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Additionally, AI paired with new biological technologies, like genetic engineering, may &#8220;radically empower individuals to misuse biology,&#8221; the bulletin said.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The bottom line: <\/strong>The group said Russia using nuclear weapons in its invasion of Ukraine &#8220;remains a serious possibility.&#8221; It pointed out Russia&#8217;s transfer of nuclear weapons to Belarus last year and threats made by advisors to Russian President Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"999\" height=\"708\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CP-clown-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25413\" style=\"width:1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CP-clown-4.jpg 999w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CP-clown-4-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CP-clown-4-768x544.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Another major cause for concern is new nuclear weapon spending by the U.S., China and Russia. It could trigger a three-way nuclear arms race as each nation seeks to surpass others in nuclear capabilities, the group warned.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/02\/21\/putin-russia-ukraine-war-address-new-start-nuclear\">continued erosion<\/a> of a nuclear reduction treaty between the U.S. and Russia and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/blog\/2023-11\/nuclear-disarmament-monitor#:~:text=Russia%20ratified%20the%20agreement%20in,unless%20Washington%20does%20so%20first.\">a global ban<\/a> on new nuclear weapons tests also heighten the threat of nuclear weapons, the bulletin said.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It added the continued nuclear pursuits by Iran and North Korea and nuclear expansion in Pakistan and India have also contributed to the growing threat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Selected from Source: AXIOS January 23\/24<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"811\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CP-clown-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25411\" style=\"width:800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CP-clown-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CP-clown-1-296x300.jpg 296w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/CP-clown-1-768x779.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editors note: Because many subscribers may be triggered by the Atomic Clock warning ,Court Painter has decided to include a series of jester\/clown paintings as an antidote.Enjoy! The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists said on Tuesday (January 23\/24) it believes the world is, metaphorically, still 90 seconds away from midnight, or &#8220;global catastrophe.&#8221; How it &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=25402\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Reset your clock&#8230;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-images","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25402","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25402"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25402\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25421,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25402\/revisions\/25421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}